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Hesston History
Bob Wise addresses his letter to Lyle Yost, Howard Brenneman, John Siemens, Pres Huston, Lu Achilles Wall, Gene Countryman, Bud Stradley, and Al…
Hesston History
Mayor Milton Miller advises Senator Harder that Hesston's City Council discussed Senate Bill No. 626 at their meeting the previous day. Bill 626…
Hesston History
Bob Dole of the United States Senate thanks Hesston Mayor Milton Miller for his letter congratulating Dole on his selection as the Republican…
Hesston History
Dekker at Atlantic Container Line Ltd. sent this letter and an enclosed photo (which was not provided to us with the letter for archiving) to Miller…
Hesston History
Shriver, a member of congress, is congratulating Miller on his recent election as mayor of the city of Hesston. He also makes an offer to be called…
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This letter is an example of what was sent out to local businesses as part of the fundraising efforts for the new library building in 2010. In…
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These were used in conjunction with the fundraising efforts for the new library building in 2010. The returnable card was sent out inside the larger…
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This letterhead was used in conjunction with the fundraising efforts for the new library building in 2010.
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The Community BBQ and auction were held as a fundraiser for the new library building was held on June 11, 2010. These reservation buttons were…
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The inside of this 2010 brochure explains that a survey had been done 4 years prior to find out what the community of Hesston wanted from its library,…
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These table tents each have a different library trivia question printed on them. They were scattered about on the tables during the library fundraiser…
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On June 11, 2010 at 6:30 pm, the Hesston Public Library (HPL) held a community BBQ and auction to raise money for a new building. People were invited…
Main Street Street Scenes
Exterior front view of Speed Print, 2001
People
Memorial service for Raymond and Yvonne King was held Wednesday, October 7, 1970 at 2:00 pm. Pastor was Hesston United Methodist Church's Bob Baer.
Business
From the Wichita Eagle. Article describes how proprietor Mrs. Christine "Ma" Rostetter runs a sales sale barn, located on the southern edge of…
Agriculture
From the Hillsboro Star-Journal. Caption reads "Plowing under - While Ron is combining, his son, Darrin (front), and brother, Allen (rear) are busy…
Events and Celebrations
From the Hillsboro Star-Journal. Caption reads "Shocked - Lloyd Schroeder and Milton Reimer harvested wheat 'the old-fashioned way,' then stacked it…
Business
From the Hesston Record. Article describes how proprietor Maynard Janzen and actioneer Ed Winter run a weekly auction at the Hesston Sales sale barn,…
Agriculture
From the Goessel Gazette. Caption reads, "To save - or to throw away - that is the question when it comes to the preservation of the once-fine barns…
Hesston Middle School at Cross Wind Conference Center, 2020
Hesston Middle School students were bussed to Cross Wind Conference Center for classes most days during the fall 2020 semester. Since Cross Wind was…