Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to April 1976

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

April 1, 1976

Viewpoint - Last week you shot my son's family pet, a Husky named “Bandit” through your clumsiness you failed to kill him, and my son had to finish the job. Can you imagine how he felt. Some people in the area think they know who you are, but it wouldn't do any good to do anything about it as it wouldn't bring back his pet.

Chief Petty Officer Richard J. Mueller, McKinley St. will retire from the U.S. Navy today after 20 years of service. Mueller enlisted in the Navy immediately upon graduation of Kaukauna High School.

April 6, 1976

Leo H. Schmalz, President of East Wisconsin Savings and Loan Association, Kaukauna, has been appointed to the 1976 committee of FSLIC Law and Regulations of the United States League of Savings Associations.

President Gerald Ford, in a sweep through Green Bay, unveiled the cornerstone at the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame at the Brown County Arena. He told Packer coach Bart Starr a story concerning his nearly signing with the Packers in 1938.

April 13, 1976

Kaukauna is going to the dogs? Seems that way and the dogs are the increasing numbers of strays on the city streets, a violation of the city ordinance said Police Chief William Nagel. The problem is not so much the strays on the streets or the fact that they must be transported to Mackville to the county’s animal shelter. The problem is that because more dogs are running on the streets, there has been a drastic increase in the number of dog bites, particularly among children.

"This one", Dena Platten tells Kaukauna Public Schools’ speech specialist Jerry Brien, as he tests her skills at screen sessions for preschoolers Thursday at Park school.

April 15, 1976

Two children perished Monday night in a fire which started at a basement stairwell in their home then spread through the lower floor of the two-story duplex with astonishing speed. The victims were Melissa Ann Bartles and Bobby Jo Bartles, the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartles Jr. residents of the home on Metoxen Ave. Melissa was three years old and her sister Bobby Jo was two.

The question is: must Wisconsin restaurants serve only butter? The answer is yes with certain qualifications, said the administrator of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture division. He points out that Wisconsin law requires butter to be served at public eating places, but customers may ask for oleomargarine.

April 20, 1976

A retired man whose house was the scene of a fire last Monday was made a victim a second time Thursday or Friday. Police said that Frank DeMar’s whose home on Augustine St. was damaged by the fire, returned to the home Friday discovering that intruders had taken many items from his home.

April 22, 1976

Restitution has been ordered for 2 youths who shot out the yellow rotating flashing lights on a city vehicle on Tuesday. Police said the two allegedly used a pellet gun to shoot the lights. The youths were referred to their parents, and they were ordered to repay the city for the damage. Police confiscated the pellet gun. Three other yields were referred to juvenile authorities after they were arrested following the vandalism spree last week.

Kelly's Plumbing and Home Improvement Center located at 103 E 3rd St. Kaukauna announced their grand opening this week.

Steven Smith and Gwen Noonan are two Kaukauna high school seniors named as National Merit Scholarship winners. They are among 1000 high school seniors from each of the 50 states.

A $500 donation from the Farmers and Merchants Bank is the most recent receipt to be added to the fund for the new addition to the Kaukauna Public Library.

April 27, 1976

Jack Colon and Martin Janssen turned over the keys to the Royal Clothiers, men's store on Wisconsin Ave. to new owners Dennis and Steven Schaetz Freedom, who purchased the business.

A 3-car collision early Saturday morning resulted in minor injuries to three women and damage to all cars involved including city squad car. A car driven by a Little Chute woman turned left from Lawe St. onto Wisconsin into the path of a second car driven by a Kaukauna woman. Unable to stop her car was pushed into a squad car that was waiting in traffic at the intersection.

April 29, 1976

Miss Joette Steger, a Kaukauna high school senior who set a school record by winning first place in the math contest three years in a row, was named winner of a college sponsored 4-year merit scholarship.

The 1975-76 Kaukauna Ghostettes came within one game of qualifying for the girls’ state tourney this year. Team members bottom row Paula Giordana, Marianne O’Connor, Lisa Schwalenberg, Jean Meyerhofer, Sue Gerow and Lynn Van Vonderen. Back row, Debbie DeBroux, Helen Wall, Cindy Mischler, Tine Klister, Deb Meehl, Yvonne Evers and Coach Janet Knapp.