January 26, 1951
• The fire department answered two alarms Thursday afternoon, both of which were caused by grass fires. One was a blaze near the Charles E. Johnson home and the other to the W.S. Walker property in north Fairfax. The extraordinarily dry weather had lasted so long as to create a fire danger until snow came Saturday and rain Monday.
• The present winter has been one almost free from blizzards in this area, but one developed here Saturday morning that made conditions quite unpleasant. A light snow fell in the early morning and by daylight a furious wind was whipping the falling snow into drifts. A light rain fell Monday night. Some of Saturday’s snow, which totaled three to four inches, is still on the ground.
• The 21st annual invitational basketball tournament came to a close Saturday evening. Eight teams were fairly well matched. Westboro beat Burlington Junction 39-38 for the championship title.
• Bob Bowness of Fairfax passed the necessary tests last week and was issued a private license by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Although having only one arm, the inspectors reported that Bob’s flying ability more than compensated for this handicap. Three Tarkio persons took written examinations: Charles Dwyer for a commercial license, David Hallam for flight instructor, and Robert Goble for ground instructor ratings.
January 29, 1976
• Specials at Hunter’s Hy-Klas in Fairfax: golden ripe bananas, 3 lbs. for 49¢; Budget white bread, 3 16-oz. loaves for 89¢; meaty beef short ribs, 89¢ per pound; Welch’s grape juice, 12 ounce can for 59¢; and Jeno’s assorted pizza snack trays, 99¢.
• The Fairfax Kiwanis Club plans to sponsor a Farmers Day luncheon February 17 at the Fairfax Christian Church. Mack Miller, Kiwanian, will provide an agriculture-related program.
• Effective January 26, the ownership of Merrigan Brothers Livestock Market at Maryville was sold to a group of investors who will operate the facility under the name of Maryville Livestock Market. General manager of the facility, which is the third largest privately owned and operated cattle market in the nation is David G. Daniel. Charles E. Mires is manager of the marketing services and Fred Austin is manager of stockyard services.
• The Webelo Scouts were asked to write autobiographies as a project for the bicentennial year. Leslie Kerr shared that he has lived in Fairfax all his life. His great-grandfather, Carl Christian Olson, was born November 30, 1878, in Harreby, Denmark, and came to America at the age of 17 and lived with a sister in Nebraska. He followed the wheat harvest on bicycle and came to Atchison County, Missouri, in 1903 to farm.
January 25, 2001
• The Fairfax R-3 School Board accepted the resignation of elementary principal Pam Barnett effective at the end of this school year.
• Students in Tammie Holcomb’s classes at Fairfax R-3 held a food drive, collecting 1,250 items over four days. The food was given to the Fairfax Ministerial Alliance for distribution to those in need.
• Don and Shirley (Deatz) Adams of Fairfax will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary February 4. They were married on that date in 1951 at the Rock Port Methodist Church.
• This week’s Fairfax High School Senior Spotlight is on Ashley Hawkins, the daughter of Mike and Beri Hawkins. Ashley is active in volleyball, basketball, FCCLA, and Art Club. She enjoys listening to music and watching movies.
• Students and teachers honored as Fairfax High School Students and Teachers of the Month were students John Gilbert, Rebecca Pickard, Dustin Stoner, Harold Ray, Katy Hunter, and Holly Clement and teachers Sara Garmer and Roger Martin.
