Days of Old- 11-2-2016
Days of Old- 11-2-2016
10 years ago
Tribune of October 18, 2006
Judson Manor, 19, a Glenwood City High School 2005 graduate made an appearance on NBC’s “Today Show” on Tuesday and joined along with 49 other men who have made Cosmopolitan magazine’s most eligible bachelor list. The list has one man from each of the states and Manor is the Wisconsin representative.
Provesta Flavor Ingredients, a subsidiary of ABF Ingredients, has begun a series of expansions to its manufacturing facility in Boyceville, Wisconsin. When completed the total investment in the expansion projects will exceed $4.5 million.
Cash flow for the Boyceville School District received a needed infusion of funds after the board of education approved a short-term borrowing agreement at its regular October meeting.
25 years ago
Tribune of September 25, 1991
Roger Bakken of Glenwood City grew a 300 pound pumpkin in his garden at his home just east of the high school. Bakken had six other pumpkins that were close to that size as well.
Shortly after Labor Day, workers and contractors took over the 74-year-old structure at St. John’s Catholic Church and they will continue to be prime tenants until the renovation is completed in mid to late November.
The new band director at Boyceville High School is Gayle VandeBerg-Smith. She is a native of Prescott and alumnus of UW-La Crosse.
50 years ago
Tribune of December 8, 1966
Santa Claus has now confirmed his schedule and will make his annual visit to Glenwood City on Saturday, December 19.
Two free movies will be shown at the Glen Theatre. On Dec. 10 the free movie will be “Son of a Gunfighter” and on Dec. 17 the free movie will be “Murieta”.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Holldorf will hold an open house in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lingerfelt (Carlla Holldorf) at the Emerald Legion Hall on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lingerfelt were married in Japan and just recently returned home.
60 years ago
Tribune of November 1, 1956
The Rev. Herbert J. Enser, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran Churches at Glenwood City and Forest, will speak on the Menomonie radio station, WMNE, on Sunday afternoon, November 4, from 1-1:30 p.m. Each Sunday afternoon a pastor from this general area will speak over the Menomonie station.
According to the County Agent’s staff, the two boys most outstanding in youth work in St. Croix County this year are Fred Schnitzler, Jr., of the Bellringer’s 4-H Club, and David Logghe of the Sunnyside Shamrocks 4-H Club, both of Glenwood City. Both boys have accepted the offer of the St. Croix County Farm Bureau for a free trip to the Rural Youth Conference.
Citizens of the Woodville area were granted a state charter to establish a home for the aged in September.
95 years ago
The Glenwood Tribune
September 29, 1921
The remains of Pvt. 1st Class Leonard Schoenwetter, killed in action Oct. 14, 1918, were interred near scenes of his boyhood days in Greenwood cemetery Sunday.
C. J. Augustin, who has been actively connected with the publication of the Tribune during the last two or three months, will take charge Oct. 1st of a legal-blank printing and stationary business in Minneapolis, which the Augustin Printing Co. purchased last week. He will continue in his capacity as editorial writer for the Tribune. Allan B. Augustin will remain in charge of the Glenwood City plant.
Eugene Hillstead, fourteen-year-old school boy of Connorsville, got weary of school life and on Monday ran away. Eugene said he did not like his teacher and did not want to go to school anymore. He was found at one o’clock the next morning at Clear Lake where he had gone with a neighbor boy.
35 years ago
Boyceville Press Reporter
November 5, 1981
For the first time ever, the Wis. National Guard Unit of Menomonie will be firing live ammunition at the Boyceville rifle range Nov. 8.
By a unanimous vote, the Boyceville Village Board decided to discontinue its participation with the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission at the end of 1981.
A search is being conducted by the Boyceville High School yearbook staff which is presently putting together the 1982 Bulldog annual. The objective of the search is to compile a complete collection of Boyceville High School yearbooks for all the years that the high school has been in existence.