Time Machine Trip to September 1972

 

Kaukauna Times – September 1972

By Lyle Hansen

 

September 1, 1972

 

Work is nearly completed at the Fox River Dam in Kaukauna, where Corps of Engineers workers have completed maintenance on the piers between the floodgates.

Lee Huss was chosen the Raider MVP in the Hollandtown – South Bend Classic last Saturday in South Bend, Indiana, which the Raiders won 22-6. Presenting the trophy is Hollandtown Raider’s head coach Robert Wurdinger. 

 

September 6, 1972

Mrs. Suzanne (Sielaff) Hock, formerly of Kaukauna, was announced the winner of the C.A.R.O.L., (Woman of The Year) Award Monday evening at the meeting of the Richland Center Jaycettes.

Operating the press at the Nu-Way Cleaners is Peter Kramer the business’ new owner. He took over the operation from August Wachel who is retiring from the business.

Bernard Schuessler, who has purchased the former Schaff Jewelry store on Wisconsin Ave., arranged the display in the shop’s front window, as Clarence Schaff, who plans to retire in Florida, looks on from the sidewalk.

Tom Hanby, 26-year-old, won the grand slam at the Fox Valley Golf club last weekend by breezing to an easy repeat of his championship title, seven strokes ahead of the field.

 

September 8, 1972

Any good football coach has a memory like an elephant, He isn’t likely to forget a 36-0 loss to the Hollandtown Raiders last year when his team was heavily favored to win. In 1970 the Apaches of Chicago were the No. 1 grade school team in the nation when they averaged over 50 points a game. Last year they played Hollandtown in the first Cheese Bowl. The time has come again as the Chicago team will play the Raiders again tomorrow afternoon.

 

September 13, 1972

Ernest Mullen is finding out where everything is at the Kaukauna Electric and Water Utility. Mullen hired to replace Norbert Rhinerson as general manager of the KEW took over the job on September 1.

 

Gordy’s Food Fair, Little Chute Supermarket, opened a new store Tuesday this one on Kimberly Ave in Kimberly. Gordy Van Asten, proprietor, said that the new store is planning to be a close copy of the original with the same line of merchandise on the shelves.

Richard Quella of Darboy was named the junior golf champion at the Fox Valley links for 1972.

 

 

September 27, 1972

The roar of 55,000 Green Bay Packer fans were heard cheering for the Raiders Sunday . . . not the Oakland Raiders but the Hollandtown Raiders. The grade school team met the Neenah-Menasha team in an exhibition game before the start of the Packer-Raider game Sunday. The short game ended in a 0-0 tie. The Raiders coach Robert Wurdinger is pictured watching the action with players Perry Kohne (81) and Rich Zenisek (24)

 

A new sign has been erected along the side of the road near the junction of Z and ZZ indicating the land known as the Thousand Islands Conservancy Zone.

 

 

Do you have a Boy Scout uniform just hanging around your home gathering dust because your boy is no longer a scout? If you do don't throw it away. St. Mary's Boy Scout Troop 27 is conducting a scout uniform drive in hopes of setting up an exchange program for scouts that have outgrown uniforms that can be exchanged for larger and better fitting ones. Uniforms maybe dropped off at the Kaukauna Times.

Gale E. Janssen, president of the Badger-Northland Inc. presented Paul School with a gold watch in honoring School as the first employee of the firm to reach the 25-year mark.

With a proud smile beaming from ear to ear, Kaukauna coach Ken Roloff mounted the steps to the bus to the cheers of the Galloping Ghost grid squad boys. The team came through with flying colors to win their first football game of the season by defeating the Appleton East Patriots 13-6.