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