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News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago February 21, 2001 Spreading the message of staying sober and wearing seatbelts was the message of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) youth leading the youth jam on Saturday, February 10 in Lakeville. Fourteen youth from Todd County schools joined 400 other Minnesota students at this event. Bertha-Hewitt students who participated were: Advisor Jean Shaw, Holly Bertram, Becky Shaw, Krysta Lambert, Jessica Elgin, Makyla Rach

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago February 14, 2001 In honor of Veterans Day, November 11, 2000, the Echo Press and Doolittle’s Air Cafe invited readers to write a brief essay about a World War II Veteran/Hero. Charles “Chuck” DeVorak, Bertha, was nominated by his daughter, Wendy L. Kohler of Alexandria. From the submissions, readers were asked to vote for three of the veterans to be featured on the “Wall of Honor” at the Alexandria Doolittle’s that will ope

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago January 31, 2001 Members of the Bertha-Hewitt Drama Club performed their contest one act play about Bobby Fisher on Friday at the Bertha-Hewitt School for both the elementary and high school. They performed for the contest on Saturday at the sub-section level. ********** Ruth Neil, grade 10, daughter of David and Ann Neil (formerly of Bertha) won the Millennium Youth Challenge Writing Contest and received a $100 savings bo

Public safety and local government entities will soon receive over $2.2 million to improve their public service through Sourcewell’s Impact Funding. The recipients include 31 counties, cities, and townships, and 20 fire departments, police departments, and sheriff’s offices throughout Sourcewell’s central Minnesota service region. “These projects represent an incredible impact on our region’s communities,” said Paul Drange, director of regional services at Sourcewell. “Give

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago January 24, 2001 Bertha-Hewitt’s Sno-Daze Queen is Andrea Ward and King is Billy Davis. ********** The dedication and grand opening date for the new addition has been set for February 25 by the Bertha-Hewitt School Board. They were hoping for an earlier date, but because of some problems with the air handling equipment, the heat will not yet be on in the new gym. 75 Years Ago January 25, 1951 All officers were re-elected t

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago January 17, 2001 Pete’s Lumber has remodeled the former Orin’s Hardware building and is open as a hardware store in Bertha. ********** David Anderson was recently honored with a plaque in appreciation for his 25 years of committed and dedicated service to the Hewitt Fire Department. Anderson retired from the department on October 1, 2000. 75 Years Ago January 18, 1951 Architect plans for a new church building were accepted

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago January 10, 2001 Bertha-Hewitt Snow Daze King and Queen candidates: Holly Graphenteen, Stacy Denny, Jill Shingledecker, Andrea Ward, Nathan Hagen, Billy Davis, Justin Messer and Dustin Switters. ********** It was a tough assignment for the Bears to come back after the Christmas break going over two weeks without a game and then getting back into action on a Saturday afternoon opposite the Viking/Saints in a football game. Th

To the Editor: The U.S. Postal Service­—what a mess. I sent a package to my brother from Deer Creek to Annandale on the 16th of December. It never got there. I had this package tracked several times. Seems it gets sent from one post office to another over the state. The address is very readable and correct—machines make mistakes—AI for you. Find a new way to ship folks. Never, never again. Lloyd Kirscht Hewitt

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago January 3, 2001 Students in Bertha-Hewitt from preschool to sixth grade are involved in the new Bertha-Hewitt danceline. Sixth graders Amanda Kneisl and Britinie Borst are teaching the girls. The third through sixth graders involved are going to be performing at the Central Todd County Care Center on January 20. ********** Teacher Cathy Riewer shared they have been studying nutrition and working on a graduation standards t

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago December 27, 2000 A short school board meeting culminated in a tour of the new addition is what happened at the Bertha-Hewitt School Board meeting on Tuesday evening. Members of the board heard again from Doug Cederstrand from E and V Construction Managers. He told them the progress being made is good and everything is on or ahead of schedule. All the concrete sidewalks are complete, however, landscaping and parking lot strip