Winners Named In Jackson County 4 H Poster Contest
More than 200 posters were submitted in the Jackson County 4 H conservation poster contest. Gold and blue awards were presented across age groups 9 to 11 12 to 13 and 14 and older. A second conservation trip is planned for July 6 with a bus trip to Sand Hills Farms and Black River State Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Torkelson
Jackson County
4-H Leaders Association
Francis Heller
Alma Center
David Holcomb
Black River Falls
Wis
Pamela Young
Meridith Olson
David Bohac
Sally Nelson
James Hostranser
Mary Gohde
Holly Nandory
Valerie Wakerhouser
Diane Hammond
Barbara Wogh
Debbie Thomley
Debbie Nandory
Cerise Staff
Brian Staff
Diane Odeen
Gaylord Olson
Barbara Clouse
Dale Hart
Janet Jacobson
Phyllis Scholse
Evelyn Odeen
Todd Olson
Lori Oligney
Cheryl Capaul
Janet Hostranser
Allen Bohac
Vicky Schroeder
Terry Barney
Dean Wallace
Taryn Gearing
Marty Michelson
Larry Dokkestal
Dawn Simonson
Julie Johnson
Sandra Oftem
Kathy Scholze
Gene Arel
Lee Grosskreutz
Fern Tollefson
Debbie Nelson
Michael Nan
Babcock
Dexterville
Black River State Forest
Necedah
Heller
Lewis Epstein
Millston
William Barton
Dan Johnson
Hixton
Pamela Nandory
Taylor
Caledonia HS Hosts Region I Solo and Ensemble Contest
Caledonia Minnesota hosted the Region I solo and ensemble contest with 44 schools entering over 600 events and 334 starred ratings awarded. Owatonna led with 33 stars, Rochester Mayo 26, Alden 20, Dover-Eyota 19, Caledonia 16, and Glenville 16, while Winona and Morristown posted the best star rating percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Owatonna
Rochester Mayo
Alden
Dover-Eyota
Glenville
Winona
Morristown
Tomah High School Announces Spring Concert Schedule
Tomah Wis Tomah High School will stage its annual spring concert on Tuesday May 18 at the school. Don Nelson will direct the junior high band with Mrs Carol Bursinger leading the junior choir. William Mellin directs the senior high band and Henry Kober leads the senior choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah High School
Don Nelson
Carol Bursinger
William Mellin
Henry Kober
Cashton Students Use Tribune In Government Study
Cashton Wisconsin Cashton Junior and Senior High School special education class uses The La Crosse Tribune to explore local state and national government. Seven students Dean Misna Nathan Vian Roger Henriksen Phillip Leis Barry Theige Brian Morrill and Earl Brueggeman work in three groups to build a booklet from Tribune articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashton
Wis
la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
Dean Misna
Nathan Vian
Roger Henriksen
Phillip Leis
Barry Theige
Brian Morrill
Earl Brueggeman
Lansing Woman Marks Century
Mrs Martha Carlyle of Lansing Iowa turned 100 on May 13. She lives with her daughter Mrs Herman Magnusson and has recovered from a hip fracture two years ago. She enjoys TV quiz shows and often answers before contestants. Her sister Mrs Martin Kronberg is 93 on French Island. another sister Effie Ettinger died at 103 in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansin
Iowa
Martha Carlyle
Lansing
Herman Magnusson
Carlyle
French Island
Martin Kronberg
Effie Ettinger
la Crosse
Caledonia Band Hosts Solomon Juneau High in May Concert
Caledonia High School will host the Solomon Juneau High School Band of Milwaukee from May 16 to 18. The Juneau band performs at 10:15 a.m. Monday, May 17, in Caledonia High School Gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia High School
Milwaukee
Juneau
Whitehall High School
Irvin Park
Chippewa Falls
Geisha training blends art of talk with elegance
Geisha girls in Japan undergo years of training to master conversation and social conduct. They are typically exquisitely dressed, well mannered, and versed in both historical refinement and current gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Bring Dem Hjem i Live bumper sticker campaign in Wisconsin
