5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

In their first state basketball tournament since back-to-back trips in 1965 and 1966, the Henning Hornets basketball team was crowned as the Class A state champions on Saturday afternoon. The fourth seeded Hornets took first place after defeating second seeded North Woods 67-42 in the championship game at the Target Center. The win ends the Hornets season with a record of 31-1 overall and their second straight Park Region Conference championship. The Hornets also defeated Christ’s Household of Faith by a score of 63-56 in the opening round of state and and Spring Gove by a score of 67-34 in the state semi-finals.

Five Henning students qualifying for nationals include: Ethan Severson who received first in Network Admin-Microsoft and third in PC Servicing and Troubleshooting at state, Mikayla Leach who received first in Advanced Office stems and Procedures at state, Samantha Witt who received third in extemporaneous speech at state, Katelyn Zillmer who received third in Systems Admin-Cisco at state, and Megan Weber who received sixth place in Basic Office Systems.

Second grade students at Henning School were among the people who celebrated National Down Syndrome Day last week. Hendrick Witt is a second grader at Henning and has Down Syndrome. The festivities at the school were forced to be held on Tuesday due to the boys basketball tournament at Williams Arena on Thursday.

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 24, 1999

Dr. Stephen Henry is now on duty at the Henning Medical Clinic. His hours currently are part-time, but by summer’s end his work at the clinic will increase when Dr. Jon Wigert cuts his hours back to one day a week. Dr. Henry explains that he began working just this month at the clinic. Dr. Henry and his wife Diane, who is a physician assistant at the Bertha Clinic, currently reside in Alexandria. He is a Parkers Prairie native.

Members of the Henning Area Community Choir will present their annual Easter cantata Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the elementary gym at the Henning Public School. The public is invited to attend. A free-will offering will be taken at the door. The 27-voice choir, under the direction of Richard O. Johnson, will perform “Once and For All,” created and arranged by Tom Fettke. Piano accompanist is Pam Wohlwend and the narrator will be Jay Patterson. Featured as soloists in the cantata will be Marlene Wahlin, Gail Guse, Don Glesne, Karen Stueve, Jeanne Patterson, James Gronbeck and Rodney Thalmann. Other members of the 1999 choir are Katy Minion, Dee Nelson, Clarene Nichols, Judy Umland, Kathy Cloeter, Diana Haberer, Marilyn James, Sheryl Misegades, Hedy Moe, Brenda Reese, Donna Smith, David Bolland, Dick Cloeter, Lyle Cordes, Jerry Haberer, Robaert Herbranson, Tony Kawlewski, Dave Stueve and Richard Trosdahl.

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 28, 1974

Leonard and Esther Dreyer are making final preparations for the grand opening at Henning Surge in their new location at the former creamery building.

Knute Nord retired last month after working for Burlington Northern Rail Road. Nord says that he intends to continue his income tax business, but will enjoy more time for his hobby photography.

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 30, 1949

A bad fire threatened the Henning business district last Friday morning when the parts washer at the Smith and Ferweda implement company exploded. Mervin Stewart was washing a magneto in the machine when it suddenly exploded. Mr. Stewart was painfully burned about the hands and face, but is now getting along nicely.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 28, 1924

The English IV Class has been studying Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

The general Science class has been divided into two groups. The girls are now studying household chemistry; the boys electricity.

Mrs. R. E. Barrett, believed to be the only woman city manager in America, conducts the affairs of Warrenton, Oregon.

The Bubonic plague, which usually breaks out in China during June, made its appearance in April this year. Thousands in the interior districts have died.

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 29, 1899

The Northern Minnesota Editorial association, composing the editors of the Seventh and Sixth districts, will undoubtedly go to Walker again this summer. It is proposed to visit the scene of the late Indian war on Leach Lake and from there go to Duluth and the Iron Range district. The object of these trips is to give the members an opportunity to get acquainted with our own state, and visit the portions that would most likely never be seen by the editors.

Preachers should aim to prick the heart instead of tickling the ear.

After all Dewey is wise in refusing to be a candidate for president. If he ran he would have to come home and face the hero of kissers.

Andrew Carnegie is buying fast horses. Evidently he wants to be prepared to get out of the country in short order when he sees that the smash which he has predicted is imminent.