THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News 125 Years Ago
February 24, 1900
Frank Herbert, one of the employees in Gibsons mill at Perkinstown, ran amuck with the slab saw last Friday and lost the first finger on his left hand, the cut extending across the hand above the fingers to the base of the third finger.
100 Years Ago February 19, 1925 Good Cows Kept at Home
Good cows are, as a rule, not for sale, at least not at ordinary market prices. A herd that yields from 150 to 175 pounds of butterfat per cow per year is not a profitable one. A man who milks cows of that sort year in and year out, especially when dairy products are relatively cheap, cannot make any money. He may not get pay for the feed he puts into them and possibly get something for his labor, but profits he cannot secure.
75 Years Ago February 23, 1950 Large Crowd Attends Matinee Band Concert
The main floor and balcony of the Medford high school gym were filled to near capacity Sunday afternoon for the concert presented by the high school band directed by Ralph Abrahamson, and the grade and high school vocal groups under the direction of Mrs. Robert Retzer.
The concert concluded the annual tour taken by the band to nearby schools. During the week the band had appeared at schools in Medford, Rib Lake, Abbotsford, Colby, and Park Falls.
50 Years Ago February 20, 1975 Annual Fishing Contest Slated On Chelsea Lake
Members of the Chelsea Conservation club and auxiliary will sponsor their 19th annual ice fishing contest Sunday on Chelsea lake. The event a half mile north and one-quarter mile west of Chelsea community will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.
The auxiliary will serve a smorgasbord at the clubhouse starting at 12 noon.
25 Years Ago
February 23, 2000 Snowmobile citations set record high 55 tickets issued in five weeks.
Excellent snow conditions and trail grooming have made perfect sledding conditions in the county for snowmobile enthusiasts. It has also brought about the need for increased patrolling by Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputies.
10 Years Ago February 19, 2015 Cooperative is hoping solar project grows roots
Taylor Electric Cooperative is looking for investors in the Bright Horizons solar project Taylor Electric Cooperative is giving its members an option to go green with the Bright Horizons solar garden project.
According to Mike Schaefer, cooperative president, the Bright horizons project includes the installation of a 100.8 kilowatt solar array that would be located in a field south of the cooperative’s office in the town of Little black.
“The proposed solar array will produce enough energy to power approximately 15 homes,” he said. In addition to generating electricity locally, the system will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that goes into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels. “Each 350-watt participation unit will displace about 345 pounds of carbon dioxide from coal emissions annually, or about 45 tons of CO2 displacement annually from the entire 100 kW array,” he said.
