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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD - 75 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 28, 1950

House Moved to Airport

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sanders, who purchased the Airport Bar, about a mile south of Abbotsford, moved the Lawrence Olson house from Cherokee onto their property.

Firemen’s Carnival Success

The four day festival, sponsored by the Abbotsford Volunteer Fire Department last weekend, was a success in spite of the cold weather. Proceeds will be used for firefighting equipment.

TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD AND COLBY - 50 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 24, 1975

Riplinger Park

Community people are building a park in Riplinger next to the Lutheran church. It will have a shelter and playground equipment. Roscoe Meacham, Delores Justman, Dorothy Neuman and Ronald Bruesewitz are members of the park committee.

Horse Pull Event

Curtiss hosted a horse pull Sunday. Contestants brought teams from all parts of central Wisconsin. The horse pull, sponsored by the Curtiss Fire Dept., was postponed twice because of rain.

TRIBUNE -P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD AND COLBY - 25 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 27, 2000

Koch to be inducted

Dr. James W. Koch will be inducted into the state’s 50-year club. Koch moved his medical practice to Colby in 1952 and during that time, he delivered 2,874 babies plus 17 sets of twins.

St. Louis fall festival

St. Louis Catholic Church, Dorchester, celebrated its fall festival with a Polka Mass. The Mass was followed by a dinner, a petting zoo and an auction.