Engaged! Jessica Jo Sande to Justin Ryan Sperber, families both from Cadott. Wedding planned for February 11, 2006 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd.

Weddings! Kendra Schuebel to Kurt Ketterhagen on July 9, 2005 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Stanley.

Renee Frances Wundrow to Brian Alan Anderson on July 23 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Stanley.

Obituaries: Stanley J. Pogodzinski 1932-2005; Frances P. Simon 1905-2005 PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF BOYD ATTENION CAR OWNERS: Starting November 1 through April 1, all vehicles must be removed from streets in the village from 3 a.m. until 6 a.m.

VILLAGE ORDINANCE, 10-01-28, Penalty $10, Boyd Police Department.

BOYD AREA Local News By Mrs. Dorothy Ruff* Shirley and Bernie Lodahl drove to Ladysmith Saturday morning to watch their granddaughter, Danielle, at the swim meet. She took first place in the free style swim meet. On Saturday evening, they drove to Eau Claire, where their grandson, Trent, played his tuba with the honor band. The band has 132 musicians from different schools.

Nancy Peterson and her daughters, Angie and Vicki, went to La Crosse shopping on Saturday.

Bob Ruff, of Cumberland, took his mother, Mrs. Catherine Ruff, to Greenwood to the Mike Ruff home to help their little son, Austin, celebrate his third birthday.

Trisha Sarauer…was a visitor and dinner guest at the Gene Ruff/Bob Pease home on Wednesday.

*Dorothy Ruff was among the last of the local correspondents to cover the Stanley Country, with only ‘Homeplace Happenings’ remains for today. She would often put her family and grandchildren in her weekly updates, as with granddaughter Trisha Sarauer, featured while making a home visit above.

30 Years Ago November 15, 1990

News of Our Service Personnel (photo) Airman 1st Class Denise M. Ziwisky has graduated from Air Force basic training at Lacklund Air Force Base, Texas.

During the six weeks of training the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs, and received special training in human relations.

Navy Firemen Brian L. Stuttgen, son of Jerome G. and Rita A. Stuttgen of Stanley is currently deployed in the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield while serving aboard the destroyer tender USS Arcadia, homeported in San Diego… .Stuttgen is a graduate of Stanley-Boyd High School.

31 Years Ago November 16, 1989

The Cold War speeds on to resolution as the Berlin Wall is torn down in Europe as local students of the month are named at S-B Middle School.

(photos) Tiffany Derks; Kris Dubiel; Jennifer Kettler; Charlie McCrackin; Danielle La Chappelle; Kevin Drace; Vicki Peterson; John Hazuga

40 Years Ago November 13, 1980

Seven S-B Gridders Named All-Conference; Five Other Orioles Make Honorable Mention (photos) Jay Thorpe; Rick Hodowanic; Mark Bernklau; Terry Zais; Tim Zais; Bill Thielke; Don Sorenson; Jim Ponick; Joel Erickson; Tom Henke; Greg Seichter; Mark Natzke.

Coach Mike McDaniels gave a short synopsis of his squad’s ball players honored this year in Cloverbelt Conference play. Mark Bernklau: “He’s a super tough, hard runner with good quickness. He earned 1,045 yards rushing this year.”

Rick Hodowanic: “A tremendous passer with college potential if he really decided to play in his own mind.”

Tim Zais: “He could stick as a defensive back in college— he’d make a good strong safety. He has excellent speed and is an excellent tackler. He’s unselfish and thinks only of the betterment of the team.”

Terry Zais: “He could play offense or defense in college. A good hitter with good hands. He’s very coachable, a smart player.

Bill Thielke: “He worked hard to get where he is. He missed being chosen All-Conference by one vote. A super nice guy too.”

Jay Thorpe: “King Kong unchained. He can put a hole in any line. Other teams couldn’t contain him on offense or defense. It couldn’t have been much fun playing against him. He can play Big Ten ball. He’s quick, strong, is intelligent and has a large frame—he’ll be able to add more bulk if needed. The conference coaches were really high on him. He ought to get a scholarship.”

Jim Ponick: “Dynamite comes in small packages. He was the defensive leader the last two years on the team. He sacrifices for the team.”

Mark Natzke: “A real good blocker who improved greatly with weight training in the off season. He can play college in the Wisconsin State Conference. Missed All-Conference by one vote.”

Greg Seichter: “He improved more than any other senior; also missed All-Conference by one vote. Greg played defense with an aggressive attitude.”

Tom Henke: “A very fine blocker-excellent pass blocker. He’s smart too.”

Joel Erickson: “He’s improved 100 percent over last year. He was the final link in buttoning up our secondary. He’s a bright athlete, a good open field tackler who had a lot of good performances this season even though he played with an injured shoulder most of the year.”

