November 1, 1946
• Two of the new self-propelled corn pickers, which caused a great deal of interest in a demonstration two weeks ago, are now in operation. One is being used at Manley Farms and the other is being used by Peterson and Graves east of Tarkio.
• Taylor Voorhees of Tarkio, line foreman, is recovering from severe burns and shock he received last Saturday morning when an electric current carrying 6,900 volts passed through his hand and out his feet when a boom truck he was in and touching came in contact with a wire as he was working eight miles southeast of Mound City.
• Warm temperatures have prevailed during the last week of October as the mercury even went as high as 80.6 degrees at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 29. Low mark for the seven-day period was 34.8 degrees which occurred at 5:25 a.m. Friday, October 25.
• Miss Naidene Goy, Tarkio College graduate of 1936, is the author of articles of an educational nature published recently in five periodicals.
November 4, 1971
• First place winners of the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition sponsored by H.H. Wright Motors are Mike Jones, Blake McIntosh, Mike Wennihan, Jeff Stewart, Gary Hogue, and Glen Arnold. In the Zone Competition at St. Joseph, Jeff Stewart was awarded a certificate as first runner-up signed by Commissioner of Pro-Football Pete Rozelle and Ford Motor Co. Vice-President John B. Naughton.
• The Tarkio schools are again participating in the teacher education program of Tarkio College. Thirteen student educators in various areas began student teaching assignments in the system October 18 and will work under the direction of cooperating teachers through December 15.
• “Talking Books” are available through the Atchison County Library at Rock Port. A unit is available for demonstrations to anyone who is physically or visibly handicapped or blind. There are no charges in connection with the use of these books.
• Tarkio Volunteer Firemen were called to a fire at the Western Auto Building on the corner of Fourth and Main at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday. There was a major threat to other downtown buildings because of tar finished roofs and because of a large quantity of gun powder used in loading shells at the store. The firemen were able to contain the fire before it reached the powder or broke through the roof.
• Goro Sakamoto, Morioka, Japan, presented to Mayor Loyd Hills and Tarkio City Councilmen the official card of the Mayor of his city, Iwao Kudo, with the suggestion that Tarkio and Morioka become sister cities. This was approved by the city council. Mr. Sakamoto is a student at Tarkio College and is a high school English teacher in Japan.
October 31, 1996
• New trash containers were recently installed on Main Street. Art White made a donation to the Tarkio Chamber of Commerce to fund the new wooden containers, obtained by Rod Hall and built by Bob Smith.
• The Tarkio/Westboro, Missouri, Community Care Facility food pantry has moved to a new location. It’s now located at Northwest Missouri Learning Center on Main Street in Tarkio.
• Heartland Rec Center in Tarkio sponsored a coloring contest in conjunction with its reopening to increase community awareness of its facilities and the programs it has to offer. Over 100 entries made the judging almost impossible. Winners are Leslie Smith, Micah Meyerkorth, Judy Collins, Renee Poppa, and Tabitha Peregrine.
• In this day of modern technology, the Avalanche staff was forced to put together last week’s newspaper by candlelight as the power was off for an hour due to a snowstorm.
• Julie Fischer of Tarkio puckered up and kissed a pig at the Tarkio vs. Rock Port football game Friday night, October 25, having won the C.A.T.’s annual Kiss-A-Pig Contest.
