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News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago November 29, 2000 As soon as all the paperwork is complete, the city of Eagle Bend will be a little larger thanks to the annexation of several properties abutting the city to the south. Several of the landowners who were to be annexed were at the hearing and raised questions about their taxes. The main question was would their taxes be more if part of the city. The consensus was yes, but that the benefits would be much more. Landowne

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago November 23, 2000 The Browerville Lions braved the cold for their annual tree lighting on Monday evening. Each year the Lions light all the trees on Main Street to ring in the holiday season. Pictured are: Jim Hauge, Walt Lucas, Quinten Burt and Allen Hoelsher. ********** Roger and Marge Weske announced the sale of Weske’s Barber in recent days. The Weskes bought the Barber Shop from Gordon and Bernice Johnson in September 1957, so

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago November 22, 2000 The Eagle Bend Library was a dangerous place to be on Thursday afternoon, November 16. All kinds of wild animals were seen, including a pair of lions stalking the aisles. Animal Tamer Barb Lantis had the situation well under control. Lantis, the Children’s Service Coordinator for the Great River Regional Library, was hosting a Pet Roundup and story hour for children ages 3 to 7. Each of the children brought their fa

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago November 22, 2000 Dave Ruby was at the November 13 Bertha City Council meeting. Ruby talked to the council about the schedule for the Bertha Community Center’s completion. The week of the 13th, they plan to get the roof metal and wall metal put up. The week of the 20th, they hope to have plumbing and electrical roughed in. They are looking at a January 1 completion date. ********** Kent Smith, president and owner of Diamond

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago November 15, 2000 Dale Hanson, recently hired for maintenance created by the retirement of Marlin Crider, said he’s learning the procedures and the needs of the community. Hanson commented that there is more wastewater accumulating then what is generated through the water tower. Mayor Schnettler said a lot of people discharged the water from their humidifiers into the sewer system, and said it should be dumped outside. ********** Jerr

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago November 16, 2000 At their November 9 meeting, the Browerville City Council chose Dave Kramer to fill the vacancy created when Doug Johnson resigned in August. Kramer served in the past, but was forced to resign when his job at Land O’ Lakes was transferred to Perham. Mayor Steven Wiersgalla said that he had three people approach him about the position: Kramer, Dick Rech and Cory Heid. Wiersgalla said that Kramer was first to apply

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago November 15, 2000 Ask someone on the streets of Eagle Bend who Danny Smith is and you would probably get a handful of different answers ranging from Stretch the rodeo clown to owner of Eagle Valley Computers to assistant Rebels football coach. Smith enjoyed them all and is good at all of them. Another thing he is good at is ministering to youth. He interviewed and accepted a position up north as youth minister, before he and his wife

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago November 9, 2000 The Tigers showed off their Section 5A trophy to a large crowd of exuberant fans on Friday at the Fargo Dome. The Tigers cinched the championship, defeating the Eagle Valley Rebels 21-14. The Rebels were 10-0 for the season and had earlier handed Browerville their only loss for the season. The Tigers-Rebels game was one of the most exciting of the season. It was a great game! ********** The Browerville FBLA Chapter

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago November 8, 2000 Shellie’s Hair Design in Clarissa has been in business since October of 1997. Shellie Hinzmann, now Drayna, graduated from Northwest Technical College in Wadena the last day of August in 1991 with a degree in cosmetology. Shortly after graduation, Shellie began working for Darlene Weibye who operated the Hair Cellar in Clarissa. ********** Superintendent Dale Svaren is shown presenting a check to Barry Sarff. Barry cr

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago March 15, 2000 Mike Schwantes has been the head of maintenance for the city of Hewitt for 22 years. When he started working for the city it was as the city police officer. He served as a police officer while the water system was being installed. He worked as an officer until January 1, 2000 when the city signed a contract with the county. After the water system was put in, Mike became the city maintenance man. ********** The