April 23, 2024

Throwback Thursday

Peggy and Tony Cass, owners of Hanson Drug, help a customer. The Casses made the difficult decision of closing Hanson Drug Sept. 1, 2006, after owning the business since 1994. Hanson Drug had been in Creston since 1906, when it was called Blair and Brennan Drug. (CNA file)

Today is Aug. 11, the 224th day of the year. It’s a leap year. So, there are 142 days left in 2016. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Aug. 8-14) in history:

10 years ago

New staff at Southwestern Community College included Loyal Winborn, business systems, administrator; Rebecca McCann, nursing; Kathryn Scott, nursing; Kimberly Weehler, nursing; Maureen Weaver, nursing; Deron Shawley, agriculture business; Lisa McLaggan, music department; and Randy Hughes, history.

Laura and Aaron Mathes were transplants to the Lorimor area and had settled in nicely as owners of the Whistle Stop convenience store, Mathes Seed and Chemical, Tire Depot and several storage units. Aaron, 37, and Laura, 35, moved to Lorimor three years earlier with their children Zachary, 14, and Shelby, 7, when Aaron began working at the Macksburg branch of the Afton Farmer’s Co-op.

20 years ago

A relaxed softball Creston team hammered Forest City 7-2 in the semifinal game of the Class 2A state softball tournament in Fort Dodge. Creston was spearheaded by the pitching performance of Katie Turner, and Ashley Wimmer came up big at the plate. Coach “Fox” Clinton made sure everyone got to play at some point during the game. The team ended up placing sixth in Class 2A and it was the school’s first appearance at state since 1978.

Allen Weimerskirch from Creston’s Fareway Store was named state champion bagger at the Iowa State Fair competition. He was named best among the 12 competitors participating. The competition was sponsored by the Iowa Grocers Industry Association. Weimerskirch had won the local store competition and advanced to regionals for Fareway employees. He was one of three who advanced to state competition and was to advance to national competition in February, 1997, in Houston, Texas.

Randy Thelen and John Thomsen, both of Creston, claimed the championship of the Iowa Division of the 1996 InBass Team Tournament, winning $1,600. The top 25 teams of the Iowa division advanced to the national Championship Oct 5 on the Mississippi River.

50 years ago

Franklin Kinkade of Creston received the sweepstakes award at the second-annual Iowa Inventors Congress. Kinkade’s trench tractor tile-laying machine was judged the best invention at the event.

Southwestern Community College was the name selected for the Area 14 area junior college and vocational-technical school which was to be opened in the fall of 1966. The board selected the name after a discussion, as it was not one of the names submitted in the contest to name the school. The board rejected all the names submitted in the contest. However, the names would be placed in a box and one person would be drawn for the one-year scholarship offered as the prize in the naming contest.

Toni Hoffman, 16-year-old form Afton, was crowned Union County Fair queen out of a field of 13 candidates. Steve Wilson showed the grand champion market pig, Steve Rall showed the grand champion market lamb and Carol Sammons of Kent showed the grand champion baby beef.