Time Machine Trip to November 1979

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

November 6, 1979

Kaukauna Alderman Robert J. Gertz, 44, died early Saturday morning November 3. Gertz had been Alderman of the city’s Fourth Ward for the past eight years.  He is survived by his wife Sue and three daughters, Amy, Sarah and Cindy.

November 8, 1979

The KHS volleyball team is gunning for their fourth successive trip to the state meet. Left to right Head Coach Dave Hash, Dan Rabideau, Paul Verbeten, Bob Baeten, Dave Weyers, Tom Steffens, Dave Fiestadt and Chad Weyenberg. Back row Tim Diedrich, Jim Rausch, Nick Horn, Tom Diedrich, Pete Mandel, Larry Lennert and Assistant Coach Berry O’Connor.  

A move to expand downtown parking was approved by the Common Council to purchase a plot of Third Street for parking. Haas Hardware Company is the owner of all the lots involved. Kaukauna will pay $28,000 for one- and one-half lots.

We are proud of our new facilities of the City of Kaukauna Electric and Water Department and invite the public to attend the open house on November 11 1 to 5 pm.  

Eighth graders of 1981 will be taking a look at how things have changed since 1979 when they open this time capsule created by the eight graders of Electa Quinney School. Scott Irvine, Gary Manderscheid, Ken Schaefer and Colleen Micke were among those who put time in a box and prepared to store the capsule in the Quinney vault.

November 13, 1979

Members of Kaukauna’s utility commission have gotten the word that because the Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach nuclear plant’s number one unit is out of service, the fuel adjustment cost for the KE&W will remain up for some time. The KEW purchases between 55 and 60 percent of its power from the Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

November 15, 1979

Pay increases for 1980 for city employees amount to $33,757. The new salary for Mayor Robert LaPlante will $21,413, City Attorney Donald Green $16,186, City Clerk Joan Cleveland $20,004: City Treasurer Mary Kavanaugh $15,271; City Engineer Kenneth Schoenike $24,211.

November 20, 1979

For the second consecutive year KHS has players on the FVA All-Conference volleyball team. The Ghosts dominated this year’s honor team, taking six of the 13 spots. Heading the list is Bob Baeten who repeated as a first team member from last year. Others are Dan Rabideau, Jim Rausch, Dan Ball, Larry Plutschack and Nick Horn. 

An awards party was held for Candystripers participating in the program in cooperation with the Kaukauna Community Hospital, on Thursday, November 15. Caduceus were presented to Sharon Van Asten, Kim Greiner, Jean Hietpas, Melissa Turriff, Kelly Geurts and Nancy Czakalski for volunteering 30 hours. Caps were awarded to Cindy Biese, Diane Van Dyke and Nancy Czakalski for volunteering 80 hours.

 

Bruce Zwiers was named most Valuable Runner on the Boys cross country team and 

Amy Gertz was most Valuable Runner on the Girls cross country team.

November 22, 1979

Mrs. Sue Gertz, wife of the late Alderman Robert Gertz, has been named to succeed him in the fourth ward Common Council seat. She thereby, becomes the first woman ever to serve on the council. She will be seated by Council President Reg. Van De Hey, and she will serve the first year of her late husband’s term. Robert died unexpectedly on November 3 at the age of 44.

   

November 29, 1979

Sparked by the clutch shooting of Linda Deering, the KHS girls’ varsity opened its cage season Tuesday night with a thrilling 44-43 victory over Green Bay West on the Wildcats home court. Deering pumped in six of her team high eleven points in the waning minutes of the game as the Ghosts rallied from a six-point deficit to pull out the victory.

 The Eagle Award, the highest rank in Boy Scouting, was presented to Mike Hibbard of St. Mary’s Troop 27 last Monday at a special Court of Honor ceremony. Pictured are George Hibbard, Mike’s father and scout master of troop 27 and Verna Hibbard, Mike, and Pat McCormick district advancement chairman.

St. Mary’s Eighth Grade Volleyball Team recently captured the northern division championship of the Fox Valley Catholic conference for the fifth time in the past six years. Pictured front row; Brenda Kobussen, Karen Coenen, Janet Lenz, Jane Lenz, Jean Bloy, Mary Miller. Row 2: Sue Kobussen, Shelly Merbach, Lisa Grissman, Joan Lenz, Melissa Kerberlein, Amy Siebers. Row 3: Lynn Meyerhofer, Amy Hermsen, Mary Feldkamp, Coach Rosie Simon, Amy Vander Steen, Lynn Kilgas and Stacey Meyerhofer.

