Recollections

News from Eagle Bend's Past

25 Years Ago

May 30, 2001

At the May 21 meeting of the Eagle Bend City Council, Dustin Alexander was unanimously appointed as the city’s chief of police. Alexander has been serving as the interim police chief for the past two months. Prior to that, he had served as part-time law enforcement for the city.

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Abuse, not use, was the reason for the city council’s decision to have the green recycling bin removed from Eagle Bend about noon on Tuesday, May 22. As anyone who has attempted to use it or even driven past the site knows, old stoves, water heaters, broken windows and dirty diapers are not recyclable materials but were still dumped there. Those who live or own businesses in the surrounding area had grown tired of picking up the trash that blew away from the bags being dumped on the ground. And it had created such an eyesore. Ultimately, the bin had to be removed. It was a sad day for the recyclers who used the bin properly.

50 Years Ago

June 4, 1976

Greta Mittag, daughter of Earl and Goldie Mittag, has won an Aid Association for Lutherans All College Scholarship and will attend Moorhead State University.

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Bryan Olson was selected by his teammates as the 1976 Eagle Bend baseball team’s most valuable player. Olson was the Eagles leading hitter, having 22 hits in 49 at bats for a .449 average. His 16 runs batted in was second to Tom Murch’s 17. Olson set a school record with 25 stolen bases in 25 attempts. Olson was also honored as a member of the All-Prairie Conference team for the second year in a row.

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