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The Stratford J ournal 50 years ago...

thursday, June 14, 1973 Poppy sale nets nearly $200 The American Legion Auxiliary Hekedish-Kremin Post 307 met in the Legion Cabin on June 7. Mrs. Gertrude Bornowski presided.

Routine business was taken care of. Mrs. Charles Raugh, poppy chairman, reported $188.98 was collected on Poppy Day. This money will be used only for the veterans and their families.

Election of officers was held with the following being re-elected for another one-year term: Mrs. Bornowski, president; Mrs. Lawrence Steines, first vice president; Mrs. L. Toelle, second vice president; Mrs. Jos. Brei, treasurer; Mrs. Roger Schuette, chaplain; Mrs. Lillian Zenner, sergeant-atarms; Mrs. Charles Raugh, secretary.

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wednesday, june 17, 1998 School, village sharing costs Drainage problems north of the high school addition have been causing waves lately.

Last Tuesday, the village of Stratford approved paying a portion of the costs, including paying for storm sewers in the street right-of-way and the street sub-base under that construction.

The school district’s building committee did not approve a bid proposal at their meeting last Thursday. They tabled the project in hopes that another proposal, due later this week, will be lower.

The school board approved the project at its June 8 meeting, pending the building committee’s approval of a bid proposal. At that time, Tuttle reported that the project was estimated at $38,000.

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thursday, June 14, 1973 Dairy princess visits Edgar Miss Jane Nemke, Marathon County Dairy Princess, was in Edgar recently. She greeted the public and presented them with dairy recipes and treats. Miss Nemke stopped first at the Bank of Edgar where she presented awards for dairy posters to members of the Wien Wildcats 4-H Club: first place, Dawn Wirkus; second place, Frank Wirkus; third place, Clarice Hackel, all of St. John’s School. She then went on to Edgar IGA and Strong’s A-G. At each stop, the princess stressed dairy products in everyday life.

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wednesday, june 17, 1998 Marathon School District projects lower tax rate The proposed 1998-99 Marathon School District budget avoids program cutbacks but balances the books by slightly lowering the district’s fund balance or equity.

District Administrator Robert Burmester presented the Marathon Board of Education last Wednesday with a draft $4,916,175 budget for the next school year.

The budget keeps school offerings generally as they have been, but reduces the district fund balance by $21,046 to $490,349, approximately 10 percent of budget. In 1996-97, the district fund balance stood at $573,350.

School officials have publicaly worried that declining enrollment, especially at the elementary school, could mean possible program cuts. State spending caps on public schools are pupil count sensitive.