10 Greeley County Republican • Tribune, Kansas • Wednesday, February 5, 2020

��������������������10 YEARS AGO—February 3, 2010

Winter Homecoming Royalty are senior queen candidates Samantha Foos, Mackenzi Bender, and Kelli Crittenden; senior king candidates Jordan Harney, Mace Bender and Isaac Wilson; junior attendants Kaylie Schneider and Micah Ellis; sophomore attendants Chaz Schneider and Macinzie Lehman; and freshman attendants; and crown bearer Blake Foster and flower girl Kaitlyn Johnson.

Wichita Children’s Theater will present “Little Red Riding Hood” in Tribune Feb. 10th.

The Tribune weather station reported that 4.5 inches of snow fell, with 0.41 inches of moisture. It was snow without wind.

Kristin Crittenden is the new director of the senior center, taking the place of Judy Young, who is retiring.

“Avatar” to show this weekend at Tribune Star Theater.

The Jackrabbits won a hard-fought basketball game with Leoti and breezed past Triplains. The Lady Rabbits won both of their games.

The Tribune Wrestling Club traveled to Meade. Wrestlers included Dylan Ricke, Payton Walk, Corbin Bockwinkel, Tyler Albers, James Ricke, Sebastian Torres, Axel Sanchez, Evan Crotinger, Kade Kleymann, and Gavin Kleymann.

The JV boys won and the girls lost in the first round at the Syracuse JV tournament.

****20 YEARS AGO—February 2, 2000

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Long and family are the recipients of the 1999 Greeley County Conservation District Bankers Award.

Duane F. Schneider, 79, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2000, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS.

Joseph B. Nemechek, 85, died Jan. 25, 2000, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS.

A. R. Chilson, 87, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS.

“The Green Mile” starring Tom Hanks is playing at the Tribune Family Theatre February 4th, 5th and 6th.

++++30 YEARS AGO—February 1, 1990Mrs. Helen Govert

presented a review of the book, “The Nights, the Bear Ate,” by Patrick McManus.

The Junior Air Rifle team sponsored by VFW Post 7521 placed second in the National Guard Junior air rifle competition in Garden City. On the team were Tanner Elder, Jamie Frickel and Burke Koehn.

A semi-tractor truck overturned on highway 27 just north of the junction with highway 96. The truck was loaded with vegetables,

which were saved when volunteers from the community helped to unload and reload them.

Tricia Miles was student of the month. She is a junior at Greeley County High School.

++++40 YEARS AGO—January 31, 1980

Cpl. Verbin Paxman arrived home Jan. 17 from Hawaii, where he was stationed in the U.S. Marines for three years.

The GCHS winter sports festival is to take place this Friday night. The Jackrabbits will be playing the Bulldogs of Syracuse. The candidates representing the senior class are Sherry Young and Gerald Wendt. Tami Byerly and Jim Seba are to represent the basketball teams, and Todd Avry the wrestling team and Jennifer Vogt the pep club. Class attendants include Gerald Herl and Sabrina Preston, juniors; Alan Waggoner and Kim White, sophomores; and Mike Koehn and Cindy Byerly, freshmen.

Larry Steckline, owner of Mid-America Ag network, Wichita, will be the principal speaker at the 32nd annual meeting of the Greeley County Soil Conservation District.

Mrs. Robert Mangold said they had an enjoyable time, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Ninety persons signed the guest book, in spite of the stormy weather. All of the children and grandchildren were present except their son, Arland, and family who reside in Canada.

++++50 YEARS AGO—January 29, 1970

Playing one of their better ball games of the season, the Jackrabbits raced ahead of the Jetmore Longhorns in the fourth quarter Saturday night to win the championship of the Ness City invitational basketball tournament, by a score of 66 to 57.

The annual basketball homecoming celebration at Greeley County High will be celebrated Friday. The sweetheart queen is to be crowned at ceremonies during the intermission of the Tribune - Jetmore game. The candidates are seniors Dana Mangan, Nancy Dinkel and Diana Moser.

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Brueggemann went to Las Vegas, Nevada, Tuesday for a vacation trip until Sunday. He won the trip through sales at B & L Auto Parts.

Thirteen Dodge City Community College sophomores have been nominated for the high honor of being listed in the Who’s Who Among Students in American junior colleges. Among those selected are Tom Farmer, Jr., Tribune. He is currently serving as president of the Dodge City

Community College student senate. Tom was voted “Most Inspirational Player of 1968-69” by last year’s basketball team. He plays basketball and is a two-year letterman. Tom is majoring in physical education, and he attends DCCC on a basketball scholarship.

++++60 YEARS AGO—February 4, 1960

Greeley County’s library now has 8,914 books, and there are $6,225 invested in bonds to be used in construction in the future, librarian Mrs. Herb Rudd told the Rotary Club. In 1928, the library only had 363 volumes.

The library is open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A library card costs 20 cents. “We have a completely traditional library,” she added.

A number of 7th and 8th graders and freshmen attended a “sock hop” Saturday afternoon. Those taking their youngsters in cars were Leo Kleymann, Frank Prewitt, Bill Houston, Wayne Funk, Mrs. Cyril Kleymann, Mrs. James Grider and Mrs. Floyd Kleymann.

