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News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago January 4, 2001 Leonard Fleckir kept busy shoveling out after our nearly daily snowfall. By the end of December, we had received more snow than the entire winter of 1999-2000. ********** Increases in salaries were approved for all Todd County elected officials for 2001. County Attorney Gaylord Saetre’s salary will increase from $71,388 to $72,244. Auditor/Treasurer Kathryn Gresser’s salary will go from $56,650 to $59,060. As part o

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago January 3, 2001 Mayor Schnettler opened the meeting with a public hearing allowing comment to officially adopt the 2001 levy and 2001 budget. The levy amount of $99,363 and the budget in the amount of $288,700 was approved. ********** The Eagle Valley boys basketball team brought home a second place medal from Verndale’s Holiday Tournament. Parkers Prairie, Eagle Valley and Browerville traveled to Verndale for two nights of exciting b

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago January 3, 2001 “Mom was worried to start with”, said Mike Pontius. “She came out and watched the Nationals but she doesn’t like it a lot and will be glad when it’s over!” Mike was referring to his intercollegiate boxing as a Cadet at the United States Air Force Academy. Mike is the son of Jim and Pam Pontius, rural Eagle Bend. He graduated from Eagle Valley High School with the class of 1997. ********** On Saturday, December 23, Al

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago January 3, 2001 Students in Bertha-Hewitt from preschool to sixth grade are involved in the new Bertha-Hewitt danceline. Sixth graders Amanda Kneisl and Britinie Borst are teaching the girls. The third through sixth graders involved are going to be performing at the Central Todd County Care Center on January 20. ********** Teacher Cathy Riewer shared they have been studying nutrition and working on a graduation standards t

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, January 8, 1986 • Since the Verndale Historical Society acquired the Waisanen Heritage House, there has been a lot of discussion on the age of the house with the beautiful interior, with many stating the house is over 100 years old. Charles and Lenora Brown were among the original investors in the townsite of Verndale; purchasing the southeast 340 acres on May 6, 1879. An abstract search of this property shows that on March 8, 1880, A.

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago December 27, 2000 If you’ve used the postal service in Clarissa within the last four and a half years, your needs would have been met by Chuck Tangeman of Verndale. He has announced he has taken a postmaster position in Menahga and will be leaving January 11. He has thoroughly enjoyed serving our small community and has treated his job as though “it’s his own business” and takes great pride in his work. ********** Two young cheerleade

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago December 28, 2000 Seven Browerville students led a training for 40 area high schools students at the Browerville Community Center. Kalie Becker, Lindsey Dickinson, Kelly Hudalla, Kim Hynnek, Bevin Smeija, Shanda Stracek, and Pokie Zellgert have been tobacco prevention advocates for the last couple of years. Together they led a Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) Training. ********** At their December 19 meeting, commissioners comb

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago December 27, 2000 A short school board meeting culminated in a tour of the new addition is what happened at the Bertha-Hewitt School Board meeting on Tuesday evening. Members of the board heard again from Doug Cederstrand from E and V Construction Managers. He told them the progress being made is good and everything is on or ahead of schedule. All the concrete sidewalks are complete, however, landscaping and parking lot strip

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago December 27, 2000 Spotlight on Scholarship Gold award winners—to receive the Gold award, a student must be involved in a MSHSL activity in that season (football, volleyball or cheer leading), be a member of the Varsity or JV team and must have a GPA from 3.6 and up. Pictured are: Justin Boseck, Antony Motl, Charlie Woida, Mark LaVoie, Jared Voge, Austin Murch, Clayton Krause, Nathan Wood, Michelle Holt, Tabitha Denny, Katy Denny, Mega

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, January 1, 1986 • Pictured, Millie Krueger of Verndale points to the first of a collection of Danish Christmas plates sent by an uncle from Denmark to her parents in the late 40s and continued to send as long as he lived. Millie and her husband, Howard, continued the collection until 1979 when they became too expensive. • There will be 12 panels in the Minnesota Historical Society genealogical traveling exhibit which will be in Vernda