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News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 22, 2001 Sue Wiersgalla is secretary-treasurer of American Legion Post 293, and loves it. The American Legion Post and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) work together to open the doors of the Vets Club to Browerville’s citizens but basically its a post home for the vets. The Vets Club is proud to sponsor the “fish fry” on Friday nights during Lent. This project is very successful and raises money for the year for various chari

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Father Joseph Herzing resigned from his position in February, The Diocese of St. Cloud notified the impacted parishes. Father Arlie Sowada is currently serving as the parochial administrator. Herzing was charged in Stearns County on November 26, 2025, with stalking, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and three counts of threats of violence involving one adult... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 15, 2001 The 2001 Todd County Dairy Princesses were crowned on Saturday evening at a banquet held in Clarissa. The princesses are Katrina Ann Ahrens, Sonja Stoterau and Brenda Becker. Todd County Dairy Ambassadors are: Rhonda Lee Brekke, Melissa Wiese, Brandy Bruder and Jill Walburn. The princesses will now compete at the regional level. ********** The roof on the Todd County Highway Department maintenance shop in Staples has

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 3, 2001 Adeline Stracek, a current resident of the Sun Rose Courts apartments, enjoyed sharing stories about her family in the early days when they first came to this area. In 1940, their home was eight miles north and one mile east of Browerville in Moran Township, and consisted of two small rooms with no water or electricity. She was born on November 8, 1919 in Chicago and grew up living over her father’s hardware store in si

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 1, 2001 Spruce Hill County Park, located between Browerville and Miltona, was established by the Douglas County Commissioners in 1980. The well kept ball field hosts a team more often than not. In the rolling wooded land behind the ball field, it’s rare to find an unoccupied picnic table. Thanks to efforts by the Douglas County Public Works Department and the Douglas County Historical Society, visitors can park their cars at Sp

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago February 22, 2001 Topsy May and Geri Jagush are two Browerville women with a lot going for them. They head the Christian Women, a service organization at Christ the King parish, which reaches deep into the community. This group goes back sixty years to the former St. Peter’s parish. Every woman in the parish is automatically a member, and meetings are held quarterly. ********** Cheese is an important basic food for people of all age

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

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

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago February 1, 2001 The Tigers defeated the Pillager Huskies on Monday in Conference Play, 58-42. Browerville jumped to an early lead and never trailed. The enthusiastic fans were treated to an exceptional game by our Tigers as they out-played the Huskies in all phases of the game. Pacing the Tigers were Ryan Gritz with 14 points followed by Jacob Boone and Josh Ostrowski with 13 points each. ********** Harvey Christensen, Lee Konetzk