NOVEMBER 26 20 years ago (1992) The public will have one last say before a route for the Hwy 371 bypass is designated. MnDOT has released a revised draft of the Tier 1 environmental impact statement.

NOVEMBER 25 20 years ago (1992) (Edit.) People we're thankful for this Thanksgiving: Families, Friends. People who open their hearts and homes to the lonely. Courteous drivers. Tourists. Volunteers preparing dinner for the elderly.

NOVEMBER 22 20 years ago (1992) Friday's state swimming preliminaries marked the end of the high school season for Crystal Ludwig, who failed to advance in the 100-yard breaststroke, and Renee Linn, who missed qualifying in the 100-yard backstroke.

NOVEMBER 20 20 years ago (1992) Sometimes deer hunting requires more than luck. More than one frustrated hunter entered St. Francis Church dressed in blaze orange for Saturday night mass with head bowed in prayer.

NOVEMBER 15 20 years ago (1992) The Brainerd Area United Way has topped its 1992 goal by nearly a thousand dollars. Meeting the goal for the 17th straight year, United Way reports donations of $236,000 so far.

NOVEMBER 14 20 years ago (1992) Ski Gull workers are dreaming of a white Thanksgiving. The board has planned on a Dec. 5 opening but needs a real snow base before cranking up the snow-making machine.

NOVEMBER 13 20 years ago (1992) To rob or not to rob was the question. In the end a 45-year-old Onamia man decided not to. Armed with a pistol, he entered the Triangle 1-Stop on Oak Street and said it was a robbery.

NOVEMBER 9 20 years ago (1992) Defeat may have been hard to accept, but the Warrior volleyball team should feel consolation accepting the runner-up trophy in South Sub-Section 8AA.

NOVEMBER 8 20 years ago (1992) On paper it was supposed to be a lopsided mismatch. Unbeaten Cambridge, ranked 2nd in the state Class AA poll, was an overwhelming favorite.

NOVEMBER 6 20 years ago (1992) The deer population has exploded. The number of antlerless permits has skyrocketed. A possible record number of deer hunters are expected to harvest yet another record number of whitetail deer.