AUGUST 23
20 years ago (1992)
Records fell faster than a nitromethane dragster in qualifying for today’s finals of the Champion Auto Stores Nationals at BIR. A combination of a new asphalt track and cool weather led to smashing all six records in the three NHRA professional categories.
30 years ago (1982)
A black bear’s penchant for cookies ended a brief but hazardous affair at the Trading Post in Outing. The bear, a 200-pounder named “Richard” was stolen from his cage after midnight, escaped, and climbed a tree. He was lured down by cookies and recaptured.
40 years ago (1972)
(Photo) Memento of Appreciation Awards from the U.S. Army were presented to Arnold (Casey) Stengel and Tom Morton, both counselors at Brainerd High School. They were presented by SSG John Schulz, local recruiter, for supporting the all-volunteer Army.
60 years ago (1952)
Gambling charges are being prepared to file against J. Edward McMahon, owner of the Deauville, following a raid there. McMahon says he wasn’t even there, and that a benefit fundraiser for the Brainerd baseball team was being conducted, which was confirmed.
80 years ago (1932)
An enrollment of 2,600, shattering all previous marks, is in prospect for the 1932-33 school term, which begins Sept. 6. Last year’s mark was about 2,500. With the new Franklin Junior High the system is better able to handle the increase in students.
100 years ago (1912)
The August 20 issue of the Daily Missoulian published a photo of Brainerd’s Leslie Bush in his Highlander uniform. Manager Blankenship said, “Connie Mack wants him and the boy will make good there. We get $750 now and $750 more on Dec. 1 if he shows anything.”
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Where was the Deauville??
A 200-lb bear named Richard?
I doubt it!
Muehl
Thats what started all this stuff now-a-days. It was a female!!
Ahhh, gender confusion!
If only that bear had been born 30 years later she would have been eligible for a large government grant for "free" gender re-assignment surgery.
Deauville Club
OFB. Try Zorbas
I had to laugh about Franklin...being new
which it wasn't when we went to it in the 70s. I remember thinking as a kid that hadn't seen it, how dark and dingy it was, and depressing.
The halls were poorly lit, and it felt like we were in an industrial building for industrial purposes...it certainly didn't feel like it was a cheery place where kids were there to learn. I felt no remorse when they closed it and talked about tearing it down. :)
I can't force myself to go back and look at it now, even though they say its changed for the better...I have no fond memories of it and thats sad. I have talked to a lot of other kids that went there the same time and they said they felt the same, too.
I laughed at the enrollment
I laughed at the enrollment of 2600 students. Didn't we have over 7000 at the point where Franklin was decommissioned?
Franklin
Franklin might not have been a "cheery place" but we DID LEARN there----unlike what comes out of 181 now.
Deauville
Deauville became Channel Inn/Granny's Pub..now Zorbaz on Gull
Deauville
If I recall right Deauville was rumored to have dumped a large numbers of slot machines into Gull Lake when they got word that a raid was being planned against them by the G-men.