5 years ago

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021

Citizen’s Advocate

With a smile on his face and a glimmer in his eye, Dave Perreten didn’t even have his coat off last week before he began telling the story of how a kid from the small town of Henning, helped to get the NASA program off the ground—literally. With a bag full of old pictures, and even a piece of equipment that was on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission in his possession, the 1954 graduate from Henning High School helped to lay the groundwork to launch some of the first manned space crafts into outer space. It’s the type of items one doesn’t typically find in a town of 800 people, unless of course it is found in a museum. 

An expansive reconstruction project in downtown Henning will be moving forward as scheduled, despite questions about who could eventually take ownership of Highway 108/Douglas Ave. As part of the project, the City of Henning is planning to replace the underground water and sewer lines that have gone past their useful life and could begin to fail in the future. One of the biggest changes in the project is the proposed narrowing of the roadways and widening of the sidewalks in the downtown area.

The East Otter Tail County 4-H Federation Annual Meeting was held on Sunday, Jan. 17 at the Cactus in Perham. New officers were elected and 4-H recognized youth and adults for their service and achievements.  The outcome of the election for the East Otter Tail County  4-H Federation: Irene Mursu, President; James Minten, Secretary; Sara Mindermann, Treasurer, and Britney Lorzel, Officer at Large.

25 years ago

February 6, 2001

The Henning Advocate

For Sadie Stefanoc, it was not your typical Winter Carnival experience. The first to arrive, with no one there. A collision on a speeding hill. An ice storm and slippery roads. Winter Carnival for Henning’s Festival Queen was quite interesting this year. Stefanoc, a Henning High senior, attended festivities for the state’s queens last weekend. The wekeend soiree was held in the Twin Cities.

Four calls within a one and a half hour period. Every available medical emergency response member and vehicle dispatched. Vining Rescue and Tri-County called in for assistance. On the night of Tuesday, Jan. 30 this scenario was reality. And in a small community like Henning, this reality could have been a nightmare. The first unit of the Henning Ambulance Crew responded to a person who had fallen. Six crew members responded to the page, with two actually performing the transport.

Spring is quickly approaching and so are Daffodil Days. Each year, bunches of these bright spring flowers are sold to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Proceeds are used to support programs and services to cancer patients and their families. These services include information, support programs like Reach to Recovery, locally based programs and research.

50 years ago

Thursday, Feb. 1, 1976

The Henning Advocate

Oliver Strand, extension agronomist at the University of Minnesota, discussed weed control at the Parkers Prairie City Hall on Wednesday. Strand covered the chemicals used for controlling weeds in corn, small grain, edible beans and pastures. His discussion also included the cultural methods that can be used to control weeds in crops. The meeting was sponsored by the Parkers Prairie High School adult agriculture department and the East Otter Tail extension service.

75 years ago

Thursday, Feb. 2, 1951

The Henning Advocate

In spite of the severe cold, 12 members of the Park Region Camp Board were present last Wednesday at a meeting held in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Judge Walter Rogosheke of Little Falls was present and whole-heartedly consented to his appointment to the executive board.

Pending on bids—the erection of the cabins and unit lodges is planned for this summer. Much time was spent on mapping the publicity for the $65,000 state-wide collection from the camp in April.

The valedictorian of the 1951 senior class is Russell Juvrud with a high A minus average for his four years in high school. Merle Henderson won the second high salutatorian spot with a B plus average.

Other honor students are: Ardith Cordes and Virgil Cordes; tied for third and fourth places; Elizabeth Sorkness, fifth; Doris Ellingson, sixth; JoAnne Tetens, seventh; Arley Lokken, eighth; Phyllis Ricker and Wesley Skjegstad, tied for ninth and 10th places.

100 years ago

Thursday, Feb. 4, 1926

The Henning Advocate

At the first regular meeting of the Izaak Walton League, a chapter of which was organized here two weeks ago, officers for the coming year were elected Wednesday as follows: president-E.P. Tschabold, vice president-C.E. Nelson, secretary-O.L. Skorheim and treasurer-L.A. Johnson.