Engagement!

Megan Weaver and Craig Ebert announce their engagement. Megan is the daughter of Kathy Weaver, of Appleton and Mark Weaver, of Freemont. Craig is the sone of Jim and Rose Ebert, of

Boyd. Weddings!

Sykora and Gundlach wed: Kim Sykora and Dr. Jonathan Gundlach were married on August 6, 2005 at St. John the Baptist Church in Cooks Valley, with Father James Arthur performing the ceremony. Kim is the daughter of John P. and Audrey Sykora, of Bloomer. Jonathan is the son of Jake and Bonnie Gundlach, of Holcombe.

Brianna Sykora, sister of the bride, was Maid of Honor. Colette Jaeger and Jocelyn Wittrock, sisters of the bride, served as bridesmaids.

Best Man was Chris Fischer. He is the best friend of the groom. Scott Gundlach, brother of the groom and John Sikora, brother of the bride, served as groomsmen.

Ushering duties were performed by Tim Blanchette, brother-in-law of the groom and Todd Jaeger, brother-inlaw of the bride.

Kim is the owner of Timeless Gems, LLC in Bloomer and Jonathan is a veterinarian and part-owner at Stanley Veterinary Service, SC in Stanley.

A reception was held at the Pines Ballroom in Bloomer. The couple resides in Thorp.

Ebnet and Selzer marry Kristi Ebnet and Rod Selzer were joined in marriage on June 17, 2005 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso, MN. Father John Pearson performed the ceremony.

Parents of the couple are Ken and Sharon Ebnet, of Wabasso, and Richard and Darlene Selzler, of Stanley.

Maid of Honor was Bethany Price, friend of the bride. The bridesmaids were Michelle Selzler, sister-inlaw of the groom, Jodi Selzler, sister-in-law of the groom and Melissa Georgius, friend of the bride.

Best Man was Randy Selzler, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Randy Ebnet, brother of the bride, Rob Selzler, brother of the groom and Eric Schaffner, friend of the groom. The usher was Ron Selzler, brother of the groom.

A reception was held at the Wabasso Community Center following the ceremony. Rod is currently employed at Prairie’s Edge Casino and Resort in Granite Falls, MN. Kristi is employed at Hometown Bank in Redwood Falls, MN. The couple resides in Granite Falls, MN.

Congratulations! Mrs. Edith Krueger, Teacher, Stanley- Boyd Middle School, Wisconsin’s Middle School Teacher of the Year, 2005-2006. Recipient of a Herb Kohl Educational Fellowship – 2005. The Stanley-Boyd School District salutes your achievements. Most of all, we appreciate all you do to better educate our students and make the Stanley-Boyd community a better place. We’re proud of our staff and of our accomplishments in the classroom!

Board of Education and Administrative team listed. David Ludy listed as Elementary School Principal, all others changed.

BOYD LOCAL NEWS By Mrs. Dorothy Ruff Evelyn, Tom and Ben Weyenberg and Carolyn Jouppi attended Sunday Mass at Holy Ghost Church in Chippewa Falls and later the chicken dinner. There was a very large crowd there.

A new great-granddaughter was born to Kurt and Tammy Mathison on September 8.

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ruff were among the many who attended the wedding of Gina Anderson and Jesse Schneider at Our Savior’s Luther Church in Stanley. The bride’s parents are Dave and Sue Andersen of Clear Lake. The groom’s parents are Mike and Luanne Schneider of Medford. They later attended the reception at the Fill-In Station in Chippewa Falls.

Licht reunion held The sixty-second annual family reunion of the Joseph and Lena Licht families was held at Lotz Park on Sunday, September 4, 2005.

19 Years Ago

September 20, 2001

AS I See It! by Joe There are no words that can even begin to explain the tragedy that struck America last Tuesday. One can only express sympathy to those who lost loved ones in the tragedy.

One thing I am sure will be an outcome of Tuesday’s action will be considerably more security at airports, on our country’s border’s and with the visas offered to college students. It’s a sad thing, but something we much do… I was quite surprised last Tuesday evening over the rush on local gas stations. I was called at about 8:30 that there was a line waiting for gas at DJ’s station. I took my camera and stopped at DJ’s, then went to Peterson’s and finally to Express Mart. I counted fourteen cars waiting in one direction there. Surprisingly, gas was the same price Wednesday morning as it was on Tuesday evening.

