Valentine S. Keppel the grade school and high school board. He also served on the La Crosse County Board and was chairman of the county board. During World War I, Keppel served on the local draft board. From 1907 to 1909, Keppel served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Then, from 1925 to 1933, Keppel served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Republican. Keppel died in Holmen, Wisconsin as a result of a stroke. Valentine S. Keppel Valentine S. "V.S." "Val" Keppel (February 21, 1865 – September 7, 1940) was an American farmer and politician. Born in La Crosse County, Wisconsin in
The Last Month of the Year very well; it just didn't sell." Sales for the album fell far below expected sales and Capitol withdrew the album from circulation shortly after its release. In his Allmusic review, critic David A. Milberg called "The Last Month of the Year" "An essential part of any Christmas album collection, these are true Christmas folk songs, from spirituals to Old English rounds." The Last Month of the Year The Last Month of the Year is an album of Christmas music by the Kingston Trio, released in 1960 (see 1960 in music). It became the first Kingston Trio album release to fall