Sparta council faces rust water and dam concerns
Sparta Wisconsin officials spent 3½ hours addressing rust in the water supply with iron readings from five wells ranging 0.5 to 1.44 parts per million and considering a $100,000 treatment plant. The Perch Lake dam on the La Crosse River was reported weakened, with repairs debated and a new concrete reinforcement method proposed at $37.50 per load, while other issues included airport fuel shortages and possible Greyhound service loss.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Common Council
Herbert Theirl
The
Water Commission
James Richgruber
Perch Lake
la Crosse
al Wright
Greyhound
Harold Erickson
Eau Claire
Department of Natural Resources
Hill Street
Tomah
Mauston
Richgruber
Harold Schendel
Water Department
Commission
Columbus
Middleton
Indiana Gunite Co
Indianapolis
Tornado Safety Films On View At Gale High School
Galeville Wisconsin residents will attend two film showings at 8 p.m. on May 17 and 18 at Gale Ettrick High School detailing tornado season procedures. Arnold Thorp, Trempealeau County emergency coordinator, leads the program.
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Galesville
Wis
Gale-Ettrick High School
Arnold Thorp
Trempealeau County
Tomah Council Acts On Rail Crossings And City Fees
Tomah Wisconsin council approves ordinance regulating Milwaukee Road train blocking times at Superior and Glendale crossings after March tie vote and May approval. Additional actions include Sunday tavern hours stay noon opening, 750 annual fee for weights and measures, and a 40 hour week for police with $25 annual uniform raise. Pool opens June 5 with daily rates 15 to 50 cents and season tickets available.
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Tomah
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Superior
Glendale Avenue
C. E. Bean
State Department of Agriculture
Monroe council approves outdoor recreation plan and funds
The council adopted the Monroe County outdoor recreation plan by Anderson and Associates, enabling eligibility for state and federal funds. It extended Great Rivers Country Association membership, and accepted brochures for distribution. Revenue reports: Parking Authority $2,219.75 for April. Municipal Justice $1,192. Police Chief $1,972.67. Gary Oss named pool director. R G Rezin Construction Co received non conforming permit for mobile home quarters of a night watchman in an industrial area.
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Gary Oss
R. G. Rezin Construction Co
Monroe County
Max An
Gale-Ettrick pompon squad chosen for 1971 72 season
Gale-Ettrick High School announces the 1971 72 pompon squad after workshops and tryouts with co captains Lynna Docken and Kathy Rand and members Desiree Anderson Mary Anderson Beth Bahnub Donna Bowman Eileen Clark Sherry Dahl Shauna Dettinger Carla Drugan Carmen Emerson Cathy Guthrie Shelley Hanson Betty Henthorne Linda Lebakken Sharon Ofsdahl Peg Wachowski and Sheri Wason.
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Galesville
Wis
Gale-Ettrick High School
Lynna Docken
Kathy Rand
Desiree Anderson
Mary Anderson
Beth Bahnub
Donna Bowman
Eileen Clark
Sherry Dahl
Shauna Dettinger
Carla Drugan
Carmen Emerson
Cathy Guthrie
Shelley Hanson
Betty Henthorne
Linda Lebakken
Sharon Ofsdahl
Peg Wachowski
Sheri Wason
Miss Viroqua Contest Set At School Friday
VIROQUA Wis The winner of the Miss Viroqua contest will be announced about 3 30 p m Friday May 14 at the high school Entries closed Wednesday afternoon and the candidates must be between 16 and 18 years old and a Viroqua High School student Sue O Re ll WISV announcer and coordinator of the contest A 25 savings bond will be awarded the winner and all entries will receive 5 gift certificates Miss Viroqua will appear in the Syttende Mai parade at West by Sunday and later in the Richland Center high school rodeo parade On the queen contest committee are Preston Chapman president of the Chamber of Commerce Charles Lee and Robert Foodman</S>
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Richland Center
De Soto Man Receives Vietnam Gallantry Medal
S. Sgt. Burgess L. Everson of De Soto Wisconsin was awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star for meritorious service April 14 to 16 1970 in Vietnam. He coordinated with Vietnamese counterparts guiding aircraft strikes to destroy enemy targets and inflict heavy losses. Everson, a 1955 De Soto High School graduate, served four tours in Southeast Asia with the Air Force Combat Control Team.
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DE Soto
Wis
Burgess L. Everson
Earl Everson
R. 2
Vietnam
Everson
de Soto High School
Air Force Combat Control Team
Southeast Asia
Tomah PTA Plans Family Carnival
Tomah Wisconsin Miller School PTA will sponsor a family carnival in Recreation Park on Friday May 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. Activities include ring toss darts fish pond cakewalk wet sponge throw bowling and a white elephant sale. Supper features hot dogs barbecue popcorn and ice cream.
