Today in History January 9
Today in History
January 9, 2020
50 Years Ago
December 9, 1970
The contracts of Supt. Harold M. Clark and Assistant Superintendent Paul H. Koehn were renewed for another year by the USD 333 board of education... Jack Gennette received his discharge from the U. S. Air Force in San Francisco, Calif.... among the 109 K-State students initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi scholarship honor society were Edward Detrixhe and Jayson Cyr... Mr. and Mrs. Keith Waters announced the birth of their daughter, Jennifer Marie... the Knit Shop was offering free knitting lessons for beginners.
25 Years Ago
December 9, 1995
Concordia Optimist Club donated $500 to the Concordia Youth Basketball program... David Byrd, a gymnastics coach for 20 years, was hired as gymnastics director and coach at the Concordia Gymnastics Center... Klaus and Alberta Jaeckel, Concordia, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in New Zealand... Ben Smith gave the New Horizon 4-H Club a presentation on what to do if one got stranded in a winter storm... Trudy Watson was elected as the new president of Sasnak Study Club.
10 Years Ago
January 9, 2010
City Clerk Linda Bogart worked to clear up confusion after many residents received a yellow postcard regarding an intangibles tax return... Don Lambert, a 1970 graduate of Cloud County Community College, presented Susan Sutton, director of Humanities at CCCC, a painted porcelain sculpture titled “Kansas Farmers Are Outstanding in Their Fields,” to be displayed in the college library... “Avatar” was showing at the Majestic Theatre... wheat was selling at $4.80, corn was $3.68, and milo was $3.48 per bushel on local markets.
5 Years Ago
January 9, 2015
Concordia City Manager Larry Uri told the City Commission that the city was not liable for a backup in the city sewer line that caused damage to several homes... Cloud County Health Center honored Mary Ann Garlow for 50 years of service... work was nearing completion on a new business, Urban Couture Salon & Spa in downtown Concordia... wheat was selling at $5.65, corn was $3.65, and milo was $4.45 per bushel on local markets.
1 Year Ago
January 9, 2019
The Cloud County Health Center Auxiliary purchased three new pieces of equipment for use in the emergency room... Belle Chavey and Noah Thoman, Concordia, were the winners of $25 gift cards and Sarah Morgan, Concordia, won a doll at the Elk State Bank Christmas Open House... Neva Demanette, Edna Hamel, Evelyn Irwin, Charlene Lesperance and Betty Wallace shared first place at the Booster Card party... wheat was selling at $4.81, corn was $3.36, and milo was $3.21 per bushel on local markets.