Out of the Past – 11-11-2015
Out of the Past – 11-11-2015
10 years ago
November 9, 2005
Susan Peterson of New Auburn and Daniel Smith of Medford were married Nov. 5 at New Hope Lutheran Church, Sand Creek.
Colfax volleyball players named to the All Conference team were Shaina Mulvey, Lacey Logslett and Becky Varnes. All Conference football players were Drew Bode, Trevor Hovde, Dakota Smith, Dayne Hahn, Andy Sarauer, Jeff Brewer, Travis Blomberg, Ricky Hagen, Andy Berres and Cody Cook.
Elk Mound football players chosen for the All Conference team were Matt Baker, Jesse Jenson, Mike Shea, David Green, Gary Wilcox, Cory Pederson, Joey Harrison, Shane Kurtzhals, Brandon O’Connell and Justin Ellingstad. All Conference volleyball players for the Mounders were Amanda Irwin, Hayley Suckow, Andrea Turek and Samantha Weix.
25 years ago
November 15, 1990
Married Sept. 1 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. were Barbara Dawn Kragness of Colfax and Jay Allen Huey of Colorado Springs.
Mary Dachel of Chippewa Falls and Lonnie Jorstad of Elk Mound were united in marriage Oct. 20 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Cooks Valley.
Elk Mound lost the WIAA Division 5 state championship game 21-17 to Darlington, ending their season at 12-1. Jesse Zurbuchen and Bob Rhodes scored rushing touchdowns and Trevor Linberg booted two extra points and a field goal for the Mounders.
Dunn-St. Croix All Conference volleyball players were Jodi Bosch, Angela Wait and Vicki Johnson from Colfax and Leesa Ritchie, Jenny Cyr and Jill Prause of Elk Mound.
10 Elk Mound football players were named All Conference including Jake Morris, Bob Rhodes, Jay Simon, Bruce Freeland, Trevor Linberg, Jeff Koller, Jesse Zurbuchen, Zach Dodge, Jason Maes, Kyle Jenson and Paul Jain. From Colfax were Tim Irwin, Dave Irwin, Mike Anderson, Darren Hoyland, Pat Albricht, Ryan Seehaver and Otis Moore.
35 years ago
November 20, 1980
A daughter, Erin Lydia, was born to Karen and Steve Dahl Nov. 16.
A daughter, Amy Lou, was born to Alvin and Carol Sikora, Colfax, Nov. 3 at Luther Hospital, Eau Claire.
After failing to get a boys’ basketball coach hired for the Colfax team when head coach Dick Diener and assistant coach Doug Russell both resigned, a reluctant Frank Kyes took the job on a one year deal. Kyes was the varsity coach for 7 ½ years from 1962-1969.
50 years ago
November 18, 1965
An inquiry has been made as to the possibility of Colfax leaving the Middle Border Conference and joining the Dunn St. Croix Conference which has schools with enrollments closer to Colfax.
Colfax Lutheran Church was the setting for the wedding Nov. 6 of Judy Melgaard and Larry Dobbs, both of Colfax.
A daughter named Heidi Marie was born Nov. 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hill.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer of Savage, Minn on Oct. 29.
Norman Syverson suffered a broken pelvis in a tractor accident and is currently a patient at Luther Hospital.
65 years ago
November 9. 1950
Miss Phyllis J. Olson became the bride of Mr. Gerald W. Schwartz at the Colfax Lutheran Church Nov. 4. Both are from Colfax.
Selected to receive a free tour of the state’s leading Holstein herds sponsored by the Holstein-Friesian Association were Richard Quilling of Elk Mound and Otto Waldbuesser of Colfax.
Former village president and trustee George Franklin Martin passed away at age 76 at his home after a lingering illness.
100 years ago
November 19, 1915
The first real snow storm of the season reached this locality last Saturday and covered the earth with a white mantle of more then two inches.
Miss Oleanna Rockstad of this village died at the sanitorium in Eau Claire Nov. 10 at age 26 with that dreaded disease, tuberculosis.
The house on the Wilson Fluent farm was burned to the ground Monday night, and as a result. John Hummer and Amanda Amundson, in their efforts to save household effects, were both burned to death.