OCTOBER 3 20 years ago (1992) Brainerd improved to 3-2 overall, and 3-1 in league play, with a 22-0 homecoming victory over Alexandria at a balmy Don Adamson Field.

OCTOBER 1 20 years ago (1992) (Photo) A classmate cheered and another shot videotape as ninth-graders who walked out of school in protest were "herded" back to school.

SEPTEMBER 30 20 years ago (1992) Exotic dancing in Crow Wing County is heading toward a legal challenge. Sheriff Dick Ross told the county board he's received complaints about Pussy Willows, a new club on Hwy 371 North.

SEPTEMBER 28 20 years ago (1992) Increased cooperation between the cities of Brainerd and Baxter could produce significant savings in the opinion of a study committee.

SEPTEMBER 27 20 years ago (1992) Fall enrollment at Brainerd Community College has reached 1,856 students, an all-time high. The head count, converted to full-time equivalents is up 8 percent from last year.

SEPTEMBER 26 20 years ago (1992) Eleven anglers from Minnesota and Illinois were booked by the DNR for taking 1,351 fish over the limit. They had been fishing on Mission Lake in Crow Wing County. They were in possession of 1,846 crappies and sunfish.

SEPTEMBER 25 20 years ago (1992) Tim Kidder has run from anonymity to daylight for the Warrior cross country team. In his first year as a varsity runner he placed 8th at conference and 10th at section meets, failing to reach state.

SEPTEMBER 24 20 years ago (1992) Potlatch Corp. will eliminate about 20 full-time jobs by early 1993 as they reorganize distribution systems at the mill. Tom Palkie, production manager, said some of them might be retained in other jobs.

SEPTEMBER 23 20 years ago (1992) The Brainerd City Council agreed to purchase the burned-out lot at S. 7th and Front Streets on two conditions.

SEPTEMBER 21 20 years ago (1992) Butch Marquette of St. Michael lured in an 18-11 northern to win the 18th annual International Northern Pike tournament on Gull Lake. Larry Bellefeuille of Brainerd was second with a 15-7 northern.