Well it’s time to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to May of 1967.
For today’s trip, Gwynne Sauer 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:
Groovin –
The Young Rascals
Ron Kappmeyer
- salesman
at the Times, left the newspapers for us by the front door.
Well let’s get the copies and see what is in
the paper this month.
Your old
news man – Lyle
May 3, 1967
Pvt. Thomas J. Lutzow, 19, Kaukauna completed a
10-week engineer supply course at the Army Quartermaster School, Ft. Lee, Va.
Aviation Structural Mechanic First Class
Clarence S. Micke, USN, of Kaukauna took part in the Naval training exercise
“Blue Coral” off the southern coast of California.
Technical Sergeant James H. Robedeaux,
Kaukauna, has arrived for duty at Scott AFB, Ill.
Pvt. Kenneth R. Peeters, 19, Little Chute
completed a 10-week engineering supply course at the Army Quartermaster School,
Ft. Lee. Va.
Forty-one seniors were initiated into the Quill
and Scroll on Monday at the annual Publications Banquet which was held at
Oakwood Hill Supper Club.
Steve Therriault set two new school records in
a meet at Kaukauna against Green Bay Southwest. Steve set a new record with a
53.1 second run in the 440-yard dash and a height of 11 feet 4 inches in the
pole vault. Bob Jansen set a new school record in the high and low hurdles. He
ran a 15.7 second in high hurdles and a 21.5 in low hurdles.
May 5, 1967
Reigning Over the KHS Junior Prom tonight in the old gym
will be Queen Maureen Collins and King Robert DeCoster.
Pvt. James A Gruenstern, route 1 Kaukauna is
presently an assistant instructor at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
PFC Leroy Nackers, Kaukauna, is now stationed
at Kitzingen, Germany with the 9th Artillery. He is a 1965 graduate
of Kaukauna high school.
The girls’ volleyball team will compete against
Neenah this Friday night. Representing KHS will be one team of GAA who have
proven themselves as fine competitors. These girls include Sue Mueller, Shirley
Roome, Sue Schmidt, Jane Simon, Mary Boots, Barbara Volts and Doris
Heller.
May 10, 1967
Two area soldiers were recently assigned to the
1st Cavalry Division in Viet Nam. Army PFC. Alan F. Effa of Kaukauna
and Joseph M. Wildenberg of Little Chute.
Stanley Plzak Raymond Plzak
Promotions were given to two Kaukauna brothers
in ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin. The brothers, Stanley and
Raymond Plzak are the sons of Harriette Plzak. Stanley, a sophomore. was
promoted to the rank of cadet staff Sergeant and Raymond, a junior, was
promoted to the rank of Cadet Sergeant First class.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Schuler were appointed as
reservation chairman for the KHS alumni Association June rally.
Larry Vander Wyst,
center is being presented the Eagle Scout Award at a court of honor held for
St. Aloysius Troop 104. Left to right Larry’s mother Mrs. Elmer Vander Wyst,
Father Theodore Hendricks assistant pastor Elmer Vander Wyst, father of Larry
and troop scoutmaster.
Kaukauna high school collected 10 hits and at
one time had the bases loaded with no one out but could only score two runs on
the way to dropping a 4-2 decision to Two Rivers in a game played Friday
afternoon at the Dodge Street diamond. The loss leaves Kaukauna with a 1-2
record in Mid-Eastern conference play.
May 12, 1967
The board of control of the Wisconsin
Interscholastic Association at its regular meeting in Stevens Point last
weekend made some important changes in rules for some of the sports and their
program. The rule changes include removing the restriction against glass
backboards in basketball tournament play and adopting the glass board for the
state tournaments at Madison in 1968.
May 17, 1967
The Valley Flying Club completed their second
race of the season Sunday with a 200-mile old bird race from Rochester,
Minnesota in which 32 lofts took part. The birds were released at 7 AM with the
winner from the Belling and Lambie loft arriving at 11:58 a.m.
Captain Joseph B.
Lamers (right) of Kaukauna receives the Bronze Star and the U.S. Air Force
Commendation Medal at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam from Brigadier General Jammie M.
Philpott, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, 7th Air Force. Capt.
Lamers is a 1957 graduate of Kaukauna high school.
May 19, 1967
The KK sports arena opened their season this
weekend with stock-car races on Saturday and drag strip competition on Sunday,
according to Clarence DeLeeuw. arena manager.
The Kaukauna High School baseball team hustled
five runs across the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to
crushing Clintonville 6-2 in a game played at the Dodge Street diamond.
Egan's Yacht Club will again be the site on
Sunday, May 21 for the opening of the Wisconsin outboard racing associations
1967 schedule. Over 75 drivers from a four-state area are expected to compete
in this opening event.
May 24, 1967
The Ghost linksmen won their final match of the
season by downing Appleton high by a score of 167 to 170 in a match held at Fox
Valley golf course on Monday. Medalist in the varsity meet were Jim Wolfgram of
Kaukauna with a two over par 39. He was followed by Mike Derus with a 41, John
Kuchelmeister 42, Steve Wildenberg 45 and John Rausch 48.
May 26, 1967
The new Little Chute public high school will hold an open
house this Sunday from 2-5 p.m. The school, located at the intersection of
County Trunk N and 00, has 12 classrooms, including a kindergarten, a library,
industrial arts room and gymnasium.
Constance Marie Weyers, 19-year old college
girl from route 1 Kaukauna, is looking forward to the Alice in Dairyland final
contest in Green Bay June 8. As the district winner, she will be one of 13
contestants vying for the state “Alice” crown.
May 30, 1967
St. Aloysius Cub Scout Pack 104 held its
Pinewood Derby Race Sunday in the social hall. The winners were James Ebben,
first place; William DeBruin, second-place; and Keith Kuehl, third-place. They
each received a trophy and a prize.
Kaukauna high school will be represented in the
class a track meet this Saturday at Monona Grove by the 880-yard relay team.
The ghost runners, Bill Derricks, Ken Hammen, Pat Kavanaugh and Steve
Therriault, earned their way into the state by finishing second to Green Bay
East in the sectional meet Friday in Green Bay. This will be the second year in
a row the Kaukauna's 880-yard relay team has gone the state.
1967 Chevrolet Corvette
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