A look at the past from the pages of the Pine River Journal. 4:00 pm, Apr. 7, 2021 ×
60 years ago, March 31, 1961
Contrary to their usual procedure of extinguishing fires, members of the Pine River Fire Department chose to set one Wednesday evening in the village and did just as fine a job with their burning as they always do when they are called on to put one out.
Galen Filsmeyer and Steve Patton will sing and play guitars on the Slim Acres program on Saturday, noon, April 1 on Channel 7.
50 years ago, March 25, 1971
(Headline) Smith Hauling institutes change in garbage service
(Headline) Kevin Doty, Julie Bristow win Pine River School spelling contest
Extraordinary photos of wildfires
In 2020, we witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change, as seen in the devastating wildfires that swept through parts of the world. In California alone, 8,100 wildfires ravaged the landscape, killing more than 30 people this year.
In areas of Australia, massive swaths of habitat were destroyed, killing more than 5,000 koalas and leading scientists to predict that the animals could be extinct by 2050 if the trend continues. According to reports, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil suffered the worst fires in a decade, and jaguars were found wandering and starving, their lungs black and paws burned to the bone.