5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

There is ongoing construction at the corner of County Highways 1 and 78. It is there that the new home of Precision Landscape and Irrigation is well on its way to completion. The new full-time sales offices are equipped with video screens and displays that will allow clients to see first hand some of the many ways that they work to create custom landscapes and outdoor surfaces.

Forty-one years after Steve Ellenson joined the Henning Fire Department, Henning’s longest tenured volunteer firefighter has fought his last blaze. Ellenson, who joined the Henning Fire Department as just a 19-year-old kid, officially retired as a member of the fire department on April 1. He was the longest tenured member of the current fire department, and has been serving the City of Henning longer than many of the firefighters have been alive.  

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year for local fire departments, and that was the case last week for the Henning Fire Department. Last week the Henning Fire Department responded to three fires in just a matter of days. With strong winds, no significant rain recently, and lots of dead grass/branches on the ground, conditions were ripe for large grass fires across the Otter Tail County region.

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 28, 1999

Area farmers are in the fields these days, planting what everyone of course hopes will be treated to just the right weather conditions in order to produce number crops. Dust rises from the plow working a field just north of Henning, perhaps indicating a need for rain, while potatoes go into the ground just east of Ottertail.

A crowd of 60-70 people came to Henning City Hall Tuesday, April 27, for a special meeting called to once again discuss the proposed municipal natural gas project. By the end of the sometimes contentious session, it was agreed almost all present that the Henning City Council should go forward as a united group. A meeting with the Perham council has been tentatively scheduled for May 11 to discuss the project further.

As high school prom and graduation nears, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement will launch their next Safe & Sober wave with a message to teens about drinking and driving: “The keys to life are in your hands when you choose not to drink and drive.”

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, May 2, 1974

Todd Lewis was presented the Arion Band Award. The award was made on behalf of the Commercial Club by Richard Cloeter at the spring concert held Monday night.

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 27, 1949

Roger Broberg has been elected as PTA president.

A bad grass fire started Sunday noon from a burning straw stack at the William Behrmann place at Leaf Lake.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, May 2, 1924

Favorable reports have come in from the Otter Tail County farmers who planted Swedish Minnesota No. 2 rye last fall. Sixty-one acres, which were sowed by Dick Bolland, Henry Cordes, Henning; Fred Paine, Deer Creek; A. Ramsey, Perham; John Niels and George Wulf of Ottertail from seeds obtained from A. D. Haedecke, secretary of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association. It was grown at the University Farm St. Paul and is pure. The foundation stock of this rye was first grown in this county, John Brogaard of Henning bringing it from seed where it was noted for its hardy qualities.

The State Creameries association conducted a contest to get names for its state branded butter. The winning name is “Land o’ Lakes Butter.”

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, May 3, 1899

The Rome correspondent of the Daily Telegraph sends the substance of an interview he had with a prelate who assisted Sunday in the celebration of the 21st anniversary of the coronation of the pope at St. Peter’s cathedral. The prelate in question said that Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of state is the real pope, and his object is to elect himself or one of his nominees to succeed Leo. “To attain this,” declared the ecclesiastic, “it is necessary that the pope should create new cardinals as the sacred college is now grouped as to leave Rampolla no chance.”