DAILY TRIBUNE, RAPIDS FOR THE RECORD GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS Biron Finance Committee: 5:30 p.m. today, community hall. Agenda includes: Review all bills to be paid and discuss assessor contract. Big Flats Town Board: 6 p.m. Wednesday, municipal building.
Agenda includes: Hear treasurer's report and reduce election board for February primary. Wood County Commission on Aging: 3 p.m. Wednesday, courthouse annex conference room. Agenda includes: Discuss nutrition and transportation programs, craft shoppes and budget-status report, and report on December area agency meeting. Unified Services Board: 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Unified Services Center, 2611 12th St. S. Agenda includes: Discuss personnel changes and training, Norwood Health Center medical staff reappointments and authorization to partition an office, presentation on client transportation, introduction of Dr. Edward Root, report on managed care in county nursing homes and installation of dictation system, and update decertified adult family home. Public Property Committee: 9 a.m.
Thursday, Room 114, courthouse. construction Agenda and includes: payment of Update con- struction bills, progress on work station and courthouse locking system, discuss Wisconsin Theater asbestos report, Social Services Department remodeling, and disposal and auction of used vehicles. Highway Committee: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, highway office, 555 17th Ave. N.
Agenda includes: Review Marshfield shop plans, sign right-ofway plat for County Trunks V. and and hired-truck contracts, and open bids for two trucks, plows and wings. READER'S GUIDE VOLUME 82 No. 26,113 Daily Tribune 220 1ST AVE. S.
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(USPS 688-500) Publication The Daily Tribune is published Monday through Saturday, except for special holidays. We use recycled paper. RAPIDS STEVE Tribune Town of Grand Rapids volunteer firefighters battle a Sunday night at 2150 Church Avenue in the town of mobile-home fire as well as below-zero temperatures Saratoga. An electrical short is the suspected cause. Mol fire in Saratoga leaves two homeless A mobile home at 2150 short in a bedroom is suspected, with everything.
They have no Church town of Saratoga, he said. place to go," she said. was fully engulfed in flames "As far as we know, it's a towhen town of Grand Rapids vol- tal loss," said Sue Hartjes, ad- "We were out there at the unteer firefighters arrived on ministrative assistant with the fire last night. About all we the scene at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, South Wood County Chapter of could do at this point is put Fire Chief Glen Blanchard said the American Red Cross.
them up in a motel. We'll be today. Hartjes said the fire has left working with them this mornCause of the fire is under in- two people homeless. ing, and get them some clothes vestigation, but an electrical "We need to really help them and things," Hartjes said. OBITUARIES Ralph Theisen TEQUESTA, Fla.
Ralph W. Theisen, 85, father of Robert (Cheryl) McGrath, Wisconsin Rapids, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, at Jupiter Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St.
Jude Catholic Church. Mr. Theisen was born in Green Bay and had been a resident of Tequesta for eight years, moving there from Hobe Sound, Fla. Prior to retirement, he was the owner of a wire products company in Skokie, Ill. He was a member of St.
Jude Catholic Church and Turtle Creek Country Club. Survivors also include his wife, Frances, of Tequesta; one other son, Jeff, of Mount Prospect, three daughters, Frances (Frank) Zeller, Peru, Pat (Vernon) Jones, Houston, and Sue (Dave) Sangston, Barrington, and 11 grandchildren. Memorials may be designated to St. Jude Catholic Church, 204 U.S. Highway 1, Tequesta, FL 33469, in his memory.
Ayco*ck Funeral Home, Jupiter, is in charge of arrangements. Catherine Noska Catherine M. Noska, 78, of 921 3rd St. died Saturday morning, Jan. 6, 1996, at Riverview Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Higgins Funeral Home. The Rev. Jake Close will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Noska was born Dec. 14, 1916, in Wisconsin Rapids, to Frank and Mattie (Carey) Kuter. She married Joseph Noska July 31, 1937, in Wisconsin Rapids. He died March 9, 1985.
Survivors include three sons, William (Barbara), James (Rosalie) and Thomas (Donna), all of Wisconsin Rapids; one daughter, Constance Hanco*ck, Racine; 14 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She also was predeceased by her parents, two brothers (Earl and Ceciel), one sister (Alma), one son (Jerry), two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday and until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Sylvester Babco*ck Sylvester "Jim" Babco*ck, 73, of 4610 8th St. died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, at Valley Lutheran Hospital, Mesa, Ariz. DEAL The savings greater Daily guarantees equal than Tribune a to the or of the DAY EVERY cost newspaper. of your DAY! City, county snow-removal funds end '95 over budget By MARK SCARBOROUGH Tribune Staff Writer Wisconsin Rapids spent about $500,000 on snow and ice removal in 1995, although exact figures are still unknown, according to Jim Borski, public works superintendent.
