This Was Brainerd - April 9 A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921. Written By: Terry McCollough | × To handle Brainerd's rapidly growing energy needs, Minn. Power and Light has built a new steel substation just south of the city water pumping plant to handle the power load. Three new 1,000 KVA transformers have been installed, and there is room for more when needed. APRIL 9 20 years ago (2001) The Warrior boys' basketball team won the Section 8, Class 4A academic team championship this season. Mike Zauhar made the CLC All-Conference team and Justin Heitkamp was honorable mention. Heitkamp and Dan Karlgaard were all-conference scholar athletes.