Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to March 1976

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

March 2, 1976

Tim Van Able bowled a 712 national honor count last Wednesday evening in the Knights of Columbus league at the Bowling Bar.

For a change a letter without a gripe. Robert E Veon has written a letter to the Kaukauna Community Hospital, lauding its staff for the care he received while a patient there. The staff couldn’t have taken better care of me.

Demand for rabbit meat is on the increase both nationally and locally according to the University of Wisconsin poultry specialist but little of the meat is available. Rabbit is high protein and low in fat it is similar in texture to chicken and it's easily digested.

It was billed as the championship game in the Manitowoc sectional but a better name for it might have been the sectional free throw shooting tournament’s basketball tournament The Neenah girls won the team title and the opportunity to compete in the first girls state tournament over this weekend by making 22 of 39 free throws to defeat Kaukauna Ghostettes 54 to 38.

March 4, 1976

The Eagle Scout award was presented to Donald Niesen by Mrs. Howard Veldman, while Scoutmaster George Hibbard of Boy Scout Troop 27 looked on last Sunday.

An alternative source of energy may be essential for our survival. The super flywheel may be one of those sources according to the Wisconsin Lung association. Flywheels are simple medical devices that propel things like potters’ wheels and toy tops. Flywheels are used in sewing machines, spacecraft, automobile engines, airplane landing gears and thousands of other wheels using products. Scientists are now considering adopting flywheels to power pollution free automobiles and other vehicles energy systems for homes. Car owners would wind up the Super flywheels at night from home electronic outlets.

Vincent DeGroot of Little Chute was one of seven from the Green Bay diocese to be ordained at Saint Francis savior cathedral in Green Bay Saturday as a deacon. There are now 14 permanent deacons in the Green Bay diocese.

Dan DeKoch will be among fifty persons from throughout the state displaying creative work in the annual “Festival of Arts” March 6th at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.

March 9, 1976

Friday night, Gregg Jensen literally didn't know the meaning of the word “miss”. The sophomore amassed 31 points matching the right numbers on his orange jersey. Down by as much as 10 points 24 dash early in the 2nd half, Kaukauna outscored Appleton East 19-11 in the second. The Ghost rallied to defeat the Pats 69-63.

In competition with 16 other schools, the cheerleading squad from Kaukauna’s Holy Cross took first place honors in the events held in conjunction with the Catholic boy’s league basketball tournament at Xavier high school Appleton. This year marked the first time that the cheerleading competition was held.

March 11, 1976

Dr. Simon Cherkasky, (center), was presented with awarded two awards by military representative. Capt. Tony Czamik and Lt. Col. Edward Wulgaert of Kaukauana. Dr. Cherkasky, Kaukauna physician and surgeon, has been presented the awards by the United States army units for his contributions toward enlisted programs. Doctor Cherkasky conducted physical examinations which were instrumental in getting 54 men enlisted in Wisconsin Army National Guard in the February campaign.

March 16, 1976

Out of 270 participants, Gene Biese (second from the left) placed first in the 2^nd annual KHS freshman free throw shooting tourney this year. He made 87 of 100 shots to win the competition. Tied for second place with 86 of 100 totals were Pat Brogan and Kevin Coenen. Ken Roloff, tourney manager, on the left.

Appleton’s Transit Commission has instructed Appleton City Transit incorporated to suspend the Kaukauna-Little Chute bus route as of midnight March 31st.

March 18, 1976

Rocky Rococo (Pizza) of Madison is a team that will defend its championship against a strong field of 15 other teams in the 8th annual Holy Cross Open Basketball Tournament which gets underway tomorrow night and runs for the next two successive weekends.

Kaukauna’s 8th grade All-Stars will host the Milwaukee Monsters this Sunday in the Holy Cross gym. The team front row, Dan Ball, John Wittmann, Jerry Van Abel and Jim Nytes. Second row Dave Weyers, Jeff VanDehy, Mark Eimmerman, and Tom Dawson. Back row, Tony Nytes, Mike Coenen, Joe Verkuilen, Darrell Haen, Dan Hietpas and Dave LeMay.

March 23, 1976

Members of Kaukauna’s Board of Education voted to retain a third teacher for educationally retarded students in the school system for the coming year.

Wisconsin International Raceways Red, White and Blue series of late model stock car races will be around again for the Bicentennial year, with a total purse of $29,000 for the three races.