15 Years 52 Weeks Ago November 4, 2000

Bush takes Stanley, Kerry Rules in Boyd The race for President of the United States was too close to call Tuesday night. Results from Stanley and Boyd reflected that national split.

For the record, George W. Bush won the City of Stanley, while John Kerry took the Village of Boyd.

Turnout in the area hit record numbers, local poll workers said. There were 949 votes cast in Stanley, with about 600 more than in the September primary.

“It was a strong turnout,” said City Clerk Diane Zais, as she and her seven poll workers finished their work for the night. They were observed throughout the day by poll watchers enlisted by the Republican Party, but Stanley’s election process ran very much without a hitch…In Boyd, 337 people voted, up from 282 in the last presidential election.

“It was a really strong turnout. We had only one other election I remember that we had over 300 voters,” Village Clerk Sandy Isaacs said.

THIS WEEK NEWS Chili Feed Check out our special feature on page seven of the first section promoting the Stanley Business Association Chili Feed.

SPORTS Runners do well Oriole runners Daniel Brinker and Jason Ryba came up with strong finishes at the WIAA State Cross Country meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday morning.

40 Years Ago

October 30, 1980

Missionary Conference To Be Held November 2 Thru November 5 (pictures Rodney Olson and John Olson) Faith Evangelical Free Church in Stanley will hold their annual Missionary Conference, Nov. 2 through the 5th, with three missionaries telling of the challenges in their different fields.

Sessions will be held with the missionaries, on Sunday morning at the 10:45 a.m. worship service, and at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings. A pot luck fellowship dinner will follow the service on Sunday, a time to get better acquainted with them.

S-B Marching Band Entertained Chapman Field Crowd Friday Nite (photo) The Stanley-Boyd marching band played at halftime Friday night as part of Homecoming activities. A week of fun in school, a bonfire, snakedance, school dance and other festivities were capped by the successful efforts of the Orioles. Staff Photo.

NEW ARRIVALS: Domonic Donovan Thielke on Tuesday, October 21st to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Thielke; at Victory Memorial A son to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gulickson of Boyd on October 20.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Krizan on October 21

October 23, 1980

Associate Editor Larry Cortese weighs in!

Letters to the Editor Policy Two letters to the editor received at the paper this week provoked an important policy discussion. Our policy to print letters to the editor is vitally important, I feel, because a newspaper should be a vehicle to express citizen’s opinions just as much as a reporter’s opinions. A newspaper’s job often is to inform the community what its citizens are thinking about issues in their interest.

A problem arises when a letter is not signed, as both letters were not. We believe that unsigned letters should not be published…Where a question arises is this point: should a letter to the editor be printed if the letter writer signs the letter but asks to go unnamed? The policy of the paper is to print no unsigned letter. Period.

I suggest another approach. My argument is that once the letter is identified to the editor’s satisfaction and any libelous or false statements culled from the letter, a reasonable plea by that person to delete the name should be honored…By printing such a letter, the paper would be doing the community a valuable service and yet not lay open the letter writer to ridicule or abuse. One of the unsigned authors of a letter we received wrote, “Name withheld for fear of retaliation.” And that’s my point.

50 Years Ago

October 22, 1970

Playing at the Stanley Theatre Friday and Saturday Oct. 23-24, “A Boy named Charlie Brown” The Peanuts’ Gang in their first movie!

High School Orioles section EDITORIAL: ‘Spirit,’ by Paula Berdal I thought that more students helped this year with homecoming than any other year. Even after the freshman hall was torn down twice they still put up a third, which really took a lot of work and determination.

From what I’ve heard more than enough students came to help decorate the floats. Even in the freezing weather students made signs, cut up chicken wire, gathered donations and believe it or not had fun doing it. The floats really brought color to this year’s homecoming.

Without the skits at the pep assembly, well there just wouldn’t have been an assembly. The FFA skit still leaves people smiling at just the memory.

Even though some of the classes didn’t have chaperones while decorating their halls, they still added color to our school.

Window decorations were hurriedly put up, but they made it.

Not nearly enough people came to our homecoming game. After all, it WAS OUR homecoming game!

Why there was no judging of halls, skits, and windows still puzzles me.

Wedding: Joyce Stangret to Steve William at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lublin on Saturday, September 26 by Rev. Casmir Paul.

60 Years Ago THE BOYD BEE November 5, 1960

Envision eventual recreation area In the news: New proposal made for Otter Lake road project; county to make study (map included, years to fruition) RAIN, RAIN Dreary and dismal weather conditions moved into our area over the weekend, with a persistent rain beginning Saturday night and continuing almost steadily through Sunday and Monday.

While no hard rainfalls were noted, a large quantity of water was recorded over-all, and fields and lawns were soaked when the showers diminished Monday night.

Over 2.5 inches of rain fell during the stormy period.

Colder weather moved in in the wake of the precipitation and skies remained cloudy Wednesday.

However, sunshine returned to the area on Thursday, along with the promise of a period of fair weather and cold temperatures.

CAST YOUR BALLOT TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8!

(pictures of John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon) With voter’s registration records tumbling all over the nation, prospects appeared favorable for an all-time high turnout of residents here next Tuesday, when polls will open for presidential, state, and county balloting. There will also be a referendum facing Wisconsin voters.

