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Town of Cassel centennial
(1891-1991)
Cassel 4-H Club, pp. 64-67
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CASSA-FALLS 4-H CLUB In the late 1930's, a 4-H group known as Cassa-Falls 4-H, was organized in the town of Cassel. CJ. McAleavy Marathon County Agent, talked to Warren Lens- mire, a recent college graduate, to form a youth group in Cassel. Warren's mother, Lillian, took over as leader around 1944. Under Mrs. Lensmire's guidance, the club participated in many county activities such as softball, drama, music, demon- strations and fire prevention. Many county awards were earned - some members participated at state fair and were outstanding Marathon County Achievement winners. One highlight occurred in 1948, when the Cassa-Falls 4- H members were awarded an all expense Lillian Lensmire - Leader and the Cassa-Falls 4-H Club paid trip to Minneapolis and St. Paul. Early members recall making victory gardens and picking milk-weed pods to be used for parachutes in WWII. Many members also remember Reinhold Lang parading around the race track at the Wisconsin Valley Fair with a team of Holstein heifers. Some families involved in this 4-H club were, Lensmires, Bantes, Lang, Kirsteins, Matthiae, Hoffer, Wilichowski, Pankonian, Wilder, Vetter and Osterbrink. Lillian Lensmire, now 96 years old, was honored at a Leader Banquet in Madison in 1964 for 20 years of 4-H leadership. She continued serving the youth for several more years when her son, John Jr. and wife Lynn, took over as general lead- ers. Mrs. Walter Kirstein was a clothing leader of this club for many yers also. Victory Garden Project Reinie Lang, Winifred and Lillian Lensmire with heifer team. CASSEL 4-H CLUB The Club was organized in September of 1955 with the assistance of County 4-H Agent, Vernon Pellot and County Home Economist, Eileen Niedermeire. First Cassel 4-H Offwers, Front row: Sandra Szynanski, Joan Pospychalla, Marian Lewandowski, Back row: Ralph Lepak, Richard Kienbaum Mrs. Dolores Bergs, as first General Leader, held the post for eleven years. Her reason was to have her children and rural children have a club to belong to and participate in work activities. The members numbered fifty-two and five project leaders. they were as follows - Dolores Bergs - Gardening and Home Grounds; Lokadia Lewandowski - Foods and Nutrition; Lucille Kordus - Clothing; Elsie Szymanski - Home Furnishings; Joe Fons - Agriculture; Stanley Szymanski - Softball Coach. Members participated in demonstra- tions, fire prevention and safety, exhibits at the Wisconsin Valley Fair, fair booths, Dress Revue, speeches, Co. Dairy Princess, camps (both County and State). The club especially excelled in speaking contests, demonstrations and Dress
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