Norwegian descended communities in Westby and La Crosse embrace the Bring Dem Hjem i Live slogan. The Wisconsin AAA prints bumper stickers in Norwegian for Syttende Mai events May 13 to 16 to promote safe travel and family protection. Free yellow and black stickers available at AAA stations and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
la Crosse
American Automobile Association
AAA
Wisconsin
A. G. Hundt
Lions Club Honors BRF Students at 33rd Banquet
The 33rd annual Lions Club honor banquet at Black River Falls High School recognized senior juniors sophomores and freshmen for scholastic excellence and core traits like attendance punctuality dependability honesty and cooperativeness. Awards were presented by President Robert Flugstad to Nancy Millis Wendy Voskuile and John Ellingson with repeat honorees Mary Nortman Cathy Thurow and Mark Mason for GPAs of 3.6 or better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Lions Club
Black River Falls High School
Lions
Robert Flugstad
Nancy Millis
Wendy Voskuile
John Ellingson
Mary Nortman
Cathy Thurow
Mark Mason
Jayne Mitchell
Carolyn Woodruff
Robert Krenz
Craig Wendt
Cynthia Jackelen
Nona Huytinen
Erwin Hoeschele
James Iliff
De Soto Students Win Honor Scholarships in 1971
De Soto High School Wisconsin names four final honorees Debbie Sedlmayer Cathy Mikkelson Jean Stellner and Bonnie Wrobel from the top 10 percent of the 1971 class. Selections consider rank service curriculum difficulty and ACT/SAT scores. Winners receive a certificate and possible college aid up to 800 dollars. All will attend La Crosse State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Soto
Wis
la Crosse State University
Cashton School Plan Keeps 180 Day Year
Cashton Wis Michael Healy superintendent says Cashton district will have 180 day school year for 1971 72 matching prior years and state department guidance. Students report August 27 and the final day is May 25 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashton
Wis
Michael Healy
State Department of Public Instruction
Westby High Syttende Mai Concert Planned
Westby Wisconsin May 15 concert by Westby High School vocal music department at 8 p m in Earl C Knutson Auditorium features Norwegian pieces and two Grieg selections. Mixed chorus boys and girls glee clubs madrigal chorus state contest winners soloists Sue Oftedahl James Nestingen directed by Ronald Bjerke art exhibit open 6 p m Verda Lund instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Westby High School Vocal Music
Earl C. Knutson
Syttende Mai
Norway
Edvard Grieg
Thhe
Madrigal Chorus
Sue Oftedahl
James Nestingen
Ronald Bjerke
Verda Lund
Sen Ray Johnson To Speak In Sparta
State Sen. Raymond Johnson of Eau Claire will address the Sparta Lions Law Day dinner at Crook's Nite Club at 7 p.m. Monday May 17. Lions president Kenneth Frost announced poster and essay contest winners will receive U S flags. Curtis Moe is Law Day chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Raymond Johnson
Eau Claire
Sparta Lions Club
Crook’s Nite Club
Kenneth Frost
Lions
United States
Curtis Moe
Sparta's 1971 Western Tech assessment up $16,000
Sparta Wisconsin city records show a 1971 assessment of $61,787 by Western Wisconsin Tech of La Crosse, up $16,000 from 1970. State highway maintenance receipts rose to $22,568, about $2,000 higher. An liquor license was granted to Robert Andrews for a pizza and entertainment center in the former Colonial Room, with renovations underway after a fire. Extraterritorial zoning approved two changes for Carl Randall, who plans a body shop on the former Tom Hobson property, rezoned from H-1 to H-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Ray Stewart
Common Council
Western Wisconsin Tech
la Crosse
Robert Andrews
Sam Clark
Andrews
Rezoning and street projects guide city council actions
