Remember When

Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers Aug. 11, 1955 — The 1955 Teton, Tracy high school yearbook, has arrived and will be distributed to students at a “signing” party, Principal E. W. Anderson indicated. Plans call for a general get-together in the auditorium about 7 p. m. August 20 when students may pick up the annuals which were ordered during the school year. The annual follows a “Scrappy” theme and is the first year-book in school history that includes a pictorial report of the entire school year. Pictures in the book are inclusive through graduation of the 1955 class.

Obituaries: W.A. Bjerke, E.G. Gifford, John Garlon

Aug. 12, 1965 — Dennis Fultz and Allen Ludeman, Tracy farm boys who spent 21 days on a recent people-topeople tour of eight European countries, will be guest speakers and show slides of their trip at the Kiwanis noon luncheon. The pair was part of an FFA tour group.

Obituaries: David Jones, Henry Stanton, Matin Helleson

Aug. 7, 1975 — The first John Philip Sousa Memorial Band is performing a state-sponsored Bicentennial musical review, Festival Southwest, in cities throughout the region and will give a concert in Tracy on Aug. 9 at the high school.

Obituaries: Dayton Lauthen

Aug. 8, 1985 —As one of their community pride projects this summer, members of the Shetek 4-H Club constructed a sign welcoming folks entering Murray County on County Road 38. Other community pride projects that the group has worked on are bringing (flower arrangements to nursing homes and making dolls for the needy. Club members are Jenny McCoy, Kristin Campbell, Brian Verdoes, Dennis Vandeputte, Mike Edwards, Danny Robbins, Bryan Richardson, Brenda Edwards, Kathy McCoy, Terry Ackerman, Ron Ackerman, Kathleen Ankrum, Janet Ankrum, Sara Engen, Lisa Engen, Eric Campbell, Sara Campbell, Nancy Surprenant, Marcia Surprenant, LeAnn Richardson, Susan Richardson, Kent Vickerman, Jason Vickerman, Scott Campbell, Jeff Schafer, Justin Schafer, Ray Robbins and Kurt Richardson.

Obituaries: Orville Klasse, Kenneth Sterns, “Dime” Peterson, Priscilla McNulty, Mary Thraen, Henry Graul, Lois Bennett, Marie Dove

Aug. 9, 1995 — Beth Garvin is making music this week as a member of the Minnesota Music Educators Association’s All- State Band. The Tracy Area High School senior is attending all-state band camp at Bemidji State University Monday through Saturday. A concert is planned Saturday. Garvin, who plays the French horn, auditioned for all-state band earlier this year. Only about one in five students who audition for allstate band, choir or orchestra are selected for all-state honors.

Obituaries: Edna Glatz Anderson, Irene Maria Bondeson, Eleanor Allene (Dos) Sebastian, Cecil Swift.

Aug. 10, 2005 — Tracy Lutheran Church Pastor Steve Olson admits that this is a “bittersweet” time for him and his family. On the one hand, there’s excitement about meeting new people and challenges in International Falls, where Pastor Olson has accepted a call to serve Zion Lutheran Church. But there’s sadness, too. “The long-term relationships that we’ve established here are what makes it hard to leave,” he reflects. Many of these personal connections, the pastor said, will endure long after the family leaves Tracy. The decision to leave Tracy and accept a pastoral call in International Falls, was among the most difficult he has ever made, he said.

Obituaries: Lucile Miller, Velma Furan, Dr. James Sawyer, Lawrence “Laurie” Thoma

Aug. 12, 2015 — The construction of a threemegawatt “solar garden” north of the Tracy Industrial Park is looking increasingly likely.

Monday night, Tracy City Council members instructed City Administrator Mike Votca to continue discussions with representatives of Geronimo Energy regarding the development of a 30-acre “solar garden” north of the Tracy Industrial Park. “There is a pretty good chance that we will continue,” said Mayor Steve Ferrazzano. The Edinabased company is seeking a 25-year lease on the site, with options for two 10-year renewals.

Obituaries: Mary Jo Yungwirth