Recollections

News from Eagle Bend's Past

25 Years Ago

August 2, 2000

As the television cameras panned the devastation wreaked by a tornado in Granite Falls, suddenly familiar faces appeared. The reporter was interviewing Eldora and Omer Pederson, former rural Eagle Bend residents, as they searched for their belongings amid the ruins of their former home. Luckily, the Pedersons had sought shelter in the basement when the tornado approached. Still, Omer was one of the 14 people who were injured.

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Our Double Eagle Ladies have only a few weeks left in the season. We had more low net scores that were posted for the week of July 12 that weren’t listed last week. Fran Weibye had a low net score of 32 and JoEllen Einerwold had a low net score of 30. Also, Darla Thompson had a birdie in Hole #3 Gold Course. Last week’s weekly winners for most bogies ended in a three-way tie with Sonja Pearson, Vicki Perish and Donna Pearson coming in with four bogies each.

50 Years Ago

August 7, 1975

Brenda Crider of Eagle Bend High School appeared in concert on July 27 at Bemidji State College with the 150 members of the Minnesota All State Choir.

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According to Roger O. Larson, president of the Eagle Bend Community Housing Corporation, our 16-unit apartment building is being built at a rapid pace. It will be completed by mid-September.

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