Don Sorenson: “A super intelligent football player who might get beaten 5 percent of the time physically but never mentally. He’s a good hitter. He might have made defensive end All-Conference if the officials picked by position.”

“As a whole, the team played smart all year. You could change the game plan or make up a new play at the half and they could run it. They started out three years ago and could have hung it up. But after a year of humiliation they came back…Success this year was 80 percent due to a winning attitude. The other 20 percent came from our staff— Jim Brinker and Lee LaFlamme.”

50 Years Ago November 5, 1970

Weddings!

Jean Isakson to Michael McCaffery at Grace Lutheran in Eau Claire on October 10.

Nancy Wynimko to Ronald Ehrlichmann at St. John’s Cathedral in Milwaukee on October 3.

Dawn Kosakoski to Thomas Hoffman at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thorp on October 31.

57 Years Ago November 28, 1963

(photo. SYMBOLIC TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN PRESIDENT.

U. S. Flag flies at half-mast at Moon Memorial Library) City, Nation Mourn President Kennedy “THE president has been shot!”

Word spread like wildfire through the community shortly after 12:30 Friday afternoon. Residents were shocked…numbed by the news that President John F. Kennedy had been struck by two rifle bullets while riding in a motorcade at Dallas, Texas.

Prayers went up that the president’s life might be spared…that his wounds would turn out to be less serious than feared.

A HALF-hour later it was all over. After all efforts had been exhausted, the President was given the last rites of his church and the sad news was flashed to an unbelieving world: the President is dead.

John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, died of an assassin’s bullet at the age of 46—the youngest elected president in this nation’s history.

L ATER IN the day, vicepresident Lyndon Johnson of Texas was sworn in as the thirty-sixth chief executive.

Mr. Kennedy left his wife and two children….THE national radio and TV networks abandoned all commercial programming from the time of the President’s death until Tuesday morning, the day after his funeral…The hearts of the nation went out to Mrs. Kennedy and her two children, Caroline and John Jr.; and also to President Johnson, who assumed the mantle of state leadership under such tragic conditions.

70 Years Ago November 9, 1950

Armistice Day Proclamation WHEREAS on November 11, 1918, the Armistice was declared bringing to an end the first great war of nations, with the Allies victorious; and WHEREAS the ideals of peace and democracy supposedly reached that day had again to be defended by our brothers and sons in a second world war; and WHEREAS the men and women of the United States armed forces have now joined with forces of other freedomloving nations in mortal combat on foreign soil for the preservation of right and justice in the world; NOW, THEREFORE, I, R. B. MOLDENHAUER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STANLEY, do hereby proclaim Saturday, November 11, 1950, as a city holiday, to be set aside in especial reverence and remembrance of the deeds of our fighting men, not only in the first world war, but also in the ensuing defenses of liberty and justice, who died for the greater glory of peace. Let each of us pray from their blood shall spring forth blossoms of eternal peace and the fruit of precious liberty for all peoples of the earth.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd Day of November, 1950.

(Signed) R. B. Moldenhauer

80 Years Ago November 15, 1940 The Armistice Day Storm of 1940 TERRIFIC WINTER STORM HITS THE STANLEY COUNTRY The Worst Storm To Strike the Stanley Country At This Early Date.

Following a two days rain storm which prevailed in this country during Sunday and Monday, the east wind shifted to the west and north and brought with it snow and freezing weather and found people unprepared for winter. Snow fell to the depth of several inches Monday night, accompanied by a high wind which blockaded roads in many places and caused untold hardship both to humans and animal life on farms where preparation had not been made for winter.

HOMES QUARANTINED FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS The F. E. Stringer home on Broadway, known as the Wadding residence, was quarantined yesterday because a daughter of the family was found to be a victim of Infantile Paralysis. The daughter was married last week, Saturday, to Warden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Isenberger. The marriage at which friends and relatives were present, occurred at the Methodist parsonage, Rev. Gaylord performing the ceremony. The Isenberger home has also been quarantined for five days. The situation is one which requires the utmost diligence on the part of the health officers.

100 Years Ago November 6, 1920

FIRE CAUSES HEAVY LOSS AT BAGGAGE FACTORY Fire of Unknown Origin Burns Contents of Stock Room and Damages South Building Fire was discovered in the west end of the south building of the Dependable Baggage Company’s factory at about 11:30 Tuesday night. The usual alarm was sounded but owing to the fact that the hour was late and several members of the Volunteer Fire Department, including the Chief, were out of town, the work of fighting the fire effectively did not start as promptly as it would have started if the fire had been an earlier in the day. Before the chemical outfit arrived the fire had gained too much headway to make the chemicals effective. The water was then resorted to and the fire department lived up to its reputation for efficiency by making a gallant fight.

Compiled by Joseph Back