5 years ago

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

Henning and Ottertail area voters turned out in a big way on Tuesday. Over 475 votes were cast in the City of Henning and 400 in Ottertail last week. Henning Mayor Darren Wiese was re-elected to a second term after defeating challenger Tammy Fosse by a 253-220 margin, or 53.26 percent to 46.32 percent of the vote. For a spot on the Henning City Council, Scott Hart was elected with 243 votes with Wes Johnson in second place with 165 votes.  There were two spots open on the council. In Ottertail, Ron Grobeck defeated Jill Carlson by a 220-173 margin for the position of Ottertail Mayor. Janet Hill and Michael Windey were elected to the two open spots on the Ottertail City Council with 233 and 207 votes respectively.

The first-ever H-545 dollar-for-dollar challenge is entering its final weeks. Despite all of the challenges people have faced with COVID-19, the Henning H-545 Foundation has raised $31,093 in its quest to raise $50,000 in 2020. The $50,000 goal was sparked by a challenge from an anonymous donor in late 2019. As part of the challenge the donor would match dollar-for-dollar all of the money raised by the H-545 Foundation in 2020 up to $50,000.

  County commissioners, on Nov. 3 while hearing from County Human Services Director Deb Sjostrom, expressed concern regarding financial cuts from state and federal government as a result of COVID-19 and decreased revenues. Counties such as Otter Tail County are responsible for human services programs such as food and housing assistance. Counties historically have received state and federal assistance, but those dollars are being stretched due to the pandemic.

25 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2000

The Henning Advocate

On Thursday, November 2 at 7:07 a.m., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call regarding a single vehicle accident on County Road One in Ottertail. The vehicle had left the road and hit a grove of trees along the road. The driver of the vehicle, Robert Hess of Wadena, was found dead at the scene. Hess, age 45, was the owner of Hess Motors located on Highway 108 in Ottertail. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle.

The “tail” in Ottertail must be saved. “I think it’s in everyone’s interest that we save it,” lamented council member Lee Sherman. “It’s how this place was named.” The council was discussing the peninsula strip of land that forms the tail of land along Ottertail Lake. Jack Krogman is the current owner of a piece of property along the tail, and the water is breaking through the strip of land on his property. Krogman wants to repair the land, and has already paid for engineering studies on how to best make the repair.

“Who let the dogs out?” That’s the question Breckenridge Cowboys are still asking themselves after last Friday night’s loss to the new Section 6AA Champions, the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs. And now its only one more step until the Metrodome for OTC. The Bulldogs are inching their way ever closer to a trip downstate and a win this Friday in State Quarterfinals will given them that chance.

50 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 9, 1975

The Henning Advocate

John Prigge of Henning, a junior at Moorhead State University, assisted MSU president Roland Grove on the MSU campus on October 24th. The community was one of some 50 northwestern Minnesota and neighboring North Dakota communities that participated in the 1975 MSU Homecoming event.

Henning and Ottertail firemen responded to a fire at the Allen Alberg farm in Leaf Lake Township last Wednesday afternoon when the blaze destroyed 900 bales of straw and a feed room-chicken coop, burned a corner of the barn and charred Alberg’s silo. Also damaged was the front end of the Land O’Lakes truck from which Clarence Sparks was unloading feed at the time he discovered the fire. The local fire department estimated the damage at approximately $2,500.

Henning police chief Lee Traves got his picture taken with the city’s new police car purchased by the Henning City Council after bids were opened at the September meeting.

Gary Greenwood of rural Henning shot an elk and two deer which he brought back from a hunting trip in Montana last week.

75 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 10, 1950

The Henning Advocate

Frank Astroth, president of the Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ Association, presents the Purebred Jersey Calf to Vera Wiebe of the Ottertail Jolly Workers 4-H Club, as the winner in the state contest to determine the outstanding Jersey Calf Club member for 1950.

Last Sunday in the United church at the 11 a.m. worship service seven young people were confirmed in their Christian faith. One member of the class, Lloyd Ronning, was baptized at this service also. Being confirmed were: Betty Barker, Dale Johnson, Bernard Wangen, Marcella Torgerson, Marlys Jensen and Sharon Wastad.

100 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 12, 1925

The Henning Advocate

Numerous Halloween parties have been in evidence in the grades the past week. The five lower grades all had parties on Friday afternoon and the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders are having theirs on Thursday night. The sixth grade has been at work on original advertisements the past week. The Civics class has been enjoying a classroom tour thru various points of interest in the U.S. lately, visiting such points at New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Chicago, including parts of Montana, Pikes Peak, etc.