• March 31, 1949

Members of the Hartley Girl Scout Troop entertained their parents. The girls presented three playlets and several musical selections. Each member of the troop participated. Mrs. F.E. Parker and Mrs. Paul Heilman were the troop leaders.

Heads of various community organizations were called together by Superintendent John W. Harold for discussing ways and means of obtaining new lights for the Hartley athletic field. One problem facing the group was the lack of space in the existing setup. It was deemed advisable to try to obtain the adjacent property at the northeast corner of the field. With it, the area would be suitable for baseball, football and track. A finance committee of W.A. Hamilton, Abel Anderson and W.H. Hesse was appointed.

• March 28, 1974

A fine crowd was in attendance at the H-Club fun night held at the high school. The activity was an important source of income for the club’s weight machine project. With various fundraisers and donations, the H-Club was nearing its goal of $900 for a down payment on the equipment.

An attempted break-in was made at Hartley Drug. The would-be burglar or burglars sawed out the doorknob but were foiled in the attempt to gain entry by four bolts, one at each corner of the big back door.

Incumbents LeRoy McCarty, Harlan Goetsch and Ingwer L. Hansen were elected to the board of Community Memorial Hospital. Howard Borchard was also elected to a three-year term. Approximately $68,000 remained to be raised to meet the costs of completing the nursing wing addition. No fund drive was announced but donations were still being accepted.

• April 1, 1999

The original advisory board of Homestead Housing Cooperative of Hartley toured the facility and checked the progress of construction. Housing was virtually completed except for minor touchup work. Landscaping would begin as soon as weather permitted. Five of the 12 units had been sold and were occupied. The Hartley Homestead Cooperative was free-standing from other Homesteads and was very solvent financially.

The Hartley Public Library updated its reader-printer capability with the purchase of a reconditioned unit. The Minolta analog reader-printer replaced the library’s former unit which was obsolete. The updated model, which cost $5,875, could accommodate either microfilm or microfiche. It had an automatic loading system and the ability to either reduce or enlarge images on the screen for easier reading.

From Our Files” is compiled by Sentinel-News sports editor/staff writer Mike Petersen.