September 4, 1968
Captain Jerome J. Hagens, 27, First Street
Kimberly, completed the medical service officer basic course at Brooke Army
Medical Center, Ft. Sam Huston, Tex., August 9. Capt. Hagens received his B.S.
degree in 1963 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The total Kaukauna public elementary school
system enrollment figures show an increase of 212 of last year's figure 1619
students. The large increase has necessitated a search for an additional
classroom in the city's elementary system for the coming year. Park school
showed the largest enrollment jump over last year with a total of 641 students
this year compared with 469 one year ago.
The Hollandtown Golden Raiders open their 1968
football slate with a victory over St. Peter and Paul's of Green Bay Sunday
defeating the Green Bay team on their home field by a 19-0 margin. Jerry Van
Dyn Hoven scored the first touchdown for coach Bob Wurdinger's charges on a
6-yard jaunt off tackle. The second score came in the second period when Jerry
Kerkhoff rambled 67 yards on a sweep. In the third period quarterback Reed
Giordana collaborated with Jerry Driessen on a 55-yard touchdown pass play for
the final score of the ballgame. Wurdinger had special praise for his defense
which allowed just three first downs during the entire game.
September 6, 1968
The Kaukauna high school cross country team
enters its second week of practice with 15 candidates currently taking part in
the drills under coach Don Jensen. The squad is the current Mid-Eastern
champions and placed 6th in the state last year. Returning from last
year’s team are seniors Carl Haack and Don Kerkhof along with Junior Bob
Kneepkins.
The Kaukauna high school gridders will take the
field Saturday for the opening of the 1968 season. The Ghosts with a new look
and a new coach have Abbot Pennings on tap for their initial head-knocking this
fall. Kaukauna head coach Ken Roloff expects a tough opener for his boys as the
Orange and Black take the field on enemy ground at De Pere.
September 11, 1968
Wilfred Van Abel was crowned the “Schut King”
Sunday at Hollandtown in the 119th running of the affair by the St.
Francis Society of that community. Van Abel downed the bird on the 808th
shot. 64 shooters took part in the event. Van Abel succeeds Lyle Fink as the
King.
The count has reached the 100 mark for the
second straight year in the program of Dutch Elm Disease testing for the city
of Kaukauna according to city forester Victor Luedtke. Based on about 5000
trees in the city Kaukauna has had about a 2 percent loss each of the past two
years.
September 13, 1968
Kaukauna voters gave their approval by a 2-1
margin in favor of the school construction referendum which now clears the way
for construction to begin on a new elementary school located on the city’s north side.
Jeffrey P. DeBruin of Kaukauna receives
his commission as second lieutenant in the Army Reserve artillery. Pinning on
his insignia are his wife, Ellen and Col. Edwin G. Pike, professor of military
science and commandant of the ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
September 18, 1968
Five medals, two of them for heroism in combat
have been received by Army Captain Thomas A. McAndrews of Kaukauna. The awards
were presented recently in ceremonies near An Khe, Vietnam. Capt. McAndrews
earned his second Silver Star for heroism last March 25 while serving as
commanding officer of Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Division. He received the Army Commendation Medal for heroism in action
last January 15. He entered a Viet Cong tunnel and captured an armed enemy
soldier. The Bronze Star Medal was awarded for meritorious service in combat
August 1967 to August 1968.
Marine Lance Corporal James B. Ardinger, 20, of
Kaukauna, has been presented his combat aircrewman insignia by the commanding
officer of the Marine Observation Squadron serving in South Vietnam. The
insignia is awarded for completing in excess of 20 combat missions.
Four Kaukauna young men were among the
Outagamie County inductees into the U.S. Army on September 12. They are Robert
W. Reetz, David Appleton, Merlin Van Asten, Mark J. Farrell.
September 20, 1968
A bid of $7,570 was accepted Tuesday evening by
the Kaukauna common council for the necessary soil and sod for the new softball
diamond in the Doty Bayorgeon Recreation Area.
September 25, 1968
Like grandfather, like grandson, Military
tradition runs deep in the family of John W. Deno of Kaukauna. It was May 28,
1918 when the first Deno donned the “olive drag” of the U. S. Army and a little
more than a month and fifty years later his grandson, Dale Deno of Menasha did
the same thing. The first Deno served his country in World War I (the war to
end all wars) from May 1918 to August 1919. His grandson entered service June
1968 and graduated basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in August. Dale
was on leave visiting his parents and grandfather and is now stationed at the
Red Stone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
September 27, 1968
Airman James W. Stadler, Little Chute, has
completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He is now assigned to The Air
Force Technical Training Center at Sheppard AFB, Tex.
The Wisconsin State patrol increased its number
by one third Friday when 90 Troopers were sworn-in at graduation ceremonies
last Friday. Among the graduates was Gerald Kappmeyer of Kaukauna. The feature
speaker for the event was governor Warren P. Knowles.
Kaukauna Homecoming 1968
Queen Barbara Peebles
Attendant Jennie
Schuler Attendant
Donna Zobel
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