Time Machine Trip to August 1975

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

August 1, 1975

 

Even at 8 am shoppers were on the streets for Kaukauna’s Sidewalk Sale Day yesterday and continued throughout the day despite the temperature in the 90’s.

 

The failure of a capacitor bank at the Badger Hydroelectric station caused a loss of power to a larger section of Kaukauna and part of Little Chute Wednesday night at about 11 p.m. Power was restored in about 30 minutes.

 

Residents that happened to be in Kaukauna bars between 11 and 11:35 Wednesday evening found out the hard way when a power failure plunged most of the city back to the pre-Edison days.  One thing you can always do, lights or no lights, is drink and according to random sample of 14 area tavern patrons did a lot of that during the blackout. 

 

Lights on the football field?

Against the Lights - The group opposing the lighted football field are running an ad in today’s Times urging citizens to attend next Tuesday’s council meeting. You should ask “Where are your priorities when it comes to spending your tax dollars?”

 

In Favor of the Lights – In an ad in today’s Times people are being urged to “Help Light up Night Sports in Kaukauna”.  

 

August 6, 1975

Q. My mother, who is ill and requires almost constant attention receives dependency and indemnity compensation from the VA based on the death of my father during WWII. Is she also eligible for benefits?

A. Yes, a $64 monthly aid and attendance allowance is available to widows.

 

August 13, 1975

 

King and Queen of the Hollandtown Schut – Mr. and Mrs. Hugo “Butch” Vande Yacht. The velvet cape and silver bird are the King’s to wear for a year. 

It was dark throughout Nicolet school Friday morning. In the building the victims of a boiler explosion waited for treatment from 30 or so firemen, police officers and other rescue workers. Rescuers using medical supplies from the Outagamie County Emergency Government moved from child to child treating injuries. It sounded real and it looked real when the teams went into action in a test drill.

 

August 15, 1975

The hassle over exactly what the population of Kaukauna is appears to have been settled. In January of this year the city was notified that its population appeared to have dropped from 1970. This drop resulted in the city losing an estimated $2,700 in shared revenue funds. The mistake was clarified using a computer analysis.

 

August 20, 1975

The last few weeks of practice paid off for the Kaukauna based Sea Explorer scouts. On Sunday they competed with 600 scouts and were awarded the Commander’s National Award after scoring higher than any other group in a ten-state area.

KHS first year head coach Bill Biekkole goes over the day’s practice schedule with assistant coaches Scott Bay, Bill Simon and Glen Hinkens.

 

August 22, 1975

Kaukauna Rotary’s contribution to furnishing the new Kaukauna library addition came in the form of a $300 check, the profits from the Rotary brat stand during Sidewalk Days. Librarian Craig Lahm and library board president Cliff Femal accepted the check from Rotary members Roger Anderson and Tony Klapperich.

 

Ted Voster of Route 2, Kaukauna, will be honored at Outstanding Farmer Recognition ceremonies today at the Wisconsin State Fait, Milwaukee. He and his wife, Dorothy, were selected as the Outstanding Young Dairy Couple of District 14 in 1974.  

 

All three Wisconsin entries will see action tonight in the I.S.C. World Softball tournament at Sunset Park in Kimberly.

 

August 27, 1975

Someone’s been doing a little illicit gardening in the city, police reported this week. Officers reported that they had found a small neatly tended marijuana stand near Konkapot Creek below Beaulieu Hill. The garden was discovered by a nearby resident curious was what kind of plant was growing there? Officers weeded the garden and destroyed the crop.

 

While golfing with her husband Gene, Sunday, Pat Lambie scored a hole-in-one at Mid-Valley Golf Course. The ace was scored on the 133-yard hole.

Summer vacation is over for these boys and it’s back to school this week. David Sachs, Steve Geiger and Barry Sachs took advantage of the last days of “freedom” by catching carp from the Fox River.  

 

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