Maggies Magic Teapot charmed La Crosse youngsters
The La Crosse branch of the American Association of University Women presented Maggie’s Magic Teapot at Viterbo Fine Arts Center with a full house of children. The plot follows Shaemus O’Hollihan trying to adopt his niece Maggie away from her grandfather but leprechaun tricks in Maggie’s teapot shift the plan. Cast includes Kathy Cummings as Maggie and Jo Stelmach as Beatrice. Terri Jacobs directed. Additional performances Sunday at 1:15 and 3:15 p.m. Tickets at the Viterbo box office.
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la Crosse
American Association of University Women
Maggie
Viterbo Fine Arts Center
Shaemus O’hollihan
Maggie O’morra
Sean
Shaemus
Beatrice
Jo Stelmach
Terri Jacobs
Kathy Cummings
Mrs. Stelmach
Sophia Stout
Kitty O’hoolihan
Old Billy
Don Kuehl
Shaemus O’hoolihan
AUWW
Bob Beeson
Viterbo
Tribune Photo
News Quiz To Have New Format Monday
News Quiz, a feature since 1967, will appear in a new format starting Monday. Supplied by Visual Education Consultants, Inc., the quiz covers Worldscope Newsname Matchwords Newspictures Sportlight and Roundtable. Weekly filmstrips will be sent to about 40 La Crosse area schools to aid discussion.
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la Crosse Tribune
Visual Education Consultants, Inc
Madison
la Crosse Area
The
Tribune
Deaths in area claim several residents
Mrs. Julia Riepel 70 of 1502 Jackson St died in a local hospital Friday night March 9 services tentatively set for Monday by Schumacher Funeral Home. Orcutt J Overland 74 of Madison a former La Crosse resident died Friday March 9 in a Madison hospital born 1898 in Chicago retired plasterer lived in La Crosse years ago and was a local labor union member survived by widow and eight grandchildren and a great grandson services Monday at 1 30 p m at Gundersen Funeral Home Madison. Matt Muenzenberger 80 of R 1 Coon Valley died Friday March 9 in a West Salem nursing home services Monday 10 30 a m Fossum Funeral Home Bangor and 11 a m St Peter s Catholic Church Middle Ridge officiated by Rev James Falconer burial in church cemetery. He was born January 7 1893 Town of Washington retired dairy farmer survived by wife Frances five sons three daughters 19 grandchildren six great grandchildren. Monroe Wis AP Herman Stuessy 63 Monroe funeral director fatally injured Thursday pinned under a fallen tree.
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Julia Riepel
Jackson St
Schumacher Funeral Home
Orcutt J. Overland
Orcutt
J. Overland
Madison
la Crosse
Chicago
Hilda Johnson
Harold Bladine
Ira
Myrtle Birwick
Bangor
Viola Dube
Ira C. Overland
Pleasant Valley
Fla
Gundersen Funeral Home
Fossum Funeral Home
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Middle Ridge
James Falconer
Church
Funeral Home
Muenzenberger
Washington
Ernest Muenzenberger
Frances
Ernest
Arnold
Clarence
Harold
R. J. Coon Valley
Elmer
Holmen
Erwin
Clara) Stelloh
Norris
Gladys) Amundson
Maynard
Agnes) Amundson
Monroe, Wis
Herman Stuessy
Monroe
Eugene Cooper
Black River Falls
Wis
Eugene L. Cooper
Alma Center United Methodist Church
Calvin Carey
East Lawn Cemetery
Jensen Funeral Home
Hixton
Alvin Cooper
Jackson County
Merrillan
Forrest
Beaver Dam
Grace Peterson
Mabel Flynn
Rose Staves
Humbird
Westby
Stener Wangen
Viroqua
Soldiers Grove Church of Christ
John Nicholson
Clayton
Lime Funeral
Readstown
Christ Wangen
Forrest Padden
Sparta
Forrest R. Padden
R. 1
West Salem
Lanham-Kann
Richard Pinkerton
Big Creek
James Padden
Bertha Gugler
Camp McCoy
Marcella Keenan Waukon
Iowa
Marcella Keenan
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Frederick Heles
Olivet Cemetery
Bakke- Hanson
John Hennessy
Allamakee County
Matthew Keenan
Albert
Lawrence
Waukon
Russell O'Donnell
Lawler
James Berry
Strum
Leo Manning
Lansing
James Hennessy
John
William
San Jose
Calif
Regina Gambonia
Rita McGeough
Martha Dethlefsen
Martha C. Dethlefsen
Beier
Harvey Breneman
Irving Park Boulevard
August Steinke
Martin Dethlefs
Raymond
California
Bernice Marquardt
Naperville
Ill
Elmer Larson
Galesville
Elmer D. Larson
Hardies Creek Lutheran Church
Paul Wegner
Mount Hope Cemetery
Smith Mortuary
Emil Larson
Louise Erickson
Deaths in Wisconsin and Iowa tributes span six names
Eugene L. Cooper 60 of Black River Falls died March 9 in a local nursing home. Stener Wangen 68 of Westby died March 8 after a long illness. Forrest R. Padden 70 of Sparta died March 8 in a West Salem nursing home. Marcella Keenan 63 of Waukon died March 9 in a La Crosse hospital. Martha C. Dethlefsen 84 of Viroqua died March 9 in a La Crosse hospital. Elmer D. Larson 73 of Galesville died March 10 in a La Crosse nursing home. Burial and service details listed for each, with survivor details and prior residences.
