THE TIME MAC HINE
From past files of The Star News 10 YEARS AGO
October 18, 2012
Wisconsin’s 194 member-owned credit unions are being honored with a Corporate Citizenship Award— recognizing community involvement—from Corporate Report Wisconsin magazine. The accolade comes amid celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives, Co-op Month and the approach of International Credit Union Day, October 18. “Because credit unions have no stockholders—just members who use their locallyowned financial co-op to borrow and save at better rates—they are beholden only to their members and communities,” said Wisconsin Credit Union League president and CEO Brett Thompson.
25 YEARS AGO
October 15, 1997
Last Thursday evening District Administrator Dan Boxx asked the Rib Lake School Board to approve the use of a drug dog for unannounced searches of the school buildings. This will include student lockers, as well as faculty areas. He will be utilizing a trained drug-sniffing dog owned by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department at a cost of about $15 per hour. The program is also used by Medford Area Public Schools and being considered by Gilman Public Schools.
50 YEARS AGO
October 19, 1972
Members of the Auxiliary to Landua-Jensen American Legion post of Medford will sponsor their 26th annual “Christmas Gift Shop” program for hospitalized veterans. The annual campaigns provide for a collection of gifts for hospitalized vets to give to their families at Christmas time. Miss Harriett Perkins, rehabilitation committee chairman is in charge. A gift box for veterans will be placed in Sears Catalog Store on South Main Saturday. Gifts will be accepted until November 3.
75 YEARS AGO
October 16, 1947
Henry Feldbruegge, who resides on a farm 1 3/4 miles southwest of Dorchester in the town of Mayville, Clark county, has a Guernsey cow named “Elle” who is doing alright for herself in the matter of raising a large family in a hurry, having given birth to 13 calves during the span of her life which now covers nine years.
On Friday, October 10, she topped all previous performances when three bull calves were born to her. In speaking about the additions to the farm, Mrs. Feldbruegge said, “Those little fellows were the most frisky I have ever seen.”
100 YEARS AGO
October 19, 1922
Taylor County school clerks and board members and teachers also, in good number, came to Medford Tuesday upon call of County Supt. Emma M. Lupinsky, for the annual meeting. The number of registered was 114. Sessions were held both morning and afternoon, at the Taylor County Training School. Speakers on the program were: Prof. Geo. S. Dick of Madison, representing the Wis. State Board of Education; Dr. Louis Dorpat of Rhinelander, deputy state health officer; County Supt. Lupinsky; and Taylor County Training School Prinicpal J.H. Wheelock. A similar meeting was held yesterday at Gilman for the west end of the county.
125 YEARS AGO
October 23, 1897
The new town of Aurora is making an enviable record in the way of building a large amount of good roads for a small sum of money. Chairman F. W. Manuel informs us that they turnpiked two and one-half miles of road in excellent shape for less than $400 the past summer. This is not only a record-breaker in the cost of construction, but the new road gives the citizens of that town an outlet to either Cadott, Stanley or Boyd, and they are naturally very highly pleased.
