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News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago February 14, 2001 The Kids Teaching Kids program took place last week at Eagle Valley Elementary. It is a peer teaching program dealing with the “dangers of alcohol, drugs and driving”. The sixth graders at Eagle Valley divided into groups and were assigned classes from kindergarten through sixth grade. They prepare and practice four lessons to present to the class. The program has been around since 1984. Funding comes from the Departm

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago February 8, 2001 The successful “Cafe” in Browerville has changed hands. Vicki Heid and Doris Winter are now the former owners and Sherry Crider has taken the reins to continue a 20 year tradition of good eating for customers. Sherry brings her charming ways to her new job and folks will recognize the sunny blonde as a former waitress. ********** The Browerville Tigers took on the Silverstreaks from Osakis last Thursday. The Tigers

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago February 14, 2001 In honor of Veterans Day, November 11, 2000, the Echo Press and Doolittle’s Air Cafe invited readers to write a brief essay about a World War II Veteran/Hero. Charles “Chuck” DeVorak, Bertha, was nominated by his daughter, Wendy L. Kohler of Alexandria. From the submissions, readers were asked to vote for three of the veterans to be featured on the “Wall of Honor” at the Alexandria Doolittle’s that will ope

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago February 14, 2001 Eagle Valley Science Fair winners were: Cody Snyder, Jesse Seifert, Nicole Hess, Jayme Godding, Missy Kassube, Tyler Berg, Patrick Perish, Kayla Salathe, Nicholas Harren, Taylor Lunemann, Jacob Peacock, Cassie Snyder, Mikayla Krause, Matt Aspengren, Joseph Harren, Emily Olson, Justin Hlatky and Melanie Weishair. ********** The Rebels boys basketball team defeated Swanville 56-54 last Tuesday in an exciting Prairie

The Splash Pad project at Nelson Park in Eagle Bend is an enthusiastic dream of the community and has been for the past three and a half years. Beginning with an idea from a member of the Eagle Bend Fire Department (EBFD) Auxiliary, it took off with the help of the entire Fire Department Auxiliary and the Eagle Bend Development Corporation (EBDC). Letters of support were mailed, fundraisers were held (big and small), and community members and businesses generously contribute

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Bertha-Hewitt School is now one of 80 schools across 45 school districts in Minnesota that has adopted solar power, thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Solar for Schools Program. The Solar for Schools initiative provides incentives for installing solar energy systems at public K-12 schools, as well as state colleges and universities. The program offers several benefits to schools, students, communitie

On January 8, Jane and Ron Brown, Al Fenner, and Sev Blenkush, were handed the keys for the cafe building in Browerville, the future home of the Browerville Legacy Museum, by Dennis Irsfeld, president of American Heritage National Bank. The idea for a museum in Browerville was born at The Browerville Connection Reunion at the Park Event Center in Waite Park on August 17-18, 2024. At this event, many priceless stories of Browerville were shared. All those attending could think

Benning Printing and Publishing won three awards at the Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest held on Thursday, January 29. There were a total of 4,102 professional entries and 177 college entries judged by Iowa news professionals. Managing Editor Kathy Marquardt received first place for the Independent News Herald in the Feature Photo category. Her award-winning photo captured a raccoon hiding in some debris. The judges commented, “Great photo captured a

Bertha-Hewitt 72, Long Prairie–Grey Eagle 63 The Bertha-Hewitt boys basketball team earned a 72–63 home win over Long Prairie–Grey Eagle on January 27. Brady Rach led the Bears with a game-high 21 points, adding five assists, four steals, and six rebounds to fuel the victory. Logan Nelson provided a strong scoring spark, finishing with 16 points on an efficient 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Jalen Hinzmann contributed 10 points and a team-best six assists, while Trenton B

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