In a move to upgrade older housing in Kaukauna, the city will begin applying for $250,000 grant which will be available to property owners and renters for repair on their homes. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes the grants available.

Kaukauna High School Girls’ Volleyball team include Coach Vic Luedtke, Lori Cummings, Donna Simon, Colleen Smith, Pat Brochtrup, Amy Schmidt, Kris Patschke. Back row: Dawn VanDerLoop, mgr., Carol Van Wychen, Laurie Hietpas, Linda DeBruin, Karla Miller, Ann DeBruin Brenda Lemke, Brenda Coenen, and Coach Norma Metoxen.

1979 - Chevrolet Camaro

Time Machine Trip to November 1889

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1889

News reached this city last Friday that a flow of natural gas had been struck in the town of Buchanan, three miles from Kaukauna. It is on the farm of Nic Orth and was found while drilling a well.

A defective flue sets fire to the Avenue House. Fortunately, the fire was confined to the one building.

The firm of Kimberly, Clark & Co. has decided to change the pulp grinders at their mill at Kimberly. Two accidents that have resulted in two deaths having occurred there within a week resulted from broken stones.

November 8, 1889

The water was so low in the government canal here about 10 o'clock Sunday night that the bottom could be touched most any place with a yard stick. The “City of Berlin” was anchored in front of the Thilmany Paper Mill at the time with a load of poplar wood, and almost the entire hull was above water lying on the ground.

The corset is a paradox. It comes to stay and yet goes to waist.

With the additional twenty-five patrolmen provided by the city council Milwaukee police force will consist of 172 men.

November 15, 1889

Geronimo, the Apache Chief is becoming civilized at Mount Vernon Barracks. He plays cards and gets drunk for amusement.

There are now 521 prisoners at Waupun – 506 men and 15 women.

The Outagamie County Insane Asylum is almost completed and will by ready for occupants about January 1^st.

Many farmers were in town last Saturday and the business streets assumed a lively appearance. There is a good market for their produce in this city.

November 22, 1889

Willie Jacobs and Frank Glaff were arrested last week charged with cutting down and converting into wood for their use, trees from the land of the Waterpower Company. They were fined the usual amount according to law in such cases.

“Fannie,” a warhorse of 31 years, died at Charleston, W. Va. last week. Her owner was shot while on her back during the war.

Now that Washington has been admitted as a state people will find it necessary to use the new name for the city of Washington as Washington D.C.   

New York – There is a paper mill at Fort Edward which is run day and night. Half the girls go on at 7 am and work to noon being replaced by another group that works to 7 pm. At this time the first crew returns and works to midnight. They are then replaced by the other group.  The work is exhausting lifting heavy sheets of paper.  The girls are paid 62c per day.

November 29, 1889

Ladies in this city whose husbands are often out late to the "lodge," are about to adopt a new password by which said husbands can gain admission on their return. "Six slim slick saplings" distinctly, the inside guard will remit them, but if they cannot, they will be allowed to stay out all night or until they can rattle off the passwords.

Petersburg Va., Nov 23 – Bland, the negro who assaulted the daughter of Dr. Gee, was taken from Prince George County jail and hanged to a tree near the jail. His body was then riddled with bullets.

Milwaukee – A man is reported to have sold his wife to satisfy a $1500 mortgage.

Saturday morning the body of a young man was found north of Wrightstown upon the railroad tracks after being run over. There was no pocketbook or papers on the body, and he remains unknown.

Time Machine Trip to November 1929

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1929

The old Lawe street bridge closed for some time to all traffic was reopened this Friday morning for light vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Special policemen are placed at both ends of the bridge to direct heaver traffic to the Wisconsin Avenue bridge. Word has been received from the state of Wisconsin that aid is forthcoming because Hwy 55 is routed over this span.  

For the first time since the completion of the new cell house five years ago, inmates of the Wisconsin State Reformatory were sleeping on cots in the corridors Thursday night due to overcrowding of the facility.

