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Vol. CXXIX — No. 38  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, September 22, 2026  •  Archive Edition
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Our View: On Being Asked

A coach wrote a letter to this page two weeks ago. Five girls ran Saturday. We would like to be careful about what we claim that proves.

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From the Files: 25/50/75 Years Ago

25 years ago (2001). The homecoming parade ended at the school for the first time, having previously ended at the fire hall, a change the Pilot-Independent reported as “a sensible modernization.” It is ending at the fire hall on Friday.

50 years ago (1976). A dry September put the county under a burning ban and the fair board’s minutes record a motion to buy a second water tank, which was tabled for cost. The tank was bought in 1981.

75 years ago (1951). The men’s golf league ruled that scores from a night shortened by rain would count “with a notation.” The notation was made in pencil. The minutes do not record what became of it.