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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1970
Killed in 29 crash
Five persons from Wisconsin state university at Oshkosh were killed in a highway crash on slippery roads on Highway 29 Friday morning, about a mile west of the intersection of Highway 97.
The five, a biology professor and four students, were on their way to attend a seminar on pollution at Stout state university at Menomonie.
The highway was wet and slushy with snow. The car apparently slipped off the highway onto the shoulder, and then went into a skid in front of an oncoming milk
tanker. The car hit the truck broadside. The top was sheared off and the car demolished as it wedged itself beneath the truck. All five in the car were killed instantly.
Dr. Weix sells dental office in Colby Dr. F. A. Weix of Colby has announced the sale of his dental office to Larry Biggs of Betnon, Ill. The sale will be effective about July 1. The sale includes his equipment, office and home, located on Second Street in Colby.
Mr. Biggs is a student at the University of Illinois dental school. He is married and the couple has two children. They will be arriving in Colby upon completion of his schooling and state exams.
Dr. Weix, a lifetime resident of the area, has served his community for many years. He has not completed definite plans for his retirement.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1990
Changes eyed in Abby fire, ambulance service
Plans are underway in Abbotsford to give the fire department and ambulance service more autonomy in budgeting and purchasing, and it is also like that townships will be asked to substantially increase their payments for fire protection.
Those were two main point that emerged from a March 27 discussion between city offi cials and fire dept. representatives.
Another meeting was set for April 18 to establish guidelines for giving the two departments more administrative and financial independence from the city council. The council will also be asked next week to endorse a committee recommendation to have fire dept. billings be routed directly to the department, not into the city’s general fund. If approved, that will be retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year.
It was also suggested that the fire commission and the fire and ambulance personnel hold meetings every two or three months until the proposed transition has been made.
The meeting began with ambulance secretary Judy Kalepp and coordinator Jim Nikolay going over the ambulance financial report with the commission. The ambulance receives funds via donations and by charging users for its service. There is no money budgeted through the city for the ambulance. There is also no reserve equipment fund. The ambulance borrowed $20,000 from the fire dept. to help purchase its newest vehicle.
