Cutline: October 11, 1991: Alliance High School crowned its 1991 Homecoming Royalty Thursday evening. Royalty from left are Sabrina Korber, freshman; Andy Schadwinkel, sophomore; Cari Hoegert, sophomore; Pat Brown, senior, first attendant; Carrie Zochol, senior, second attendant; Will Hall, senior, king; Tawni Gavne, senior, queen; Tracy Kelly, senior, second attendant; Trevor Almond, senior, second attendant; Tina Schmer, junior; and Cory Mann, junior. Crown bearers (kneeling on floor) are Lori (left) and Patti Hoegrel. Photo by Belinda Amerman.
130 Years Ago
October 9, 1896
And now the Hemingford Herald is talking about “Mark Hanna’s barrel” just because some of the citizens of Box Butte County and this part of the state have money enough to pay railway fare for a twenty-mile excursion.
125 Years Ago
October 11, 1901
As the result of the congested condition of the schools and action this week by the board of education, a partition has been ordered constructed through the seventh grade room; making an extra room, which will be used as a recitation room for the high school. The present recitation room will then be used as a grade room.
120 Years Ago
October 12, 1906
Mr. and Mrs. George Mollring have taken apartments at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Broome, and are comfortably settled for the winter.
115 Years Ago
October 10, 1911
The dedication of the new Holy Rosary church, which is now nearing completion, will occur Wednesday, November 15, 1911. This fine new edifice will doubtless be taxed to its utmost capacity to accommodate the many, who will desire to attend the impressive services.
110 Years Ago
October 13, 1916
One of the famous 75 millimeter French shells used in the present conflict in Europe is on display in the Famous window. It was made in this country and ordered shipped to Russia by the French government. The shell is unloaded and can contain either one bullet or schrapnel.
105 Years Ago
October 11, 1921
City Manager Kemmish has improved the street lighting system by installing 50 and 60 watt nitrogen filled lamps in place of the 40 and 50 Mazdas. The light has been nearly doubled by the change.
100 Years Ago
October 12, 1926
Peter Maleas proprietor of the Alliance Pool Hall was called upon the carpet before Police Judge Roberts yesterday morning to answer to a charge of allowing minors to play in his pool hall. Mr. Maleas admitted guilt to the charge and he was fined $5 and costs. He paid his fine and promised the court that he would abide by the law in the future.
95 Years Ago
October 13, 1931
The Farmers State bank at Hemingford failed to open for business this morning, leaving the village without a bank. The action had been generally anticipated for several months and a last effort to save it was made by representatives of the three Alliance banks on Sunday and Monday.
90 Years Ago
October 9, 1936
The new and larger Montgomery Ward & Co., retail store in Alliance will be formally opened to the public at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, Manager P. T. Bunyard announced this morning. The completely remodeled building and a large stock of new merchandise are both in readiness for the opening. The store now occupies the entire building at the corner of Third and Box Butte.
85 Years Ago
October 10, 1941
Only five percent of Box Butte County men on the Selective Service list who have been given physical examinations thus far have been rejected for physical reasons, it was revealed by a tabulation of the records made by Clerk S. C. Townsend today.
80 Years Ago
October 11, 1946
The City of Alliance this week received a brand new Ingersoll-Rand air compressor unit together with some fancy mechanical gadgets which will be of use in fixing sidewalks, curbs and on a lot of other jobs. The city had $82,000 worth of equipment ordered and this new compressor is one of the first new items to arrive.
75 Years Ago
October 9, 1951
Members of the Alliance model airplane club are complaining about the mosquitoes at the rodeo grounds when they go out of an evening to fly their model crafts. One member who did a bit of flying Monday night said today that in addition to having to put up with the bites, some of the bugs are so big that the airmen are having trouble telling which are their planes and which the mosquitoes.
