Budget Requests Up 40 000 At BRF
Black River Falls officials report budget requests totaling 594 500, up 40 000 from 1973, while city revenues fall by more than 30 000. A tax hike of about 201 000 is needed to meet requests, but state limits cap tax rises at 145 000, forcing cuts of over 56 000. City departments to trim. treasury at 112 000 and projections for balance of year uncertain. The council okayed storm sewer bids and bought a two ton truck and end loader, transferring from the municipal insurance fund. The Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission awarded 2 000 for floodplain engineering. federal funding for recreation ends mid November. J J Farmer Construction began work on the municipal boat dock. Marilyn McKeeth appointed to library board to fill vacancy.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Edward Nemec
Nemec
Wisconsin
Robert Flugstad
Fountain City
Michael Anderson
Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
Anderson
J. J. Farmer Construction Co
Tomah
Library Board
Dan
Marilyn) McKeeth
Mason Werner
Areawide Agencies Must Be Health Field Leaders: Ristow
Harold Ristow of the Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization told members leadership in health is shifting to areawide agencies. The group approved a 1974 budget of 134000 and discussed an emergency medical technician program with enrollments in Trempealeau Crawford and La Crosse counties. The board set the next directors meeting for November 1.
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Harold Ristow
Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
WWHPO
Grandview Building
Ristow
Eugene Moliter
Francis Papenfuss
Washington
D.C
Papenfuss
Congress
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Crawford Counties
Bloodmobile visits Sparta for heart surgery case
The Badger bloodmobile will operate at Sparta City Hall from 12 30 to 5 30 p m Monday Oct 8 with a 131 pint quota The Sparta Red Cross chapter has 30 pints under its 1973 quota F J Pat OConnell blood program chairman to schedule six A negative donors for a 53 year old man from Adams awaiting heart surgery
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Red Cross
F. J
Pat) O'Connell
Adams
Firm To Build Tank At Fertilizer Plant In Prairie Du Chien
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin Farmco Service Cooperative gains approval for a 200000 gallon phosphoric acid tank at its fertilizer plant. The plan, approved by the Plan Commission after a hearing, places the site in a general flood plain district. Plant manager Herman Wolfgram expects construction to start in spring. Phosphoric acid provides phosphorus for fertilizer blends, a key nutrient in Midwest production.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Farmco Service Cooperative
FS Services, Inc
Prairie du Chien Plan Commission
Midwest
Herman Wolfgram
FS Services
Flood Plain
ASC units in four counties consolidate in farm programs
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committees in Monroe Trempealeau and Jackson counties switch to a single county ASC committee elected by mail in December with two alternates. La Crosse County had consolidation earlier. Elections will be staggered with terms three years for members and one year for alternates as counties seek centralized administration.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Monroe, Trempealeau
Jackson County
la Crosse County
Oktoberfest Opens Sunday in La Crosse
The Maple Leaf Parade will open the 1973 La Crosse Oktoberfest at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. The Torchlight Parade will close the fest on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Maple Leaf Parade includes 121 units.
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la Crosse
Whitehall Teacher Pact Disputed Review Set by WERC
Whitehall Teachers Association petitions to have a state recommended settlement reviewed by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission after the Whitehall School Board rejected a prior determination that a contract had been reached in 1971. The board has since signed two contracts for 1972 73 and 1973 74.
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Whitehall
Wis
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
WERC
Whitehall Teachers Association
Teachers Association
Teacher Association
Wisconsin Education Association
National Education Association
Arthur Gunderson
Board School Board
Indians to directly sell wild rice through General Mills pact
General Mills teams with two Indian cooperatives to market wild rice directly to consumers. Quiet Water Wild Rice will be harvested and processed by Indians, with General Mills brokers handling sales. About 500000 pounds may be marketed this year across Minnesota and Ontario.
