2014 Spring/Summer Newsletter

Millerville Butter Days

Boesen Brothers - All Veterans - Korea - Viet Nam

Boesen Brothers - All Veterans - Korea - Viet Nam

 

Left to Right:

Melvin served in the Navy 1949 - 1954

Bernie served in the Army 1956 - 1959

Gary Served in the Navy 1962 - 1965

John served in the Navy 1968 - 1972 

The Boesen brothers were honored as grand marshals in the 2014 Memorial Day Parade in Alexandria.

Moe Town Hall Canvas Painting

The Moe Township supervisors have donated this unique stage curtain to the Brandon History Center.  Instead of the usual stage curtains we see,  this was designed especially for the Moe Town Hall some time in the 1940s and was recently taken down because it was deteriorating.  Since the mechanism that rolls it up and down is not working any longer,  the  History Center members removed the curtain from the mechanism and repaired it so that it can be hung for display on special occasions and for easier storage when not in use.  Most of the businesses on the curtain were/are from the Brandon area.  The historic Moe Town Hall is located just off County Road 7 on Moe Hall Road.   This unique piece of history will be on display at the Brandon Auditorium during Brandon's Summerfest celebration the first week end of August.  It will be hanging among the beautiful hand made quilts in the auditorium.

If anyone knows the name of the artist who created this art work,  please let us know.

House Fire Near Millerville

Firefighters from Brandon, Millerville and Leaf Valley battled a house fire in northwest Douglas County Wednesday night. A neighbor reported the fire at 10939 Burn Road at about 6 p.m. The house is about two and half miles north of the intersection of Chippewa Heights and Shorewood Lane, north of Chippewa Lake. When Douglas County sheriff's deputies and Millerville firefighters arrived on scene, they found the house engulfed in flames and smoke. The homeowner, Joshua Bunting, was not home at the time the fire was reported, according to the sheriff's office. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. No one was injured and no one was in the house at the time of the fire.The Millerville Fire Department was assisted by the Brandon Fire Department and the Leaf Vally Fire Department.  Some firefighters remained on the scene until after 9 p.m.

Story from Echopress.com

Brandon Fire Department 125th Anniversary

Be sure to mark this date on your calendar !

Fran Fuller Ice Skating Rink 1944-1945

George Thibault, a nephew of Fran's, sent this picture to us.  George tells us that Fran built this ice skating rink in 1944-1945.  The rink was across the street from the Fuller home and kitty-corner from the school.  The Fuller home would have been just off-camera to the right.