5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

One week after helping the Henning Hornets win the Class A state championship, Sam Fisher returned to the basketball court last weekend to participate in the 37th annual Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series. The event was held on Friday night in St. Cloud and Saturday at Macalester College. He was one of 40 basketball players from across the state to participated in the all-star series. 

Deer Creek native, and current Pequot Lakes High School Activities Director Marc Helmrichs, was named as the Class A AD of the year last week. Helmrichs was honored at an awards banquet held at Rivers Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn. on March 27.

Sheriff deputies reported that officials in Deer Creek, on March 27, reported vandalism at the city’s baseball field facilities. Graffiti was found and three doors had been kicked in at the facility.

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 31, 1999

The Henning Fire Department was called out for their first fire call of 1999 a little before 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. A fire was reported at the home of Wesley and Shirley Torkelson, just outside of town by the Henning Airport. A detached building, converted into a workshop and car stall by the Torkelsons, had started on fire. The main damage was smoke damage in the workshop area and the vehicle parked in the stall was not severely harmed. Fire Chief John Thalmann stated that the fact that Torkelson had done a good job sheet-rocking and blocking off the workshop from the car stall prevented the fire from spreading into the rest of the building. Torkelson shut the doors of the workshop after discovering the fire and then used a garden hose until the fire department could arrive. Thalmann said that the department was able to control the fire immediately.

Ottertail has always had a symbol by which it is known. Some people associate it with the legendary tail of the otter, that spit of land formed by the confluence with Otter Tail Lake and the river of the same name. Some think of it as the rightful but forsaken county seat of the county of the same name. And still others may associate the place simply with the lake of the same name, or maybe even the supper club. Whatever the case, generations to come will now be able to associate the town’s identity with something a little more concrete—well, steel mostly really, mounted on concrete pads. And that is an otter… a really big one. Late last year the Ottertail Lions Club commissioned noted grain elevator welder Ken Nyberg of Vining to create for them a statue of an otter. Nyberg complied, and last week he announced completion of the piece would come in about two weeks. And after that, Lions members Donovan Johnson and Bob Karst report, at least by fishing opener in mid-May, the steel creature will be on permanent display at a small wayside park yet to be determined exactly at the intersection of Highways 108 and 78.

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 4, 1974

Leonard and Esther Dreyer are making final preparations for the grand opening at Henning Surge in their new location at the former creamery building.

Knute Nord retired last month after working for Burlington Northern Rail Road. Nord says that he intends to continue his income tax business, but will enjoy more time for his hobby photography.

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 6, 1949

A bad fire threatened the Henning business district last Friday morning when the parts washer at the Smith and Ferweda Implement Company exploded. Mervin Stewart was washing a magneto in the machine when it suddenly exploded. Mr. Stewart was painfully burned about the hands and face, but is now getting along nicely.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 4, 1924

The English IV Class has been studying Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

The general Science class has been divided into two groups. The girls are now studying household chemistry; the boys electricity.

Mrs. R. E. Barrett, believed to be the only woman city manager in America, conducts the affairs of Warrenton, Oregon.

The Bubonic plague, which usually breaks out in China during June, made its appearance in April this year. Thousands in the interior districts have died.

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 5, 1899

The Northern Minnesota Editorial association, composing the editors of the Seventh and Sixth districts, will undoubtedly go to Walker again this summer. It is proposed to visit the scene of the late Indian War on Leach Lake and from there go to Duluth and the iron range district. The object of these trips is to giver the members an opportunity to get acquainted with our own state, and visit the portions that would most likely never be seen by the editors.

Preachers should aim to prick the heart instead of tickling the ear.

After all Dewey is wise in refusing to be a candidate for president. If he ran he would have to come home and face the hero of kissers.

Andrew Carnegie is buying fast horses. Evidently he wants to be prepared to get out of the country in short order when he sees that the crash which he has predicted is imminent.