Peek at the Past

Published 8:30 am Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Here are highlights in history for March 22, gleaned from the files of the Albert Lea Tribune:

1986 — The Edgewater Country Club northwest of Albert Lea was charging $6.95 each for adults and $2.75 each for children under 12 for their Easter Sunday dinners.

1976 — One of the columnists in the Tribune was Staff Writer Lois West. Her column had the title of “Wayout West.”

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1956 — O.H. Bondus was named as president of Albert Lea’s Freeborn National Bank. He replaced Ross Hunt who left to take a position with a La Crosse, Wis., bank.