From Our Files

• Aug. 25, 1949

An intensive training course was given at the Hartley school for prospective student school bus drivers from Hartley and Royal. Safety was stressed throughout the conferences, and the students were given actual driving tests with the Hartley buses. The course was given in an attempt to train additional drivers of school buses.

Blaine Hirt, Fred Schoelerman and John Meiske, of Hartley, and Charles Walker, of Paullina, represented O’Brien County as a livestock judging team at the Iowa State Fair.

Coach Harold B. Church resigned his position in Hartley to accept a position as head football coach at El Centro, Calif. Church had coached at Hartley since 1941, with the exception of time spent in the Navy. He was a native of California and his parents resided in the Los Angeles area.

• Aug. 22, 1974

Members of the Hartley Jaycees began demolition of the stockyards in east Hartley. The Milwaukee Railroad and Greyhound-Armour granted permission for the local organization to proceed with the project in cooperation with the Community Betterment Committee.

A rather unexpected storm caused extensive damage in the Hartley area and elsewhere. Hail was very heavy, some reported to be baseball size, and winds were of almost tornado force. There was no way to estimate the loss in dollars and cents, but crop and property damage were described as severe.

Keith Jungjohan began making TV service calls for Hartley Electric. He had been working as a repairman for approximately one year. Jerry Roth, who for a quarter century had been with Hartley Electric, purchased a TV business at Sanborn.

•Aug. 26, 1999

New teachers who joined the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn faculty were: Peggy Duncan, K-8 art; Audra Loots, high school vocal music; Steve Leuck, high school history and wrestling coach; and Kathleen Negus, special education.

Don Treharne joined the United Community Bank in Hartley as vice president and office manager. Treharne had 34 years of banking experience. He and his wife, Jean, moved to Hartley from Canon City, Colo., where he had worked at the Canon National Bank.

H-M-S Elementary School was emphasizing the six pillars of character from the Character Counts program. Each pillar would be promoted as a monthly theme during the 1999-2000 school year. Three family nights were also planned during the year.

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