10 Years Ago April 13, 2011
Life on the Family Farm
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Tom Meek, his wife Joanne and their two children Catherine and Joshua, own and operate a 35-cow, 359 acre dairy farm in northwestern MT.
Local Pastor Receives Sunshine Award Pastor Rob Yohnk of New Life Tabernacle of Stanley was a recent recipient of a Sunshine Award. Pastor Yohnk was nominated by a member of the congregation who said, “We all hope he will be our pastor for a long, long, time to come. He is so good.” Sunshine Awards by Channel 13 of Eau Claire are awarded to people who have been nominated by another for bringing “a little sunshine into someone’s life.
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Over 700 Attend Lions Club Wrestling Tournament Saturday (photo) On Saturday, April 6th the Stanley Lions hosted their annual Youth Wrestling Tournament.
At last count 342 wrestlers in grades K-8 signed waivers to enter the contest.
Before the start of wrestling, a short clinic on throws was given by Bob Brenner and Bill Bensen.
Wrestling, which was conducted in both the high school and middle school gym, began at around 10 a.m. and was concluded Larry Romanowski chose Outstanding Young Fanner At Jaycees Banquet (photo) State Secretary of Agriculture Gary Rohde, left, congratulates this year’s Outstanding Young Farmer, Larry Romanowski. His wife Bev holds the traditional bouquet. Staff photo.
Ronald Spaeth of Boyd was runner-up and Eugene Felix and Dean Mahr, both of Stanley, shared second place honors.
Other award winners were: Norman Christianson – Outstanding Young Man and Darlene Blanchette – Outstanding Young Woman.
Larry Cortese speaks!
If the Boot Fits, Wear It Every once in a while the press screws up. You might say, “That’s ok, nobody’s perfect,” right?”
After the broadcast media fumbled early news reports on President Reagan’s attempted assassination, saying the Chief Executive would be undergoing open heart surgery and Presidential Press Secretary James Brady was dead, viewers shook their heads…knowingly. More bloopers from the network electronic wizards.
Rev. Marion Kline, Philippine Missionary, To Visit Area (photo) The Rev. Marion Kline, a United Methodist missionary, will visit two area churches on Friday, April 30th. She will be at the Thorp United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. that day for an informal meeting. Women and any men who can come to discuss her work in the Philippines are welcome.
At 7:30 she will arrive at the Cadott United Methodist Church for a family get-together. Anyone who can’t be there then should come when they can to meet her. After staying at Cadott that night, she will travel to her next appointment at Rice Lake.
Large Crowd Attended Coaches-Red Heads Basketball Game A large crowd was on hand Friday night to see Cloverbelt Coaches win over the All-American Red Head girls basketball team. Final score was 60-56.
And in the first game, the fifth and sixth grade team from the Stanley and Boyd schools coached by Rick Seefeldt defeated a team coached by Dennis Schneider, 23-13.
Members of the winning squad were Bill Tollefson, who led in scoring with 11 points on four field goals and three free throws. Steve Isakkson, Bill Booth, Steve Duce, Scott Taylor, Greg Mitchell, Mike Kowalczyk and Dennis Peterson were also team members.
On Schneider’s squad were Matt Smoczyk, Mike Szatalowicz, Tim Valk, Dean Tinjum, Tom Boie, Tim Troyer, Ken Abramowicz and Mark LeGrand…. Coaches in the Cloverbelt who participated were: Gene Hatfield, Don Kostelecky, Lee Halverson, Larry Norrell and Linder Benson, Stanley-Boyd; Jack Tetzner and Dave Wood from Thorp; John Tereshko from Gilman and Darrel Hart from Cadott.
Area Newsmen to Meet Here for ‘Clinic’ NEWSPAPER publishers and their shop crews from a dozen towns in western Wisconsin will converge on Stanley Friday for a “front-page clinic.”
