Compiled by Joseph Back 10 Years Ago PRESCOTT TT JOURNAL November 4, 2010

Wanted: Citizens willing to help School district looking to enlist the aid of local people to create a vision What will Prescott School District look like three years from now? Maintaining our status as a school district of choice requires a community effort – that’s where the citizens of Prescott come in.

In September 2010 the Prescott School Board voted to adopt a set of 3-year goals. To achieve these goals, we seek the input of citizens like you as part of the strategic planning process.

25 Years Ago PIERCE COUNTY HERALD October 18, 1995

(photo by Sue Odegard) THESE CHILDREN were enjoying the delights of jumping in a pile of freshly-raked leaves at the Sugar-N-Spice Day Care on Friday morning. The facility is operated by Nancy Greske…Ellsworth. Pictured from left are: Ellie Huber, Jake Sterny, Alexandria Bartlett, Katie Huber, Patrick Andersen and Jackson Bartlett. Huppert remembered by those he served By Sue Odegard

TRENTON TOWNSHIP—The comments range from glowing praise to outright admiration for a man who served his community in a variety of venues. In the aftermath of the death of James J. “Jimbo” Huppert of Trenton Township, those who served with him on the Ellsworth Area Ambulance Service and Ellsworth Police Department paused to remember their 32-year-old friend…“I knew Jimbo since the early 1980s,” police officer Gregg Place said. “He was a real caring person and very thorough. He was always willing to pitch in; if you ever needed something, he’d be there to help. Because he had expertise in both the law enforcement and medical fields, he was a real good man to have around.”

40 Years Ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL October 30, 1980

1980-81 Dunn-St. Croix Conference Champs Cards Cap 9-0 Season with Colfax Victory (photo by Duane Eggers) Head coach Terry Thorman is carried off the field by jubilant Prescott Cardinal players after defeating Colfax 15-8. Prescott finishes the season with a 9-0 record, advancing to the W. I. A. A. Playoffs in River Falls against Shell Lake on Friday, Oct. 31.

Cable TV franchise ok’d ordinance approval pending By Patrick J. LaVenture Richard (Dick) Mercord of Mercord’s Hardware applied to the City of Prescott for a cable-TV franchise. The franchise request was made in letter by attorney Keith Halverson. Dick was not present at the recent council meeting when a motion was made and passed to grant his request for such a franchise.

However, the Council made the stipulation that the franchise not be effective until after a new cable-TV ordinance be enacted and read at three Council meetings.

Have you registered If you are voting for the first time in Prescott, you need to register to vote. To register to vote, stop in at Prescott city hall any weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can register as you vote on election day…but it is much easier to pre-register.

If you have moved within the city of Prescott since the last time you voted, call the city hall to tell them your new address.

Persons over 18 who are voting for the first time, or those who have moved into Prescott since they last voted, must register to vote.

The city hall also has absentee ballots for persons who might be out of town on election day. You can stop in and mark your ballot, or request that it be sent.

The voting place for Prescott is at the fire hall on Walnut and Flora Streets. The polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day…(Tuesday, November 3)…Be sure to vote.

55 Years Ago THE PIERCE COUNTY HERALD October 21, 1965

Married: Jane Larson to Keith Carpenter Groundbreaking Held for New Bank of Ellsworth Building (model photo) The Bank of Ellsworth, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, has announced plans for the construction of a new bank building, according to word received this week from Robert Magee, Vice-President.

“The Bank of Ellsworth has been at its present Main Street location since 1910,” said Magee. “We felt it time to arrange for new and larger quarters.” The bank’s new building will more than double the size of the building they now occupy. Sound and well-located as the old building is, however, has encouraged them to remodel the old bank once they have moved from it, and turn it into a general office building.

County Court judgements!

$25 fine plus $5 court costs for unlawfully hunted waterfowl before shooting hours listed in Wisconsin, Administrative Code.

Driving 68 mph in a 55 mph speed zone in Trenton township. Fined $13 plus $3 unspecified cost.

Driving 69 mph in a 55 mph zone on Highway 35. Fined $15 plus costs of $3.

Driving 55 mph in a 40 mph speed zone in Trimbelle township. Fined $20 plus costs of $3.

Driving 69 mph in a 55 mph zone on Highway 35 in River Falls. Fined $15 plus costs of $3.

Driving a vehicle with a noisy muffler on Highway 10. Fined $7 plus costs of $3.

Injured and removed “No Parking” signs erected by state on Highway 35, Ellsworth township. Fined $25 plus costs of $12.50.

70 Years Ago RIVER FALLS JOURNAL October 19, 1950

CLIFTON Locals Mrs. W. Hildebrandt, Reporter Mr. and Mrs. George McKahan and family visited last Friday at Bob Ray’s.

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hildebrandt were Sunday supper guests at W. Hildebrandt’s.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Driscoll attended a birthday party in honor of her father, Emil Langer Sr., at t homeWednesday evening home Wednesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hildebrandt attended the wedding dinner and reception for the Briles-Ovsak wedding Tuesday.

Welcome, Strangers Born, on Monday, October 2, 1950, to Lieut. and Mrs. Grant S. Jones of Fort Hood, Texas, a daughter, Ann Jeanette.

Born at the City Hospital, on Wednesday, October 11, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pixley, a son, Gerald Allan.

Born at the City Hospital on Sunday, October 15, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. James Shedore, a son, James Hebert.

Born at the City Hospital on Monday, October 16, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stapleton, a daughter.

Born, on Monday, October 16, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gordon of Eau Claire, a son.

85 Years Ago THE ELLSWORTH RECORD Volume XXXXII, Number 42 October 17, 1935

An Honored Public Official Passes On (An Editorial) Each community usually has one or more citizens outstanding among their fellow men, loved and respected by everybody for specific reasons. It may be that they have given super service as an official and have made their citizenship count by their patriotism, their ability and lifelong devotion to the work they set out to do.

Such a man was Ole J. Hohle of our community who had been a faithful servant of Pierce County for thirty-seven years and who passed away Sunday morning, honored and respected by the many who had come into contact with him in private trial and public life….His personal life was that of the Christian citizen, the good neighbor, the confidential friend. He had mature advice and generous helpfulness for those in trouble No one came to him with pressing problems without going away comforted by words and deeds. Few indeed, have the privilege of being a friend to so many and an enemy of none.

When the years began to tell on his health, he met the situation with Christian fortitude and with a cheerfulness which enabled him to carry upon his responsibilities with little outward sign of the burden which rested on him and which was growing heavier year by year.

145 Years Ago PIERCE COUNTY HERALD

October 22, 1875 Republican Rally!

Hon. L. H. Bancroft will speak at the Court House on the political issues of the day Wednesday evening, Oct. 22d, under the auspices of the Ellsworth Republican Club. He is an excellent speaker. Turn out and hear him.

A big stock of clothing at B. Elliot’s at astonishingly low prices.

Hon. H. L. Humphrey will speak at Martell next Tuesday night Oct. 28.

The parents of A. P. (?)tter are paying him a visit. They reside in Benson, Minnesota.

SEE change in Burgyte’s ad. He is offering big bargains in dress goods, cloaks, et cetera (and other things).

A HORSE owned by Clark Williams of Trimbelle dropped dead on the road just west of this village Monday.

PLUM CITY Local H. Marquard and C. G. K? have opened a store in the Fox building.