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100 years ago - 1910
With the big snows, autos were not seen on the roads. A snow shovel was essential, even to go a half-block. It was reported that 50 men were shoveling out the roads leading to Lannon.
The Rev. Alfred Held was presented with a fine fur-lined coat by the Sussex Methodist Church for Christmas
50 years ago - 1960
The St. James Catholic Grade School boys basketball team defeated St. Luke's, 28-25, with Danny6 Gruelich having 10 points and Jack Curtis 7 points.
A Friday then Monday double storm dumped 20 inches of snow on Sussex.
25 years ago - 1985
But Hutter, the Sussex village engineer, had worked for the village for 12 years, while Robert Patnode had 15 years of employment.
Tom Tradewell of Sussex received the Northeast District (Boy Scouting district) Award of Merit.
Hamilton freshman wrestler Jeff Mueller, at 98 pounds, fashioned a 190-2 record. He was the third Mueller brother to be on the team.
10 years ago - 2000
The Dale Dawson Lannonstone Products quarry donated a 32-pound piece of "float copper" to the future Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society museum. Thought to have been brought to Lannon 10,000 years ago by a 1,000-foot thick glacier, it was deposited in a niche of the surface of the bedrock Niagra limestone of this quarry.
Five years ago - 2005
Betty Mindemann was chosen to replace the late Hank Carlson as the president of the Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society.
A 10th generation baby of Lisbon pioneers was baptized at St. Alban's. Baptized was Abigail Cagle, daughter of Michael and Jennifer (nee Hollenstein) Cagle. Jennifer, a former star basketball player at Hamilton, had descendents going back to the founding family of Lisbon, the Weavers.
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