THE TIME MACHINE

From past files of The Star News 125 Years Ago

May 19, 1900 Train Wreckers Taylor County has a few of them.

Narrow escape from disaster near Stetsonville.

Sunday morning the south bound limited was stopped about two miles south of Stetsonville, the engineer having discovered an obstruction on the track ahead of him. It was found to be a number of ties piled on the track, which had they not been discovered in time, would have caused disaster. The obstruction was removed and the train proceeded. The north bound limited the same morning was not so fortunate and but more narrowly escaped.

100 Years Ago May 14, 1925 Rib Lake-Medford Post Observe Memorial Day

Rib Lake and Medford posts of the American Legion will join in a proper observance of Memorial Day, Saturday, May 30th. Landua Post No. 247 of Medford and Lehman Post 274 of Rib Lake will work together in preparing the program for the day.

First morning services at Greenwood and Rib Lake The tentative program calls for the first morning service of the day by the Lehman Post at Greenwood. Landua Post will then join with Lehman Post in a 9:00 o’clock service at Rib Lake.

75 Years Ago May 18, 1950 Program for Memorial Day Is Arranged

Parade at 9:30 am.; Program at Cemetery Will Follow Parade A Memorial Day observance in Medford Tuesday, May 30, has been arranged to include a parade and a program at Evergreen cemetery, serving to preserve remembrance of deceased war veterans. In charge of arrangements is Harold Gowey, American Legion member. Assisting Gowey is Alfred White, Veterans of Foreign Wars member.

50 Years Ago May 15, 1975 Plan June Dairy Month Events

Medford Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor June Dairy month events again this year, it was announced this week by Tom Koszarek, county agent who reported on a dairy month banquet committee meeting held Monday night.

25 Years Ago

May 18, 2000 Medford to start new ‘Taylor County Alternative High School’

The Medford School District was recently awarded a state grant to set up an alternative school which will assist students at risk of not graduating.

The new alternative school will be called The Taylor County Alternative High School (TCAHS), as it was the Medford School District’s hope to set it up as a countywide institution.

10 Years Ago

May 14, 2015 Eloranta helped Medford students for 31 years

Pat Eloranta has seen changes in the Medford Area Senior High library, but the goal of helping students and staff effectively find the information they need has not changed after 31 years with the school district. She retires at the end of the 2014-15 school year with almost 40 total years of helping students learn.

Eloranta taught in an Owen parochial school before taking time off with a young family. When she returned to the full-time job market, the librarian position was open in Medford and she took on the job. The librarian position requires not only a teaching degree, but a masters in library science within the first five years on the job.