5 years ago

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

Mary Brinkman and Sue Kohler may not technically sew old wool into gold, but they are awfully close. The two sisters, who both have cabins in the Ottertail area, have spent over six years creating mittens out of old wool sweaters. Last year their business venture, which is more of a hobby and way to help nonprofit organizations than a job, raised approximately $30,000 for nonprofit organizations and charities.

The City of Henning could get a glimpse of the magnitude of failing underground utilities on 2nd St. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, the council heard from Bob Schliemann of Apex Engineering about the need to complete a preliminary design survey. The study needs to be completed prior to winter and Schliemann said the cost of completing the work would be $7,900. 

With COVID-19 numbers increasing in the area, Henning School will begin the transition to Hybrid Learning Model #2 on Oct. 19.  The latest 14-day COVID-19 tracking numbers released by the Minnesota Department of Education showed a sharp increase in Otter Tail County COVID-19 numbers last week.

25 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2000

The Henning Advocate

Farmers across the area have been busy completing the harvest before the cold winds and snow blow.

Henning High School’s Homecoming Court was crowned Monday. Serving as this year’s Homecoming King and Queen are Troy Eckhoff and Kasey Buising. Posing for a royalty picture are Crownbearer Makenna Kaiser, Queen Kasey Buising, King Troy Eckhoff, Crownbearer James Wilds, Brooke Misegades, Sadie Stefanoc, Matt Markuson, Travis Brutlag.

Arvig Communication Systems is celebrating 50 years in the community with a variety of celebration days across the region that they serve. ACS will come to Henning next Tuesday, October 17 as part of that celebration. Area residents are invited to the celebration in Henning to meet ACS staff and executives, register for prizes and enjoy food and beverages.

The Henning Council has been reduced by one after the resignation of Barb Baslee last Tuesday, Oct. 3. Baslee was present and actively participated in last Tuesday’s Economic Development Authority and regular council meeting. After the meeting had been adjourned, Baslee gave a letter of resignation to Mayor Dick Johnson.

50 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 12, 1975

The Henning Advocate

Henning firemen were called out late Saturday afternoon when a rubbish fire got out of control and spread to a nearby wooded area. The fire was located at the Jerry Linder farm near Mason Lake. No major damage resulted.

Homecoming Royalty at Henning High School this year is queen Deb Cloeter, daughter of the Richard Cloeters of Henning, and Mark Joerger, son of the Eugene Joergers of Vining. They were crowned on Friday night. The royal court includes: Ruth Thalmann, Todd Peloquin, Sandy Miller, Ralph Hemmerlin and crown bearers John Joerger and Beth Seaver.

As filing closed Tuesday, five Henning residents had filed for the three positions of the Henning City Council, according to Hazel Rodman, city clerk. Incumbent Mayor Fillmore S. Trites and Archie Whiting filed for that two-year term, while incumbent councilman Herman Deckert and Jack Barker and Loren Thalmann filed for two, four-year trustee positions on the council. The other incumbent, Leonard Dreyer, did not file for re-election.

75 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 13, 1950

The Henning Advocate

Henning High School homecoming festivities came to a close Friday and were promptly pronounced a big success. They were touched off Thursday evening with a torchlight parade and followed the next day with a homecoming parade through the main section of Henning led by the high school band. Each high school class had a parade entry as did the “H” club and faculty. Winning float will be announced this week. Doris Ellingson was chosen queen and Delbert Brockopp, the king. They were selected by the student body.

Lafe Eycks, 62, of Backus, father of a former Henning coach, George Sacks, was killed in a hunting accident Sunday. He was on his way to hunt in a pot-hole when his hunting partner for 30 years, Don Bartholomew, stumbled. The latter’s gun discharged and struck Sycks in the back of the neck.

100 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 1, 1925

The Henning Advocate

After serving 27 years as a school teacher, Miss Mary E. Long, of Elgin, Illinois, committed suicide as a result of her being discharged by school trustees. Fourteen other teachers were dismissed at the same time, but those were rescinded when trustees were visited by a committee of citizens who demanded that other teachers be reinstated at once.

Some village boys, all aged about 12-years-old, were handed before Judge Barker one day last week, charged with committing depredations of various kinds. The boys admitted to shooting at and breaking glass insulators, shooting domestic chickens and stealing a quantity of seed from one of the local elevators. The court gave them a lecture, in which it said that any more deeds committed by them would mean the reform school. Meanwhile their liberty is restricted with a suspended sentence.