From Our Files

• Oct. 23, 1947

A.C. Hoper, of Harrison Township, was named Farm Bureau president of Osceola County at the organization’s annual meeting. He replaced Ferd Jarrot, of Ocheyedan, who had served as president of the county farm bureau for eight years.

Returning from a week’s hunting trip in Canada were Ed Kimes, Edward Knaack and Donald Burns. They brought back a 250-pound doe to show for their week’s vacation, but reported it was much too dry there for good hunting.

Another change was brought about in the Hartley business district when H.M. Veldey, of Fergus Falls, Minn., purchased the Marshall-Wells store. Charles Stevens, nephew of Veldey, was to manage and operate the Hartley store which had been operated by Mr. and Mrs. V.C. Mussmann.

• Oct. 19, 1972

1st Lt. Roger A. Ruby, of Hartley, was on the staff of the commander of Iowa State University’s ROTC cadet group, Cadet Col. Edward J. Churchill. Positions on the commander’s staff were designed to give students managerial experience before they entered the Air Force.

Three directors were elected to serve two-year terms on the Hartley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Incumbents Walt Ronnfeldt and Ed Rons were re-elected and Carroll Dass was elected to succeed Jim Colling, who did not seek another term.

Jake Wagenaar, a teacher at the Hartley Community School, attended the Iowa Conservation Education Council’s Western Iowa Conservation Education Workshop. He participated in two days of sessions that included field trips, projects, mini labs and small group discussions.

• Oct. 23, 1997

Hartley firemen Terry Hilbert, Jim Miller and Dave Treimer visited the Hartley Preschool during Fire Prevention Week. They demonstrated how firefighters would enter a room if it were smoke-filled.

H-M-S Elementary counselor Elaine Mastbergen announced that Principal Rod Patton was named Advocate of the Year by the Iowa School Counselors Association. The award recognized Patton’s support and involvement in the elementary school’s conflict management program. He was to be honored by the ISCA as their annual convention.

Seventh grade students at H-M-S Middle School participated in activities connected with an interdisciplinary topic. Teachers selected the environment as the focus of activities in math/science, social studies and language arts classes.

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