FEBRUARY 14 20 years ago (1991) Rainbow Foods announced that it will close its Brainerd store on March 23. Manager Jeff Nowak said he will accept an offer to move to another store, but isn't sure about other employees yet. Its small size and split parking lot hinder...

20 years ago (1991) Crow Wing County's budget problems worsened Tuesday. Auditor Roy Luukkonen told the county board it will be losing about $335,000 in state aids because of recent legislation to cope with a $197 million projected state budget shortfall.   30 years ago...

20 years ago (1991) Center Margit Rinke scored a career-high 30 points, and point guard Heather Anderson added a career-high 23 points, as the Warriors knocked off 8th ranked Cretin Derham-Hall 70-64 in St. Paul. Sarah Northway added 13 points.   30 years ago (1981)...

20 years ago (1991) Walk into any bait shop and you'll notice a distinct odor emanating from the water tanks. Larry Hall of Baxter has taken the smell out of bait water tanks. His state-of-the-art filtration system removes the ammonia and wastes given off by minnows.   ...

20 years ago (1991) If “ultra-athlete” is a word, then Bob Engen fits its definition. He's completed the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon, two 210-mile Iditaski cross country ski races in Alaska and last year the 4-day, 500-mile Border-to-Border Triathlon across Minnesota.   ...

20 years ago (1991) Ignited by one of the strangest goals of the season, the Brainerd Warrior hockey team defeated Alexandria 3-1 at the Brainerd Civic Center. People were talking about Brainerd's first CLC championship in 10 years, based on their 9-1-1 CLC record.   30 years ago (1981)...

FEBRUARY 7 20 years ago (1991) Lance Hoff has had a record-breaking year in a Brainerd Warrior swimming and diving team season that's been a smashing success. The 6-3 junior demolished two Brainerd pool records with a time of 21.74 in the 50 freestyle and a 48.9 in ...

20 years ago (1991) MacMillan Bloedel reports that its Deerwood plant is approximately 80 percent  complete and is looking to start operations during the fourth quarter this year. Hiring of staff is progressing well, with 18 permanent employees hired and 24 more expected by May...

  20 years ago (1991) (Photo) Jon Webster of Cottage Grove finishes the Lumberjack Jaunt cross country ski race wearing shorts at the Brainerd Golf Club. Temperatures hit 45 degrees Sunday.    30 years ago (1981) Flanked by four armed guards, his wris...

  20 years ago (1991) (Photo) Hosted by the Brainerd YMCA Swim Team, the northern sectional meet opened with a prayer for U.S. troops in Iraq. As Rob Claxton sang the national anthem, Joe Esser and Betsy Lykins swam the length of the pool holding American flags.   ...