Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers
June 28, 1956 — Voters from 19ruralcommonschooldistricts indicated their approval for consolidation with the Tracy school Wednesday by a 217 to 55 margin. The electorate also okayed assumption of Tracy’s present bonded indebtedness by a 181 to 84 count. Seven ballots were blank. There were 272 voles cast in a light turnout from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. in the high school auditorium. Eligible voters in the 19 districts totaled 1,200. Within 10 days Jennie M. Frost, county superintendent of schools who supervised the consolidation election, will issue an order of consolidation and give the new district a number and name. The 19 districts, situated in Lyon, Murray and Redwood counties, become one joint consolidated district when the order is issued.
Obituaries: Mrs. William Fredericks
June 30, 1966 — A business transaction was completed last week whereby John Schleppenbach. a registered pharmacist. becomes owner of the Dietz Rx Drug store effective tomorrow. Joseph L. Dietz, who has operated the Third street drug store the past 21 years, since 1945. is retiring but will continue to make his home in this city. The new owner says the store in the future will be known as John’s Rx Drug.
Obituaries: Christine Bynam, Mrs. Karl Cohrs, Layon Foster
June 24, 1976 — For one dollar, the city of Currie can now buy a school building. Meeting in regular session, The Tracy School Board voted by a 4-3 margin to offer the Currie Elementary School building to the City of Currie for $1. New board member Ray Ruppert of Currie, who was elected in the way of the school closing controversy and replaces Bill Woodruff on the board next month said, “I hoped there would be more consideration for the people down there and there still is a chance of reopening the school.
Obituaries: Mrs. William Schramm, Mrs. Theo Bergeron
July 2, 1986 — There will be 100 candles burning in Garvin this weekend. The community will be celebrating its centennial Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 4-6, with a host of activities. “We invite everyone to stop on over,” commented Nelda Wilkinson, one of the centennial organizers. “There should be something to do for everyone.” Events begin Friday night with a community play and a street dance.
Obituaries: Ernest Otto, Lowell Scarset, Robert Ford
June 26, 1996 — A milestone was marrked in Currie Saturday, with the grand opening of the Mill Street Mercantile. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark a successful community effort to put a full-service grocery store back in Currie. The store, located in the historic Currie Store building, opened this spring. “People have been very supportive. We are very happy with how things have gone,” said Paul Schmidt.
Obituaries: Florence Cottington, Frances Marion Smarzik, Elizabeth Glaser, Olive Hughes
June 28, 2006 — A transition period for residential garbage service in Tracy is underway. Ritter’s Sanitary Service, the city’s current hauler, is picking up Tracy’s household garbage for the last time this week. Southwest Sanitation Service, which recently obtained a three-year contract to pickup Tracy’s residential garbage beginning July 1, is distributing its containers to households. Tracy’s familiar blue residential garbage containers will be taken away after this week’s refuse is picked up. Obituaries: Eunice Swan, Elaine Dent
June 29, 2016 — For the first time since the 1970s, Tracy will not have a staffed cable television office in town. Vast Broadband sent its customers a letter last week announcing that its office on Third St. will be closing as of June 30. Tracy’s other cable provider, Charter Communications, closed its Tracy office about a year ago. The letter from Vast said that customers will still be able drop off their payments at a drop box at 437 Third St. (alley north of City Hall).
Obituaries: Mary Prechel, Richard Nordmeyer
