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Today is Thursday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of the year. There are 30 days left in 2022. Below are items found in the Creston News Advertiser for this week in history.
6 years ago (2016)
Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman has been chosen as interim Union County engineer. Kauffman will start today, as former Union County Engineer Steve Akes’ contract was not renewed. The application for the position closed Nov. 18 and supervisors hope to have a new engineer hired by Jan. 1.
The Creston Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting at Mario’s Sports Bar & Grill located at 129 N. Pine St.
Greater Regional Medical Center will host a retirement celebration in honor of Dr. Robert M. Kuhl and his contributions to quality surgical health care 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the Medical Arts Plaza Conference Room.
Creston’s girls bowling team began its season looking to replace a pair of four-year starters in Charlie Parcher and Madison Hance. The Panthers may have found suitable leaders who can step up to the plate and lead them in senior Livi Hartman and Laura Weis as showcased in a 2,050-1,646 win over Norwalk at Pine Valley Bowling Center in the season opener.
Creston’s Cammy Rutherford poured in a career-high 19 points as the Panthers rolled past Glenwood 55-46 in girls basketball Hawkeye 10 Conference play.
26 year ago (1996)
Everything from a rare antique chimney sweep to a 1982 Isuzu car will be included in the Creston Fire Department’s “Jaws of Life Auction” Sunday afternoon. The auction is a fundraiser for extrication equipment, including a Jaws of Life machine.
Iowa State football coach Dan McCarney was in Creston Wednesday to make his pitch to Panther quarterback Kyle McCann. It is the second time in three days McCann had a major college football coach come to see him. Iowa coach Hayden Fry met with him Monday. McCann says he has yet to come to a decision.
The quotable featured on the front page Friday, Dec. 6 read “The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.” – O.W. Holmes
46 years ago (1976)
The lack of soil moisture the last six months – the driest in 104 years – is causing some fears that Iowa’s crop yields may be substantially reduced next year. Only an abundance of snow and rain this winter and next spring can offset the driest six month period in the state since weather records have been kept.
Current standings in the city chess tournament find Jeff Gator in first place with eight points; Dennis Kneedler, Mark Richardson, Ray Breakenridge, Ken Shoenhair Sr. and Ken Shoenhair Jr. tied for second with four points and Tom Pokorny with two points follows. The tournament will resume play Thursday.
Teachers in the Creston community schools voted 82-9 in favor of accepting the tentative agreement on terms of a new contract for the 1977-78 school year. The agreement includes a new salary schedule for faculty which increases base pay for first-year teachers with a bachelor’s degree from $8,750 to $9,200 and other salary increases.
66 years ago (1956)
The Creston Army Reserve unit, Company L, 410th infantry, will hold an open house tonight at its training quarters at the Skyline, east of Creston. Parents of the men in the unit and all others interested are invited to attend.
Several Creston area students at Iowa State College will take part in the vocal music part of the “Christmas Festival of Music” which will be presented at the college Dec. 9. Members of the Iowa State Singers from the area are: Gary Anderson, Pat Russell, Robert Weisshaar, Joesph Weisshaar and Mary Everling of Creston; Alice Thomas of Corning and John Eagan, Richard Holiday, Dean Leuthauser, Kay Kapfer and Dotti Gene Don Carlos of Greenfield.
Creston Mayor Fred Urbach told the Creston City Council last night he is reappointing Dr. Fred Davis as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Creston city water works. The council however, delayed action on confirmation of the appointment until its regular meeting Dec. 17.
The Creston News Advertiser today observed its 75th anniversary as the daily courier of news for the folks in the Crestland community. It was Dec. 5, 1881, that the first edition of The Advertiser, as a daily, appeared.