Harkening Back
News from Clarissa's Past
The Clarissa Independent
25 Years Ago
June 29, 1995
A fire destroyed the barn at the Paul and Janet Asfeld farm last Thursday night. They caught the blaze in time to get all of the cattle out of the barn, but they lost all of their feed from the first cutting of hay. A storm swept through the area. The Asfelds heard a loud crack of thunder, but when they looked out the window they didn’t see anything unusual. They were on their way to bed when Janet saw the fire from the kitchen window. The flames were shooting out around the power lines connected to the barn.
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The Clarissa Flyers split a pair of ball games this past week with a win over New York Mills Wednesday and a loss to Perham on Sunday. Nick Holmquist got his first HI-10 win as he pitched a complete game, giving up only two runs early in the contest. Good pitching and solid defense was the difference for the Flyers. Paul Ostrowski collected three hits and four RBIs to lead an otherwise weak hitting attack.
50 Years Ago
June 25, 1970
A former Clarissa resident, Dean Meiners, has purchased the local barber shop from Gorden Johnson. Johnson, who purchased the shop in 1963, plans to spend more time on his farm and do relief work for barbers in the area. Meiners returns to Clarissa from Blaine, where he was employed at a barber shop managed by Robert Thorpe, also a former Clarissa resident.
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The Hustlin’ Rustics 4-H Club held their May meeting at the Robert Feulling home. President Brad Vogt called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read by Secretary David Rach and the treasurer’s report was given by Treasurer Bobbie Anderson.