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News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago May 30, 2001 At the May 21 meeting of the Eagle Bend City Council, Dustin Alexander was unanimously appointed as the city’s chief of police. Alexander has been serving as the interim police chief for the past two months. Prior to that, he had served as part-time law enforcement for the city. ********** Abuse, not use, was the reason for the city council’s decision to have the green recycling bin removed from Eagle Bend about noon on

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News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago May 23, 2001 New inductees into the National Honor Society were: Amanda Crider, Justin Boseck, Danielle Notch, Kali Dickinson, Crystal Hess and Sara Sales. ********** On Monday, May 14, the Rebels boys and girls junior varsity finished their golf season strong at Oakwood. The boys shot well enough for a third place finish out of the eight teams there. Mike Anderson led the team with a 46, which also gave him an individual second pla

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago May 16, 2001 Forty teddy bears, furry ones, cloth ones, in all colors of the rainbow and some others besides, have recently been made by women of the United Methodist Church in Eagle Bend. “We had made teddy bears for the Eagle Bend Fire Department once before, but they have run out,” explained Carolynne Bisel. “They asked us to make some more. The teddy bears are given to children at fire calls or accidents. The little bears give the

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago May 9, 2001 Joseph Harren, Kayla Salathe, Katie Asfeld, Trevor Ahrendt and Justin Smith, students at Eagle Valley School, participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge at Osakis High School on May 4. The team’s advisor/coach is Mr. Jenkins. Thirty-five teams of students competed individually as teams on eight sets of mathematical problems in this competition. ********** Bonnie Stoecker, Stacey Berg and Heidi Goddi

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago May 2, 2001 Richard Oelrich, rural Eagle Bend, was injured in a power take off (PTO) accident on April 24. He reached across the PTO shaft and it caught his overalls, shirt and t-shirt and they were ripped right off him. His neck was rubbing on the PTO going full force. He was able to use his cell phone to call 911 for help. He had multiple abrasions and a fractured left side scapula. ********** Eagle Valley High School is proud to a

by Debra Meyer-Myrum news@inhnews.com A proposed utility-scale solar project in Todd County was once again the focus of the Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on April 2 as representatives from US Solar and Westwood Professional Services returned with updated studies addressing concerns about farmland impacts, drainage, screening, and decommissioning costs. The meeting featured extensive discussion on revised project details, including a decommissioning plan ou

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago April 25, 2001 There’s something new in the agricultural department at the Eagle Valley High School. A computer lab has been added, and stocked with a half dozen shiny new iMac computers and related equipment. The new computer lab fulfills the dream of Instructor Curt Gjerstad to implement modern technology into his classes. ********** Pictured, these students traveled to Brainerd on April 4 for a regional ag contest and will go on

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com After 16 years of owning and running Double Eagle Golf & Grill, Dave and Theresa Lisson are handing over the keys to a new generation. The 9‑hole reversible course and full‑service restaurant just outside of Eagle Bend has been sold to Justin and Amber Wagner, a local couple who hopes to build on what the Lissons started while keeping the family‑friendly, small‑town character that has defined the business. The transition comes as th