Dall property near an auto salvage yard shifts from H 1 to H 2 in the highway interchange zone east of the city. H and R Development Corp also reclassified from manufacturing to commercial on the city’s south edge acrossNorthern Engraving Co. The street committee reviews two petitions for an alley resurfacing between Chester and Tyler and a streetlight at 416 Walrath St. Contracts for summer street work include Mathy Construction Co. bids for bituminous surfacing and shaping. Beier and Nelson win curb and gutter contract. Schulze Plumbing secures sewer and water mains. Schroeder Construction bid for sidewalk pending approval. City approves police recruit training funding. Chief Donovan notes a new officer will be state-funded for a four-week course before duties. City engineer Richgruber becomes building inspector with deputy. Alderman Carr joins planning commission. Robert Miller named assistant comptroller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
H and R Development Corp
Northern Engraving Co
Chester
Tyler Streets
Oak
Walrath St
Mathy Construction Co
Jefferson
State Standards Board
Gerald Donovan
James Richgruber
George Baker
Maurice Carr
Planning Commission
Theirl
Robert Miller
ST. Paul
Houston County
Sheldon
STH 76
Caledonia
Dolores Hauge
Hixton Briefs Highlight Rural Carriers and Local Events
Hixton and surrounding towns report milestones and community happenings. Peter Faldet earned a 50 year pin from the Western Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association, past state president Willie Johnson presenting it in Pepin. Memorial Day speaker Rev Tom Heyd will address Riverside Cemetery observances in Black River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hixton
Wis
Peter Faldet
Western Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association
Pepin
Faldet
Willie Johnson
Whitehall
Black River Falls
Tom Heyd
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Riverside
Craig R. Waldum
Richard Waldum
Pacific University
Forest Grove
Ore
Rebecca Ahlstrom
Jackson County
Winners Named In Music Contest
GALESVILLE Wis Results of the district music festival held recently at Gale-Ettrick High School have been announced. Winning first ratings were Holmen Arcadia and Whitehall A division bands Arcadia Whitehall and West Salem sight reading Onalaska Luther A division choir and sight reading. B division bands Cochrane-Fountain City Gale-Ettrick Onalaska Onalaska Luther and Trempealeau junior high bands Gale-Ettrick Arcadia and West Salem B glee clubs and choirs Holmen West Salem Blair and Cochrane-Fountain City junior high choirs West Salem and Onalaska junior high boys glee clubs Onalaska junior high girls glee clubs Gale-Ettrick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Gale-Ettrick High School
Holmen
Arcadia
Whitehall
West Salem
Onalaska Luther
Cochrane-Fountain City
Gale-Ettrick
Onalaska
Luther
Trempealeau
Blair
Cochrane- Fountain City
World's Largest Freshwater Fish Beluga Captured Record
The beluga, the largest freshwater fish, inhabits the Volga and Dnieper rivers as well as the Caspian and Black Seas. A specimen weighing 3,210 pounds is on record, highlighting its extraordinary size and presence in these waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Dnieper
Caspian
Black Seas
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Linda Bohac
Mitchell Littlegeorge
Jerry Jacobson
Kathy Young
Ronald Wyss
Leif Olson
Sonya Kutcher
Dawn Petznick
Nancy Nordstrom
Sandra Hammond
Sally Janke
Caledonia HS
Tomah HS
Cashton HS
Tribune
BRF
Cashton High School
Westby High
Ray Johnson
New Bank
New Union State Bank of
Ebner Co
Kickapoo
Gays Mills
Tri-State Briefs
Taylor, Wis
Taylor High School
Green Meadow
Wesley Peterson
Waukesha, Wis
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Isaac Brockman
Blair High School
Rosalie Anderegg
Ann Legreidh
Pam Heim
Maxine Jorgensen
Violet Zierfuss
Hilda Greene
Coulee Region
Michigan State University
Cameron B. Gundersen
R. 1
Jacqueline M. Dawley
R. J. Sparta
la Crosse Airport
Myrick Park
Waukon
Waukon High School
George Walter
Lawrence University
Appleton, Wis
Marynook
George Gale
Women’s Auxiliary
Mem
Arthur Giere
Galesorial Hospital
Berniceville
Landon
Adeline
Whitehall School
Donald Cowie
Mary Gilner
Trict Kindergartners
Nook
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