5 years ago: Feb 1, 2007
Talk of the town
The Boards of Directors of the Conrad Chamber of Commerce and Conrad Main Street, Inc. met recently to discuss the feasibility of merging the two organizations. This ad hoc committee is currently discussing how the mission, vision, and values can work together tp create a valuable and effective community development organization.
The Record is up for nine awards
Iowa Newspaper professionals will meet in Des Moines Feb.1-2 for the annual Iowa Newspaper Association
Convention and trade show. Attending from The Record will be Publisher/ Editor Chuck Friend, Staff Writer Christopher Anderson and Summer Sports Intern Owen Siebring.
10 years ago: Jan 31, 2002
BCLUW, GMG hire Mike Ashton as new “shared” superintendent
The BCLUW and GMG School Boards hired Mike Ashton, current Melcher-Dallas superintendent, at a special
meeting on Thursday Jan. 24.
The boards held individual public and private interviews
for the final two candidates under consideration on Jan. 16 and 18.
Ashton will replace Tom Spear, who is retiring at the end of the 2002 school year, on July 1. Spear has been Superintendent at BCLUW since 1996, and shared superintendent with GMG since 2000.
First State Bank announces officer promotions
First State Bank has announced the promotions of Donna Vreeland and Joel Danielson in its main office in Conrad, in association with the recent retirement of Dorothy
King. The first State Bank Board of Directors, at its January meeting, named Donna Vreeland as First State Bank Cashier and Trust Officer, in addition to continuing her duties as one of the banks vice presidents.
The First State Bank Board also named Joel Danielson
as Assistant Cashier and Assistant Trust Officer, also in addition to continuing his responsibilities as a bank vice president.
20 years ago:
Jan 30, 1992
New look, new name grace this issue
The 110-year-old Conrad Record is undergoing some new and interesting changes beginning with a different name. Also on tap are a new Union-Whitten news and locals column with a new church listing in our church directory.
30 years ago: Feb 1, 1982
Conrad Cooperative wins Maywald Award
At its annual meeting in Des Moines, January 25-26, AGRI industries presented an award to Conrad Cooperative
of Conrad, Iowa, for being third place winner in the Single Car Shipper category, having shipped more than $1.3 million worth of grain.