The right seat for safety
Parents, caregivers encouarged to check child safety seats for proper fit Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 15-21 and the U.S.
September 2024
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Meet the Hutchinson vendors
The following artists are showing Friday and Saturday at the Hutchinson Arts & Crafts Festival: • Tyra Jessey, Wicked Natural Soap; • Robert Billiet, Bob B Studio; • Rennae McCarthy, Collars for Canines; • Sara Davis, Craft Quest; • Tailyn Beerbower, Tailyn Jade Designs; • Eva Vavreck-Vollmers, Taxi.cabCreations; • Bridgette Pinder, Grounded Gardens; • Janessa Hoffman, Janessa Marie Handmade; • Seth Mattison, Seth Thomas Art; • Stefanie Morgan, Buttery Bliss Bakery; and • Loni Landsman, Loganberry Original. For more information, call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism at 320-587-5252.
After many years, festival ‘still has legs’
The year was 1975, Gerald Ford was in the White House. Hit singles were “Fallin’ in Love” by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell and “At Seventeen” by Janis Ian. “Rocky Horror Picture Show” was No. 1 at the box office.
Hutchinson City Council reviews 2025 preliminary budget plan
City administration proposed a 7.1% tax levy increase for 2025 during the Hutchinson City Council’s budget workshop Tuesday. The increase would raise annual property taxes by about $181 for a home valued at $275,000.
Registration open for Spooky Sprint
It’s hard to believe, but Halloween is just around the corner. With that comes activities including the popular Spooky Sprint 5K and Kids Dash. This year’s event is Saturday, Oct. 26. As in the past, the run will start and finish on First Avenue Southeast across from Library Square in downtown Hutchinson. Race day packet pick up is 8-9 a.m. with the Kids Dash at 9:15 a.m. followed by the 5K at 9:30 a.m.
Legion Auxiliary meets Sept. 18
The regular meeting of the Hutchinson American Legion Auxiliary Unit 96 is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. Also meeting that evening is the Hutchinson American Legion Post 96. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. Both meetings are at the Hutchinson VFW, 247 First Ave. S.E.
HHS Class of 1959 hosts 68th reunion
Hutchinson High School Class of 1956 conducted its 68th reunion Aug. 13 at Crow River Winery in Hutchinson. Twenty-one members attended the reunion. Pictured are, front row, from left, George Benton, Ray Adamek, Gene Betker, Gerald Burmeister, Anne Plihal Hahn, Pat Sanken Otto and Jane Mills Orvis; second row, from left, Allan Reiner, Pete Jergens, Audrey Mortenson Roskammer, Harlow Karg, David Benjamin, Glen Bemis, Dianne Johnson Henke, Bev Radunz Moe, Jan Peterson Bergerson, Shirley Boller Klitzke, Marilyn Stolpman Hartwig, Ida Telecky Karstens, Marie Wallner Otto and Lo Ann Boll Hanson.
Cross country teams see success in Warner Classic
Liberty North, Liberty, Kearney and Smithville cross country did well in the 2024 Todd Warner Kickoff Classic, which took place Saturday, Sept. 7, at Staley High School.
Athlete of Week program kicks off
The Courier-Tribune is starting a new Athlete of the Week feature in conjunction with our sister paper, The Examiner in eastern Jackson County, this month. Once the program begins, the CT’s website, MyCourierTribune.com, will feature a chance to vote each week for a boys and a girls athlete of the week.
