Time Machine Trip to January 1982

 

Kaukauna Times – January 1982

By Lyle Hansen

January 5, 1982

There’s nothing like a driving snowstorm to bring activity to a standstill, and that happened in the Fox River Valley on Monday, January 4, when some four inches of snow were dumped on the area by sunrise. A heavy snow cluster driving wind made roads impassable resulting in the closing of schools, stores, other business establishments and City Hall.  

Army private Eugene H. Kersten, East 16^th street, Kaukauna, completed one station unit training at the U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia.   

 

January 7, 1982

City and county workers were still trying to dig out yesterday to get out of the blizzard like Monday storm which dumped better than 8 inches of snow on the Heart of the Valley area. Called the worse storm 20 years, the 30 mile an hour wind gusts plugged streets and highways and resulted in the greatest list of cancellations of businesses as well as schools in recent years,

 

A series of four money saving proposals for Kaukauna schools is being held over for a more complete study. The Board of Education members were told Monday and school board authorized school Superintendent Harold Goetz to send out notifications of future faculty layoffs as necessary. Along with possible layoffs in 1982 and 83 school year, the board also approved eliminating 3 1/2 positions. Goetz said that a decline in enrollment forced the staff reductions. It is predicted that there will be 153 to 155 less students in the district school system.

 

Bill Hibbert and Mike Horn are two of the top Kaukauna Boxing Club fighters on this year's edition of boxers who will take part in this weekend’s action at Holy Cross school. Hibbert, at 147 pounds, has an overall record of 37 wins with just eight losses. He was the state junior Olympic Champ for 10–15-year-olds for four years. He was also state Golden Gloves champ in 1981. Horn at 115 pounds, is 48-7 overall. He is also a four-year Junior Olympic state champion. He has reached the National Junior Olympic finals in both 1980 and 1981. 

January 14, 1982

Chad Michael Vander Bloomer is the first baby of 1982 to make his appearance at the Kaukauna Community Hospital. He is the son of Tim and Susan Vanden Bloomer of Little Chute. 

Sister Cyrilla of Lima, Peru, the former Elizabeth Jackels of Kaukauna, is presently visiting with members of her family in the Kaukauna area. She has been teaching in the Franciscan Mission in Lima, Peru for the past 12 years. 

 

Kimberly and Little Chute Police are trying to find out how or why a young woman plunged over the Community Bridge shortly after 11:00 a.m. yesterday. Chief Dennis Janssen of the Kimberly Police Department said that “We have no idea what happened.” The girl about 16 years of the age is in stable but serious condition at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton.

 

January 19, 1982

Saturday night’s temperatures plunged to 26 below zero in Kaukauna. Last Saturday’s temperature was also 26 below zero.

January 21, 1982

 

A solitary Horseman passed through Kaukauna on his way from the Stockbridge Indian Reservation to Farmington, New Mexico. He says he wanted to make the trip for many years.

The common Council members Tuesday approved pay increases of nine per cent for three groups of employees. The raises were ratified for Police officers, Firefighters, and city hall workers.

Warren Spahn and Otto Graham were the winners at the annual Red Smith Sports Award Banquet in Appleton on Tuesday evening. Karl Borree, who was one of the standout athletes on the 1981 Kaukauna High School football team received recognition during the evenings program. Bob Lloyd sports broadcaster, served as master of ceremonies for the event read off some of the accomplishments achieved by Borree, a senior at KHS: co-captain, most valuable offensive player, first team all-conference linebacker, defensive player of the year in the Fox Valley Association, Associated Press and United Press International all-state honorable mention as a defensive back, Channel 5 all-state team and district 4 first team as a defensive halfback. 

January 28, 1982

Turtle races highlighted Cub Scout pack 31 monthly meeting on January 25th in the Holy Cross church basement. Winners in the 8-year-old division were, 1^st place, Troy Seidl; 2nd, Erin Woldt; and 3^rd Charlie Romenesko. Winners in the 9-year-old division were, 1^st Scott Micke; 2^nd Josh Renkens; and 3^rd Cory Corbeille. Winners in the 10-year-old division were 1^st Jody Hietpas; 2^nd Karl Atkinson; and 3rd Jeff McCelland.

St. Ignatius Catholic School Cafeteria

 

That Chili Thing!

 

 Saturday February 5

11:00am – 8:00pm

Drive-thru Pickup 11-3

Free will offering

Cash Bar drinks plus Hot dogs, French fries and Nachos! 

Raffle Drawing at 7pm

Time Machine Trip to January 1972

 

Kaukauna Times – January 1972

By Lyle Hansen

 

January 5, 1972

Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Gerhartz, Sarah Street, has arrived home from Vietnam after serving a year of duty. He has been discharged from the Air Force after a four-year enlistment. 

Cpl. Patrick Campbell of the Kaukauna Police Department signed the contract between the Kaukauna Professional Policemen’s Association and the city of Kaukauna. Cpl. Campbell was elected this week as president of the city organization.

January 12, 1972

Mayor Gilbert Anderson has taken out nomination papers for his third term in office.

 

Sergeant Wayne T. Hatton, Augustine Street, has arrived for duty at Nellie AFB, Nev. Sgt. Hatton an aircraft maintenance specialist is assigned to air support of U.S. ground troops.

 

January 14, 1972

 

Airman Thomas L. Aerts completed his U.S. Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He is now assigned to Lowry AFB, Colo., for training in the supply field. He is a 1971 graduate of Kimberly High School.  

