DECEMBER 31
20 years ago (1992)
The owners of two dogs were issued warnings for allowing their dogs to run free after their dogs chased and killed a deer on the Mississippi River south of the Potlatch dam. The DNR said it is against the law to allow dogs to chase big game animals.
30 years ago (1982)
The Brainerd Warriors won five events but settled for 2nd place in its 3rd Annual Holiday Swimming and Diving Relay Meet. Grand Rapids finished first in only three events but had more runner-up finishes to total 110 points to Brainerd’s 104. Staples was third.
40 years ago (1972)
Eugene Swanson, Brainerd postmaster and sectional center manager, is retiring from government service as of today. He joined the post office here in 1944. Appointed officer in charge will be Roy Knott, who has been with the postal service here since 1963.
60 years ago (1952)
When municipal court opens on Jan. 2nd, Carl E. Erickson will be on the bench. Erickson, who was elected to the bench in December, 1951, has just returned from Japan where he had been head of the legal branch for part of General Headquarters, Far East Command.
80 years ago (1932)
Smarting under a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Ironton hockey outfit, Brainerd’s Red Devils worked hard today in preparation for a rematch on New Year’s Day. Their defense is pretty well set but they have their work cut out to bolster the offense.
100 years ago (1912)
Si Hall has gone to Nisswa to put up ice for the many cottagers who make their summer homes there. Mr. Hall has quite a crew of men in his employ and cuts and stores the ice in remarkably fast time.
Comments (9)
Add commentYapping dog owners
need to pay attention to 20 years ago when they hit the new dog park. Keep them mutts on a leash!
An idea for Fair n Balanced
For 2013 - can you try to do one of two things:
1) Try not to be such a scrooge and generally negative or pessimistic person. You are quite a downer.
and/or
2) Please stop commenting in the Dispatch. No one really cares your opinion. It would be great to read an article, even as benign as "This Was Brainerd"...and not see your over-the-top posts.
Sincerely,
Dan Hassett
Maybe he's a paid troll, Dan.
Just sayin'
He makes me appreciate the positive people in my life.
Relax Hassett
Surely you don't let a commenter on the Dispatch sway your
emotions up or down. You are in charge of your own
ups and downs. No one can influence that.
Why doesn't Fair have the right to comment as you do?
Jeeezzzz you want to control.
As for the dogs, they must stay away from the deer and
deer must stay out of the dog park. There must be a sign
put up "No deer allowed".
Agree on the positive people in my life
Happy New Year 2013
Humor?
I think that a lot of posts like FnBs are humor in their own way.
Dan-hope your trip back was good.
Hey Hassett
Hey Hassett, FNB has to be one of the best posters on here. Judging by your points, you should have stopped reading these posts 9 points ago. It would have been a lot easier than flapping your jaws about someone that has been posting on here for a few years already. I for one happen to enjoy the posts of FNB. If you want to see a scrooge, generally negative, pessimistic or generally downer person, try looking in the mirror. Scary ha. For 2013, I think you should take your 9 points and stop posting on here. We already have enough liberal rags on here. 2 thumbs down to the Hassett group and 4 thumbs up to old FNB.
I'd better look out,
the Gestapo has a new man and southie is carrying his water already!
P.S. Scrooge McHassett,
It was purely in humor and you are the jerk for your nasty remark.
I have rights too!
F n B
thats not the democRATS way you only have rights if you say the same lies they do.
The Silent Majority
The truth is FnB, you are neither fair, nor balanced. Do you take the time to read your posts? They are virtually never complimentary, never positive nor optimistic. They are the definition of bias. They are the musings of a depressed curmudgeon who makes himself feel better about railing against any topic he can, like dog parks in the "This Was Brainerd" section of a small town newspaper.
I represent a Silent Majority that cannot be silent any longer. But trust me, we are a Majority nonetheless. We want people to talk more positively, converse with less polarity, and to use your brain instead of your arse. Since you talk from your arse more than anywhere, its hard to tell when you are joking or being serious. So, we try to ignore you - but when you write dumb comments, you must at least expect some response from well-educated and positive-thinking people asking you to either step away from your computer and keep your negativity to yourself.
The next time you feel the urge to be snarky and try to bring the rest of us down to your level of pessimism, perhaps take out a notepad and write stuff down there, instead of here. Have you considered journaling?