Benning Printing & Publishing

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 29, 2001 A group of town people from the community will be going to Haiti as part of the Haiti Outreach Program. While in Haiti, the group will take part in the construction of a new 20x20 foot home that will house a family of six. To make the trip possible, $10,000 had to be raised to send the group, and an additional $1500 was raised to be used for material to construct the home. The house will consist of a brick foundation

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 28, 2001 John Romstad, Commander of Clarissa Post 213 of the American Legion, announced that Jared Voge, son of Rick and Jane Voge of Clarissa, was named to attend the 53rd Annual American Legion “Legion Boys State” to be held at the Campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, June 10 through 16. ********** The Clarissa Senior Citizens have been waiting patiently for their new building to be completed. Now that it is nearly finish

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago March 28, 2001 “I’ve heard it called the dumbing of Minnesota,” said Bertha-Hewitt Superintendent Larry Werder. “It’s not about raisers,” said Bertha-Hewitt School Board member Mary Ward, “It’s about education.” She was referring to Governor Jesse Ventura’s proposed budget which would cause the district to lose about $190,000 for the 2001-2002 school year. Bertha-Hewitt does have a fund balance of close to a million dollars,

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 21, 2001 Several parents whose daughters are members of the Eagle Valley Girls Basketball team were on hand at the March 12 school board meeting venting their frustrations with the way the girls basketball team is being handled. Board Chairman Bob Winkler explained that the board would not take action, but would listen as it is a personnel matter. Diane Considine served as spokesperson for the group. Over the next hour, criticism

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 14, 2001 The FLA Region Star Event was held in Staples on February 16. Pictured are the FLA members that placed at the competition. Crystal Hess received a gold rating and will participate at the state level April 26-28 in Bloomington. Jackie Karnes, Jessica Karnes, Jenny Gabler, and Renee Coburn, all received a silver rating. ********** St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Clarissa played in an eight team volleyball tournament held

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 15, 2001 The 2001 Todd County Dairy Princesses were crowned on Saturday evening at a banquet held in Clarissa. The princesses are Katrina Ann Ahrens, Sonja Stoterau and Brenda Becker. Todd County Dairy Ambassadors are: Rhonda Lee Brekke, Melissa Wiese, Brandy Bruder and Jill Walburn. The princesses will now compete at the regional level. ********** The roof on the Todd County Highway Department maintenance shop in Staples has

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago March 7, 2001 Senator Mark Dayton, member of the agriculture committee for the state of Minnesota, took time to meet with local farmers in Clarissa on Sunday, March 4. Dayton, along with Congressman Collin Peterson, have held several of these types of meetings throughout the 7th District in the last few weeks. The focal point of the meeting was to discuss the crisis in the dairy industry because of low milk prices. ********** The annua

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago March 7, 2001 The Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale Raiders wrestling team took second place in the Class A State Tournament. Pictured are: Manager Pat Cannon, Drew Schmidt, Joeb Oyster, Jeremy Miller, Cullen Captain, Jared Oyster, Seth Moenkedick, Brian Braaten, Tyler Fuller, Adam Richter, Dave Voeltz, Reggie Rach, Justin Messer, Jake Oyster, Tevor Balbach, Coach Kirk O’dell, Coach Lee Truax, Jason Rurup, Adam Becker, Keith Bowman, Cas

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago March 7, 2001 There is a place for local teens to gather—the teen center in Eagle Bend. The Spot has been in existence since 1989 when a dedicated group of parents, educators and clergy were instrumental in getting the teen center started. An advisory board consisting of eight adults and 22 students was formed. Financial assistance was provided by several organizations in Eagle Bend and Clarissa. With adult supervisors, the teen cente

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago March 1, 2001 Spruce Hill County Park, located between Browerville and Miltona, was established by the Douglas County Commissioners in 1980. The well kept ball field hosts a team more often than not. In the rolling wooded land behind the ball field, it’s rare to find an unoccupied picnic table. Thanks to efforts by the Douglas County Public Works Department and the Douglas County Historical Society, visitors can park their cars at Sp