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News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago July 18, 2001 On Saturday, July 7, a caravan of many cars welcomed home a hundred very tired, but excited Bertha-Hewitt band members and their chaperones after an eight day tour of Niagara Falls, Boston and New York. Their trip took them to 12 states, Canada and the United Nations. They visited many places that most of them will experience only once in a lifetime. The band participated in America’s oldest Independence Day para

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News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago July 11, 2001 Martina Hendrickson’s sister, Eleanora Berthiaume, who lives just outside of Hewitt checked on a shed that had blown over in the storm. Inside she found a mother cat and eight of her kittens who had perished in the building. Three other kittens were still alive. One died shortly after being found. The other two were taken to Martina’s daughter, Cathy, who was at work at the time, and brought them home. Gizmo, th

To the Editor: No Reason To Die Who am I? My name is Norman Hagelstrom. I was born at the Thiel hospital in Bertha on January 27, 1940. I graduated from Bertha-Hewitt School in 1958. I have spent the last sixty plus years studying the human mind. The following is what I’ve learned. Our cells are constantly dying every few days to ten years. New young cells replace these retiring cells. If we completely renew our cells every ten years why do they wear out? They wear ou

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago July 4, 2001 Amy Ashbaugh is doing something that a lot of people never think of doing. She is going to Spain for eight weeks to study Spanish. Amy is a 1996 Bertha-Hewitt graduate and is the daughter of George and Jean Ashbaugh from Hewitt. She graduated from Concordia College in May 2001 with a major in Spanish. Being out of the country is not new to Amy. She was an exchange student in Peru and when she returned she went to

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago June 27, 2001 The children of the Berthat-Hewitt community will have an opportunity to attend the Birak Shrine Circus in Fergus Falls through the courtesy of local businesses and others. Adults who wish to go along as chaperones are asked to call the school office. ********** The past week found the Bertha-Hewitt Band busy with three competitive parades. The band sparkled with a first place finish (Class A) in Milaca, and an

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago June 20, 2001 John Olston Sr. and his wife were eating dinner on Wednesday, June 13, when they heard the noise of a storm coming. Olston’s daughter-in-law and her four children live in a trailer home about a mile down the road. When their son’s family saw the storm coming they got into their vehicle and drove over to Olston’s looking for protection. They got into the hallway in the middle of the home when the roof started to

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago June 13, 2001 Molly Moenkedick was one of the essay winners in the writing contest sponsored by the Minnesota Twins. She received two free Twins vouchers and a certificate of participation. “Hi, my name is Molly, I am 11 years old, and my father actually passed away about nine months ago. But this doesn’t change the way I feel about him. I still imagine Dad as my same wonderful father that I always admired.” ********** The m

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A packed Bertha City Council special meeting was held on Wednesday, May 27, called by Mayor Deb Nelson on behalf of the department heads. At the previous special meeting on Monday, May 18, City Clerk Brenda Roberts submitted her resignation, citing a hostile and disrespectful work environment created by some council members. Other council members did not wish for Roberts to resign, while other department heads took issue with a commen

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago June 6, 2001 Sarah Sieling and Dustin Switters, seniors at Bertha-Hewitt High School, have been named the Outstanding Vocational Education Students for the 2000-2001 school year. The Freshwater Education District, in recognition of students who have excelled in the vocational education area, sponsors this award. ********** BHV and the rest of Section 6A traveled to Minnesota State University, Moorhead, for the Section 6A Tra