JUNE 24
20 years ago (2002)
“Crow Wing County is one of the hot spots of the state and the nation for Lyme disease,” said Joe Walz, St. Joseph's Medical Center emergency director. Stephanie Lastovich, an RN, never found a tick on her 12-year-old son, but found the distinctive bulls-eye rash two weeks ago. He also had headaches, fever and nausea before getting antibiotics.
30 years ago (1992)
Downtown business owners want more parking but they don't want to pay for it – and they definitely don't want to pay for it alone. That was the sentiment at a joint meeting of the Brainerd EDA and Brainerd Parking Commission. At issue is whether the city should purchase the burned out lots at 7th and Front Streets for a parking lot.
40 years ago (1982)
District Court Judge Clint Wyant yesterday ordered the county treasurer to accept fluoride foe Irene Johnson's tax payment – minus an assessment for her unpaid water bill – or “show cause” why he won't do so. Mrs. Johnson is represented by attorney Jack Graham, who says the order will allow both parties a full hearing in court.
60 years ago (1962)
Burglars made off with liquor worth between $1,400 and $1,500 in a break-in at Bar Harbor night club over the weekend. Seventeen cases were taken, but 14 were recovered after being stashed under an overturned boat on the shore of Gull Lake. The boat had not been used this summer.
80 years ago (1942)
Students in nine Brainerd schools consumed 16,698 half-pints of milk in May under the “penny milk” program sponsored by the federal government. Across the state in the same month, students in 119 schools consumed 423,982 half-pints.
100 years ago (1922)
At the city council session last night the new gas ordinance passed it's second reading and became law. This assures Brainerd of a resumption of the gas plant owned by the Brainerd Gas & Electric Co. This promises good service and reasonable rates for both residents and industry.
8/46: First shipment of iron ore on the Cuyuna Range from the Kennedy Mine.
27/46: People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
28/46: Chicago Tavern on Gilbert Lake circa 1938-1943. Dancing and food. Al LaBarre was the owner. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area' published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
29/46: State Champion was this Brainerd amateur baseball team of 1894, which later saw two of those players advance to the major leagues. Pictured here are (front row) Frary, catcher; Phyle, rf-pit.; Howe, pit., rf; C. McCarthy, 1st; (middle row) Burgum, shortstop, W.P. Buckley, manager; Hill; 3rd; (back row) W. McCarthy, cf; Blandy, lf; Warner, 2nd. Source: 'Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971'. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1971.
35/46: Brainerd Fire Department. Dispatch archives
36/46: W.E. Lively, the hustling Maxwell auto dealer, has sold a Maxwell to Joseph Johnson. Pictured is a Maxwell Mascotte Touring 1911 by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1526033
37/46: This truck belonged to Silas Hall's Transfer Line just after World War I. It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving. The picture was taken in front of the railroad freight office. Before the truck, Silas Hal used teams of horses and wagons which he kept at 415 Main (now Washington Street). Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
38/46: The 1916 Brainerd police force, pictured here, included the following men: The plain clothes men at either end were Jack Brandt (left) and Ted Nesheim; (front row, left to right) Charles Varner, chief, and Tom Templeton. (Rear, left to right) Erick Graff, Hans Saude and August Swanson. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
39/46: This building at Seventh and Laurel, still a well-known landmark in Brainerd, was the home of the Citizen's State Bank, from 1909 to 1927, when the bank then moved to quarters across the street. This picture was taken in 1913. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
40/46: The "fill" grounds skating rink, located near Franklin Junior High School, winter of 1938-39. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
41/46: 60 years ago (1959) (Photo) Robert Dobson, 15, is interested in how long he can keep a kite aloft. He launched a kite at 3 p.m. yesterday near the court house and it's still flying despite a near disaster when a truck caught the kite string. The weatherman says it will remain windy today. Photo illustration, Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
42/46: Brainerd Dispatch archives
43/46: The state hospital campus on Highway 18.
44/46: Santa takes a ride during a Christmas parade in downtown Brainerd.
45/46: Children crowd around Santa during downtown Brainerd Christmas festivities.
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