Harkening Back
- Dec 16, 2025
- 1 min read
News from Clarissa's Past
25 Years Ago
December 13, 2000
Fifty-two years of bakery expertise is drawing to a close for Glen and Kenny Ward and their families. December 23 will be their last day in business. It all begin with Glen and Kenny’s father, Joe Ward, who started the bakery in the fall of 1948. Kenny recalls his dad saying, “I came to Clarissa with five kids and a lot of ambition and we’ve been going ever since.” From the beginning, it was a family run business. Their brother, Arvid, and two sisters, Verlie and Donna, all pitched in to help. They always had delicious baked goodies. It will be sad to see them go.
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When Santa visited the city hall in Clarissa on Sunday evening, December 10, Loretta Johnson and Merc Helgeson played Christmas songs for everyone’s enjoyment.
50 Years Ago
December 18, 1975
Louise “Grandma” Johnson, this area’s oldest resident, celebrated her 95th birthday last Monday afternoon at her apartment in the Clarissa Manor. Her daughters, Mrs. Oscar Nelson and Mrs. Lars Lidberg, were hostesses to a group of ladies at a coffee party in honor of the occasion.
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The Clarissa Bucs opened their 1975-1976 Prairie Conference season by losing to Brooten with a score of 59 to 48.
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