• Jan. 13, 1949 The Hartley municipal skating rink was made ready for use for the first time. Adverse weather conditions held back its construction. Many of Hartley’s young people were making good use of it. Heavyweight champion Joe Louis boxed a f...

Hartley snow ordinance reminders The City of Hartley is reminding residents of snow removal and street parking ordinances during winter. See the ad on Page 3 for complete information. Red’s Catering menu Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be...

• Jan. 13, 1949 The Genevieve Rebekah Lodge No. 154 held private installation of their officers at the I.O.O.F. Hall. The district deputy president, Mrs. Smith, and her staff from Sheldon did the installing. The Noble Grand of the lodge was Laura S...

Wild game feed planned at Royal this Saturday The Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club will host its annual wild game feed on Saturday, Jan. 6 at Haggy’s in Royal. A free will offering will be accepted. All proceeds benefit the Jim McDonnell Scholarship F...

• Jan. 6, 1949 During the annual meeting of the Hartley Fire Department, Myrle Peters was named local fire chief for the coming year. He succeeded Harry Stoterau who declined the position after ably serving for three years. Though a near-record c...

HCC trivia night on New Year’s Eve The Hartley Community Center will host a New Year’s Eve trivia night on Sunday, Dec. 31. A meal will be served before the contest gets underway. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Grounded closed for hol...

NCC graduates honored Sixty-six students graduated from Northwest Iowa Community College on Friday, Dec. 15. Commencement ceremonies were held in Building A on NCC’s campus in Sheldon. Area students who received certificates, diplomas or degrees a...

• Dec. 30, 1948 Reburial services for Pvt. Edward R. Magee were conducted at the Legion Hall by Amvet Post No. 61. Pvt. Magee died in Germany on July 21, 1945, at the age of 24. He entered military service on Oct. 7, 1942, and was serving in a h...

Change in garbage collection in Hartley Brommer Sanitation will collect garbage in Hartley on Tuesday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday, Jan. 2 due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays falling on Monday. HCC trivia night on New Year’s Eve The Hartley Com...

Recipients of NCC Foundation scholarships Students at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon were awarded scholarships this fall through the NCC Foundation. The foundation is able to award the scholarship opportunities due to generous support...

• Dec. 23, 1948 A very large crowd attended the parent-teacher meeting at the Moneta school assembly. After a short business meeting, all enjoyed the operetta “The Magic Christmas Bell,” presented by the elementary grades. It was followed by group...

Several open houses planned in Hartley Christmas open houses will held in Hartley this Friday at United Community Bank, Fiesta Foods and Savings Bank See the ads inside for more details. Grounded to close for holidays Grounded in Hartley will be clos...

NWI fishing report Most area water levels are a few inches below crest. Most smaller lakes are covered in a thin layer of ice. Recent warm conditions have deteriorated any ice that has set up. Until the ice thickens more, fishing access is hard to...

• Dec. 16, 1948 A special election was held at Moneta regarding a proposed $45,000 bond issue to be used to build and furnish an addition to the Moneta school building. The proposition carried by a vote of 72-6. A blazing fire at the Shouse pool h...

Several open houses planned Several Christmas open houses will held throughout the area over the coming week, including: United Community Bank and Fiesta Foods in Hartley, and Home State Bank in Royal. See the ads inside for more details. Santa to...