10 Years Ago

From past files of The Star News Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings

February 13, 2014 Mayor: Keep faucet running

The city of Medford is joining Rib Lake and other area communities in calling for water customers to keep a faucet running to prevent lines from freezing.

Residents are advised to keep a pencil-sized stream of water flowing from a faucet in the main level of their home or business—including churches and schools—beginning at noon on Friday. Only one running faucet is needed per structure, so landlords are asked to coordinate with renters about where a faucet will run.

February 17, 1999 “Non-inspiring” book removed from Middle School library

A review committee set up under Medford Area School Board policy voted 4-2 by secret ballot last Tuesday night to remove a book from the library at Medford Area Middle School. The book, “Iceman” by Chris Lynch was challenged by parents Greg and Maureen Heier who objected to “foul language” in the book and the fact that it “is not an inspiring book.”

February 14, 1974 Winter Sports Area Chalet Leveled by Fire

The Perkinstown winter sports area chalet, constructed in 1965, was destroyed by fire Thursday. Lost in the blaze were all the fixed furnishings and winter sports equipment and other supplies owned by the Gilman high school Future Farmers of America, operator of the sports area. The fire, believed to have been caused by a defective electric wall heater, was discovered about noon by two passersby, Don and Duane Draeger, Medford. They went to the Lester Schwarz residence nearby to telephone the Medford rural fire department.

February 17, 1949 New Dial System is Installed at Gilman

The Gilman Telephone Exchange, owned and operated by C.O. Deuel, placed a new dial system in operation Saturday, February 12, and this service is now being enjoyed by the 206 patrons in Gilman, Polly, Ruby, and Huron. Changing of the residential and business phones was completed Tuesday forenoon. Mr. Deuel said this week that he had orders for several new installations and that he planned to make them as soon as it was possible.

February 14, 1924 Fowler Suffers Painful Hurt in Planer Cogs

August Fowler suffered a terribly painful accident Tuesday, when his arm was chewed in the cogs at the delivery end of the matcher at the Medford Lumber Company’s planning mill.

Fowler’s coat sleeve caught in the cogs when he reached close to the delivering rollers to pull away a board which had been delivered from the matcher. The coat sleeve fed his arm into the cog teeth and pulled it down against the cross shaft, which operates in a contrary way to the delivery rollers.