1965: Open House set for new Hartington Fire Hall
Sept. 29, 1965
HARTINGTON — The Hartington Volunteer Fire Department will hold an Open House in its new fire house Sunday afternoon.
The new building is located east of the City Auditorium on the site of the old Congregational Church. When construction was completed last fall, the fire-fighting equipment was moved in November, 1964 from the old quarters in the City Auditorium and Hartington Motor Co. garage.
The building’s construction consists of a concrete floor, concrete block walls, wood overhead doors and steel joists and roof deck. The new facility provides space for an equipment room with stalls for four trucks, a meeting room where the firemen hold their meetings, toilet room and maintenance shop.
The general contractor was Emery Hoesing, who submitted the low bid of $27,000. Orville Asbra installed the heating and plumbing systems. L&M Electric installed the wiring and Dooley Bros. did the brick work.
Completion of the new fire house culminated several years of planning by the Hartington Volunteer Fire Department to obtain adequate housing for the city’s fire-fighting equipment.
Sept. 29, 1965
RANDOLPH — John George Berner, 55, Randolph, was killed instantly Tuesday night when the car he was operating overturned one-and-a-half miles east of Belden on Highway 20.
Sept. 24, 1970
LAUREL-Around three a.m. Sunday the Laurel fire department was called to the Everett Janssen farm north of Laurel. Fire was raging through the roof of his milk parlor, which was located just next to a large barn. The complete dairy barn was destroyed along with the contents.
Lightning was reported to have struck about midnight, but no evidence of fire was seen until three in the morning. According to reports, Harold Twiford lost 25 tons of baled hay to the storm and Arnold Spath was reported to have lost a hay stack by fire.
Oct. 1, 1970
COLERIDGE — LeRoy Wolfe of Coleridge won the first place trophy and premium money in the annual Northeast Nebraska Market Hog Show held in Laurel Monday.
Second place trophy and premium money in the live animal competition went to Kathy Gustafson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gustafson of Wakefield.
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