Wisconsin to mark Marquette Joliet voyage tercentenary statewide
Wisconsin groups as part of a Mississippi River Tercentennial plan to celebrate the 1673 Marquette Joliet expedition. Prairie du Chien organizer David Meyer leads efforts to stage reenactments, pageants, markers, and river cleanup with school participation and medal-funded projects.
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Wisconsin
Father Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet
David Meyer
Marquette and
Joliet
St. Ignace
Mich
Lake Huron
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin River
Green Bay
Fox River
Portage
Mississippi
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Gulf
Meyer
Marquette
Jefferson ahead for MHS cagers
The Cheesemaker basketball team seeks a Badger Conference win at Jefferson Friday night with Monroe at 3 6 facing the league second place 6 3 club. Jefferson won their first meeting 70 65 in Monroe with Al Renz scoring 35. Monroe seeks to halt a five game league skid after loss to Edgerton. overall record 5 8.
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Cheesemaker
Jefferson
Monroe
al Renz
Edgerton
Middleton
MHS
Lee Mitchell
Clarence Bruess
Bruess
Mitchell
Steve Sutter
Jim Gempler
Paul Lueck
Gene Curran
Dave Roethe
Beloit
Fort Atkinson
Sun Prairie
Monona Grove
Miller
Phil Austin
Randy Wyss
Wyss
Ev Jacobs Leads Six Women Over 500 Series Mark
Ev Jacobs tops the 500 mark with a 549 series as six women in the Major and Keglerette Leagues reach 500 plus. Jacobs had 192 177 180 in the Major at Eagles Club Lanes, with Glenda Prechel 536 and Lydia Rasmussen 534 in the Keglerette. Idle Hour Mansion wins Major team honors after a split with Trucks Inc, finishing 2490 pins to 2427. High game among the women is 207 by Marilyn Kubly.
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Ev Jacobs
Jacobs
Eagles Club
Glenda Prechel
Lydia Rasmussen
Becky Solberg
Idle Hour Mansion
Trucks Inc
Idle Hour
Trucks
Bette Elmer
Betty Ritschard
Judy Bauman
Lee Loveland
Prechel
Elmer
Leona Gruenewald
Monroe Cheese Corp
Frito Lay
Bienema Olds
First National Bank
Park and Recreation Notes Hockey Sunday at Lake Francis
The Park and Rec program resumed with hockey Sunday at Lake Francis at 2 p.m. Local UW players led by Dave Arundel were sidelined by an injury from Saturday but Arundel and teammates will demonstrate and sign autographs. Door prizes from local sponsors and autographed items were offered amid league results and standings from several corporate and local teams.
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Park & Rec
Lake Francis
Paul Schoenike
Dave Arundel
Arundel
Gary Winchester
Dick Perkins
Stan Hinkley
John Taft
Tce
Monroe
Martin’s Sport Shop
Lanz Hardware
Value Village
Ace Sports & Garden Center
Monore Cheesemakers aim for undefeated season in clash with Janesville Craig
Monroe, ranked sixth in the state poll, seeks to complete a 12-0 dual record this Friday against Janesville Craig in a non conference dual. The Cheesemakers sit atop Badger Conference races as six weight class wrestlers carry perfect or near perfect marks into post season events at Monona Grove and Racine Invitational.
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MHS
Janesville Craig
Monroe
Cheesemakers
Greg Wuetrich
Steve Wuetrich
Bill Kubly
Dan Mayer
Joe Ziltener
Rich Hinebaugh
Ken Pick
Racine Park
Ziltener
Hinebaugh
Wis. Rapids
Brookfield Central
Greenfield
Campbellsport
Kenosha Tremper
Janesville
Craig
Jeff Collins
John Madden
Rick Hefty
Kelly Buchanan
Racine
J.I. Case High School
Racine Horlick
Racine Case
Oconomowoc
Burlington
West Allis Nathan Hale
Hamilton-Sussex
Hale
Fred Lehrke
Monona Grove
Lehrke
State Wrestling Meet Tickets Now On Sale
High school wrestling fans may order season tickets for the WIAA State Wrestling Meet scheduled February 23 and 24 at the UW Fieldhouse. Monroe High School office handles orders during 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours, with prices six dollars for adults and four dollars for students.
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Monroe High School
MHS
Monroe Handicap Bowling heats at Turner Hall lanes weekend
The 42nd Monroe Handicap Bowling Tournament opens its team weekend at Turner Hall Lanes after singles and doubles led by Burleigh Bartlett 665 and Roger Brugger 660. Doubles leaders Fred Wirtz and Bob Hawley with 1195 pins. minor events resume Feb 17-18 and Feb 24-25 and March 10-11.
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Turner Hall
Eagles Club Lanes
Burleigh Bartlett
Roger Brugger
Milo Friedrichs
Fred Wirtz
Bob Hawley
Vic Bredeson
Ron Thompson
Ralph Blum
Huber’s
Monroe Hotel
Swiss Colony
Hawley’s Livestock
Gempler’s Tires
Martin’s Sport Shop
Gempler’s General Tires
Commercial Bank
Windy Acres
Bauman Kitchens
Green Co. Salvage
Mobil Oil
Studer’s Super Service
Advance Transformer
Turner Hall League
Mueller Cheese Factory
Bowen's Standard
Treuthardt Trucking
Baumgartner’s
Nite Hawk League
Eagles Club
Rees Construction
Monroe Cheese Corp
South Wayne Oil
Dorman’s Cheese
Goecks Sunoco
Bob & Wig’s
R.K. Moe
G. Stuart’s
Eagles Bar
Solomon’s Auto Parts
Green Co. House
Monroe TV
Joanne Schindler
Ada Swanton
Jeanette Grindey
Chris Gempeler
Diane Broge
Idle Hour Mansion
Wisconsin Faces Northwestern in TV Game of the Week
The Wisconsin Badgers travel to Evans ton to meet Northwestern at McGaw Hall in the Big Ten Television Game of the Week. Tip-off is 1:00 p.m. as Wisconsin aims to improve its 1-4 conference mark and 6-7 season record.
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Evanston
Badgers
Northwestern
McGaw Hall
Rams fire Prothro name Knox Rams coach
Los Angeles Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom dismissed Tommy Prothro and promoted 40-year-old Chuck Knox, a six-year Lions assistant after time with the Jets, saying the team should have reached the Super Bowl. Northwestern is 2-10 overall and 0-3 in the Big Ten. Indoor track at Wisconsin hosts Iowa State and Notre Dame in Camp Randall. tickets 3 2 1 dollars.
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Carroll Rosenbloom
Los Angeles Rams
Tommy Prothro
Chuck Knox
Detroit Lions
New York Jets
Rosenbloom
Knox
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Notre Dame
Camp Randall Memorial
Bill Perrin
Wisconsin Federation
Glenn Herold
Skip Kent
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Twin Grove Lumber
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Lyn Eley
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14Th Ave
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Badger
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Rockford
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