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)
Worden Wavelets – Mr. Kuyster, veterinary surgeon of Withee, saved a
valuable cow for T. S. Steele last Saturday. School district No.
1, of the Town of Reseburg has decided to use a team during the next
school year to transport children from distant localities in the
district to the school. Jacob M. Lott of Rainier, Ore., has been
a visitor here several days. Mr. Lott is an old timer here,
leaving this vicinity 33 years ago. The land occupied by Phil Mattes
stores in the Town of Reseburg was a portion of his homestead upon which
he resided from 1870 to 1877. Hixon Meade’s brass band made its
first public appearance on Sunday last and considering the length of
time the boys have been practicing, discoursed some very good music.
Try Snyder’s 20¢ coffee; better than most 35¢ grades.
75 Years Ago (1935) The local Methodist Church people
have undertaken the building of an addition to their church building.
Wm. Endvick was appointed deputy sheriff by county sheriff Hal
Richardson last week. Repairs and alterations are being made in
the Thorp Sanitary Bakery building owned by St. Moczarny, preparatory to
being occupied by H. T. Jalling’s Grocery. The bakery shop is to
be moved into the old Fred Klemp building. 50 Years Ago
(1960) A small barn at the home of Harry Badzinski on
the eastern outskirts of Thorp was destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning. Fifty-one chickens perished. On June 16th,
Thursday, at 8 p.m., the Rev. Martin H. Wachnawill (Wachna will) be
formally installed as pastor of St. Mary’s of Assumption Polish National
Catholic Church in Lublin. At a school meeting of the Thorp
School District last Wednesday, an important decision was made by the
electors to discontinue the present system of transportation of the
district – being part owners of the school buses today – and turn over
the transportation problems to a private contractor. 25
Years Ago (1985) Tim Ciokiewicz and Jan Stuttgen will
represent Thorp at this year’s Badger Boys and Girls State sessions this
month. After 27 years with Anderson’s Furniture, Hank buys the
store! Jay Stuttgen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stuttgen,
Thorp, was recently initiated into the Wisconsin Gamma Chapter of Alpha
Zeta at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The Thorp Fire
department was called to the scene of a truck fire in the Town of
Worden, June 3rd. The truck belonging to Knar Ford Sales of
Stanley was driven by Duane Ketterhagen when it caught fire on the Town
of Worden road. 10 Years Ago (2000) The
big moment came Friday night at the Northside pavilion when the
2000-2001 Miss Thorp and her court were announced: 1st runner-up Shannon
Einhorn, Miss Thorp Kelly Lipinski, 2nd runner-up Renee Klanderman, Miss
Congeniality Sadie Sopiarz. Jessica Haas was the winner of
Princess Thorp. This year was the first time that the VFW Award
was given to a Thorp student. The award went to Haley Swope, a
13-year-old seventh grader at Thorp Middle School for her essay entitled
“How Should We Honor Our Veterans?”
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