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Pages from the Past 11/18/09

Posted: Nov. 17, 2009

100 years ago - 1909

The William Powrie farm in Lisbon was purchased by the North Western Railroad. It planned to pass through both Powrie's farm and the adjacent James McLaughlin farm.

Some of the 800 bushels of hickory nuts shipped by the carload from Hartford were harvested in Lisbon.

50 years ago - 1959

In an informal vote, the location for a new Sussex grade school was awarded to the Robert Stier site on Maple Avenue, instead of the Village Park site and the downtown site near the Main Street School, but further north and closer to the railroad tracks. Stiers' site was more expensive at $1,200 per acre, but it had the least disadvantages.

25 years ago - 1984

Ray Klink became the new county sheriff.

H&H Auto sought approval by the village for its planned facility on Waukesha Avenue.

Hamilton High School cheerleader Sue Stadler was invited to the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii.

Walter Mondale ran against Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. Sussex, Lisbon and Lannon votes went to Reagan.

10 years ago - 1999

The alternate plan for Highway 164, with a "Y" going through Lannon, was nixed by the Lannon village board.

The Sussex VFW leadership was sued by former proprietor Dimitrios Pagoudis.

5 years ago - 2004

The Town of Lisbon ended the 30-year career of Marv "Skip" Burg, a public works employee who served the past five years as director.

Schneider Field, just immediately north of Joecks Field in Lannon, was ceded from Menomonee Falls to Lannon, according to Menomonee Falls Village President Jefferson Davis and Lannon Village President Dan Martin.

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