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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