DO YOU REMEMBER?
10 Years Ago - Jan. 23, 2013 Coldest day of the year was lastMondaywhentempsdipped below zero.
Services were held for Thorwald 'Shorty' Raysby, 88 of Avon.
Services were held for Viola Woehl, 91.
Pirates pick up their fourth win of the season with the win overMarty.LoganMudderscore 14 points and Brandon Kocmich added 11 points.
Lady Pirates won two more gamesandkeepimprovingtheir record to 7-4. Chesney Nagel socred 17 points to help defeat Lake Andes.
35 Years Ago - Jan. 1988 The Pirates won two big games this week over Parkston and an overtime win over Hanson.
A serious blizzard started Monday afternoon and by noon Tuesday the winds had whipped up. Digging out began on Wednesday.
There were photos of Bob and Randy Reister scooping out four foot drifts in front of their bar. Kenny Powers and a snow blower came to their rescue.
Therewasalsoaphotoof Ron Peltonduringtheblizzardtrying to stay ahead of the drifts on his corner. Traffic came to a halt by noon. Travel in the country was impossible.
JOLLY ROGER NEWS: Mitzi Leonard - likes pizza and Diet Pepsi; Kendal Meiers - likes to ride his motorcycle and his orange and white Camero.
57 Years Ago - Jan. 1967 A fine Kingsley-Pierson b asketball team, coached by Avon's Vern Pinnt, came to town and left with a 65-55 win over the Pirates. Van Gerpen and Bob Hubner each had 15 points.
Nilus Schaefer and Margene Novak were married December 27th in Scotland.
Miss Beth Bultmn of Denver andMr.DonaldNammingaof Avon were married December 30th in Springfield.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Carol Van Asperen - likes to read, sew and ride horses; Dale Powers his favorite sport is chasing jack rabbits; Linda Luke - her favorite politician is Senator Ted Kennedy.
86 Years Ago - Jan. 1937
We are having on the worst blizzards today. All roads are packed and the wind is terrible. On Friday it was 29 below zero.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Oorlog are the parents of a new daughter.
110 Years Ago - Jan. 1913
Martin Roose tore down the old blacksmith shop back of his store building. He then put in a new floor in the Roose building.
Carpenters are repairing the fire damage to the Opera Hosue.