The weather started to heat up this week and spring is practically here. This week, we're going to look into the not-so-distant past: the year 2000 to be exact.
The newspapers we published in 2000 had so many sections, because we could only print color on the front and back of a section. There was a table of contents on the front page. There was a business section, agriculture section, and even a section for equestrian news. My favorite is the education section, which has news about the local K-12 schools. The News-Gazette still covers education news, just not in a dedicated section. We cover our local school board meetings, personnel changes, the honor rolls of the school systems, stories on local student accomplishments, and coverage of our local colleges, but there is always more to report on. Just this week, three of The News-Gazette’s front page stories dealt with education.
The front page stories of the March 15, 2000 issue of The News-Gazette were:
- A story about where to build a county/city court complex
- Three stories about budgets for the local school systems
- David F. Partlett is named the new dean of Washington & Lee Law School
In the Education Section there was a top story about the contestants for the title of Miss PMHS. The honor roll list for area schools was in this edition, and it was extensive. Do you recognize any of the names? Buena Vista Women’s Club announced the winners of its art contest in this edition, and the school lunch menu was printed there as well. What kinds of foods to you miss from school lunches?
Finally, I’ve included a few other features that have appeared in The News-Gazette in the past. There used to be a dining guide and a recipe by The Happy Cook. This issue has a special recipe for St. Patrick's Day! The last feature this week is from a special section called The Spring Home Improvement Guide. Two of the articles from that guide have been included below, which are particularly helpful as spring is approaching.
If you would like to see these kinds of sections or features in our current editions, let us know on our Facebook page or contact us!
