5 years ago

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

Henning School students and staff members have been creative this fall in how to make school as normal as possible in light of COVID-19. While much of the day-to-day learning has changed only slightly, other parts of the day like library time has dramatically changed. For example, librarian Pam Wiese goes to the elementary rooms individually to have story time and library check out each week. Music classes have also moved outside when the weather has allowed as the students play music games that incorporate paper, rock scissors, as well as play their musical instruments near the hollow. 

The 50-year-old underground fuel tank at the Henning airport was taken out of the ground last week by Brogard’s Plumbing, Heating and Excavating. The tank will be replaced by an above ground fuel tank system. The state of Minnesota funded 70 percent of the project, with the local airport funds making up the remaining portion of the balance. 

County commissioners, on Sept. 22, expressed support for Otter Tail Power Company’s plans to build a nearly 50-megawatt solar farm on land around the soon-to-be-retired Hoot Lake Plant on the east side of Fergus Falls. Hoot Lake Solar will include around 170,000 solar panels, generating enough energy to power approximately 10,000 homes every year.

25 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2000

The Henning Advocate

While looking at the numbers of students who attend District 545 and the numbers who choose to enroll elsewhere, it is clear that open enrollment is not a positive phrase in the Henning District. Board members accepted a few more open enrollees at last week’s meeting, but lamented the students that have left the district. The board was given up-to-date figures at the board meeting, which also included a decision on the preliminary budget figures.

A court decision last year in which a judge would not accept a guilty plea from two deer hunters charged with trespassing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Land in Rice County has resulted in changes of enforcement of the state’s trespass law. Randy Evans, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) western regional enforcement captain at New Ulm, said the court case revolved around two deer hunters who were cited by a DNR conservation officer for trespassing on CRP land.

When the Bookmobile stops in town, it quickly fills up with avid readers looking for a great novel or new ideas from non-fiction. 

50 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 25, 1975

The Henning Advocate

This is what was left of the car driven by Gary Zarn of Henning after local firemen put out a fire under the hood of the car, which was parked near Trana’s Highway Co. No one was in the vehicle when the fire broke out.

Mail has been dispatched from a new building in Ottertail since September 8 when the staff moved into the new facilities, according to Mrs. Jim (Pat) Ahlfs, Ottertail postmistress. The move to the recently completed building next to the Ottertail Cafe was made from the old post office located in a building rented from Fred Ehlers and located across the street from the Union 76 station. The postmistress stated that some new equipment and finishing touches are yet to be added before an open house can be planned for sometime in October.

John W. Clear of Henning was among 41 veterans of World War II to whom the China War Memorial Medal and Ribbon were presented on Saturday at the Ramada Inn in Ames, Iowa. The medals were given by the Republic of China for military service in China during World War II. 

Offer of the medal was made by the Chinese government in September of 1945, at a time when the war had ended and everyone was thinking about going home. Apparently, the circular authorizing it was lost in the files, and appropriate action was never completed until this year. 

Most persons eligible were never aware of the award. The presentation in Iowa was made by Earl O. Cullum of Dallas, Texas, national commander of the China-Burna-India Veterans’ Association.

75 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 22, 1950

The Henning Advocate

Ray Doolittle, on his first day on the job for Home and Farm Supply Tuesday, crushed the second finger on his left hand and has to have it amputated at the first joint. The accident occurred when he was handling an expansion tank and tripped on a hose. Ray had been formerly employed at the Thiel Feed Service.

William Mauk has sold his cafe, the Town Clock in Henning, to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kolle of Elbow Lake. The new owners have been redecorating and remodeling. They plan to re-open the business soon.

100 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 24, 1925

The Henning Advocate

By making several hits on the bull’s eye at ranges from 200 to 600 yards while at target practice at Quantico, Va., George O. Rortvedt of Henning, recently qualified as an expert rifleman in the Marine Corps, according to an official target bulletin issued at Marine Corps headquarters here. He will be awarded an expert rifleman’s medal and received an increase in pay.

George lived at the home of his parents at Henning before he joined the Marine Corps at Minneapolis several months ago. For a while he was stationed at Parris Island, S.C., later being assigned to duty at Quantico.

A copy of “The Trailmaker” by Carl A. Winther, a former member of the Henning School, has reached this office. It is published monthly at Los Angeles and represents the Lone Scouts of America. Carl was always enthusiastic over scoutdom and threatened to at some future time publish a paper of the sort he has just gotten out.