Ettrick sesquicentennial dinner honors Norwegian heritage
More than 280 attended the First Lutheran Church dinner in rural Ettrick to mark the sesquicentennial of Norwegian immigration. The program at Faith Lutheran featured three Norwegian choirs, Norwegian cuisine, and artifacts dating to 1620. Pastor Rev. Herman Madland noted most in the congregation have Norwegian roots and some have visited Norway.
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Ettrick
Wis
First Lutheran Church
United States
Faith Lutheran Church
Herman Madland
Madland
Norway
Public hearing on Washburn School set for 3 30 p m
Correction indicates the public hearing will be held at 3 30 p m Thursday in the Washburn School auditorium. It is open to any citizen to discuss needs for the future of Washburn before the school board committee preparing recommendations for the La Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education.
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Washburn
Washburn School
la Crosse
Community Chest Drive Aims for 2500 In Mabel
The Mabel Community Chest Drive starts this week with a goal of 2500 dollars. Last year the chest aided 15 charities and is set up so donors are not solicited for each charity separately.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel
Community Chest
Hiker killed by BN train near Stoddard in Vernon County
Clarence A. Wolfe 65 of Chaseburg was struck and killed by a Burlington Northern train Monday around 3 45 p m north of Stoddard Vernon County He lived in Romance Genoa and worked as a farmer He is survived by four daughters two sons fourteen grandchildren and two sisters Services are set for Thursday at St Peters Evangelical Lutheran Chaseburg with burial at St Matthews Cemetery rural Stoddard Leland Funeral Home is arranging the service and visitation is noon to 1 30 p m Thursday
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Stoddard
Wis
Clarence A. Wolfe
R.1
Chaseburg
Burlington Northern Railroad
Vernon County
Genoa
Bergen
Harmony
Hamburg
John
Myrna) Ostrom
Donna Midtlen
Edward
Marlene) Hess
Plain
Arlyn
Linda) Jorstad
Edgerton
Carl
Steven
Ruth Bobst
la Crosse
Edna Bell
Camp Douglas
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lyle Schalow
Buruial
St. Matthew's Cemetery
Leland Funeral Home
Coon Valley
Neillsville
Clifford
Laura) Adams
Moorhead
Minn
Paul
Julius
Greenwood
Frank
Tribune
Herbert
Christopher J. Mullen
16Th St
Northern Engraving Co
Barbara
Donald
Winona
Minneapolis
Willard
Washington D.C
Myrtle la Fond
Michael
Dorothy) Schultz
Richard
Mary) Petit
Stockton, Minn
Helen Peterson
Mamie Prichard
Nelson Funeral Home
St. James Catholic Church
John Steiner
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nannie O. Reynolds
Sparta
St. Mary's Hospital
Windham Baldwin
Rochester
William A. Reynolds
Manston
Henry
Marjorie) Ward
Calera
Ala
Lancaster
Alvin M. Peterson
Onalaska
Congregation United Church of Christ
Delbert Permann
Lanham-Kann Funeral Home
Howard Mack Wright
Galesville
Virgil Wright
Duncan Wright
Steve
Lawrence
Woodland Hills
Calif
Vivian Barnes
Rockford
Ill
Smith Mortuary
Steven Krueger
First United Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Centerville
Funer
Fire Destroys Woods on Ferryville Farm
A woods fire on the Pete Olson farm near Ferryville Wisconsin burned Sunday into Monday, destroying wooded acreage but not buildings or crops. De Soto and Ferryville volunteers fought the flames, left briefly, then returned with back-packed equipment to extinguish remaining hotspots. Fire Chief Gerald Landry suspects hunters caused the blaze.
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Ferryville
Wis
Pete Olson
de Soto
Gerald Landry
Chemicals Suspected In Stock Deaths In Wisconsin Farm
Six cows on an Eastman farm died between October 1 and 4 with blood present in all carcasses. Dr. A F Krohn of the Wisconsin Animal Health Laboratories cited two theories: a tranquilizer gun overdose or poison in a mineral feeder. Mutilation suggested by a knife-like instrument. investigation led by Crawford County Sheriff Bill Filbaugh. Names include John Bickel and owners Richard Boom Dwight Boom Donald Beckett.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Eastman
A.F. Krohn
Wisconsin Animal Health Laboratories
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Crawford County
Bill Fillbach
Krohn
John Bickel
Richard Boom
Dwight Boom
Donald Beckett
Obituaries Chronicle Several Local Deaths in Wisconsin
Obituaries from Oct 13 include Donald A. Wells 48 of 3106 Youngdale Ave. La Crosse area. Ida M. Tetzlaff 79 of 1915 Winnebago St.. Christopher J. Mullen 82 of 215 N 16th St.. Nannie O. Reynolds 95 of Sparta. Ruth A. Peterson 82 of Sparta. Howard Mack Wright 60 of Galesville. Ella Merrill 96 of Alma Center. Louise J. Benton 82 of 1106 Pine St. Deaths span Melrose to Sparta with services planned across multiple funeral homes and churches. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. burial and visitation details listed.
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Donald A. Wells
Youngdale Ave
New Lisbon
George
Alma Wells
Melrose
Wis
Dolly Madison Dairies
Tri State Refrigeration
American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
Edna
Barbara
Arthur
Gregory
Eric
la Crosse
John
Vivian) Hillebrandt
Harriet Johnson
Madison
Lee
Marjorie) Foley
Ruth) Fasinski
Appleton
George Wells
Hopkins, Minn
Schumacher Funeral Home
Gerald Fisher
Woodlawn
Ida Tetzlaff
Ida M. Tetzlaff
Winnebago St
Sletten-McKee- Hanson
F.E. Bartling
Mormon Coulee
Louise J. Benton
Pine St
Blaschke Funeral Home
Flood Worsens in La Crosse Area
Emergency officials report rising flood waters in La Crosse with counties warning residents to evacuate low-lying districts and prepare for ongoing rainfall. Weather services forecast continued high rivers and potential damage to roads and basements.
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Nathan Merrill
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