75 YEARS—1950
Farm Bureau Agent Wilton B. Thomas said this morning that seven of the county’s seventeen 4-H clubs will be represented at Kansas State fair at Hutchinson, Sept. 17-22… DRIVE-IN: 1 1/2 miles north Concordia on Highway 81. Opens at 6:30; starts at 7:45. Tonight - Wednesday, “The Great Lover”… J. M. McDonald Co. Fall Fabric Fair. Pinwale corduroy value, $1.49 per yard. Pure wool flannel, $2.98 per yard…
50 YEARS—1975
After a lengthy discussion, the Concordia city commission yesterday accepted ownership of the Brown Grand Opera House and entered an agreement to lease the building on a one-year basis back to Brown Grand Opera House, Inc…. Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight… A charter bus trip to the Kansas State Fair at Hutchinson is planned by the Agriculture division of the Concordia Chamber of Commerce for Saturday, Sept. 20…
25 YEARS—2000
Kevin Stover and Max Peltier cook hamburgers at the tailgate party prior to the Concordia High School football team’s season opener against Pratt, Friday night at Harold M. Clark Stadium… GRAIN MARKETS: Wheat-$2.74, Corn-$1.63…BIRTHS: John and Maria Chrisco, Concordia, announce the birth of their daughter, Kennedy Alaia, born Aug. 21 at the Salina Regional Health Center…The Chamber will hold a Ribbon Cutting, Thursday for newest member, Dr. Monte Wentz. The new business, Wentz Eye Care, is located at 117 East Sixth…
