Southwestern Wisconsin Mayors Form Idea Exchange Group
Mayor Rueben Hanson of Viroqua leads the Southwestern Wisconsin Mayors Association which has met twice, elected officers, and drafted bylaws. Other represented towns include Prairie du Chien Lancaster Boscobel Richland Center and Fennimore with plans to invite department heads for topic discussions on uniform salaries zoning floodplain rules and budgets. December meeting is planned in Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Rueben Hanson
Viroqua
Southwestern Wisconsin Mayors Association
Hanson
Alfred W Winter
Prairie du Chien
Charles Stenner
Fennimore
Boscobel
Robert L. Staskal
Lancaster
Wilfred Croft
Richland Center
LaVerne Hardy
ASCS Nominations Open In Minnesota Wisconsin
Nominations are open for county and community ASCS committeemen in area counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Very few names have been submitted. the deadline is October 29. Several counties have shifted to a single committee system and will elect county committeemen directly. Vernon Crawford Houston affected areas noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Jackson
Monroe
Trempealeau
la Crosse
Vernon
Crawford
Houston
Fillmore
Winona
Gas Producer Yields On Bid For Price Hike
A Cotton Petroleum Co. bid to sell gas at 60 cents per mcf to Northern Natural Gas was dropped after opposition from Rep. Leslie Aspin and the Federal Power Commission. Cotton will take 45 cents, a partial victory. Northern serves 31 Wisconsin communities and Fillmore and Winona counties in Minnesota use a committee system for farm programs. Oscar Overhaug retires as Tweeten Memorial Hospital custodian after eight years. Richard Myhre succeeds him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Petroleum Co
Northern Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Northern
Wisconsin
Aspin
Federal Power Commission
Cotton Co
Spring Grove
Minn
Oscar Overhaug
Tweeten Memorial Hospital
Richard Myhre
Tri-State Briefs Highlights FFA Chapter Awards
Two Coulee Region Future Farmer chapters will win national FFA honors at the annual convention. Westby earns a gold emblem and Viroqua a bronze emblem for broad participation in FFA activities. Local church events note St Josephs fall festival in Black River Falls and Holmen Lutheran fall fair with bake sale. Bangor hosts Coulee Regional Rabbit Breeders display and potluck at Bangor Village Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee Region
Future Farmer
The
Future Farmers of America
Westby
Viroqua
FFA
Black River Falls
Wis
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Holmen
Holmen Lutheran Church
Bangor
Coulee
Regional Rabbit Breeders Association
Bangor Village
Bikers Rally For Monroe County Cancer Fund
About 50 riders from Sparta Tomah and Norwalk raised 900 for the 1974 American Cancer Crusade in Monroe County during a Bike-A-Thon. The group mostly biked Sparta to Norwalk and back, with four Boy Scouts from Troop 81 riding to Kendall and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Tomah
Norwalk
Monroe County
Memorial Park
Sparta Methodist Church
Kendall
Co-Op Starts Cheese Plant in Arcadia Wisconsin
A-G Cooperative begins a $300000 cheese plant in Arcadia WI with an 82 by 200 foot building. The facility will produce cheddar in 64 pound blocks, process 600000 pounds of milk daily, and have an 800000 pound capacity while an adjacent creamery handles milk reception and whey storage. The cooperative paid 259419 in dividends this year, down 40 percent from 1972 earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Wis
A-G Cooperative
Peter Nelson and Son
la Crosse
A. C. Schultz
Schultz
Lutefisk and Lefse: Norway’s 1000 year food heritage
The article traces lutefisk from dried cod and birch ash lye to Norway’s culture noting the preservation method, the dish’s nutrition, and its cultural integration. It mentions the world’s largest lutefisk processor in Minneapolis and links Norwegian thrift and independence to diaspora traditions.
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Jesse
Harold the Fairhaired
Norway
Gammelost
New Mexico
Arctic Circle
Lofoten
Minneapolis
Minn
Europe
Peru
Frederick
Prussia
Halfway Creek Lutheran Church
Area Pig Raisers Get Club Awards
Two La Crosse County youths received top honors in the 1973 La Crosse Pig Club program at the Monday banquet at Syl's Place Barre Mills. Daniel Steiger won the $25 top award for 1973. Keith Loging took second with a $10 cash prize and a Duroc gift. Four more youths and one girl will each receive $150 toward next year’s purebred gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Steiger
Keith Loging
Norbert Loging
R. J. West Salem
Virginia Pfaff
West Salem
Robert Schroeder
Ervin Schroeder
Onalaska
Pig Club
South St. Paul
Two Districts Cut School Tax Rates For 1973 74
The Elroy Kendall Wilton district lowers the levy from 19.61 to 12.23 per thousand and Cashton drops from 18.58 to 13.44 due to higher guaranteed value per student and increased state aids. EKW cites higher per pupil support and district valuation gains. Cashton plans for future cuts despite current relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy-Kendall-Wilton
EKW
Cashton
Allen Schraufnagel
Michael Healy
Schraufnagel
Wisconsin
Healy
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Donald W. Affolter
Tribune
1St Dist
Leslie Aspin
Northern Natural Gas
Augusta
Blair
Camp Douglas
Camp McCoy
Coon Valley
Elroy
Hillsboro
Hixton
Independence
la Farge
Mauston
New Lisbon
Strum
Taylor
Tunnel City
Union Center
Viola
Whitehall
Tri-State Briefs
Tri- A
Monroe County Cancer Fund
Co-Op
Lutefisk
Mrs. Orvin
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Arctic
Blair, Wis
Grand View Home
Blair Apartments, Inc
Ivan Stenberg, Inc
General
Highway Builders of
Boehm Plumbing and Heating
Klich Electric
Nyset
Warren Bey
Oak Ave
Adam
Steve Noffke
la Crosse Tribune
Schraumnagel
Supt
Hea
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