Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers
Nov. 17, 1955 — There are 73 Lyon County students attending the University of Minnesota this term, according to university news service information. Thirteen Tracy students are enrolled there: Dale Fischer, Richard Klein, Richard Brasket, Donald Monge, Allan Nash, Robert Nelson, Elizabeth Rogers, Dennis Schumacher, James Silver, John Starr, Nancy Starr, Virginia Walters and Robert Whipple Obituaries: Ardelle Pearson, Ruth Pulkrabek
Nov. 18, 1965 — LeRoy Otto, city engineer, said yesterday he and his city crew will again establish two ice rinks in the city—one in the midtown park, the other in Greenwood. Flooding of rinks, however, is dependent upon a stretch of cold weather so that the ground will hold, rather than absorb water. Youngsters have the assurance the rinks will be made ready just as soon as weather permits. In the meantime, the kids might dig out their blades and sharpen them in readiness for the season’s ice-skating sport.
Nov. 13, 1975 — Gordon Affield says he didn’t really plan a write-in campaign for last week’s municipal election at Milroy. “They kind of planned it for me,” Affield said last week. And “they” refers to 64 voters who used writein votes to beat incumbent mayor Francis Zupfer by three regular votes. “It had been talked of quite a bit and it brought the vote out,” said city clerk Erma Dysart of the write-in campaign for Affield. She said 131 voters cast ballots, a relatively good turnout compared to past municipal elections. There are 165 eligible voters in Milroy. The Milroy City Council will also have a new face, Jerry Geske, who recently became the father of a daughter, Geske bested incumbent David Barber by an 84-31 vote margin.
Obituaries: Rich Albertson, Jacob Bieser
Nov. 12, 1985 — When Ed and Mary Lenertz’s grandson, Joe Schons, went digging for worms, he had no idea that he’d find what he did. Schons a 9-year old from Fairmont was digging for worms when his shovel hit something. The “something” turned out to be a bayonet. Although he didn’t know what it was at the time, he kept it. He took it to school, St. John Vianney School, to show his friends where he was told it was a very old bayonet. The markings on the metal are a “US” and a “77.” It is reported that the Martin County Historical Society’s Pioneer Museum has bayonets like the Schons’ and they are from the Civil War period. The Schons don’t know how it got to their back yard, and probably never will know, but they do hope to find out how old it is.
Obituaries: Harry Wendland, Emmett Gorman, Herb Haugaard, Deborah Lichty, Ruth Spitzer, Walter Case, Lindsey Greenfield
Nov. 15, 1995 — The first three inductees into the Tracy High School “Wall of Fame” were named at the American Education Week awards dinner at Tracy High School. The new award is intended to recognize outstanding Tracy High School graduates. Plaques recognizing the inductees will be placed in a gallery in the north entrance to the building. Supt. Harold Remme presented the award to Dick Donaldson, the late Robert R. Wachs, and Edward W. Daniels as the first three inductees.
Obituaries: F. Gladys Widener, Margaret Biwer
Nov. 2005 — N/A Nov. 18, 2015 — The beloved children’s stories of Dr. Seuss will come to life on the Tracy Area High School stage this weekend. Three performances of the musical Seussical is planned Friday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. Director Donovan Hanson describes Suessical as the light- hearted and fun production that also has an important message, “a person’s a person, no matter how small.”
Obituaries: Karen Bosacker, William Haben, Edwards Burckhardt, Marlene Forstrom
