Hello
Fellow Time Travelers,
Well it’s
time to fire up the old “Time
Machine Chair” and travel
back in time to March of 1967.
For
today’s trip, Dan Plutchak will be
sitting in the front seat operating the Time Machine. Now the big wheel is
spinning, the years are clicking back and in no time, we are back on the corner of Third Street and Main Avenue.
For the
music lovers, the top song on the Hit Parade this month is:
Ruby
Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
https://youtu.be/wUIh5zhe-Fo
James
Lang of the Times, left the newspapers for us by the
front door.
PS: Voting ends today please cast
your vote for the Little Chute Village hall. The Village is in the final four
in the Best City Hall in a national contest. Just click on the link to vote.
You don’t have to sign up to vote. We only have until Friday midnight.
Your old newsman - Lyle
March 1, 1967
The Kaukauna Ghosts overcame handicaps to clip
Menasha 66-58 in another heart stopper Friday night at the Kaukauna gym. The
victory gives the Ghost a season mark of 11-3 in the conference and 14-3
overall for sole possession of second place in the final conference standings
in the best record ever obtained by the Kaukauna basketball team since entering
the Mid-Eastern Conference in 1951.
The Mighty Ghosts are
bound for the sectionals in Green Bay. Front row left to right, are Dan Wenzel,
manager, John Van De Hey, Pat Kavanaugh, Bob Jansen, Joe Schouten, Quin Vanden
Heuvel and Peter DeBruin, manager. Back row, Coach Ken Vander Velden, Tom
Baumgartner, Ron Vock, Dick Carstens, Dennis Spice, Mark Tatro, Terry Robin,
Kurt Luedtke and Tom Smith manager.
March 15, 1967
Kaukauna high school, who had lived by the big
comeback all season couldn’t quite come up with it in the finals of the
sectional tournament as they were beaten by Green Bay West 65-50 and a game
played before 5748 fans at the Green Bay Arena Saturday night. The loss dropped the Ghosts season record to
18-4 the most wins ever scored by a team in Kaukauna high school history.
March 17, 1967
Ten returning letterman will provide the
foundation for coach Ron Margelofsky's 1967 Kaukauna high school track team.
The 10 Letterman are Capt. Steve Therriault, Tim Leatherbury, Dennis Spice,
Bill Derricks, Marty Van Zeeland, Bob Jansen, Bill Verhagen, Pat Kavanaugh,
John Van De Hey and Nick Kuhn.
The world Champion Green Bay Packers have drafted
22 players in 17 rounds of the pro football draft. Bob Hyland a 6-5 240 lb.
offensive lineman from Boston college was the Packers first choice. Don Horn a
6-2 195 lb. quarterback from San Diego state was the second pick. Picks in the
second round were Dave Dunaway, Jim Flanigan, John Rowser, Travis Williams,
Dwight Hood, Rich Tate and Stewart Williams.
THE VARSITY wrestling
team of Kaukauna High school finished with the best record since the sport
started in 1964 with a 12 win 5 loss mark. First row left to right are Steven
Van Schyndel, Dan Siebers, Mike Pomeroy, Al Hartzheim, Paul Peters, Terry Van
Wychen and manager Tom Keil. Back row, Coach Don Jensen, Tom Ott, Paul
Bachhuber, Scott Bay, Dave Balck, Dick Huss, Sam Beach and Coach Ken Smith.
The coyote and fox catch on display at Dave’s Sport Shop
was made this winter by hunters from the Kaukauna and Freedom area. The animals
can only be hunted in the winter because of the tracking snow.
March 22, 1967
Preparation for spring sports at Kaukauna high
school are going full swing, and the latest to move into the spotlight is the
golf team of Coach Gene Ploetz. Letterman back from last year include Jim
Wolfgram, last year's most valuable player and the only senior slated for the
front-line duty this season. Others include John Kuchelmeister, Mike Derus, Tom
Baumgartner and Steve Wildenberg.
The Lox Club emerged the champion of this year’s KRD Men’s
Volleyball league. Kneeling, John Lambie and Guy Senso. Standing are Richard
Weigman, Ed Lutzow, Ken Kavanaugh and James Steger.
March 29, 1967
The opening of the 1967 tennis season for
Kaukauna high school finds six lettermen on hand to lead Coach Harold Kobin's
net men. Kobin's hopes for a successful season are mostly based on Tom Berens,
Mike Walsh, Bill Nagan, Terry Kobin, George Hagstrom and Dave Egan all who
played last season.
Several complaints have been received by the
Kaukauna Police Department of peddlers soliciting in the city. Harold Engerson,
chief of police, reports that many of these people have failed to secure a
license pursuant to city ordinance.
The 1967 addition of Kaukauna high school
baseball team started to condition themselves for the season that lies ahead.
The Ghosts Baseball Coach Dave Hash is looking for his team to improve on last
year's winless campaign. Leading the lettermen's last year's leading hitter and
most valuable player Tom Van De Hey. Other returning members includes; Don
Heinz, John Jansen, Scott Lewandowski and Tom Vils.
KK sports arena has
announced that their new quarter-mile drag way of 5000 feet is now the longest
in the nation. The rapidly expanding sports arena now covers over 200 acres,
according to Clarence “Connie” DeLeeuw, track manager. Last year proved to be an excellent season at
KK. The track open the stock-car racing on a half mile blacktop track with a
figure 8 added to the excitement.
1967 Camaro
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