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No Sunday practice was the idea, 32 years ago

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In 1987, the La Crosse School Board debated whether to ban Sunday sports practices and school activities.  Board members also had concerns about Wednesdays, because of church services during Lent.  Some activity directors argued that some teams practice on New Year’s Day, and a show choir rehearsed on a Sunday because that’s when a choreographer was available.   

Lutheran Hospital was making additions in 1987.  More room was being made for the Wisconsin Heart Institute and obstetrics.  Lutheran vice-president Don Smith said the hospital was continuing a trend of taking on a major building project every seven to eight years.  

UW-L presented “Romeo and Juliet” early in ’87, followed in the spring by the Sam Shepard play “Buried Child” and by the Summerstage musical “Peter Pan.”  The La Crosse Community Theatre started the new year with the comedy “The Foreigner.”  Morrie Enders was hired as director that year, after Tim McNamara took a job in New Mexico.  Morrie’s first two productions for LCT were “The King and I” and “Deathtrap,” in 1987, yesterday in La Crosse.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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