5 years ago

Monday, April 21, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

Henning is getting closer to completing its own field of dreams. For much of the past four years, a group of volunteers have transformed a baseball field that was deemed as being unsafe for games into one of the nicer complexes in the Park Region Conference. Last week a giant digital scoreboard was placed just outside the center field fence, as new batting cages were put up along the first base line.  The project has taken years to complete, but organizers are starting to get excited about the possibilities for another generation of baseball fans in Henning and Otter Tail Central. 

The Henning School Board has officially entered into negotiations with a new school superintendent. The move was made on Monday night during Henning’s regularly scheduled school board meeting. The district approved entering into negotiations with Tri-County Superintendent Ryan Baron to become Henning’s new superintendent. Following two nights of interviews from April 14-15 via Zoom meeting, Baron was ranked as the top choice by five school board members and second by another.

It’s not uncommon for the lights at Scotty’s Upholstery to be among the first ones turned on in the morning, and the last to go dark at night. Especially in the spring of the year, as last minute dock and boat items are being completed before the busy tourist season in Henning. While the lights are still on earlier than most, the work at the downtown Henning business has taken a bit of a turn this spring, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, Scotty’s Upholstery has made over 300 face shields for Tri-County Healthcare employees at both his shop in downtown Henning and his home.

25 years ago

Thursday, April 19, 2000

The Henning Advocate

When 35 years of dabbling in antiques collided with a childhood growing up in Africa and a career traveling across the United States, Liz and Norm Allison forged a relationship with a shared passion in crossing the country and collecting. After many years of selling antiques in Arizona, the couple has now opened Timeless Wonders in Ottertail. The shop specializes in consignment collectibles, and is filled with everything from books to linens, dolls to glassware, African sculpture to artwork to lacework.

With the Henning Giants set to open their season on Friday, April 28, co-managers Jeff Froslee and Randy Misegades have been busy with teammates getting the field ready for play. Their first baseball game of the season will be held next Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Henning’s Chamber of Commerce held more discussions on providing the city with a new highway sign during their April meeting. The sign committee, consisting of Curt Anderson, Dan LaReau, Denny Nosbish, Barry Markuson, Don Johnson, George McCollough and Duane Cichy, have been busy touring the area looking at various signs. They looked at several signs in Wadena, as well as the new Henning Medical Clinic sign. The committee had narrowed all the choices down to two bids from two area sign companies.

55 years ago

Thursday, April 18, 1970

The Henning Advocate

William Perreten received a purple heart for wounds received in action in the Republic of Vietnam on February 6, 1970.

Sgt. Louis Gunkel received his discharge from the army after spending three tours of duty in Vietnam, the first tour with the 199th light infantry brigade and the other two with the 716 M.P. battalion in Saigon. He is the son of Wayne Gunkels of Ottertail.

9- years ago

Thursday, April 18, 1945

The Henning Advocate

Emphasis on the collection of tin cans for salvage is being made now, and Henry Holmgren, mayor, is urging all persons to continue their support of this drive by bringing the tin cans to the various stores.

Rev. Bode addressed the near capacity crowd at the high school auditorium Saturday featuring the impressive memorial service in honor of our late President Franklin Roosevelt. “He is my president and therefore I honor him no matter the political implications. He was a God given ruler for the past twelve year, but that we should now pledge our loyalty to President Truman, and remember him and our country in our prayers.” The commander of the local American Legion Post, Marcus Langemo, also gave an outstanding talk. He drew a parallel between the life of our departed president and Moses, noting the handicaps each had suffered and their trials.

105 years ago

Thursday, April 18, 1920

The Henning Advocate

The Augsburg Glee Club of Minneapolis gave a pleasing concert in vocal music in Trinity Church Thursday evening.

Orlin O’Hara one of Fergus Falls pioneers, and Mary Meade of Kenmare ND were married last Wednesday. The remarkable part of this matrimonial venture is that Mr. O’Hara is 85 and the bride is 68.

130 years ago

Thursday, April 19, 1895

The Henning Advocate

These fine days the editor is doing time in his flower garden and meditating how to win his suits.

There was a woman traveling through Folden and Nidaros on Sunday found seeding practically completed and many fields begin to show a shade of green.

It is said that the reason that no drinking cup is kept at the town pump, that the wet council does not expect the people to drink water.

Christian Scoop did the unchristian thing of foreclosing a chattel mortgage for $31, of which $10 was usury.

Henry Funkley has a severe attack of bicycle fever this week. He had a hard wrestle with the wheel and during the first two days it was a question whether Henry rode the bike, or the bike rode Henry.

It was an Otter Tail County young man that approached the clerk of Todd county in search of a marriage license and requested it to be blank for the lady’s name be left vacant, because he had “ten girls on the string” and it was yet settled which one was to have the honor of going to the altar with him. None of the lines on the document were filled out.