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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

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago May 23, 2001 Carolyn Krenzelok began her new position as Navigator for the American Cancer Society last month in Clarissa. Navigator is an American Cancer Society initiative designed to help residents of Clarissa find the cancer services and resources they need through their cancer journey. ********** On Thursday, May 17, Marvin Prust received a certificate of continuous membership for being a Legion Member in good standing for 50 year

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago September 28, 2001 Not many people know where tiny Mill Lake is located in Todd County, but that is about to change. Mill Lake is located east of Browerville about eight miles on County Road 29. It is an idyllic setting in the Squaw Tip Hills left by three ancient glaciers which once covered the northern two-thirds of the state. The hills were formed by retreating glaciers which left rolling oak hills dotted by small ponds and lakes.

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 Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago May 23, 2001 The May 14 meeting started off with Dale Schaefer’s maintenance report. Schaefer said that a manhole has shifted four inches right off its base at the north end of Third Avenue SE. It needs to be dug up and reset. ********** On Wednesday, May 9, the honor awards ceremony was held. Stacy Denny, daughter of Gene and Mary Denny of Hewitt, was the recipient of the Baush and Lomb Honorary Science Award which goes to

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago May 16, 2001 Last Friday, first graders honored their moms at a special program. They performed songs, presented their moms with hand-made gifts and each recited a poem. Pictured, Jacob Schauer is giving a gift to his mom, Denitra and Brooke Schumann shared a poem, and Jerod Nelson is also pictured with his mom. ********** The Eagle Valley Rebels baseball team continues to search for improvement on defense. The Rebels have had more t

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago May 17, 2001 On May 9, the District Special Olympics competition was once again held in Long Prairie with the cooperation of the Long Prairie/Grey Eagle School system offering the use of their track facilities. The Area 5 Special Olympics Track and Field event hosted about 275 athletes from: Browerville, Aitkin, Bertha-Hewitt, Brainerd, Crosby-Ironton, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Menahga, Mid-State Co-op, New York Mills, Remer, Onamia,

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 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 Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago May 9, 2001 Several area hunters/dog handlers recently placed in the National Hunting Dog Trials in Stratton, Colorado. The competition took place April 6-8. Steve Aeling from Hewitt and Goldie, a yellow Labrador owned by the American Heritage Hunt Club, placed first in the national competition. Steve also placed seventh with Zelda, a German Short Hair pointer. Maggie, a Labrador Retriever owned by the Aelings, took 10th in t