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, 17^th 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.