Days Gone By (March 3)

• Randy and Terry Clay

Randy and Terry Clay can both fit into Terry’s size 5XL shirt since the two brothers lost weight. They have bought several new wardrobes during their weight loss process. Terry said he lost enough weight to drop 20 pant sizes. Randy went from a size 46 waist to a size 32. The brothers grew up in River Falls, they work together, play together, and over the past 20 months they lost weight together — 260 pounds between them. 2001 Journal file photo

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School thermostats were lowered to offset skyrocketing natural gas prices. Rocky Branch Elementary School Principal Chuck Eaton said dressing for work now typically includes cardigans, sweatshirts and turtlenecks.

Andrew McNeir, 2000 graduate of River Falls High School, earned his Eagle Scout award by completing a DNR project of building bat houses for the endangered brown bat.

Wildcat gymnasts Emily Schwartz, Morgan McCardle, Nicole Meinsen and Katie Kolpin were heading to WIAA state competition.

In business news Dr. Brian Senoraske joined Dr. Melissa Kolb and Dr. Todd Frisch at River Falls Chiropractic Health Center.

For the first time, two husband and wife teams were named chairpersons of River Falls Days — Mel and Laurie Germanson and Bill and Dodie Sazama.

Police Chief Jack Arndt named Sgt. Roger Leque as his captain in a realignment of personnel.

The American Legion was set to donate materials and labor to build dugouts for the varsity baseball diamond at the high school.

Grocery specials at local stores included broccoli at 38 cents/lb., ground chuck $1.38/lb., Doritos 15 oz./$1.68, turkeys, 68 cents/lb., and rib steaks $2.99/lb.

In high school news, Kevin Dorchner attended the 10th annual FFA Farm Forum in Madison; recent National Merit finalists included Janet Poff and Karla Rusch; and Cindy Merritt, Jill Cicero, Lisa Vincent and Paul Bakke were writing a history of the River Falls opera house operating here in the late 1800s.

Artist Bill Ammerman, professor of art at UW-River Falls, will present a show of his work begun in England during a sabbatical there. For the past six months he has been studying historic and contemporary English watercolors in museums and galleries.

New wrestling state champs were Paul Cudd, taking the 185-pound class and Mike Jenkins the heavyweight spot.

Prohibition officially ended on the college campus when beer was on sale at the Deep End in May Hall.

In city police matters, a man was arrested for clogging parking meters and youths floating down the river on pieces of ice were warned to get off.

James Garnett, son of Mrs. Ray Garnett of River Falls, was appointed program assistant to New York’s Gov. Nelson Rockefeller.

Marvin Cernohous, Ed Rohl and Harold Hunter were elected to the Equity board of directors.

One of the nation’s foremost scientists in nut culture, River Falls’ own Carl Weschke Sr., was to speak at the Minnesota Vegetarian Society in St. Paul this week.

Art faculty at the university here gained national recognition again with James Crane, head of the art department, having shows simultaneously at Oxford, Ohio, and Boulder, Colo; Kurt Wild’s stoneware at the Twin Cities artists’ exposition; and Bill Ammerman’s drawing, “Snowbirds” appearing on the cover of a monthly publication in Connecticut.

Bruce Meents, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meents, received special recognition for his outstanding 4-H work by the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The honor was based on his accomplishments in his livestock, corn and oat projects, junior leadership, chorus, conservation demonstration, and his participation in speak and instrumental contests.

Cliff Cole and William Barr, manager of the Langwear plant located north of the milk plant on Clark Street, announced there were over 100 people employed and 50 more females would be needed to speed up production on government orders.

Editor’s note: Photos and stories are always welcome for this column. Please call or e-mail Pat Hunter, 715-425-1561, phunter@rivertowns.net.

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