December 6, 1946
• The Federal Works Agency last Saturday wired Dr. M. Earle Collins that approval had come from Washington, D.C., for the construction of a temporary building to take care of classrooms, laboratory, and storage needs on the campus of Tarkio College.
• A record high for December 4 was reported by the U.S. Airways Communications Station as 66.5 degrees about 3:34 p.m. Wednesday. On December 2, just after midnight, a cold mark of 11.8 was registered.
• A Cub plane from Excelsior Springs, en route to Omaha, was grounded when it crashed into the bank near the wye between Tarkio and Rock Port Wednesday morning. The propeller and under carriage were badly smashed; however, no one was injured. It was reported that the pilot was banking the plane when it got out of control.
• Miss Barbara Wright of Fairfax, winner of the recent contest for the title of “Miss Atchison County,” was crowned queen Tuesday night, December 3, at the last performance of “Cornzapoppin’.”
• The Morning Sun community held a husking bee Tuesday, December 3, at the home of Glen Sheets with 17 men using two corn pickers and doing some of the work by hand. They covered 20 acres for Mr. Sheets, who has been ill.
December 9, 1971
• Mexico has truly come to life for the second year students in Room 113. The last six weeks the students have been learning about Mexico through films, pictures, food, books, music, making pottery and booklets, and a special speaker, Roger Hawkins, visited the students. Roger, a Tarkio College student, spent several months in that country.
• Sgt. Gerald Hess left Omaha December 1 headed for Ryuku Islands for a year’s tour of duty. Mrs. Hess and daughter are staying with Sam Rolofson of Westboro. SP 5 William T. Barrett is stationed in Landstuhl, Germany. His assignment is Athletic Director for the AYA at the Landstuhl Army Medical Center. Barrett will supervise six basketball teams and coach the senior girls’ team.
• The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce is again sponsoring Santa and free drawings for gift certificates for the next two Saturday nights. Santa will be in his workshop on Tarkio’s Main Street. There will be a treat for each child who pays him a visit. Over $345 in gift certificates will be given out.
December 5, 1996
• Marla Burnsides, a Native American from the Iowa tribe, visited the Tarkio Elementary fifth graders. Mrs. Burnsides, a resident of Maryville, Missouri, is raising her children using many of her Native American beliefs and customs.
• The Tarkio Boy Scouts and their parents participated in a “Scout Olympics” Tuesday night, November 26.
• Vic’s Hardware Store in Tarkio is holding a big inventory reduction sale (the store is closing soon).
