Forum Flashbacks: July 25-26

By Phil Cobb | July 25, 2019 |

FORUM FILE PHOTO
“Country” magazine’s six-horse hitch made a stop near Burlington Junction in July 1994 before continuing on to southern Iowa. The freight wagon was nearing the end of a 3,000-mile journey designed to focus attention on the needs of older Americans.

25 years ago

School officials said Friday the Maryville R-II district has known for years Washington Middle School does not meet current fire codes.
District officials received a follow-up report from a May 18 inspection last week which only confirmed what district officials have known for four years.
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out we have some problems at that building,” Glenn Jonagan, WMS principal, said. “It also doesn’t take one to realize that we have been getting along for years and we will continue to do so.”
Jonagan could only speculate as to the reason some community members, even in light of past inspections, believed it was necessary to have the building inspected by the fire marshal’s office.
Many area residents took advantage of the opportunity to view a bit of the past when an old-time horse hitch made its way through the area.
“Country” magazine’s Reminisce Hitch moved through northern Nodaway County late last week and rolled into Southern Iowa today.
The hitch’s team and seven-person crew departed San Diego Dec. 13 and headed east across the country. The hitch’s goal is Centerville, Iowa. Once there, the hitch will be the first-ever six-horse draft horse hitch to cross the country.
The hitch started its cross-country journey last year, but a summer filled with rain dampened plans and by the time the hitch reached Centerville, Iowa, the weather had turned too cold to continue. At that point, organizers transported the hitch and horses to San Diego and started the return trip.

15 Years ago

On July 24, 1979, 25 years ago, an electrical malfunction above the fourth floor offices of the speech and hearing clinic in the administration building caused a disaster that surpassed any previously known to the college.
At 8:14 p.m., after smoke was detected, campus security notified the Maryville Public Safety Department. Only minutes after being called, the fire department arrived, but heavy smoke already prevailed throughout much of the building.
University staff and faculty, townspeople and area citizens arrived immediately on the scene in an attempt to remove the valuable computer tapes which held university records, Board of Regents’ records and student records from the burning 69-year-old building.
Hundreds of onlookers lined the campus grounds watching as flames reached towards the sky.
Sharon L. Fitelson, holistic physician, chiropractic orthopedist and licensed acupuncturist, will be speaking on women’s hormones, health and nutrition July 29, at the Maryville Community Center.
An avid speaker in the St. Louis area, she lectures widely on fitness, diet and nutrition, golf, skiing, carpal tunnel, women’s hormones, acupuncture and stress.
She is the founder and clinic director of InMotion Health Center. She created InMotion in 1985.

5 years ago

Horace Mann Laboratory School on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University has a new leader heading into the 2014-15 school year.
As a Nodaway County native, Maryville High School alum and graduate of Northwest, the principal position is a perfect fit for Sandy Seipel.
“I’ve always liked being around kids,” Seipel said. “As a young girl, I did a lot of babysitting and I loved it, was involved in Girl Scouts and did 4-H and all of those activities. I’ve always loved working with young children. … But it’s not just young students, I like helping others learn.”