25 years ago …
June 14, 2000 – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation secretary Terrence Mulcahy was scheduled to be in Greenwood on June 28 for a public meeting regarding state plans for reconstruction of Highway 73 in 2002. Recently, there had been a petition drive about the stretch of highway from Neillsville to Greenwood, with residents calling for a thorough reconstruction job.
– Harry and Eleanor Johnson of Greenwood were named the parade marshals for the 2000 Greenwood Dairy Days Parade. Kristin Horn was crowned as the new Miss Greenwood.
– Parents were urged by the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to avoid purchasing trampolines or dispose of ones they already own. The number of trampoline-related injuries had increased in recent years, with a 140% increase from 1990-96. In 1996, 83,000 people were reported to have received treatment in the United States for trampoline-related injuries.
June 11, 1980 – The Loyal girls softball team was competing in the WIAA Class B state tournament this week. The Loyal girls were entering the tournament for the third time with a 19-0 record. Members of the team were Connie Kobiske, Gayle Stumpner, Karen Collinson, Karen Pachal, Sandra Voss, Sharon Pachal, Roxanne Brostowitz, Pamela Rowley, Sandra Cole, Annette Schultz, Nancy Esselman, Kristine Stumpner, Beth Kehrberg, Anne Selz, Suzanne Brostowitz, Raquel Kauffman, and Lori Aumann. The team was coached by Darrell Laschen.
– Gates had been jammed at the Mead Dam after a malfunction of the gate mechanics. The Clark County Department of Parks and Recreation and local residents worked to open the gates as water levels on the opposite side of the dam were reaching concerning levels following a series of storms in the past week.
– Captain Jerome P. Bucheger, a 1971 graduate of Greenwood High School, had received his silver wings from the U.S. Air Force following graduation from pilot training at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. As a pilot, he was to fly the T-38 at Vance.
– J.C. Fish and Nanette Daleiden of Granton took first place at the WIAA State Track and Field Meet. Fish set a new state record in the high jump, clearing the bar at 6’7”. Daleiden took first in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.33.
June 17, 1965 – Karlene Brussow of Loyal was to participate in the 22nd season on the Badger Girls State Games on June 12-19 at the University of Wisconsin Campus. She was one of 450 high school girls from across the state who were expected to compete.
– Residents in the city of Loyal had collected $248.10 for the Cancer Drive.
– Rev. John C. Langholz, the former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal, was to be honored on the 45th anniversary of his ordination on June 20 in Sheldon, Iowa.
– The City of Loyal purchased a police car for $1,699.
June 13, 1935 – The Loyal band was to perform its first concert of the year at the Village Park on June 14 starting at 8:15 p.m. The band was directed by Karl Rice.
– During 1934, the automobile caused the deaths of about 24.7 persons per 100,000 people.
– A box of Wheaties was 10 cents.
“Remember When” items are taken from past issues of the Tribune Record Gleaner from 1968 to present, from the Greenwood Gleaner from 1957 to 1964, and from the Loyal Tribune prior to 1968.
