Days of Old – 4-20-2016
Days of Old – 4-20-2016
10 years ago
Tribune of April 5, 2006
Julie Wathke has been hired as the Boyceville Community Education Director. She started her job February 21 and officially took over after March 3 when Dawn Mitchell left.
Glenwood City’s head football coach Phil Ottney was honored by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Saturday evening at their 27th Annual Hall of Fame Awards Banquet. Ottney was one of 18 state people who were placed in the football association’s Hall of Fame. He was also honored as high school coach of the year.
The Glenwood City School Board has accepted the resignations of sixth grade teachers Jim Wall and Cheryl Holldorf. The board also has given lay off notices to Taryn Peters and Emily Maxwell, due to budgetary constraints.
25 years ago
Tribune of March 13, 1991
Steve Draxler and Stephanie Bender have been named valedictorian and salutatorian of the Glenwood City High School Class 1991.
Thirty citizens, led by spokesman Virgil Robinson, attended the Boyceville Village Board’s regular meeting on Monday, March 11. Robinson, whose role was to make the board aware of an “intolerable” level of air pollution around his home and that of his neighbors, which comes from the dryers of API.
Area farmers Dale and Karla Obermueller, and Wayne Blaser and son Bryan received the Dairy Proficiency Award.
50 years ago
Tribune of May 19, 1966
Members of the Lakeland College have elected three former star performers into membership. Among them is Dr. Phillip W. Limberg, class of 1939, who with his brother Allen operate the Limberg Clinic in Glenwood City.
Miss Patricia Rasmus and Miss Darlene Van Ranst lead the list of 1966 Glenwood City High School graduates in academic achievement with averages of 3.96 and 3.94 respectively.
The commencement exercises for the Glenwood City Class of 1966 will be held Thursday, May 26 at 8 p.m.
60 years ago
Tribune of April 19, 1956
Unlike the national government, the state does not have a minimum wage rate for men. But it has long had a rule governing minimum wage for women and minors, and the minimum schedules have been increased, effective May 1. The new rates will be as follows: 70 cents per hour for cities and villages of more than 3,500 in population, 60 cents of localities with a population between 1,000 and 3,500, and elsewhere within the state, 60 cents an hour.
The City of Glenwood will hold a public hearing on the proposed extension of the sewer and water mains on Monday evening, April 30, commencing at 8 p.m.
In 1900 it took about 100 hours of work to produce 100 bushels of wheat. Today, it only takes about 25 hours.
95 years ago
The Glenwood Tribune
March 17, 1921
Word just received by Henry Schroeder is to the effect that a young Mexican by the name of Tedoro Otrego had confessed to the murder of Marie Schroeder, a former Glenwood City girl. He lived only a short distance from the Schroeders and occasionally rode to and from school with Marie.
Mrs. M. A. Higgins last Friday repurchased the Soo Line Restaurant from E. A. Trusty, and has announced that will continue to conduct the same as a restaurant and confectionery.
The final number of this year’s Lyceum course will be held at the Glenwood City opera house this Friday evening, March 18. It will consist of a lecture by Montaville Flowers, a man who stands out as one of the prominent figures on the lyceum platform today.
35 years ago
Boyceville Press Reporter
April 23, 1981
Kindergarten in fall 1981, with enrollment at a new low of 40 students, will use the same half day-full day schedule as this year’s class, Boyceville school board members decided at their April 20 meeting.
Third District Congressman Steve Gunderson came to town April 16 and met with members of several high school classes. He told them about his new life in Washington, D.C., described as being not so “glamorous” as people might suppose. He then opened the discussion to the students.
A question of whether or not Dunn County will assume full ownership of the old Memorial Hospital building and move some of its offices there was slated to be resolved at the April 15 session of the county board, but supervisors tabled the issue for another month.