10 years ago … 45 years ago …
December 17, 2014 – Clark County was to cut timber on an additional 1,500 acres over the next four years to generated an estimated $1.1 million to help pay for the county’s new radio communications system which was expected to cost $4.7 million to complete. Timber values were at a record high and Clark County had been generating more than $2 million per year by harvesting approximately 3,000 acrexs of trees and the planned increase of tree cutting was to not only generate additional revenue, but also to whittle down on a backlog of tree cutting that had been scheduled to be completed by 2015.
– The first ever “Shop with a Cop” event was held on Dec. 13 with 35 kids participating. After shopping, the kids were treated to a spaghetti dinner, a meeting with Santa and $25 in clothing donated by the county’s police officers.
December 22, 1999 – The Clark County Board of Supervisors voted to pass a renegotiated contract with the law enforcement workers’ union that would grant wage and benefit increases to all deputy, sergeant and detective positions in the county. The change was made after the Clark County Sheriff ’s Department had lost 29 employees in the past four years.
– The Spencer FFA conducted its Project Merry Christmas program, delivering 125 gift packages to elderly residents in the Spencer community. At each stop to deliver the packages, FFA members delivered a personal holiday greeting to each resident, along with Christmas carols.
– Receiving their Marian Medal religious award for the Spencer Girl Scouts were Tori Mueller, Amanda Kops, Stephanie Ress and Amanda Hill. The girls received the award after baking pumpkin bread and cookies to include in Thanksgiving baskets that were delivered to 35 families from Christ the King Food Pantry in Spencer.
December 19, 1979 – “Steady Eddie” Wolf of Loyal had made it into the new Guinness Book of World Records that had recently been published. He broke the record in stilt-walking, walking on stilts 30 feet, 3 inches tall on May 18, 1978 to be entered into the new book.
– The new gymnasium at the Greenwood High School was to open later than anticipated, with an opening date planned for February 1980. Delivery of materials was causing construction delays, pushing back the completion date.
– As of Dec. 19, the area was experiencing a mild winter, with only a dusting of snow on the ground and temperatures staying around 20 degrees for the past week. The mild winter weather was expected to continue.
– The first touch-tone phone had been installed in Greenwood by the Greenwood Telephone Company.
– A whole ham was $1.39 per pound.
December 17, 1964 – The Loyal Greyhounds basketball team competed and won its first game of the season over Colby 53-46. The win marked the first usage of the school’s new gymnasium.
– Four pounds of fresh roasted peanuts were $1.
– Santa Claus was to stop in Greenwood on Dec. 18-19. All the local children were invited to attend and receive a free bag of candy from Santa.
– A 15-light string of Christmas lights was $3.10.
“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.
