Time Machine Trip to February 1969

By Lyle Hansen

February 5, 1969

The Kaukauna Jaycees have established the opening of the Wisconsin Jaycee-Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund with the presentation of a check. 

February 7, 1969

Floyd Hammen slammed a 257 game in way to a 661-top series in the Fox Valley league at the Little Chute Recreation Lanes last week. 

Raymond A. Plzak, Kaukauna, was a mid-year graduate of the University of Wisconsin Madison on January 25. Ray received his military commission into the Armed Forces during the ceremony.

February 12, 1969

Charles Heindel, Radioman third Class in the Navy Reserve has been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for the performance of his duties in Viet Nam.

The annual Kaukauna Rec. Ice Carnival was held Sunday on the Tenth St. rink. The winners were:

Lee Hennes – Midget boys

Connie McPheil – junior girls

Mark Van Abel – junior boys

Jean DeWitt – intermediate girls

Ray Harwey – intermediate boys

Jim Verbeten – senior boys

Cathy Lopas - senior girls

Sue Gerow – junior girls

Mark Van Abel – Junior boys

Marvin Wiedenhaupt – teen boys

Barb Borree – intermediate girls

Dave Grissman – Intermediate boys 

February 14, 1969

Mary Kay Klister was named the D.A.R. winner at Kaukauna High School for 1969. The award is presented annually by the Daughters of the American Revolution and goes to the senior girls who best exemplifies leadership, citizenship, dependability and service to the school.

Dedication Plaque for the Golden Venture Apartments is presented, left to right Kaukauna Mayor Gilbert Anderson, Vincent Lombardi, former Packer head coach, Lee Scherer, chairman of the  Kaukauna housing authority and David Carley of the Public Facilities builders.

February 19, 1969

The Kaukauna Electric & Water Department will request approval for a rate increase according to Norbert Rhinerson utility manager. Since 1912 this is the first-rate increase requested by the utility.

Brigadier General Joseph L. Lingle, formally of Kaukauna, will receive a trophy during the Air Force association’s annual convention in March. General Lingle is the commander of the 440^th tactical air lift wing at Gen, Mitchell field in Milwaukee. The 440^th has been named the association’s outstanding reserve unit four times in the past six years. 

February 21, 1969

New room rates were set for Kaukauna Community Hospital. Effective March 1, the new rate for a double room is $26 while a private room rate is set at $32.50 per day.

February 26, 1969

The Kaukauna Hylanders women’s basketball team was crowned champions of the AAU Tournament in West Allis, Wisconsin the past weekend with a 39-30 triumph over Milwaukee Aces in the final game.  Members of the Kaukauna team include Kris Ostrowski, Pat Moede, Sharon Ploor, Karen Dix, Jane Jahn, Sharon Jermstad, Jeanne Forest and Judy Weigman.

Boy Scout Troop 27, St. Mary’s, are working on citizenship projects. John Kilgas, John Czckalski, John Nytes, Amado Garcia, Darrell Wittmann and Dale Busse.  

A letter written to the Washington Post praising the various attributes of former Packer coach now present Redskin coach Vince Lombardi by a Kaukauna housewife brought her considerable mail from east of the Potomac over the past week. The Kaukauna woman wrote “I am a perfectly respectable wife and mother of five children. But on Sunday afternoons I am a foot-stomping, furniture-kicking, muttering hellion who grew up on Packer lore. I say words under my breath my husband doesn’t even know I know. Well I’m glad he’s in Washington. Now Mr. Lombardi’s message needs to reach millions of Americans not just the handful in Wisconsin.

Sgt. Dale Sachs is on duty at Da Nang AB, Vietnam. Sgt. Sachs, a medical records specialist, is in a unit of the Pacific Air Forces. He is a 1964 Kaukauna High School graduate.

February 28, 1969 

Dennis Meulemans, a rural Kaukauna student has been named to a position on the administration of the 50^th Wisconsin Little International Livestock and Horse Show held Feb. 28 at the University of Wisconsin stock pavilion. 

Marine Pvt. Ronald Schmitt, Kaukauna, has graduated recruit training at the Marine Corps training center. He will now under go individual combat training before being assigned to a unit.

Cadet Stanley Plzak, Kaukauna, a senior in the U.S. Army ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin, has been promoted to the rank of cadet Colonel and assigned the position of Battalion Commander in the cadet battalion. Cadet Plzak in a 1965 graduate of Kaukauna High school.

Three Kaukauna residents were among the 31 practical nursing students who received diplomas. 

   Joan Van Wychen             Barbara Schmidt              

    Mary Courtney

Five men from the Kaukauna Post office have been honored with a safe driving awards for logging a total of 75,000 accident free miles while on duty. Donald Wenzel, 14 years, Edward Kaphingst, 8 years; John Tulloch, 16 years; George Vanden Hogen, 5 years and Robert Wittman, 6 years.