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Minneapolis, Minn
General Mills, Inc
Jim Luger
Boise Forte Wild Rice Cooperative
Nett Lake
Anishinahbeg Man-O-Min
Kenora
Ont
General Mills
Luger
Minnesota
Ontario
Minneapolis
Boston
New York
Washington
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Black River Teen Center to Close After Mayor's Order
Mayor Michael Anderson ordered the Sun Spot youth recreation center closed effective Friday night citing a problem area with many issues and few attendees. The center, run through the Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, faced theft of vending machines and high overhead costs including heat. No replacement center plan exists.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Michael Anderson
Anderson
Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council
Spring Grove Election Filings Close Tuesday
Filings for the November 6 village election in Spring Grove close at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Mayor Burnell A. Onsgaard and Councilmen Gordon Roble and William Schuttemeier have terms expiring, with the mayoral term set at two years and council terms at three.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Burnell A. Onsgaard
Gordon Roble
William Schuttemeier
Leaf Tobacco Use May Be Reduced By Substitutes
USDA reports cigarettes could include 10 to 25 percent synthetic tobacco, with substitutes rising as manufacturers cut costs and extend supplies. Some experimental cigarettes use non tobacco sources, and British firms plan substitute products while a Ayrshire factory grows. Cigarette output this year may top 619 billion, with flue cured tobacco in tighter supply and exports up eight percent.
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William H. Jones
Washington Post
Washington
US. Department of Agriculture
USDA
U.S
Imperial Tobacco
Ayrshire
Scotland
Westby High School Starts Weeklong Homecoming
Westby Wisconsin Westby High School kicks off homecoming week Sunday with an 8 p.m. concert by the Bob Hirsch Jazz All Stars and a Monday kickoff at 7 30 p.m. A snake dance bonfire and pep rally are set for Thursday while the 1973 queen will be crowned at the rally.
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Westby
Wis
Westby High School
Bob Hirsch
Clarice Urbanek
Larry Urbanek
Gloria Haakenson
E.C. Knutson Gymnasium
de Soto
Community notices from Wisconsin communities
Summary of local items across six towns. Key ’73 worship at Viroqua United Methodist Church at 8 p.m. Sunday. Coon Valley Lutheran smorgasbord at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Donald Gjerdrum to receive Carlo A Sperati music award Sunday at Luther College Decorah Iowa. Blair Girl Scouts paper drive Oct 27. Trempealeau Arts Association offers $100 grants for county students. Vision screening for six grades at Hillsboro Elementary Center with Telebinocular aid. East Lemonweir Lutheran Church dedication 2 p.m. Sunday with open house 2:30 to 4 p.m.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua United Methodist Church
Mabel
Minn
Donald Gjerdrum
Savage
J.B. Gjerdrum
Carlo A. Sperati
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Nordic
Gjerdrum
Burnsville
Hillsboro
City Elementary Center
Evelyn Sanrope
Warren Clark
New Lisbon
East Lemonweir Lutheran Church
No Leader So Class Postponed In Trempealeau County
The emergency medical technician training course in Trempealeau County is postponed six months after the county failed to assign a state coordinator for the next session. Leonard Thomas Madison, director of the program, stated the county has first priority for a coordinator and for the training if a primary site does not organize.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Leonard Thomas Madison
Westward Ho Sweet Adeline Show In Viroqua
The Viroqua Harmonettes sponsor an 8 p.m. October 13 performance at the Viroqua High School Auditorium with The Quarter Notes of Racine and international Queens of Harmony 1951 fame and Coulee Chordsmen the La Crosse Barbershop male chorus also appearing.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Harmonettes
Committee to study Holmen school district office building
Holmen Wis a district committee will study constructing a small building to house the Holmen Area School District offices. Dr Wayne A Diekrager superintendent says the plan remains in the talking stage and depends on a feasibility study. Present offices are in the high school.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen Area
Wayne A. Dickrager
Robert Maas
Diekrager
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William H. Jay
Richard Maland
Northside Fest
Maple Leaf Parade
Robert C. Gehl
Tribune
Tri- A
Black River Teen Center
Courtalds
Imperial Chemical Industries
Shaws Smokers Products, Ltd
Westby H.S. Homecoming
Tri-State Briefs
Coon Valley
Blair
Trempealeau County Extension Homemakers
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