100 years ago - 1908

George Brown Jr., 73, died. He was buried in the St. Alban's Episcopal Church cemetery.

People going to see Sussex-Lisbon boys play for the Menomonee Falls High School team paid 25 cents for admission.

50 years ago - 1958

Menomonee Falls Town Hall hosted a meeting to discuss a possible new high school that would serve Butler, Lannon, Menomonee Falls, Sussex and Lisbon.

The Sussex Drama Club met at Community Hall to plan events.

Sussex shoe repairer Phil Haertle celebrated his 69th birthday.

25 years ago - 1983

The Sussex Fire Department held twice-a-week hands-on training sessions to get used to its new $300,000 85-foot ladder truck.

Bill Ross put in his last day of work as Sussex village administrator Feb. 28.

Todd Wandsnider at 167 pounds was Hamilton's top perfomer at the state wrestling tournament with a fourth-place finish.

10 years ago - 1998

Lt. Larry Wagner was named Sussex Firefighter of the Year.

Sussex had to start dealing with the problem of radium in the municipal water systems.

The Sussex Teen Club Center in the 71-year-old Sussex Community Hall was renovated at a cost of $10,000, plus a lot of volunteer labor.

5 years ago - 2003

The Sussex VFW continued to hold its meetings in the basement "dugout" of the former VFW clubhouse, which reopened as Wee Welcome Inn Day Care Center.

Peter Abbott was hired to edit the Sussex Sun.

Hamilton junior wrestler Josh Pinter, at 119 pounds, finished the season with 32 wins and 11 losses.