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by Haley Youngbauer The Verndale volleyball team began Section 5A tournament action last week on the road at Bertha-Hewitt on Monday, October 26 and, after an upset victory over the Bears, earned themselves another chance to play on Thursday, October 29 against the Browerville/Eagle Valley Tigers in Browerville. Pirates Triumph in Exciting 3-2 Upset over Bertha-Hewitt In the first round of tournament play, the closest and most exciting game is usually the 4 seed vs the 5 se

by Haley Youngbauer The Verndale football team kicked off the Section 5 9-man tournament with a game at home against the McGregor Mercuries on Tuesday, October 27. After a round 1 victory, the Pirates moved on to face the Sebeka Trojans on the road in Sebeka on Saturday, October 31. Pirates Top McGregor 29-8 The Pirates opened the tournament with a tough match against the McGregor Mercuries. After their defeat last time, the Mercuries came into the game with revenge on thei

by Coach Heidi Brandsma The Verndale Pirates Cross Country team ended their season at the Section 6A meet hosted by Staples-Motley and held at The Vintage Golf Course on Thursday, October 30th. Twenty teams competed to qualify for the state meet on November 7th. The top seven runners and the top two teams qualify to run at the state meet. Running for the Verndale girls team were Angelica Arroyo, Amiyah Herner, Haylee Horn, Sophie Hjelm, and Heta Tervola-Hultberg. These g

This year has been the worst, and Halloween turned out to be the saddest ever, as my beloved Salem passed away. After weeks of vet visits and a continual decline in his health, we finally discovered what was happening. He was referred to another clinic in the Fargo area, and I took him there as a last resort for answers and treatment. He spent most of the day at the clinic, where they drained 450 ml of fluid from his swollen abdomen and conducted several blood and urine tes

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago October 24, 2001 The Eagle Valley School District is asking for $300 per pupil. This amount is expected to raise $170,664 of which $40,805 would be local tax dollars with the state of Minnesota paying the difference. ********** State Patrol Sergeant Andrew Schmidt, also know as “Trooper Andy,” visited Eagle Valley Elementary last week to install sixth graders as school patrol members. Trooper Andy is the Safety Education Officer in our

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago October 25, 2001 Canning and gardening are a way of life for Ralph and Phyllis VanKempen of Browerville. The couple, who have lived in Browerville for the past 26 years, say they both grew up with families that had large gardens, and did lots of canning. This year alone, Ralph and Phyllis have canned over 550 jars of ready to eat food items. ********** Once again, the Browerville Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter is

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago October 24, 2001 Parents of football players and cheerleaders and community volunteers helped to purchase, prepare and serve a meal each week during the football season before their game. They enjoyed a meal at the Assembly of God Church. Diane Woge, Chris Kassube and Carol Winkler made supper for the players and cheerleaders last Wednesday before the game. ********** With Tim Notch as acting mayor and only council members Steve We

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago October 24, 2001 The Bertha United Methodist Church held its last service on October 14. Pastor Gary Taylor said that at a church conference held on September 23 the possibility of closing the church was discussed. It was decided at that time that there were too few members and not enough money to be able to keep the church open. On August 12, 1877, the church was organized under the supervision of Reverend Heinrich Bottecher

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, October 22, 1986 • Nine parents of junior high students complained to the school board at its regular meeting, last week Monday, that with the new schedule, their children do not have sufficient time to eat their lunches, thereby wasting much food and leaving hungry. And they added, because of regimentation and lack of time to communicate with friends, are becoming neurotic. “The kids feel they are rushed too much”... The change in the