Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
September 9, 1999
New members of the instructional staff at the Whitehall middle and high schools are Carrie Harings, Nancy Martinovici, Chad Thurs, Ron Hunter, Julie Winsand-Gearing, Alissa Drivas and Tonya Berg.
A Whitehall native who put his hometown in the pages of his books will...
25 YEARS AGO
September 2, 1999
The Whitehall School District, strapped financially the past year because of a decrease in student enrollment, may catch a break this year. Enrollment at the district’s three attendance centers on last week Wednesday’s opening day of classes was generally up. With the...
Benjamin Pierce
Whenever I open the Facebook app or any other social media tool on my phone, I expect to be bombarded with advertisements, election campaign messages or offseason sports announcements from teams trying to stay relevant with their seasons on the horizon.
On Friday, however, I climbed out of bed and...
25 YEARS AGO
August 26, 1999
If and when the Trempealeau County board decides to build a new county jail and sheriff’s department, the supervisors likely will have two choices where to build it, not three. The county’s jail study committee approved a recommendation to eliminate from consideration...
I was impressed hearing the decision-making process used by the Whitehall school board last month.
The board was tasked with deciding if it should implement cuts in the high school athletic program. Specifically, the volleyball team has more than 50 players signed up, leading to increased expenses...
25 YEARS AGO
August 19, 1999
The Whitehall city council, following a closed meeting held Monday, will continue to entertain offers from Trempealeau County government for the City Center property. The press and public were barred from Monday’s meeting under state statutes that allow government...
25 YEARS AGO
August 12, 1999
Candidates for the title of Little Miss Whitehall 1999 are Tess Johnson, Alexis Severson, Mikhael Haines, Elizabeth Sanders, Hannah Steig, Morgan Stellpflug, Chelsey Frei, Julie Oates, Jamie Beltz and Kirsten Solsrud.
Building a new Trempealeau County Jail and Sheriff’...
25 YEARS AGO
August 5, 1999
A fast-moving, isolated thunderstorm swept through the Times’ area late Friday afternoon, toppling trees and tearing shingles from roofs. Whitehall Municipal Electric Utility Crews were called out twice Friday evening to deal with power outages and city employees were...
25 YEARS AGO
July 22, 1999
The Whitehall city council will meet this week to consider what facilities would be needed if the City Center has to be replaced. The council discussed the possible sale of the building and surrounding property to Trempealeau County at its regular monthly meeting last...
25 YEARS AGO
July 15, 1999
A forgotten treasure of the Franciscan Skemp Arcadia hospital appeared on the desk of Sister Arlene Melder, pastoral care director a few months ago. Gary Waters, maintenance technician, told Sister Arlene there were boxes containing Stations of the Cross behind the stairs...
