Big Brother Big Sister Party Feeds 200 Youths on Goose Island
About 200 youths and sponsors attended a Goose Island event Sunday where hot dogs and other refreshments circulated despite gloomy skies. The party, a thank you to volunteers, was sponsored by La Crosse County Social Services.
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Goose Island
John Nielsen
Redbird Court
la Crosse County
Department of Social Services
Tribune
la Crosse
Onalaska
City
Gateway Food
Wlcx Radio
Felt
426Th Headquarters Battalion
426Th Engineer Battalion
Army National Guard
William Carskadon
Fred Skemp Jr
Remodeling bids on St. Pius X and Longfellow projects
The La Crosse Area Public School District Board will consider bids Tuesday for remodeling St. Pius X School to house students from Washington Valley View and Pleasant Valley areas and for creating an open concept English classroom at Longfellow Junior High. The moves follow attendance-area changes approved May 1.
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St. Pius X
Longfellow Junior High
la Crosse Area
Board of Education
Washington Valley View
Pleasant Valley
Sherwood Manor
Washington and Valley View
St. Pius
Longfellow
When Com
Jackson Streets
Clement Stapleton
Hintgen
Holy Cross Seminary
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
Madison
School Board Plans Personnel Session
La Crosse Area Public School District gears up for a closed session after the Tuesday meeting to discuss personnel changes tied to the June retirement of Carl Matthusen who runs attendance transportation lunch and truancy. Superintendent Balts will cover school sites land availability in the Washington Valley View Pleasant Valley area and possible realignments to fill Matthusen’s duties.
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Carl Matthusen
la Crosse Area
Eugene Balts
Washington Valley View
Pleasant Valley
Washington
Valley View
Batts
North Side
Matthusen
Balts
Burglars Steal $49 From Bar In La Crosse
Police report a Sunday morning burglary at Koellel's Bar 1101 St. Andrew St. with entry via a women's restroom window. Ten cartons of cigarettes and two boxes of candy stolen valued at $49. Also noted: Kenneth Berg reports $35 loss of two rods and reels a tackle box and a bed quilt from Richard Osweiler's boathouse on the Black River. Jack Weiss says his auto body shop at 1102 Island St. was entered but nothing taken.
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Koellel's
St. Andrew St
la Crosse
Kenneth Berg
Copeland Ave
Richard Osweiler
Black River
Clinton Street
Jack Weiss
Island St
No-Fault Car Insurance Hearing Planned in La Crosse
State Sen. Gerald Lorge announces a public hearing on no fault automobile insurance at 10 a.m. Friday May 18 in the La Crosse County Courthouse auditorium. The event invites Western Wisconsin residents to hear discussions and pose questions to the Senate Judiciary and Insurance Committee.
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la Crosse
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Lorge
Senate Committee On Judiciary and Insurance
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Major Boys' Club Awards Highlight Local Youth Talent
Edmund Mercier was named Boy of the Year for his art games room activities and chess at the Boys' Club of La Crosse. Daniel Janisch received the Jim Hartley Award, with plans to attend the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Other winners included David Kaiser in a 6-9 art and games tournament and multiple age bracket champions in chess, checkers, bumper pool, and table tennis.
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Edmund Mercier
Lakeshore Drive
Boys’ Club of
la Crosse
Mercier
Daniel Janisch
Ervin Janisch
Tellin Court
Jim Hartley
Janisch
Logan High School
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
W. Dale Kendrick
UWL
J. Thomas Finucan
Viterbo College
David Kaiser
Kaiser
Tom Roelke
Jeffery Vander Schaef
Mark Hicks
Douglas Brown
Laryngitis Forces Postponement of La Crosse Show
Laryngitis silenced Wanda Storck delaying the final performance of Don't Drink the Water at the La Crosse Community Theater. Cast agrees to three additional showings Friday Saturday and Sunday at 8 30 p m. Ticket holders may re reserve seats by calling the box office.
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la Crosse
Wanda Storck
UW La Crosse Eyes New Occupational Therapy Program
The University of Wisconsin La Crosse plans to seek Regents approval to start an occupational therapy program this fall. Endorsements came from the Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization St Francis and Lutheran Hospitals. The four year curriculum would include six month post graduate internship and require about 14 new courses and six new faculty over four years. The program aims to attract non urban students with preclinical experiences in rural settings and involve outreach to community health agencies and schools.
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University of Wisconsin- la Crosse
University Board of Regents
Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
WWHPO
St. Francis and Lutheran Hospitals
University of Wisconsin
Mount Mary College
Milwaukee
UWL faculty vie for Murphy Teaching Award May 17
Seven University of Wisconsin La Crosse instructors and professors vie for the Murphy Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award to be announced at spring commencement May 17. Recipients receive a $500 prize. The candidates include Julia Steinke Anna Culver Martha Stephens William Merwin Don Wille Ralph Jones and Phillip Sparks.
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Eugene W. and
Marjorie P. Murphy
Julia Steinke
Anna Culver
Martha Stephens
William Merwin
Don Wille
Ralph Jones
Phillip Sparks
Walk For Cerebral Palsy Brings In $10100 Pledged
About 400 participants walked 20 miles in Riverside Park with pledges totaling at least $10100. Officials plan an official count Monday night. most funds support a local UCP preschool, Camp Wanbeek, and evaluation centers at Gundersen Clinic and Lutheran Hospital.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Coulee
Terry Felt
Felt
St. Francis Hospital
Riverside Park
Powell Park
Kmart
Myrick Park
Copeland Park
Riverside
Newman Center
Uwl
Easter Seal Society
Camp Wanbeek
Gundersen Clinic
Lutheran Hospital
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