living history

10 years ago Excerpts from the Nov. 30, 2006 Pioneer Journal • Skogen named vice chair of committee State Senator-Elect Dan Skogen (DFL-Hewitt) has been named vice chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee. "The environment is important to the many area resort...

15 years ago Excerpts from the Nov. 22, 2001 Pioneer Journal • Book fans wait in line for much-anticipated Harry Potter movie All the Voldemorts in the world couldn't stop eight-year-old Brendan Lauer from opening night of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

15 years ago Excerpts from the Nov. 15, 2001 Pioneer Journal • Two dog breaks from dog pounds within county In two separate incidents, dogs were broken out of Wadena County dog pounds in the last two weeks. One dog and suspect are still at large and one dog owner has been charged....

25 years ago Excerpts from the Nov. 7, 1991 Pioneer Journal • Lundquist, Tubandt, Wolden in Incumbent Jan Tubandt and newcomer Wayne Wolden were elected to five-year terms on the Wadena City Council in Tuesday's general election. In his first campaign, Wolden was the top vote getter....

25 years ago Excerpts from the Oct. 31, 1991 Pioneer Journal • Old Wadena supporters still look for way to save site In some ways efforts to organize an Old Wadena revitalization group took a step back at this week's meeting with Department of Tourism Regional Manager Frank Allen....

20 years ago Excerpts from the Oct. 31, 1996 Pioneer Journal • Deer Creek cattle, buildings destroyed in Saturday's storm A power outage shortly after 5 p.m. delayed Roy and Betty Redfield from milking cows on Saturday. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. So did Audrey Grove's...

20 years ago Excerpts from the Oct. 24, 1996 Pioneer Journal • Schmitt heads to state tourney Another Schmitt sister is going to state. Elsa Schmitt won the Section 8A singles championship last Thursday, beating three opponents and breaking a school record in the process. Following...

15 years ago Excerpts from the Oct. 11, 2001 Pioneer Journal • Feral felines wander Wadena A cat found in a dumpster behind Down Home Foods last week punctuated a problem that has been growing in the city of Wadena one litter at a time. Ryan Ray Handyside was charged with a misdemeanor...

15 years ago Excerpts from the Oct. 4, 2001 Pioneer Journal • City golf course to have $220,000 in renovations The Wadena Golf Club will have a $220,000 renovation to its clubhouse if Friends of the Golf Course can raise half the money.

10 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 28, 2006 Pioneer Journal • Deer Creek man arrested for arson A Deer Creek man was arrested for first-degree arson in connection to an arson fire earlier in September. Bryan Pomeranz, 41, of Deer Creek, was arrested Friday for first-degree arson...

10 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 21, 2006 Pioneer Journal • Suspicious fires burn around DC A spree of 11 suspicious fires in rural Deer Creek spanning nearly two years has the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office and State Fire Marshall's Office looking for information from the...

20 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 12, 1996 Pioneer Journal • MnSCU cited for financial methods Changing from an accrual accounting system to a cash accounting system is difficult to do overnight. But that was one of the tasks Minnesota State College and Universities were asked...

20 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 5, 1996 Pioneer Journal • Get it on paper The Wadena City Council got a good lesson in why a purchase order system would be good for the city to institute.

20 years ago Excerpts from the Aug. 29, 1996 Pioneer Journal • SWAT team dispatched to Sebeka The Wadena County Special Weapons And Tactical team was dispatched Saturday afternoon after a 41-year-old man barricaded himself in his estranged wife's home. Randy Pickar, Sebeka, entered...

10 years ago Excerpts from the Aug. 24, 2006 Pioneer Journal • County may install alarm system The Wadena County Board is investigating a wireless alarms system in response to concern about security in the courthouse. At its Aug. 15 meeting, the board agreed to arrange a demonstration...