 

Airman Donna M. Meulemans, Rt. 2, Kaukauna, has completed her U. S. Air Force basic training at the Air Training Command’s Lackland AFB, Tex. She will now be assigned to Keesler AFB, Mis., in the communicates field.

 

Eighty-three persons were charge by the Kaukauna Police Department in 1971 with misdemeanor and felony charges ranging from driving under the influence of alcohol to aggravated assault and other offenses according to Police Chief William Nagel today.

 

Carl J. Hansen, publisher of the Kaukauna Times, will be honored by the Wisconsin Press association with a golden member certificate in Oshkosh today. As a boy of 14 Carl Hansen set his first stick of type, fed paper into a press, and wrote his first news stories. He had an after-school job at the Denmark Press in 1914. At the age of 16 he wrote a letter to the Marinette Eagle Star asking for a job selling advertising and working in the composing room. He was hired and began working there in 1916. He landed a job at the newspaper in Beaver Dam working days and attending college at night. Working in Milwaukee he attended night school at the School of Engineering. Not yet twenty, he became advertising manager of the Wisconsin Rapids Weekly and a year later began working at a daily newspaper in Merrill. His next move was to Escanaba, Mi., as the advertising salesman. In 1923 he purchased the Crandon newspaper and in 1925, at the age of 25, he purchased The Kaukauna Times and became the editor and publisher of the newspaper and printing company.   

 

January 19, 1972

People of Kaukauna had to try to stay warm as the temperate dipped to 29 below.  Leo Driessen of the local gas company stated, “It was definitely a record day on Friday.”  “Some industries were notified to begin using standby fuel basis.” Most large industries were able to switch to propane or oil for the three-day cold wave.

 

David Voights, Crooks Ave., is currently on a twenty-day leave prior to his reassignment to the Far East aboard the USS Camden. Voights, a former Times employee, enlisted in July last year for a three tour of duty in the U.S. Navy.    

 

January 21, 1972

 

Congratulations to Kaukauna’s Bob Wurdinger, coach of the Hollandtown football Raiders, were extended by Wisconsin Coach John Jardine, left, at the Red Smith Sports Awards dinner Tuesday. Bob has been the coach of the Hollandtown Raiders for the past nine years in which his teams have compiled an impressive record of 98-8-3. This year Bob was selected to receive the Kaukauna Athletic Club Man of the Year Award at the Red Smith Awards Banquet. 

 

The Kaukauna Common Council voted to approve a cost-of-living wage increase of 5½ percent for members of the city government administrative staff. 

 

January 26, 1972

The J. J. Martens Co., which has been operating on Third Street since 1901, has been sold to the Lee Department Store of De Pere. The company began in 1895 when Julius J. Martens, then 24, started a grocery store. In 1901 he formed a corporation with his brother Hugo and his father. They built the current building opening a general store. 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Machine Trip to January 1962

 Kaukauna Times - Janaury 1962

By Lyle Hansen

January 3, 1962

Almost everyone in Kaukauna shared the glowing warmth of victory after the Green Bay Packers won the Worlds football championship by defeating the New York Giants 37-0 at Green Bay Sunday. The cold weather kept some fans home, so tickets were for sale at the stadium. Ten-dollar seats had dropped to five dollars by an hour before kick-off and by game time they sold for three dollars each. Several buses took groups from Kaukauna to the game. All the riders were delighted with the group spirit of the trip, and many said “Were going to do the bus this fall for all home games.

 

January 5, 1962

 

Kaukauna’s first baby of 1962 is little Fred Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harris of Kaukauna. Little Fred was born at 6:59 New Year’s morning at Kaukauna Community Hospital, weighing six pounds 14 ounces and measuring 19 inches. He is the fourth New Year’s baby boy born at the Kaukauna hospital.

 

January 10, 1962

The Eagle Scout rank, highest award in scouting will be awarded tonight to Paul Driessen and Dale Reuter of Troup 31, sponsored by Holy Cross parish. The program will be held in the school cafeteria at 7:30 p.m.

January 12, 1962

Kaukauna Postmaster Robert Grogan this week announced that he has received a supply of pamphlets from the Department of Defense on public protection in event of a nuclear attack. The booklets which are available one per family discuss the types of fallout shelters and their merits and costs.

January 17, 1962

The Rialto Theatre will be showing ten recommended films for children. These films have been endorsed by the National Parent-teachers Association and the Children’s Film Library for Juvenile Consumption. The films will be shown on Saturday’s and tickets are available at reduced prices and limited to seats available at the theatre.

January 19, 1962

Kaukauna High School basketball fans have been treated to a special bonus at half times of home games. The KHS girl’s tumbling team has performed at the games and has developed into very competent gymnasts.

January 24, 1962

“Garden of Dreams,” will be the theme of the KHS Junior Class Prom, April 27. The announcement was made by Junior Class President Janet Reuter.

January 26, 1962

 

Three Kaukauna ROTC students at St. Norbert College were recently cited as distinguished military students, as a result, of their performance while training at Ft. Riley, Kansas last summer. Honored were Ronald Vandenberg, Thomas McAndrews, and William Campbell.  

January 31, 1962

Lynn Kehoe, a KHS senior, is the winner of the 1962 D.A.R. Good Citizenship.  Lynn was chosen from three finalist selected by the senior class.