The Stanley Republican and publisher Ralph C. Bloom will host the clinic, which is sponsored jointly by the University of Wisconsin journalism department and the Wisconsin Press Association. Prof. Les Hawkes of the University’s journalism school will be in charge of the clinic.
Maple Hill Group Joins Stanley District Part of the Maple Hill district was set into the Stanley school district Tuesday night, by action of the joint Chippewa- Eau Claire-Clark county school committees.
The portion involved includes the farms of Marvin and Roy Samplawski and Martin Hatfield. Two additional parcels of land, owned by Schultz Nielsen and Mr. Wundrow, were also included.
The transfer involves approximately one-sixth of the total valuation of the Maple Hill district.
Boyd Native Died April 4 At Green Bay Simon Berchem, age 66, died Tuesday, April 4th, at Green Bay. He was born and raised on a farm near Boyd. He was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife Rose and two children, a daughter, Mrs. Patrick (Mary) Brury, and a son, Robert Berchem, and one sister, Mrs Pete (Helen Yeager of Sheldon, and one brother, Albert Berchem of Oregon and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday at Green Bay. Those attending from Boyd were: Mr and Mrs. Paul Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer, Fred Meyer, Matter Meyer, Mrs. Wallace Olson, Mrs. Robert Shock, and Mrs. Earl Kranig.
Orange and Black A weekly column written by high school students for high school students, parents and interested citizens. All letters pertaining to this column should be addressed to the editor, Orange and Black, in care of Stanley High School.
Joke of the Week Raether: Say Earl, there’s a fly on your nose. Want me to brush him off?
Simon: Brush him off? Why, is he dusty?
THORP THEATRE THE ENFORCER Wednesday and Thursday, April 25 – 26 The fighting D. A. who matched crimedom’s killers bullet for bullet and smashed their evil “Kill For Cash” empire.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted De Corsia, Roy Roberts and Patricia Joiner Also News and “Grand Dad of Races” Also playing: SUGARFOOT (He’s a slow talkin’— Fast Shootin’ Hero!); DESTINATION BIG HOUSE (Starring Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, James Lydon, and Robert Armstrong); and BORN YESTERDAY, “Broadway’s biggest stage success better than ever on the screen! Broadway’s Biggest Hit—Now a perfectly swell motion picture!
Obits: William Wynimko, Town of Thorp resident. Born in Poland October 1, 1886. Burial in cemetery at St. Mary Czestochowa, Junction. Also in obits: Peter David Dorn, well-known local fanner; and Louis Eslinger, “fonner Chippewa County Clerk.”
At home: TRAVELS IN THE HOLY LAND.”
A world traveler, Gerald Giving, will appear in colorful Arab costumes at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on April 27, at 4:30 o’clock P.M. when he will tell about his travels in the…lands of Syria and Palestine.
Mr. Giving was a teacher of English for two years in the old city of Tripoli, Syria. He has traveled the world, visiting 30 countries during nearly four years spent abroad. He visited Jerusalem three times in 1925, 1930, and 1935.
After the program a lunch will be served.
STATEWIDE CHORUS TO SING FESTIVAL U.W. MADISON MAY 4 More than 1,000 voices, representing all creeds, colors, origins and occupations, will gather in true American fashion to demonstrate that, regardless of differences in views, democracy works here as they sing in the first all-Wisconsin choir festival to be held at the University of Wisconsin Sunday, May 4.
Meanwhile, the clouds continue to gather for (official) U.S. entry into World War II come December 8…
AXIS POWERS DO NOT WANT U.S. IN WAR Deportation Laws Should Be Revised. U.S. Must Increase Stock Of Rubber.
(Senator Alexander Wiley) WASHINGTON, April 14—I hope so. Of course, the totalitarian powers do not want the United States in the war. Officials say that Hitler will avoid outright war with the United States, because he wouldn’t want an additional powerful enemy participating actively…The only possible advantage which Hitler could derive from a war involving the United States is a chance to prod Japan into the fight… (summary continues).