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Tomah
Wis
Miller School
PTA
Recreation Park
7 Seek County 4 H Queen Title La Crosse County
La Crosse County 4 H junior leaders stage their annual queen dance at Bangor High School Gym with Mark IV providing music from 8 30 p m to midnight Debra Langrehr 1970 queen crowns successor at 9 30 p m Candidates include Margaret Gay Karen Goodenough Kathy Herman Jenny McClintock Barbara Ofstedahl Kathy McClintock and Debbie Schaller all active in 4 H junior leader groups and each member for seven years or more
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la Crosse County
Bangor High School
Debra Langrehr
Bangor
Margaret Gay
Harold Gay
la Crosse
Aquinas High School
Ridgeview
Karen Goodenough
Russell Goodenough
R. J. Mindoro
Melrose-Mindoro High School
Burr Oak
Kathy Herman
Everett
Herman
Bangor Township
Jenny McClintock
Robert McClintock
Route 1
West Salem High School
Barre Badgers
Barbara Ofstedahl
Walton Ofstedahl
R. J. Holmen
Holmen High School
Union Mills
Spring Grove Syttende Mai celebrates with events and queen crowning
The Spring Grove Syttende Mai festival runs Saturday May 15 with Lions Club breakfast, fiddlers bee, Norse Olympics, rock et demonstration, queen candidates banquet, dances and teen hop. Sunday features English and Norwegian services, smorgasbord, crowning of the Norwegian queen, Luren Singers, and a Norwegian display.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Lions Club
Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field
Whitehall Bars Youth To Govern To Get Closer
Whitehall Wisconsin city officials tighten youth governance day and liquor enforcement. Bar hours set to close by 1 a.m. with closer supervision for minors. City officials approve licenses and a series of municipal upgrades and staffing changes. A separate Jackson County program outlines a county government day with students from multiple high schools and a mock trial at the courthouse.
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Whitehall
Ettrick Woman To Sing With O Seans Ambassadors of Song
Mrs. Dean Helstad of French Creek joins the American Community Singers Ambassadors of Song for a seven country Europe tour. The group of 30 singers and 30 orchestra members begin in London with rehearsals, performing at festivals in England Wales Scotland Norway Switzerland Spain and Portugal over three weeks.
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Ettrick
Wis
Dean Helstad
French Creek
London
England
Wales
Scotland
Norway
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
United States
Europe
Early Chinese use hollow bamboo poles for gas transport
Historical note describes hollow bamboo poles used by the Chinese as early as 940 B.C. to pipe natural gas to Salt plants for brine dehydration, illustrating ancient gas utilization and industrial techniques.
Taylor Groups To Establish Trailer Court
Taylor Wisconsin story notes the Lions Club and Commercial Club purchasing land north of the high school for a trailer court with capacity for about 25 trailers. Contacts are Lions Club President Gary Knutson and Commercial Club President Morris Casper. Plans include Old-Fashion Days, Little League baseball, and a forthcoming community auction.
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Taylor
Wis
Taylor Lions Club
Commercial Club
Lions Club
Gary Knutson
Morris Casper
Lions
Four Seek Two Houston School Board Seats
Houston Minnesota voters will elect two members to the Houston School Board on May 18. Polls run 1 to 9 pm at the elementary school. Candidates include Ronald Carlson and Dillon Hempstead challenging incumbents Gifford Skreeanders and Donald Van Gundy.
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Houston, Minn
Houston School Board of Education
Ronald Carl
The
Rose
Son
Dillon Hempstead
Flow
Gifford Skree Anders
Carnation
Donald van Gundy
Violet
Viroqua Hires Recreation Personnel
The Viroqua Common Council hired summer recreation program staff including Ted Harris as pool manager Linda Pedretti as assistant manager Paul Davidson Lynn Turner Mark Walby Jim Hornby Tom Fortney and Jeff Reed as guards and Debbie Sevde as basket clerk Salaries will be set next month. A separate note reports an injunction filed to block a foreclosure sale of Jerrold Electronics assets by Alma owners Delmar and David Zirzow, plus a breach of contract suit. Court action stems from a March 31 foreclosure sale in Prairie du Chien with a May 25 decision pending before Judge Richard Orton. Leonard Aikens noted Nelson Muffler Co plans an open house at its new plant and two other industries consider locations in the Industrial Park, including a 100-person furniture upholstering firm needing 30,000 square feet. Jana Yaun was hired at 325 per month to replace Patricia Potts in utilities.
