125 YEARS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1899
The attendance at the fair this year will determine whether the Shelby County fair will be kept up or permitted to go down. The much complained of extra charge of twenty-five cents for carriages and buggies has been left off this year.
100 YEARS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924
Realizing the popularity of harness racing as a fair attraction, purses totaling $4,000 have been set aside for the Shelby County Fair speed program.
75 YEARS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949
Toys and a place to work on reclaiming used toys occupied the attention of the Charity League members at the meeting this week in the home of Mrs. Don Thompson where Mrs. Tom Toy was the co-hostess.
50 YEARS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1974
The youngest mermaid in Shelby County Red Cross Swimming Safety Program at the Sidney Municipal Pool is Kimberly Elliott, eight months old.
25 YEARS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1999
They were just young boys when their father, Ralph Cromes, decided to change his career and became a funeral home director. Today, Norris and Lloyd Cromes continue the tradition started by their father. Their sons, Ralph and Gary, are the third generation of Cromes to follow that tradition.
PHOTO: Bridgeview Principal Todd Rappold gives 13-year-old Allen Griffieth, a hot dog while Cecil Foley, assistant principal, watches. The school hosted a barbecue at its open house orientation.
PHOTO: New faculty members of Sidney City Schools are Tony Metzler, a physical education elementary teacher; Beth Bridges, first-grade instructor for Emerson Elementary; Jamie Brickmeyer, an elementary music teacher; Rob Jameson is a new police resource officer, Erica Baer is an English teacher at Bridgeview; and Nish Golden is an eighth-grade social studies teacher.
These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (937-498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org. Visit the Sidney Daily News website, www.sidneydailynews.com to read the rest of the week’s columns.
