Dusting off the Archives
News from Verndale's Past
75 Years Ago, September 18, 1947
• Although a small turnout was evident at the regular Commercial Club meeting last Monday evening, a spirited meeting developed, and much interest was shown in work to be done in the future. The first new business to come up at the meeting was to elect two new officers, that of the secretary and another officer on the executive board. The secretary’s job was left vacant by Ray Gadaire who left to attend college, and the other vacancy on the board was by Bob Anderson who also left for college. Everett Davis was voted in unanimously for the secretary’s job and Dell Gibbs was unanimously chosen to serve on the board.
•The meeting of the Lone Pine Troop was called to order by Merlyne Aldrich, patrol leader. Roll call was taken and dues collected. Our girl scout troop will sell Forget-Me-Nots on Saturday, September 20. This and the sale of candy bars and popcorn at basketball games were discussed as new business. The food sale was old business. Our next meeting will be a party for our troop at the Legion Hall next Monday evening.
•A personal injury case arising out of an accident at a logging camp near Motley on February 16, 1947, was tried before the district court jury at Wadena last week and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, Herbert Youngbauer, in the sum of $3500. The plaintiff was represented by Bradford and Kennedy of Wadena and the defendant, Simon Kern, by M. Robb of Minneapolis.
40 Years Ago, September 23, 1982
•Trenches were dug and concrete footings poured Monday for the new addition to Verndale’s fire hall. Concrete blocks were laid Tuesday. Bids were opened and let for the 34’ x 64’ addition at last week’s recessed council meeting. Construction is expected to be completed in approximately two weeks. The total cost of the shell only is $11,383.
•Lorraine Otto, By-Laws Chairperson for the PTSA, presented each of the new Verndale officers with an oak leaf, symbolizing them as members of the large oak tree in an installation ceremony Monday in the school library. Otto presented to JoAnn Perish, the new president, Treasurer Luetta Ganz, Secretary Shirley Kopischke, and Vice President Hedvig Meister.
• Candidates for homecoming queen this year are: Robin Adams and her escort Dan Schultz, Angie Peterson and her escort Harlan Schmidt, Margaret Runyan and her escort Brad Hahn. The coronation will take place next Monday evening at 8 p.m., in the school auditorium. The bonfire this year will be held following the volleyball game on Tuesday evening. The homecoming parade will wind its way downtown at 12:45 p.m. Friday.
15 Years Ago, September 19, 2007
•September 4 marks a new beginning for kids everywhere. It is the first day of school and many children are excited to get back to their friends and the activities the new school year brings. But for Mark Helle, the new school year means a whole lot more. Last year he faced many struggles associated with a rare disease which kept him from the normal activities an average eighth grader would do. He most likely had a disease known as Wegener’s Granulomatosis that affects several body systems, primarily affecting the respiratory tract and kidneys and causing inflammation of the blood vessels.
•The lady Pirates volleyball team got a little bit of a break last week with just one match held on Thursday, September 13. Although the girls lost the match to New York Mills 3-1, Coach Kelly Youngbauer isn’t giving up hope that these girls can still pull off wins in the future. Fewer mistakes were made during the match but New York Mills had some strong attacks on Verndale, and they were unable to dig them all up.
•A few of the veterans who came to the Verndale School’s Patriot Day luncheon were Sam Goddard, who served in the Army for three years and served in the Vietnam War; Marvin Runyan, Army, two years and served in the Korean War; Elmer Weise, who served in the Army for two years and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan; Florian Schmidt who served in the Army two years, and served in WWII; and Ryan Rivers served four years in the Army and was in operation Iraqi Freedom.
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