MARCH 21
20 years ago (2005)
Warrior adapted floor hockey assistant coach Ron Allord had big shoes to fill – and he did it well. With head coach Bruce Thompson having to leave for a scheduled vacation, Allord coached Brainerd to a 6-5 OT win in the consolation round, before losing to Rochester in the consolation finals 3-2 on a last-minute goal.
30 years ago (1995)
Senior defenseman Justin Kieffer has been chosen MVP of the Warrior hockey team. Kieffer, who led Brainerd with 21 goals and 44 total points, has been selected to play in the Maroon & Gold Series and in the East/West Challenge. Brainerd's Justin Beyer will also play in the East/West Challenge.
40 years ago (1985)
(Photo) Brainerd school district music students rehearsed with Mike Smith, high school choir director, in the high school gym for the All-City Music Festival – nicknamed the “Mass Mess.” The festival took place last night and there were 1,500 students participating.
60 years ago (1965)
More than 140 boys and girls are already registered for firearms safety training this spring. Parents are reminded that registration closes March 25. Classes are held Saturdays at either Brainerd city hall or the Baxter School. All instructors and directors donate their time to this training.
80 years ago (1945)
Faced with manpower shortages in the war effort, local Minnesota draft boards will start issuing draft notices for men between the ages of 30 and 33 beginning on April 1. This is a month earlier than was planned. Draft boards are also studying draft deferments for possible reclassification.
100 years ago (1925)
The amount of cream received at the Farmers' Co-op Creamery in February – some 68,444 pounds – is more than in any February before. Over 22,000 pounds of butter were made. The butter was marketed by the Minn. Co-op Creamery Assn. under the Land O' Lakes brand, with half being sold on the East Coast.
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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