Green Bay – An overnight hop to Minneapolis is the next thing in store for the Green Bay Packers. Captain “Curly” Lambeau is giving the team a stiff dose of practice for the tilt against Herb Joesting’s Red Jackets. They also remember the 24 – 0 setback handed to them in Green Bay at their last meeting.

Since its existence here since 1894, the railway Y. M. C. A. is no more. The closure was the result of the membership expired in the Y. M. C. A. organization throughout the state of Wisconsin. It was founded by F. F. Thomson of New York who donated $25,000 for the construction of the building.

November 5, 1929

Green Bay – The Green Bay Packers takes their seventh straight win with a 16 – 6 count over the Red Jackets in Minneapolis. Red Dunn to Johnny Blood counted the first touchdown for the Packers in the first quarter of the game. 

Two Kaukauna young men, John Jansen and Robert Reardon were seriously injured after their machine left USH 41 and rolled over at the corner of Ballard Road east of Appleton. 

November 12, 1929

Martin Van Roy, 23 years of age, was seriously injured Sunday night when the car he was driving left the road and crashed into the telephone pole at Rose Hill. Van Roy was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital for a fractured injured hip and other injuries.

November 26, 1929

The Green Bay Packers, pride of the state of Wisconsin on the football gridiron, scored a smashing 20 – 6 victory over the New York Giants.  

Elmer Senso, 19 years of age, was killed instantly Monday night in the wax room of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company here. This was the first fatal accident at the local company in the last 19 years.

November 29, 1929

Little Chute – Ten students at the Little Chute High School are included on the school’s honor roll for the second six weeks of the first semester. They are Margaret Jenny, Harry Arnoldussen, Joanna Gloudemans, Delia Van Handle, Vincent Kromer, Sylvester Langedyke, Harold Van Dyke, Jack Lamers, Eva Van Sustern and Gladys Smith. 

A report from the office of county clerk at Appleton stated that Kaukauna’s share of taxes to be paid to Outagamie County will almost double in 1930. The cost of the new Lawe Street bridge is estimated to cost $300,000 of which the City of Kaukauna will pay $40,000. 

Time Machine Trip to November 1949

Kaukauna Times - by Lyle Hansen

November 2, 1949

The Boys Who Did It – Here are the huskies who carried the brunt of the Kaukauna High School attack this year and gave the Ghosts the NEW title and another undefeated year. In the top row are Bob Roloff, Doug George and Dave Zwick. Middle row are Mark Schommer, Hark Hough, Dave Stuiber and Jerry Klarer. Bottom row Pat Lehman, Dick Myrhum and Jerry Kroll. 

November 4, 1949

While doing a little fall work in his garden recently Julius “Dutch” Seiberlich, west Sixth Street, unearthed a bit a buried treasure. The article discovered was a badge in the form of a star, the word “Alderman” printed across the center of the badge and around it the words “City of Kaukauna”. John Coppes, Dodge street, was asked if he remembered when the Kaukauna alderman wore badges. He replied “Sure I do. I wore one myself.” Being elected alderman in the year 1897, it was given to the alderman giving them the authority to make arrests or at least break up fights.”

Petitions for police salary increases of $15 and firemen’s salary increases of $25 monthly, were received by Kaukauna City Council.

November 9, 1949

The Green Bay Packer band, under the direction of Wilner Burke, will present a concert and vaudeville show at 8:00 this evening in the Kaukauna High School auditorium for the benefit of the Kaukauna Hospital fund. The Rotary club of Kaukauna is sponsoring the appearance of the band here. All proceeds will be donated to the fund.

Packer Twirler Awarded Medal - Wilner Burke, director of the Green Bay packer band, awards a medal to Miss Dolores Vander Loop of Kaukauna in recognition of her outstanding work with the band.

There has been a lot of argument back and forth this season on whether the Green Bay Packer football team should stay in Green Bay or be moved to Milwaukee. Of course, most fans in this area want the team to remain in Green Bay. Bill Corum, New York columnist, wrote last week: “Great as Green Bay is as a team, loyal as the fans of the little town are, it can’t go on indefinitely being a big-league city it isn’t. Big city teams who draw a big gate at home do not like to play in Green Bay. New York has not played there for some years now and others are likely to take the same attitude.”

