5 years ago

Monday, March 3, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

The girls basketball team started playoffs this past week and have advanced to the sub-section championship game against Underwood after earning two victories. On Thursday night the Hornets hosted Rothsay in the first round. Henning didn’t start out great shooting wise from the outside, but their defense and inside game allowed Henning to come away with a 71-37 win.  On Saturday the Hornets traveled to Perham to take on fifth seeded New York Mills in the second round and came away with a 65-40 win. 

The Henning boys basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a pair of double-digit non-conference wins last week. The Hornets, who are the defending state champions, finish the regular season with a record of 25-1.

Otter Tail Central wrestler Cian Buehler wrapped up a successful state tournament with a third place finish at the state wrestling tournament on Saturday. Buehler, who is a junior at Battle Lake High School, secured third place after picking up three first period pins, including two in under a minute, while also winning two decisions.

25 years ago

Thursday, March 1, 2000

The Henning Advocate

Defying the odds, two members of the same family celebrated a Leap Year birthday on Tuesday. Wilma Witt, a resident of the Henning Health Care Center, was honored with a party for her 80th birthday on February 29. Over 100 of her family and friends came to celebrate. Her great-niece, Kayla Marie Kimber of Battle Lake, joined Wilma for her party and received birthday wishes of her own. Kayla turned sweet sixteen on Leap Year 2000. The odds of being born on Leap Year are close to one in 1,400 and the odds of having two Leap Year birthdays in the same family are unknown. Kayla is the daughter of Al and Judy Kimber of Battle Lake.

Henning School Board members heard from Principal Houselog and kindergarten teacher Pam Amundson last Tuesday on the subject of all day, every day kindergarten. ADED Kindergarten is currently in place in several schools in the area, with a large number of other schools converting their programs this coming fall. In an informal poll of parents of the 17 students who could be attending kindergarten in Henning this fall, 11 of the parents said they were interested in ADED kindergarten, one was a possibility, and two parents were not interested.

50 years ago

Thursday, March 6, 1975

The Henning Advocate

Members of the fifth and sixth grade reading group at the Henning Public School presented a play on ice. “A Gift for Hans Brinker,” for their classmates last Thursday. The story centered around Hans and Gretel, two poor children who had only wooden skates until two friends gave them money for two of Hans’ hand-carved necklace so that they could buy skates and enter the grand skating race.

Mr. and Mrs. Delmont Lueders of Ottertail will receive the 1975 Valley Farmer-Home Maker Award at the Red River Valley Winter Shows in Crookston on February 27th. They will be among 16 couples from northwestern Minnesota receiving the award. The honored couples have made notable contributions to the community life, to farmstead beautification and to crop and livestock improvement.

Cy Carpenter, president of the Minnesota Farmers Union, will be the guest speaker at the meeting Thursday at the Henning City Hall when the local organization will be reactivated.

75 years ago

Thursday, March 8 1950

The Henning Advocate

Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer, of Henning, were honored at Crookston last Thursday for their contribution to agricultural development of their respective community. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Rots of Clitherall were also among the 16 families to receive the award at a dinner in connection with the Red River Valley winter show.

With two seconds remaining in the contest and the score tied at 40 all, Wes Skjegstad, reserve guard, sank a basket from the middle of the floor to defeat Deer Creek here Friday night-42-40.

More than 100 resorters, and representatives of gun clubs and civic clubs met at Battle Lake Thursday of last week for the purpose of strengthening conservation and propagation of wild life within Otter Tail County through organizing in to a single group. Mr. Swenson praised the work of local gun clubs and the controlled ponds. He said that one-third of the pike fingerlings raised the past year were propagated by sportsmen’s clubs, most of which are located in this area. Mr. Swenson said there is one proposed pond in this area between Blanche Lake and Otter Tail Lake, north of Highway 78. This pond would be about 70 acres of land.

100 years ago

Thursday, March 5, 1925

The Henning Advocate

The Misses Ida and Mary Belmont will open their new store and house of business, Saturday, Feb. 28 and extends a hearty welcome to the public to come and see them before purchasing elsewhere, as we will be very glad to meet you again, and show you our new goods, if you buy or not.

The Dry Good Department is all up to the minute. No old shabby or shelf worn goods, all new. Also, a very fine assortment of ready made dresses, low prices and nifty style. The grocery department is all fresh and of the best quality goods. Thanking you one and all for the past patronage, but mores in the future, assuring you quality and quantity for your money.

Free hot coffee and cookies will be served from 2:30-5 p.m. One fancy cake of toilet soap will be had free with order. Music will be finished.