La Crosse School Planners Seek Public Ideas
A La Crosse Area Public School District long-range planning subcommittee plans public hearings and a Tribune survey to gather input from citizens on future educational goals for five to ten years. Members include Steven Permuth and Kathryn Johnson, with data themes to cover curriculum, facilities, budget, and community needs.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Area
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Peter Philhower
Trane Co
Philhower
The
Tribune
Steven Permuth
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Education
la Crescent High School
Jerry Every
Smith Valley
Kathryn Johnson
Logan Junior High School
John Hayden
Central High School
Carol Gundersen
William Temte
Ment
Temte
Permuth
Will Ashmore
Madison
State Department of Public Instruction
Lucey Defends Wisconsin Tax Reforms Against No Growth Claims
Gov Patrick J. Lucey rejected Brown Deer critics who say tax reforms deter industrial growth. He argued added aids offset bases lost to reform and cited past studies showing disparities in Milwaukee area tax shares were reduced. Lucey warned reforms focus on balanced growth and environmental and transport considerations while boosting local development enthusiasm.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Brown Deer
Glenn C. Pulver
University of Wisconsin Extension Service
Lucey
Milwaukee
Pulver
Lacey
Opposing Views At Senate Hearing On Locks and Dam 26
Advocates for a larger dam and locks at Alton near the Mississippi Illinois junction argued for new construction while environmentalists and railroads push for studies and restraint. CF Industries executive R R Baxter and Sierra Club Midwest representative Patricia Record urged balanced planning and safeguarding public funds.
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R.R. Baxter
CF Industries Inc
Chicago
Cochairman
National Committee
Mississippi River
Patricia $. Record
Midwest
Sierra Club
Mississippi
Nursing Home Proposals Studied by La Crosse County
La Crosse County studies four plans to meet elderly care space needs including purchasing the Grandview Building for offices and remodeling Hillview and Oak Forest to code. Subcommittees review HUD based low income housing option, Grandview sale at about 500000, and Lakeview as sole nursing home with private beds. Next meeting set for July 8.
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la Crosse County
Special
Grandview
Main St
Donald Harman
Maynard Stratman
William Bush
Hillview
Oak Forest
Kendall Casberg
Wilbert Ipsen
Robert Frederick
Special Building Committee
Bush
Park Lane Drive
Frederick
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Foundation
Larry Dittman
James Grenisen
18Th Dist
Lakeview
Grenisen
Iowan Opposes Alton Dam Plan Amid Criticism
Rep. Mike Blouin joined lawmakers in criticizing the Army Corps of Engineers proposal to replace Lock and Dam 26 at Alton Illinois. Sen. Gaylord Nelson praised delaying action until economic engineering and environmental issues are resolved. Documents released by Rep. Edward Madigan suggest the corps misled the public about 26 and overstated Mississippi traffic.
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Washington
Mississippi
Illinois
Senate
Public Works Committee
Alton
Army Corps of Engineers
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Ace
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Mike Blouin
D-Dubuque
Ill
Dwis
Mississippi River
Blouin
Edward Madigan
R-Ill
Lock and Dam
McGregor Woman Named Citizen of the Year
Dorothy Huebsch a retired McGregor postal employee was named citizen of the year by the McGregor Achievement Club at its banquet. Born and raised in McGregor she served at the post office 52 years and teaches Sunday school at the Congregational Church. She has led three generations of students and leads local groups including the Northeast Iowa chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Also honored was Mrs. Eldon Lucas a Prairie du Chien teacher in McGregor for 10 years.
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McGregor, Iown
Dorothy Huebsch
McGregor Achievement Club
McGregor
Congregational Church
Northeast
Iowa
National Association of
Eldon Lucas
Prairie du Chien
Nine area students win in high school writing contest
Diana Corser of La Crosse Aquinas High School is among nine regional winners. She placed first in news writing and second in editorial writing in a contest sponsored by the Associated Press Wisconsin Journalism Teacher Adviser Council and Wisconsin News Photography Association.
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Diana Corser
la Crosse Aquinas High School
Aquinas News
Associated Press
Wisconsin Journalism Teacher/Adviser Council
Wisconsin News Photography Association
la Crosse
al Pahl
Aquinas
Tracey Gilmore
M.G. Wilkins
la Crosse Logan
Roselyn Resler
Whitehall High School
Houston County Revenue Cut By Forest Land Purchases
Minnesota Rep. Al Wieser Jr. states Houston County faces severe tax losses from state land purchases for the Memo rial Hardwood Forest. The MRC will study the impact with the Department of Revenue as counties in eight counties face shrinking revenue from timber and agricultural land acquisitions. The state owns about 8,700 acres in Houston County and plans to buy 2,000 more this biennium.
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Wieser
MRC
Department of Revenue
Houston
Fillmore
Winona
Goodhue
Wabasha
Olmstead
Dakota
Dodge
Houston County
Sparta Woman Ends Her Caning After 40 Years
Ann Hovland of Sparta Wisconsin retires from chair caning and teaching caning classes after decades of work. She caned 200 to 300 chairs since the 1930s and trained many students who now teach at local institutes. Her husband Harold refinished chairs as they downsized into retirement crafts.
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Sparta
Wis
Ann Hovland
Harold
Hovland
The
Bush Prairie Homemakers
Monroe County Extension Office
Jim DeGracie
Sparta Senior High School
Jomah
WWTI
Tribune
Lyda Lanier
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LaCrosse
Cribune
Patrick Zielke
Disabled American Veterans Building
Logan St
Logan High School
Harborview
Zielke
Building Committee
Iowan
Alton Dam
Nelson
Metro
Houston County Board
State
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