Pages from the Past Sept 22, 2021

By Travis G. Grimler

September 22, 2021 at 7:00 AM

60 years ago, Sept. 22, 1961

Game Warden, Fred Venning, announced the arrest of three men at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, September 17 near Breezy Point Bay on the charge of hunting deer out of season.

(Headline) Two persons injured in Friday evening car accident

50 years ago, Sept. 23, 1971

Todd James Switajewski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Switajewski, Pine River, Minn. recently began Basic Training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, California.

The Community Birthday Calendar Drive sponsored by the Pine River High School Band is now in progress.

25 years ago, Sept. 26, 1996

(Headline) Land given for new P.R. library

The Kitchigami Regional Library board agreed to donate one acre of the three-acre parcel it owns across from the Lutheran church in Pine River for a new public library.

10 years ago, Sept. 22, 2021

(Headline) Pine River has disc golf course open to public

(Headline) Greg Jadwin honored with Pathways Memorial Garden stone

- Compiled by Travis Grimler, Staff Writer

By Travis G. Grimler

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).

Pages from the Past Sept 22, 2021

A look at the past from the pages of the Pine River Journal