Cashton Road Job Cost Set At $282000
Cashton Wis The Division of Highways Wisconsin Department of Transportation may relocate Highway 33 through Cashton. The $282000 project with Cashton share $40000 was approved by the Cashton Village Board. No public hearing planned before construction. South Avenue would become part of the state system while Ontario Broadway and Front would be removed after the Highway 27 corridor work is completed. Land needs and trees lost are still undetermined. Officials aim to finish both relocations in the same year.
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Cashton
Wis
Division of Highways
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
South Avenue
Ontario Avenue
Broadway
Front Streets
South
Ontario
Front
Angelo Pastor To Leave In June For Coast
Rev. John Eumurian who founded the Community Church in Angelo in 21 years of work will move to the San Francisco area in June. He earns a masters degree from La Crosse State University on June 5. His wife Adeline is a Lakeview Elementary teacher, daughter Jane teaches in Menomonie, and son Dan studies at La Crosse State. the family sold their home to Mr and Mrs Glen Jenkins who sold their Pleasant Valley farm near Leon to Eugene Steinhoff.
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Angelo
Wis
John Eumurian
San Francisco
Calif
John
la Crosse State University
Adeline
Lakeview
Jane
Menomonie
Dan
la Crosse State
Glen Jenkins
Pleasant Valley
Leon
Eugene Steinhoff
Judge Pappas Sets Trails In 6 Cases In May Term
SpartaWis circuit judge Peter Pappas scheduled six criminal calendar trials for the May term running into September. Harley Nicks of Warrens faces burglary charges for July 1970 thefts. De Witt Olson and Paul Foellini of Sparta face two burglary trials May 20. Elmer Haas of Clifton to be tried May 25 for receiving stolen goods from Norwalk and Weston burglaries plus a 1970 snowmobile theft. Larry Vinson of Sparta set for May 26 burglary of the Silv erdale Night Club. Gary Hanson, former Tomah VA patient, to be tried June 21 for taking a car without consent. Ronald Olson of La Crosse has no date yet for battery and gun theft charges from Pfaff in Sparta.
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Sparta
Wis
Peter Pappas
Circuit Court
Dist
Atty
Ralph Osborne Jr
Harley Nicks
Warrens
Ernie Wilson
Byron
Norwalk
Weston
Bernard Kotten
Jerry Frye
Ontario
Haas
Caledonia High Vocal Concert Planned for May 13
Caledonia Minn Caledonia High School will present a spring vocal concert at 8 p.m. Thursday May 13 in the high school gym. Performing groups include seventh and eighth grade chorus ninth grade chorus senior high girls glee club and senior high mixed chorus directed by David Ophus and open to the public. The Smyrna fig note appears unrelated to the Caledonia story referencing cross pollination by fig wasps.
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Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia High School
David Ophus
Arcadia Girl Wins Merit Scholarship
Arcadia Wisconsin student Julianne Pavlicia, valedictorian of the Arcadia High School 1971 graduating class, earned a Reader's Digest Merit Scholarship. She plans to major in international studies at Macalester College, with aid between 300 and 2000 dollars per year based on need, over four years.
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Arcadia
Wis
Julianne Pavlicia
R. 1
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Arcadia High School
Julianne
Macalester College
Leave Interstate See Country Wis Highway Advises
The Wisconsin Division of Highways urges tourists to detour from main Interstates this summer. Rural routes now offer scenic byways with improved park roads, campgrounds, and overlooks as part of 70 listed improvements across districts. U.S. 12 14 and 16 promoted as vacation routes with new facilities and bypasses around Monroe and Sun Prairie.
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Wisconsin
Wyalusing State Park
Prairie du Chien
Twin Valley Lake
Gov. Dodge State Park
Dodgeville
G. T. Landsness
Madison
Hunger March Brings $3,400 in Iowa fundraiser
In WAUKON and Decorah, youths and some adults held a hunger march on Sunday. Each group started separately, met midway for a rally, then returned, totaling 24 miles. Donations reached about $3,400 for Operation Breadbasket, the Young Farmer's Institute in India, and the American Freedom from Hunger Fund. WAUKON began with 154 participants, 66 finished. Decorah started 90, with 60 finishing. Most dropouts occurred at the halfway point.
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Waukon
Iowa
Decorah
Operation Breadbasket
Young Farmer’s Institute
India
American Freedom Fror Hunger Fund
Elroy Kendall-Wilton District boosts insurance and hires
Elroy Wisconsin district approves raising property coverage from 1.6 to 3.2 million and adds builder's risk for a 447,900 middle school. New contracts name Linda Brinkman of Madison and Robert Martin of Aurora as teachers, with Vera Manley replacement noted. Zenner Furniture awarded 125 square yards carpet for Wilton library at 806 installed. Transportation of 11 Royall students to CES A classes continues with aim to run own programs in 1972-73.
