Bio: Boettcher, Brian – Wins Writing Contest (Dec 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Boettcher, Clifford, Busse, Tischendorf, Weber, Viergutz, Schwartz, Panko, Caskey

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 22 Dec 1976

Brian Boettcher, a senior at Colby High School, won the Voice of Democracy script writing contest held December 6, 1976 at the high school. The Colby VFW is the local sponsor and will present a $25 savings bond to Brian. In the fifteen years that the VFW has been sole sponsor of this program, over 3 million students have participated.

Participants write and then tape record a 3-5 minute broadcast script expressing their views on “What America Means to Me.” A tape of Brian’s script will now be sent to the district contest.

Other students participating in the contest were Jim Clifford, Kathy Busse, Carla Tischendorf, Steve Weber and Ruth Viergutz. Judges were Harriet Schwartz and John Panko. Faith Caskey supervised the program.