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The Stratford J ournal 50 years ago...

thursday, octob er 18, 1973 Cross country team finishes second

The Stratford varsity cross country team put on one of their best performances of the year and placed second out of the five schools running in the conference meet held at Athens this past Thursday. With the fine running of co-captains Greg Pachniak and Mike Kaiser, the Tigers almost nipped the conference champions, Nekoosa, who have successfully defended that title for the past three years.

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wednesday, octob er 21, 1998 Wausau Metals may expand

Wausau Metals may be expanding their building in the business/industrial park.

Stratford Economic Development Corporation was asked to borrow the money for the 12,000 square foot expansion, board and committee member Greg Leick reported at the October 13 meeting of the Stratford Village Board. Wausau Metals would then rent the additional space. Economic development is still paying for the 10,000 square foot speculation building where Wausau Metals is currently residing. Wausau Metals agreed to a five year lease.

The village would be responsible for the loan payments if Wausau Metals broke the lease and Economic Development could not cover the debt.

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thursday, octob er 18, 1973 Four area women graduate NCTI

Four Athens and Edgar area ladies completed an eight-week training course for nurse’s assistants at the North Central Technical Institute in Wausau on October 12. The ladies are Mrs. James Crum, Mrs. Donald Omelian and Miss Joyce Myszka of the Athens area and Miss Bonnie Greiner of Edgar.

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wednesday, octob er 21, 1998 Athens board faces building issues

Athens Board of Education President Pat Ostrowski and School District Administrator Mark Smits promised school board members at last Wednesday’s meeting that they would try and come up with a strategy to address nagging building concerns, including chronic crowding of the elementary and high school buildings.

The two school officials will need as a first step, however, to resolve their own differences. The pair repeatedly disagreed over the approach needed to win public support for a building program.

Last year, a solid majority of Athens voters turned down 680-269 a $6.45 million referendum to rebuild Athens High School into a K-12 facility.

Stratford girls get all conference honors - 1998

At the Marawood Conference Cross Country meet held in Granton in October of 1998, Stratford had two girls earn all conference first team honors. Based on their third and fourth place individual performances at the conference meet, Jenny Stockheimer, pictured here, and Mandy Ploeckelman earned those respective honors.

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St. Stephen’s Church construction - 1998

Members of St. Stephen’s Church (ELCA) in Edgar broke ground for a quarter million dollar construction project that will close the Third Avenue entrance and provide two entrances on the church’s south side in October of 1998. Other pieces of the project included adding a hydraulic lift to give handicapped access to the basement and church

sanctuary as well as building two restrooms. THE RECORD-REVIEW ARCHIVES