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Days Gone By

Days Gone By Prominent local businessmen of 1876 included, from left, Wellington Vannatta, Charles Smith, David Saunders, Charles Davis, George Fortune and Clyde, the town mascot.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , April 24, 2009

Loose Ends: Call me the haphazard greenskeeper

Yes, indeed, we’re finally getting to that time of the year when it’s shovels to the back of the shed and rakes to the front. Snow’s melted and I’m not the only one glad to say goodbye to winter.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , April 17, 2009

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Days Gone By: Early Pierce county plat map found, looking for more

Editor’s Note: By a stroke of luck, Pierce County Historical Association member Dan Geister found a rare 1870 plat map. The 38x54-inch map showing landowners at that time is the only known one in existence and the earliest found to date. The next earliest is the 1877-78 atlas.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , April 03, 2009

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Loose Ends: Can you get into ‘swapping?’

During this economic turmoil one of the best things we can do is save money.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , March 20, 2009

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Days Gone By

10 YEARS AGO, MARCH 4, 1999
It was one for the books when the Wildcat girls’ basketball team earned the first regional championship in the local history of that sport. Members of the team included Molly Baumgartner, Carlye Greene, Ashley Magee, Jackie Obermueller, Molly Schock, Abigail Brendum, Erin May, Katy Rohl, Jessica Bartelt, Christina Koehler, Katie Liddle and Sara Elling. First-year head coach Rita Hurtgen said they were playing as good as any team she’d ever seen.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , February 26, 2009

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Days Gone By

Days Gone By From the Feb. 11, 1999, River Falls Journal:

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , February 06, 2009

Days Gone By

Days Gone By The River Falls guardsmen of Co. A., 1st Battalion 128 Infantry (Mechanized) won trophies for marksmanship in 1969. Left to right, Richard Enloe accepted the M1 marksmanship trophy for the winner., Spc.-4 John Goulette (not pictured), battalion executive officer Major Edmond Branigan presented Spc.-4 Jon Olson with the pistol trophy, and looking on at the far right is Unit Commander 2nd Lt. Jules Jensen.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , January 23, 2009

Days Gone By

10 YEARS AGO, JAN. 21, 1999
The high school stock market team of Mike Pearson, My Vu and Nate VanBeek managed to earn over $180,000 in a 10-week contest, placing first among 165 teams in northwest Wisconsin. Lee Lueck, social studies advisor, got on their case early on and encouraged them to become active investors.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , January 16, 2009

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Loose Ends: We stay, we endure, we’re nuts

So we live in the Midwest… well, northern or upper Midwest to be exact, and maybe that explains our passive aggressive, slightly schizophrenic feelings about the weather.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , January 09, 2009

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Days Gone By

Days Gone By It was reported in the June 23, 1977, edition of the Journal, the grand opening of Gemini Jewelers, owned by Darryl Hetrick.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , January 08, 2009

Hunter accidentally kills himself

Wisconsin News
A hunter in Juneau County accidentally shot himself to death over the weekend.

December 15, 2008

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Heart problem blamed for hunter’s death in Buffalo County

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A hunter missing for six days in western Wisconsin was found dead over the weekend.

December 08, 2008

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Days Gone By

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , November 26, 2008

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Loose Ends: Can anybody spare a stud finder?

All the ads say it’s fall home improvement time. I’ve got a honey-do list but no honey.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , November 14, 2008

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Days Gone By

Days Gone By A few weeks ago, the death of Mary (Andrle) Kusilek on Oct. 23, 2008, was printed in the River Falls Journal. Some may not have known that back in 1948, when still Mary Andrle, she was chosen as the first “Fire Queen” in River Falls.

By Pat Hunter, Archivist , November 14, 2008

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