Yesteryear

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* At the 57th annual Rooks County Health Center’s district meeting, incumbents Jeff Van Dyke and Sheila Hachmeister were elected in 2011. Voting was sparse, with only 15 votes for Van Dyke and 15 for Hachmeister.

* And So They Say: Roy Slansky, 'If I would die, I would probably be buried before anyone found out about it.' Betty Jacobs: 'I don't care much where I live just so I don't have to live in a big city.' Ivan Combs: 'I sure got my bald head sunburned Sunday.'

The many friends of John Smith were much pleased yesterday evening when they learned he had been elected second vice president of the state association of funeral directors at the meeting held in Wichita.

At a special school board meeting, the Board hired Chris Graham as a new teacher and accepted the resignations of Adam North and Ashley Bedient.

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* The Markley Hardware Company has completed arrangements for the Knights of Columbus building on Mill Street, just across from the First National Bank, and will move its hardware store there.

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* The Plainville FFA Livestock Judging team had placed first in the Kansas FFA contest in Manhattan. The team members were Mark Westhusin, Aaron Markley, and Pat Burton with sponsor Marvin Hackmeister.

* Placing at the State Solo/Ensemble Music Festival were Dustin Chew with an I Rating for his baritone saxophone solo, Danielle Sherraden with an I Rating for her flute solo, and Amber Hageman with an I Rating for her vocal solo.