A LOOK Back FROM THE FILES OF THE STANLEY REPUBLICAN COMPILED BY JOSEPH BACK

10 years ago August 16, 2012

Council will hear city hall ideas by John McLoone The City of Stanley will hear presentations Monday night from four firms about the prospect of building a new city hall.

The city has for years owned a piece of land on North Broadway Street, across from the Plombon Funeral Home and between the former Don Smith Sales property and Stanley Truck Sales shop, that has been earmarked as being the future site of a new city hall.

In 2002, the city commissioned drawings of a new city complex at a cost of $7,500.

Mayor Mike Henke directed earlier this summer that architectural firms ouer proposals for the new building.

The site was purchased years ago by the city for $30,000 from United Building Center when they closed their Stanley operation. An additional $5,000 was paid for demolition on the site, which sits vacant, but is used primarily for funeral home parking.

Henke asked that the firms making presentations also ouer a vision on how the project could be financed, meaning to explore available grant funding the city could qualify for.

The council will hear the presentations at its committee of the whole meeting at the fire station. On the schedule are MSA at 5:15 p.m., Ayres Group at 5:35 p.m., CBS-Squared at 5:55 p.m. and Cedar Corp. at 6:15 p.m. Cedar Corp. is the city’s current engineering firm.

Stanley architect Blake Bichanich made a proposal to the city to purchase the current city hall building and move it to property he owns at First Avenue and Broadway Street and convert it to a commercial building. That property is where the Hotel Royal used to sit.

The meeting is for presentations only. There has been no decision made on going ahead with a new city hall, nor has there been final discussion on what city departments would be housed in such a building.

20 years ago August 15, 2002 Bud Light Wins Boyd Lions’ Annual Softball Tournament For the seventh consecutive year, J & J’s Bud Light team took first place at the Boyd Lions’ Club Annual Softball Tournament. The team beat County Line of Warren’s, 26-16, to seal the deal. Team members: Jeremy Romanowski; Janson Simpson, Nick Mechelke, Chad Oberle, Jaimie Oberle and Troy Birch. Troy Wendt, Paul Oberle and son Brett, Cory Kowalzcyk, Mike Meyer, Dean Romanowski and Steve Schmitt.

Second Place: County Line of Warrens Third Place: Shorty’s Boys of Chippewa Falls Fourth Place: Jude’s Bar of Boyd.

Back to School Thrift Sale Thur., Aug. 15, 4 – 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 16 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Brand name clothing, all in excellent condition, girls sizes 6-16, women’s sizes, boys shirts, pants, size 34-32; shoes; coats; table & chairs; stove; garment bags; body pillows; lamp; rugs-bathroom & more; dresser; pictures; girls’ bikes; bunk beds & much more. Patten St., Boyd

30 years ago August 13, 1992

Administration District Administrator: Charles Poulter High/Middle School Principal: Robert Hauser Stanley-Boyd Elementary School Principal: Gene Luoma Assistant Principal Grades 7 – 12: Gary Krueger Bookkeeper: Darlene Manley Administrative Secretary: Heidi Wold Assistant Bookkeeper: Nola Peloquin Athletic Director: Lee La-Flamme Board of Education Dale Abrahamson, President Marian Peterson, Vice President Dennis Johnson August Mertens Tony Bielecki, Clerk Ken Mason Richard Schoch High School Faculty & Stau Ardis Amundson, librarian Beverly Brayton, Spanish, Business Education Fern Brewster, Science, Math, 8th Math James Couey, Special Education Janice Dimmer, Secretary Jerry Dirkes, Business Education, Computers Doug Enloe, Agriculture Gerald Fults, Special Education Ginger Giese, Special Education Kim Haas, Secretary Ruth Hause, Home Economics Janet Houstatter, Special Education Secretary Marie Kaczmarczyk, Aide Lee LaFlamme, Drivers Education, Biology, Varsity Wrestling Coach, Ass’t Varsity Football Coach, Athletic Director Joyce McManus, Art Janet Mickelson, Vocal Music James Miles, Band Kristie Neste, Mathematics, Girls Basketball Bruce Neunfeldt, U. S. History, Social Problems, World Studies Jennifer Niedfeldt, English – Forensics Coach, Psychology Lawrence Norrell, Biology, Golf Coach Richard Moses, Technology Education Karen Possley, Science, Algebra, Health Dianne Rasmussen, English Frank Reith, Mathematics, Physics Dennis Rivers, Psychologist Norma Savina, Aide Richard Setter, Spanish/ English, Girls Basketball Gloria Steivang, Physical Education, Varsity Volleyball Coach Barbara Taves, English, Reading Donald Vanderschagen, Chemistry Mathematics Edwin Walker, Social Studies, Economics Diane Wulterkens, Guidance Counselor Richard Wulterkens, English, Technology Education Grade 7th and 8th Faculty Jerry Allen, Grade 8, Girls Ass’t B. B.

