Time Machine Trip to October 1979

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

October 2, 1979

Schools in Kaukauna won’t get reading improvement grants this year because the need apparently exists no longer.  A National Reading Improvement grant pf $137,660 had been provided for the two-year project. Test scores for participants through eighth grade are no longer low enough to qualify Kaukauna for the Right to Read program.

October 4, 1979

funeral mass was held for Joseph J. Schmidt, 56, at St. Francis Catholic Church, Hollandtown. Mr. Schmidt, owner of the Countryside Gold Club and president of the Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce. He died Saturday September 29 following a two-week illness.

School crossing guards have applied to Kaukauna councilmen for a raise, additional sick days and an increase in the clothing allowance in 1980. At present crossing guards earn $3.47 per hour and are allowed four sick days. The guards are requesting a 10% pay raise, two additional sick days and an increase of $20 in the uniform allowance.

October 16, 1979

Raymond H. Nagel, 84, a civic leader and Kaukauna alderman for many years died last Thursday morning. He was a resident of Kaukauna for the past 56 years and served as an alderman for 20 years.

October 18, 1979

Dave Hash, the Kaukauna boys’ volleyball coach for the past twelve years reached a milestone in his journey by coaching his 1000^th career victory. Volleyball began in Kaukauna in 1959 when the Ghosts won 12 games and lost four. In 1979 Kaukauna won 101 games against four losses.

October 23, 1979

Junior Tim Lappen and senior Bart Bovee received recognition by the FVA golf coaches. Lappen was one of five players chosen first team All-Conference, while Bovee received honorable mention. Coach Pete Benson said he was very happy for both boys as they both deserve this recognition.

Bruce Zwiers, the Ghosts talented junior harrier, etched his name into the KHS sports annals last Wednesday afternoon. Zwiers became the first Kaukauna runner to ever win the conference cross country race. While the Ghosts have been conference champs several time as a team, no individual as ever been the top finisher.    

October 25, 1979

Like notches on the gunfighters’ pistol handle, the KHS boys’ volleyball team chalked up another FVA championship Tuesday evening. The Ghost made it five league crowns in a row with the three-game sweep of the Appleton Terrors.

Marine Pvt. Rick C. Bloch, Kaukauna, has completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. He is a 1979 graduate of Kaukauna High School.

Mary Courtney, an LPN at Kaukauna Community Hospital, explains the operation of the X-ray room to Mike Wolf, Kris Fischer and Bob Welch, students at Kaukauna High School.