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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1973
Page
9
Local meet coverage highlights Prairie Du Chien as a leading team in a regional relay event. Coaches and rivals are not named. the report emphasizes team pace, split times, and finish order amid windy conditions and late-season competition.
Historian Robert Gehl recalls Peter Pond and the Prairie du Chien marker near Highway 18. The marker notes Fox village life, the Dog Plain name, and 1825 1829 1830 treaties with William Clark and Lewis Cass, plus a 14 day council to set tribal boundaries.
A budget for necessary improvements at the Wisconsin Child Center in Sparta is being developed while state funds continue for up to two years. The plan aims to maintain health and safety standards as a special committee studies the center's fate amid a possible closure.
Sparta aldermen will decide after Monday which firm will operate the city’s new ambulance service. The Finance Committee will review applicants, consider subsidies, and recommend a franchise. A petition favors Terry Feckett, new owner of Midway Ambulance, seeking terms despite past insurance and franchise gaps.
Tomah Wisconsin will open bids at 7 30 p m Oct 31 for remodeling and additions to city hall with Leoschow Ayres Associates of Eau Claire the engineer The project includes offices police recreation and water department space plus public meeting areas and storage A 21 600 tax revaluation bid by Assessor Appraisal Service of Eau Claire begins in December with three evaluators to finish by July 1 Seven bids were received for the evaluation Maintenance on the municipal pool costs 2385 from Weatherseal Products of Sun Prairie EPA hearing set for Oct 30 on sewage plant plans A citizen museum group seeks park board support for artifacts from Tomah history and Gasoline Alley creator Frank King council opposes abolishing municipal courts and cites loss of fines under state proposals A pay raise controversy surrounds promoting Mrs Iona Hayter to office manager draftsman from 524 to 550 monthly City Clerk Eleanor Brooks and City Treasurer Assessor Lawrence Sullivan oppose merit pay after 18 years service A suspension of rules faced only one objection delaying action to Nov 13 Also a Camp McCoy Sparta airport study funded by federal aid and a potential sale of the former Classic Theater for 12 000 for a 10 space parking lot were discussed Saturday closing City Hall mornings drew objections.
McGregor Iowa Mar Mac Community School District voters will decide in November on a 395000 bond to remodel the McGregor site and close the Marquette elementary. The plan funds a new gymnasium and cafeteria and consolidates all district students at McGregor. The Marquette building would be closed.
A Kickapoo Area Citizens Advisory Committee of 22 members has been formed to aid in developing the Kickapoo River dam and lake project area near La Farge Wisconsin. The committee will meet Oct. 31 and includes representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers MR R P C and state agencies. The 10 mile lake will extend toward Wildcat Mountain State Park with shoreline development planned for recreation and limited private access while preserving natural beauty and water quality.
Black River Falls Wisconsin utilities department will lower the water level three feet above the dam from October 15 to October 24 to work on a new boat dock on the east riverbank. The level will drop about one foot each day.
Minnesota Republican Rudy Boschwitz urged President Nixon to name First District Congressman Al Quie as vice president. Boschwitz listed five names with Quie as top pick and included Nelson Rockefeller Melvin Laird George Bush and Elliott Richardson. House Minority Leader Gerald Ford or Laird also discussed by Rep Ancher Nelson.
Wisconsin readies for a gypsy moth arrival by releasing tiny wasps near Black River Falls Brule and Monico to target moth larvae. Forester Gordon Thayer notes local caterpillars may support wasp populations as a precaution while DNR member Donald Renland calls the effort one tool among many in pest control.
Calvary Baptist Church of Sparta is constructing a new $100,000 building on West Montgomery Street on 22 acres east of the parsonage. The 46 by 98.5 foot one story structure will include a basement with kitchen and banquet facilities, nine classrooms, a 308-seat sanctuary, nursery and pastor’s study with cement block and white brick facings and a 300-car lot. Construction is to complete early next summer under Rev. Kenneth L. Owens with Arthur Schulze as chairman and contractor.
Viola Wis A new three span bridge costing an estimated 100 000 may replace the 55 year old Fairground Bridge over Lower Camp Creek on State Highway 56 a mile east of here Public hearing set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Viola Community Hall to discuss the project Engineers cite girders deterioration insufficient height and length and flood passage concerns The new location reduces curvature and keeps the old bridge open during construction An environmental impact statement draft has been prepared Engineers will be at the hall from 5 p m to discuss plans with the public.
Rep Thomas Resner proposes mirroring Wisconsin nonresident licenses in Minnesota to end fee disparities. The bill would raise Minnesota nonresident fishing licenses to 12.50 matching Wisconsin and set small game hunting and beer licenses for Wisconsin residents at 50.50 and 70.50 respectively, with reciprocity provisions.
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