THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News 10 years ago July 11, 2013
Taylor County’s busiest intersection has gotten a makeover in recent months with the renovation and expansion of an existing building into a new retail center.
Work is being finished on the Corner Retail Plaza located at the intersection of Hwy 13 and 64 in Medford.
The property was purchased by John and Angela Mueller in January and has undergone both an increase in square footage, with the addition of 784 square feet of space, and cosmetic changes, as well as improved surface parking space.
The makeover of the structure included four new entrances, 660 square feet of new store front glass, 2,520 square feet of stucco and 140 square feet of stone.
All of the design work and construction was completed through Contemporary Homes of Medford.
25 years ago July 8, 1998
Not everyone welcomes the idea with open arms, but a business incubation center for Medford got preliminary approval from the Common Council’s committee of the whole last week.
The committee voted 7-1 to recommend that the council approve a proposal by Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWPRC) whereby the City will contribute $200,000 in the form of an interest free loan and approximately $25,000 worth of land in Industrial Park No. 2 for 30,000 square foot incubation center.
50 years ago July 12, 1973
Donald Brunner of K& B Refrigeration was elected president recently of the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce. He succeeds Jack Hoesel. Named vice president was H. V. Henline of Medford Laundry and Wayne Poplawski was elected temporary treasurer. He is an executive at the State Bank of Medford.
75 years ago July 15, 1948
The Presbyterian church in Jump River was the scene Saturday afternoon of the wedding of Miss Delta McManus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McManus, Jump River, and Thomas D. Flader of Denver, Colo. Reading the 3 o’clock ceremony was the Rev. Wild of Cornell. “Because” and “The Lord’s Prayer” were sung by Mrs. Extrom, accompanied at the piano by Barbara Hagen, Waseca, Minn.
100 years ago July 12 1923
All the available men of the community were called out Tuesday and Wednesday to look for Walter Lakies, the four year old son of Emil Lakies, who was lost in the woods for two days.
The lad was finally located Wednesday afternoon in the timber about a mile and a half from home. When found he was still carrying the little pail with which he wandered off from his home two days before. The little fellow seemed none the worse for this experience and was not particularly scared by remaining out in the woods alone overnight. The pail contained a few green hazelnuts.
125 years ago July 9, 1898
Company I.4 Reg’t Wis. Vol. July 3, 1898 Friend Danielson: While at leisure I will write you a short letter to let you know that all the Medford boys are well and getting along fine. This morning the regiment officers inspected all the Co’s tents and the Co. I, Stevens Point, were credited with having the neatest and tidiest tents on the camp grounds, that is they keep their blankets and bed ticks in a 1 condition.
