Paging Through H
The Marathon Journal 50 years ago... thursday, January 24, 1974 Red Raiders Win 12th Game in a Row Editors note: Marathon, this year, has an outstanding group of high school athletes and undoubtedly good coaching. The Red Raiders were undefeated in conference football and so far are undefeated in basketball. More power to them.
The Marathon High School Red Raiders basketball team won their 12th straight basketball game Friday night with a lopsided 84-50 victory from Spencer. Larry Heindl,Randy Krautkramer, Frank Seubert and Rod Szymanski all turned in double-figure scoring with 19, 18, 16 and 12 points respectively. Stratford journal 50 years ago... thursday, January 24, 1974 Three File for School Board The following have declared candidacy for the Stratford school board: Mel Guenther, Paul Hale and Gilbert Leick.
Two will be elected, one to fill the unexpired term of Frank Zygarlicki for oneyear. Mel Guenther is seeking re-election for a three year term. The one with the highest number of votes will be elected to the three year term and the second high will be elected to the one year term. 25 years ago...
Wednesday, January 20, 1999 Wrestlers Squeeze out Victory Stratford wrestlers pulled out a win over Pittsville in a tough match last Thursday.
The Tigers won six of 13 bouts, scoring just one point higher than Pittsville, to end the match 32-31. “It’s the first time we’ve beaten Pittsville in over 25 years,” coach Joe Schwabe said.
Winning for the Tigers were Derek Jochimsen, Matt Haupt, Ryan Tackes, Denny Varshos, Jordan Newmier and Keith Jochimsen.
The Record-Review 50 years ago... thursday, January 24, 1974 Directors are re-elected at Edgar Bank Meeting Five directors were re-eleced at the annual stockholders meeting of the Bank of Edgar. President Garnatz reported it was a good year of growth for the bank.
I.A. Cherney, Keith Garnaz, Urban Krebsbach, G.M. Charnatz and Herbert Terwilliger were re-elected and Marvin Radue was named as a new member of the Board of Directors. Athens FHA Sweetheart Karen Peterson was elected FHA “sweetheart princess” and with her escort, Rick Witucki, will reign over the Sweetheart Dance Saturday. Girls and their escorts on the “sweetheart court” are Dawn Braun and Dave Redmann, Patti Braun and Matt Viegut, Karen Giese and John Peter, and Sue Rausch and Mike Braun. Admission is .75 each or $1.50 a couple. 25 years ago... wednesday, January 27, 1999 Firemen Save Myszka Mill The Edgar Fire Department saved from fire the majority of Myszka Lumber Mill, town of Rib Falls, on Tuesday morning. Assistant Fire Chief Dan Dvorak, lead fireman on the scene, said that the department was called to the fire at 8:40 a.m. where it found a 20 by 20 foot maintenance area engulfed in flames.
Dvorak said that the fire had burned through the mill’s roof trusses but 11 Edgar firemen, backed up by Marathon Fire Department’s tanker, extinguished the blaze before any major damage was done to the mill’s critical machinery. The fire is thought to have started when sparks from a grinding wheel ignited some dust.
1974 - Cattle killed
1999 - Stratford’s finest
Thirty-nine calves, weighing about 200 pounds each, were killed when this semitruck overturned on CT-H about one and one-half miles south of Edgar. The accident happened Friday morning about 5:40. The driver said a tire blew out on the rig, causing it to go into the ditch on the right-hand side of the road. The wheels on the right side of the truck were in the snow-filled ditch and started to sink. When the 175 calves in the trailer shifted, the rig tipped on its right side. There were no injuries to the driver or his passenger from Indiana. Sheriff’s deputy Tom Niemuth and Edgar Chief of Police Cal Ledbetter were called to the accident.
Stratford Area Economic Foundation board members pose with the Stratford’s Finest Award. They are from left: front row, Kedrin Ernst Dallman, Allie Knoll, Steve Schoenfuss; back row, Greg Leick, Dick Chrouser, Glen Kafka and Mike Rock.
