10 years ago
Excerpts from the March 10, 2006 Pioneer Journal
• Wadena welcome signs still wait for sponsors
Proposed Wadena entrance signs are waiting for sponsors' welcome.
Last spring the Wadena City Council agreed on the design for five entrance signs but funding is still needed for the signs' construction.
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The city wanted to put up all the signs at the same time after funds are raised for the total cost. The City Council wanted all signs to be installed at the same time to maintain consistency and limit costs.
Some groups have come forward to pay for a sign or part of a sign, but the project is still lacking funding for all of them.
About a year ago, the signs were estimated to cost $6,700 each if they were created at the same time.
The Wadena City Council will discuss the sign project at its regular meeting on Tuesday.
40 years ago
Excerpts from the March 11, 1976 Pioneer Journal
• Gulsvig pledges to fight airport
Larry Gulsvig, who owns 240 acres of land in the vicinity of the proposed Wadena airport site, stated he will fight the airport's development there "to the last."
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He said the reason he bought the land was for his 65-acre wildlife area, including two duck ponds. Gulsvig said he has spent about $3,000 and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation service, which cost-shared it, has spent about $1,800 to develop the area.
According to Gulsvig, 55 of the remaining acreage are in leased tillable land, 100 acres a wooded hill are in "light pasture" and he farms 20 acres.
• Two men charged in marijuana pickup
Two men in possession of approximately 5.5 oz. of marijuana were arrested in Wadena Thursday night and are being held on felony charges at the county jail.
Michael Charles, 32, Apple Valley, and Maurice Davis, 38, Lakeville, were arrested at 11:48 p.m. March 4 in the parking lot of the Four Seasons motel, according to Police Chief Joyce Kopp. They were charged with possession of a substance.
The men will appear in district court March 15. Bond was set at $5,000 each.
70 years ago
Excerpts from the March 7, 1946 Pioneer Journal
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• More sugar for housewives this year
Housewives of the nation have hopes of getting more sugar for home canning this year.
OPA announced Tuesday that spare stamp number nine will become valid Monday, March 11 for five pounds of sugar. This stamp will be good until Oct. 31. It was further stated another home canning stamp is expected to become good in June or July. The OPA announced the value of the second stamp cannot be fixed now, but in all probability would not be more than five pounds.
