PAGING THROUGH HISTORY:
STRATFORD JOURNAL
50 YEARS AGO...
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1974
Scout News
The Boy Scouts of Troop 688 wish to thank all the citizens of Stratford who purchased the “Little Johns” from them. They especially would like to thank James Linzmeyer, scout master, Frank Ellenbecher and Dr. Kucirek for taking the boys on their house-to-house canvass.
Stratford Schools to Open August 22
Fifty-one Stratford public school teachers will greet students on Thursday, August 22. This date marks the beginning of classes for approximately 896 students for the 1974-75 school year.
25 YEARS AGO...
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1999
New principal at St. Joseph’s introduced
Peggy Schoenfuss is the new principal at St. Joseph School. She returns to Stratford after being principal in Cazenovia for the past two years. Schoenfuss, her husband, Mark, and son, Jacob, are happy to be back around family and friends.
Two local wrestlers attend national camp
Will Stuart and Aaron Jochimsen attended the 28 day J. Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camp in Minnesota the month of July. They both graduated from one of the toughest wrestling camps in the country. MARATHON JOURNAL
50 YEARS AGO...
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1999
Giants Take First in Little League Finals
In the final Little League game of the season, Brian Hurtis pitched the first place Giants to a 7-2 win over the second place Black Sox. The Giants had a 10-0 record.
Eddies Bar Takes Fast Pitch Tourney
In the finals of the fast-pitch tournament, Eddies Bar of Hamburg beat Stanleys of Marathon by a score of 2-0. Third place went to Calmes Bar after beating Swatloski Trucking. Bozo Zinkowich of Eddies was named the most valuable pitcher, Roger Rasmussen of Stanley the top infielder, and Tom Schmidt of Eddies the most valuable outfielder.
RECORD REVIEW
50 YEARS AGO...
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1974
Fairest of the Fair
1973 Athens Fair Queen June Schultz crowned Cheryl Zocher as the 1974 Fair Queen in ceremonies Friday night. Miss Zocher and Sherri Rinninger were this year’s contestants. As the new queen, Miss Zocher was on hand to give out ribbons and to lead the parade on Sunday afternoon.
Edgar Lady Wins in Fish Contest
Irene Guenther, Route 3, Edgar, has won a third prize in the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press summer-long fishing contest. Guenther won with a six pound, one ounce, bass from Potato Lake near Chetek, during the contest’s eleventh week.
25 YEARS AGO...
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1999
Fair Steer Finally Captured
A 1,300 pound black steer who escaped from the Athens Fair early Friday morning was finally captured Wednesday morning, according to his owner Douglas Kops, Colby.
The steer had eluded his captors by hiding out in Athens Park, near STH 97, and in a nearby cornfield. The steer was captured on the Heldt farm.
Racer in second
Tony Lenard, Marathon, currently holds second place in the season long points race for the American Motorcyclist Association short track motorcyclist title.
Edgar 10th graders earn “star” from tax group The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance has included Edgar High School among a premier grouping of 27 Wisconsin “star schools” whose 10th graders performed uniformly well in all five subject areas of the 1999 Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam.
1999 – Wild Ride
Athens resident Judy Hartman and her grandchildren have the ride of their lives on a roller coaster Friday night at the Athens Fair. THE RECORD-REVIEW ARCHIVES
1999 – At the Fair
Shannon Knetter, Stratford, guided this jersey around the ring after it was awarded the Supreme Cow title at Athens Junior Fair last weekend. Knetter represented the Stratford FFA.
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