The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
Date, 2010
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1910-1935-1960-1985-2000
100 Years Ago (1910)
Thorp High School Class of 1910: William R. Kenney, President; Anna
McCutcheon, Vice President; Ignatz L. Przybylski, Secretary and
Treasure; Alma M. Fischer, Sayde E. Crowley, Ada L. Colby, Lettie
Robelia, Mayme O. Verkuilen and Gladys O. Dygart. Stanley
Sunbeams – The residence of M. Mosca, near the tannery, was destroyed by
fire on May 18th. Geo. Schmidt came down from Gilbert, MN on
Thursday last, and the same day sold his residence property here to W.
A. Kingman. Consideration $950 The dance for the benefit
of the Thorp Citizens Band last Friday evening was well attended and the
boys realized a handsome sum. Gilbert Vanderhyden lost a horse
valued at $200, ill with colic, on Monday evening. 75
Years Ago (1935) A mid-state baseball league was
organized last week at a meeting held at Unity. The following
clubs comprise the new circuit: Colby, Curtiss, Loyal, Owen, Riplinger,
Spencer, Thorp, and Unity. Breezy Hill Cheese Factory
Neighborhood – Alex Soeller had equipment installed at his factory here
this week for making casein. Thorp High School Class of 1935:
Eunice Asselin, Gerald Asselin, Ruby Banderob, Mathew Benzschawel, Irene
Bobb, Clayborne Bogumill, Kathryn Bogumill, Lorrayne Bogumill, Harvey
Boie, Walter Brenner, Jr., Margie Coates, Raymond Coates, Irene
Elenewski, Marion Herman, Iris Jacobson, Lorraine Kenney, Josephine
Kobylarczyk, Margaret Konieczny, Dean Lawrence, Marjorie Manicki,
Stanley Manicki, Helen Mertens, Dolores Micke, Theodore Misiora, Eva
Morgan, Joy Nelson, Leo Oberle, Evelyn Pabich, Leo Polnaszek, Exilda
Ramberg, Nina Ramberg, Henry Slachetka, Ruth Slota, Louis Szymanski,
Elsie Tieman, Billy Weinberger, Evelyn Witt, Joseph Wojcik, Louis
Wojtkiewicz, Walter Yetsko. 50 Years Ago (1960)
The Rev. William Schreiffler performed the double ring ceremony
uniting Miss Darlene Diane Winiarczyk and Bernard John Burzynski of
Thorp, in marriage May 14. Phillip Pabich and Marlene Hazuga
have been named as representatives to attend Badger Boys State at Ripon
and Badger Girls State in Madison. With Bishop H. C. Northcott,
Rev. Cecil Ward and the congregation looking on, two Sunday school
youth, Gail Cook and Dennis Hubbard, burned the mortgage of the Thorp
Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, while at the same time the dedication
services were held. 25 Years Ago (1985)
The Thorp Fire Department received a new rescue van this week, replacing
an older model that was too small to hold the department’s equipment.
These active students received Thorp High School’s highest honor at
the Awards Night held May 14th. The Gold Crest Award went to Mike
Rademaker, Catherine Miller, Ann Oberle and Janelle Wincek.
10 Years Ago (2000) Candidates for Miss Thorp and
Princess Thorp 2000: Shannon Einhorn, Renee Klanderman, Katherine Kulesa,
Kelly Lipinski, Carmen Seaman, Sadie Sopiarz, Kayla Bunnell, Nicole
Danielewicz, Mindy Girard, Brooke Haas, Jessica Haas and Roseanne Tyznik.
Mike Maslowski #57 of the Kansas City Chiefs visited Thorp Public
Schools on Friday, May 19th to speak to students about the dangers of
drugs.
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