News: Neillsville - New CC Press Staff (13 Jul 1972)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Slaats, Harvey

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/13/1972

Man-Wife Team Join Staff (13 July 1972)

Gary and Jane Slaats have joined the staff of The Clark County Press as advertising and news representatives. Mrs. Slaats is the former Jane Harve, a native of Neillsville and a graduate of Neillsville High School. She has a newspaper background stemming from her earliest days.

Mr. Slaats is a native of Cuba City, a former member of the Peace Corps, and a former communications student at La Crosse State University.

For the last two years the Slaats have been residing in Knoxville, Tenn., where Mr. Slaats was in charge of communications for CORA, an organization designed to assist with development of Appalachia and supported by about 20 churches. In that capacity, he was in charge of publications, and did magazine articles and promotional pieces designed to further work among the mountain poor.

Mr. Slaats’ activities will be a combination of news, advertising and commercial printing sales. Mrs. Slaats will work with advertising and commercial printing.

Their addition to the staff will in no way affect any of the other employees.