Now that’s service! (photo) Hodowanic marks end of career with city There isn’t a lot that happened in the second half of the 20th century that Gene Hodowanic missed.

As he steps down this month as the city’s Public Works Director, Hodowanic remembers many of the innovations that shaped the growth of the community.

He remembers the hard labor that built the Stanley that stands today. He remembers the new equipment that made a lot of jobs easier.

And he remembers – like anyone who worked in such a position in those days – sweeping those streets with a broom.

“It used to take us eight days,” he remembered. “It was quite a job. There wasn’t curb and gutter in those days. Those street sweepers now, you can do the whole city in a few hours and the job is done.”

Hodowanic was presented a plaque last week by Mayor Dave Jankoski and Public Works Committee Chairman Ron Holverson last week for his service to the city.

“Gene has done an excellent job overseeing the Public Works department,” Jankoski said. “The City of Stanley was lucky to have someone as dedicated as he’s been for such a long period of time.”

Holverson echoed those sentiments.

“He’ll be hard to replace,” he said. Development leads to end of TIF District While all local municipalities are facing extremely difficult budget years, the City of Stanley’s situation has gotten a little bit better at least.

The city’s Common Council voted Monday night to dissolve the first tax incremental financing (TIF) district in Stanley, which was formed in 1980.

In other business:

• Parks Committee Chair Roxanne Caswell reported that the baseball fields in Fandry Park are coming along nicely.

The youth baseball fields are being built by Stanley Youth Baseball, though the city has donated its profits from the Stanley Steamer Rodeo Days to help pay for the venture.

25 Years Ago September 28, 1995

Viewpoint, by Ward Engelke Good going principal Dean Schultz of Shorewood High School. You have a rare quality among people in public education today. You care and you’re not afraid to put yourself on the line. What did Schultz do? He sent a letter home to the parents of some 220 students involved in fall athletics.

In that letter, Schultz chastised parents for failing to come forward when their children violate the athletic code by drinking alcohol. “The conspiracy of silence among some adult members of the community is as harmful as the denial among the athletes,” reads the letter which was mailed last week. “We must collectively make a commitment to break the chain of silence and denial. If you can’t make this commitment, perhaps you need to carefully consider whether you should sign for your son or daughter to participate in athletics.”

Way to go Schultz. Too many times in our society we place athletics far above what is best for the students. This time Schultz is going after the parents; the ones who should be concerned about the welfare of their children…How sad that parents who are supposed to train a child to uphold rules and regulations turn their backs on an obvious disrespect for school authority.

September 21, 1995

Council OK’s $471,090 Contract For New Fire Station Bid Brought Under Budget By Elimination Of Several Items The Stanley City Council held a regular meeting Monday night, flirting with a record, as the meeting was conducted in a total of five minutes.

I was called to order at 7 p.m. by mayor Dale John, with everyone present.

32 Years Ago September 10, 1987

New Hospital Administrator Takes Over At Victory Memorial John J. Blahnik has assumed the position of administrator at Victory Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home, effective Aug. 24.

He comes here from Washburn where he was the administrator of Bayfield County Memorial Hospital and Northern Lights Manor Nursing Home…A contract has been signed with Dave Haas Trucking of Thorp for the demolition of the Dodge School building which the hospital acquired this summer from the Stanley-Boyd School District. Some preliminary inside work is already underway and the project should be completed in a week or two… School Board Rejects Requests For Additional 5th Grade Class The Stanley-Boyd School Board has run into is first major problem with the consolidation of elementary facilities at the middle school complex after closing Dodge School last spring.

After hearing a number of requests to add another fifth grade class at Stanley Elementary School, the school board refused to act on the matter at its meeting Tuesday night at Boyd School.

Parents and educators had asked the board to add another section since there are two classes for 63 fifth graders – one with 32 students and the other with 31.

Board President Tom Thornton asked the board three times if it wanted to take action on the proposal. No board member volunteered a motion…Judy Judnic, an elementary teacher, said her daughter has complained of headaches after a day of classes. “There doesn’t seem to be any ventilation,” Judnic said.

John Westman, a sixth grade teacher who also has a boy in the fifth grade, said the conditions “are appalling.” Westman added that there might be quite a bit of absenteeism if students start spreading colds and sore throats.

(picture) CONSTRUCTION WORK progresses on the new addition at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Here workers from West Central Construction smooth out concrete for the foundation.

50 Years Ago September 24, 1970

Rev. Larry Moreland Is New Pastor At Brethren Churches (family photo) The Rev. Larry Moreland is the new pastor of the Stanley and Maple Grove Churches of the Brethren, having occupied the pulpits of the churches since the first of September.

Pastor Moreland served as pastor of a church in the northwest area of Chicago and also was the case worker for Evangelical Child Welfare. Previous to this time he had served as director of Youth for Christ for the West Shore area and northwestern Michigan, residing in Ludington, for five and one-half years. He graduated from Bethel College at Mishawaka, Indiana in 1963.

The new pastor and his wife, Eleanor, and three children, Tammy, Terry, and Michael, are residing in the church parsonage. Formal installation will take place in October. The former pastor of the Stanley church, the Rev. Claude Sumner, is now serving a church in Petersburg, W. Virginia, and Rev. Walter Miller, who served the Maple Grove congregation for over twenty years, is now retired.

