5 years ago

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020

Citizen’s Advocate

The Henning Stitchers are doing their part in helping to make surgery a little easier for children across the region by creating unique surgical hats. There are at least four local people who are making the surgical hats for children. The hats attempt to give children something more stylish and fun to wear on their head as they prepare for surgery, as opposed to the conventional mundane hats adults wear in the surgery center. 

It wasn’t enough for Michel Stueve to simply have a raspberry and black berry patch at his farm in rural Henning. The longtime resident need something more, or better yet, some way to help others who are less fortunate and in need of assistance. So with every berry that is harvested from his farm in rural Henning, Stueve is one step closer to not only providing healthy food options to the immediate area, but spreading mission work to African counties half a world away.

25 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 28, 2000

The Henning Advocate

Three area residents were killed early Saturday evening when their car was struck by a motorist who failed to stop at a stop sign. James Alzheimers, 47 of Richville, was driving east bound along County Road 54 near Rush Lake when his vehicle was struck broadside by an ‘87 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Charles Meeks, 20, of New York Mills. Meeks, traveling south on 500th Avenue, failed to yield to the stop sign and struck Alzheimers ’97 Geo LSI around 7 p.m., according to authorities.

The H-545 Foundation, a non-profit corporation affiliated with the Dollars for Scholars program, will hold its annual meeting Monday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Kountry Korner Kafe. The Foundation is fast approaching the $250,000 mark in earnings for scholarships for area students. “The Fund will continue to grow,” states Dave Holmgren, President of the Foundation. “So it is important to maintain its continuity for the health of the fund.”

50 years ago

Thursday, Nov. 30, 1975

The Henning Advocate

The Thanksgiving holiday tends to remind people to think about the things for which they should give thanks. Curious about what Henning’s younger students in the Vining building were thankful for, we conducted personal interviews with the youngsters this week. 

Second grader, Scott Hart said, “I am thankful for vacation, turkey, Christmas, Santa Claus, police, hospitals, fire department and ambulance.” Tim Fiskum said, “I am thankful for Mom and Dad, my pet, my friends, my house and the sun.”

City employee Eldor Hagen was still busy scooping snow off of Henning’s main street on Monday of this week as other members of the city crew hauled away some of the evidence of last week’s first snowstorm of the season.

75 years ago

Thursday, Dec. 1, 1950

The Henning Advocate

The sacred rite of confirmation was held at the morning service in United Lutheran church last Sunday. The four adults who confessed their Christian faith were Mrs. Gordon Svarvari, Louis Downing, Roy Lindquist and Fred Vaughan. The latter three in this group will join the Elmo Lutheran church next Sunday at the 9 a.m. service.

Mrs. John Strommen entered the Wright hospital in Fergus Falls on Thursday, Nov. 16. She suffered a fractured hip when falling in her home Wednesday of last week. Saturday she underwent surgery and is getting along fine. She is Abel to be up I na wheelchair for a short time.

A special event is in store for children of this community Saturday, Dec. 2, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon when Santa Claus comes to Henning to greet the kiddies. Besides St. Nickolas’ arrival to touch the holiday season, local businessmen are supplying a bag of treats to all youngsters this Saturday. On a an inside full page ad is a list of other Henning Christmas events.

100 years ago

Thursday, Dec. 3, 1925

The Henning Advocate

The lakes of the county froze over the first of November, but the larger lakes, including Otter Tail and West Battle reopened during the fine weather that followed. They froze over again on the nights of the 20th and 21st. This is just about the average time that the lakes freeze over in this section of the state.

The meeting was held in the school house, Dist. 140, the building was packed with members and friends from country and city. Lloyd Thomas, the popular young man in this section was re-elected president as he had proven so satisfactory and successful during the last year. Knut Myhra was elected Secretary and Oscar Moen Treasurer.

Mrs. Sheldon M. Rector, wife of the editor of the Deer Creek Mirror, died suddenly at eight o’clock this Thursday morning from heart trouble and other complications from which she has suffered for a long time past. Mrs. Rector has been virtually an invalid for the past 14 months. She rallied and was up about a month ago, but during that past week has been very seriously ill. Mrs. Rector was a most estimable woman and will be sadly missed in the community as well as in her home circle.