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Louis & Marit Olen

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/Louis Olen

December 18, 2024

By Clara Blide“Our Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)Louis Olen was born in Backa, Dalby, Varmaland, Sweden, Oct. 23, 1859. He was baptized and...

Karlstad High School 1966 Bluebook (yearbook) staff – Seated: Leslie Borneman, Edith Jacobson, Sharon Wollin, Susan Oistad, Julie Spilde, Beryl Germundson, Virginia Olson. Front Row: Patsy Fos- sell,
Leatrice Walz, Nancy Netterlund, Marilyn Grandstrand, Faith Carlson, Troy Dagen, Cheryl Vik, Peggy Spilde, Mr. Lutz. Back Row: Terry Fish, Roxan Halbert, Margaret Wollin, Sandra Johnson, Paulette Undeberg,
Susan Seng, Dianne Henry, Gayle Peterson.

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December 18, 2024

100 Years Ago December 19, 1924Do You Remember Pelan Back in the Old Days, 21 Years Ago? Here are a few extracts from the old Pelan Advocate of...

Tri-County School Board Members 1999-2000 school year – Row 1: James Sollund, Corey Wikstrom, Barb Berg. Row 2: Kathy Levenhagen, Marlin Nelson, Daniel Langehaug. Missing: Matt Thompson

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

December 11, 2024

100 Years Ago December 12, 1924We don't get all the news. And some of the news that we capture gets old before we can bring it into the Advocate...

1968 – Kindergarten class – Karlstad School- Row 1: Mrs. Becklund Teacher, B. Nordlind, S. Pearson, T. Spilde, J. Christian, K.
Krantz, M. Pearson, Mrs. Anderson – Aide. Row 2: C. Farbo, M. Berg, P. Anderson, C. Bengtson, S. Kurowski, C. Farbo, R. Anderson,
J. Wojciechowski. Row 3: J. Pederson, K. Bice, K. Folland, R. Netterlund, A. Martinson, D. Johnson, J. Gorder, T. Spilde, M. Bryant.

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November 27, 2024

100 Years Ago November 28, 1924Hjalmar Halberg breezed into the office Monday with a big smile and a pocket full of cigars. Hjalmar says there is...

Gustaf Wass family

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/Gustaf Wass and...

November 26, 2024

By Mrs. P. Johnson“Our Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)In May of 1888 Gustaf Wass and his wife Clara with a seven year old son, Gottfred...

1968 – Grade 2 – Karlstad Public School – Row 1: J. Dagen, A. Spilde, M. Gorsuch, P. Davis, J. Olson, J. Kurowski, Mrs. Oistad. Row
2: S. Altendorf, A. Grandstrand, V. Stallock, J. Folland, T. Pederson, T. Sundby, J. Souder. Row 3: S. Johnson, C. Cormier, B. Becklund,
W. Meader, D. Johnson, L. Wojciechowski, D. Gunderson, R. Anderson.

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November 20, 2024

100 Years Ago November 28, 1924Reservation Indian in the Southwest have taken to observing Thanksgiving day, until now it is a common occurrence...

Nelson & Clara Finney

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/William Nelson...

November 13, 2024

By Harold Finney“Our Northwest Corner-1976”William Nelson Finney was born March 29, 1871 at Monona, Iowa to John and Sara (Lightfoot) Finney. His...

1999-2000, Tri-County Varsity Volleyball, Row 1: Jacky Knight, Afton Hanson, Allison Lefrooth, Sarah Clinton, Karla Fisher. Row 2:
Jenelle Pietruszewski, Joni Gunderson, Liz Englund, Abigail Larson. Row 3: Coach Lynn Bastian, Alietia Stusynski, Sara Kleinwachter,
Coach Janna Hjelseth

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November 13, 2024

100 Years Ago November 21, 1924There is quite a scare all over the state about black small pox. There is a large number of cases in Minneapolis and...

Swan and Julia Bergvall

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/Swan Bergwall...

November 6, 2024

By Mrs. Dennis Woodard“Our Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)Mr. and Mrs. John Bergvall and their children, Magnus, Jonas, Eric, Caroline and Anna...

Karlstad Rabbits Football Team – Fall 1970
Coaches were Jim Musburger (left) and Phil Johnson (right). Row 1 (l to r) Tim Vagle, Glen Spilde, Kent Hanson, Jan Nordin, John
Oistad, David Peterson Row 2: Wayne Lutz, Don Johnson, John Erickson, Dean Johnson, Gus Berggren, Orlin Anderson. Row 3:
Kent Benson, Roger Jacobson, James Anderson, Jim Musburger, Jerry Olson, ?. Row 4: Tim Andersen
Ken Johnson, Dan Anderson,
Gary Wierschke, Greg Dahlin, Rick Netterlund

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November 6, 2024

100 Years Ago November 14, 1924There will be a hot old wrestling match at Halma this Saturday evening at 8:30. Nels Graygaard, the Norwegian wonder...

Agnes Dunbar in center, also Frank, Charles, Roy, glen, Lola, Doris, Palmer, Glad, Anne, Florence, Olaf Lager, Pearl &grandk

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/Robert and Agnes...

October 23, 2024

By Glen Dunbar“Our Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)In the year 1880 Thomas and Catherine Dunbar with five sons and two daughters loaded their...

Karlstad High School – 1960 – Student Council
Seated: Mr. Peterson, Chuck Olson, Jim Peterson, Paul Folland, Linda Hendrickson
Standing: Mary Jane Britten, Donny Krantz, James Johnson, Jeanne Eddy, Dennis Fish, Roger Anderson, Doug Bakke,
Elaine Turnwall, Keith Britten, Terry Larson

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October 23, 2024

100 Years Ago October 24, 1924Sunday evening Sheriff Pear on was over this way rounding up some of the moonshine violators. Oscar Nyren and Magnus...

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/Nels and Sarah...

October 16, 2024

By Paul Englund“Our Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)Nels Solomon and Sarah Johnson Wicklund immigrated to America from Ongermanland, Sweden prior...

Karlstad High School 1954 – Girls’ Athletic Association (G.A.A.)
Row 1: Mrs. Achenbach, Geraldine Wollin, Evangeline Larson, Gjennine Spilde, Marlene Turnwall, Marilyn Froberg Row 2: Dorryne
Sjoberg, Velva Mae Oertwich, Dianne Vesey, Gwen Trane, Sharon Hodne, Carol Turnwall, Lorna Johnson

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October 16, 2024

100 Years Ago October 24, 1924Sheriff Pearson, Deputy Sheriff Griffin, Custom Inspector Freeman and Immigration Inspector Johnson spent Thursday...

Grade 1, Karlstad Public School, 1965
Row 1: J. Stavenau, H. Grandstrand, K. Peterson, C. Gunnarson
Row 2: B. Bengston, T. Carlson, C. Oistad, J. Carlson, M. Kurowski, J. Sylskar, V. Paulsen
Row 3: H. Zarling, L. Cormier, M. Hultgren, L. Germundson, M. Kuznia, J. Altendorf, T. Rose, S. Wollin

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October 9, 2024

100 Years Ago October 19, 1924Ole Bergstrom, employed by the Minnesota Electric Distributing Company was severely burned Friday afternoon while...

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