Who’s the wizard who came up with this button, 24 years ago?

In 1994, a Coon Valley man wrote to the La Crosse Tribune that La Crosse’s Oktoberfest wasn’t German enough.  His problem was with the Oktoberfest button chosen for ’94, featuring a wizard and a crystal ball, emphasizing the “magic” of the event.  The writer said associating a wizard with a German festival is a “major historical inaccuracy.”

Not enough parking in downtown La Crosse was the complaint of another letter writer, just after Riverfest.  This man had attended a senior citizen breakfast during the fest, but had to park a long distance away because “No Parking” signs were posted on Front Street all day, even before anything was scheduled for the day at Riverfest.  Mayor Pat Zielke told the man that he would try to do something about it. 

Sequel-mania was big at the movies, with films such as “Major League 2,” with Charlie Sheen…”The Mighty Ducks 2,” with Charlie’s brother, Emilio Estevez…and “Naked Gun 33 1/3,” featuring Leslie Nielsen and O.J. Simpson.  Twenty-four years ago, 1994, yesterday in La Crosse.