Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers
June 21, 1956 — The first Box Car Day queen candidate has been picked by the fire department and Raney Shows will keep their midway engagement here. That was the latest from the Box Car Day committee which met Monday to push plans for Tracy’s big Labor Day celebration. Carol Hyllested, Tracy high school junior, will be sponsored for the queen title by the fire department. Other organizations will also sponsor queen candidates. Solicitation committees will be organized by Larry Aarthun, Ken Monge, Harold Shoeman and Ole Grinde to solicit funds for parade floats. A sketch of the Box Car Day button was displayed and accepted and orders were placed.
Obituaries: Diane Lea Van DePutte, Mrs. C.W. Belville, Earl Hansen, Rev. George Muedeking
June 23, 1966 — Two more candidates for Box Car Day queen were named this week. Nancy Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaw, will represent Tracy Enterprises. June Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Johnson, is sponsored by Tracy Country Club.
Obituaries: James A. Jensen
June 17, 1976 — The Tracy School Board will meet in regular session Tuesday, June 22 at Tracy High School. It will be the final meeting for retiring Supt. Dayton Lauthen who will end a nine-year stint with the Tracy Public Schools on June 30. Darrold C. Williams of Atwater, who moved to Tracy three weeks ago, will succeed Lauthen as superintendent on July 1. He is expected to attend next week’s board meeting.
Obituaries: Alvin Schmidt, Jeanette Hobert, Deward White
June 25, 1986 — The Tracy FFA chapter comprised of Ed Leonard, Jim Christian, Brian Quiring and Jon Gerdes was one of four chapters participating in the dairy calf and cow judging contest at the recent Dairy Days held in Russell, with Leonard placing second with 228 points. Results of the 4-H and FFA dairy show and contests were: Champion Cow, Russ Louwagie; Reserve Champion, Greg Moorse; Champion Showmanship, Russ Louwagie; and Reserve Champion Showmanship, Patty Moorse.
Obituaries: Robert Whiting, Joyce Bredemeier, Sophy Gates, Minnie Nelson.
June 19, 1996 — Harold Knudson has been named chairman of a fund-raising campaign for Tracy Municipal Hospital. The drive has a goal of raising $400,000 for physical improvements to the hospital. “We are both pleased and excited that Harold has agreed to chair this important campaign,” said Brad Johnson, hospital board chairman. “His knowledge of the community, leadership and commitment will serve us well.” The planned improvements would be the first major renovations to the hospital building since the facility was built in 1961. Many of the planned changes reflect the growing trend toward outpatient hospital services, rather than the extended hospital stays that were the rule when the hospital was built.
Obituaries: Ralph Arthur Schroeder, Sylvia (Babe) Peterson, Melvin Clark, Paul Vandendriessche, Frances Smarzik, James Johnston, LaNette Johnson
June 21, 2006 — A new athletics and arts facility at Tracy Area High School came one step closer to reality Tuesday. The District 417 board of education heard from consultants Dale Birkeland and Gary Benson, consultants with Krause/Anderson and architect Mike DeVetter. Darrold Williams was also scheduled to be there, but was unable to attend. Birkeland said Williams and DeVetter, who both have ties to Tracy, would be working closely on the Tracy project if the district chooses to use their firm’s services. The bulk of the meeting was spent discussing the district’s needs and desires for the facility. Preliminary talks have included an 800seat auditorium, 1,800-seat gymnasium, wrestling room, locker rooms, lobby, and district offices.
Obituaries: Cindy Connoly,
June 22, 2016 — Former Tracy Area Elementary School Principal Dr. Brad Gustafson, principal of Greenwood Elementary in the Wayzata Public School District, and a member of the Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association (MESPA), is Minnesota’s 2016 National Distinguished Principal (NDP). MESPA and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) presented the prestigious award, with corporate sponsorship from VALIC.
Obituaries: Benora Deming
