Time Machine Trip to May 1976

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

May 4, 1976

STANDING ON THE PORCH of the Grignon home, members of the committee working on the Bicentennial mass survey the grounds where the mass will be celebrated on May 23, 2:00 p.m. Committee members shown are (from left), Sister Rosaire, Mary Landreman, Cal DeBruin, Dr. William Keller, David Hartjes, Les Lindemuth and Neil Biersteker. (Times Photo)

 

A minor industrial mishap occurred at the Thilmany upper mill when a cover blew off a wax processing tank. Two workers, Jerome Diederich and Kimberly James McCabe, suffered second-degree burns from the hot wax spill and were treated by the Kaukauna Fire Department Ambulance before being admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital.

 

The state-level decision on the future of the Highway 55 corridor through Kaukauna and Little Chute has shifted back to the Outagamie County Highway Committee. While state officials urge a designated corridor to secure right-of-way options for a future four-lane freeway, local representatives from Kaukauna and Buchanan argue against displacing residents for a project that may not materialize for decades.

 

A visit by a Netherlands government consul, windmills, and the first parade of the Bicentennial season are coming as Little Chute opens its observance of the nation's 200th anniversary next week with a Tulip Festival. The festival gets underway this Sunday. Johannes Tjaardstra, consul general of The Netherlands, will be the honorary grand marshal of the village's Bicentennial parade, which begins at 12:30 p.m.

 

May 6, 1976

 

QUEEN CHER DIEDICH and King Jay Noonan will reign over the Kaukauna High School Junior Prom to be held from 8 to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 8, in the school commons. The theme of the prom is "Lost Horizons."

 

Cheerleaders for the 1976-77 season at St. Aloysius Catholic school were chosen this week by judges Janice Jaskot and Cindy Seif.

The eight girls named to the varsity squad were Jean Coenen, Lynne Doolittle, Sandy Finnegan, Karen Klarer, Mary Kay Krautkramer, Teri Marx, Jane Scherer and Lori Schumann. Supervisor for the cheerleaders is Mrs. Betty Jane Steger.

  

May 11, 1976

 

QUEEN OF THE Little Chute Bicentennial Tulip Festival, which is continuing through this week, was Miss Laurie St. Aubin, center, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger St. Aubin. Her court included Miss Laurie Van Boxtel, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Van Boxtel, and Miss Mary Kons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kons. The queen was crowned on Sunday at ceremonies at Legion Park.

 

A retiring Guy Krumm, who has seen Kaukauna's high school sports program expand from four sports and three coaches to nine boys' sports, three girls' sports and about 25 coaches, quietly terminated his post as the Kaukauna schools' athletic director last Tuesday.

 

THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD was presented to Dan Nytes of Boy Scout Troop 104, son of Gerald and Kathy Nytes, route 4, Kaukauna. The presentation was made Sunday at the 11:00 a.m. mass at St. Aloysius. Pictured above are, left to right, Father Donald Fuller, Mrs. and Mr. Nytes, Dan, and Unit Commissioner William Steffens. Dan followed in the footsteps of his father who received his Eagle Scout award 25 years ago. 

THE FIRST EAGLE SCOUT in the 22-year existence of Troop 41 of Combined Locks is Randy Sanders, son of Alvin and Ruth Sanders, 407 S. Washington St., Combined Locks. The presentation was made at a Court of Honor last Saturday at the Combined Locks Civic Center. Pictured above are, left to right, Mr. Sanders, Scoutmaster Ken Hamilton, Randy, and Mrs. Sanders.

 

May 18, 1976

 

A PAGE FROM THE PAST was turned to the present with the dedication of a plaque commemorating the life of Capt. Hendrick Aupaumut, a Stockbridge Indian who fought in the Revolution and later served as a translator and emissary and who died in Kaukauna in 1830. Looking over the new plaque were Osceola Kulow, Stockbridge, a descendant of Capt. Hendrick's wife's family, Ray Nehrlich of the city's Bicentennial Commission, and Rep. William Rogers. (Times Photos)

 

Mayor Robert LaPlante will ask that the highway 55 corridor be stricken from Kaukauna's official map, he said Friday. "I sent a letter to all--and I mean all--of the residents that live along that corridor," LaPlante said, "and not one of them are in favor of keeping it." A number of the residents along the route have protested and petitioned for action on the route, placed on the city's official map in 1969. Most argue that they must pay taxes and special assessments on land which, in some cases, cannot be developed.

