Looking Back

News from Bertha and Hewitt's pasts

25 Years Ago

April 13, 2000

Hewitt resident Darrell Simpson presented a letter received from District Traffic Engineer Donald Raisanen of the Baxter DOT regarding public safety at the T.H. 71 and T.H. 210. The engineer said a second flashing yellow light will be activated to provide more emphasis on the T.H. 71 driver to watch for the intersection. They will remove and realign certain signs at the intersection and change the striping on T.H. 210 to encourage drivers to ‘square up’ at the stop sign. Later in the summer the intersection will be changed to a four-way stop.

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Jesse Ahlers of rural Bertha is pictured putting the final touches on his shiny 1950, 1200 cc Harley Davidson. The bike had been completely restored and was offered for sale at his father’s auction on March 30. The Harley brought in a bid of $13,000, but was not sold. Ahlers says he has “more than that in it”.

75 Years Ago

April 13, 1950

Genevieve Kassube, valedictorian, and Charles Bottemiller, salutatorian, are head of the 1950 senior class of Bertha High School in scholastic standing, according to the high school principal. Both have been very active in many school activities.

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Joe Blashack and Arvin Lippert were awarded lifetime certificates of production by the Jersey Parish District Seven for having cows with over two thousand pounds of butterfat.

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