NOVEMBER 8

20 years ago (2005)

(Photo) A Hengel Construction backhoe began demolition yesterday of the clubhouse at Pine Meadows Golf Course in Baxter. The golf course closed in the fall of 2004 and was sold to Nisswa-based Denali Real Estate Group. Baxter Town Center LLC proposes a mix of residential and commercial development.

30 years ago (1995)

Near the close of the city council meeting, Lucy Nesheim dropped a bombshell. Noting that she had heard many concerns about high gas prices in Brainerd, she offered a resolution asking the state’s attorney general to look into the pricing. Gene Goedker seconded, and the vote was unanimous.

40 years ago (1985)

Fred Warburton’s wife, Clara, is “kind of uneasy” until she hears him coming through the door after deer hunting. The DNR’s computer

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