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Elroy
Wis
Elroy Kendall - Wilton Board of Education
Linda Brinkman
Madison
Whitewater State University
Kendall
Robert Martin
Aurora
Ill
Stout State University
Royall
Paul Babbitt
Vera Manley
Zenner Furniture
Wilton
Mauston
Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CESA
VA Hospital Day Observed at Tomah VA Center
The Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital will mark Hospital Day on Sunday May 16 with exhibits guided tours and refreshments. The program highlights the hospital's expanding role as a community health center and invites the public to learn about its services.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital
Westby Plans Syttende Mai Festival and Parade
Westby Wisconsin announces a four day Syttende Mai celebration May 13 to 16 with events led by Judge Lincoln Neprud and publicity director Paul Mockrud. Highlights include a 10 am troll hunt prize, princess coronation, smorgasbord, dances, kite flying, costume and kiddie parades, puppet show, language movie, Nordic Fest dances, church services, Norwegian foods, and a 2 pm big parade with entertainment by Nordic Fest dancers and La Crosse Cavalettes.
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Westby
Wis
Norway
Vernon Electric
Our Savior’s Church
Decorah
Iowa
First Street
American Legion
Red and Gun Club
Westby-Coon Prairie
Sparta City Band
American Legion Auxiliary
Lincoln Neprud
Paul Mockrud
Norwegian American Museum Expands Folk Arts Program
Decorah Iowa during 1971 summer the Norwegian American Museum will host workshops with Norway's craftsmen and musicians adding woodcarving embroidery fiddling and folk dancing. Ole Bismo leads woodcarving with acanthus scrollwork from Gudbrandsdalen. Bergljot Lunde teaches rosemaling. Torleiv Bolstad offers Hardanger fiddle instruction. Sidsel and Anders Anmarkrud join Norwegian embroidery and dancing. Workshops run late July to early August with one week each, open to all interested. Contact the museum for details.
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Decorah
Iowa
Norway
America
Ole Bismo
Scjaak
Gudbrandsdalen
Torleiv Bolstad
Valdres
Once More Old Engines Run at Prairie du Chien Race
Eleven antique fire engines from Wisconsin and Iowa competed in the first annual 52 mile event through Crawford County. Nine finished after a truck overheated on Mondell Hill and Blair Dillman’s late 1920s tinker's truck ran off course. Jerry Riness of The Gallery in Prairie du Chien won in a 1936 Ford in five hours including pit stops and beer.
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Prairie du Chien
Crawford County
Wisconsin
Iowa
Highway 27
Blair Dillman
Carpet contract covers Air Force barracks in Michigan
Sparta firm Quandahl and Associates received a 1.5 mile 12 foot carpet contract from the Air Force to cover barracks rooms in a Michigan base as part of the move to an all volunteer force. Delivery is due by June 15. Sections will be cut bonded and installed in the new warehouse space at the former H J Heinz Co. plant.
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Sparta
Wis
Quandahl and Associates
Air Force
Michigan
Harry Quandah
H. J. Heinz Co
Crawford County Receives Wisconsin Road Aid Funds
The Division of Highways mailed April checks totaling 28,053,860 to counties cities villages and towns for supplementary highway aids. Crawford County received 62,325 plus 163,465 distributed to Prairie du Chien Bell Center De Soto Eastman Ferryville Gays Mills Lynxville Mount Sterling Soldiers Grove Steuben Wauzeka and 11 towns amounting to 90,094.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Division of Highways
Wisconsin
Crawford County
Prairie du Chien
Bell Center
de Soto
Eastman
Ferryville
Lynxville
Mount Sterling
Soldiers Grove
Steuben
Wauzeka
Towns
Expression's origin true blue dye history
The term true blue meaning dependable or faithful traces to a superior blue dye from Coventry England in the Middle Ages. Unlike other blues the dye did not fade or run leading housewives to call it true blue dye.
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Coventry
England
Iowa Plans Improvement of US 18 Across Northeastern Iowa
The Iowa State Highway Commission will survey U.S. 18 from West Union to Postville a 16.3 mile stretch to study two concepts of improvement. A recent survey favored relocation and new construction in Fayette County with 31 foot pavement shoulders in towns and 24 foot pavement with 10 foot shoulders rural areas. About 70 percent of existing pavement would be widened and resurfaced while 30 percent would be new construction. Additional right of way may be required. First survey crews will collect data for design and later soils teams will assess soil types to aid pavement and earthwork design.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission
West Union
Postville
Fayette County
Six States Admitted Under Harrison Presidency
Six states joined the Union during Benjamin Harrison’s term, the most under any president. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington were added in 1889, followed by Idaho and Wyoming in 1890.
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Union
Benjamin Harrison
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
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Mindoro
BUC Meatiem
West Salem
Mies Ae Rene
Highway Department
Tribune
Pappas
Ronald C. Olson
la Crosse
Kenneth Pfaff
Pfaff
DeWitt Wallace Fund, Inc
Julianne Pavlicin
la Crosse Tribune
Highway Dept
Wisconsin Division of Highways
U.S. 12
L. G. Schneider
Black River Falls
Schneider
Black River State Forest
Hatfield
Millston
Monroe
Sun Prairie
Paynette
Portage
Dells
U.S. 71
Kickapoo
Castle Rock State Park
U.S. 14
Boaz
Readstown
Anders Anmarkrud
Wales
Sidsel Anmarkrud
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