LaCrosse grad from 1942 donates land to Pride group

A former LaCrosse resident donated land to her beloved community.

Doris Ellis, who was born in LaCrosse, donated seven lots within the city to LaCrosse Community Pride.

Ellis, who lives in Dallas, Ore., said she wanted to do something for her hometown.

“I have owned those lots for a while and wanted to move back to LaCrosse at some point, but now I know I won’t,” Ellis said recently.

“I was interested in doing something unique.”

Ellis said her family’s home was on Main Street.

Her father, James Olne Johnson, was born in Missouri, and her mother was Alma Schwindel, who was born in Illinois.

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