AIR BORNE. After winning the 100, Kris Mueller added a second in the long jump with this 16'6½" effort. (Times Photo)

 

Joette Steger, Steve Smith, and John Femal have been named among Wisconsin's top high school mathematics students after a statewide contest. The three KHS students ranked in the top 10 per cent of all Wisconsin students who participated this year. Over 24,000 students representing 310 high schools participated in a preliminary examination on Feb. 12.

 

Plans for a second fire station for Kaukauna are being formulated, though slowly, and though nothing definite has been decided, the Fire and Police commission has a plethora of ideas. Authorized on Dec. 1 by Mayor Robert LaPlante, the commission's assignment to look into possible costs, locations and manpower came following the Common Council's decision to purchase a new 1977 Pierce fire truck.

 

May 24, 1976

BOWLING WINNERS. Jan and Bob Van Rossum, Rt. 2, DePere, took home first place money and the championship trophy in the recently completed Kaukauna Athletic Club's 13th annual mixed couples bowling tournament. Making the presentation is KAC president Bruce Kobs (left). (Times Photo)

 

You haven't tasted a delicacy until you've dined on carp or sheepshead! At least that's what those who've tasted the delight of shrimp cocktail a la sheepshead say, and now the Department of Natural Resources has put together a leaflet suggesting how you can prepare some delicious, inexpensive meals using rough fish.

"Carp were brought into the United States from Europe in the 1880's because they were considered a delicacy," says Vern Hacker of the DNR. "Rough fish are not only delicious eating but they are also high in protein. In fact, a Nebraska restaurant currently buys 350,000 pounds of carp a year from Wisconsin in order to make and sell a carp sandwich."

WINNING DELIVERY. Kaukauna hurler Bryan Hacker gets ready to uncork a pitch in the First inning of play, in which he struck out the side. Hacker struck out eight, scattered five hits and came up with a clutch triple to knock in the tieing run.

 

• Daughter to: Thomas and Julia Darrow
• Daughter to: William and Barbara Schmidt
• Daughter to: Ray and Marsha Johnson
• Son to: Dennis and Linda Schmidt
• Son to: Walter and Susan Jeske

• Son to: William and Linda Bast
• Son to: Michael and Ruth Dollevoet

• Daughter to: Charles and Marilyn Sitenga
• Daughter to: Roger and Margaret Vander Heiden
• Daughter to: Robert and Donna Mischoer

• May 7 – Daughter to: LeRoy and Diane Pohlman
• May 8 – Daughter to: Steven and Christine Bastian

• Daughter to: James and Lois Jansen
• Son to: Peter and Kathleen Dorschner

• May 16 – Daughter to: David and Marlene Swanson

• Daughter to: Jeffrey and Maureen Erbrecht
• Son to: Dale and Lori Sather
• Son to: Jeffrey and Beth Lautenschlager

• Sons (Twins) to: Jeffrey and Eileen Hermus

• May 19 – Daughter to: Donald and Carol Holtz
• May 20 – Son to: James and Joan Effa
• May 23 – Son to: Dennis and Linda Kern

• Daughter to: Mark and Janice McMorrow
• Son to: Michael and Patricia Romenesko

• Daughter to: Edward and Laura Jansen

• Son to: Jeff and Anne Weiland
• May 23 – Daughter to: Richard and Wendy Wimberger

 

1ST AND 2ND PLACE TEAMS in the boys’ divisions were: front row, (2nd place team), John Zurovitch, Jon Gould, Dave Paulson and Jeff Weyenberg. Back row, (1st place team), Mike Zurovitch, Brian Sachs, Mark Vander Steen and Richard Gould.

BOYS’ SPECIAL AWARDS went to front row, from left, Dean Domnigos, high series with handicap; Kip Vander Velden - most improved bowler; and Jim Glaser - high game with handicap. Back row, Steve Joseph - high average; Jeff Gruenstern - high series; and Ron Biese - high game.

GIRLS’ 1ST AND 2ND TEAM members were, front row (2nd Place Team), Gina Hackel, Shawn Weyenberg, Lori Weyenberg and Susan Sanders. Back row, (First Place Team), Lori Tetzlaff, Connie Verhagen, Susan Sanderfoot and Mary Miller.

SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS in girls’ competition were front row, (from left), Lori Wirth - high game with handicap; Holly Helding - high series; Juli Feistel - high series with handicap. Back row, Karla Miller - high average; Diane Vandeburgt - most improved bowler; and Jenny Viaene - high game.

HONORED BY ELKS — Rose Vanevenhoven (right) won first place among Kaukauna students in the Elks Constitution Contest this year and placed among the top 15 in the state contest. Kaukauna Elks presented her with a $50 Savings Bond, while her state award was $200. Alice Thiel (left) was awarded a $25 Savings Bond for second place at KHS, while Tina Klister (center) received a gift for third place.