25 years ago ... with celebrations the week of July 24-27. Events planned for the occasion included a pie and ice cream social, a display of antiques, a hymn sing and music program, a banquet and a fashion show featuring wedding attire from 1863 to the present day. 60 years ago ... July 19, 2000 – A new skate ramp was added to the Spencer village park that could be used with roller blades, skateboards and bicycles. The u-shaped plywood structure cost the village about $4,500 to make in labor and materials. – Mike and Kathy Kwiatkowski were the new owners at M& K’s Full House at 215 S. Main Street in Greenwood. Formerly BG’s Sportsman’s Bar, the new owners took over on July 1. – The Spencer Village Board voted to hired Stratford Sign Co. to erect a new sign at the village industrial park for less than $10,000. The sign was expected to be installed yet this year, marking the village’s 80-acre industrial park along South La Salle Street. –The Greenwood Lions Club had purchased 80 pairs of pants for the Greenwood Little League baseball teams to be used for their their games and tournaments. July 29, 1965 – Candidates for the Miss Loyal Corn Festival title were Marty Gerdes, Judy Shupe, Jana Schmidt, Patricia Bentzler, Bonnie Mechelke, Linda Saibold, and Colleen Anderson. The winner was to be chosen at the Loyal Corn Festival to be held Aug. 20-22. – The Loyal School District was to hold a complete adult education course this fall. In order to set up a schedule of classes, the district was asking area residents to call and let school officials know what classes are wanted. Possible classes the district was considering were beginning art, advanced art, Spanish, driver’s education, women’s physical education, men’s physical education, woodworking, metal working, sewing, cooking, knitting, typing, and bookkeeping. 45 years ago ... 90 years ago … July 16, 1980 – Cyne Scheuerman was crowned as the new Miss Greenwood during the Greenwood Dairy Days annual celebration. –On July 2, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation requiring that all 19 and 20-year old males in the United States register for the Selective Service System. The registration was to be conducted at all post offices throughout the country. This was the first registration of young men since the old draft law had expired in 1974. While no one was to be drafted for military service at the time, the registration would provide the military with the names and addresses of those people who might be called to serve in the event of an emergency. – Discussion was held at the Greenwood City Council meeting in the past week to have additional space created for the Greenwood Public Library. The council approved a proposal that preliminary plans for an addition be drawn up. – The United Methodist Church at York Center was celebrating its 100th anniversary July 18, 1935 – The Loyal Canning Factory had started its annual pack of early peas this past week. The late pea crop was expected to be harvested in about two weeks. – Loyal’s Main Street was to be concreted for the first time in the near future. While unable to pay for the entire cost of the project, the Village of Loyal was still to receive a 20-foot-wide strip of concrete on the street. Estimates showed that by concreting the road, enough money would eventually be saved to pay for the cost of proposed curbing and other roadway improvements. “Remember When” items are taken from past issues of the Tribune Record Gleaner from 1968 to present, from the Greenwood Gleaner from 1957 to 1964, and from the Loyal Tribune prior to 1968. 25 years ago ... with celebrations the week of July 24-27. Events planned for the occasion included a pie and ice cream social, a display of antiques, a hymn sing and music program, a banquet and a fashion show featuring wedding attire from 1863 to the present day. 60 years ago ... July 19, 2000 – A new skate ramp was added to the Spencer village park that could be used with roller blades, skateboards and bicycles. The u-shaped plywood structure cost the village about $4,500 to make in labor and materials. – Mike and Kathy Kwiatkowski were the new owners at M& K’s Full House at 215 S. Main Street in Greenwood. Formerly BG’s Sportsman’s Bar, the new owners took over on July 1. – The Spencer Village Board voted to hired Stratford Sign Co. to erect a new sign at the village industrial park for less than $10,000. The sign was expected to be installed yet this year, marking the village’s 80-acre industrial park along South La Salle Street. –The Greenwood Lions Club had purchased 80 pairs of pants for the Greenwood Little League baseball teams to be used for their their games and tournaments. July 29, 1965 – Candidates for the Miss Loyal Corn Festival title were Marty Gerdes, Judy Shupe, Jana Schmidt, Patricia Bentzler, Bonnie Mechelke, Linda Saibold, and Colleen Anderson. The winner was to be chosen at the Loyal Corn Festival to be held Aug. 20-22. – The Loyal School District was to hold a complete adult education course this fall. In order to set up a schedule of classes, the district was asking area residents to call and let school officials know what classes are wanted. Possible classes the district was considering were beginning art, advanced art, Spanish, driver’s education, women’s physical education, men’s physical education, woodworking, metal working, sewing, cooking, knitting, typing, and bookkeeping. 45 years ago ... 90 years ago … July 16, 1980 – Cyne Scheuerman was crowned as the new Miss Greenwood during the Greenwood Dairy Days annual celebration. –On July 2, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation requiring that all 19 and 20-year old males in the United States register for the Selective Service System. The registration was to be conducted at all post offices throughout the country. This was the first registration of young men since the old draft law had expired in 1974. While no one was to be drafted for military service at the time, the registration would provide the military with the names and addresses of those people who might be called to serve in the event of an emergency. – Discussion was held at the Greenwood City Council meeting in the past week to have additional space created for the Greenwood Public Library. The council approved a proposal that preliminary plans for an addition be drawn up. – The United Methodist Church at York Center was celebrating its 100th anniversary July 18, 1935 – The Loyal Canning Factory had started its annual pack of early peas this past week. The late pea crop was expected to be harvested in about two weeks. – Loyal’s Main Street was to be concreted for the first time in the near future. While unable to pay for the entire cost of the project, the Village of Loyal was still to receive a 20-foot-wide strip of concrete on the street. Estimates showed that by concreting the road, enough money would eventually be saved to pay for the cost of proposed curbing and other roadway improvements. “Remember When” items are taken from past issues of the Tribune Record Gleaner from 1968 to present, from the Greenwood Gleaner from 1957 to 1964, and from the Loyal Tribune prior to 1968.
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