Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Time Machine Trip to December 1966

December 2, 1966
A large noisy mid-week crowd at Kaukauna high school gymnasium received their money's worth Tuesday night as they saw KHS upend a classy Abbot Pennings high school team by a score of 77-70. After 5 1/2 minutes of the 1st quarter Pennings had an 18-9 lead. The next two minutes saw the Ghosts put on a blitz for which they are becoming famous and scored 9 straight points to take a 20-18 lead. In that 2 minutes Dick Carstens hit a rebound shot, Quinn Vanden Heuvel made a pretty steal and drive, Carstens had a free throw, Pat Kavanaugh hit on a drive shot and Denny Spice rammed in a rebound shot. 

The Kaukauna athletic club basketball team will open league play Saturday at 8 PM in the old Kaukauna high school gymnasium, according to team manager Bob Gossens.  Members of the K.A.C. game include Tom Gerrits, Gary Verstegen, Harland Hietpas, Gary Weigman, Bill Borcherdt, Jim Rausch, Jim Steger, Bill Simon, Mike Rohr and Jeff Vander Velden.

The Green Bay Packers strengthen their grip on first place in the Western division with a 28-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday and will prepare to face the San Francisco 49ers December 4 in Milwaukee. Defensive captain Willie Davis was credited with 10 tackles throwing Tarkenton 3 times for loss of 27 yards, deflecting two passes as well and causing the recovery of a fumble. Offensively Bart Starr connected on 21 of 31 passes and 2 touchdowns as Pitts, Taylor and Grabowski ground out the yardage on the ground.

December 7, 1966
Preparation has already begun for the 1967 addition of the KHS alumni news, according to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene King, recently appointed co-editors. All members will be receiving a letter along with the honored classes of 1917, 1927, 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952 and 1957.

Ghost Shoot 53.6 Percent from Floor - A happy band of running, gunning Kaukauna Ghosts raced to a 11-0 lead in the 1st quarter of Friday's night's game against the New London team at the KHS gym. KHS defeated New London by a score of 91-46. The Kaukauna defense gave the Bulldogs very few good shots and tough rebounding by John Van De Hey, Dick Carstens and Dennis Spice gave the visitors few shots at the basket.


December 9, 1966
Tom Driessen is home after spending the past 17 months in Vietnam with the armed forces. Tom was assigned to an ordinance unit 60 miles southeast of Saigon. He said the biggest morel booster the men in Vietnam have is the mail they get from the United States even mail from complete strangers. 



The Green Bay Packers assured themselves of a tie for the Western Division Title by defeating San Francisco 20-7 on an ice-covered field at Milwaukee County Stadium Sunday. Bart Starr was 13 of 24 for 236 yards and one TD and scored another himself. Carroll Dale had 3 catches for 142 yards and Jim Taylor groundout 84 yards in 18 carries over the frozen ground. The Packers now turned their thoughts to Baltimore. A Packer win or tie Saturday will clinch the title.
December 16, 1966
The Green Bay Packers clinched their fifth Western Division Title in 7 years Saturday with a 14-10 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Baltimore and now head west to prepare for the season’s finale against the Los Angeles Rams. 

Pat Kavanaugh star forward for the Kaukauna high school basketball team leads the Mid-Eastern conference in scoring after 3 games with a total of 54 points.

Little Chute Marine serving in Vietnam – Marine Cpl. Thomas Schlack, Jackson St., Little Chute, is serving with the Marine reconnaissance squadron at the Da Nang Air Base in South Vietnam.

Top Junior bowlers – Kris Fahrbach slammed out a 200 game at the Bowling Bar and Jeannie Pieters fired a 342 two-game series to pace the individual bowlers in the Junior Girls recreation league.

December 21, 1966
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gloudeman, who lost a son, Allen, in an automobile accident while he was returning to the University of Stevens Point on a Sunday evening last fall have been deeply impressed by the many fine things done for them by fellow students of their son since that time. They have agreed to comment on these matters in a letter written for the readers of the Kaukauna Times.

Officials of the Kaukauna Electric and Water Utility are preparing for a public hearing in January before the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in which plans to connect the Kaukauna Utility system with that of Menasha. 

December 31, 1966
Packers prepare for NFL title tilt against Cowboys – After clinching the Western Division title by defeating the Los Angeles Rams 27-23 before 72,416 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum the Packers (12-2-0) now turn their thoughts to preparation for the NFL Championship game in Dallas January 1.  Zeke Bratkowski, subbing for Bart Starr who has a minor rib bruise, quarterbacked his 3rd victory of the year as he hit 13 of 23 passes for 245 yards and one TD against the Rams.

Seaman George T. Pebbles, USN, is in the Far East, with the U.S. Seventh Fleet, as a crewman aboard a dock landing ship.

Bart Starr, Marty Lamers given awards – “An award never fitted anyone more appropriate than this,” were Chairman George Kloes words as he announced today that Bart Starr, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, would be the recipient of the “Nice Guy” award at the 2nd annual Red Smith sports award banquet on January 24 at Appleton. Red Smith will be on hand to present his award to Marty Lamers of Little Chute.


A record harvest of adult bucks and the fifth highest legal deer kill in Wisconsin history, are highlights of the 1966 deer season recently completed the Conservation Department has announced. The department listed the 67300 mature bucks among 109,973 deer kill was greater than any other season.


Kaukauna was saddened by the death of five prominent community leaders during the past year of 1966. The deaths of Joseph Bayorgeon, Mayor of Kaukauna since 1946 on August 10: Charles Dostal, Pres. and chairman of the board of Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company, on February 27: Rev. Paul Th. Oehlert, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church for 47 years on March 10: Father A. J. Quella, pastor of Holy Cross church for 19 years on June 16: and Miss Francis Corry, English teacher at Kaukauna High School for 39 years on November 10th


 The new Van Vreede Store opens in Little Chute 






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