Lanesboro Prepares for Centennial Four Day Festival
Lanesboro Wisconsin plans a four day Centennial Celebration from Thursday to Sunday June 26 to 29. Events include a petunia growing contest named the centennial flower a pageant a parade chaired by Harold Horner with about 90 units signed up. The town founded 1868 69 features historic landmarks and a reunion for all Lanesboro High School graduates and former teachers at the Sons of Norway Hall and community building.
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Harold Horner
Horner
Highway 16
la Crosse
Lanesboro Co
F. A. Lane
Lanesboro Townsite Co
Luke Miller
Horihan
Lanesboro High School
Gettogethers
Sons of Norway Hall
Big Brother Club Seeks Volunteers for Trempealeau County
Whitehall Wisconsin. The Big Brothers program in Trempealeau County seeks men and women to volunteer as Big Brothers and serve on recruitment, finance, public relations and operations committees. A June 30 meeting at Osseo City Hall invites interested parties from the northern county to learn about mentoring boys aged eight to 17 who lack father figures. Contact Rollie Frey for details. The note on the Grand Canyon follows about wildlife and swan terms.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Osseo City Hall
Rollie Frey
Air Force honors Vietnam hero Lt Col George Trayer
Lt Col George Trayer a veteran of 18 years in the Air Force and Vietnam era service is cited for two Distinguished Flying Cross awards for missions near Da Nang and Nha Trang. He is operations officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron and a former Korean War veteran. Also listed are promotions and service updates for Vance Knutson, Mervin Hillshiem Jr., and Tom Berendes as they join or advance in military roles in Vietnam and Germany.
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Waterville
Iowa
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Norwalk
Navy
Deadline July 9 For Entering School Elections
WHITEHALL Wis July 9 is the final date for school district electors to announce candidacies for school board posts to be filled at the annual meeting July 28. The terms of Arthur Gunderson Pleasantville Rayder Amundson York and Karl Anderson Pigeon Falls will expire. There are three vacancies in the Whitehall schools to be filled senior high math and science junior high math social studies and assistant coach. Pay for nonprofessional part time employees was set at 1.50 an hour minimum and not to exceed 1.75. The Whitehall school district has been awarded a federal grant of 1 800 for a special project in U S history. Grand Canyon recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its establishment as the nation s 17th national park. Covering an area of 673575 acres it is the eighth largest national park. On the Indonesian island of Bali the legong is a classical dance of grace and beauty for which girls begin training at the age of 7.
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Whitehall
Wis
Arthur Gunderson
Pleasantville
Rayder Amundson
York
Karl Anderson
Pigeon Falls
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