NOVEMBER 18 20 years ago (1981) Ray Bang, a longtime civic leader and businessman in the Brainerd area, was selected as Brainerd's Outstanding Citizen of the Year for 1981. 30 years ago (1971) Northwest...

20 years ago (1981) George Bedard, longtime area civic leader and businessman, recently received the "Making the Good Life Better" award from Brainerd Area Community Action. 30 years ago (1971) An 8-0...

...former position in Alexandria and he wanted to stay in central Minnesota. 30 years ago (1979) Kansas City civic leader and businessman Dutton Brookfield, 61, died of complications from burns he received in a fire at his Pine Beach Peninsula home...