Westby Kiwanis Elects Officers 1971
Westby Wisconsin Kiwanis elects and installs 1971 officers with Robert Flugstad as president Argyle Skolas as vice president Elmo Gulsvig as secretary Roger Peterson as treasurer and Stanley Constale as immediate past president Three new directors Earl Evenstad Mike Liam and James Weber are elected Harley Powell from Richland Center conducts the installation.
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Westby
Wis
Kiwanis Club
Robert Flugstad
Argyle Skolas
Elmo Gulsvig
Roger Peterson
Stanley Constale
Earl Evenstad
Mike Liam
James Weber
Harley Powell
Richland Center
Oleo Identification Bill Passes House
The House approved a bill to modify how restaurants notify customers they serve colored oleo margarine. The measure allows any one of three methods for notice while preserving the federal requirement.
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Washington
House
Senate
Driving Course On Defensive Driving In Whitehall
A defensive driving course of eight hours will be held in the Old Courtroom Whitehall by Western Wisconsin Technical Institute. Sessions are October 19 26 and November 2 9 at 1 30 pm. A 3 registration fee and 75 cent material fee apply, payable at the Extension Office.
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Whitehall
Wis
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Former Ripon Girl Strangled In Tampa
An 18 year-old former Ripon Wisconsin girl was found strangled in her Tampa apartment during the weekend. Shirley A Berg daughter of George Berg Ripon had been missing since Wednesday. She had moved to Florida with another couple after her mother died in 1964. She was living alone in the apartment.
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Tampa
Fla
Ripon
Wis
Shirley A Berg
George Berg
Florida
Rockland GI Awarded Bronze Star In Vietnam
Rockland Wisconsin resident Spec. 5 Stephen Ikert, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Ikert, received the Bronze Star near Chu Lai, Vietnam for meritorious service in operations against enemy forces. He served as a clinical specialist with Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, Americal Division 18th Artillery, after basic training at Fort Campbell and prior assignment at Fort Sam Houston.
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Rockland
Wis
Stephen Ikert
Edward Ikert
Chu Lai
Vietnam
Spec
Ikert
Americal Division
18Th Artillery
Army
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Brookwood Student Receives National Merit Commendation
Ontario Wisconsin report states Larry Parr of Brookwood High School earned a commendation for his high performance on the 1970 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Principal LeRoy Perkins announced the honor.
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Ontario
Wis
Larry Parr
Brookwood High School
LeRoy Perkins
Andrew Johnson Career: From President to Senator
Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, later served as a U.S. senator. The note highlights his political trajectory from chief executive to legislator, marking a significant shift in public service.
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Andrew Johnson
United States
Bethel Home to Mark 15th Anniversary in Viroqua
Bethel Home in Viroqua marks 15 years since 1955 with an Open House from 2 to 5 p m on Sunday October 11 and three buffet suppers for staff professionals and area Lutheran clergymen. A 3 p m program dedicates a new public address system with Rev James Bjorge as master of ceremonies and speeches by Rev O John Nesheim and Rev Peder Nordsletten. Special music is planned amid testimonies of growth and community support.
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Viroqua
Wis
Bethel
James Bjorge
O. John Nesheim
Peder Nordsletten
Nesheim
Bethel Home
Mauston High Homecoming Festivities Set Oct 8 9
Mauston Area High School prepares for homecoming with a bonfire and pep rally Thursday, crowning of queen and king, a 2:30 p.m. Friday parade with floats competing for the traveling trophy, and an 8 p.m. football game at Veterans Memorial Field against Wisconsin Dells. A homecoming dance follows the game with a 11:15 p.m. grand march.
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Mauston
Wis
Mauston Area
Wisconsin Dells
Veterans Memorial Field
Golden Eagles
Mauston High School
Elderly Man Hospitalized After State Highway Crash
83 year old Theodore Thorson of Houston was hospitalized in fair condition after his car collided with a truck at the SH 44 and County Road 20 intersection two miles northeast of Caledonia Minnesota. He failed to yield at an arterial stop sign entering the highway. Truck driver Herbert Dunn 48 and passenger Miles Marnach were shaken but uneventful as the truck overturned.
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Theodore Thorson
Houston
Caledonia
Minn
Thorson
Herbert Lloyd Dunn
Marnach Beverage Co
Miles Marnach
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Three Arrested Over Mailed Marijuana in Wisconsin
Madison police and state investigators arrested three men in Cross Plains after a shipment of marijuana mailed from Del Cortes Mexico was traced to 12 Wisconsin communities. The suspects were Luey Kong Young 21 Albert John Sutcliffe 20 and Peter Malcolm Cody 21 all from Madison.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Dela Cortes
Mexico
County 4-H Week Celebrates Growth in Wisconsin Youth
La Crosse County with nearly 800 4-H members joins over 60,000 Wisconsin 4-H youths and about 4 million nationwide in National 4-H Week October 4 to 10. Donovan Davntl notes activities highlight Head Heart Hands Health, recruit volunteers, and honor supporters while inviting youth ages 9 to 19 from all backgrounds to join.
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la Crosse County
Donovan Davntl
Wisconsin
Davntl
Daentl
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Iga
Onalaska, Wis
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