Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
May 14, 1998
Whitehall FFA members receiving Chapter or Greenhand degrees were Darby Oberlin, Melissa Leer, Andrea Hulett, LeAnn Hulett, Betsy Lyga, Leslie Back, Tasha Semb, Molly Oberlin, Alisa Johnson, Courtney Moe, Crystal Heath, Michael Johnson and Tim Skadahl. The Whitehall FFA...
25 YEARS AGO
May 7, 1998
Members of the Whitehall High School small ensemble that received a first rating at Saturday’s state music contest were: Greg Van Sickle, Jerry Tiffany, Mandy Kampa, Leah Hanson, Matt Halama, Chris Manka, Todd Getts, Mandy Gauger, Ryan Mickelson, Eric Wilmeth, Alyssa...
25 YEARS AGO
April 30, 1998
Area residents who are looking for a job and a Green Bay Packers autograph, can get both at the same time this weekend. The occasion is a “Pro Day” recruiting event hosted by Ashley Furniture Industries at its Arcadia facility on Saturday. Present to meet with...
25 YEARS AGO
April 23, 1998
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors got its third change of chairman in the past six years, this week. Supervisor Lyle Anderson of Blair was elected chair on the third ballot during the board’s biennial reorganization meeting. Anderson defeated Ernest Vold and...
25 YEARS AGO
April 16, 1998
There may not have been many contests for seats on the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors, but last week’s election nevertheless will result in a shakeup on the board. Only two of the 21 seats on the board were contested, but both incumbents lost — and, in both...
25 YEARS AGO
April 9, 1998
Lee Meinerz and Mandy Kampa were the 1998 recipients of the boys’ and girls’ Norse Awards, presented to the top senior athletes at Whitehall Memorial High School. Meinerz and Laura Bender are the school’s Scholar Athlete Award winners and are thus eligible for the...
25 YEARS AGO
April 2, 1998
City of Whitehall officials may have to reconsider plans for a new fire station since bids on the project came in much higher than architects’ estimates. Bids for the new fire station, which would be built in the west side commercial park on Highway 121 were opened last...
25 YEARS AGO
March 26, 1998
Whitehall district school board members got an idea Monday night of what the local schools will gain, and lose, under the state of Wisconsin’s new public school choice program. The board, at its regular monthly meeting, approved applications for admission to the...
25 YEARS AGO
March 19, 1998
A proposed historical museum for Trempealeau County got a boost from the county board of supervisors. The county board voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for the county to proceed with the development of a historical center. The resolution reconfigures...
25 YEARS AGO
March 12, 1998
Trempealeau County’s groundbreaking program to train new farmers is set to get underway in less than three weeks. The county University of Wisconsin-Extension office is currently taking applications for the Beginning Farmer Incubator Program, which will be operated at...
