FIFTY YEARS AGO
Thursday, November 15, 1973
The Rev. Lanny Tuttle, pastor of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, has accepted an appointment to serve the Dunkerton-Mt. Hope charge in the Waterloo District.
At the gathering November 1 for a potluck supper it was our rare privilege to have four sisters, all new members this year of the American Legion Auxiliary, present. They were Mrs. Harriett Jacobson, Mrs. Leona Anderson, Mrs. Dorothy Sullivan and Mrs. Edna Ver Hoef.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Thursday, November 12, 1998
Snow and blowing snow with wind gusts up to 60 mph curtailed travel and activities in the area Tuesday. Spencer reported the lowest barometer reading ever recorded there. It was 28.54, similar to a Category II hurricane.
The Elgersma Agency building has been sold to Dr. Rod Den Hartog enabling him to make his business handicap accessible and allow for future expansion of his business. Elgersma Agency has purchased the former dental office building on Main Street and is in the process of.
The Sanborn Public Library Board of Trustees has purchased and installed a new book return at the public library.