By Lyle Hansen
The
American Legion Auxiliary held installation of officers. Left to right Mrs.
Norman Freier, Sgt. at arms; Mrs. Oliver Wheaton, secretary; Mrs. F. J.
Banning, chaplain; Mrs. Norman Meinert, president and Mrs. Stuart Clack,
installing officer.
July 2,
1968
Dick Trickle again copped most of the racing
honors at KK Sports Area last weekend with his 1967 Ford taking both fast
qualifier honors, the trophy dash and one of the best championships.
July 4, 1968
Fireman
Ted Smits holds the guideline stationary while Carl Vanevenhoven helps one of
the boys stranded on an island in the Fox River to safety. All five boys were
brought to safety the same way.
The Kaukauna Fire and Police Departments
assisted in the rescue of five boys from an island in the Fox River directly
across from Bayorgeon Recreation Area. A sixth boy, Michael Rogers swam to
safety from the island and alerted authorities. The boys had crossed to the
island when the gates upriver were closed. While they were on the island,
however the gates were opened, and the water level rose. The boys were brought
to safety by a rope and a fireman assisted each across.
July 10,
1968
Five children at the Earl Verbeten residence
made their way out of an upstairs window early Sunday morning and eluded heavy
smoke from a fire that ignited on the first floor of the house. Firemen broke
through an upstairs window and aided the children to safety.
When Charles Heindel
received his Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in Viet Nam recently, he
became the second member of the same family to receive the award this year.
Twin brother Richard was presented with the Purple Heart on March 23, 1968 for
wounds he received on his first day of duty in Viet Nam on December 4, 1967.
Airman Robert LaPlante of Kaukauna has
completed basic training at Amarillo AFB, Tex. He is currently based in
Mississippi for specialized schooling as a communication specialist.
July 12,
1968
One Kaukauna man, Donald Buchinger was among
the fourteen draftees from Outagamie County to enter the armed services in
July. One Little Chute resident, Thomas Pennings also enter the Army on that
date.
July 17,
1968
Mr. Jerry Kramer, noted Green Bay Packer Guard,
has accepted the chairmanship of the Wisconsin Muscular Dystrophy campaign.
In a vote Sunday, members of the Thilmany Pulp
and Paper Company unions voted in favor of a strike in the event of a breakdown
in contract negotiations with the mill. The present contract between the
company and the unions expires July 31.
The union has rejected the proposal by Thilmany earlier this month.
July 24,
1968
Bob Minkebige passed the field of 120 golfers
at the Fox Valley Golf club Saturday to win the President’s Cup with a net 66
for the 18-hole event. Tied for second place were Ken Kiffee and Howard Paschen
with net 68’s.
July 31,
1968
The weatherman cooperated as shoppers came in
droves to the seventh annual Sidewalk Day. The Kaukauna merchants were elated
with the turn out. Equally elated was Mrs. Vernon Fink who was the recipient of
the $75 Certificate of Award presented by the Chamber of Commerce at the event.
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