Pages from the Past: Sept. 23, 2020

By Travis G. Grimler

September 24, 2020 at 12:00 AM

60 years ago, Sept. 23, 1960

(Advertisement) Ground Beef-3 lbs. 89 cents

(Advertisement) Surplus Store, Pine River: Big Gun Bazaar, rifles-shotguns, ammunition of all kinds. Wildest traders in Minnesota. Guns to fit any purse and any sportsman. Big door prize drawing: $10 in merchandise.

50 years ago, Sept. 24, 1970

(Headline) Backus Business Men organize new fishing contest for '71 season

Ted and Sue Natwick, of Western Auto Hardware here, are observing the 10th anniversary of the store's opening with an open house on Friday, Sept. 25.

25 years ago, Sept. 24, 1995

(Headline) Zebroskis to open furniture plant

(Headline) Pine River Sanitary District: Firm making progress in making goals, serving community

10 years ago, Sept. 23, 2010

(Headline) State finds probable cause in Pine River man's discrimination case

- 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).