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Archives of recent "Looks Back at Waseca History"

Below are links to recent "Looks Back at Waseca History" we've published. Every week Waseca Alums emails a free "Looking Back at Waseca History" email to everyone who has subscribed to our "Looking Back at Waseca History" mail list.

The weekly email contains headlines and links to articles compiled from articles published in 25, 50, 75, and 100 year-old Waseca newspapers. The articles included are personally selected by us, short and cover a wide range of Waseca school history, and sports history, of interest to Waseca alumni and ex-patriots.

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Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 08/23/10 - 08/29/10
1935/ Waseca Takes 10 Inning Game from Richland; Four Teams in Tight For Title; 1960/ Central, Sacred Heart Open 1960 Grid Season; Breck Cards 72-Hole Total of 288 to Rank Third in St. Paul Open Golf Tournament; 1985/ Braves bow to Cambridge at state; Waseca VFW team announces 1985 season statistics. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/23/10 - 08/29/10
1910/ Lake avenue boulevards are being graded and improved; Get your school supplies from Alice Breen; Wasecans attend Ringling Circus at Mankato; Fred Goodspeed, Harley-Davison Motorcycle Agent; Panzram announces withdrawal as candidate for any office; 1935/ Public School Will Open Here September 3rd; Declared Health Champs of County; 1960/ Population Gain Will Mean $12,848 in State Aid Street Fund to Waseca; McPartland at Educators Conference; Central Choir to Sing at State Fair; Last Service Held in Old EUB Church; 1985/ Middle school to begin new detention policy. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 08/16/10 - 08/22/10
1935/ New Richland Team Here Sunday; 1960/ Barbknecht, Cawley Top Braves Hitters with .363, .301 Marks; Corchran's Girls Rout Fairbault, Neff Gets Four Hits; Breck Qualifies in Amateur Class at St. Paul Open; 1985/ Corey Rieck wins club championship; Braves Sweep LeCenter for Regions 6 title. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/16/10 - 08/22/10
1910/ Julia Hawkes to teach mathematics at Beaver College; Schools to open Wednesday, September 7, to allow students to visit state fair while Presidents Taft and Roosevelt are there; 1935/ Tour Planned to Aid Waseca Day at State Fair; 1960/ On Wheels Parade Has 210 Entries; 1985/ Teacher reflects on rural schools; Rural school teachers' laws to live by. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 08/09/10 - 08/15/10
1910/ Major league scouts expected at Sunday ball game; Want 10,000 people to attend Sunday's game; 1935/ Ten Run Inning Gives Waseca 13 to 2 Victory; 1960/ Edmunds to Hurl for Braves Thursday Night; Breck Cops Lakeside Tournament; 1985/ State tournament berth assured, Braves seek region title. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/09/10 - 08/15/10
1910/ The Normal Department for the Training of Teachers to Open in September; Ward lots added to Oak Grove Park; Gottschalk's mourn death of daughter; County fair here Sept. 1, 2, and 3; Tiger Bill's Wild West and Col. George W. Hall's Trained Animal combined show here Tuesday next; 1935/ Waseca County Fair to Open 3-Day Exhibit on Tuesday; 1935/ Make Plans for Waseca Day at the State Fair; 1935/ Scout Jamboree Is Canceled; 1935/ To Close School in District 40; 1960/ Public Schools All to Open on September 6; 'Everyone Satisfied' with County Fair; 1985/ Waseca's 'Boy of Summer' hangs it up after six years. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 08/02/10 - 08/08/10
1910/ Baseball game at fair grounds next Sunday; 1935/ Fairies Drop From League, Waseca Wins by Default; 1960/ Jim Howard's Home Run Gives Braves 2-1, 15-Inning Marathon Win Over Elysian Here Tuesday; 1985/ VFW finishes one win away from state; Miller grand slam sparks Braves to wins; Braves number-one rated amateur team in state. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 08/02/10 - 08/08/10
1910/ Milkmen raise price of milk to 6 cents a quart; Supt. Payne returns from conducting summer school for teachers; Misses Spillane and Whelan entertain friends at Maplewood Park picnic; 1935/ Swim Classes to Close with Big Carnival; 1960/ First Phone Used Displayed With Latest Princess Phone; 1985/ Center seeks back-to-school clothes, food shelf items; City to seek tamer swans; Waseca Rotary to host Swedish student. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 07/26/10 - 08/01/10