September 13, 2001

New Arrivals Olivia Erin on Friday, Aug. 31, sister’s name Shana;

middle of August in state money. Poulter also said there is $137,336 due in taxes from last year.

School Board to ban student smoking within school Board to hold special meeting at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 The Stanley-Boyd School Board voted to ban student smoking of cigarettes at the high school Tuesday night.

The motion was unanimous with the lone objection voiced by a high school student. She said the granting of a specific area of the school for smoking had kept the bathrooms much cleaner. The bathrooms were a favorite place to smoke and the not allowing of a smoking area would not stop the kids from smoking, she said.

“When are we going to get monitors in the bathrooms then?” she asked after the vote.

The board answered by saying this would have to be an administration problem and not something the school board should act on.

SCOOTING AROUND STANLEY with JOE We are happy to welcome back to our staff of correspondents Mrs. Paul Dahm. As we have been unable to find a replacement for her, she has consented to continue gathering Boyd news until such time as someone else would like the job.

This week I have received two letters that a feel need commenting on. The first one comes from a concerned taxpayer.” The context of the letter was fine. It referred to the appearance of the entrance to Stanley, primarily the entrance on X from the east. The reference was made to signs, bill boards, etc. (many of which are in such bad shape they should be taken down). The letter was very good, as have been many others we have received, but unsigned. Our policy — they must be signed.

The second letter is of a different sort. Politeness is a virtue which unfortunately many of us do not use as did this person.

Stanley-Boyd Orioles Plowed Eau Claire Regis Under 29-0 Friday To Open Conference Play Against Auburndale Here (photos) The Stanley-Boyd Orioles completed their third tune-up of the season Friday night defeating Eau Claire Regis, 29-0.

The Orioles have outscored opponents. 113-20 in the three victories. Auburndale comes to town Friday night before the Orioles real test against Mosinee Sept. 27.

Regis has lost 13 games in a row over the last two seasons.

The weather played havoc with both offenses Friday night and there were nine fumbles during the game.

“The weather conditions forced both teams to deviate from their game plans,” said Oriole head coach Mike Mc-Daniels. “It definitely hurt their game plan,” he said., referring to the Ramblers shot gun offense.

The Orioles scored early

in the first quarter. Mark Bernklau’s 30-yard run around the end was followed by an 11-yard completion from Rick Hodowanic to Terry Zais moving the ball to the two-yard line. Todd Ponick carried the ball in on the next play and with Jay Thorpe’s extra point, the Oriole’s

led 7-0…

51 Years Ago July 24, 1969

Motto: Devoted to the Peace, The Welfare, the Happiness, and the Contentment of the people of the Stanley Country.

Local Merchants Schedule Crazy Days Sidewalk Sale Sale Starts 9 A.M. Friday; Sidewalk Sale Both Days Crazy Days Sidewalk Sale—the craziest ever—will be held in Stanley this Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26.

LOCAL MERCHANTS have gone through their stock and come up with some of the best bargain buys in history, buys which will please you while saving you lots of money. You’ll find big savings on everything from grocery items to furniture, clothing to toys, aspirin to waste paper baskets, paint to radios—you name it, chances are you’ll find it on sale at one of the many stores participating in the Crazy Days Sidewalk Sale.

Medical Center Being Constructed (photo) WORK IS PROGRESSING rapidly on the new offices of the LaSalle Medical Service located on the corner of First Avenue and Franklin Street. The old building which housed the law offices of Philip Meadows have been utilized and will be a part of the new medical facilities. It is hoped that the offices will be ready for occupancy in the early fall. —Staff photo.

