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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

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago June 20, 2001 Sandi Friest could be called a “Jill of all trades.” She does or has tried just about every artist venture imaginable. She has even built a few houses with her son-in-law, Dean, including the one they built in Clarissa which she calls home now. But the thing Sandi loves doing is making quilts and rugs. The rugs she makes don’t slip easily and are much thicker then most. She makes rugs for people out of their own rag materi

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago September 28, 2001 Darryl Christensen, his wife Bonnie and their children were present at the Browerville City Council meeting to let the council know they are unhappy with the odor that emanates from the lift station located about 60 yards from their home in Browerville. Darryl sat at the table and talked with them about the “very offending odor” he and his family have been living with for five years. He shared several conversations

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago June 20, 2001 John Olston Sr. and his wife were eating dinner on Wednesday, June 13, when they heard the noise of a storm coming. Olston’s daughter-in-law and her four children live in a trailer home about a mile down the road. When their son’s family saw the storm coming they got into their vehicle and drove over to Olston’s looking for protection. They got into the hallway in the middle of the home when the roof started to

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago June 13, 2001 Lueann Duda was officially installed as Clarissa Postmaster on June 8. She took her oath from Victor Zellgert, Acting Manager of Post Office Operations and regular postmaster at Little Falls. Pictured with Lueann are sister Marlyn Duus, brother William Duda and sister Caroline Erickson who were able to join her for her new installment. ********** Clarissa upped its record to 3-0 in the Hi-10 with a win in Wadena on Sunda

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago June 13, 2001 Danelle Denman of Eagle Bend recently participated in the inaugural Spring Hairstyling/Haircutting scholarship competition held at Northwest Technical College in Wadena on May 23. A cosmetology major at the Wadena campus, Denman participated in the haircutting portion of the competition and finished fifth and earned a trophy. Sandy Baso and Darlene Weibye are the instructors. ********** Five Eagle Valley athletes atten