5 years ago

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

With her parents, Melanie and Chris Dague looking on, as well as girls basketball coach Mike Hepola, Ellie Dague signed her Letter of Intent to play basketball for North Dakota State University next season. Dague would go on to become the Henning’s all-time leading scorer and became the first person to ever eclipse the 2,000 point mark. 

During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, the Henning City Council heard from Bob Schlieman of Apex Engineering about the 2nd St. and Inman St. road projects. Schlieman gave an update on the 2nd St. utility and street improvement project after a preliminary design survey regarding the project was completed on 2nd St. from School Ave. to Balmoral Ave. The project was estimated to cost $1.74 million, but would now be eligible for Public Facilities Authority (PFA) funding at just 1 percent after the state recently passed a bonding bill.

Loris Sandahl, age 85,  bagged one of her biggest bucks ever during the opening morning of deer hunting on Nov. 7. While Sandahl typically spends every opening weekend in the deer stand on her family’s land in rural Henning, she was thinking of taking the year off after moving to Clay County. As a result of the move the avid hunter needed to trade her trusty rifle for a shotgun and wasn’t sure if that was a sign to hang up her orange jacket for one fall. About a half hour after sun up during the deer opener, a large 8-point buck came walking near her stand.

25 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2000

The Henning Advocate

The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs beat the Wolfpack in Henning Friday with a shutout, 41-0. Dave Moll was one of Coach Seipkes’ players of the week for his five rushes for 94 yards. The Bulldogs will head to the Twin Cities to play Moose Lake/Willow River at the Metrodome Friday. Charter fan busses are filling up fast.

The District Seven U.S. Representative race brought in nearly 69 percent of the vote for Democrat Collin C. Peterson. Republican Party candidate Glen Menze brought just over 29 percent of the vote for the District. Otter Tail County election margins were very similar to that of the District registering over 65 percent of the vote for Peterson and 32.50 percent for Menze.

The first weekend of the 2000 deer hunting season brought in numbers higher than those recorded last year in the surrounding area. Reports from Denny’s Conoco, Tom’s Standard, Carr’s, Koep’s Clitherall Corner and Big Foot Gas & Grocery indicate greater deer activity this year. Although the numbers are up, not too many large deer have been registered.

50 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 16, 1975

The Henning Advocate

The Henning High School band members, in roles as wooden soldiers, seem to be run down, but they will wound up again for their first indoor marching band concert to be presented Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Henning School auditorium.

Navy Fireman Apprentice Jeffrey J. Spanswick of Ottertail, has reported for duty aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway, home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan. Spanswick was a 1974 graduate of Henning High School, he joined the Navy in April 1975.

Chosen to captain the Henning girls’ basketball team this year were seniors Kendra Samuelson and Wendy Skjegstad. The girls will begin their season November 17 at home against Frazee.

75 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 17, 1950

The Henning Advocate

According to Lowell Haugen, director, the senior class of the Henning High School will present a three-act mystery comedy, “Man on the Stairs,” at the auditorium Friday, December 1 at 8 p.m. The cast has been working on the play for the last two weeks and they can’t wait for opening day.

Vernon Vik, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Selmer Vik of this place, was seriously injured Friday noon at Portland, N.D., in a gas explosion. According to reports received here, Vernon was cutting car bodies with an acetylene torch when the mishap occurred. In some way the supply hose was cut and the gas exploded. He was badly burned about the face and head and is hospitalized at Mayville, N.D. No further report has been received as to his condition.

James E. Gaustad, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gaustad, of Vining, is attending an aviation specialist course in the Technical Training Center, Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. Pfc. Gaustad will attend the Chanute school for approximately 24 weeks and upon successful completion of his course, will be reassigned to a permanent Air Force base. Gaustad has been in the military service one year and has received medals for carbine and pistol marksmanship.

100 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 19, 1925

The Henning Advocate

One of the most pleasant affairs that has occurred here for a long time was the Farmers-Businessmen’s “Get-to-gether” at the city hall on Friday night. Some real good things and lots of them were on the program, which attracted a packed house. The affair gave our merchant and farmer friends an opportunity to “rub elbows” and thus increase more cordial feelings, if such a thing were possible.

The dedication of the new Henning creamery occurred today, November 11. The program opened at 11:30 a.m. with a free lunch. A fine program was rendered, and an outstanding number in it was the address by Prof. John Brandt of Litchfield, Minnesota. Mr. Brandt talk was along the value of creameries to a community.

Land O’Lakes Butter is selling for 51 to 52 cents on the large Eastern market. Poor butter, is selling at from 44 to 46 cents on these same markets. Good butter encourages greater consumption and makes a greater demand, and demand makes the price.

In Minneapolis funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Angeline Gervais, 105 years old, a resident of Minnesota for nearly 95 years, the third of Minnesota’s oldest inhabitants to die within two months, and the second of Minnesota’s oldest women to die within 10 days.