Dusting off the Archives
News from Verndale's Past
75 Years Ago, August 25, 1949
• We have been informed this week that Frank Koplin, well known here and recently of Henning, has bought the River Inn at Aldrich from Len Lesnau and Don Wruck with possession to take place September 1. We wish Mr. Lesnau and Mr. Wruck luck in whatever their new venture will be, and also extend best wishes to Mr. Koplin.
• Senator Hubert Humphrey informed us this week that Congress has appropriated $83.5 million for the 1949-50 school term lunch program. This is $8.5 million more than was available last year. The school lunch appropriation is made available by Congress to help schools serve nutritious noon-day lunches at a price the family can afford to pay.
• The St. Frederick’s church is serving their big harvest dinner this coming Sunday. The menu consists of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, baked beans, celery, carrots, pickles, jelly, cabbage slaw, sliced tomatoes, apple or lemon pie and coffee. Adults $1, children under 12 are 50 cents. Serving will start shortly before noon.
40 Years Ago, August 29, 1984
• Planning a trip to the State Fair? You might want to schedule a trip to the 4-H building to take in the Arts-In Program, especially since Verndale youth are involved. Matt LeFevre is a student director and did some choreography and sets for the play, while Ken Waismen is the star performer in a musical “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”.
• Painting the museum was the main topic on the agenda for the Verndale Historical Society at its meeting held last Thursday at the museum. Thirteen were in attendance and were in agreement of hiring professionals to do the work. Farmland Industries, through Central Minnesota Feeders Co-op., Inc., has offered a good quality paint for the job and Lions Club members have indicated they might be willing to make a donation toward the labor. It is hoped the project could be completed this fall.
• Spearheading this year’s volleyball team will be these five returning letter winners: Michelle Stinar, Joneen Rousslang, Jennifer Ninneman, Peg Hokanson and Kim Trosen. Forty-three girls in grades 7-12 reported for practice this year. It’s a young team that expects to give its opponents a run for their money.
15 Years Ago, August 27, 2009
• The Homestead Veterinary Clinic in Aldrich, owned and operated by Dr. Bridget King, can do a lot to fix your pet’s paws. King belongs to an organization that she founded in 1998 and is now the president. The organization is called PAWS which stand for Pets Abandoned Wanting Support within Minnesota.
• As most of you may know, the fiber optics being laid in Verndale has been going on for some time now and it will continue here in Verndale and Nimrod until 2010, which is the estimated completion date, according to Operations Manager Sheldon Sagedahl of West Central Telephone Association.
• Dean Uselman, city of Wadena economic development director, appeared before the Wadena County Commissioners to ask for county help in his quest to redevelop the space now occupied by the 1912 era former Wensman Seed Building. Uselman said that although the Burlington Northern Railroad owned the land, the building was originally owned by Wensman Seed Company. Later, Ray Crowll operated Wadena Feed Supply at that location. Next, a business called Wadena Ag and Pet Supply was there, and after that, the building was vacant. Uselman did not supply any dates for when these businesses existed.
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