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News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago May 9, 2001 The Rebels softball team put themselves in a deep hole as they gave up three first inning runs and five fourth inning runs to trail 9-0 after four innings. Jenny Nelson made some great plays as shortstop for the Rebels. Walks, followed by errors, followed by hits usually spell trouble, and it did for Eagle Valley. Michelle Holt pitched the first four innings. Holt gave up six hits and walked three. ********** Elise Krause,

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago May 2, 2001 The total number of eggs hidden throughout the Independent News Herald’s Spring Edition was 177. The winners of the contest were Nicole Haase of Bertha ($25 cash) and Christine Sanders of Clarissa (Twins Tickets). Most of the eggs were used in the ads, in borders and pictures, etc. ********** Twenty-eight winners were honored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Tom Malchow at a stat

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago April 25, 2001 “The outfield fence of the softball field needs a lot of help,” said Butch Booker during his maintenance report, “Eighty feet of the center field fence is down due to the flood. The best thing to do would be to have Oberg Fence of Deerwood come and take down the whole fence, re-stretch it and put it back up again.” Booker also asked if they have to put washed sand under the playground equipment and volleyball courts? **

Father Joseph Herzing is facing five felony charges. The charges include stalking, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and three counts of threats of violence. He served as a priest at the parishes of Christ the King in Browerville, St. Joseph in Clarissa, St. Joseph in Grey Eagle, St. Mary of Mount Carmel in Long Prairie, and St. John the Baptist in Swanville. Herzing was prohibited from all public ministry, pending the outcome of the judicial process. However, Herzing

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago April 18, 2001 The Randy and Cari Jonas family who live south of Clarissa have had several of their sheep killed in the past few weeks. According to Randy, the sheep started showing up dead and were usually cornered in the pasture. They got rid of their dogs thinking they were the culprit. The day after that they found an 800 pound steer corned in the pasture with part of his hind quarters eaten. The game warden was called and sent out

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago April 11, 2001 Last week, sixth graders from Eagle Valley had their graduation from D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). Clarissa’s Police Chief Jon Barber and D.A.R.E. Instructor Wes Klema taught the class. Pictured is Cassie Snyder receiving her certificate. Stunt Bicycles’ Rich Wieber performed. Candace Young and Kasmira Hess shared their essays on how they felt about the program. ********** The Rebels Softball Team is hoping

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago April 4, 2001 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and community leaders from the area honored Heather Klever of Clarissa at a special celebration in Staples on Monday, March 12. Heather was recognized by the Champions of Health Prize Patrol for her involvement with Teenagers Against Tobacco and the Tobacco Cessation Team in Todd County. ********** Larry Schul of the Clarissa Lions received an award for International Leadership in

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 28, 2001 John Romstad, Commander of Clarissa Post 213 of the American Legion, announced that Jared Voge, son of Rick and Jane Voge of Clarissa, was named to attend the 53rd Annual American Legion “Legion Boys State” to be held at the Campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, June 10 through 16. ********** The Clarissa Senior Citizens have been waiting patiently for their new building to be completed. Now that it is nearly finish

by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com What began as a few troubling symptoms last summer turned into a life-changing diagnosis for 10-year-old Allison Dotzler and her family. Today, the Christ the King fourth grader is in the fight of her life—and doing it with courage, humor and a community standing firmly behind her. Allison is the daughter of Michelle and Matthew Dotzler of Clarissa. She shares her busy household with siblings Marissa, Alexis and Jacob. Described by her

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 21, 2001 Several parents whose daughters are members of the Eagle Valley Girls Basketball team were on hand at the March 12 school board meeting venting their frustrations with the way the girls basketball team is being handled. Board Chairman Bob Winkler explained that the board would not take action, but would listen as it is a personnel matter. Diane Considine served as spokesperson for the group. Over the next hour, criticism