This was Brainerd

20 years ago (1981)

Mrs. Conrad Bye and Jennifer Raddatz, representing the Crow Wing County 4-H Council presented Ralph Klapperich, president of First Federal Savings and Loan, with a certificate of appreciation from the National 4-H Council for sponsoring 4-H calendars that are distributed to 4-H families each year.

30 years ago (1971)

State tournament basketball tickets are hard to come by in Brainerd today as tourney fever grips the city for the first time since 1958. Some 495 adult tickets and 514 student tickets were allocated to Brainerd.

40 years ago (1961)

W.L. Wood, superintendent of the Lake Superior Division, Northern Pacific Railway Co., told members of Brainerd Rotary today that the proposed merger of five rail companies would result in the addition of 200 more employees in the Brainerd shops.

60 years ago (1941)

-- James Crust, student at the University of Minnesota, arrived home today to spend his spring vacation with his parents.

-- John Arnold is spending his spring vacation in Brainerd. He is a student at the U of M.

-- Gene Wright arrived home today for a visit with his parents.

80 years ago (1921)

Rheumatism, lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck, sore muscles, strains, arching joints, when you are suffering so you can hardly get around, just try "Red Pepper Rub" and you will have the quickest relief known.

100 years ago (1901)

-- Fifty cents buys a ticket to the Dusenberry concert, and the solo to be sung by Soloman Flagg Ruggles will be worth the price alone.

-- It has been typical March weather the past two weeks, wind, snow, rain and sleet succeeding each other rapidly.

-- Compiled by Bob Turcotte