Punishment for the principal, 27 years ago

In June of 1990, former La Crosse Central principal Robert Bulthaus was sentenced to a month in jail, and apologized for misusing student activity funds during the two years he was in charge of the high school.  Bulthaus resigned in 1988, shortly after it was discovered that he had spent about $11,000 of money intended for student programs at Central on office furniture for himself, a desk and credenza. 
 
Three major car dealers in La Crosse threatened to leave the city, if the common council didn’t allow one of them to close one block of traffic for business expansion.  Dahl Ford said it needed to have Ferry Street closed between 3rd and 4th, to allow more development.  Eversole Motors and Honda Motorwerks joined Dahl in threatening to pull their dealerships out of La Crosse if the change wasn’t made.  The council approved the street closure. 
 
And the 3rd District Congressman waited until the 12th of June, five months before the election, to announce that he would seek a 6th term.  Republican Steve Gunderson of Osseo kicked off his campaign in La Crosse with a fundraiser featuring President Bush’s Interior Secretary, Manuel Lujan, who toured the federal fish lab on French Island during his visit…27 years ago, 1990, Yesterday in La Crosse.