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.

DECEMBER 31 20 years ago (1992) The owners of two dogs were issued warnings for allowing their dogs to run free after their dogs chased and killed a deer on the Mississippi River south of the Potlatch dam.

DECEMBER 30 20 years ago (1992) Bruce Backberg is thankful to be alive after surviving several minutes of terror when a gunman shot up a Bemidji bar where he was playing as drummer for the Lonesome Road Band.

DECEMBER 28 20 years ago (1992) Margit Rinke made Warrior history late in the third period against Thief River Falls when she became Brainerd's all-time leading basketball scorer.

DECEMBER 27 20 years ago (1992) Mary and Nathan Tuomi have more to celebrate Friday than the coming of the new year. They will be celebrating the birth of their daughter, Emmy Lee, who was Crow Wing County's New Year's Baby of 1992.