50 Years Ago
From the Herald and Democrat in 1966
Mrs. Tom Garrett and Mrs. Jim Strassheim purchased Rhoda's Fashion and Gift Shop, 120 S. Broadway, from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kysela. The name was changed to Tommye's Fashion Shop.
They planned to continue to carry an exclusive line of merchandise and also give S&H Green Stamps.
Later plans were to redecorate the interior, after which they would hold their formal opening. Until that time the business continued to operate as usual.
30 Years Ago
From the Herald-Democrat in 1986
"Winning $2,000 wasn't bad for 30 seconds worth of work," Mike Hayes, Siloam Springs resident, said. Hayes was one of 15 winners in the Missouri Lottery in June.
The Missouri Lottery Game Show was shown every Thursday on channel 12, KODE, of Joplin. The program was actually taped in Kansas City by channel 19, KCPT. Out of approximately 20,000 entries, Hayes was picked to spin the giant wheel in Kansas City, Mo.
The lottery ticket that Hays had was marked "entry." This entitled him to qualify for the drawing. His name was randomly selected from a hopper with thousands of names inside of it. One name was drawn for every 1,400 people. "The odds are so high," he said, "I had no idea I would be picked."
Hayes and his wife traveled to Kansas City a day early to prepare for the big event. He spun the wheel at 10 a.m., but it wasn't aired on television until 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. The minimum amount that could be won was $1,000. But, there was also a chance to win one million dollars.
Hayes was given a check for the full amount of $2,000.
10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2006
Bitsy Stockton, a Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital Auxilian and Pioneer Citizen, was credited by the hospital with helping to acquire the hospital's newest pieces of cardiac rehabilitation equipment.
Stockton, having joined the monitored exercise program at SSMH under the direction of Blake Raybon, asked if he needed any additional equipment to meet the needs of the people who use the cardiac rehabilitation services offered at the hospital.
"I asked, if he could have any piece of equipment, what he would have. He told me and then the auxiliary made it possible for him," Stockton said.
Knowing that the SSMH Auxiliary traditionally donated $5,000 to the hospital every spring for equipment, Stockton took the initiative to get the process started. In addition to Stockton, several other Auxilians took advantage of the monitored cardiac program. Some of them were graduates of the cardiac rehabilitation program and others just wanted a safe place to exercise under the direction of trained professionals.
At the April meeting of the SSMH Auxiliary, the membership approved the purchase of a NuStep TRS 4000, which is a recumbent stepper machine.
Community on 06/29/2016