AROUND STANLEY with Joe What can one say that has not already been said about the moon landing. One could not help but remember pictures seen in science fiction books of men on the moon, as you looked on. A great accomplishment has been made, and we all can feel proud that we accomplished it. • • 60 Years Ago September 15, 1960

(photo) Kubista-Novak Exchange Vows August 27th The marriage of Ruby Helen Novak, youngest daughter of Mrs. Kathryn Novak of Thorp, Wisconsin, and Thomas Thaddeus Kubista, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Kubista of West Concord, Minnesota, was solemnized at a 10:00 Nupital Mass on Saturday, August 27th at St. Mary’s Czestochowa Catholic church, Stanley, Wisconsin. The pastor, Rev. Edward A Masalewicz, officiated at the double ring ceremony with Julia A. Kubista, the groom’s sister, as maid of honor and Robert M. Novak, the bride’s brother, as best man.

70 Years Ago September 14, 1950

Your Editor Gets Behind the 8-Ball, by Walter Brovald Folks were evidently surprised and more than slightly bewildered last week when they attempted to turn to page five of the Stanley Republican to finish reading a couple news stories that began on the front page. That the Republican came out with two page sevens and not a single page five was really quite embarrassing, believe me, but not without some value. At least we had confirmation of a fact already well-known—that people read, and read thoroughly, every issue of the hometown paper.

THOMPSON SHOULD TALK ABOUT POLITICAL SMOKESCREENS! HAH! (editorial) Carl W. Thompson, in his sidewalk speech here last week, ranted at length about the smoke screen which he claims Republicans are laying down in the current campaign, preliminary to the primary election next Tuesday.

A s is usual with politicians, Thompson himself was laying a colossal smoke screen while he talked to the small crowd in front of the auditorium.

The greatest part of his speech was lacking in constructive argument, while he kept lambasting Republican candidates and the Republican party for the way they do things.

BACK to the 8-Ball: Can’t get my mind off that missing page five in last week’s issue. You know that we try to make as few slip-ups as possible, but sometimes things just will happen anyway—as they will to anyone….which puts me in mind to quote a couple of super typographical errors made in other papers: “Read the fool advertisements in this newspaper before buying your weekend supplies.” (baby arrives to “frighten” parent’s home).

75 Years Ago August 10, 1945

SGT. JAMES JOHNSON

HOME FROM OVERSEAS— Sgt. James Johnson arrived in New York with the 4th Division on July 10 from overseas, where he served 27 months in the Infantry. He was stationed in England until D-Day when he entered France with the 4th Division which spearheaded the Normandy beaches. He was in Cherbourg, took part in the Liberation of Paris, in Belgium and Luxembourg. His division was the first to pierce the Siegfried Line when on September 7, 1944 a trial spearhead was made. His unit ended up in Munich, Germany. He transferred into radio service recently. Sgt. Johnson entered the service early in 1941 and trained at Camp Croft, S. C., Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., Fort Dix, N. J. amphibious training at Camp Johnston, Fla, Jackson, S. C. and to Kilmer, N. J. from where he left for overseas. Sgt/. Johnson and his bride are spending a 33day furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mike Johnson. He will report to Camp Grant, Ill., at the end of his furlough.

(also on the front page returned from war are Sgt. LeRoy L. Edwardson, S/Sgt. John J. Troz; T/4 John J. Tryboski; and PFC. Carl O. Korn, honorably discharged July 5 after getting his first combat experience at Pearl Harbor.

Lt. Freeman Springer deployed to Luzon, Philippines, arriving six weeks after deployment from the west coast.

120 Years Ago September 8, 1900

Editorial comment: The attention of William Jennings Bryan is respectfully called to the movement inaugurated by his party in Louisiana for the repeal of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the federal constitution. Perhaps he would like to deliver a few speeches in the Pelican state on the atrocity of government without the consent of the governed. If so, there is no doubt that he would meet a warm reception.

Locally: The new city hall in process of construction and the contemplated library building are the two most important propositions before the public at present. In addition, is the new Presbyterian Church which promises to equal if not excel anything yet attempted here in the way of church architecture (burned and rebuilt with brick after the 1906 fire, currently housing Heritage Baptist).

123 Years Ago March 20, 897 Volume 1, Number 45 The recent purchase of the Stanley Journal just rescued it from an untimely grave where it would have gone unwept, unhonored, and unsung. (This newspaper was purchased and absorbed into the Republican, being for a time the Republican and Journal).