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News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, December 11, 1985 • Almost the entire center section of the roof on a turkey barn at the Dave Bessler farm gave way under the weight of heavy snow last Sunday morning, shortly after Dave had completed his regular morning rounds. A short time later, one of his sons asked about the pieces of steel sticking up in the air above the roof, so Dave went to investigate to find utter chaos. There was a minimum of $60,000 of building damages and

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago November 30, 2000 Bob and Kimberly Bryniarski of Browerville got a little help picking out their family Christmas tree from young Rakel and Ali. Like many people, the Bryniarski’s tradition is to pick out their tree after Thanksgiving. Sadlo’s Christmas Trees and other Christmas tree farms were busy over the long holiday weekend. ********** Browerville City Councilman Walt Lucas and Ambulance Director Tom Steinmetz presented Roger

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago November 29, 2000 The council meeting was held on Monday, November 20 with Rick Busch absent. Sherry Crider asked the council where they are at with the ice skating rink that was to be on the corner of Frank Street and Ann Avenue. Crider went to the Lions to try and get funding to purchase a mat for the rink, but the Lions said they need to find a place and them come to them at that time. The council debated on locations to put an ice

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago November 29, 2000 Joseph De Sciose, a photographer from Manhattan, New York, has taken literally thousands of pictures. He has had many pictures published, but he never had one of his photos published in the New York Times until he submitted one of the Bertha-Hewitt Color Guard getting ready for a competition in Milaca. Band Director Ken Nelson received a letter from a former student who now lives in New York who was elated w

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago November 29, 2000 As soon as all the paperwork is complete, the city of Eagle Bend will be a little larger thanks to the annexation of several properties abutting the city to the south. Several of the landowners who were to be annexed were at the hearing and raised questions about their taxes. The main question was would their taxes be more if part of the city. The consensus was yes, but that the benefits would be much more. Landowne

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, December 4, 1985 • That jolly old man, Santa Claus, will be making his initial visit to Verndale this Saturday, December 7. He’s scheduled to arrive at First National Bank’s annual appreciation day at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m. Attendance prizes and door prizes will also be given to those registering: a $100 savings bond for adults and radios for students. • Chosen as officers at the recent meeting of the volunteer firemen wer

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago November 23, 2000 The Browerville Lions braved the cold for their annual tree lighting on Monday evening. Each year the Lions light all the trees on Main Street to ring in the holiday season. Pictured are: Jim Hauge, Walt Lucas, Quinten Burt and Allen Hoelsher. ********** Roger and Marge Weske announced the sale of Weske’s Barber in recent days. The Weskes bought the Barber Shop from Gordon and Bernice Johnson in September 1957, so

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago November 22, 2000 Each year, snowplow operators from cities, counties and the Minnesota Department of Transportation challenge each other and their own skills on a course designed to simulate winter driving conditions. At this year’s Snofighter Roadeo, Todd County snowplow operators entered the competition. Dennis Meyer, a 28 year operator based at the Browerville/Clarissa shop; and Gary Mertens, Staples shop, with 21 years behind the

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago November 22, 2000 The Eagle Bend Library was a dangerous place to be on Thursday afternoon, November 16. All kinds of wild animals were seen, including a pair of lions stalking the aisles. Animal Tamer Barb Lantis had the situation well under control. Lantis, the Children’s Service Coordinator for the Great River Regional Library, was hosting a Pet Roundup and story hour for children ages 3 to 7. Each of the children brought their fa

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago November 22, 2000 Dave Ruby was at the November 13 Bertha City Council meeting. Ruby talked to the council about the schedule for the Bertha Community Center’s completion. The week of the 13th, they plan to get the roof metal and wall metal put up. The week of the 20th, they hope to have plumbing and electrical roughed in. They are looking at a January 1 completion date. ********** Kent Smith, president and owner of Diamond