5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018

One month after Henning School Athletic Director and boys basketball coach Randy Misegades talked about a drastic decrease in participants in boys basketball, the Henning School Board formed an athletic exploratory committee. The committee will explore the possibility of combining with another school district for the remaining Henning- only sports of boys and girls basketball and volleyball. 

Taxpayers in the Henning School District will see a slight decrease in the school portion of their tax statement next year. During its regularly scheduled meeting, the Henning School Board approved its 2019 tax levy, which will decrease approximately $10,000, or just over 1 percent. Henning Superintendent Mike Rowe said one of the reasons the taxes will decrease is due to a higher student population than its budget for students.

It may have a new location, but the mission of the Deer Creek Food Shelf hasn’t changed—helping a family fill their cupboard and pantry in a time of need.The food shelf, which began several years ago by members of Joyful Spirit church in Deer Creek, has been relocated to the Deer Creek School after the church building was sold last summer.

The City of Henning will wait at least one more month before filling an open public utility position. During a special meeting last week, the Henning City Council approved waiting to fill a fourth utility department position until at least the January meeting.  The open position came after Ben Oseien resigned from the city at the end of November. Henning Utilities Supervisor Scott Grabe asked the council to move forward with hiring a fourth person to add to the utility department. Grabe said the workload has dictated a need for filling the position. 

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Dec. 30, 1998

Wind-blown snow descended upon the region last week, just in time to make a white Christmas for all. Fortunately, neither the snowfall nor the winds were so great that travel was hampered in any real way.

It was just over 30 years ago that Ginny Wallevand’s two boys were finally both in school full-time, and she decided it was time for something new. The choice then was to become an aide at the school, where she would be closer to her children, yet still gainfully employed at a job she loves to this day—being a mom. But that was 30 years ago, and once again it is time for something new. That’s why Wallevand has decided to close the book on her years as a teacher’s aide in the Henning School system, so she and her husband Jim—who recently retired after selling his Henning service station this past summer—can spend more time at home, more time with friends and family, and just generally spend less time working. Looking back on her three decades in the local school system, Wallevand said she will surely miss the children she has come to enjoy working with as an aide—or paraprofessional as they are now known, most recently in the Title 1 program under Title 1 teacher Elma Keskitalo.

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Dec. 27, 1973

An undetermined amount of cash was taken from the cash register at Kimber’s Cafe in Henning sometime during the night when the thieves entered the building.

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Dec. 30, 1948

The Baptist Young people enjoyed a sleigh ride party last Tuesday evening.

The Irvin Cordes’ family won first place in the Henning lighting contest.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Dec. 27, 1923

All the automobile owners and their families in this section appeared to be assembled in the streets of Henning last Saturday evening, the occasion being the community Christmas tree and entertainment. There was estimated to be somewhere near 2,500 people gathered at the intersection of Douglas and Second Street around the towering and gorgeously bedecked Christmas tree.

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Dec. 29, 1898

The prince of Wales presided at a meeting of eminent scientists convened by him to wage war on tuberculosis in London.

The London Daily Mail says it credits the report that Australia will join with Canada in defraying the cost of a Pacific cable.

A fund has been opened at London to make provision for the widow and children of Harold Frederick, American correspondent who are destitute.

The announcement that the silk manufacturers of the United States are rapidly increasing the expiration of their products adds interest to some recently compiled statements by the treasury bureau of statistics regarding the silk manufactures and importations and exportations of this country during the past few years. These figures show that the manufacture of silk in this country has increased enormously, that the imports of manufactured silk have meantime been greatly reduced, and the exportations of silk manufactures are now increasing very rapidly the total exports for the present calendar year being more than 50 percent in excess of the corresponding months of last year, and for the full year will be six times as much as in 1890.

A loquacious friend os often worse than a discreet enemy.

It may be cowardly to kick a man when he’s down but it’s sometimes necessary in order to get him up.