November 11, 1949

Cadet Donald A. Roloff of Kaukauna has been appointed a corporal in the United States Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Before being appointed to the Military Academy, Roloff served two years in the Air Force where he attained the rank of Sergeant.

Four Kaukauna Gridiron stars were chosen to the 1949 All-NEW league team by the league coaches. At the top are Pat Lehman and Mark Hoegh unanimous choices. In the bottom row are Dick Myrhum and Bob Roloff.

 

November 16, 1949

Postmaster Robert Grogan stated yesterday the old rate post card of one-and-one-half cent cannot be delivered this year. The new rate is two cents a postcard. 

November 23, 1949

Phil Haas, Kaukauna’s contribution to the Lawrence College football team paced his teammates in just about every offensive department during the year. The triple threat star headed the Vikings in rushing, passing and kicking. 

November 25, 1949

The body of Mrs. George Hermsen, 60, was found in the living room of her farm home on Maloney Road about two miles north of Kaukauna Wednesday night. She died as result of a stab wound. Sheriff Andrew Schiltz was directing a search for Robert Tracy, 29, Kaukauna, her son-in-law, who was believed to be at the home at the time the death took place.

1949 Chevrolet

Time Machine Trip to November 1939

The Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1939

Kaukauna will have a new paper manufacturing business to be known as the Outagamie Mills, Inc. The company was organized by Appleton and Kaukauna persons and will do business in Kaukauna, making and selling paper products. The new Kaukauna corporation will occupy the old Patten mill building.

Traffic accidents during September cost 83 Wisconsin lives according to the highway commission reports. This represents an increase of six over 1938. For the first nine months of 1939 the traffic toll is 584 lives.  

Fifty years ago, 1889 the first paper manufactured by the Thilmany mill rolled off its new No. 1 machine.

November 3, 1939

Green Bay – Will the Packers be able to stop four of the most sought after backs in the National Professional league, who form the famed “powerhouse” attack of the Chicago Bears? The two clubs meet next Sunday at Wrigley field in Chicago. This is the question on the minds of all Green Bay fans and more particularly Packer Coach Curly Lambeau.

Japan is purchasing Wisconsin cheese. Such an order came recently from the American embassy in Tokyo, Japan. The order was for two and one-half pounds each of Wisconsin American, Swiss and Limburger cheese.

The bow and arrow bag of deer during the present season still stands at three according to the Wisconsin Conservation department. Even at that figure it sets a new record for a single season. The previous high mark for a single season was one.

Coach Paul Little’s high school grid machine left no doubt in anybody’s mind about the western division championship of northeastern Wisconsin conference when they scored an impressive 31 to 13 win over West DePere Wednesday for their sixth straight league win. 

Bottom row, left to right, Billy Baeten, asst. Manager, Eugene Kelly, Sylvester Stuiber, John Rieth, Charles Jansen, Mike Niesen, Nick Steffens, Joe McGowan, Henry, Ashe, Bob Smith, Tom McCarty; Second row, Harry Watson, manager Ivan Schatzka, George Steffens, Bill Ranquette, Phelen Female, Jack Mainville, Steve Andrejeski, Ray Hurst, Joe Regenfuss, Ralph Doering, Herman Franz, Elroy Aerts, asst. manager: Third row, Coach Paul Little, Carl Giordana, Leo Rohan, John Velte, John Wandell, Bill Alger, Leo Wolf, Charles Wagner, Robert Wodjenski, Bill Van Leishout, Marvin Janssen, James Santkuyle, Guy Krumm, asst. coach; top row, Bob Danner, Joe De Goey, Herbert Wittmann, Bill Dryer, James Helf, Ralph Mooney, Elder Stanelle, John Kramer, Calvin Spice, Harold Stuiber, Clifford Kemp, asst. coach.  

The Nicolet grade school gridders defeated the Park school eleven 14 to 2 Monday afternoon at Park School.  The Nicolet girls had defeated Park girls in a baseball game by the score of 45 to 10.

November 8, 1939

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilpolt of Kaukauna were listening to a National Broadcasting radio program Tuesday evening during which $1,000 is given away each week by telephone. When the time came for awarding the money, Mrs. Wilpolt remarked that “anyone in the United States can win.” Just then the telephone rang, and she answered it. The voice on the other end was from New York and from the radio program and was informed that they had won $2,800 and the money would be sent to the western union office in Appleton.

