Out of the Past – 11-4-2015
Out of the Past – 11-4-2015
10 years ago
November 2, 2005
Maurice (Al) and Deone Jorstad will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Howard Town Hall Nov. 12.
Both local football teams were eliminated in the first round of the WIAA playoffs as Colfax lost 24-18 to Fall Creek while Elk Mound was defeated by Eau Claire Regis 38-6.
Bo Weber led the Colfax boys’ cross country team to a sixth place finish at the WIAA state meet held in Wisconsin Rapids.
25 years ago
November 8, 1990
A son Ryan John Buckley, was born Oct. 28 at Luther Hospital, Eau Claire to Dr. Bruce Buckley and Terri Stovern, Colfax.
Elizabeth Ann Moyer of Colfax and Douglas Allen Degler of Eagan, Minn. were married Sept. 20 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Eagan.
Stacy Wittrock and John Ackerlund, both of Colfax, were united in marriage Oct. 19 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Cooks Valley.
Trevor Linberg booted a 27 yard fieldgoal in overtime against Crivitz to send the Elk Mound football team back to Camp Randall for the WIAA Division 5 state championship game.
The Colfax girls’ basketball team returns plenty of experienced players as first year head coach Joe Doucette takes over a team that finished 12-8 a year ago.
35 years ago
November 13, 1980
Sarah Mae Wohlbier of Chippewa Falls and Robert Jerome Schindler, Jr. of Colfax were married Oct. 25 at Central Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls.
Exchanging wedding vows Oct. 18 at United Methodist Church in Chetek were Patricia Lynn Hight, Chetek and Dr. Mark D. Gilberts of Sand Creek.
Janet Rothbauer and Kari Kressin were named to the Dunn-St. Croix All Conference volleyball team after the Vikings won the conference championship with a 9-1 record. Fellow Viking players Kathy Thompson, Holly Brockman and Becky Knutson were named honorable mention.
50 years ago
November 11, 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sundstrom, Rockford, Illinois, are the parents of a son named Ernst Alvin, born Nov. 3.
Selected as administrator for the Colfax Area Nursing Home, Inc. has been Duane Dieckman, who comes here from Turtle Lake, North Dakota.
Evangelical United Brethren Church at Bloomer was the setting for the wedding of Dianne Gumness, Bloomer and Allen Froiland, formerly of Colfax on Oct. 30.
Miss Sandra Ziebell of Bloomer became the bride of Duane Nelson of Colfax Oct. 30 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomer.
Turning off the highway last Saturday, a tractor driven by Dennis Repaal overturned, pinning him beneath. His father, Gerald, partially jacked the machine off the boy, and with the aid of Hovre’s wrecker, it was removed. After being taken to the hospital, it was learned he had sustained only cuts and bruises.
65 years ago
November 2, 1950
Estlyn Teppen and Harold Harms, both of Colfax, were married Oct. 21 at Holden Lutheran Church.
During homecoming festivities at the high school, Clyde Prince acted as king in the afternoon and Donald Steinmetz reigned supreme over the evening performance while Luana Andrews reigned as queen. The football team won their game 14 to 7 as Prince scored on a quarterback keeper and Steinmetz scored from one yard out.
Folks in the area can get their fill of lutefisk with a dinner served at N. Running Valley Nov. 3 and at Colfax Lutheran Church Nov. 7. Cost for adults is $1.00 at both.
100 years ago
November 12, 1915
John Hill, one of the oldest settlers of this locality, died very suddenly last Saturday at age 74. Hill settled in a homestead in the Town of Colfax in 1862 and lived in the town and village all but eight years. Hill passed away during the ceremony of the corner stone laying of the rapidly growing municipal building in which Governor Emanuel L. Phillip spoke.
David, the sixteen year old son of Gust Mittelsdorf, who resides just south of town, had the misfortune to get one of his hips badly dislocated while playing football with some playmates last Sunday.