20 years ago (1979) The Brainerd Water and Light Board yesterday afternoon offered to allow the Brainerd School District to hook up to city water for a $10,000 connection fee. The...

...Convention. 60 years ago (1940) W.D. McKay begins his 87th year active and alert as secretary of the Brainerd Water and Light Board. He was honored on his 86th birthday at a dinner in Starell's Cafe Saturday, with guests including 16 members...

20 years ago (1984) Expansion of the Brainerd Water and Light Board to five members, a proposal which has been bandied about city hall for more than two years, will be presented to the voters this...

DECEMBER 12 20 years ago (1984) The Brainerd Water and Light Board gave city residents an early Christmas gift, in the form of an approximately 5 percent reduction in their electrical rates. 30...

...Graydon, Crestview and Linden Lane. They were later recovered in a nearby swamp. 40 years ago (1969) The Brainerd Water and Light Board is suing the Brainerd school district for what it says are $43,000 in unpaid electricity charges dating...

...Recreation Area. Dam tenders at the Gull Lake Dam used to live in the two-story home. 30 years ago (1979) The Brainerd Water and Light Board met with Baxter officials in an attempt to iron out details of a contract providing for connection of the two...

...dedication of the new Brainerd National Guard Armory. 30 years ago (1979) In a brief special meeting the Brainerd Water and Light Board formally accepted a $6.3 million federal grant offer for the construction of the proposed wastewater treatment...

...first steps toward installing a fluoridation system for the city's water supply were taken last night at the Brainerd Water and Light Board meeting. The superintendent was authorized to seek quotations for starting the system and purchasing chemicals...

...Olson, working with area legislators, has been working since August on the site. 30 years ago (1979) The Brainerd Water and Light Board provided good news and bad news for citizens who want to continue drinking unfluoridated water. The good news...

...said he and Johnson, who died in 2001, resolved their differences. Olson later appointed Johnson to the Brainerd Water and Light Board. A north Brainerd resident, Olson served on the council before and after the city's water was fluoridated...