Compiled by Joseph Back

10 years ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL April 20, 2011

This is a group that really CAREs By John McLoone There are many groups and civic organizations that go a long way to make Prescott a better place. But it could be said that there is but one of them that really cares. Actually, make that CAREs, because it’s an acronym for the Community Alliance Reaching for Excellence.

One of its founders told the Prescott Kiwanis Club Thursday that the group had its roots in the desire to help out in Prescott.

“There were a group of parents and people in the community who wanted to help,” said Lisa Jenkover, in a well-received presentation to the Kiwanis, who meet for lunch and brainstorm on their own how to help the community each noon at the Prescott Ambulance building.

Sports!

Hintz, short game key win over New Richmond Jacob Hintz tossed five gutsy innings and Cardinal hitters collected 11 hits against New Richmond pitchers as they defeated the previously unbeaten Tigers by a score of 10-5. Derrick Munsen’s bases loaded triple in the bottom of the third inning broke the game open and gave the Cardinals an 82 lead. Despite atrocious conditions, Hintz threw five solid innings allowing five hits while striking out four to pick up the win.

35 years ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL April 17, 1986

Richard Andre hired as Pierce planning director (photo of Richard Andre) Richard Andre was hired as Pierce County Director of Planning and is now at work in the planning office in the courthouse annex, first floor. He began work March 31.

The first priority for a county planner is to work on the county’s solid waste management plan, which has a 1990 target date for a landfill site approval. By 1990, half the municipalities in the county will not have a landfill site.

The other goal for a county planner is to assist with economic development throughout the county.

Andre moved to the Pierce County planning office from a similar job in Chippewa County, where he was the county’s solid waste coordinator, a member of the county board, and chairman of the county committee. He also served four years as cochair of the Wisconsin Counties Solid Waste Committee, and on the West Central Planning System.

“You could say I’m heavily involved in solid waste,” Andre said. He added that he moved to Pierce County because it represented a challenge.

City stands firm on picnic license issue A moratorium on issuing picnic licenses where serving of beer is involved will stand and is legal, the Prescott City Council said Monday at the regular meeting.

Members heard an opinion from city attorney Russ Berg, who said the city has the authority to declare a moratorium, can enact more stringent regulations and not issue to groups asking for a “picnic license” to sell beer during a special event. He cautioned action has to be taken “with justifiable reason.” The city has stated that liability problems raised with issuing such licenses is justifiable reason.

The League of Wisconsin Municipalities suggested that rather than a moratorium, the city place restrictions that would discourage any such license.

A liability disclaimer on the city boat launch may not relieve the city from all liability, but it should help in disclaiming liability, Berg stated. He said people at the ramp are “public invitees” and are entitled to reasonable safety, but disclaimer liability signs certainly could be placed.

The launch will be open when the water goes down; it’s used at a person’s risk now.

Juvenile drinking may lead to driving license problems “Juveniles who are issued citations under the Wisconsin juvenile drinking law may be in for a shock when they apply for a driver’s license, or even a permit,” Pierce County Juvenile Officer Ev Muhlhausen said this week.

Under the laws passed last year, any child drinking, or who had been drinking recently (smell of liquor), can be cited. The fine for the first offense is $44.50, then $79 for a second offense plus a suspended driver’s license, $125 for a third offense and generally a 60-day license suspension.

“The suspension applies even if the youngster does not have a driver’s license when the drinking incident happened,” Muhlhausen said. When a drinking citation is issued, the juvenile is assigned a driver’s license number. The shocker comes when the would-be-driver goes for a permit test, his or her name is run through the computer and pops up as having a drinking violation.

“We had one kid Wednesday who came out for a test and was told ‘too bad’ when the drinking citation came up on the screen. That was for an incident a year ago,” Muhlhausen said.

55 years ago PIERCE COUNTY HERALD April 21, 1966

Top Ten Students at Ellsworth High Ellsworth High School Principal Goldie Campbell announced the top ten students for the 1965 graduating class. He said that Jeannie Schumaker, Terrence Cook, Karen Winberg, Patricia Huppert, Dennis J. Johnson, Tim Dietzler, Virginia Huppert, Steve Hamilton, Leland Peterson and Maurice Anderson are the top ten students for this year’s graduating class.

(photos from the inside of the old high school being torn down for “the new junior high edition”).

PFC. JOHN DUNN IN VIET NAM Army Pfc. John B. Dunn, who arrived in Vietnam March 22, has been assigned in Pleiku as a policeman in Company B 504th Military Police Battalion.

The 19-year-old soldier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Dunn, Ellsworth, Wis., was employed by Ericksons Ind., River Falls, before entering the Army in Oct. 1965…Dunn was graduated in 1964 from Ellsworth High School.

70 years ago THE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL April 12, 1951

Apostolic (UPCI) Church To Be Convention Host The Apostolic Church of River Falls will be host to the North Central District of the United Pentecostal Church, which will convene April 17, 18, and 19.

Four services daily: — Business and Ministers meetings at 10 a.m.

Young People’s meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Evangelistic at 8 p.m.

Afternoon services and evening services are open to all. We welcome all ministers and delegates to our city.

Rev. S. G. Norris, Dist. Supt.

Rev. L. R. Thompson, Dist. Sec. Treas.

Rev. M. S. Wasco, Dist. Pres.

85 Years Ago ELLSWORTH RECORD 145 Years Ago THE RIVER FALLS PRESS April 20, 1876 April 23, 1936

A Look Back

Warns Against Children’s Illnesses Prof. C. E. Gluesing of the local high school asked this paper yesterday to ask parents of children who are not feeling well to keep their children from attending school, in order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases to other children. A number of children in this vicinity are ill with mumps and epidemics of scarlet fever have closed several of the outlying schools.

100 Years Ago PRESCOTT TRIBUNE April 21, 1921

Hastings to Assist Bridge The first official step has been taken to boost for the Prescott bridge. At the last meeting of the Commercial Club, it was decided that we ought to help in the building of the bridge that will bring the people of Pierce County closer to our city and the president was authorized to appoint a committee to assist in raising funds. Judging from the receipts of the bridge at Hudson, the undertaking would be profitable to those buying stock. No salaries or commissions are paid and every dollar raised will be applied to the bridge. F. W. Meyer, R. L. Lovejoy, Otto Reissner and W. S. Walbridge have been placed on the committee. — Hastings Gazette.

115 Years Ago THE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL April 19, 1906

Look Here. Clean up the yard and you may be fishing May 1st. This doesn’t affect me, as I never go fishing. We have had a fine winter and ought to thank the Lord we are alive to clean up—and that he has not cleaned us up. Scavenger work done by the Strout boys. You can see them or leave orders at my office.

Dr. E. A. Toby, City Health Officer

130 Years PIERCE COUNTY HERALD April 22, 1891

PRESIDENT HARRISON is making a grand tour of the Southern states. He is accompanied by members of his family and Secretaries Wannemaker and Rusk. Everywhere he is welcomed with patriotic demonstrations (continues).

A “Foreigner” Rebuked.

The other day a German, leaning against a hitching post on Washington street, looked up at the sky, and remarked: “I guess a leedle it vill rain somedime pooty quick.”

“Yees do eh,” replied an Irishman at his side. “Well I want yees to understhand that yees have no business to come over to America and say anything fornist the weather?…The German had no more to say.