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News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago December 6, 2000 Jane Olson, a social worker with Todd County for the past nine years, was recently named Social Worker of the Year by the Minnesota Foster Care Association. Olson accepted the award on behalf of the entire Todd County Social Services Department. She said Todd County has been very supportive of the Minnesota Foster Care Association and it pays to send foster parents to the group’s state conference every year and they pa

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago December 6, 2000 Selvey’s on Second, formerly The Pie Pantry, located on Main Street in Bertha is under new ownership. Dave and Beth Selvey of Bertha took over the business on October 15. They purchased the business from Joyce Moore. The Selvey’s are both from the area and decided to get into the restaurant business because “they wanted to make Bertha their home.” ********** The squeal of brakes, the sound of breaking glass,

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago December 6, 2000 Eagle Lanes has been a part of our community for many years. It offers entertainment for the entire family. Al and Betty Woida of Eagle Bend purchased the bowling alley from Ted Asmus about seven years ago. The Woida’s have made it a “family business” by running it along with their children, They have nine children, four of whom are still living at home. They reside next to the bowling alley which was Dr. Smith’s eye

The United States Mint hosted a ceremonial strike event on November 12 at its Philadelphia facility where United States Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final, circulating one-cent coin (penny). The event marks the official end of the penny’s 232-year production run as a circulating coin. “The Mint celebrates 232 years of penny manufacturing,” said Kristie McNally, Acting Mint Director. “While general production concludes today, the penny’s legacy lives on. As its usage in

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by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com On Monday, October 6, the Whoopee Inn building on Big Lake, County Highway 16, was tore down. Even though it has been closed for business since 2012, the Whoopee Inn had a long history in Turtle Creek Township. It was a local hangout that brought many people from Big Lake, Pine Island Lake, Thunder Lake and the surrounding area together. It was a place close to my heart too, as it played a role in meeting my husband, Jeff Myrum, a

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December 1-7 is Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week—an annual reminder of a daily reality millions of people quietly live with. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are often invisible. They don’t always come with symptoms the world can see, and because of that, many people underestimate how serious and unpredictable these conditions can be. I know this firsthand. I have Crohn’s disease, and while I’m fortunate to be in

I turned 60 on Sunday. For the most part it was just like every other day of the last year it just had a different name. What was different was the mindset that came with the event that wasn’t very eventful. I spent a lot of time thinking and pondering what, if anything, turning 60 meant. Was I supposed to have some big epiphany and suddenly see clarity? Was I supposed to evaluate my entire life and my decisions and come to some groundbreaking conclusion? Turns out, 60 is