November 10, 1939

A bumper crop of gasoline taxes is being harvested this year by the federal and state governments. The total value of this tax may exceed $1,000,000,000 by the end of the year.

All cigarette, cigarette papers and cigarette tubes in the possession of retailers after November 13 which do not bear a state tax stamp will be subject to confiscation according to the Wisconsin treasurer.

The Kaukauna police department this week is discontinuing the practice of housing transients, James E. McFadden, police chief announced. Heretofore, the doors of the jail room in the municipal building were thrown open to the knights of the open road. They came in droves and every night of the week saw up to 15 “overnight guests” housed at the jail.

November 15, 1939

 

Bill Alger and Carl Giordana were elected co-captains of next season’s grid team. Giordana and Alger have been regulars on the team the last three years. Giordana is a halfback and Alger and end. Both are rated as a couple of the best football players to ever don a Kaw uniform. 

The Wisconsin state committee on water pollution says that data collected from dissolved oxygen samples at DePere and the mouth of the Fox river clearly show that these waters could not support fish life at time of warm temperatures.  The report says that the Fox River will remain in its present highly polluted condition throughout its entire length from Appleton to Green Bay.

The first 300 game ever rolled on the Kaukauna alleys was hung up by Charles Schell Tuesday afternoon. The previous score rolled here was 290 by Warren “Bugs” Brenzel a number of years ago.  

November 17, 1939

Ten mills in the Fox and Wisconsin River valleys will finance a research program to develop methods of eliminating pollution of streams with sulfite liquor, it was decided at a meeting in Appleton with the state committee on pollution. 

November 29, 1939

Joseph T. Sadlier has been named general chairman of the annual holiday party of the Kaukauna High School Alumni Association to be held in the school gymnasium Friday evening December 29.

These youngsters were winners in a baby contest that has engaged the attention of all Kaukauna recently. Jimmy Funk, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Funk won the personality prize. Miss Patsy Siebers, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Siebers was selected in the beauty division. The contest was sponsored by F. J. Pechman studio and the Rialto Theater.  

Time Machine Trip to November 1969

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen 

November 5, 1969

Army Spec.4/c Roy Liebergen has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device. The Department of the Army announced Liebergen’s award for heroism in action in March 1969. According to the reports Specialist Liebergen rushed to front fire on of his Company “D” and began placing effective grenade fire on the enemy positions. He is a 1966 graduate of Wrightstown High School.

November 12, 1969

Sgt. Donald M. Buchinger, a 1966 KHS graduate, serving with the 25^th Infantry division in Vietnam. “Vietnam, to most everyday people is the United States is still greatly unknown. To us over here it is a way of life and we can’t ignore it. We must adjust to a totally new way of living and adopt new customs, methods and procedures into our everyday lives. Home is where you build it with sandbags ammo crate and any other material found lying around. We build our own showers with a 55 gal. drum held up by timbers. We have no snacks to eat, no TV, no car. We walk wherever we go and usually it’s where we don’t want to be. We get to our home base camp about every three to four months.” We don’t get any other breaks during out tour. We spend our time watching and hunting for Charlie. We must keep ourselves healthy as possible under poor conditions, continuously combating disease. Malaria is the most common and quite serious.”

Sp/4 Richard A. Koester, Kaukauna, is now serving in Vietnam. 

 

Police officer John Carnot is shown receiving a graduation certification from Kaukauna Chief of Police William Nagel. Carnot is the first Kaukauna policeman to attend and graduate the two-months long Wisconsin State Academy at Camp McCoy in Sparta, Wisconsin.





November 19, 1969

Kenneth Nimmer was recently elected president of the Kaukauna Kiwanis Club for 1970.

November 27, 1969

Clifford Gelling, formerly of Kaukauna, is working at Calumet Corporation and comes to Kaukauna evenings to study tool grinding at the Fox Valley Vocational School. Stricken by polio in 1955 he had lost the use of both legs but despite this stands a full eight hours at his job with the aid of arm crutches. Working a full-time job, each day and attending evening classes to upgrade oneself for a better job is routine to a number of residents but when a handicapped young man overcomes obstacles to carry out this schedule it’s noteworthy. 

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