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News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago August 29, 2001 A large family reunion was held August 10-12 at Solid Rock Bible Camp near Cushing when descendants of the Simar, Orr and Uptagrafft families gathered to renew acquaintances. According to Iris Chandler, Eagle Bend, a member of the Simar clan said, “We decided to call it the Cousins Reunion since nowadays there are spouses, children, and grandchildren of our respective ancestry attending.” There were 122 of them from f

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago August 22, 2001 Eagle Valley Gun Smithing in Clarissa officially opened for business on August 11. The owner, Paul Westlund from Columbia Heights, is no stranger to the Clarissa area. His great-grandfather Charles homesteaded here. Westlund went to Pine Technical College in Pine City for gunsmithing and took additional classes through he National Rifle Association. The front part of the former Clarissa Bakery now resembles a first clas

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago September 28, 2001 Browerville Superintendent Larry Werder presented to the board that the Browerville School District will have 37 new students through transfers, open enrollment and families moving into the Browerville School District. ********** The Clarissa Lions Club has been chosen as a recipient for the 2000 Acts of Kindness: Governor’s Citizen Award. The Lions Club was selected for the award due to their tremendous commit

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago August 22, 2001 Harold Tritsch of Hewitt is home after undergoing open heart surgery about two weeks ago. Tritsch was having chest pain on Tuesday, August 7, and was taken to the Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. From there he was air-lifted to the University of Minnesota Hospital in the Twin Cities. While at the U of M he had one valve replaced and one bypass done. According to his son, Steve, Harold returned home on August 12 a

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago August 8, 2001 The Clotho United Methodist Church held their annual ice cream social on Sunday, August 5. They served lunch along with homemade ice cream, pies and cakes. Everyone attending the ice cream social enjoyed live music by Jim Lunemann, Caleb Overly and Seth Garwood. ********** A loss ends the season for the Clarissa Flyers so the weekend saw the locals fight off elimination twice. On Friday, Clarissa won a close contest wit

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago August 8, 2001 September 1, 2001, will be a milestone for Jeanne Kae Simar, Eagle Bend. She will have completed 29 years in the food service department at the Shady Lane Nursing Home in Wadena. The hallway in her home is lined with certificates she earned from various night school classes, including cake decorating, food service preparation, sanitation and more. When she’s not working, you will find Jeanne Kae in her home kitchen, b

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