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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1951
Initial steps taken for recreational area here
A meeting was held at the high school Monday evening to discuss the need for an the possibilities of financing a recreation area for the Village of Abbotsford. The Chamber of Commerce proposed the project, but in the hope of obtaining more interest in the project and possibly securing aid in financing it, several organizations were invited to be represented at the meeting.
It was agreed by those present that there is a definite need for a recreation area and that it should be a community-wide project. The proposed location, adjoining the Athletic Park, was deemed suitable, and it is hoped to be able to able to equip it with swings, teeter totters, slides, picnic tables, fireplaces, horseshoe court, archery range and a double tennis court.
A minimum of $50 was established for each organization to raise, and individual donations will be gladly accepted. The representatives were asked to report to their organizations and the next meeting was set for Monday, April 23, at the high school. This will be an open meeting and anyone interested in furthering the recreational facilities of the town is invited to attend.
Bill Beil elected as village president Tuesday The largest number of votes cast in an Abbotsford election marked the Tuesday contest when 361 names were registered and expressed their choice of officers as follows: William Beil received 185 votes in Clark and 20 in Marathon county, and Elmer Schraufnagel, incumbent, got 118 and 25 for village president.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1981
City Dairy Days gets green light from Abby
A new form of First City Dairy Days, to be held June 13 and 14, will be allowed to use Red Arrow Park and close Hemlock Street, from Fourth St. west for a street dance, it was decided by the Abbotsford City Council in regular session Monday evening. This year there will be no carnival. The Dairy Days events, which are designed to recognize the farming and dairy business during the month of June, will feature events only on Saturday and Sunday. A kiddie parade will start out Saturday afternoon with a street dance that evening. The flatlander will be run Sunday morning with an old-timers baseball game that afternoon. Activities will end Sunday evening.
A beer stand and other food stands will be featured, along with displays of farm machinery.
The event is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Jaycees, Jacetts and the Clark-Marathon Professional Woman’s Club.
According to Mrs. Sue Pfalzgraf, one of the club representatives which appeared before the council, they expect smaller crowds and no problems because this was designed more as a community event than as an area celebration.
Pat Galvin questioned if anybody, city or organization, was going to be responsible for any property damage if such happened during the event. City attorney Frank Nikolay explained that the city’s insurance would not cover damage unless there was negligence on the part of city officials which cause such damage.
