March 29, 2024

Throwback Thursday

Today is April 27, the 117th day of the year. So, there are 248 days left in 2017. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (April 24-30) in history:

10 years ago

“Silent Farewell” students provided prom dinner entertainment at the Creston Prom. Members of the group were Archie Smith, Eric Bradley, James Kennedy, Chris Helm and Korey Wilson.

The Creston sprint medley relay team of Nicole Hunter, Stephanie Nordyke, Meghin Krambeck and Taylor Gear were shooting for a state-meet berth after placing 15th at the Drake Relays. Krambeck also ran in the 100-meter hurdles and Nordyke competed in the 100-meter dash. Senior Panther Scott Vicker was the first to medal at the Drake Relays since Brian Bucklin in 1999. He placed sixth in the 3,200 race with his personal-best time of 9:20:68 and finished in ninth place during the high school boys 1,600 meters with a time of 4:25:96, improving his own school record in both events.

20 years ago

The Iowa House voted overwhelmingly to slap a three-year moratorium on issuing new gambling licenses in the state. Lawmakers carved out an exception to give officials in Osceola and Keokuk one more shot at convincing state regulators to issue a license for their cities.

Attorneys for SWCC filed a response to challenges from Des Moines Register and Creston News Advertiser after both sought details of the settlement terms in the resignation of Dr. Richard Byerly as SWCC president. SWCC alleged the settlement agreement imposed a condition of secrecy relating to personnel files that overrides public access mandates.

A retirement party was held for Earl Hanthorn, executive director of Southern Iowa Rural Water Association since 1988. He presided over an exceptional period of growth, overseeing construction of rural water transmission lines to seven counties. Matt Deluhery of Delphos officially replaced Hanthorn as new executive director.

50 years ago

The congregation of First Baptist Church formally launched the construction of its new church building with a ground-breaking ceremony at its new site at Prairie and Lincoln streets. Leonard Carlson, chairman of the building committee, turned the traditional first spade of earth. The Rev. Francis A. Crown gave a brief sermon.

The Creston street department laid a new sanitary sewer line on North Spruce Street to replace an old shallow sewer that often froze in the winter. The old sewer line was suspended from hangers under a bridge over Hurley Creek.

Lincoln Boosters 4-H club met at Jerusalem Methodist Church and voted to give $5 to the International Farm Youth Exchange program. Dick Linderman and Dick Emhoff gave an demonstration on making proper introductions and Dave Hoakison served refreshments.

A late April snowstorm moved through Crestonland unexpectedly and left an estimated two inches of snow and more across southern Iowa.

Douglas Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Jackson of rural Creston, found Clyde, a young great horned owl, in March on the ground on the farm. It had apparently fallen from its nest. Douglas had taken the baby owl home and was caring for it, feeding it hamburger and chicken-flavored cat food which he gulped from a spoon. Since Clyde had been found, it had grown to 9 inches tall and had a wing span of more than three feet. Although he was not able to fly yet as he still had a lot of baby down, Clyde would be put outside in an open cage so he could leave when he was ready.