THE TIME MACHINE

From past files of The Star News 10 YEARS AGO

February 21, 2013

The city of Medford cleared the way for Forward Financial to build a new bank building at the corner of Conrad Drive and Hwy 13. On Monday, members of the planning commission voted 5-0, with Pat DeChatelets absent and Dave Clark abstaining, to approve rezoning a parcel at 721 South Eighth Street (Hwy 13) from single family residential use to C-1 commercial use. At Tuesday night’s city council meeting aldermen unanimously approved the zoning change.

25 YEARS AGO

February 25, 1998

The issue of kindergarten screening took the forefront at Medford’ school board meeting last week. The often emotional discussion revolved around whether or not kindergarten screening was necessary, and if kindergarten teachers should be involved in the process or not. District Administrator Paul Schoenberger had planned to discontinue kindergarten screening altogether this year, until concerns from teachers were brought to him two months ago.

50 YEARS AGO

February 22, 1973

Plans for the improvement of STH 13 from one mile south of Chelsea to the north Taylor County line are nearing completion, as announced by the Eau Claire district office of the Wisconsin division of highways. The new highway will remain on or near the existing roadway where possible, so that social, economic and environmental effects are minimized. It will allow use of nearly all of the existing right-of-way and reduce the amount of additional woods and farm lands that must be acquired.

75 YEARS AGO

February 19, 1948

Elmer Taylor, president of the village of Rib Lake, stated this week that plans for the observance of the cutting of the last tree on the Rib Lake Lumber company’s holdings had been completed for Wednesday, Feb. 25. The train on which the people will be transported to the camp will leave the mill at 8:30 a.m. and will be back in Rib Lake at about 4:45 in the afternoon.

100 YEARS AGO

February 22, 1923

The leak in the city water main was located yesterday morning. It was caused by the pushing out of some lead filling which had been doing duty for twenty years. The city main was put in in the fall of 1902. The city water men inspected the city tank and found same in good condition and made a number of pressure tests. The relief valve was found to be working satisfactorily, throwing off properly at the correct pressure.

125 YEARS AGO

February 19, 1898

A record was doubtless created at Chas. Squires camp on Thursday last in the line of hemlock log hauling. Eight loads were hauled to the river, a distance of about seven miles, the aggregate scale of which were 52,000 feet, or an average of 6,500 feet per load. This is a remarkable feat in hemlock, and the loads contained about one hundred twenty five logs each.