Playing at the Tribune Theater is “North by Northwest” starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. Also playing is the return of two old favorites, “The Kettles at Home” and “Francis Joins the Wacs.”

++++70 YEARS AGO—February 1, 1940

Earl Halfman was elected chairman of the Greeley County Young Republican Club at a meeting held in the courthouse Thursday evening. He replaces Guy Coose, who was elected one of three vice-chairmen, Lawrence Trued and Nestor Jordan being the other two.

At a meeting of the Lutheran Church held Thursday night, Martin F. Trued was elected chairman of the congregation’s building committee. Other members of the committee are Miss Hilma Liljegren, John Ochsner, Henry Helm and Hans Hamann.

A number went rabbit hunting Sunday afternoon. Since the snow has been melting the rabbits have not been staying as close to feed stacks.

Greeley County High almost doubled the score in their game with Leoti here Tuesday night, leading practically all the way to win 34 to 18.

W. L. White, who is sending back realistic reports of the Russian-Finnish war, has not forgotten Tribune, KS, which he visited this past summer. Thursday in a radio broadcast from “somewhere in Finland,” Mr. White said that in the country where he traveled for a time in Finland reminded him of the plains of Tribune, Kansas and Deertrail, Colorado. A number in Greeley County heard him mention Tribune in his broadcast from Europe.

++++100 YEARS AGO—February 5 1920

J. A. Allman of Sidney, Neb., was looking over our farming possibilities this past week. Of course he was impressed, but he also discovered that Tribune is sort of a division point for the tourist travel on the Kansas –

Colorado Boulevard, and if we had better hotel facilities many of these tourists would stop in Tribune overnight. So Mr. Allman proposes to build a 40-room thoroughly modern hotel. It will be the best hotel between Great Bend and Pueblo, costing $50,000.00.

The Beatrice Creamery Co. has opened a station at the C.F. Wright feed store with H.E. Waldren manager.

Bits and Pieces from Past Greeley County Republican Newspapers1889-Last Sunday morning at about 2 o’clock our neighboring town of Horace had quite a destructive fire, the first we believe that has happened in the town. The row of frame buildings between the Avenue house and Pierio’s barber shop was burned to the ground. The fire originated in an empty building on the south end of the row and before it could be stopped the hard wind that was blowing at the time had caused it to burn everything clean. Four of the rooms were vacant and the other five were occupied by the billiard hall, which was insured for $300. From what we can learn the fire was started by an incendiary and, if so, we hope the miscreant will be caught and speedily sent to the penitentiary. March, 1892-The muddy season of the year will soon be here and no board side-walks in town. Can’t something be done to secure a walk on Greeley Avenue from the Lee carpenter shops to Main street and from the Town Company’s office on

Main street to the church? If the city council cannot do anything, will not the citizens take hold of it? The Republican will donate $5 and two day’s labor in putting down the walk. Who will be next? A small donation of money and labor from everybody in town would secure us the desired side walk at once. All citizens willing to assist will leave their names and the amount of donation with Proctor & Hoffmaster. As soon as a sufficient amount has been donated the donors will have a meeting and arrange for putting down the walk. The time of the year is rapidly approaching when farmers should set out shade trees and orchards and city authorities should arrange to have trees set out along the principal streets. This has been shamefully neglected in Tribune and it is to be hoped that the city council will have trees set out along Main street and Greeley avenue this spring. The county commissioners, also, should have the trash, stone and brick taken from around the court house, have a large portion of the block well

plowed, and set to good sized shade trees. Every foot of the block where trees should be set can be irrigated from the court house well and there is no good reason why there should not be a large number of beautiful shade trees growing around the court house. The commissioners should provide for purchasing the trees and preparing the ground at their next meeting and their action will be endorsed by the citizens of the county. Found—As Fred Garboe was going to plow the other day, he found something by the roadside. Fred isn’t anybody’s coward, so he picked it up. He couldn’t name it but gave a description of it as follows: It is perfect with a head, perfect without a head, perfect with a tail, perfect without a tail, perfect with both head and tail, perfect without either head or tail. Fred took it home and after a close inspection he found the following inscription. “This covers my partly bald head and is called a ‘wig’, and belongs to U. No Hoo.”

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Silent Auction for February has begun

Items for the Pride Committee’s Silent Auction for February are now on display at Sacks on Broadway. You may view them and place bids during open hours daily Monday through Friday and Saturday morning.

Items include green leather drawstring purse; collectable – Dairy Queen mug and Scott City Dairy Cream bottle; rose colored ruffled glass vase; Willow Tree “Loving Angel” figurine; sterling silver and black onyx ring, size 6 or 7; Pier Carlo d’Alessio man’s wrist watch; Cracker Barrel set of 4 “Break of Dawn”

mugs; giant pine needle basket and Mary Selfridge framed art; Faith, Hope and Love wall art; child’s battery operated Singer sewing machine and sewing box; kitchen apron, recipe keeper and hot pads; Western metal horses, wall décor, black; Zuru X Shot toy gun and Nerf bullets; set of bracelets; silver colored necklace, bracelet, and pierced earrings.

Bids may be placed on these items until Friday, February 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Sacks on Broadway.

Thank you for your interest and support!!

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