No Benefit Seen In City, County Library Merger
La Crosse County Administration Committee found consolidation of city and county libraries would not improve service or save materials or staff costs. Possible savings would be minimal, with only courthouse space as a potential benefit. County and city librarians cited universal free access across the three-county system and cited examples from Brown County.
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la Crosse
la Crosse City
Donald Harman
11Th Dist
County Corp
Ray Sundet
Chester Oien
Gertrude Thurow
The
Oien
Brown County
Green Bay City
Thomas Larkin
Dist
Offbeat Oktoberfest melodrama thrills at tent theater
The Oct festival show No No A Million Times No blends romance and comedy with a melodramatic plot. Nobles Hart Nellie Quackenbush and Stafford Blackman clash as Gwendolyn Finefeathers and Birdie Seed woo the audience with boos and cheers. The eight-person cast delivers musical numbers while the crowd revels in popcorn and cheers. Performances continue at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday with cast members from University of Wisconsin La Crosse community noted.
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Leeward Lee Tribune
Iffy
Emmeline
Noble
Nellie
Birdie
Amos
Stafford Blackman
Boo
Gwendolyn Finefeathers
Nellie Quackenbush
Amos Quackenbush
Noble Hart
Pines
Birdie Seed
Iffy Cann
Sharon Asfoor
William Ruehl
Linda Gossfeld
Jim McC
Stafford
Gwendolyn
Miss Brown
Tom Stokes
Western Tech
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
First Recycling Pickup Yields 2 Tons Of Paper
The pilot recycling project in La Crosse collected 4,132 pounds of newspapers from about 1,400 homes in the southeastern city area. Future drop dates are Oct 18, Nov 1 15 29 and Dec 13 27.
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Greater la Crosse
Ronald Schnick
Edgewater Lane
Copeland Ave
Ex Witness Charged With Perjury In La Crosse Case
A former witness in a La Crosse County trial was charged with perjury. Gary L. Nehring 18 of 1933 S 28th St is held on a 500 dollar cash bond and case continued for lawyer consultation. The perjury charge involves conflicting testimonies about a marijuana purchase from Brian E. Jorgenson 18 of 825 George St. Minor 19 faced similar drug charges. Jorgenson was acquitted while Minor pled guilty and was placed on probation.
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la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Gary L. Nehring
S. 28Th St
Nehring
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Brian E. Jorgenson
George St
Jorgenson
Kenneth Minor
Man Testified Against Co-Defendant Given Probation
A La Crosse man Richard J. Ness 22 of 600 King Street was placed on probation for one year after testifying against Kenneth P. Muetze 22 in a burglary case. Ness pleaded guilty to possessing stolen property and had a burglary charge dropped as part of the deal.
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la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Richard J. Ness
King St
Department
Ness
Peter Berg
Randolph
Kenneth P. Muetze
N. 3Rd St
Muetze
Hussa
Bangor
Chicago
Robert Nielsen
Roraff
Berg
Voight Named Dean of UW L College
Dr. Robert C. Voight a political science professor at UW La Crosse has been named dean of the College of Letters and Science succeeding Dr W Carl Wimberly. Chancellor Kenneth E Lindner said a nationwide search produced the best suited candidate. Voight joined UW La Crosse in 1959 and has held department chair positions at Lea College and UW La Crosse.
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Robert C. Voight
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Uw-L College of Letters and Science
W. Carl Wimberly
Kenneth E. Lindner
Lindner
Voight
Dr. Voight
Lea College
Albert Lea
Minn
Uw-La Crosse
Onalaskans Endorse Sanitary District Steps
Onalaska residents endorse forming a sanitary district to control aquatic weeds and algae and to install sewage facilities. The plan requires a town board petition and 51 percent property-owner approval to levy assessments. A third meeting is set for November 5 in Midway.
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Onalaska
Wallace Massey
Midway
Nine Treated After County Traffic Crashes Sunday
Nine people sought hospital treatment after a weekend series of crashes in La Crosse County. The day saw four injuries on Highway 53 near Onalaska when Thomas Schafer’s car collided with Frank Wilkinson’s. Wilkinson ticketed for failing to yield. Other incidents occurred on Highway 157 near SS, at Highways 14 and 35 in Shelby, and a motorcycle crash on Highway 14 west of MM in Greenfield with multiple injuries and a drunk driving citation.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
Thomas W. Schafer
Irvin St
Frank Wilkinson
S. 26Th St
Wilkinson
Schafer
Alice M. Schafer
Vivian N. Lundgren
Nancy C. Lundgren
Highway
Candyce A. Wittmershaus
Hill St
Sparta
Barry M. Peterson
N. 9Th St
Sturgeon Bay
Wittmershaus
Patricia M. Denissen
Green Bay
Peterson
Wesley E. Browne
Madison
Shelby
Browne
Linda M. Sommerfeldt
Sharon M. Mulcahy
Douglas A. Sveum
Greenfield
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Virtue
Blackman
Little Nellie
Tribune
Gary R. Kiefner
James Greniseh
18Th Dist
Eric Larson
Judy Brown
Quackenbush
Mrs. Schnick
Circuit Court
Wayne Asfoor
Peter Pappas
Uw-L College
Onalaskans
Kermit Johnson
R. 2
Lake
Pewaukee
Jean Marx
Eau Claire
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Massey
Marx
Bureau of Sports Fisheries
Amy Phillips
Gene Phillips
Redwood Court
Glen Addis
Starlite
Lederhosen
Tribune Photos
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