Benning Printing & Publishing

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago August 2, 2001 Growing up in Burleene Township, near the tiny town of Clotho, Art and Edith Johnson remember a time when there were shiverees, socials, community gatherings and working together with their neighbors. The brother and sister, now in their 80’s and 90’s respectively, remember those early times fondly and are pleased to be a part of a heritage that continues each year at the Clotho Ice Cream Social. ********** Mike Popl

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago August 1, 2001 Corey Eckel of Eagle Bend did not plan to become a hero on July 20. He was just doing his job with his employer, Dan Hansen, near Verndale, when the unexpected happened. Dan, the owner of Hansen Excavating and Tire Service in Wadena, explained they had been tearing down some turkey barns near Verndale. It was really hot and they decided to cool off with a swim. The two men had been swimming about half an hour when Corey

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago August 1, 2001 Council Member Jim Walker, City Clerk Marsha Hansen, Council Member Juanita Mitchell, City Maintenance Mike Schwantes and Mayor Cliff Filbert were on hand Saturday during the Hewitt festival for the dedication of the new park equipment. Filbert said that this is just one step in the many they are planning to beautify Hewitt. ********** Donna May Klebs has opened a new shop in Bertha. It is located in the forme

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago July 25, 2001 Father Meemken was the Grand Marshal for the Clarissa Summerfest parade. ********** The Eagle Truck Stop in Clarissa offered gas for 99.7 cents a gallon for one hour on Saturday. Many people were able to take advantage of the great price. They sold 1600.20 gallons of unleaded gasoline during that hour. 50 Years Ago July 29, 1976 A county flu committee has been appointed by the chairman of the Todd County Board of Commiss

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago July 25, 2001 The Eagle Valley Clinic in Eagle Bend is a unique arrangement between Lakewood Health System in Staples and CentraCare in St. Cloud and Long Prairie. The two separate entities joined together to form the combined clinic space in Eagle Bend. The beautifully designed new building just outside of Eagle Bend on Highway 71 features six finished exam rooms, with two rooms that will later be used for other clinic purposes. ***

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago July 18, 2001 Jason Connolly of the Hustlin’ Rustics 4-H Club is competing in the Key Race during the horse show. Jay Hoffner of the Golden Gophers is also competing in the Key Race. ********** On Tuesday, July 10, an auction was held at the Rose Peterson residence in Clarissa. The money was being raised for the new Senior Citizens Center. Dennis Feda was the auctioneer. Helping Feda hand out items were Wayne Yates and Glenn Kotval. Cl

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago July 18, 2001 The July 9 agenda for the Eagle Valley School Board meeting was short. But the meeting actually wasn’t as the board studied suggestions for cutting measures. Declining enrollment, uncertainty about the amount of state aid they will be receiving and the high fuel costs from the past winter, have them wondering how to maintain a full curriculum, the multitude of extra-curricular activities and still balance the budget. **

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago July 11, 2001 A public hearing was held for the alley tarring by the trailer court at the July 2 council meeting. The issue was tabled until the next council meeting to be held on Tuesday, July 17. The cost of tarring the alley would be $5300 with 80% of the cost passed on to the homeowners. There were citizens on both sides of the issue. Those in favor of it felt it was a street, why not pave it? It has been patched for 13 years and

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago June 27, 2001 The Clarissa City Council members anticipated some complaints about the ordinance regulating mailboxes within the city limits. No citizens came to the meeting so the ordinance was retained at this time. The ordinance says that there can be no mailboxes within the city limits for the purpose of mail delivery. According to the council, some citizens have made complaints about the cost of having a box at the post office. **

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago June 28, 2001 Kristopher B. Lemm has been promoted in the U.S. Army Reserve to the rank of Sergeant First Class. Lemm is an instructor-writer with the Regional Training Site at Camp Ripley, Little Falls. He is the son of Donald J. and Lila L. Lemm of Browerville, and is a 1979 graduate of Browerville High School. ********** Candy Buhl and Pam Spindler, recent graduates of Browerville High School, were awarded $100 scholarships from