THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
July 1, 2010
Budgeting realities and equipment wish lists collided at the June 23 Medford Area Fire Commission meeting.
Commission members were considering setting up a formal schedule for vehicle replacement. Currently, the fore department looks to replace one of the department vehicles about every four years when it saved up enough money to do so. This means that vehicles have about a 25 to 30 year life in the department before being replaced. Typically, the department would look at replacing the oldest vehicle in the fleet, however, some town representatives raised concern about the need to replace the 1980 ladder truck with a new or at least newer model.
The fire commission is made up of representatives from the seven towns surrounding the city and the city of Medford.
25 YEARS AGO
July 5, 1995
When it meets later this month, the Common Council’s committee-of-thewhole is expected to vote om whether or not a resolution should be rescinded that limits the number of Class A liquor licenses that can be held in the city of Medford.
A Class A license allows a retailer to sell liquor and beer for off-premises consumption. At the present time only four such licenses can be issued.
But Monday night, the Council’s Safety Committee voted 3-1 to recommend to the committee-of-the-whole that all beer/ liquor license quotas be done away with. The Committee’s vote was opposite of a vote it had taken June 5, when it recommended that all license quotas be continued.
50 YEARS AGO
July 2, 1970
Tighter regulations on the use of the city’s dumping grounds, in keeping with the awareness of the need for antipollution measures, will be the subject of a special council meeting called for Wednesday, July 8, by mayor William Van Laarhoven sr.
In making the announcement, the city mayor said that a representative from the Wisconsin’s department of natural resources will be present to discuss state environmental control measures and answer questions.
75 YEARS AGO
June 28, 1945
Reports at the annual meeting of the Stetsonville volunteer fire company, held at COF hall in that village Monday evening, showed that the organization is adding steadily to its new equipment fund. The Stetson firemen already have a very good small equipment but, as their president, A. J. Greiner, expressed it at the meeting, they want to keep on until they have a large powerful fire engine with equipment second to none in its class.
Stetsonville is unincorporated and the voting organization which controls the fire company is made up of all the citizens of both the towns of Little Black and Deer Creek, in which two towns Stetsonville is located, the dividing line being highway 13.
100 YEARS AGO
June 30, 1920
Peter Deckelman of Little Black and Max Bach of this city were quite badly injured Saturday while on an auto trip to Greenwood. The former had three ribs fractured and the latter was pretty badly bruised about the shoulders and body. Mr. Deckelman’s son and Herb Pleus, who were in the rear seat escaped without injury. The accident happened on an unprotected filling near Knippels mill. It is reported that they were going at a moderate speed when they struck a rut which the wheels followed, running the car to the edge and down the embankment. It tipped up side down with the wheels in the air and the engine running.
125 YEARS AGO
June 29, 1895
Madison, Wis, June 24 — The state fish car will all embers of the state fish commission aboard, except one or two who will join them farther north, left at 1 p.m. this afternoon over the North-Western road to visit the cities and villages which have made application for the new state fish hatchery, authorized by an act of the last Legislature. The commissioners will reach Menomonie, the first objective point, this evening. Other places visited will be Hudson, New Richmond, Cumberland, Chippewa Falls, Bayfield, Stevens Point, Amherst and Medina, in order.