Pastor Moreland has considerable ability as a magician and ventriloquist and enjoys performing at church functions. He also has visited Europe and the Holy Land and has a number of slides which he shows.

New Officers Are Named By Pleasant Valley Mothers The Pleasant Valley Mothers Club met Monday evening, September 14th, at the home of Mrs. Elsie Kewin, with Mrs. Theresa Koepl helping to serve. There were 18 members present with one guest. Mrs. Judy Shilts and Mrs. Emma Cooley donated items for auction. Miss Alice Vizer won the door prize.

The members were all reminded of the bake sale to be held October 16 and sponsored by the club. Since September is the month for election of new officers this was the main item listed under new business. The officers for 1971 are as follows: Mrs. May Lewallen, President; Mrs. Judy Shilts, Secretary; Mrs. Ruth Phillipi, vice president; Mrs. Beatrice Grindle, Reporter; Mrs. Laura Lewallen, Treasurer; Mrs. Lillian Caswell, ‘Sunshine Worker”; Mrs. Hattie Leutke, Auctioneer.

The games for the evening’s entertainments were planned by Mrs. Janet Westaby and Mrs. Ruth Phillipi.

60 Years Ago THE BOYD BEE September 23, 1960

Volume 1, Number 46 Walter H. Brovald, Editor- Publisher Edson cheese factory closes after long history in region The Edson cheese factory, known variously as the Edson Dairy and the North Star Cheese Factory, closed its doors on Thursday of last week, concluding cheesemaking operations there which apparently stretch back further than the memories of most area residents.

GORDON Blazel, who purchased the place six years ago from Jos. Berres, shut up shop on September 15. Milk handled by the factory is being absorbed by other plants in the region.

The factory, according to community residents, was one of the very first established in this area, with estimates putting the date as far back as sixty years ago. A succession of owners maintained the cheese-making operations there over the years and it was always a highly respected and wellpatronized facility, representing a sizeable investment and considerable asset to the Edson community.

It is located just south of the intersection of “MM” and “D” one-and-a-half miles south of Boyd, at Edson corners.

Infant baptized at Edson Sunday The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lorenz was christened on Sunday at Sacred Heart Church at Edson by Rev. Knopp. The sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weggen of Eau Claire. The baby was named Joseph Edward. A seven o’clock dinner was served at the Lorenz home in honor of the occasion. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weggen of Eau Claire, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rank of Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lorenz of Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Salb and daughter Marlene of Milwaukee, and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Paulhamas of Eau Claire.

70 Years Ago September 28, 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.

Editor-in-chief—Janice Witt; Senior Editor—Nancy Sleger; Junior Editor— Dorothy Seidling; Sophomore Editor—Pamela Jankoski; Freshman Editor— Marjorie Broeren; Sports Editor—Jack Huus.

Citizenship It is a privilege and a responsibility to vote. We have the honor of selecting the men we want to be our officials. Many countries have dictatorships where secret voting is not possible. The people of these countries live in misery and terror, knowing that whatever the government wants it will get. Be proud you are a citizen of a free nation, and vote intelligently so that the free nation you live in now will be a free nation forever. Joan Meznarich

80 Years Ago September 20, 1940

COLBURN BOY IS KILLED BY CAVE-IN ON HIGHWAY Harry Kavaloski Buried Under Three Feet Of Gravel, Dies Before Rescue Harry Kavaloski, aged 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kavaloski, Town of Colburn, was killed Wednesday afternoon when a steep gravel bank in a highway cut caved in, burying him.

The young man, together with Isador Rygiel and Ed Rygiel, neighbors went to a recent highway to get a load of sand, where a deep cut had been made through a hill, uncovering a quantity of excellent sand.

100 Years Ago September 10, 1920

VOTE LIGHT IN EDSON IN the Town of Edson, 100 men cast their votes and 13 women did likewise. Mrs. Richard Adams was the first woman to vote. (Senator) Lenroot received a majority of about 10 votes while Thompson received a similar plurality. As indicated, the vote was very light.

METHODIST CHURCH GETS A NEW PASTOR West Wisconsin Conference at Rice Lake Last Week Makes Many Changes in Eau Claire Dist.

Rev. R. S. Dunbar is the name of the new pastor at the M. E. church in this city… Rev. Dunbar comes here from Knapp where he has been for three years and he is highly esteemed by his former parishioners both as a pastor and a pulpit orator.

120 Years Ago December 24, 1900

THE CITY OF DESTINY.

Stanley the home of industry, thrift and public spirit. A city built (builded) in ten years by energy, enterprise and perseverance along right lines. Center of great farming country and junction of railway systems.

Destined to grow in wealth and commercial importance, owing to the loyalty of big corporate interests to the city and its people. A brief resume of its history, its men and its institutions.

Stanley, Wisconsin, has been, and still is, a manufacturing town. It was first known as a saw mill town, one of the sort which is popularly supposed to enjoy a period of activity until the surrounding timber is sawed up…Child labor is practically unknown (prior to such practice being outlawed)… So it is not strange that the history of Stanley’s growth is a recital of achievements and events which could have come to pass only in a community where a large majority of the people were working in harmony for the noble and glorious purpose of making their chosen city a desirable place in which to live and rear their children.

Illustrations and photos: The Stanley High School – 75 ft. by 120 ft., O’Meyer & Thori, Architects; Stanley Public Library/D. R. Moon Memorial, with basement windows!