October 5, 1951
• Showing at the Fair Theatre in Fairfax: “The Milkman” starring Donald O’Connor and Jimmy Durante, “Ma And Pa Kettle Back On The Farm,” and “Louisa,” starring Ronald Reagan and Ruth Hussey.
• Pumping from 125 to 150 gallons per minute, the new city well’s water level, after three hours of steady pumping, dropped 13 feet, then remained stationary, indicating that water was coming into the hole as fast as it was pumped out.
• With military honors, Private Harold L. Dunkle, Fairfax’s first fatality in the Korean war, was laid to rest at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Harold, a veteran of WWII, was recalled to service September 25, 1950, and was killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle January 14, 1951, near Mungyong, Korea, while in the line of duty. He died at the age of 25 years, 4 months, and 22 days.
• Last Thursday, a tractor owned by James Smith caught fire at the C.J. Lackey place, when the gas tank exploded. Wednesday afternoon, Herb Smith, father of James, was plowing on the Sol Combs’ place when trouble developed from the magneto and it set fire to dry grass, starting quite a blaze, even burning the tires off the machine.
October 7, 1976
• Members of the board and their wives of the Fairfax MFA Exchange recently visited San Francisco and the plush farming region in California’s Central Valley. The local group observed irrigation and water control systems.
• Fans were treated to lots of action last Thursday night in a powderpuff football game matching the third hour girls’ physical education class (seniors and juniors) against the sixth hour class (sophomores and freshmen). Mary Ann Scarlett and Gail Strough combined for three touchdowns as the seniors and juniors won 20-0.
• Richard Payton and Dina Pinzino were crowned 1976 Fairfax High School Homecoming King and Queen prior to Friday night’s Fairfax/South Holt football game.
• The Fairfax Fire Department observed Fire Prevention Week October 3-9. Firemen are Chief Don Kerr, Gary Johnson, John Rader, Ted Simmons, Steve Harrington, Roger Southard, John Egeland, Dale Swinehart, Tom Miller, Paul Hubbard, Gilbert Johnson, Danny Hicks, and Norman Simmons. This past year, new CB radios were installed in the vehicles, new tables and chairs were purchased for the new fire station, 500 feet of new fire hose and a portable generator to operate auxiliary lights and smoke ventilator fans were purchased, and a new yellow fire truck purchased by the Rural Fire District is expected to arrive November 1.
October 4, 2001
• The Fairfax Kiwanis Club held its installation of officers Tuesday, September 25, at the community room in Fairfax. Forty-five people were present for the event, which saw the following members elected: Julie Koop, president; Steve Pinnell, president-elect; Charles Norton, vice-president; Dennis Athen, secretary; Bob Alldredge, treasurer; Doyne Swan, recording secretary; and Gene Bradfield, Gene Carder, Mack Miller, Kent Fisher, Kay Rosenbohm, Betty Wennihan, and Jack Vernon, board of directors.
• Rieschick Drilling Company of Falls City, Nebraska, is drilling test well sites for water on the Miller property. The first two sites were unsuccessful. Water was later found at the third site on the Seymour property.
• Fairfax High School Homecoming king and queen candidates are Brice Ball, Dustin Collins, Crissy Vance, Katy Hunter, Jennifer Wooten, Stephanie Sinkhorn, and Kasie Morris. Escorts are Robbie Pester, and A.J. Harding.
