This was Brainerds

20 years ago (1985)

For the past three years Rudy Hillig of the Paul Bunyan Arboretum has been making wreaths for Brainerd Scout Troop 43 which the scouts then use as a fund-raiser.

30 years ago (1975)

Blue jeans, records, games and a host of other articles make up Brainerd High School's Model Store, the "Quadriphonic Depot" for the 1975-76 school year.

40 years ago (1965)

Male students at the Brainerd Junior College will be sporting lapel placards this week that form a sharp contrast to some colleagues in other parts of the nation who have been making a display of burning their draft cards.

60 years ago (1945)

A light snow fell in Brainerd today while temperatures plunged to 28 degrees this noon with indication of a marked drop before nightfall.

80 years ago (1925)

Chicken dinner, Sunday, 65 at Ideal Hotel, under new management.

100 years ago (1905)

Local News: Miss Julia McGrath has closed the Stratton Hotel here and will locate at Jenkins and conduct a hotel. The Degree of Honor will give a dancing party tonight at Elks Hall. Tickets are 25.