MAY 16 20 years ago (1991) A 32-year-old man appeared before Judge Robert Graff on charges of assault and boating while intoxicated. He allegedly choked a man in his boat, and when the other man pulled a filet knife to defend himself, he hit him on the head with one...

MAY 15 20 years ago (1991) Boaters will have to negotiate the Cross Lake-Daggett Lake and Daggett Lake-Little Pine channels at no-wake speed said the Crow Wing County Board. County Boat and Water Safety deputy Neal Gaalswyk had recommended the change to avoid wetlan...

MAY 13 20 years ago (1991) Tony Bonsante should be proud. Even though he didn't win the National Golden Gloves championship he is the second-best amateur welterweight in the country. Bonsante lost a split decision to Florida's Ross Thompson in the finals, said coach...

MAY 12 20 years ago (1991) (Photo) Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson failed to catch a fish Saturday morning during the Governor's Fishing Opener as he fished from a launch on Mille Lacs Lake. But he indicated he was glad to get away from St. Paul and the looming tax bill...

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. &...