Looking Back
News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts
25 Years Ago
October 31, 2001
Who would have thought that what once was an antique shop would become one of the hottest bars around? Kenny Hendershot hoped so when he opened Checkers Bar in Hewitt on March 1, 2000. The entire building is now renovated and an addition was added this summer which houses a large stage for live bands, plenty of seating and a generous dance floor.
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Did you know that the Hewitt Senior Citizens building wasn’t always used for that purpose? It’s true. At one time the building was a store that sold eggs and brought and sold chickens. Harold Piepkorn was the first president of the Hewitt Senior Citizens group 30 years ago. He and wife Sophie helped get the senior citizens building.
75 Years Ago
November 1, 1951
Bertha’s annual Community Chest Drive is underway. Twenty solicitors and two captains will canvass the town to raise money for nine designated funds. They are Sister Kenny Fund, Salvation Army, Girls Scouts, Heart Fund, Boys Scouts, United Defense Fund (USO), Minnesota State Organization for the Blind, Social Hygiene Association and Children’s Home Society.
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Plans for erecting a school building halfway between Hewitt and Bertha was dropped after a meeting of a joint committee from the Bertha and Hewitt School areas.
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