Recollections

News from Eagle Bend's Past

25 Years Ago

August 16, 2000

Why would you want to go to Mexico? It’s hot down there. Well, the reason is God wants us to tell others about his son Jesus. So we did. Chad Zimmerman, Megan Skillings, Gayle Perish, Peter Christianson, Silas Greiner and me, Danny Smith. Our trip began on July 22 at 4:30 a.m. at the Eagle Bend Assembly of God Church. Days began early around 6 a.m., we had time to shower then eat. Our daily devotion was a no compromise event! After lunch each day we were loaded up on the bus and headed to a location to do ministry.

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Barb Landis, children’s services coordinator for the Great River Regional Library system, keeps the area children enthralled as she presented “Catchem All Pokemon and Others” at the Eagle Bend Public Library on August 10. They easily identified Pokemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon and other characters.

50 Years Ago

August 21, 1975

Several hundred area residents attended the Lions Appreciation Day on Saturday. Over 2500 ears of corn were served, along with over 400 hot dogs. Fred Bisel, Lions Club president, expressed his thanks to all those who attended and to those fellow Lions who helped make this event a huge success.

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The Central Todd County Care Center Committee crossed its first hurdle to construct a new 74-bed nursing home and a 10-unit retirement center when the city of Clarissa, at their special bond election on Friday, August 15, approved by a majority vote of 96% in favor to issue general obligation bonds for construction of the facility in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000.

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