THE TIME MACHINE

From past files of The Star News

10 YEARS AGO

September 22, 2011

After two years of planning, Taylor County will be part of an aging and disability resource center.

Members of the Taylor County Board approved a resolution to join with three counties and three tribal organizations to form the ADRC of the Northwoods and to apply for funding through the state Department of Health Services.

“I encourage people to support the resolution not just because it is a state mandate, not just because the ad hoc committee has put in the work. Support this because of the citizens of Taylor County, the elderly and the disabled, said supervisor Dave Krug. For about two years Krug has been heading up the ADRC planning committee.

25 YEARS AGO

September 25, 1996

Some areas of the downtown now have areas where you can park all day long. But if you park in the time restricted areas, there’s going to be someone there to give you a ticket.

The Common Council voted last week to remove time restrictions from some streets that were created in 1983, but to keep the majority of them. Parking in the downtown area is limited to two-and-one-half consecutive hours.

The amendment to Ordinance No. 436 was brought up by Chief of Police Jack-Kay as a way to help ease some parking problems in the downtown area. And since the Downtown Business Association did not object, the Council passed it.

50 YEARS AGO

September 23, 1971

Grouping 17 causes into one “ask it” the Medford United Givers Fund Campaign goal has been set at $7,578 for 1971, it was announced last week by Robert Brandner county district attorney who is serving as drive chairman. The main campaign will be conducted during the month of October when community chests and united givers organizations will conduct their drives nationwide.

Members of the board of directors of MUGF were called to an organizational meeting by the president of the local organization James Kenney.

Area captains have been named by chairman Brandner, who stated Tuesday that the industrial chairman will be named later.

75 YEARS AGO

September 19, 1946

A one hour parking limit on Main street between Lincoln and Perkins streets and on State street between Main street and Wisconsin avenue is now being enforced in the city of Medford as part of a traffic ordinance passed last week by the city council.

Violators who paid $1 fines for overtime parking Monday and Tuesday at city hall were John McQuillan, A.H. Ludwig, Floyd Esterbrook, Herb Duesing, Harold Gengler, Otto Huber, Hub City Jobbing Company, Anton Roal, Frank Larson and Hess Garage.

100 YEARS AGO

September 12, 1921

The Redville school building is being completed this week and it is expected that the school will be moved into the new building next week.

Good progress is being made on the fine new school building in the town of Molitor. It will be a great improvement for that locality.

Special licenses for teachers have been issued by the state superintendent during the past week. All but two or three of the Taylor County schools have been supplied with teachers.

125 YEARS AGO

September 19, 1896

A German theatrical performance will be given at the Paquets’s Opera hall this evening by home talent. The play is entitled “Waldmeister’s Brautfahrt” and the cast of characters is made up of the following well known names: Rosa Maier, Minna Carstens, Theo. Carstens, Carl Kemeier, Hans Gehre, Rosa Gehre, Max Bach, Genov. Nusser, Maria Gehre, Carl Gehre. Former entertainments given by these players are highly spoken of.

Remember When — September 20, 2001