Day in History November 9, 2018
50 Years Ago
November 9, 1968
American Legion State Commander Alvin Grauerholz attended Veterans Day celebrations in Concordia... Tommy and the Western Band performed at the VFW Post #588 annual membership dance... the Christian college group The New Folk performed at the Cloud County Community Junior College as part of the Campus Crusade For Christ International tour... the Grand Theater was showing the movies 'Sol Madrid' and 'Where Were You When The Lights Went Out'.
25 Years Ago
November 9, 1993
The Great Society Singers held their Fall Fling concert at the Brown Grand Theatre... the A.A. Wilson Furniture Company held its annual Best Little Warehouse Sale in Kansas sale... Taco Grande was selling all-you-can-eat tacos for forty-nine cents to all military veterans and their families... Larry's Food Store was selling 16-ounce packages of Birds Eye frozen vegetables for ninety-nine cents.
10 Years Ago
November 9, 2008
The Concordia city commission sought bids from eight different insurance companies as premiums for employee insurance costs continued to rise... Sheri Cyre of the Flower Gallery won Best Of Show for her Christmas creation at the Kansas Association of Floral Designers competition in Wichita... the Concordia High School Drama Department presented its play 'The Pirates of Penzance'.
5 Years Ago
November 9, 2013
Renovations began on the Brown Grand Theatre after structural problems forced the closure of the historic building in 2012... six whooping cranes, on the endangered species list, made a stop at the Jamestown Wildlife Area... the Alstom Power and Preheater Company donated $1,500 to the Concordia Rotary Club's Park Project... ... wheat was $6.92, corn was $4.07, and milo was $4.15 per bushel on local markets.
1 Year Ago
November 9, 2017
The National Orphan Train Complex's Orphan Train Rider statues #19 and #20 were unveiled in a ceremony at Rasure Field... the Concordia First United Methodist Church held its annual Thanksgiving Day dinner... Jessica Williams was named the Concordia High School Student of the Month... wheat was selling at $3.63, corn was $2.92, and milo was $3.13 per bushel.