Prescott Police Officer completes vigorous training program (photo) Prescott Police Patrol Officer Eric P. Michaels was one of 24 graduates of the 2010 Law Enforcement Academy at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire on Friday, November 19. Officer Michaels successfully completed the rigorous 520-hour preparatory training program that included units on policing in America, criminal and traffic law, tactical skills and firearms, patrol procedures and investigations.

He also completed 32-hours of scenario-based training that demonstrated his incident response skills…(praise from Police Chief Mike Bondarenko)… Officer Michaels joined the Police Department in April 2010 and presently serves as a part-time patrol officer. He and his wife, Becky, live in Prescott.

25 Years Ago

PIERCE COUNTY HERALD

November 1, 1995

Village, biosolids group strikes $30,000 land deal by Sue Odegard A $30,000 business transaction between the village and the West Central Wisconsin Regional Biosolids Commission was completed during the Ellsworth Village Board meeting Wednesday.

The commission purchased property in the East End Industrial Park for construction of a $5.9 million wastewater sludge recycling facility to be situation south of the village’s wastewater treatment plant at the end of Utility Street in East Ellsworth…(continued).

35 Years Ago

Highway 35 slated for Prescott If the transfer of STH 183 in eastern Pierce County from a state highway is completed, and is matched with a county transfer of CTH’s E and Q south of Prescott to the state highway system, it means that the present portion of the county roads transferred will have a new name: State Trunk Highway (STH) 35.

Highway 35 now follows the Mississippi River until it comes to Hager City, where the highway is routed through Ellsworth and River Falls, then to Hudson and north along the St Croix River.

“It’s the only place along the entire river where Highway 35 swings away from the river. The new state routing will correct that,” Roy Finley, Prescott, a long-time promoter of the Great River Road said.

45 Years Ago PIERCE COUNTY JOURNAL November 6, 1975

WHAT THINGS COST! At Haverlandts Wednesday only: Bread, 1½ lb. loaf, 3 for $1.29 Pat’s Homemade Ring Bologna: $1.29 per lb.

Hormel Black Label Bacon: $1.69 for a 1 lb. package Betty Crocker Cake Mix: 49 cents each.

Festival Creamed or Whole Kernel Corn: 89 cents for 3 cans Royal Pistachio Pudding: 49 cents for two packages Homegrown Carrots: 29 cents for two 1 lb. bags Bananas 17 cents per lb.

Grapefruit: 10 for 89 cents.

We deliver Fridays

55 Years Ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL November 4, 1965 CHRISTMAS IN NOVEMBER? Christmas shopping days are few…Why not let your wants be known to your PRESCOTT STOREKEEPER So HE can benefit from your trade?

PRESCOTT FOOTBALL TEAM RATED IN LITTLE SIXTEEN IN FINAL STANDINGS The Cardinals 7-1 record earned them the number 20 rating in the state’s small high school football ratings. This honor takes some of the sting out of their second place conference finish. St. Croix Central took the eighth place rating in the state’s standings, therefore two schools from the Dunn-St. Croix conference were rated in the state. This speaks very highly for the conference and the type of football played in it. Area names on “all conference” listing …Jim Bock, Ron DeLong, and Mike Kasten from Elmwood; Bob Wakins for Plum City; Ken Hildebrandt and Steve Hanson, Prescott.

IS YOUR TRACTOR SAFE?

The farm tractor is involved in 85 percent of all fatal farm power accidents. When you consider the number of hours that tractors are used as compared to other machines that is not too surprising, but it does emphasize the need for learning and obeying safe operating rules.

The Prescott FFA Chapter is taking part in a nationwide program to prevent accidents with farm tractors. The program is sponsored by the Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute and the National Safety Council.

As part of the safety program, members of the chapter will try to visit every farm family in the community. They will review the safety precautions necessary for safe operation of tractors and point out that safety is a family responsibility. Safety materials will be left with each family. Mr. Seipel, vo-ag instructor, made these recommendations for safe tractor operation: 1. Keep children and others not working, away from the tractor and other machines.

2. Adjust your tractor speed to conditions and avoid sudden starts and stops when working on hillsides, rough ground, on turns and in most field work.

3. Pull only from the drawbar. Never hitch to the axle housing or other parts on the rear of the tractor.

4. Disengage the power take-off before unclogging tractor-driven machinery. Put transmission in neutral and lock the brakes when hitching implements.

5. Keep all safety shields in place.

6. Avoid steep banks. Cross ditches only where the banks are sloped gradually.

7. Use extreme caution in farming hillsides.

8. Fill the fuel tank only when the motor is cool.

9. Carry a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit on the tractor at all times.

10. Always display proper identifications to alert motorists when moving farm implements on roads and

highways.

