On June 19, 1952, the celebrity-panel game show “I’ve Got A Secret” debuted on CBS.
In 1960, Loretta Lynn’s “I’m A Honky Tonk Girl” became her first record to make the Billboard country chart. It peaked at number 14.
In 1973, the stage production of “The Rocky Horror Show” opened in London. Tim Curry later repeated his starring role in the 1975 movie version, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
In 1976, Wild Cherry released the single “Play That Funky Music.”
In 1978, the comic strip “Garfield” appeared for the first time.
In 1980, Donna Summer became the first act to sign to Geffen Records, the new label started by David Geffen. Her first release for Geffen was “The Wanderer.”
In 1988, more than 3,000 East Germans gathered by the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson, who was performing across the border in West Germany.
In 1992, “Batman Returns” opened. It pulled in a record-breaking $16.8 million its first day.
In 1996, the Disney film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” made its premiere in New Orleans.
In 1997, singer Bobby Helms died at his home in Martinsville, Indiana. He was 61.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Gena Rowlands is 93. Singer Spanky McFarlane of Spanky and Our Gang is 81. Actor Phylicia Rashad is 75. Singer Ann Wilson of Heart is 73. Keyboardist Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind and Fire) is 70. Actor Kathleen Turner is 69. Country singer Doug Stone is 67. Singer Mark “Marty” DeBarge of DeBarge is 64. Singer-dancer Paula Abdul is 61. Actor Andy Lauer (“Caroline in the City”) is 60. Singer-guitarist Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe is 59. Actor Mia Sara (“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) is 56. “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer is 54. Guitarist Brian “Head” Welch of Korn is 53. Actor Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) is 51. Actor Robin Tunney is 51. Actor Bumper Robinson (“Sabrina The Teenage Witch”) is 49. Actor Poppy Montgomery (“Unforgettable,” ″Without a Trace”) is 48. Singer-banjoist Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers is 47. Actor Ryan Hurst (“The Walking Dead,” “Sons of Anarchy”) is 47. Actor Zoe Saldana is 45. Actor Neil Brown Junior (“SEAL Team”) is 43. Actor Lauren Lee Smith (“CSI”) is 43. Singer Macklemore of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is 41. Actor Paul Dano is 39. Actor Giacomo Gianniotti (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 34. Actor Chuku Modu (“The Good Doctor”) is 33. Actor Atticus Shaffer (“The Middle”) is 25.
The Litchfield Visitor’s Bureau has a goal of promoting events that will bring people to the Litchfield area. An event on June 28th – Town Ball Tour Night – is likely to bring a lot of people to Litchfield.
Eric Hulterstrum from the Litchfield Baseball Association says Fox-9 will be at the Blues Baseball game the evening of June 28th, and Bruce Hamm will be serving pork chops – along with the regular concessions. He says there will be a charge for the food, but admission to the game is free that night, and spectators will enjoy the new seats at Optimist Park.
Hulterstrum says people will be coming from all over to attend the June 28th event. He says it will be a good rehearsal for the state amateur baseball tournament in August. Zach Piepenburg says the day will begin (June 28th) with a French toast and sausage breakfast at the Legion Club from 7:30-to-10:30 a.m. and the Fox-9 morning crew will be there. He says there will be a Legion game – versus Maple Lake at 4 p.m., and then a petting zoo and an appearance by the Litchfield High School Marching Band prior to the Blues vs. Maple Lake game at 7 p.m.
Piepenburg says there is more information at litchfieldblues.com or on social media – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He says they are looking for volunteers to help with the state amateur baseball tournament in August.
Piepenburg says there will also be an ag theme during the June 28th game. Judy Hulterstrum says with all of the visitors coming to Litchfield on June 28th, it will be a good excuse to spruce up the town.
Hulterstrum says Litchfield will be a busy place in July and August with Watercade, the Litchfield Community Theatre production of “Robin Hood and the White Arrow,” the Meeker County Fair, Songs of Summer Festival, State Amateur Baseball Tournament, Minnesota Trappers Association convention, ABATE motorcycle rally and more. For more Litchfield Visitor’s Bureau information, go to LitchfieldMN.com.
The Litchfield High School Marching Band had a busy, and successful weekend marching in area parades. The band received the grand champion award on Sunday in Hutchinson.
The Band had a score in Hutchinson of 82.9 and got best overall color guard. On Saturday, the Litchfield High School Marching Band started marching in Montevideo and then got rained out, but that parade was exhibition-only. In Waconia on Saturday evening, Litchfield took first place in Class-A with a score of 76.8 and got best color guard, best drumline and people’s choice. The 728 Cadets took the grand champion award in Waconia.
Three people were killed in a 2-vehicle crash near Hawick in Kandiyohi County on Sunday morning at 10:48. No names have been released.
A 2007 BMW 328 was southbound on County Road 2 and a 2015 Dodge Caravan was northbound on County Road 2 when the two vehicles collided at 145th Street Northeast – a quarter mile north of 240th Avenue Northeast in Roseville Township. The driver of the BMW and the driver and a passenger in the Caravan were all killed in the crash. The Minnesota State Patrol responded along with New London Fire Dept. and ambulance, Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad, Kandiyohi and Stearns County Sheriff’s Offices, CentraCare ambulance and Life Link.
