– Courier-Sentinel Lookback –

– Courier-Sentinel Lookback –

10 Years Ago – 2010

The Jean Brunet Council 4948 of the Wisconsin Knights of Columbus, celebrates their 50th anniversary of becoming a charter. During a banquet at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cornell, Grand Knight Pat Talbot accepts a commemorative plaque from state deputy Roland Ransom, with the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council.

20 Years Ago – 2000

Musician Ben Tomandl, Cadott, goes on his Witness tour, after recording the album at Legend Studios in Eau Claire. Tomandl will give 40 performances in 11 states as part of his tour.

30 Years Ago – 1990

Chistopher Sherman is charged with First Degree Arson, for destroying the 77-year-old little white slasher building under the retired Cornell log stacker. It’s unclear why Sherman set the blaze, but the loss of history is strongly felt by the community.

40 Years Ago – 1980

Thanks to the ingenuity of Cadott High School seniors Joe Chapek and Al Stipek, the Cadott Elementary School library has a multilevel reading perch. The students designed and constructed the area for students who prefer to have some alone time in the IMC.

50 Years Ago – 1970

The Royal Bohemians furnish music for a polka dance held at the Lake Holcombe Town Hall, sponsored by the school’s sophomore class. Admission for the dance is 75 cents for a couple or 50 cents for single dancers.

60 Years Ago – 1960

The Cadott Sentinel wins a second place award at the National Editorial Association competition in Atlanta, Ga. The award was received for a feature story about a representative of the state Bureau of Weights and Measures, during a visit to Cadott last year.

100 Years Ago – 1920

Theo. Hanson, of Hanson Photo Gallery, installs a new print drier, which decreases developing times. The Pa-Ko machine was purchased from the O. H. Peck Company in Minneapolis, Minn.