OF MAJOR interest, of course, is the presidential race between incumbent vice-president Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy for the Democrats. Their respective running mates are Henry Cabot Lodge and Lyndon Johnson. Although the campaigning on the presidential level has dominated the political picture, within the past week to ten days there has been a sharp increase of interest in state and county races.

Two contests, which have taken on special significance, largely because their outcomes seem very much in doubt even at this late stage, are those for state senator from the 28th district and for the Chippewa county assembly seat.

Incumbent Democrat Davis Donelly is being challenged for the former post by former conservation commission chairman Len Seyberth. The two Eau Claire men have both conducted aggressive campaigns in this area.

70 Years Ago October 26, 1950

Orange and Black A weekly column written and edited 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.| …Typists—The second year typing class QUESTION OF THE WEEK!

What is your opinion of Hobo Day?

Jack Cesafsky—A bunch of bunk and foolishness.

Don Broeren—A lot of fun!

Mary Seichter—It’s fun and I wish it were more often.

Bill Peterson—It was fair!

Corrine Back—It was interesting to see how everyone dressed.

Ruby Novak—You didn’t have to fuss about your clothes that day.

Lora Lee Gibbs—You can wear anything and everything.

Carol Junker—I like Hobo Day because kids get a kick out of it.

Peggy Huls—At last I could wear my “Sunday best”.

Joan Swatzina—I could wear my new fall clothes.

Jim Auman—Everyone was dressed about the same for once.

Frederick Zais Claims Neillsville Girl For Bride Frederick J. Zais, son of police officer and Mrs. Fred Zais, claimed Florence Boon of Neillsville as his bride in a Saturday afternoon ceremony at Neillsville. Father Zywicki, M. S. C. read the single ring rites in St. Mary’s Rectory (priest’s house) at 2:30.

Mr. and Mrs. Len Boon of Neillsville are the bride’s parents.

Traditional white satin, styled with a fitted bodice, lace trimmed and full skirt, which ended in a long train, was chosen by the bride for her wedding gown.

A tiara of seed pearls held her fingertip illusion veil in place. She carried a cascade of red rose buds, white chrysanthemums and pom pons.

Mrs. Harry Rosenquist of Neillsville was matron of honor. Her bright blue taffeta gown was styled with a fitted bodice and a full skirt. A matching halo hat and matching mitts completed the costume. She carried yellow and white chrysanthemums.

Mary Gartner, another attendant, wore dusty rose taffeta, styled like the gown worn by Mrs. Rosenquist, and she carried a similar bouquet. Each wore identical gold crosses and chains and earrings, the gift of the bride.

80 Years Ago November 1, 1940 THE REAL ISSUES editorial It is a good time for the voters of America to do a little sober thinking. They are confronted with a new issue. They are called upon to make a decision which they have never been asked to make before, the question of whether or not we want to elect a man to a third term of the Presidency. We have no fears that Mr. Roosevelt would wreck this country and turn it into a dictatorship over night even if he were re-elected. But there is more than that to the issue. It is the question whether or not we want to make it possible for that sort of thing to happen now or at any future time, because of the threat which it makes to our system of government.

The New Deal regime of officers are pleading that an emergency exists which can best be met by returning the New Deal to power in the control of the government. We do not believe this to be true…

100 Years Ago October 22, 1920

DR. STARR TO PRACTICE IN LOS ANGELES A letter from Dr. F. W. Starr to this office advises us that he has received a license to practice in California and that he has located in Los Angeles where he has purchased a home. Los Angeles* is reputed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the Starrs are to be congratulated on being able to make their home there.

(original name per missiontour. org: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula, settled in the 1780s)

October 15, 1920

Nations Corn Crop the Greatest Ever Known; September Rains and Warm Weather Ripening Over 5,00,000 bushels of corn 1,500,000 bushels of potatoes and nearly 5,000,000 pounds of tobacco were added to the Wisconsin crop prospect during the month of September states Joseph A. Becker, of the Wisconsin Cooperative Crop Reporting Service (U.S. Bureau of Crop Estimates and Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture). Beneficial rainfall during the first ten days of the month, followed by warm weather, caused a substantial growth and ensured (insured) a ripening of all growing crops.

120 Years Ago November 3, 1900

THREE DAYS to the election Notice of General Election.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, Department of State. } Notice is hereby given, that at the general election, to be held at several town, wards, villages and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday being the 6th day of November, A. D. (Anno Domini) 1900, the following officers, are to be elected, to-wit: Twelve electors of President and Vice President of the United States (per the Electoral College)…

October 27, 1900

PRE-ELECTION mood for McKinley – O’Brien matchup Autumnal Gloom The melancholy days have come, And for the folk who bet, November 7 will be found, The melancholiest yet.

—Washington Star

124 Years Ago October 31, 1896

Church and Society Directory M. E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church Skandinavian Lutheran Church Skandinavian Young People’s Society Stanley Camp M. W. of A. (Modern Woodsmen of America) K. O. T. M. (Knights of the Maccabees) I. O. G. T. (meets at Klauck’s Hall every other Thursday) Dovre Lodge, Independent Skandinavian Workmen’s Association Christian Union, John Chalkey, pastor St. Maria Benevolent Society, No. 286, Branch of Catholic Union (meeting first Sunday of each month over Stanley M’fg Co.’s store).