FIRE FIEND MENACES STANLEY COUNTRY, FIREFIGHTERS BUSY Four Alanns on Sunday. Headquarters Troop Responds. Fair Buildings Destroyed.
The fire fiend threatened the Stanley Country on Sunday and during the day, the local fire department was called out three times to extinguish fire, one of them inside the city limits. The first threat narrowly escaped proving disastrous. It originated in the old mill wood yard. A fierce gale of wind from the south fanned the flames and when the fire fighter arrived it had crossed the Soo Line spur and was threatening the warehouses along Broadway, but it was extinguished before it caught any of the buildings. The fact that the wind was from the south made the fire less dangerous because no buildings were in its immediate path. Later the department was called to extinguish a chimney fire in the Beebe residence on the south side and in the evening a fire in the Peter Brandness fann residence at the south city limits engaged the attention of the firemen and only the most strenuous efforts saved the fann buildings. The house was considerably damaged. The fire originated from defective wiring in the walls of the building.
In the late evening another distress signal came from the South Settlement where fire was raging in timber slashings and the men of Headquarters Troop went to the rescue and by their efforts saved some fann homes from being destroyed.
Conditions were favorable for the spread of fire, there having been but little precipitation of moisture for several months. This hazard still prevails and people are exercising great precautions to prevent fires from starting.
Reports of disastrous fires came from all over northern Wisconsin (buildings at Northern Wisconsin State Fair grounds in Chippewa Falls are destroyed, etc).
Almost 92 Years Ago June 7,1929 FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Fanners of America is a national organization for boy studying vocational agriculture in high schools…The Stanley High School has 35 students taking agriculture. These students are carrying on directed practice in teh following enterprises: Raising Certified Grain; Turkeys; Sheep; Baby Chicks; Dairy Heifers; Herd Sires; and more.
STANLEY WILL HAVE AN ARMORY AND AUDITORIUM Decision of Business Men; Will Celebrate birth anniversary of Stanley Republican More than sixty business men sat down together to an excellent dinner at the Hotel Royal last Thursday evening. It may have been the quality of the dinner, it may have been the softening and chastening effects of a period of business depression or it may have been the eloquence of the speakers but certain it is that the crowd was unanimously, harmoniously and emphatically a booster crowd, ready and willing to make any kind of a sacrifice for the good of the town.
Geo. H. Chapman (Park namesake) presided and Dr. S. F. Webert acted as Secretary and the chairman stated that the subjects for consideration would be the need of a Public Auditorium and the maintenance of the band. He called on C. B. Culbertson to present the matter of the auditorium… On motion of Ed. B. Role it was voted to hold the next dinner on May 16, the twenty- fifth anniversary of the first issue of the Stanley Republican and to make the event in the nature of an observance of that anniversary and a recognition of the services rendered to the community by the home paper.
110 Years Ago April 15,1911 Social and Personal Born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Valk on April 10, a son.
Miss Bertha and Ludwig Roe came home from Northfield last Saturday for their Easter vacation.
The Young People’s society of the U.L. church has decided to have a big sociable on May 17, in honor of Norway’s Independence day (Syttende Mai).
Cashier C. W. Nelson of the Boyd State Bank was in town Wednesday morning.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Smeader on the 10th inst. twin
daughters.
120 Years Ago April 13,1901
Local Happenings News of a week in and about our hustling little city Mike Solie returned Wednesday from Albertville.
From Our Conespondents Swim Creek Valley Mrs. Jud Kuhn is very sick.
Arthur Young of Minn, is in the Valley visiting old friends.
Frank Mock who sold his fann last fall has purchased another. Frank thinks the Valley good enough for him and so intends to make it his future home.
Nearby: Our Thorp neighbors are to have a Rural Free Delivery service instituted from their office. The 9th Congressional District has very few localities which are adapted to this service and Clark County contains nearly all the territory of that district in which the service can be made practical.
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