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Bio: Noah, Christine – Thorp H.S. Betty Crocker Award (Jan 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Noah

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 05 Feb 1976

Christine Noah has been named Thorp High School 1975-76 Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow. Christine won the honor by competing with other seniors in the written knowledge and attitude examination on December 2, 1975. She will receive a certificate from General Mills, sponsor of the annual education scholarship program, and become eligible for state and national honors.

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Bio: Meyer, Gerard – To Sing With UW-SP Choir at the White House (Apr 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Meyer, Smith

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 05 Feb 1976

Gerard Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Meyer, 204 E. Stanley, Thorp, is a member of the UW-Stevens Point Choir which will perform at the White House and other historic sites in and around Washington, D.C., between April 8 and 11, 1976 to help spark enthusiasm for the nation’s 200th anniversary.

Professor Kenyard E. Smith, director of the 63-voice student organization, announced that the group will be part of a series of concerts in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the National Bicentennial Administration.

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News: Thorp – UW-Eau Claire Dean’s List (1st Sem. 1975-76)

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Surnames: Kotecki, Niedzwiecki, Rosemeyer, Keating, Kostelecky, Rolland

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 05 Feb 1976

Dr. John W. Morris, vice-chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at the UW-Eau Claire, is sending letters of congratulations to the parents of 1610 students listed on the Dean’s Honor List for the first semester 1975-76.

On the list are these Thorp students: Freshmen – Judith Kotecki, Route 1, Kathleen Niedzwiecki, Rout 3, Jeff James Rosemeyer, Route 2; Seniors – Jean M. Keating, 101 N. Birth Street, Patricia Kostelecky, 205 N. Boardman, Donna Rolland, Route 3.

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News: Clark Co. – Students Grads from Mid-State Tech School (1st Sem. 1975-76)

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Surnames: Fillip, Gaddis

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 05 Feb 1976

Thirteen graduates of the one-semester War/Unit Clerk Program at Mid-State Institute, Marshfield Campus received diplomas at 8 p.m. commencement, Monday January 19 at the campus auditorium, 110 E. Third Street.

Area graduates are: Virginia Fillips, Marshfield, a graduate of Owen-Withee High School; Linda S. Gaddis, RFD, Withee, a 1975 graduate of Thorp High School.

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Bio: Nied, Peter – Initiated Into KAPPA MU EPSILON (Jan 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Nied

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 05 Feb 1976

Peter Nied, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Nied, Route 3, Thorp, has been initiated Into KAPPA MU EPSILON, a national mathematics honorary.

Nied is a student at the UW-River Falls. The requirements are: (1) Better than a B-plus average in mathematics course; (2) be a mathematics major or minor with at least five quarters of work completed, including calculus; and (3) be in the top twenty percent of the student body academically.

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Bio: Smith, Mark (Birth – 8 Feb 1976)

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Surnames: Smith, Curtis

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Feb 1976

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Smith are the proud parents of a baby boy, 6 pounds, 4 ounces, born February 8, 1976. They named him Timothy Mark. He has a sister Tracy.

Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Basil Curtis of Stanley and Mrs. Therese Smith.

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Obit: Piper, Regina (1928 – 1976)

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Surnames: Piper, Messerschmidt, Koeher, Hademache

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Feb 1976

Piper, Regina (1 Sep 1? 1928 – 7 Feb 1976)

Mrs. Ernest (Regina) Piper, 47, of 500 S. Maple Ave., Marshfield, died about 7:30 a.m. Friday at her home. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

The Rev. Eldore F. Messerschmidt, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, conducted services at 2 p.m. Monday in the Hansen Chapel. Burial followed in Hillside Cemetery.

The former Regina Koeher was born September 1?, 1928 in Thorp, where she received her education. She had resided in Marshfield the past 25 years.

Her marriage to Ernest Piper took place March 5, 2956 at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her husband; a brother, George Koeher, Route 3, Marshfield; a sister, Mrs. William (Mae) Hademache, Owen, and sever other brothers and sisters living out of the area.

Two sisters preceded her in death.

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Bio: Osowski, Greg – Initiated Into Fraternity (Jan 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Osowski

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Feb 1976

Initiated on January 39, 1976 to the Delta Mu Chapter of the national fraternity of Phi Beta Lambda at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire was Greg Osowski, who home town is Thorp.

The purpose of Phi Beta Lambda, chartered at UW-Eau Claire in 19678, is to assist young people enrolled in business programs, to develop vocation competencies and a sense of civic responsibility. Events and activities conducted regularly include participation in business education workshops and secretarial seminars, in membership and social activities, and in state and national conventions.

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Obit: Varney, Verne V. (1897 – 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Varney

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Feb 1976

Varney, Verne V. (17 Jan 1897 – 17 Jan 1976)

Word has been received here of the death January 17, 1976 of University of Wisconsin – Extension Professor Emeritus Verne V. Varney, known to several generations of Wisconsin youth at “Mr. 4-H”. A native of Greenwood, Mr. Varney died at his home in Madison on his 79th birthday.

He graduated from Greenwood High School in 1913 and earned his bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1918. After two years of service in the U.S. Army, he entered YMCA work, first at Stoughton for two years, and then at South Dakota State College at Brookings, South Dakota, for seven years.

He joined the Wisconsin 4-H staff and university faculty in 1928, and attained the rank of professor in 1948. Professor Varney was a member of the state 4-H staff for 37 years, retiring in 1965.

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