Bruce Andersen, Grade 7 & 8 Jim Brinker, Physical Education, Varsity Football Coach, Baseball Coach Richard Davis, Grade 7 Russell Judnic, Grade 7 & 8 Mary Koci, Grade 7 & 8 Nancy Kodl, Grade 7 & 8 Tom LaCourt, Grade 7 & 8 Jinny Davis Talledge, Special Education Mark Hagen, Chapter I, Grade 7 & 8 Girls B. B. Coach Boyd Elementary School Faculty & Stau Victoria Anderson, Grade 6 Mary Chirhart, Secretary, Aide Joe Hebert, Phy-Ed, Ass’t. Football Coach Pat Jankoski, Grade 1 Ann Mosing, Chapter 1 Mary Jo Mulhern, Grade 4 Lyria Palas, Grade 2 Carol Patten, Aide Cathy Ryba, Grade 5 Donna Senty, Kindergarten Mary Stanek, Grade 3 Stanley Elementary School Faculty & Stau Rainy Antolak, Aide Darlene Blanchette, Aide Janet Booth, Aide Sandy Boyle, Special Education Renee Breu, Grade 3, Cross Country Jacklyn Bucholz, Grade 2 Leia Burzynski, Special Education Brenda Petersmeyer, Music Susan DeBauche, Art Mary Dirkes, Special Education Barbara Geer, Kindergarten Sylvia Gerrits, Secretary Jane Gordon, Grade 1 Judy Gulcynski, Special Education Richard Hayes, Grade 5 Ava Hansen, Speech, Language Bonnie Hakkila, Physical Education Joseph Hebert, Physical Education, Ass’t Football Coach, Boys Track Coach Jane Hoel, Aide Lynda Inmon, Grade 5 Clarice Jessick, Grade 5 Marilyn Jascot, Aide Judy Judnic, Grade 4 Edie Krueger, Grade 1 Patti LaMarche, Aide Barbara LeMay, Grade 4 Carolyn Licht, Grade 6, Cheerleading Coach Delores Long, Aide Rhonda McRoberts, Guidance Counselor Pat Marion, Grade 4 Ruth Maslowski, Grade 1 Mary McCrackin, Grade 2 Karen Mechelke, Grade 2 Diane Moore, Special Education Aide Sandy Moore, Special Education Aide Gail Nayes, Grade 6 Marvin Opsahl, Chapter 1 Christine J. Pohl, Early Childhood Michele Price, Grade 3 Wayne Qualheim, Chapter 1 Donna Rykal, Media Center Carol Schaeller, Chapter 1, Reading Specialist Diane Stangl, Special Education Aide Lynn Steivang, Grade 3 Carla Tanzer, Special Education Leora Walker, Kindergarten John Westman, Grade 6 Carol Wilczek, TMR Cindy Wozniak, Aide 40 years ago August 12, 1982 Rural Interest Books Arrive At D. R. Moon Memorial Library On Display at the D. R. Moon Memorial Library is a collection of new books that may be of particular interest to dairy farmers, agricultural students, beekeepers, hobby farmers and others interested in rural life.

What’s happening in the world of dairy farming? At the library there are several new technical books for those interested in dairy farming. The book “Dairy Farm Management,” by Thomas Quinn is a highly technical and informative text. This book addresses the latest development in the field of dairy farming. The author discusses a variety of subjects such as herd management, milk production and the special needs of calves Three other books have found a new home on our library shelves specifically for dairy farmers. They are “Dairy Cattle,” “Dairy Cattle Science,” and Approved Practices in Dairying.”

Knowing the divcult plight rural residents may be having in these economically depressed times, some advice from “Financial Management in Agriculture,” “Managing the Farm Business,” “Farm Management-Principles- Budgets-Plans,” and “Farm Management Handbook,” may prove to be helpful. Information contained in these books is factual, up to date, and practical.

