On Oct. 11, 1960, “The Bugs Bunny Show” made its debut on ABC.
In 1965, The Beatles released the single “Roll Over Beethoven” backed with “Misery.”
In 1969, bluesman Muddy Waters was seriously injured and three other people killed in a car crash near Chicago.
In 1975, “Saturday Night Live” made its debut on NBC.
In 1976, Kitty Wells and Paul Cohen were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Also in 1976, Jane Pauley replaced Barbara Walters on the “Today” show.
In 1982, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins and Roy Horton were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1983, Lionel Richie released his “Can’t Slow Down” album.
In 1986, “The Church Lady” made her first appearance on “Saturday Night Live.”
In 1991, actor-comedian Redd Foxx died of a heart attack in Los Angeles at the age of 68.
In 2006, the sitcom “30 Rock” premiered on NBC.
In 2024, the movie “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” premiered in Los Angeles. It became the highest grossing concert film of all time.
Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Gene Watson is 81. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 78. Actor Catlin Adams (“The Jerk,” ″The Jazz Singer”) is 74. Country singer Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) is 73. MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 72. Actor David Morse (“St. Elsewhere”) is 71. Actor Stephen Spinella (“24″) is 68. Actor Joan Cusak is 62. Guitarist Scott Johnson of Gin Blossoms is 62. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”) is 60. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 59. Actor Lennie James (“The Walking Dead”) is 59. Musician Todd Snider is 58. Actor Artie Lange (“MADtv”) is 57. Actor Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock,” ″Ally McBeal”) is 56. Actor Andrea Navedo (“Jane the Virgin”) is 55. Rapper MC Lyte is 54. Actor Constance Zimmer (“UnREAL,” ″Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 54. Actor Darien Sills-Evans (“Superior Donuts,” “Treme”) is 50. Singer NeeNa Lee is 49. Actor Emily Deschanel (“Bones”) is 48. Actor Trevor Donovan (“90210″) is 46. Actor Michelle Trachtenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” ″Inspector Gadget”) is 39. Rapper Cardi B is 32.
Staffing shortages have been common in recent years in nearly every profession nationwide, but it’s been very problematic in law enforcement. Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruze says there has been a sharp decline in people getting into the profession following the George Floyd incident 4 years ago and it hasn’t recovered.
Sheriff Cruze says they are fully staffed now in dispatch and administration and just about fully staffed with deputies, but they are in need of staff members in the jail. He says you do not need post-secondary education for the jail positions and they pay well.
Sheriff Cruze says there can be unruly inmates on occasion, but there is back-up; and most of those in jail are good people who have made mistakes. He says you receive training and there is vacation time, holidays and sick time, and they are 12-hour shifts which means that you work 173-days a year versus 260-days for the 8-hour-a-day jobs.
Sheriff Cruze says you can come in to the jail for a tour and check it out or call the jail if you have any questions at 693-5415. He says the jail positions are posted on the Meeker County website.
The Historic Ness Church 150th Anniversary Fall Service will be on Saturday at 2 p.m. Soup, sandwiches and dessert will be served after the service for freewill donations.
Dave Lindberg says the church stopped having weekly services back in 1968, but committees were formed to preserve the church and maintain the cemetery. He says special programs are held at Ness Church occasionally and there are baptisms, weddings and funerals at the church.
Lindberg says the 150th anniversary service tomorrow will begin at 2 p.m. and will include a message from Pastor Mindy Czycalla, music by Alexandra Lundin and Heather Winkelman and a history of the church presented by Robyn Richardson. He says the service will be a good time to reminisce with others and it will help to raise funds for a roofing project at the church.
Sue Schrotberger says reroofing Ness Church will be an expensive project because it’s a historical building and they have to use cedar shakes. She says the lunch after the service will include soup, chili, sandwiches, dessert, hot apple cider and egg coffee. Ness Church is at 24040 580th Avenue – southwest of Litchfield.
On Oct. 10, 1935, the first black opera, “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin, opened in New York.
In 1962, the BBC banned Bobby (Boris) Pickett’s song “Monster Mash” because it deemed the record offensive.
In 1965, The Supremes made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
In 1978, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith were injured during a concert in Philadelphia when someone in the audience threw a cherry bomb onstage.
In 1979, the city of Los Angeles declared Fleetwood Mac Day as the group received its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Also in 1979, the film “The Rose,” starring Bette Midler, premiered in Los Angeles.
In 1980, the film “Private Benjamin,” starring Goldie Hawn, was released.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Peter Coyote is 83. Actor Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”) is 78. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 78. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 76. Actor Jessica Harper (“Pennies From Heaven,” ″My Favorite Year) is 75. Singer-guitarist Midge Ure of Ultravox is 71. Singer David Lee Roth (Van Halen) is 70. Country singer Tanya Tucker is 66. Actor Julia Sweeney (“Saturday Night Live”) is 65. Actor Bradley Whitford (“The West Wing”) is 65. Bassist Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 63. Guitarist Jim Glennie of James is 61. Drummer Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls is 57. Actor Manu Bennett (“Arrow”) is 55. Actor Joelle Carter (“Justified”) is 55. Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs,” ″Reno 911!”) is 55. Actor Mario Lopez (“The X Factor,” ″Saved By The Bell”) is 51. Actor Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (“She’s All That,” ″Nash Bridges”) is 46. Singer Mya is 45. Actor Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”) is 42. Singer Lzzy Hale of Halestorm is 41. Singer Cherie is 40. Actor Rose McIver (“Ghosts,” “iZombie”) is 36. Actor Aimee Teegarden (“Friday Night Lights”) is 35.