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Ted Harris
Linda Pedretti
Paul Davidson
Lynn Turner
Mark Walby
Jim Hornby
Tom Fortney
Jeff Reed
Debbie Sevde
Prairie du Chien
Richard Orton
Leonard Aikens
The
Industrial Association
Nelson Muffler Co
Jana Yaun
Patricia Potts
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Debra Schaller
Kathleen McClintock
Tomah High School
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute of la Crosse
Margaret Walter
Andrea Hohn
Dianne Dennis
Carol Williams
Allegra Clegg
Chester Holly
Emil Buffo
Lawrence Prell
Harriet Hellmich
Barbara Dettmer
Eugene House
David Lick
Harold Paulson
Gale
Joe Kolbo
Sparta Cab Co
Western Union
N. Water Street
Water Street
Les Riley
First Bank of Sparta
Kolbo
Lawrence-Lawson School
Richard Lawton
Holmen
Susan Brown
Greater
Tri-State Briefs
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Dorothy and
Darrell Christianson
Patricia Dick
Jeffrey Jacobs
Jerry Paulson
Thomas Sacher
Timothy Smith
Jeffrey Stellflue
Richard Teska
Tamara Truax
Debra Wall
St. Ansgar’s
Blair
St. Bridget’s
Westby
Bethesda Lutheran
Bruce Keefer
Daniel McFarland
Jean Stalsberg
Morris Wold
LA Farge, Wis
Daniel Kehrer
la Farge
Tony Navy
E. Main Street
Julia S. Burtness
Tweeten Memorial Convalescent Home
Reginald D. Bolden
Wisconsin Savings and Loan League
Bolden
Sparta Federal Savings and Loan
B. C. Barry
Tomah Savings and Loan
League
Pleasantville
Irvin Park
Chippewa Falls
Viola Jacobson
Hazel Wold
St. John’s Catholic Church
Anthony Lecheler
Viroqua
Vernon County Teachers College
Ithe State County College
Lansing
Iowa
Odean Landry
Lansing Vfw
Irene Meyer
Ferne Protsman
Dorothy Zeimer
Harvey Halverson
Victor Johnson
William Walleser
Hazel Olson
Emma Schweinfurth
Robert Maust Sr
Catherine Cole
Tomah Pta
Seek
Legion Club
Trinity Lutheran Church
Oscar Engebretson
Calvary Free Church
Trinity Church
Luren Singers of
Decorah
Jackson
Willie Johnson
George Fromm
Ted Johnson
Ellis and
Dodge Street
Tri-City Sanitation Service
Frederickson
Tony Berg
Ralph Rasmusen Jr
Heidi Thompson
Black River Falls
Jackson County American Legion Council
Louis I. Drecktrah
Louis Grzadzielewski
Legion
Judge Drecktrah
Glen Moorhead
Grzadzielewski
Richard Miles
Virginia Emerson
Louis Drecktrah
Alva Hagen
Dorothy Meek
Lyle Larson
Robert Krohn
Robert W. Radcliffe
Louis Primus
Don Mathews
Colleen Duffy
Randy Marsh
Debbie Duffy
Steve West
Mark Mason
Greg Lindbo
Mark Clark
Lee Mickelson
Lincoln High School
Dennis Motte
Wanda Petiit
Richard Sheffer
Barb Hart
Mary Laverty
Sandy Blackdeer
John Comstock
Evan Sasman
Jean Bue
Jeff Ponterio
Russell Thill
Kelley Howard
Judy Peterson
Mary Nordstrom
Sherry Osgood
Leon Nelson
Allen Grinde
Diane Hever
Taylor High School
George Everson
Marshall Berge
Greg Benedict
Colleen Benedict
Judy Simonson
Betty Amundson
Rita Olson
Blaine Roxlien
Ron Joten
Whitehall High School
Northfield
Wendy Amundson
JoAnn Duxbury
Roxanne Jéssie
Andy Dettinger
Jewell Hagen
Bruce Page
Ardell Leer
Dennis Lyon
Mark Olson
Ettrick Area
O’seas
Trailer Court
Houston
Roger Turnmire
Soldiers Grove
Cable
Jerrold Electronics
Delmar
David Zirzow
Alma
Jerrold
Turnmire
Melrose
Mindoro
Nancy Nordstrom
Chester Nordstrom
Melrose - Mindoro High School
Susan Vallem
Ivan Vallem
Nancy
University of Wisconsin
Susan
Viterbo School of Nursing
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