A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1922.
Carol Jean Briner, 66, of Canyon passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, August 5, 2022 in her home. Carol was born on October 12, 1955 in Cloquet to Ben and Olga Tuomi. She attended Cloquet High School. On October 18, 1988 Carol married Donald Briner.
Inductees into the 2021 and 2022 classes of the Legendary Women of Brainerd Public Schools took center stage during a ceremony Thursday, March 3, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts.
William (Bill) Francis Anderson died peacefully on 2/16/2021. Despite having heart problems which began with a triple bypass at age 49, Bill was fairly active and healthy most of his life. He overcame additional health issues over the years including prostate cancer and bouts of pneumonia. Significant weight loss and other side effects of esophageal dysphagia depleted his strength and he died 2 months after his 85th birthday.
As a child growing up in Cloquet, there were no overt signs Richard Johnston would one day be a Major General responsible for figuring out Air Force policy in support of U.S. government objectives overseas. He wasn't out flying model airplanes fr.