THE TIME MACHINE

From past files of The Star News 10 YEARS AGO

August 9, 2012

Rib Lake Ice Age Days will celebrate its 25th year this weekend as the community festival continues to be a source of community pride. The first Ice Age Days was held September 18-20, 1987 and it was timed to include the school district’s homecoming game. The main event of the first Ice Age Days was held outside of the village as the loop trail connecting Wood Lake County Park and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail was dedicated. The trail was recently restored by the Mobile Skills Crew, giving visitors to northeastern Taylor County a loop foot path rather than a linear experience on the path.

25 YEARS AGO

August 6, 1997

Bill Fales, of Medford was the $500 grand prize winner in the recent Rubber Duck Race held by the Medford Lions Club. Other cash winners included: $300, Erin Holsbach of Green Bay; $200, Rusk Co. Sheriff’s Softball Team; $100, Anna Berger of Medford; $50, Wendy Geiger of Medford, Elwyn Beane of Onalaska, Jerry Baumann of Abbotsford, and Taryn Fox of Medford.

50 YEARS AGO

August 10, 1972

The formal opening of the Lublin branch of Peoples Exchange Bank, Thorp, will be held Sunday afternoon with a dedication ceremony and open house. Tours will be conducted from 2 to 4:30 o’clock and coffee and doughnuts will be served and gifts ditributed.

75 YEARS AGO

August 7, 1947

Three Taylor county girls who showed superiority in judging in the contest held at the Medford high school Friday, August 1, have been named to judge at the State Fair at West Allis on August 16. They are Marvel Oelke, Elaine Schwoch, and Phyllis Amacher, who will judge canning, foods and nutrition, and sewing respectively.

100 YEARS AGO

August 10, 1922

H. A. Fischer, a young man from Madison, has purchased the business of Chas. Jary’s tire shop. He will continue to operate same with additional lines of work. He has been with the C. T. Stein car top building, trimming and upholstering company of Madison. Mr. Fischer expects to continue operating the shop in its present location in the frame building on Front Street, north of the Star-News office. He upholsters furniture as well as cars, and will occupy himself with that work during the part of the winter when most of the cars are idle.

125 YEARS AGO

August 14, 1897

S. R. E. Manney, the engineer at Powell’s mill, was injured while in the discharge of some extra duties at the mill last Thursday. As an accommodation to the shingle packer he went to cut some shingle bands, and while doing this work an old axe lying on some boards above the saw, fell and struck Mr. Manney’s right hand with one of its sharp corners, inflicting a painful wound, which was dressed by Dr. Nystrum.