March 20, 2008

News from the Past

75 years ago

March 23 1933

On Monday night of this week a meeting was held at the Lane Hotel in Ellsworth for the purpose of organizing a baseball league consisting of six teams, one from Ellsworth, River Falls, Maiden Rock, Plum City and Prescott.

A skeleton form of rules and regulations was drawn up and the league is now well underway.

A meeting of managers has been arranged to take place in a couple of weeks, at which time a schedule for the season play will be drawn up.

The teams will consist of purely local talent and the competitions should be keen through out the season.

Leo Manion, who so ably managed the local club last year, has kindly consented to act as business manager again this year.

50 years ago

March 20, 1958

Army Pfc Leon N. Helmer, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Helmer, Route 1 Prescott, recently participated in a field training exercise with the 36th Medical Battalion in Germany.

A supply specialist in the battalion's Headquarters Detachment,

Helmer entered the Army in December 1956, He completed Basic Training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., and arrived in Europe in May 1957.

Helmer is a 1953 graduate of Prescott High School

25 years ago

March 10, 1983

Mr. Dave Zerahn, Prescott High School Band Director, is pleased to announce that Mrs. Dorothy Most as agreed to perform with the PHS Jazz Band at the Steamboat Inn on Saturday, March 12, 1983.

Mrs. Most is a very popular local singer.

She is invited to sing at many area weddings and has appeared with the high school band several times.

10 years ago

March 5, 1998

The Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce met on Thursday, March 12, for the first regular meeting of the year.

Carroll Lehman, recently selected Administrator of the Year by the Wisconsin School Counselors Association, was guest speaker. He updated the Chamber members on the Prescott Public Schools.

Newly elected President Kris Sampson, of Croix Insurance, conducted the meeting. Many members are concerned about the five proposed plans for usage of the Lower St. Croix River.

These plans directly concern Prescott, not only residents along the river, but the economy of the downtown businesses.

Other new officers for 1998 are: Julie Hoffman, vice president; Sandra Kimmer of Woodmaster Foundations as Secretary, and Tom Ruble, owner of the Virginian Supper Club, as treasurer.

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