5 years ago

Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

Dozens of painted rocks have been hidden throughout Henning recently as a way to share inspirational messages and custom paintings. The new Henning rocks program was borrowed from a similar program in Walker, Minn. The program gives people the chance to search for hidden rocks in the community, which they then hide again so another group of people can search for the one-of-a-kind rocks.

Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Henning School will continue with in-person classes for the foreseeable future. Last week Otter Tail County’s 14-day COVID-19 number  per 10,000 residents jumped from 8.79 from Aug. 9-22 to 11.9 from Aug. 16-29, which  is above the guidelines set forth by the state for in-person learning at the high school level.

Ava Eckhoff, who is the daughter of Tim and Tether Eckhoff of rural Henning, created gift bags for all of the residents at Willow Creek as part of a community service project. The project was part of an elaborate community service program created by Courtney Wiese as part of the Phillips Scholarship program. As part of the program, several local teenagers worked as a group on community service projects this summer and then organized and completed a community service project of their own.

25 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 13, 2000

The Henning Advocate

Kory Love has faced many trials over the past few months. A 1981 graduate of Battle Lake High School, Love is battling a rare infection called nocardia pneumonia and friends and family are rallying behind him while he faces unknown odds of gaining his health back and surviving the disease. Love became sick more than three months ago and began a trek, seeing specialists in several different hospitals and facing diagnosis after diagnosis. During these three months, he has experienced vision loss, ambulatory problems and severe nausea.

Four new teachers began the school year at Henning School District. Tracy Hegarty graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1997 and has taught in the Motley-Staples school district. She will teach Biology, Chemistry and Physical Science. Josh Hennegir graduated from Concordia College earlier this year and is teaching eighth grade math, as well as leading the elementary Gifted and Talented program. Nicole Vetter also graduated from Concordia College this year and teaches physical education. She also coaches the Henning Hornets Volleyball team. French instructor, Barbara Wurtz is also new to the district.

50 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 18, 1975

The Henning Advocate

An odor of smoke in the Local Gas Co. office in Henning caused some concern early Tuesday morning when the local fire department was called to investigate. After an electrician’s inspection, the office radio unit was determined to be the source of the smoke, a fire department spokesman reported. No fire broke out inside the building however, and no other damage resulted.

Filing for three positions on the Henning City Council to be filled in this year’s election will open on Tuesday, Sept. 23, according to Hazel Rodman, city clerk. Terms expiring this year are those of Mayor F. S. Trites and trustees Len Dreyer and Herman Deckert. Residents of Henning wishing to file for an office may do so with Mrs. Rodman from September 23 to October 7, which is the last day to file. City officials will be chosen in the November 4th election.

Members of the Henning City Council met in special session Friday morning to make a decision regarding the replacement of the city’s police car. The council voted to purchase a 1976 Matador from Jim Goetz Motors of Wadena at a trade difference of $3,323. The new four door police vehicle will be a medium blue metallic and will replace the 1971 Ford currently being used by local police officers.

75 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 15, 1950

The Henning Advocate

The Rev. Arthur E. Beck, of Walverton, accepted the call extended to him by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and will take over his duties here early in October. Pastor Beck is a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and has served parishes at Foley, Minn. and Wolverton.

The Henning businessmen and the members of Post No. 18 American Legion will strut their stuff and demonstrate their dramatic abilities in an all male cast of “All Star Wedding” at the Henning High School auditorium Friday evening at 8 o’clock.

100 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 17, 1925

The Henning Advocate

The identity of the man found hanging to a limb of a tree on Stony Point, E. Battle Lake, is believed to have been found. A grip was found a distance from the body containing articles of clothing, evidently belonging to the suicide, which with what had already been learned of him and his actions indicated that he was Norman E. Anderson, a 20-year-old student of Grary, N.D. The initials “N.E.A.” were found in it, together with books and papers showing that he had attended school.

In June some people in Battle Lake village noticed the peculiar action of a young man on the streets there that tallied with the description of the dead man’s clothes. Other young people attending the Fargo college knew a Norman E. Anderson there. His parents were communicated with at Grary and it was learned from them that the son was missing since June.