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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

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago June 13, 2001 Molly Moenkedick was one of the essay winners in the writing contest sponsored by the Minnesota Twins. She received two free Twins vouchers and a certificate of participation. “Hi, my name is Molly, I am 11 years old, and my father actually passed away about nine months ago. But this doesn’t change the way I feel about him. I still imagine Dad as my same wonderful father that I always admired.” ********** The m

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago June 6, 2001 As part of Older Americans Month, the Minnesota Board on Aging sponsors an annual essay contest for sixth graders on the topic, “My Grandparents” or “My Best Older Friend.” The Eagle Bend Senior Center and Nutrition Site sponsored the contest for Eagle Valley sixth graders. The winners, Rachel Wagner and Ryan Kasper, were invited, along with their parents and grandparents, to a supper meal at the Eagle Bend Senior Center

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago May 31, 2001 With the beautiful spring weather we have enjoyed a full slate of golf action. This is going to help us prepare for our upcoming sub-section tournament. On Thursday, May 17, we finished our conference action at Pebble Lake Golf Course in Fergus Falls for both the boys and girls teams. Lindsey Dickinson led the team with a score of 106 and received the All Conference recognition. The boys team was led by Justin Noska’s sc

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago May 30, 2001 Lueann Duda felt the tears well up in her eyes when she received the news she had been chosen to be Clarissa’s postmaster. Lueann began as postmaster on May 18 and will be officially installed on June 8. She has lived in Clarissa her whole life. About 15 years ago she passed a test for the postal service to work as a clerk. ********** The Eagle Valley Education Association has chosen Betty Klein as its 2001 Teacher of the

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago May 30, 2001 As members of the Class of 2001 eagerly await their graduation at Wadena-Deer Creek, Superintendent Earl Mathison also chose to “graduate”. He is retiring on June 30 after spending the past 35 years as a teacher, principal and superintendent. Mathison became the principal of the Eagle Bend School in 1971 and remained in that position until 1977. Then he moved up the road about seven miles to become superintendent

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