5 years ago

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

When opportunity knocks, Matt Goeden is at the front door with a smile and ready to answer. There is perhaps no other way to describe one of Henning’s busiest entrepreneurs, who now operates six different businesses in town. Though he wasn’t necessarily looking at purchasing and owning a laundromat, on top of owning a greenhouse, a vault service, grave digging business, landscaping business and flooring company, Goeden couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get more storage space for his businesses in the heart of Henning. 

School may look a little different in the fall, but one thing will remain the same—a rush for food in downtown Henning by high school students. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, the Henning School Board approved continuing an open lunch hour for students in grades 10-12. The district previously had an open lunch for students in grades 9-12, and was considering whether to close the lunch hour altogether this year, due to COVID-19.

American flags, Pro-Trump flags and posters in opposition of Governor Tim Walz were on display on Wednesday in Wadena. Hundreds of people gathered for a protest near BBQ Smokehouse, downtown Wadena and the fairgrounds along Highway 10 in response to what they felt was a government overreach concerning a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Keith Ellison against the North Star Stampede Rodeo in Effie, Minn.

25 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2000

The Henning Advocate

Plenty of watermelon was available in Vining on Saturday, Aug. 19. Cutters worked all day, providing a fresh supply of the juicy fruit to visitors enjoying the warm weather. Festivities for the annual Watermelon Day began early and continued through the twilight parade that evening. In between, there was bingo, craft vendors, many different types of food, music and entertainment, kids games and petting zoo, pony rides, raffle and prizes, and the corning of the new Watermelon Day King and Queen. Dick and Jean Wegner relinquished their crowns to Phyllis and Eugene Gaustad at the afternoon ceremony.

Forty-eight years after he served in a conflict half a world away, Harvey Benson is finally getting recognition for his sacrifices in uniform. Benson recently received a Korean War Medal, nearly half a century after he fought in that country. The Republic of Korea War Service Medal was awarded to Benson as recognition from Korea for his service. VFW members who served during the Korean War, 1950-53, were eligible to receive the medal.

50 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 28, 1975

The Henning Advocate

Henning firemen were called to the scene of a one-car rollover early Sunday morning when the car caught fire and was completely destroyed. The driver, Terry Grewe of Deer Creek, was apparently thrown from the vehicle when it went off the road two miles south of the junction of Highways 29 and 210 and before it caught fire. He was taken to the Parkers Prairie District Hospital with minor injuries.

Later on Sunday at about 4 p.m., Henning firemen were called out to a grass fire near Camp Napanee although the fire was under control upon their arrival. The person who turned in the alarm apparently anticipated a dangerous situation as Henning, Battle Lake and Clitherall fire departments were called to the scene.

One of the most popular attractions featured by the Dailey Bros. Circus, which performed for Henning audiences last Thursday, was the performing elephant.

Monday’s meeting of the Henning Lions Club at Oakwood had been designated as Ladies’ Night with activities getting under way at 6:30 p.m.

Several rural residents of the Henning area have reported damage to their mailboxes in recent weeks, according to Howard Trana, Henning Postmaster. He said that he has had about 25 reports from rural residents whose mailboxes have been damaged or destroyed in the past couple of weeks. Trana warned that damaging mailboxes is a federal offense and vandals could be penalized for their actions.

A 1975 graduate of Henning High School, John Thalmann, son of the Tony Thalmanns of Henning, has been notified that he has been selected to be honored in the ninth annual edition of “Who’s Who among American High School Students, 1974-1975.”

75 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 24, 1950

The Henning Advocate

The Henning High School Band, under the baton of its summer director, Thomas Jacobson, will present its third and final summer concert Monday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. The concert will take place in the grandstand (after the parade) at the festival grounds, where it will occupy the initial spot in the afternoon grandstand festivities.

Parades, free acts, thrilling rides, concessions, exhibits, tug o’ war, and other features are on tap for Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 21 and 22.

Keith Canton, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Canton of Minneapolis, had a narrow escape from serious injury Friday when he fell 20 feet into an abandoned well. Keith was out exploring with some other boys near Sanda’s Beach when the mishap occurred. Rotten boards on which he was standing gave way and he plunged down the narrow shaft. His playmates ran for help and they pulled him out with a rope.

100 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 27, 1925

The Henning Advocate

The hunt for Martinus Grefsrud who shot and killed his wife near Hawley Monday of last week, ended Sunday when the body of the slayer was found in a strip of bushland at a point where neighbors said they had heard a shot earlier in the week. The sheriff of Clay County had passed by the body within a few feet earlier in the week without seeing it. Grefsrud shot his wife while she was sitting in her home. He fled and a crippled daughter crawled to the road and beat on a pan and shouted until help came.

Emil Ahlen, supervisor at the state hospital has just recently returned from northern Europe after spending five weeks in the principal cities of Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark. His trip was cut short owing to the fact that he could not travel on a small boat because of seasickness.