MARCH 22
20 years ago (2003)
A Baxter mother is worried for her son, who is a member of the Marine unit that suffered the first combat death of the war in Iraq today. Authorities have not released any details. Kay Diest's son, Corp. Sean Diest, is in the same platoon as the Marine who was killed. “It's very heart-wrenching,” said Kay Diest.
30 years ago (1993)
Chris Studer, a 1989 graduate of Brainerd High School, earned All-American status for finishing eighth at 167 pounds at the NCAA Div. 1 wrestling tournament at Iowa State last weekend. A junior at Boston University, Studer won his first two matches before a loss sent him to the wrestlebacks.
40 years ago (1983)
Brainerd's losing battle against forced fluoridation got a second wind as the city council came close to approving a motion that would end fluoridation – and likely spark a new battle with the state. However, they delayed action until the water and light board states, in writing, if it will budget funds to distribute unfluoridated water here.
60 years ago (1963)
(Adv.) See it tonight at the Brainerd Theatre! “Young Guns of Texas,” starring James Mitchum, Alana Ladd and Jody McCrea. Starts tomorrow: “Term of Trial,” starring Laurence Olivier and Simone Signoret. At the Paramount Theatre, it's Burt Lancaster and Judy Garland in “A Child Is Waiting.”
80 years ago (1943)
Walter Gulbrandson, formerly with the state fish hatchery at Detroit Lakes, has been promoted to area supervisor of fish activities in the Brainerd area. He has been with fish operations since 1927. Gulbrandson has already moved his family to Brainerd and starts work here today.
100 years ago (1923)
The contribution drive for funds to send the Brainerd bowling team to the World's Bowling Tournament in Milwaukee has concluded, and the Brainerd Bowling Assn. thanks every contributor for their support, which totaled $214.00. The team, known as “The Ten Thousand Lakes, Brainerd, Minn. Team,” leaves Friday at 4 a.m.
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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