Man Arrests and Vandalism Reported in Wausau
A Wausau man, Mark P. Higby, 19, was arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct after an alleged fight on Pearl Street and reportedly shoved an officer. Fred M. Howard, 40, was arrested for disorderly conduct after breaking a door hasp at his mother in law’s home. Vandals broke windows in two local businesses, Bargain Store and D.A. Club, with a brick and a piece of concrete respectively. Ebner Construction won a $30,446.50 sidewalk contract from La Crosse officials, with bids up to $42,988 and an engineer’s estimate of $39,500. A correction notes Jerrold Hein, not arrested, appeared voluntarily after a warrant was served for criminal destruction of property in Vernon County.
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Wausau
Pearl Street
Mark P. Higby
Fred M. Howard
Prospect St
George St
D.A. Club
N. 3Rd St
Ebner Construction
Ebner Construction Co
Causeway Blvd
la Crosse
Board of Public Works
Jerrold Hein
S. 29Th St
Vernon County
Proposal Aims to Block Bluffside Developments in La Crosse
Alderman Donald Medinger proposes a rule to curb bluffside builds. The plan would forbid lots with slopes over 25 percent or rises of 25 feet per 100 feet from street to rear line. It targets Red Oaks Estates, Ohlson Addition, and Old Vineyard Estates developments.
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la Crosse
Donald Medinger
18Th Dist
Bluffs
Common Council
Ronald G. Bracegirdle
Medinger
Red Oaks Estates
Highway 14
Ohlson
Highway 33
Vineyard Estates
Farnam Street
Opposition to proposed Monroe County motorcycle park grows
At a DNR environmental hearing in Sparta Monroe County residents and lawmakers voiced strong opposition to a proposed 160 acre motorcycle park. State Rep. Quackenbush criticized the impact data while Sheriff Harris urged rejection. Only Alvin Muth of Black River Falls spoke in support, citing a small share of Wisconsin riders.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Andrew C. Damon
Robert Quackenbush
Quackenbush
Monroe
Ray Harris
Alvin Muth
Black River Falls
Wisconsin Motorcycle Dealers Association
Wisconsin
Park plan sparks debate over off road vehicle use
Monroe County officials and residents testified at hearings on a proposed park north of Tomah designed for off the road recreational vehicles. DNR officials noted cyclists favored refunds for unused licenses as the plan targets mini bikes not registered. Local opposition cited patrol, noise, fires, erosion, and livestock fencing concerns. All materials will go to the DNR for the April 9 meeting.
