60 years ago, May 4, 1962
Loy Pfeiffer, owner of the drug store in Pine River and Pequot Lakes, will soon have a new store building in Pequot Lakes.
Moving day for the Arrow Land Co. was Monday, April 30, when they began business in their new quarters, south of the NP Depot, on Highway 371 in Pine River.
50 years ago, May 4, 1972
(Photo) Terry Olin (right), proprietor of Olin's Rexall Pharmacy in Pine River, recently was named grand prize winner of Schering Corporation's national "Wisdom and Wonders Sweepstakes." His prize - a 1972 Ford Torino 500 - was presented to him by Everett Manwaring, sales division manager of Schering for the Minneapolis area.
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(Photo) Holding this bald eagle, which was found dead in open water on Nelson Lake near Jenkins, are Warden Art Gensmer, of Pine River, and Warden David Olson, of Blue Earth, who has been working with him.
25 years ago, May 1, 1997
(Headline) Mike Shamp named P.R. Citizen of the Year
10 years ago, May 3, 2012
Travis Kelley, a 2004 Pine River-Backus graduate, designed and developed a new tool to make hanging doors easier.
- Compiled by Travis Grimler, Staff Writer