The city had budgeted $441,090 for the work and transferred an additional $65,000 to the snow removal account later in the year, he said. "We'll probably be over (budget), but not by a lot." At the Wood County Highway Department, superintendent Dave Krekowski also reported a deficit in the snow removal account. The county budgeted $370,000 for 1995 work but spent about $410,000, he said. Borski said the city budgeted $454,370 for snow and ice removal this year. "We haven't had to use much of this money yet in 1996," he said Friday.
"We pulled some snow out of Two Mile Avenue DAILY RECORDS BIRTHS SON BORN TO: Richard and Donna McMahon, Wisconsin Rapids, Friday, Jan. 5, 1996, at Riverview Hospital. DAUGHTER BORN TO: Brian and Diana Zabel, Wisconsin Rapids, Thursday, Jan. 4 4, 1996, at Riverview Hospital. HOSPITAL NOTES RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL Dismissed: Hildegard Mueske, Ronald Langsdorf, Diana Zabel a and baby girl, Deborah Rucinski, and Donna McMahon and baby boy, all of Wisconsin Rapids; Richard Klein, and Sara Wilhorn and baby boy, all of Nekoosa; and Nathaniel Tenpas, Friendship FIRE CALLS WISCONSIN RAPIDS At 7:43 p.m.
Sunday, firefighters responded to a chimney fire at 1840 6th St. S. There was no damage. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WISCONSIN RAPIDS At 12:11 p.m. Saturday, vehicles driven by Laura L.
Hanson, 26, of 12110 Deer Ridge Road, and Beth R. Taluc, 26, of 540 Chestnut collided at Lincoln Street and Daly Avenue. A passenger in the Taluc vehicle, Tara M. Waldo, 6, of 540 Chestnut was transported to Riverview Woman from Racine $1.8 million winner Associated Press Nobody cracked the $30.8 million Powerball jackpot Saturday night, driving the prize to an estimated $37 million for Wednesday night's drawing. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $100,000 each, and 12 of those were sold three in Arizona, two in Louisiana, and one each in Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri and Nebraska.
The $100,000 Wisconsin ticket was sold at a supermarket in Racine, where a woman with three children attending college won last Wednesday night's $1.8 Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot. Wisconsin had 19,313 winning Powerball tickets Saturday night for a total prize payout of $169,664, state lottery spokesman Jerry Hoddinott said. The $1 million Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot also went without a winner Saturday night and will remain at $1 million for Wednesday's drawing. Barbara Anderson, a mother of five, held the winning ticket in Wednesday's Megabucks drawing, beating what lottery officials said were odds of 1 in 6,991,908. She will receive annual payments of $72,000 for 25 years.
today, near Woodside Elemen-3 tary School, and we did some minimal sanding and salting on.1 New Year's Day. But that's been all we've done so far. "Hopefully, January will be! a dry month, like it normally is. If we can get through the later part of the winter season without a lot of snow, that will give us a break." If another major snowfall hits Wisconsin Rapids, snow banks on 8th Street South and Grand Avenue will have to be dealt with by city street crews in what probably would be an expensive operation, Borski said. "The snow banks are about as high as we can let them get without narrowing the traffic lanes," he said.
"So, if we have another big snowfall, we'll have to remove some of that accumulated snow. That would mean working at night, which would be the best time to do that work. And night work would mean premium pay, which is time and half." Hospital, where she was treated and released. At 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, a vehicle driven by David L.
Zimmerman, 18, of 550 Cardinal and a bus driven by Marie L. Feaster, 47, of 6541 Helke Road, nearly collided at Hill and Chestnut streets. Two passengers on the bus, Erik J. Young, 15, of 520 10th St. and Rhonda R.
Krohn, 36, of 8511 Washington were injured when the bus swerved to avoid the collision. They were not medically transported. POLICE REPORTS WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1 At 3:16 p.m. Saturday, a vehicle stolen from Greenfield was recovered, and three people were arrested after fleeing from the vehicle following a traffic stop in the 500 block of West Grand Avenue. CIRCUIT COURT WOOD COUNTY Anne Li Grender, 39, Plainfield, was fined $191 for disorderly conduct.