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Dennis Konkol
Parks Department
DNR
Tomah
Sparta
Monroe County
Adolph Heilman
Camp McCoy
Monroe County Board
UW Regents Adopt Plan For Merger
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the merger implementation study committee's recommendations in a 9-5 vote. President John C. Weaver supported the plan while some regents noted endorsement of the committee's work. The meeting also discussed Platteville's minority student retention programs and added two committees to study charges against the university.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
John C. Weaver
Rod Nilsestuen
Madison
Council of Governments
Bertram McNamara
Milwaukee
Edward Hales
Racine
Ullsvik
Platteville
UW Higher Education Location Program Aids Wisconsin students
Starting Monday a toll free line will give information about the University of Wisconsin system to students and parents statewide. UW system President John C. Weaver announced the program to the Board of Regents to help choose among 13 universities and 14 campuses. Call 1 800 362 8025 weekdays after noon and evenings for details on majors housing fees entrance requirements financial aid and activities at all campuses including UW Extension.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Pres
John C. Weaver
Board of Regents
Central Administration
van Hise Hall
Uw-Extension
Woman Injured in Highway 14 Car Truck Crash
A La Crosse woman, Elsie M. Lamke, 64, was treated and released at St. Francis Hospital after a two vehicle collision on Highway 14 at the Old Timers Tavern entrance. The Barenthin car driven by Roger W. Barenthin, 23, of Galesville, struck the rear of a truck driven by Donald A. Lamke, 52, of the same address.
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la Crosse
St. Francis Hospital
Mormon Coulee Road
Elsie M. Lamke
S. 25Th St
Donald A. Lamke
Roger W. Barenthin
Galesville
Tape Player and Shells Stolen From Several Properties
A tape player three tapes and four boxes of 22 caliber shells were stolen Saturday from Ted Neary’s car at 3320 Robinsdale Ave with no sign of forced entry. A TV valued at 79.50 was stolen from Danny's House of Music at 307 Main St. Two heavy electric cords worth 30 were taken from Paul Host’s yard at 2025 S 30th St.
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Ted Neary
Robinsdale Ave
Neary
Danny
House of Music
Main St
Paul Host
S. 30Th St
Wisconsin Minnesota Weather Outlook With Rain Showers
The outlook notes occasional drizzle in northern Wisconsin with showers and thundershowers across the south including locally heavy activity in the extreme south Saturday night. Sunday brings cloudy skies, warmer temperatures, and wind with occasional rain and thunderstorms. Minnesota expects occasional rain statewide Saturday night continuing east and south Sunday with a warming trend and colder northwest winds Sunday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tornado Strikes Burnet and West Texas Towns
Early morning tornadoes ripped through Burnet damaging every business block, homes, and trailers. Selena Martin survived a collapsed house after a headboard shielded her, while law enforcement reported multiple twisters across a wide area with additional sightings near Blackwell and Waco.
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Selena Martin
Burnet
Fire and police logs from La Crosse early March
Records show multiple events from March 9 10 including calls for odor in a house car fire at 2454 S 7th St trash fire near Franklin School faulty furnace false alarm broken sprinkler and a Garment Co sprinkler break Police Ambulance reports note Roland Reed 86 Jenny Hagen 84 taken to Lutheran Hospital for nose bleed illness These items precede a March 17 La Crosse wedding Robert Tollefson Jr and Pamela Kampschroer and a burglary at 515 Club with $202 in coins stolen from two metal boxes and a cigar box of pennies, by breaking the front door glass.
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Fire Department
la Crosse
Travis St
Odor
S. 7Th St
Joyce Moulis
Franklin School
Prospect St
Stoddard Hotel
S. 22Nd
Roland Reed
Glenhaven
Lutheran Hospital
Jenny
Robert E. Tollefson Jr
S. 19Th St
Pamela L. Kampschroer
Winnebago St
Hagar St
Computer Service Here Gets City Pact
La Crosse selects Management Computer Services Inc to computerize the city tax rolls tax bills and assessment rolls for two years at 45 cents per parcel and about 7875 dollars for 17 500 parcels The bid halves the current rate from Action Data Systems Inc and is lower than the next year s bid The council renewed a payroll computer contract with Retzlaff Worchel Ltd at 442 per month The panel also acted on airport hangar appraisal and the sale of a nondirectional beacon system and referred funds for a pistol range project.
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A la Crosse Computer Service
Common Council
Management Computer Services, Inc
St. James St
Action Data Systems, Inc
Appleton
H. C. Miller and Co
West Bend
Retzlaff- Worchel, Ltd
Thomas E. Boston
Hillsboro
Aviation Board
Brice Prairie
Black River Falls
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse
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Boscobel
Alvida Peterson
Soldiers Grove
Orin
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Ray French
Seattle, Wash
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Westport, Conn
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Sanders Hook
Wallace Hutzier
Edward Keete
Lawrence le Jeune
Fred Ristow
Kenneth Teachout
John Vik
Richard Westerfield
the Tribune
S. 4Th St
UW Regents
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Bjarne Ullsvik
University
United Council of UW
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