Saturday, August 31, 2019

Time Machine Trip to August 1979


Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

August 2, 1979


Melvin M. Verhagen, 57, a pressman at the Kaukauna Times since his high school days, died unexpectedly at his cottage at Faro Springs on the east shore of Lake Winnebago this past weekend.


Kaukauna’s shooters – gunners and archers – won’t have a place to practice with their weapons in the city this year. That’s because the city decided Tuesday night to get out of the rifle range business for good. Council members decided that unless an organized group comes forward to run the target area it will be shut down permanently.

August 7, 1979



Michael McGoey, a veteran of 17 years of service in the United States Air Force was recently promoted to the grade of Lt. Colonel.



The newly formed Kaukauna Little League program will bet its baptism tomorrow morning when it holds it first baseball clinic. The clinic will be run under the direction of Little League President John Lambie.


August 9, 1979
James Kobussen of Kobussen Buses, Ltd., Kaukauna, has been named president of the Wisconsin School Bus Association. Kobussen was elected to the post at the annual convention of the group held in LaCrosse.

August 14, 1979
A rural Kaukauna marksman joined a select group of sorts Sunday, becoming one of only a few to repeat as King of the Hollandtown Schut. Fred Brochtrup of Kaukauna was presented with the mantle of Scout King for the second time. He was also the shooter to bring down the last piece of the fabricated bird at the 1973’s Schut.   

August 16, 1979


Cynthia A. Egan, the former Cynthia Therriault of Kaukauna, received a Doctor of Medicine degree recently from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1975 and is a 1971 graduate of Kaukauna High School.  



August 23, 1979


Sergeant First Class Lyle Hansen was recently promoted in the Army Reserve. SFC Hansen is the Senior Training NCO in the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade of the 84th Division. 









Rick Holschuh, 9, got a lot of mileage out of a Sidewalk Sale balloon. He released his helium filled balloon with a note attached with his name and address on July 28. Rick received a note from Virginia Beach, Virginia. “I found your balloon with your name on it.”   

August 28, 1979

Dick Carstens and earned him Most Valuable Player honors with a two hit, four RBI performance in the championship game capping an outstanding tournament. Carstens of the tourney championship Butch & Sue’s slugged a three-run homer to pace his team to a 6-4 victory Sunday night.


Good sportsmanship, cooperative attitude and athletic excellence. Those are the qualities Sue Van Dyke, Andy Schmidt and Fred Jacques each possessed this summer. The three young people were honored by the Recreation Department as this summer’s All-Around Girl and Boy.


Patricia Coleman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Vanderloop of Kaukauna, received an associate degree in licensed practical nursing from FVTI Appleton. She and her husband Keith now reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.








Michael D. Andrews, Kaukauna, received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on August 24. Mr. Andrews has accepted a position as an Economist in the International Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He graduated from Kaukauna high school in 1965.


Mayor Robert LaPlante cut the ribbon Tuesday to mark the opening of the new Country Kitchen restaurant on Crooks Avenue. The ribbon was made up of 150-dollar bills which was cut in five sections with each $30 section going to a charity in Kaukauna.


Women’s League champions for the second straight year is Joseph’s Shoes with a 13-1 record. Front row: Deb DeBroux, Mary Hoffman, Sue Vander Velden, Dort Haen and Sue Vander Heiden. Back row: Sue Vande Hey, Jean Meyerhofer, Carolyn Johnson, Sue Coffey, Barb Van Zeeland and Sue Grissman.

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