DRUNKEN DRIVING WOOD COUNTY Stephen G. Strong, 49, Marshfield, was fined $807, sentenced to. 20 days in jail, had his driver's license revoked for 14 months, and was ordered to undergo assessment for alcohol and other drug abuse for operating a motor. vehicle while intoxicated. ROGERS CINEMAS 120 E.
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6:50 9:05 VAN DAMME TERROR GOES INTO OVERTIME SUDDEN I DEATH Timmons and Gladys Anderson, addresses not reported; and one brother, Milton, address 1 not reported. Kenneth Hovorka FRIENDSHIP Kenneth Hovorka, 68, died Friday, Jan. 5, 1996, at Hess Memorial Hospital, Mauston, of cancer. Services were today at Roseberry's Funeral Home. The Rev.
Harvey Frye officiated. Burial was in the Adams County town of Quincy Cemetery, with military rites by Adams Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6279 and American Legion Red Cloud Post 250. Mr. Hovorka was born April 26, 1927, in Chicago, to James and Myrtle Hovorka. He served in the U.S.
Army during World War II, in the European Theater, and was employed by Austin Brothers Construction Oak Park, for 23 years, retiring in 1974. Survivors include a special friend, Lela Hussey, Friendship; one son, Robert (Jean), of Downers Grove, two daughters, Laura (Rodney) Johnson, Friendship, and Char (Mike) Keach, Arkdale; his father, Friendship; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Ruth (LeRoy) Zelske, Chicago, and Faye (Bert) Thompson, Berkeley, Ill. He was predeceased by one son (Donald), his mother and his wife (Muriel). Lucy Hall WAUSAU Lucy Hall, mother of Gary (Karen) Hall, Wisconsin Rapids, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, at home.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of St. Anne. Entombment will be in Memorial Chapel Mausoleum. Mrs.
Hall was born in Athens, to Andrew and Katherine (Senski) Nowicki. She married Leonard A. Hall May 31, 1941, in Edgar. He died May 28, 1989. She was employed in the bakery department of 29 Supermarket for many years, and was a member of St.
Anne Catholic Church and its Fatima Council. Survivors also include one daughter, Jean Hall, Wausau; one other son, Thomas (Patricia), of Wausau; four grandchildren; and one sister, Irene Schedik, Bridgeport, Texas. She also was predeceased by her parents. Friends may call at the church from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday.
Peterson Funeral is in charge of arrangements. E-Z Out FREE Convenience Store 3540 Plover Wis. Rapids Fountain Soda 4010 80th St. Kellner 32 oz. Size 500 W.
Main, Auburndale Limit 1 Coupon Per Customer Coupon Valid thru Jan. 31, 1996 on.1 be! and vehicle of at R. Services are pending at Ritchay Funeral Home. An obituary will be in Tuesday's Daily Tribune. William Crump William 73, of 431 7th Ave.
died Sunday, Jan. 7, 1996, at the Hospice Center of St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Nekoosa.
The Rev. John Swing will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Juneau County town of Armenia. Mr. Crump was born May 30, 1922, in Waukegan, to Leo and Dena May (Lewis) Crump.
He married Elaine Christensen Dec. 6, 1941, in Covington, Ky. He served in the Merchant Marines from 1942-45, on the USS Marigold, and was employed by Johnson Motors Outboard Marine from 1951-84. Following retirement, he moved to Tomahawk, and later to Wisconsin Rapids. Survivors include his wife; five sons, Jeff (Mary), of North Palm Beach, William (Halina), John (Cindy) and Charles, all of Waukegan, and Christian, of Wisconsin Rapids; three daughters, Jill Lisuzzo, Racine, and Sue (Jose) Camacho and Rebecca Meister, both of Burlington; 12 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; three brothers, Roger, of Port Edwards; Claude, of Nekoosa, and Leo (Gertrude), of Park City, and one sister, Christine (James) Wingo, Port Edwards.
He was predeceased by his parents and one daughter (Sally Crump). Friends may call at FeldnerRitchay Funeral Home, Nekoosa, from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and until 11 a.m. Wednesday. Delbert Anderson SUN CITY WEST, Ariz.
Delbert T. Anderson, 84, formerly of Wisconsin Rapids, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, in Sun City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memorial Chapel, Madison.
Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Madison. Mr. Anderson was born June 12, 1911, in Lessor. He was the former owner of Anderson Drugs, Wisconsin Rapids, for 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Jean; two sons, Dr.
Peter Anderson, Newport Beach, and Dr. Douglas Anderson, Irvine five grandchildren; two sisters, Magdalene of to. EVE. SAT. SUN.
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