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A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921.
This Was Brainerd - May 12
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921. Written By: Terry McCollough | ×
20 years ago (2001)
Brainerd s Ben House fired a 71 to earn medalist honors for the third time this season, nipping teammate Justin Heitkamp by one shot, as the Warrior boy s golf team finished second by four strokes in a conference meet at Cold Spring. Coach Tom Younghans said House gets better and better as he recovers from a broken leg last year.
30 years ago (1991)
Tony Bonsante should be proud. He didn t win the national Golden Gloves welterweight title, but he s the second-best at 147 pounds. “It was an even, hard-fought match,” said coach Tom Herron, “but I thought the other kid did win it.” It was a split decision, 3-2. Bonsante felt he won the first round, but lost the last two.
This Was Brainerd - May 7
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921. Written By: Terry McCollough | ×
20 years ago (2001)
Fourteen children were injured after their school bus was rear-ended by a truck. The bus was stopped on Hwy 210 just north of Anderson Bros. Construction when a pickup pulling a fifth-wheel trailer hit it at an estimated 50 mph. The trailer separated and hit the cab of the pickup, pinning the driver inside.
30 years ago (1991)
Officials with 371 Bingo, operating in the former Hardware Hank store on S. 8
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