5 years ago

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

There is perhaps no place in Otter Tail County that more closely resembles Cheers than BigFoot Gas, Grocery and Deli—well minus the actual bar of course. The bustling gas station located on Highway 210, in a town of just 80 people, is a hub of traffic throughout the day as people stop by for coffee, pizza, gas and even a piece of their famous chicken. The community staple, which has been owned by Glenn and Deb McDowell for a number of years, was sold last week to Rahn’s Oil and Propane. The company is based in central Minnesota. 

The Henning City Council took an incremental step to increase utility rates in its water, sewer and electric funds. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, the city council approved a $1 increase in the base rate for the water, sewer and electric funds, while also increasing usage rates by 1 percent in each of the funds.

25 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 6, 2000

The Henning Advocate

Henning School held an open house for students and parents last week and everyone enjoyed getting to see their classroom and old friends. Media specialist Linda Nyhus pointed out some items of interest for Laura Chock. Laura said she was excited to get back to school and see her friends.

Both a festival coordinator and a parade coordinator are currently being sought by the Henning Chamber of Commerce. Both of these are paid positions, and the coordinators will report to the Henning Chamber during organization of the events scheduled for July 2001.

This year, September 12 is Primary Day in Minnesota. The primary serves to allow the major political parties to narrow the number of their candidates for a particular office to just one who then will face the opposition from the other political parties in the general election.

50 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 11, 1975

The Henning Advocate

The Henning City Council hired an engineer to assist in the planning of a street improvement project and to work on the city landfill project. Wallace Huber of Fergus Falls was hired by the council to replace Donald Ronning, who resigned recently to move to another location. Huber will serve as the city’s consultant regarding engineering services for local street improvements and to rework the landfill project so it meets Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permit requirements.

New signs identifying the new home of the Henning Home Bakery and Coffee Shop were put up and painted recently. The new owner of the former Pikal’s Market, Gary Hanebuth, recently had a window sign painted identifying the meat market as Gary’s Sausage Emporium. And a new business in Henning, Dick’s Carpeting, has located in the building next to the post office and now has a new sign up.

Carl Peterson, custodian at the Henning Public School for 23 years, was honored on his retirement by other school personnel last Thursday and was presented with a monetary gift. Making the presentation was Richard Johnson.

75 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 8, 1950

The Henning Advocate

School will open officially on Tuesday, September 5th at 9:00 a.m. and close at noon the first day. The high school classes will assemble in their home rooms or in rooms assigned to them until 9 a.m. at which time they will pass down to the auditorium for general registration. After that classes will meet for short intervals so that text books can be handed out and assignments made.

The two new teachers for the 1950-51 school year are Beatrice V. Winkler and Lowell T. Haugen. Beatrice is from Neche, N.D. and she will replace Mrs. Clayton Johnson at second and third grade teacher. Lowell will replace Mrs. K. W. Anderson as senior high school English, dramatics, and speech instructor.

The Henning football team opened their initial work-outs in preparation for the 1950 grid season last week under coach Jerome Schempf, and are continuing their practice sessions. The athletes and their coach are eyeing their first game with the championship Browerville team here September 15th with enthusiasm.

100 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 10, 1925

The Henning Advocate

While members of Jack Kane’s Orchestra returned from lunch at Alexandria they found their Dodge to be gone along with $200 worth of instruments. After an unsuccessful search it became evident that the car was stolen. The police at Osakis were notified of the loss and they responded they had the car, it having been abandoned there.

The infantile paralysis epidemic seems to have about run its course in the village, although it will be sometime yet before the car exercises by parents will, or should be relaxed. This is the third week of the scourge, which has left its trail of dead and maimed and it is probably that the worst is now over. In some of the country districts suspected cases have been reported, but immediate recognition of the disease and a just horror of its consequences will do much to check its spread. -Perham Bulletin