Plainsmen take second in tourney

One Year Ago
January 12, 2012
Paper U.S. Savings Bonds went electronic after Dec. 31–a move that would save taxpayers $120 million in just five years.
The Nebraska State Patrol was celebrating 75 years of service. The State Safety Patrol was created by LB147, and signed into law on May 11, 1937. On Nov. 22, 1937, 44 men took the oath of office becoming Nebraska’s first statewide law enforcement officers.
Ten Years Ago
January 9, 2003
The Omaha World Herald Foundation awarded a $2,000 grant to the Perkins County Historical Society to be used toward their roof repair projects.
The Plainsman boys basketball team placed second in the eighth annual Grant Holiday Basketball Tournament. The Plainsmen easily swept their first opponent, the Paxton Tigers, in the first round, but lost to Sandy Creek in the championship match.  
Twenty-five Years Ago
January 13, 1988
“Twenty-seven members strong, the Grant Volunteer Fire Department was called into service 169 times during 1987. Over the  past 12 months the department responded to 130 ambulance calls, 35 fire calls, and four requests for the Grant Civil Defense Agency, which is also a part of the fire department.”
Fifty Years Ago
January 10, 1963
Gaugers shopping List
Hills Bros. coffee,.............. $1.09
A.G. potato chips................ .39¢
Northern tissue.................. .69¢
Salad dressing..................... .39¢
G&W sugar, 10 pounds....... .89¢
Frozen pizza pies..................79¢
Chicken breasts, 2 lbs....... $1.09
Navel oranges, 2 lbs .............29¢
Delicious apples, 4 lbs .........55¢
Bacon, per pound .................49¢
Seventy-Five Years Ago
January 13, 1938
“Fred Bahnsen announces that he is starting a new dairy in Grant, and will make delivery of milk and cream to places of business and homes. Mr. Bahnsen’s dairy plant is located just north of town.”