Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Time Machine Trip to March 1974

 

 

Kaukauna Times – March 1974

By Lyle Hansen

March 1, 1974

The new 55 mile an hour speed limit which went to effect in December has cost just over $28,000 for converting speed limit signs on Wisconsin highways.

Members of the Public Protection and Safety committee requests Kaukauna officials to look into acquiring a new, more fully equipped ambulance. Carol Van Boxtel, a hospital emergency room nurse, opened the meeting by outlining the training given to Kaukauna fireman and police officers under the emergency medical technician EMT program.

Dennis Meulemans, 26, of Wrightstown, recently returned from spending two years in small developing countries in East Africa. He was part of the U.S. government agency known as the Peace Corps. He is pictured in native African attire and a display of artwork he acquired in Kenya. 

 

March 6, 1974

Reed Giordana, Kaukauna's record-breaking quarterback, has been named to the Prep All-America Football program for 1973-74, as announced today by the editors of Coach & Athlete Magazine.

 

Members of Kaukauna City Planning Commission ended up splitting Monday afternoon on the eventual use of the downtown southside area known as the old railroad property. Half the commission's members favored releasing the property as sites for low income and residential development. The other half opposed and recommending the area be used for retail development.

 

March 8, 1974

Jack Wippich, Kimberly's successful basketball coach, was recently voted Coach of the Year by the FVA for the 3rd consecutive year.

 

March 15, 1974

Bridgework continues on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A crane works on removing materials in preparation for the service.

A missing headache ball is no longer a headache for Kaukauna Police Department or the Edward Kramer and Son construction Company. Police Lieutenant Dean Ball reported yesterday. The 300 lb. ball was located in the trunk of an unregistered car in Appleton. “I'm not going to try to lift it,” he declared with a chuckle. The headache ball is used as a weight at the end of a crane cable on the Wisconsin Ave. bridge removal project. The ball was taken March 5th, according to a witness.

March 20, 1974

Carla Ploetz slammed a 633 National Honor Count last Thursday night at the Bowling Bar, her third of the season. Miss Ploetz opened with a 256 then a 200 and followed with a 177 game.

 

March 22, 1974

Kaukauna grocery stores. will be allowed to obtain liquor licenses in the future as a result of a Common Council action Tuesday night. A tie vote was broken by Mayor Bayorgeon who cast in favor of the licenses.

 

March 29, 1974

Kaukauna’s Bob Zierler won the heavyweight championship in the novice division of the Fond du lac Amateur Boxing Tournament recently.

 

The American Legion has called upon all Americans to join in the observances of Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29, as proclaimed by President Nixon. 

 

The Wisconsin division of motor vehicles today recommended motorists that they remove studded snow tires on or before April 1st.




















Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Time Machine Trip to March 1964

Kaukauna Time – March 1964

By Lyle Hansen

March 3, 1964

The first regional basketball tournament in the history of Kaukauna High school got underway Tuesday evening as the Galloping Ghosts collided with the Rockets of Neenah. If the Ghosts knock off the Rockets they will be tangling with Oshkosh on Friday.   


March 6, 1964

Fifty-six people have paid their deposit on the planned Eastern tour. The tour is scheduled for the week after Easter. A trip to Chicago by train and a tour of the city then the group will be off to Washington D.C.  


March 11, 1964

Kaukauna Vocational School director D. J. Bordini has announced that instead of the Open House program at the school this year various stores in the community have volunteered the use of their store windows to display the class projects.  


March 13, 1964

     

Two seniors, Thomas Kiffe and Janice Mitchell are tied to lead the senior class in scholastic average according to an announcement this week by Principal Walter Schmidt.


Jack Capen and Donald Priebe captured the Boy’s Double Ping Pong Tournament Wednesday in the KHS Youth Center.

 

 

John Johnson, 17th street, Kaukauna, had the distinction of becoming 13 years old on Friday March 13. 

 

March 18, 1964

Dwight Bastian, Carroll College senior for Kaukauna, won first place in the men’s peace oratory divisions of the Wisconsin collegiate Oratory Contest at Madison. He will represent Wisconsin in the national contest at Evanston, Ill.

 

Gary Weigman, who along with Mike Andrews served as co-captions of the Kaukauna Basketball team.

The KHS Galloping Ghosts wound up their 1963-64 season Tuesday night. Kneeling Dick Dressen, Manager; Dennis Hilgenberg, Buddy O’Brien, Gary Weigman, Bruce Knapp, Bob Niesen, Manager; Jim Kahler. Standing Mike Andrews, Gary Schubring, Jim Brown, Mr. Vander Velden, Wayne Steinbach, Bill Weyenberg, and Tim Verstegen.


Galloping Ghosts basketball team for the 1963-64 season according to Coach Kenneth Vander Velden.  Weigman who is a senior also shared the MVP and was chosen the “best team man” on the roster.


March 20, 1964

 

Holy Cross elementary school basketball team. Seated left to right are Don Tomazevic, Ron Vock, Mark Kavanaugh, Jim Pomeroy, Dan Siebers, Tom Heiting, Bob DeCoster. Standing, Bill Verhagen, Mark Tatro, Dick George, Peter DeBruin, Steve Wildenberg, Mike Grogan, Tom Jakl and Marty Van Zeeland. The team won six and lost eight in the season.


Six seniors and 15 juniors have been named to the permanent membership in the Augustin Grignon chapter of the National Honor Society, according to Miss Frances Corry, advisor.

 

The Green Knights of St. Norbert’s College has completed their basketball season with a record of 12-10. Kaukauna native LeRoy Weyenberg is named most valuable player for the 1963-64 season.  Weyenberg, a 6’5’’ senior is the team captain has been the leading scorer for the team for each of the past four years. 


 March 27, 1964

The 1964 track season for the Galloping Ghosts got under way yesterday afternoon as 15 team members participated in the Manitowoc invitational indoor meet at their field house.  The 1964 team is coached by Ronald Margelofsky.


Except for considerable inconvenience and no small amount of discomfort the City of Kaukauna survived the biggest blizzard of the winter in “good shape” according to business representatives. More than eight inches of snow fell, and three fire calls came during the eight-hour ordeal.


Dan Nagan walloped a 271 game and Dennis Hilgenberg shelled a two-game series of 423 to pace the Teenage Boys Recreation league on Saturday March 7 at the Bowling Bar.  


Roger Potter bowled a 224 game and a 400 two game series to lead the Teenage Boys Recreation league on Saturday, March 21 at the Bowling Bar.

New St. Paul church on Wallace Street, Combined Locks, will open to the public Sunday afternoon.


Learning baton twirling at the Kaukauna Recreation department are Peggy Dahlin, Joellyn Dahlin, Lynn Blajeski and Kim Roberts. The lessons are conducted in the basement of the Municipal building. 

Children were fascinated last week when a king-sized Easter bunny strolled the streets distributing goodies. The bunny was a downtown commercial promotion.