Looking Back
News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts
25 Years Ago
September 22, 1999
Nineteen ninety-nine marks the 100th year that Trinity Lutheran Church has been a part of Hewitt’s history. This coming weekend the congregation will be holding a special weekend of activities designed to celebrate their 100 years of God’s love and grace. The events begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, at the Hewitt Community Center with a confirmation reunion and picnic supper. There will be a concert featuring Brothers and Sisters in Christ, a group of gospel singers from the Bertha-Hewitt area.
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Bertha Chief of Police Dave Cowlishaw submitted a letter of resignation to the city council at the September meeting. Cowlishaw has accepted a position at Cook, Minnesota. He said, “It was a hard decision to make. I want to thank everybody for what they’ve done for myself and my family.”
50 Years Ago
June 2, 1949
At their first fall meeting, members of the Bertha Fire Department went on record in favor of giving public notice that cars should pull over to the side and stop when the fire siren sounds. A near accident the last time the truck was called out prompted this action, Fire Chief Bill Cary said.
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A Bertha farmer is in critical condition at the University Hospital suffering from third degree burns received while filling the gasoline tank on his tractor. Morris Smith operates his farm northeast of the village. He stated he was not running the tractor when the accident occurred. After filling the tank he felt gasoline that had dripped on his clothes. Matches in his pocket probably ignited from brushing against the tractor with the resulting fire. Dr. W.W. Will felt his condition required greater treatment so he called the ambulance for the trip to University Hospital.
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