Yesterdays

Ted and Eileen Spray hosted a Japanese boy, Toshiyuki Tominago. Also, Kenneth and Doris Nordyke hosted Shunji Suzumura of Japan. Both are sponsored by the Lions Club.

Packwood Lions Club boosted the goal for Packwood Community Housing, Inc. by $500.

The Richland Veterinary Clinic, owned and operated by Dr. Gene Hoy and Dr. Steve Menke, was featured in the August issue of Veterinary Economics, a monthly publication sent to all graduate veterinarians and senior veterinarians in the United States.

Ollie Baptist Church celebrated 125 years.

SEPTEMBER

Special Iowa envelope designed by Caroline Dickey of Packwood during a promotion of the U. S. Postal Service.

Street signs to be erected by Richland Jaycees and street numbers to be sold to coincide with the sign project.

Work has begun on the new Brighton Community Building.

OCTOBER

Rath Packing Buying Station reopened in Richland after being shut down for 15 months with Junior Adrian again, as the hog buying manager.

Richland and Packwood Fire Departments battled the blaze of a fire which totally damaged the home of Raymond and Virginia Hadley.

The Brighton Café reopened after being closed since March 1.

Douglas Dean Harbour of Packwood was killed when he fell beneath the wheels of a hay wagon he was riding.

NOVEMBER

William Anderson, Pekin Middle School social studies teacher was named second runner-up for the Iowa Teacher of the Year.

Billy Joe Rich, of rural Brighton, was killed in a two-vehicle accident on a county gravel road.

Walter Fritz was officially notified that he was the new Postmaster of Brighton.

The Stanley Derby home in Rubio was destroyed by fire, which was believed to have started in the fireplace chimney.

DECEMBER

Pekin school board voted to purchase CB radios for the buses with the base station in the bus barn.

Nine youths, Jeff Maeder, Nancy Maeder, Lisa Reighard, Curtis Reighard, Lori Bolin, Michelle Ritchie, Joe Riggs, Candy Capps, and Joe Stone rocked for 24 hours during a Rock-A-Thon at Hopewell Friends Church, November 30. The event was held to raise enough money for the youths to attend Youth Quake ’80.

Several members of the community walked and ran for one hour around the square for donations from sponsors to be used to help support the National Blind Youth Organization on Sunday, December 9.