Obituaries: Andrew Baker 1891 – 1982 Mary McMullen 1904 – 1982 Allan Natzke 1931 – 1982 Lenard Wilhelm 1907 – 1982 Susie Daringer 1898 – 1982 Jeurey Theirl 1970 – 1982 Hotel Royal Now thru the month of August Specials to please everyone Wednesday Night Steak & Shrimp…$5.95 Thursday Night Lasagna…$4.25 Sunday Poor Man’s Lobster …44.50 Plus Our Weekend Regulars Early Stanley Fall Festival Proves to be Enjoyable For Young and Old Alike Chris Lengyel was crowned Miss Stanley 1982 during ceremonies Friday night at Chapman Park. The queen contest and Kiddie Parade Friday night kicked ou three days of celebration with Stanley’s Annual Fall Festival.

50 years ago August 17, 1972 Stanley-Boyd Area Schools To Open Wednesday, Aug. 23rd The Stanley-Boyd Schools will pen Wednesday, August 23 at 8:15 and will be dismissed at 1:30 on the first day. On Thursday, August 24 will be a full day of school running from 8:15 to 3:35. On Friday, August 25, the school will be on a shortened afternoon schedule due to the Stanley Fall Festival. School will start as usual at 8:15 and will be dismissed at 2:30.

New Business Opens… Although the front of the building is not completed, the inside is another new business that has been opened in Stanley. “Beauty Land:” opened its door Wednesday and will be offering hair styling for both men and women. “Beauty Land” is owned and operated by Fran Schneider and Corrine Zabrowski. See their ad elsewhere in this paper for hours and recitals.

60 years ago August 16, 1962 Republican to Retire “Old Betsy” after 47 years Newspaper press first pictured in November 19, 1915 newspaper to be retired. Betsy, described as a century cylinder press, received a vacation in 1929 following the burning of the Republican newspaper ovce, and another in 1960 when her ”innards had to be operated on.”

Purchased as a used machine, Betsy was estimated to have made 10 to 12 million impressions as a worker at the Republican, or 20 million in all. Betsy was to be retired for a Model B Duplex of far greater printing capacity per hour than she was.

70 years ago (Thursday) August 14, 1952 An Invitation to Learning The Stanley Public Schools extend to the Youth of the Stanley Country a sincere invitation to participate in the many activities and educational opportunities offered young men and women for the coming 1952-53 school year.

What Stanley High School has to ouer: 80 years ago August 14, 1942 Front page obituaries: Mrs. L. I. Roe passes at 9:30 a.m. on August 8 after fourteen month’s illness following a stroke. She leaves behind five sons, two daughters, 29 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, with her husband, two daughters, and two sons preceding her in death.

“Man Power” means woman power as eighteen million women to be employed when men go to war. “So far, they have taken over assembly and light machine work, mainly, but several firms have employed them for the heavy type of work ordinarily considered man’s work only.

At the theater: Paramount pictures releases “Take a Letter, Darling,” employing the then common secretary-boss relationship plot but turning this on its head with the man as secretary and woman as the boss.

110 years ago July 13, 1912 EDSON CHUBB DIES AGED 93 Edson Chubb, lumberman and farmer, the first settler of the town of Edson, and after whom that town was named, died of old age in Eau Claire July 5 at the home of Myron Lund, 104 Fifth Avenue.

Mr. Chubb was born in Corinth, Orange County, Vermont, March 27, 1819. His ancestors had lived in New England for many years and his grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution. He was reared on a farm and attended the common school. In 1842 he went to Cattaraugus County, N. Y., where he engaged in lumbering. In 1857 he came up the Chippewa River with his family by boat. He selected a homestead in what was then La-Fayette, in November 1867 and later cut some oak and built an ox cart with which he and his family travelled into the wilderness, to clear a farm and build a home. He has lived there continuously until two years ago, engaged in lumbering and farming. Mr. Chubb is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emaline Chubb, aged 90, and Mrs. Rodney Lund, aged 78, both of Eau Claire. His wife died four years ago and their only son about 30 years ago.

The funeral was held July 7, interment at Union cemetery, Edson.

126 years ago (Saturday) July 11, 1896 Thorp Topics.

Steps are being taken to incorporate St. Hedwig’s Catholic church of Withee, Clark Co., Wis.