JUNE 8
20 years ago (2002)
The Warrior girls' softball team gave it all they had but came up just short in their first appearance in the state Class 3A softball tournament. Chayci Rutz singled in the bottom of the 12th inning for the winning run as Prior Lake beat Brainerd 2-1. Erin Donnelly pitched all 12 innings for Brainerd, which left 15 runners on base.
30 years ago (1992)
A city council committee hammered out a plan as to how they will proceed with the city hall renovation project after bids came in too high. They enacted a long list of cuts to bring the cost down $145,000 and agreed to spend an added $130,000 to bring the final project to $1.3 million.
40 years ago (1982)
Two Warrior baseball players have been named to the All-Central Lakes Conference team. Brainerd was 13-5 this season. Senior shortstop Rob Veith hit .460 and led the team in hits, 23, and runs 23. Pitcher Bruce Bialka went 6-2, had an ERA of 1.51, gave up 29 hits in 51 innings and struck out 62.
60 years ago (1962)
After an opening round of 73, Brainerd Junior College golfer Chuck Chalberg fired rounds of 70 and 69 to move into third place in the National Junior College tournament. His 212 total is just three strokes behind a golfer from Texas, with a final round today.
80 years ago (1942)
The Crow Wing County Red Cross chapter has received a note of thanks from children in war-torn England who received packages of gifts sent them recently. Included was a personal note from Mrs. Winston Churchill, wife of the prime minister. “I thank you all from my heart,” said Mrs. Churchill.
100 years ago (1922)
The Woodhead Motor Co. received a large shipment of Fords delivered by rail here yesterday. The company hauled them from the depot to the Woodhead display rooms by stringing them in line behind a Fordson Tractor, which hauled them through the streets.
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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