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The Stratford J ournal 50 years ago...
thursday, march 22, 1973 Students attend art showing Three classrooms at Western Wisconsin Tech Institute of La Crosse overflowed with an impressive display of handcrafted projects and original designs by students in the Related Art Department. The studio show on March 9 signaled the gathering of projects from the Interior Design and the Apparel Arts department of the home economics division.
Students represented in the Interior Design exhibit were Margie Grassl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grassl, Jr.; Beth Kaiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kaiser and Mary Leick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leick, all of Stratford.
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wednesday, March 25, 1998 Five run for three trustee seats Five Stratford residents are in the running for three seats on the Stratford Village Board. The election will be held April 7.
The candidates are: Thomas Bornbach, 36, who was on the village board for one year. He was asked to step in when a trustee resigned.
Larry Feltz, 43, who has an accounting degree from NTC and was in the Air Force and Air Force Reserves. Feltz is married to Chris and has one “child,” a beagle named Toby.
Dan Kroening, 63, who says that he has been urged by a lot of the constituents to run for village trustee “because of my interest in North Third Avenue.” Kroening is a Stratford graduate and retired mechanic from Klemme Sales.
Greg Leick, 40, who is the only incumbent in the election. Leick has been on the village board for six years now.
Don Weber, “75 years young,” who has been on the village board before. He served two terms and now, after having a year off, is running again.
Record R eview 50 years ago...
thursday, march 22, 1973 Ruth Martin selected as scholarship winner Ruth Martin, a senior at Edgar High School, has been selected regional winner of the Thorp Finance Scholarship Competition. The scholarship consists of a $25 savings bond.
Miss Martin, an honor student, has been active in FHA, Librarian’s Club, French Club and Forensics Club. She is planning to enter the nursing profession and will enroll at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County Campus in the fall.
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wednesday, March 25, 1998 Athens board creates development authority The Athens Village Board on Monday created a seven-member Community Development Authority that will assist the board in bringing business to the village’s industrial park.
Board members voted unanimously to create the authority. Trustees decided not to grant the Authority the power to act on behalf of the village board at this time.
Trustee Joe Tessmer argued for a “go slow” approach.
“Let’s just wait and see how it goes,” he said. “And then we can give them the power.”
Athens Village President Matt Viegut said that the board decision would not hamper the Authority’s work and, in his opinion, was the “safe” approach.
The Authority is able to tackle any number of projects, including “blight elimination, slum clearance and prevention, urban renewal and redevelopment, community development and redevelopment that will encourage well-planned, integrated, stable, safe and healthful neighborhoods, the provision of healthful home, a decent living environment and adequate places of employment.”
Edgar celebrates centennial - 1998The Village of Edgar Centennial Committee purchased 19 banners to be hung on Main Street and Redwood Street in honor of Edgar’s centennial celebration. Edgar service clubs contributed funds to help purchase the banners. Pictured here (left to right): Bill Fergot, Bob Christianson, Larry Thompson, Mike Huebsch, Mollie Untiedt and Bill Tess.the record-review archives
