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July 4, 1990
COLERIDGE — The 1990 All-Class Reunion sponsored by the Coleridge Educational Foundation over the weekend was well attended at all events with a total of 1,061 registering for the dinner at the park on Sunday.
On Saturday evening music for the street dance in front of the community building was provided by Patches II.
Various classes also held reunions during the weekend. Representing the class of 1917 was Chalmer Wilkerson, who was the oldest Coleridge graduate at the reunion.
One of the numerous acts representing various types of music students have danced to throughout the years was the “Beetles”. Performing artists were Tony Kalin on drums, Mike Kock, Matt Schultz and Jay Hall.
July 12, 2000
HARTINGTON — Jodi Benson hit a hole-in-one at the Hartington Golf Course in the Women’s League last Wednesday evening. She aced the 145-yard par three ninth hole with her six iron.
Roof repair on a local elevator was needed following damage from
1940: Laurel records a population gain
July 3, 1940
LAUREL — Announcement was made this week of the grand opening of the new creamery under the management of Russ Haviland.
This firm will be the home of Laurel butter which will be sold in Laurel and other sites. The creamery will be operated in connection with the Quick Frozen Food Lockers and Produce Station.
July 3, 1940
LAUREL — At the last census, Laurel has a gain of 15 people in the last 10 years. The population is now 879.
July 3, 1940
LAUREL — Eugene Lundquist of Hampton, Virginia, spent two days in the home of his brother, Vernon, and sister, Mrs. Arthur Forsberg.
While away his wife presented him with a son, David Eugene. This is the first boy to perpetuate the name of Lundquist.
July 3, 1940
LAUREL — With Laurel one score behind in the eighth inning, “Wheaties” Earl Iler stole home to knot the count at five all and in the ninth, singled with three aboard and two away to aid materially in putting Laurel in the win column over Wakefield at the Days of 56 celebration in Ponca.
July 3, 1940
BELDEN — Mr. and Mrs. C.A.
Jones of Belden went to San Bernadino, California, where they expect to make their home.
They have been residents of Belden for some years and Mr.
Jones sold insurance; Mrs. Jones will be remembered as a former editor of the Belden Progress some time after the death of C.E.Montgomerywhile the Laurel Advocate published the paper.
June 28, 1950
LAUREL — Starting to unload Texas cattle cars here Friday were “Mac” McLaughlin, agent for the cattle buying deal and Leonard Feuerback of Coleridge, owner of a fleet of trucks that delivered the cattle to farms in the Laurel and Coleridge vicinity.
There were 492 cattle in all purchased at Shamrock, Texas, and shipped under the auspices of Wagner, Garrison and Abbot of Sioux City.
wind. A worker and materials were hoisted to the precarious position by a huge boom truck.
July 1, 2015
HARTINGTON — Cedar County Commissioners continue to deal with an on-going issue.
Cedar County board members and County Attorney George Hirschbach discussed a controversy over a fence in the right-of-way alongside a county road June 23.
Back in the fall of 2013, John Thelen, who lives close to four miles north of Randolph had sent a letter to Cedar County Commissioners and then met with the board on having his request to put a fence in the road right-of-way from June-October. The request was denied, however.
He had told board members the fence was needed to keep the livestock getting away from him as he moves them from his homestead to the pasture through- the ditch.
July 1, 2015
COLERIDGE—Independence Day celebrations this year will begin early in Coleridge.
Continuing a decades-old tradition, Park View Haven in Coleridge will host a big Fourth of July celebration for the entire community on Thursday, July 2.
