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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

The American Wrestling Federation brought the heat to Browerville on January 24, and despite the frigid weather, the crowd showed up loud and proud for a night full of chaos, championship drama, and intense in-ring action. The evening kicked off with a surprise announcement from Matt Shaw: the highly anticipated Spriggle vs. X match was officially cancelled, but not permanently—Shaw promised it would happen “on Spriggle’s time.” Tensions rose when X stormed out looking for

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago January 25, 2001 Last year’s junior class did an excellent job decorating for the 2000 Prom. After many hours of hard work, the high school gym was transformed into our own “Underwater Paradise.” Magnificent fish, rocks, shells, and seaweed decorated the underwater world in the colors of blue, teal, and purple. Columns of seahorses flanked the couples as they walked through a sparkling curtain. A beautifully painted mural of lost tre

by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com On Sunday, August 24, 2025, Dominic Lindquist’s life changed in a matter of seconds while he was helping with routine farm repairs at his in-laws’ shop in Barnsville. He is originally from Browerville and graduated from Bertha-Hewitt School. Dominic and his brother-in-law Micah were replacing a bearing on the end of an auger. The bearing needed to be cut to remove it, but even after cutting, it remained stuck. As required, Dominic stru

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago January 18, 2001 Officer Grant Eldred introduced himself to the Browerville City Council during their regular January meeting. Grant, who comes from a family of police officers, joined his father, Chuck Eldred, as a member of the Todd County Sheriff’s Department. Grant will be on duty 20 hours a week in Browerville. ********** January 20, 2001 will be a very special day as it is the day president elect George W. Bush will be sworn