JANUARY 16 20 years ago (1993) (Adv.) Prime Rib! Buy a 12 oz. Prime Rib Dinner and get an 8 oz. Prime Bib Dinner Free! Dinner includes salad and potato. Reservations recommended. Pauline's Restaurant - Across from Mills Fleet Farm - Baxter.

JANUARY 15 20 years ago (1993) A few weeks ago John Goplen was fishing off the coast of Baja California near Cabo San Lucas. The temp was in the 80s.

JANUARY 13 20 years ago (1993) Brainerd and Pequot Lakes schools and some 20 other districts in Minnesota will have to take another look at their use of Indian names, symbols and mascots.

JANUARY 10 20 years ago (1993) About 20 people waited in line at the Brainerd Post Office to catch a glimpse of the King of Rock 'n Roll. By the end of the day the new Elvis stamp had been sighted about 7,000 times.

JANUARY 8 20 years ago (1993) Last year the Warrior girls made the state basketball rankings, went to St. Cloud Tech and promptly lost. This year they are unbeaten, ranked again and returned to St. Cloud.

JANUARY 7 20 years ago (1993) A sparsely attended open house hosted by the DNR to explain a tentative settlement with the Mille Lacs Band over treaty rights left many confused.

JANUARY 6 20 years ago (1993) David Neiman, Crow Wing County planning and zoning administrator, resigned today, citing rumors and resistance by some employees to improve the department.

JANUARY 4 20 years ago (1993) Bernie Roberts expected some competition, but no one knew just how popular the job was. Roberts was selected from a roster of 125 candidates who had applied to serve out the remaining 1.

JANUARY 3 20 years ago (1993) Crow Wing County's unemployment rate jumped from 5.0 percent in October to 6.7 percent in November, a bit higher than the normal seasonal surge. Cass County was at 10.3 percent, Todd at 7.0 percent and Wadena at 8.

JANUARY 1 20 years ago (1993) (Photos) William Schmidt of Redwood Falls landed this 17-4 northern. Gene Witt of Brainerd hauled in a 17-4 northern. Gene Grell of Nisswa used a sucker minnow to catch this 18-2 northern on Nisswa Lake.