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Sandra K. Bunts

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/12/2017 - 08:45

 

Sandra K. Bunts, 76, of Prairie du Chien, passed away Saturday, June 10, at the Crossing Rivers Health Care.  

 

She was born Aug. 18, 1940, in Galena, Ill., the daughter of Richard and Alma Bender.  She married William Bunts on May 31, 1957, in Elkader, Iowa.  Sandra worked at the Hi Way Grill in Prairie du Chien for many years. 

Mon
12
Jun

Wayne M. Timion

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/12/2017 - 08:43

 

Wayne M. Timion, 93, of Bagley, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, after a brief illness at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

 

Fri
09
Jun

Boy’s Choir to perform at St. Peter Evangelical Church June 12

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:39

By Rachel Mergen

 

Award-winning North Star Boy’s Choir will make a stop in Prairie du Chien, Monday, June 12. The concert, one of many on their national riverboat tour, will be held at the St. Peter Evangelical Church sanctuary starting at 7 p.m. 

The 28 boys will travel down the Mississippi River in the upcoming weeks by boat and bus. The boys will start their tour in Winona, Minn., and will stop at many major cities including St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans. In addition, they will find themselves at Tom Sawyer’s birthplace, Hannibal, Mo., and the Civil War town of Vicksburg, Miss. 

Fri
09
Jun

Irene E. Mohoney

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 08:46

 

Irene E. Mohoney, 82, of Prairie du Chien, passed away peacefully on June 7, after a long illness.

 

Thu
08
Jun

Robert L Cherrier

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 14:09

Robert L Cherrier, 65, of Earlville, Iowa, passed away on June 6, at Ennoble Manor in Dubuque.

 

Robert was born on July 23, 1951, in Prairie du Chien, the son of Robert W. Cherrier and Ila Mae (DuCharme) Cherrier. He graduated from High School in Prairie du Chien. Robert loved being on the water fishing and in the woods hunting. 

Wed
07
Jun

City’s new administrator likely to start this week

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:40

A contract with the city of Prairie du Chien’s chosen new administrator was approved following closed session Tuesday night.

According to Interim City Administrator Tina Fuller, a contract was extended to Art Osten Wednesday, June 7.

“He will be starting today if he signs it,” Fuller said Wednesday morning.

Osten was chosen from a pool of applicants last month to fill the vacancy left when Aaron Kramer resigned from his post in March. Osten has 16 years of previous experience in municipal administration in Illinois.

Wed
07
Jun

Prairie du Chien marks 130 classes of graduates

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:27

By Correne Martin

The first graduating class of Prairie du Chien High School, in 1887, included five young women, all named Mary—the five Mary maids. The school’s 2017 class of senior graduates totaled 77.

This year marked 130 years of graduating classes for Prairie du Chien Schools. The average class size has been 110 to 120.

A proclamation was signed by the board of education in April 1886, after a referendum passed approving a free high school to be provided with nine different courses of study. Twenty-seven pupils were prepared to enter. The paperwork was examined and sent to the state in June 1886.

In the beginning, the city school system had four ward schools, one of which still stands: the Old Rock School, located at the intersection of Marquette Road and East Parrish Street.

Wed
07
Jun

Prairie du Chien marks 130 classes of graduates

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:23

By Correne Martin

The first graduating class of Prairie du Chien High School, in 1887, included five young women, all named Mary—the five Mary maids. The school’s 2017 class of senior graduates totaled 77.

This year marked 130 years of graduating classes for Prairie du Chien Schools. The average class size has been 110 to 120.

A proclamation was signed by the board of education in April 1886, after a referendum passed approving a free high school to be provided with nine different courses of study. Twenty-seven pupils were prepared to enter. The paperwork was examined and sent to the state in June 1886.

In the beginning, the city school system had four ward schools, one of which still stands: the Old Rock School, located at the intersection of Marquette Road and East Parrish Street.

Wed
07
Jun

Extension request expected in Regal Marina saga

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:11

By Correne Martin

Only one longtime boater from the Regal Marina spoke at the Prairie du Chien Common Council meeting Tuesday night, June 6. Craig Smith, the son of the Smith family, which previously owned the marina decades ago, spoke in concern about his boating opportunities in the city and what’s to become of them.

At this time, the city has not determined or officially announced its future plans for the marina. The Regal family was given 30 days to remove its belongings—including docks, outbuildings and equipment—following a May 22 arbitration panel order granting the business’ eviction from the city-owned land. The property must be vacated by Wednesday, June 21, according to the order.

According to Ed Erdos, the family’s spokesperson and close friend, Regal Marine Group “is going to file a motion in circuit court within days requesting modification to the arbitration order to ultimately request an extension” to that 30-day order.

Wed
07
Jun

Local libraries kick off StoryWalk project

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:10

By Rachel Mergen

Healthy Roots of Crawford County is excited to bring to local libraries the StoryWalk project. Libraries included in the project are Prairie du Chien Memorial Library and Wauzeka-Steuben School Library, along with the public libraries of Boscobel, DeSoto and Soldier’s Grove. The libraries will declare their own start dates. Wauzeka-Steuben will begin at the start of the next school year.

The basis of this project is that laminated sections of various stories are stationed along a path for children and their families to follow as they read and enjoy a bit of exercise. These paths may be indoors or outdoors, depending on the venue’s decisions and availability. The goal of this project is to have children read and walk as they enjoy time with their loved ones.

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