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Pages from the Past: April 9, 2020

60 years ago, April 8, 1960

A new business endeavor, which will be jointly owned and operated by Paul Evard and Ted Natwick, will open about May 15th in the Evard building located on Main Street beside the Northland Funeral Home.

(Headline) Robert Campbell home destroyed by fire in Thursday evening blaze

50 years ago, April 9, 1970

A Sunday night attempt to burglarize the Johnson Lumber Company here was apparently thwarted by Police Chief Sorenson making his regular patrol at 3:45 a.m.

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The Village of Backus has purchased the barbershop building on Main Street. The building has been vacant since the retirement of Roy Schuft.

25 years ago, April 13, 1995

(Photo) Susan Tulenchik is crowned Miss Pine River 1995 by outgoing queen Briana Swanson while Miss Congeniality Katie Nilsson (left), Bridget Murphy and Heather Tulenchik look on.

(Headline) NSP gas approved: Construction may start in May

10 years ago, April 8, 2010

(Headline) Pine River Highway 371 hearing held

(Photo) Brody Mongan, 2, son of Jake and Jennifer Mongan, of Pine River, is this year’s winner of the “Cute Baby” contest at ALCO.

- Compiled by Travis Grimler, Staff Writer

Travis Grimler began work at the Echo Journal Jan. 2 of 2013 while the publication was still split in two as the Pine River Journal and Lake Country Echo. He is a full time reporter/photographer/videographer for the paper and operates primarily out of the northern stretch of the coverage area (Hackensack to Jenkins).
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