Looking Back
News from Bertha's and Hewitt's Pasts
25 Years Ago
September 3, 1997
Gary Kleen and Galen Schultz, members of the Bertha Fire Department and Bertha Ambulance crew, trained with other area emergency personnel on Tuesday, August 26 in Eagle Bend during a mock disaster drill.
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The Bertha-Hewitt Bears started their season off the right way Thursday with an impressive 29-6 victory over Royalton. Though a bit nervous at the start, the young Bears calmed down and played very good ball. They rolled up over 340 yards of offense while holding the Royals to less than 140.
75 Years Ago
September 4, 1947
The largest opening day enrollment in the school’s history was 319 pupils from the first through the 12th grades, 144 elementary students and 175 high school students.
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An unfortunate accident took place on the school grounds at recess when Bruce Will fell on a piece of glass and severed an artery and several veins and tendons in his left wrist. Because of the extreme delicacy of making the necessary repairs, Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Will took him to Minneapolis where the operation was performed. According to reports, Bruce had been on the teeter-totter and jumped off, landing on his hands and feet. Evidently, someone had carelessly broken a pop bottle and failed to pick up the pieces.