1910/ Waseca's Best ball team beats Albert Lea; 1935/ Waseca Pair Lose in State Tennis Semi-Finals; Coach Who Introduced Waseca to Basket Ball Visiting; 1960/ Ninth Inning Rally Gives Braves 3-2 Victory Tuesday; Vets Midgets Win Two from Owatonna, Austin Saturday at Owatonna; 1985/ Jeddeloh sets Lakeside record; VFW wins division title. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/26/10 - 08/01/10
1910/ Ward's Opera House Burned; Automobilists entertained at North Star Park; Class pin lost; Expansion of Oak Grove Park to be voted on; Miller women to spend rest of summer at Madison Lake; Manufacture of 'Cottage Breakfast Food' to begin here; Goodspeed to Iowa to obtain brick for paving Elm street; 1935/ School Band to Enter Tournament; Brozik's Will Add 100 New Rental Freezer Boxes; Continuous Show of Shirley Temple in 'Curly Top' at State Sunday; 1960/ City Accepts 'Lover's Lane' For Use As Public Park; Teen Canteen Offered Use of VFW Club; 1985/ School board OKs policies; Need for Waseca ice rink debated; Dufault crowned Miss Waseca; Summer enrollment up from last year at UMW. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 07/19/10 - 07/25/10
1935/ Waseca Scores Seven Runs in Ninth to Win Sunday; Waseca Pair Win Regional Tennis Meet; 1960/ Waseca VFW Midgets Held Hitless But Stop Faribault Saturday 3-1; 1985/ Legion wins league title, tops Austin in playoffs; Post 1642 wins one, loses two; Brad Krause to play in all-star football game. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/19/10 - 07/25/10
1910/ John Lortis and Mrs. Ellen Shigley married; Odd Fellows improving their hall; Lake avenue now paved from Tenth street to the Eaco mill; Joseph N. Moonan, Henry M. Gallagher and John J. Spillane pass bar exam; Young people camping on north shore of Clear Lake; Young men camping near Smith's residence; 1935/ 350 Enrolled in Swimming Classes; Work or Get Off Relief Rolls New SERA Order; 1960/ Central High Class of 1935 Holds Its First Reunion; Cornerstone at Hartley School Sealed; Sale of Rural Schoolhouses Bring $14,273; Famous Comedy Team, Homer and Jethro Booked; R. Hodgsons' Son-In-Law Resigns Post. 1985/ Theater to become a steakhouse. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 07/12/10 - 07/18/10
1935/ Blossoms Pull Triple Play As Waseca Wins 5-1; Legion Nine Defeats Blossoms; 1960/ Vets Midgets Blank A. L. Behind Cole; Breck Falters after 18 Holes; Misses Title at Rochester Tourney; 1985/ Braves win three straight; Lueschen, Tveite lead Legion past Dodgers. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/12/10 - 07/18/10
1910/ There's talk of getting a clock for county courthouse; Party of young women camping at Vonsien's; Carrie Nation to speak in Owatonna; 1935/ Great Deal of Interest in Swimming Classes; Playground Device Made by Douglass; 1960/ Rural School Houses to be Sold Saturday; Complete Methodist Organ Work Today; 1985/ Grading policy discussed. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca Sports History - 07/05/10 - 07/11/10
1935/ Prange Allows But Three Hits to Down Austin; Waseca Needs Ninth Inning to Win on Fourth; 1960/ Braves Split Decisions with Kilkenny and Waldorf; 1985/ Taxdahl named to all-SCC team; Holtz, Tramp honorable mention; 67 participate in annual Clear Lake Basketball Camp; Harmon leads way for Braves. . . . Keep reading

Looking Back at Waseca History - 07/05/10 - 07/11/10
1910/ County Superintendent of Schools, A Most Important Office; A party under chaperonage of Miss Eda Manke camping at Lake Francis; Panzram announces as candidate for state representative; Johnson beats Jeffries in prize fight; Independence day quiet in Waseca; No one injured when skyrocket strikes window of Wascenic theater; 1935/ Waterville CCC Camp Will Open July 13; Rindelaub Partnership Buys Waseca Baking Plant; Connelly Opens New Tire Shop; Stuart's Oil Painting Is on Display; $7 Kitty for 1936 Fireworks; McPartland, Miss Neseth at Los Angeles for National Education Association Convention; 1960/ Two Local Men Active in Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives in 1900 Are Still Living; Ray Dyar New Principal Lower Grades; Many Believe Fireworks 'Too Slow'; 1985/ Three members added to UM-Waseca hall of fame. . . . Keep reading

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