1923: Caledonia man fined for dynamiting fish

1998 – 25 years ago

• Sandra Hanson, a first-grade teacher at Schaeffer Academy school, has been selected as the Post Bulletin’s Teacher of the Month for April.
• Disney World has opened Animal Kingdom, a new theme park. It took 10 years of planning and $800 million to transform 500 acres into a rolling African savanna. Animal Kingdom has drawn rave reviews during its opening week.

1973 – 50 years ago

• The second annual concert of Circus music by the Chatfield Brass Band will be held at the Chosen Valley High School.
• Charley Pride, a country music superstar, will perform two shows at the Mayo Civic Auditorium Arena.
• Two Rochester high school seniors have been selected as four-year scholarship winners by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They are Jerilyn Aune of Mayo High School and Timothy Gove of John Marshall.

1948 – 75 years ago

• The Freedom Train has arrived for a four-day stay at the Minnesota Fairgrounds. An estimated 40,000 persons will visit the traveling shrine, which displays historical documents upon which the structure of American democracy is built.
• Gov. Youngdahl proclaimed 1949 as the time to observe the “Centennial Anniversary of Minnesota.”
• A talent show will be held in St. Charles to benefit the American Legion Heart Fund.

1923 – 100 years ago

• A Caledonia man was fined $50 when he pleaded guilty to dynamiting fish in the South Fork Creek. Suspicion was raised after the individual purchased dynamite at the Caledonia hardware store.
• City horseshoe pitchers will meet and organize for the upcoming season. Competition will be arranged with Winona, Austin, and other nearby towns.
• Arbor Day was observed in the Eyota school. One hour was spent by the student body cleaning up the schoolyard.