From Our Files

• Feb. 28, 1946

The Hartley girls’ basketball team won the right to represent northwest Iowa in the state tournament at Des Moines by coming out on top in the district tourney which was held in Hartley. Hartley smashed a determined Meriden sextet, 63-36, to advance to the district finals. The championship game was one of those contests where anything could happen, either good or bad. However, most everything good happened to Hartley as they romped away with Mallard by the convincing score of 66-36.

Each team in the tournament received a trophy. The first and second place trophies were provided by the Girls’ Union, and the third and fourth place trophies were donated by the Hartley Chamber of Commerce.

• Feb. 25, 1971

A heavy winter rain and jammed ice caused the Waterman Creek to go out of its banks south of Hartley, flooding portions of Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club. Three days later a late winter blizzard reduced visibility to near zero at times.

Fifty-three public power systems from 29 states were honored by the American Public Power Association for superior safety records in 1970. A certificate was presented to Hartley Municipal Utilities in group E, systems with up to 25,000 man hours of exposure.

Members of Tritonia Club, IFWC, voted to buy playground equipment for the Ten Acre Park. Approximately $300 worth of equipment was ordered. The club planned to have the items for small children installed at the park by the time summer arrived.

• Feb. 29, 1996

The O’Brien County Snowtrackers had a good time raising money for a serious cause. A benefit dance in Hartley sponsored by the area snowmobiling club allowed the group to raise $1,000 which they donated to families of two young people who were afflicted with spina bifida.

Pat McManus, a national certified addictions counselor and recording artist, brought the Rock In Prevention program to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn schools. The program featured songs as teaching tools and also trained high school helpers to bring the drug-free message to younger students. Fourteen students completed the helper training.

The City of Hartley’s proposed property tax levy for the 1996-97 fiscal year was set at $11.0325 per thousand dollars of taxable valuation. That amount was $1.35 lower than the existing levy rate.

“From Our Files” is compiled by Sentinel-News sports editor/staff writer Mike Petersen.