County Clinic Post Backed by Finance Committee
La Crosse County Finance Committee approved fund transfers and extra appropriations including creating a guidance clinic associate medical director post with a $33 600 to $36 396 salary and appointing psychiatrist David Zarwell. The panel also authorized permanent hires for Roger Young and Carol Brown funded by federal aid and adjusted allocations for the veterans service office and court costs. County share of the Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization budget will be $4 828, down $1 609 from this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Finance Committee
Klos
Zarwell
Roger Young
Carol Brown
Veterans Service Office
Martin Serstad
7Th Dist
Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
Council Upholds Two Vetoes Refuse Inspector To Be vetoed
Mayor W Peter Gilbertson said he would veto the aldermen approval to hire a part time employee to inspect refuse disposal complaints. The council passed the resolution 11 to 8 to hire at $2.10 an hour for up to six months despite the mayor’s stated opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Peter Gilbertson
la Crosse
Gilbertson
Donald Medinger
18Th Dist
Schroeder
Lee Foley
8Th Dist
Robert Johnson
21St Dist
Foley
Frank Kaufmann
15Th Dist
John Flanagan
Fish Lab work underway on 61 acre site at French Island
Three wells drilled and two holding lagoons excavated on the 61 acre French Island site to host a future National Fishery Research Laboratory replacing the Riverside Park U S Fish Control Lab. Drilled wells are 70 to 80 feet deep, each supplying 1 000 gallons per minute, with gravel packing and sealed casings to prevent contamination. If a $500 000 appropriation passes Congress, water facilities could finish by next summer and ponds by next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Island
National Fishery Research Laboratory
U.S. Fish Control Laboratory
Riverside Park
Joseph Hunn
Layne Northwest Co
Milwaukee
Harold Erickson
Eau Claire
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Richard Johnston
Minneapolis
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Erickson
Black River
Hunn
Vernon Thomson
R-Richland Center
David Obey
D-Wausau
Congress
Office of Budget Management
Sneaky Fitch spoof shines in UW La Crosse theater play
Review praises The Death And Life of Sneaky Fitch at UW La Crosse University Theater for clever Old West spoofing. Kenneth Kindschi as Sneaky earns cheers. Nancy Reese as Maroon and Joanna Jameson as the old lady draw strong reactions. Jeff Lockett’s Preacher splits opinion. Director Richard Tinapp balances subtle humor with strong pacing. production value highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Tinapp
Uw-La Crosse University Theater
Sneaky Fitch
Mike Corbett
Joanna Jameson
Grant Wood
Miss Jameson
Preacher
Jeff Lockett
Lockett
Land Gift Aims at Club Use Not Public Park
University of Wisconsin La Crosse history professor George Gilkey outlines evidence that La Crosse Country Club land, donated by Campbell Land Co and the Hixons, was intended for a private golf club rather than a public park. The Nov 1912 1913 transfers and 1913 city donation are described along with the tax and lease arrangements that kept dues low and postponed city taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Uw-L
University
Triple Interest, Inc
Lauderdale Place
George Street
Sperbeck Street
Campbell
Shelby
Murphy Oil Corp
Black River
Robin Thompson
George Gilkey
Country Club
la Crosse
Gilkey
Schaghticoke
Joseph M. Hixon
la Crosse Chronicle
Hixon
Campbell Land Co
Joseph Hixon
Lucius Coleman
Frank Hixon
Main
Coleman
Joseph
Irene Hixon
Young Club
la Crosse Park Board
Park Board
Town of Campbell
Hixons
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Clinic Post Backed
Jerome Klos
Dist
Tribune
Steven Noffke
Bob Schroeder
Council
Checker Cab Co
U.S
16Th
Main Streets
Westgate Cable Co
South Avenue
Thompson Street
15Th Street
Loomis
Prospect
Palace
Cunningham Street
Emerson School
Oktoberfest
Jean Westerfield
Richard Beggs
Sandra Marx
Old West
Sneaky
Kenneth Kindschi
Maroon
Nancy Reese
Tinapp
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