Time Machine Trip to March 1960

Kaukauna Times - by Lyle Hansen

March 2, 1960

The Queen of Tops Club in Kaukauna for 1959 is Mrs. Robert Walker center. At right is Mrs. George Steffens, the runner-up. Mrs. Orry Schmalz is president of the Kaukauna unit is pictured at left.

March 4, 1960

The 1959-1960 The Eagle scout award was presented to Michael Chopin, son of Mr. and Mrs. CArl Chopin, Kaukauna. at a court of honor at Holy Cross. Former scoutmaster Leo Eimmerman looked on. 

March 9, 1960

The 1959-1960 season of the Kaukauna Ghosts basketball team has come to an end. The Ghosts lost to Oshkosh 67-66 in the regional finals. This has been one of the most successful seasons in history of the school. Left to right front row are manager Jerry Hennes, Harry Gast, Jim Steger, Dennis Priebe, and head coach Gerald Hopfensperger. Second row Dale Van Dyke, DeLyle Bowers, Steve Mayer, Bill Borcherdt, and Ken Kavanaugh. Back row Mike Landreman, Myron Zachowski, LeRoy Weyenberg, Bill Van Offeren and Bill Vander Pas.  

March 11, 1963

National Girl Scout week was celebrated by girls from troop 29 with a display in the Hartjes display window and served cookies to customers. Pictured left to right are Barbara Czekalski, Lois Hansen, Julie Brooks, troop leader, Mrs. Joseph Van Drasek, Beth Tullock, Pattie Hagstrom, Donna Smith and Gail School. 

March 16, 1960

Holy Cross parochial school students had an Art Show. Eighth grade students Lester O’Brien, Judy Vanderloop, Judy Jansen and Richard Stegeman are the winners. 

Dick’s Drive-In   Hamburgers – French Fries and Triple Milk Shakes all sell for 20c.

March 18, 1960

The city council authorized the annexation of 23 acres from the Town of Buchanan in the city. The land is located between Crooks Avenue and Hendricks Avenue and south of Ann Street.

Leroy Weyenberg was named honorary captain of the Mid-Eastern conference and Bill Borcherdt was named the teams’ most valuable player for the season.

March 30, 1960

James Gustman was elected president of the Kaukauna Rotary. He succeeds Stephen Baisch to the office. Paul West was elected vice president of the club.

March 31, 1960

Kaukauna High School's high scoring center, Leroy Weyenberg, for the second straight year, captured the conference scoring title with 321 points in Mid-Eastern conference play, and in the process set a new Kaukauna High School all-time scoring record. Including non-conference games, the lanky 6-5 Ghost racked up 488 points, averaging over 23 points an outing. In his three-year career in a Kaukauna uniform, Weyenberg totaled 1,003 points, which gives him the all-time scoring mark for a Kaukauna player.

The KHS Freshman basketball team, which placed second in the Fox Valley loop. Left to right back row are Dick Promer, Joe Mayerl, Dan Van Dyke, Pat Courtney, Tom Otte and Tony Schuette. Center row Mike Kobussen, Tom Hiestand, Howie Jansen, Harry Wheelock, Don Straus and Ron Straus. Front row manager Robert Ludke, Steve Hilgenberg, Jerry Ebben, Bob Dix, Jerry Kobussen, Ed Lutzow and coach David Hash.  

THE KHS GIRLS TUMBLING TEAM Pictured about left to right in the front row are Gretchen Kuhn holding Connie Henricks, Lois Woelz and Lindy Kemp holding Jane Barribeau. In the back row are Dawn Voet holding Marianne Lamine, Judy Jacobson and Marilyn Hilgenberg hold Karen Krumm and Mary Behnke hold Linda Biselx.