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May 28, 1925
The unexpected freeze of last Sunday night did a great deal of damage to crops and fruit in Calhoun county, according to authentic reports. The freeze came on the heels of extreme hot weather of the day previous and the mercury made an almost sudden downward dive of 65 degrees in about 36 hours. Ice was reported in some localities that measured half inch in thickness. Gardens appeared to have suffered the worst from the freeze. Corn and fruit, as well as other crops were badly damaged and some of our orchard men are of the opinion that the apples in the county suffered a 50% loss from the freeze.
May 26, 1950
Bus Narup is opening this weekend a new drive-in theater at his Cross Roads place south of Brussels. This is the first drive-in type theatre for the county although they have proven popular in other places. The first shows will be Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27 featuring “Blondie With Servant Trouble.”
May 22, 1975
A total of 58 riders started the Cancer Society’s Bike-a-thon held at Calhoun High School. The riders rode 1,172 miles or an average of 20.2 miles per rider. David Bailey of Hamburg road the most miles, Harrell Miller of Hardin was the oldest rider, at age 65, and donated his $25 US Bond back to the Cancer Society; P.J. Lorsbach, son of the Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lorsbach of Hardin, was the youngest rider at age 4, and Vera Kay Gerecke, age 8, rode a 20” bicycle for 33 miles to top all girls for most miles.
May 24, 2000
A costly item for Calhoun County has become paying other counties to house its prisoners. All personnel involved, the sheriff, state’s attorney, and county board chair, have been searching for grants which would provide funding for a new jail, but have had no success. “We’re in dire straits and it’s getting worse by the minute. We’re housing three, four, or five prisoners all the time. It’s costing us $50 per prisoner per day to do that. There’s got to be a way we can do that ourselves,” State’s Attorney Charles Burch said. Burch invited the Illinois Rural Bond Bank to a commissioners meeting. The Bond Bank was created to assist local governments in obtaining low-cost capital for public improvement projects. Burch would like a facility which would hold eight to ten prisoners at once.
