Blast From The Past - July 15, 2022

10 Years Ago
(Week of July 12, 2012)

Monty Teeter has been named to the Grant County Economic Development board. Teeter has been involved in many local and area boards and is looking forward to serve the community through Eco-Devo.    

20 Years Ago
(Week of July 11, 2002)

Koy Jason Kenny was born May 16, 2002 at 3:59 p.m. at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Welcoming him home are his parents, Jason and Andrea Kenny and big sister, Kali.

30 Years Ago
(Week of July 15, 1992)

Several Ulysses Junior High students visited Washington, D.C. on a four-day tour in June. They were: Justin Burgess, Brandon Schloemer, Nathan Meile, Trevor Bevans, Sara Cameron, Jody Weis, Jann Ferrell, Jae Chadd, Jiana Wilson, Erika Zimmerman, Melissa Pando, Jamie Young and Laura Messenger. Tony and Marsha Chadd were the chaperones.

40 Years Ago
(Week of July 15, 1982)

The Community Beautification Committee has announced the July “Yard of the Month” winners. The yards named this month belong to Paul and Phyllis Milburn, Howard and Carol Riedel, Norman and Louise Carpenter, and Jerry and Sue Brown.

50 Years Ago
(Week of July 13, 1972)

The two sons of Cleve and Delores Currier placed in the Lyons Junior Golf Tournament recently. Lonnie placed fourth with a 103 in the 10-11 year old division. Clifford placed second with a 40-41 in the 12-13 year old division, two shots behind the winner.

60 Years Ago
(Week of July 12, 1962)

Several girl scouts from Ulysses are taking part in the “Little Roundup” at Camp Lakeside in Scott County. Those attending are Patricia Hale, Christy Lynn Gepner, Lana Sherri Walters, Floydean Eddie, Paula Lynn Turner, Elaine Barnard and Barbara Smith.

70 Years Ago
(Week of July 10, 1952)

Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Lattimore and family entertained with a weiner roast and lawn party honoring Mrs. Lucille Gaynor and daughters, Lani and Cindy, of Weed, California. The guests included Mr. C. D. Kepley, Mrs. Austin Kepley, Miss Bernice Kepley, and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kepley.

80 Years Ago
(Week of July 9, 1942)

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Winger are the parents of a son born yesterday morning at the Satanta Hospital. They have named him Donald Eugene.

90 Years Ago
(Week of July 14, 1932)

Showing on Saturday and Sunday at the Ulysses Theatre is the cartoon comedy “It’s Tough to be Famous” starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The cost of admission is 10¢ for children and 40¢ for adults.

100 years ago

(Week of July 15, 1922)

That smoke you have noticed east of town is not caused by a prairie fire but by a Santa Fe engine that is laying the track into Ulysses, almost to the draw as we go to press.