A Treasury of Weekly Ne wspapers
Paging Through History:
Abbotsford T ribune Published in Abbotsford - 70 years ago
March 26,1953
High school concert at gym is well received
A concert by the high school music department, given at the gymnasium, had an attendance of about 200 persons, in spite of the blustery night.
V.F.W. chooses officers Newly elected were: Robert Frautschy, commander, Ed Weisenberger, senior vice-commander, William Herman, junior vice-commander, Dick Prellei; quartermaster and Harvey Bitter, chaplain.
Hunters tree bear
While wolf hunting, Clarence Kalepp, Clinton and Sherman Loos, Fred Scidmore, Pete Wilde and several other men from Colby treed a bear. The big bruin weighed about 300 pounds, climbed a tree and snarled and growled at the intruders.
Tribune-Phonograph Published in Abbotsford and Colby - 50 years ago March 22,1973
Colby youth to receive Boy Scout eagle award
Colby 16-year-old Bryan Hauser, a junior at Colby High School and son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hauser has earned the highest honor in Boy Scouts.
Voters turn down project
By a vote of 749 to 301, electors of the Colby School District Tuesday turned down the proposed $1.3 million expansion project which called for construction of a new elementary school and an addition to the current junior-senior high facilities.
Seventy-five new books purchased for Colby public library
A total of 75 new books have been purchased at the Colby Public Library
Tribune -P honograph Published in Abbotsford and Colby -
25 years ago March 25,1998
City eyes copper limit
Colby may soon be imposing a stricter copper standard on waste coming from the Tenneco Packaging plant.
Colby schools showcase their technology
Colby School Board members and district residents learned about new technology now in use in Colby schools, and plans for the future.
Five seats and ten candidates vie for Colby School board
Cheryl Ploeckelman, Ed Haas, Randy Hesgard, Debra Koncel, Raymond Mullins, Craig Polzin, Ross Rannow, Kenneth Dix, Mark Neumann and Brad Graffunder will find their names on the ballot for five school board positions.
