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The Stratford J ournal 50 years ago...
thursday, february 15, 1973 Students learn in foreign foods unit As part of a foreign foods unit, 36 sophomore home economics students had an opportunity to hear Mrs. Asta Pick and Mrs. Judy O’Neill speak of the people, land and foods of Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Mrs. Pick spoke on Germany. The Picks resided in Germany prior to 1953 at which time they moved to Canada and lived there until 1959 when they moved to Wisconsin. She stated that Germany is a crowded country where five meals a day are often eaten. She told about the educational and monetary systems of Germany. Some of the foods Mrs. Pick mentioned as being popular in Germany were stollen, potato pancakes, chicken fricassee and sauerbraten.
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wednesday, february 18, 1998 Stratford helps keep county clean and green Stratford will be a distribution site for home composting units for this portion of the county.
The units, which will cost approximately $34 each, measure 32 inches by 32 inches by 29 3/4 inches and weigh 18 pounds.
The Stratford Village Board met last week and reached a consensus to allow the village shop to be used as a distribution point for the units. The units are scheduled to be distributed in May.
Stratford Village Clerk Margaret Brubaker told the trustees that she had been approached by the county to use Stratford as a distribution center. There is no cost to the village to participate in the program.
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thursday, february 15, 1973 Edgar physician receives county medical society award Dr. Herman Schulz, physician in Edgar since 1930, was presented with the first annual LaCount Award by the Marathon County Medical Society at a dinner given in his honor at the Hoffman House in Wausau on Friday night, February 9.
The LaCount Award, named after Dr. David LaCount who received the charter for the county medical society, was given to Dr. Schulz as well as Dr. Walter Zeit, a professor for the past 50 years at the Marquette Medical School. The award is given for distinguished health care service.
Dr. Schulz, the youngest of six sons, was born in Random Lake, Sheboygan County, in 1899. After serving in the Army during World War I, during which he was stricken with influenza, he continued his studies at the Marquette Medical School.
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wednesday, february 18, 1998 Industrial park purchase likely, says Athens clerk The Athens Village Board met behind closed doors Monday to discuss the purchase of a 118-acre parcel in southeast Athens owned by local investor group, ACRE, Inc.
Athens Village Clerk Gloria Brodziski said that the board and ACRE, Inc. have not as yet agreed on a sale price for the property.
The clerk said, however, that she expected continued negotiations this week and a likely open session vote to buy the property at next Monday’s regular village board meeting.