70 Years Ago RIVER FALLS JOURNAL November 2, 1950

Two men (Puerto Rican nationalists) attempt to gun down President Harry Truman outside Blair House, Secret Service agent killed in line of duty.

Hospital Notes.

ADMITTED…DISCHARGED (Now protected by HIPPA from disclosure….not so in the past) Water Shut-off Notice Due to the necessity of repairing a number of Water Hydrants before cold weather, the patrons may find water turned off for short intervals any afternoon after 1:00 o’clock. This condition may continue for several weeks.

RIVER FALLS WATER DEPARTMENT 60th Anniversary of Tuesday Club Nov. 17th The 60th Anniversary Jubilee meeting of the Tuesday Club will be held in the Methodist Church basement on November 7 at 2:30 p.m.

All former and active members of the Tuesday Club are invited to attend this meeting. A special program “The Good Old Days,” will be presented to commemorate the event. Mrs. Chalmer Davee and Mrs. William McEwen (so referred to per the law of couverture) are reception and tea hostesses for the meeting.

85 Years Ago ELLSWORTH RECORD November 7, 1935 Ellsworth Man Rescues Hunters Berlyn Schumaker, Assisted by Sam Youmans of Bay City, Saves Three Men From Drowning in Lake Pepin After Boat Capsizes.

Three Clear Lake duck hunters who were thrown into the icy waters of Lake Pepin three miles below Bay City about 7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning of last week are alive today because an Ellsworth man in a boat a half mile away heard their cries and went to their rescue, arriving just in time. The man who played the role of hero and who is too modest to talk about it is Berlyn Schumaker.

The Clear Lake men, not familiar with the hunting ground, got out into the open water. The waves were running very high and the light boat was entirely inadequate to withstand the pounding of the waves and capsized.

Schumaker and his partner Sam Youmans of Bay City, were in a blind about a half mile away and with the wind coming in off the lake heard the cries for help. In spite of the fact that it was a dangerous thing to do they set out in Schumaker’s boat and reached the helpless men who were clinging to the overturned craft…One of the man was William Halliday, a nephew of Mrs. Nellie Halliday of this place.

The boat in which the recue was made was built by Mr. Schumaker some time ago. It is much larger than the average duck boat and Berlyn has come in for considerable ribbing by his friends because of the size of the craft. It was well for the Clear Lake men that Berlyn built the boat the proportions that he did, for a smaller craft would not have been able to withstand the high waves as did this one.

125 Years Ago THE WEEKLY PRESS Maiden Rock, Wisconsin November 6, 1895

The Weekly Press. Published every Wednesday by A. E. Roese. Terms of Subscription, $1.25 per year in advance.

Entered at the post office at Maiden Rock, Wisconsin as second-class matter.

Local notices 5 cents per line, each insertion. Legal notices at rates provided by law.

Plum City and Maiden Rock STAGE LINE.

Leave Plum city at 9:00 a.m.; arrives at Maiden Rock at 12:00 a.m.; Leaves at 1:30 p.m. arrives at Plum City 4:30 p.m. Daily except Sunday. Double rigs run both ways. NELS

LOCALS notices!

ONO Mr. Scott, of Rock Elm, teaches in the Shaver district.

Mr. Davis took Mrs. Wright to Ellsworth last week.

There is about two week’s threshing in this vicinity.

C. W. Sanford went to El Paso, Monday, to commence his school. PLUM CITY F. M. Purdy, of Lake City, was in town Friday.

Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Turner Oct. 23, a daughter.

Henry Gifford has moved into the Casper Moser house on Plum Creek.

BRASINGTON School commences next Monday.

The town has commenced work on the abutment near C. Walsingham’s.

Through a typographical error in last week’s issue of the PRESS, our school’s average attendance was 37 ½ . It should have been 321.

The farmers on the river expect a threshing machine in the valley this week to finish their work. STOCKHOLM Adam Linder has opened a meat market. In order to that we may continue to have the benefit of such a convenience, the public should patronize him.

A visitor has arrived at Mr. and Mrs. A. Rosenberg’s. It’s a girl.

160 Years Ago PRESCOTT TRANSCRIPT

Charles’s E. Young November 3, 1860 The Last Word.

Next Tuesday is the day of Election and consequently this is the last regular edition of the Transcript through which we can say a word to our readers on the subject of voting and its important results. It is not necessary for us to remind any one that great and momentous consequences, both as it regards local and national affairs, depending upon the votes of the people, and of more consequence are local than national politics.

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PRESCOTT JOURNAL November 7, 1985