* The Plainville High School's Winter Glacade King and Queen were Cole Werner and Sara Crawford. * The Plainville thirdgrade class received a Standard of Excellence in Math and Reading; the fourthgrade class received it in Math and Science, and the eighth-grade class received it in Reading.

The approach of spring and the unusually large amount of dust in the air on Sunday and Monday, no doubt, brought back many memories of last year's dust storms. Farmers, especially, are wondering if there will be a recurrence of soil blowing. While only time will answer that question, there are many steps farmers can take to prevent such conditions in the future, according to Laurence R. Daniels, county agent. One preventive measure pointed out by Mr. Daniels is turning the back of light rolling land to pasture grasses, native grasses, which are effective soil holders and soil stabilizers against both wind and water erosion. There is a marked tendency to give greater attention to laying out fields to reduce the severity of wind and soil blowing. On farms laid out for strip cropping, the alternate strips of stubble from small grains, corn, and sorghum are valuable soil holders.

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Nine-year-old Hope Smith donated her hair to Locks of Love. This nonprofit organization provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children with long-term medical hair loss due to any diagnosis. Hope was no stranger to the side effects caused by chemotherapy, since she was born with Gorlin's Syndrome, also known as nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

* And So They Say: Darrell Small: 'I hope whoever took the meat from my locker enjoys it while my family is going without.' Leta Bouchey: 'I'm nothing but a walking disaster.' Mae Green: 'I didn't lose enough weight while I was in the hospital to make it worth my time to be there.' Lu Slansky: 'Lillian Stithem had a blessed event at her house this Monday morning—a little boy colt.' Chuck Waller: 'I don't know why I couldn't have a holiday on Washington's birthday, as the government gets all my money.'

* Plans for a low-income housing project for the elderly in Plainville, which had been dormant since being rejected by federal officials in November, were surfacing again. The Plainville Housing Authority reissued the original proposal for the 30-unit project to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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* Dene Dryden was the Rooks County Spelling Bee Champion by correctly spelling 'toxicosis' and 'abacus' in the final round. * The 34th annual High School Art Exhibition was held, with Hyelim Koh winning the Best of Show painting, Kristen Wyatt winning the Best of Show graphic design, Jillie Ganoung winning the Best of Show design, Colin Comeau winning the Best of Show in mixed media, and Kyle Pywell winning the Best of Show in charcoal.

A Century in Review 1926 Sorry, no issue was found in the 1926 Plainville Times bond book..

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Bill Gouldman: 'They say George Washington never told a lie—but then he never had to fill out a 1040.' R. J.