20 years ago (1991) C-I High School graduate Tony Bonsante advanced to the semifinals of the National Golden Gloves boxing tournament in Des Moines. Fighting in the welterweight (147 pound) division, he decisioned Michael Nunnally to go to 17-2 on the season.   30 years...

20 years ago (1991) Down but not out is the report on the St. Mathias Store. The longtime southern Crow Wing County Landmark was destroyed by fire yesterday. Owner Leroy Fasching started plans to rebuild the restaurant and bar portion which, he said, might cost $70,000.   ...

MAY 9 20 years ago (1991) Brainerd and Staples technical colleges, which in the past few years have also been called vo-tech institutes and technical institutes, will soon have another name. On July 1 they will be merged into the Brainerd / Staples Regional Technica...

  20 years ago (1991) Officials involved with 371 Bingo complained to the Brainerd City Council that they were harassed by the police department. Tom Burton, president of Ski Gull, said three officers demanded to see the state gambling license when they knew Ski Gull had one. &...

20 years ago (1991) (Photo) Brainerd High School student council member Amber Engen and prom-goer Russ Alholm dance to the sounds of the Nocturnes at the senior citizens prom in the high school gym. Attendance this year was estimated at nearly 400.   30 years ago (1981)...

20 years ago (1991) Hours after school is over each night, you can hear punches being thrown in the dingy Franklin Junior High wrestling room. It's Tony Bonsante, a Brainerd Community College sophomore, training for his third — and last — try at a national Golden Gloves title. &...

  20 years ago (1991) Curbside recycling for the City of Brainerd appears more likely now that the county has appropriated $49,000 for a pilot program. Mayor Bonnie Cumberland said a plan could be ready for consideration by the council by the end of May.   30 years...

MAY 3 20 years ago (1991) High winds were blamed for two power outages that affected portions of Brainerd, Baxter and areas to the south. The first, on a Crow Wing Co-op line knocked out power to 1,100 customers. The second hit the south half of Brainerd and areas n...

MAY 2 20 years ago (1991) Brainerd's league bowlers went on strike this winter - not with picket signs, but rolling strikes at a high rate. In the past, Paul Bunyan Bowl and Brainerd Bowling Center have had a half dozen 700 series per year. This year they combined f...

20 years ago (1991) Crow Wing County Attorney Jack Graham followed through on his threat and announced his office will not prosecute misdemeanor offenders for the city of Brainerd because they had not agreed to his terms. “They called my bluff and I wasn't bluffing,” Graham said...