70 Years Ago
October 10, 1956
Three Daily Times-Herald newsboys Tuesday received citations as “Outstanding Newspaper Carriers” for excellence in their newspaper delivery. They are Fred Hlava, Jr., 11-year-old Gordon boy who has been a Times-Herald carrier 3 ½ years; Willard Essex, 11, a street salesman for 2 ½ years, and Paul sanchez, Jr., 13, South Black Hills Addition, a carrier for six months.
65 Years Ago
October 11, 1961
Directors of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce discussed a possible sports car race meet here next spring at their monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Alliance Hotel.
60 Years Ago
October 13, 1966
Stockholders of the Alliance Building & Loan Association, which was dissolved early this year, have been notified by letter this week that all assets now have been liquidated and the directors have voted to pay stockholders $220,497.75.
55 Years Ago
October 11, 1971
Dedication ceremonies and an open house of the new Nebraska Brand Committee Office building were carried out on schedule here this afternoon. The building is located at 411 Niobrara. A delegation from Lincoln including Secretary of State Allen J. Beermann and Lieut. Governor Frank Marsh, landed at the Municipal Airport shortly after noon.
50 Years Ago
October 14, 1976
The Alliance Post Office Thursday received four new letter carrier Jeeps to replace the ones currently in use. The new Jeeps differ from the ones now in use in that they have right-hand side controls, six cylinder engines instead of four and catalytic converters.
45 Years Ago
October 13, 1981
Burlington Northern Foundation this morning presented the Alliance Child Care Center $60,000 with which to construct a building for the care of working parents’ children. The Alliance Child Care Center, a non-profit organization, was formed lasts December after the Alliance Day Care Center was forced to close because of financial reasons.
40 Years Ago
October 13, 1986
The Burlington Northern Foundation has pledged an initial gift of $100,000 toward the Alliance Area Recreation Center (AARC) building project, according to Duane Worley, chairman of the AARC. The project, which has been underway for two years, has as its goal to build and run a multi-program recreational facility in Alliance.
35 Years Ago
October 10, 1991
A while back, Greg Garrett wanted to start collecting personalized baseball bats from members of his favorite team, the Oakland A’s. He knew he had to offer a baseball player something of high value before the player would consider a trade. He had designed clay action figurines of some of his favorite players, one of whom is Jose Canseco, to trade for bats.
30 Years Ago
October 7, 1996
The Alliance High School and Alliance Middle School marching bands traveled to Hugh Stadium at Colorado State University Saturday at Fort Collins and came home with some awards. AHS took third place overall out of nine teams in Class IIA. Alliance Middle School band students brought home four trophies in their division.
25 Years Ago
October 10, 2001
An annual citywide mock-disaster drill will begin late this afternoon in Alliance, supervised by Box Butte County Hospital and the Alliance Volunteer Fire Department. The scenario for this particular drill will involve flooding of low-lying areas and severe lightning.
20 Years Ago
October 9, 2006
Saturday at the Oktoberfest band competition in Sidney, Alliance High School and Alliance Middle School took several awards during the event. AHS Band Director Dick Rischling said the high school took Class A parade and field awards, as well as overall street and field awards, and the middle school won parade and field awards in their division.
15 Years Ago
October 11, 2011
The Alliance Police Department is receiving $5,300 in grant funding assistance to purchase one in-car camera system and two mobile radar units, according to Nebraska Office of Highway Safety Administrator Fred Zwonechek.
10 Years Ago
October 10, 2016
Paranormal Star Gazers is the name of a local group of paranormal investigators. They are comprised of seven people and have been active for five years. Central school, houses in the country, and the Alliance Theatre are some of the places they’ve checked out for anything out of the ordinary.
5 Years Ago
October 13, 2021
On Monday, people gathered at the fountain in Alliance to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with songs and solidarity. Erica Sanchez, one of the event organizers, said people throughout the state celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2020, which is why she decided to promote a celebration in Alliance, noting the region has a large population of Native Americans.
*Compiled from The Alliance Times-Herald Archives by Christine Melcher