Out of the Past – 12-11-2013
Out of the Past – 12-11-2013
10 years ago
December 10, 2003
Viking Real Estate will have a new owner Jan. 1 as Kathy Tape recently sold the business to Colfax resident Krag Blomberg.
Jessica Doyle, wife of Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle came to Colfax to present prizes to eighth grader Trent Morning for being a winner in the Where in the World is Jessica Doyle? contest.
A warm welcome was received at Colfax Elementary School when Gene Henderson came home unannounced from Iraq to spend a two week leave with his sons Alex and Zachary and their mother Brenda.
25 years ago
December 8, 1988
Married October 22 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Popple Creek were Alaine Stewart of Elk Mound and Alan Sonnenberg of Colfax.
The Colfax wrestling team hosted a four team tournament and finished 2-1 with Travis Seehaver, Roger Larson, Ryan Seehaver, Wally Jenson and Ron Scott winning all their matches.
34 of the 74 graduates of the Colfax Class of 1938 celebrated their 50th reunion recently at the Holiday Inn in Eau Claire.
35 years ago
strong>December 14, 1978
Mr. and Mrs. David Gaddy (nee Lynn Peterson) announce the birth of a daughter, Audra Anne Nov. 29 at Mercy Hospital in Janesville.
Colfax Lutheran Church was the scene Dec. 2 for the wedding ceremony of Jan Sauter and Clair Stovern of Colfax.
Dave Luer scored the winning basket with six seconds left on a fast break layup coming from a Craig Johnson assist as the Colfax boys beat Elmwood 61-60. Earlier in the week, Colfax defeated Elk Mound 60-57 as Steve Cook came off the bench and swished two free throws and Luer added a final layup to seal the win.
50 years ago
December 12, 1963
Alice Mae Anderson of Wheeler and Jerome Allen Halvorson of Iowa City, Iowa were married Nov. 30 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Wheeler, Wis.
A son, Dana Gordon was born Dec. 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Haugle at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hovland, a daughter Loni Lee at the Barron Hospital Dec. 6.
A son, Mark, was born Dec. 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Carly Carlson in Eau Claire.
The Colfax boys upset a very strong Hudson team 64-63 by coming from behind in the fourth quarter as Jerome Vettrus scored 29 points and Dave Knutson added 12 for the Vikings.
65 years ago
December 16, 1948
Miss Doreen Dahl became the bride of William Lewis of Colfax, Dec. 4 at the parsonage in Beyrer Settlement.
Colfax missed several chances to score in the third quarter and lost their basket ball game to Hudson 24-21. Rogstad, Colfax forward, led both teams in scoring with 12 points.
The Grant 4-H met at the Town Hall for their December meeting with new president Otto Waldbuesser running the meeting. Mrs. Wm. Buchner was elected local leader for another year and Arland Buchner remains the club reporter.
100 years ago
December 19, 1913
Little Masters Rudolph and Tony Hager went to Eau Claire Saturday to visit their sister at the hospital.
N. I. Lowry of Dassel, Minn. who leased the Colfax hotel and came here to take possession Monday, somehow failed to fill his part of the agreement, and returned Monday.
While temporarily insane, Menomonie farmer William F. Heise blew off the top of his head with a shotgun last Saturday. He was 27 years old and unmarried and imagined enemies were poisoning his stock.