100 years ago in 1925

Police spent twelve hours trying to solve the mystery of a homeless brown shepherd dog rescued from ice in Mosquito Creek, drifting between the Vienna Avenue dam and Robbins Avenue bridge.

When brought to shore, the dog refused to leave the spot where he was found.

After being taken three times to the outskirts of the city, he returned each time.

Despite no missing persons reports, officers believed the dog’s behavior suggested his owner or companion had drowned.

50 years ago in 1975

Donkey basketball, America’s most unpredictable sport, will be held at Lakeview High School gym in March, featuring faculty and Letterman’s Club teams.

The Shaw Brothers will bring a circus and rodeo atmosphere for the Lakeview High Student Council’s fundraiser.

The event promises plenty of laughs as faculty and students face off with donkeys, embodying the saying “stubborn as a mule.”

25 years ago in 2000

Digging for top prizes was on the minds of several Eastwood Mall Customers.

It was the Eastwood Mall’s way of doing something special for shoppers on Valentine’s Day as 21 people had the chance to win diamond stud earrings or a diamond ring simply by digging through sand.

The 21 people whose names were drawn for the first Diamond Dig event lined up in the main concourse to select a red heart-shaped container filled with sand.

After dumping the sand out on a tray, each person started digging through and pulling out a tiny piece of paper revealing what prize he or she had won. In the same piles of sand were actual prizes and gift certificates.

10 years ago in 2015

In nearby Garretts-ville, for the second year in a row, Greg Trask presided over an unusual library promotion — the union of three couples.

As people gathered between the aisles of the Portage County District Library Branch, a snowy whiteout made it tough to get to the library on time, giving a new meaning to “cold feet.”

Trask, the library branch manager, had received his credentials online when in-laws wanted him to perform a ceremony.

He thought the three free marriages he performed on Valentine’s Day between the pages were a unique way to bring people to the facility and show them what the library had to offer.

The couples had a variety of reasons to tie the knot, including it was the easier way to go, limiting the number attending and the time spent with a 10-minute ceremony and a quick reception before the

next ceremony was to start.

Compiled from the archives of the Tribune Chronicle by Emily Earnhart.