Stanley Siftings – While working at the mill of the N-W Lumber Company on July 21st, Oscar Brown, 18 years of age, had a leg caught in the machinery, which resulted in the amputation of the leg at the hospital at Eau Claire on the following day.
 
Reseburg Ramblings – L. F. Herzberg has just put in stock a Fuller & Johnson pumping engine.  Will operate your pump whether the wind blows or not.  Look it over.
 
A meeting was held at the village hall on Friday evening last for the purpose of organizing a fire company.  The following officers were elected:  President – Peter Heiser, Vice-President – Wm. Wagner, Secretary – R. H. Tolford, Treasurer – W. S. Parks, Directors: John Daniels, Herman Banderob, W. E. Barrett, Chief – Richard Brunner, assistant Chief – E. L. Snyder, Fire Marshals: Peter Heiser, and Geo. B. Parkhill.
 
75 Years Ago (1935)
 
Pineland Corners – Ninety-six degrees in the shade Sunday, July 21; a bumper crop just about all stored in the hay mows and blueberry time.  Many of this community are going to southern patches for their berries.
 
Around the Corner – Frank Bandach’s barn was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Monday.
 
Ray Gengler, Ed Baures, Don Boardman and Melvin Schmidt started for the North Dakota harvest fields Tuesday in a Chevrolet coupe.
 
50 Years Ago (1960)
 
Thorp Orbits – Sometimes we have notes in our little black book, which we can’t remember where they came from.  Such a note this week is the information that Hank Nowobielski is the pride of Rock Water Ski Club.
 
Alex Badzinski, proprietor of Al’s U’Bar is busy these days painting his place, commonly known as the Moose Club.
 
Taxpayers of Joint School District No. 1, which includes the City of Thorp and various area townships, made preparations Monday evening for the erection of a new school building, if the need be.
 
Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of Chicago and formerly of Thorp, died by drowning in Lake Michigan Saturday, July 16th when his boat smashed into the Oak Street breakwater in Chicago.
 
25 Years Ago (1985)
 
Members of the Thorp Scout Troop 27 returned recently from a one-week camping trip to Camp Phillips. The scouts are: Shannon Buss, Chris and Mike Voelker, Keven Dallas, and Todd Schesel.
 
City work crews began long awaited street repairs recently.  Sections of pavement in need of repair were cut then crews dug out the broken pieces and the loose base.  Later, a local contractor filled in the dug out area with a fresh base.
 
10 Years Ago (2000)
 
Joey Frenette of Thorp placed 2nd in the Regional Individual Stroke competition of the Special Olympics Golf Tournament held in Green Bay.
 
Donald Eichman and Erin Polnaszek attended the March of Dimes National Youth Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on July 19-23.  Donald and Erin won scholarships to attend the conference by writing two essays and a resume. Approximately 500 youth from across the country attended the workshops and general sessions.