It wasn’t that long ago Lanesboro volleyball struggled to win. Now, they are as formidable as any (save M-C) in the SEC. The black and orange burned thru a pair of league foes to start the season 3-0. Randolph fell 25-12, 25-11, 25-15. Seniors Haley Polin (11 kills, 3 aces), Lexi Melander (27 assists, 21-21 serving, 5 aces), and Cassidy Ruud (8 kills, 16 digs), junior Joelie … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Canes Comeback Highlights Week One Football
The first week of football saw many of the games go down as tentatively planned. The best game saw Houston pull a double-digit fourth quarter comeback versus Randolph. The team exchanges scores and two’s (8-0, 8-8, 16-8, 16-16) to start. An Andrew Wenstrom to Carsyn Gunderson 14-yard TD pass gave the Rockets a 22-16 halftime lead. A Charlie Willie 9-yard TD run put the Rockets … [Read more...]
The Cougar Redundancy Principle
The last time a Mabel-Canton volleyball team started the season with a loss in their first ten games was 2010. Thus, it wasn’t any surprise (redundant) the #3 Cougars won a two hands-full without a blemish. They beat G-E 25-4, 25-6, 25-8 (Coranda Vickerman 15 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces; Savannah Slafter 8 kills; Dakota Delaney 6 kills; Courtney Graves 5 kills; Lexi Thorson 5 … [Read more...]
County to trim 2017 Budget
At the September 6 meeting of the county board, the commissioners, by consensus, set a goal to limit the levy increase to less than 6 or 7%. County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman reviewed preliminary numbers for 2017. Vickerman said based on what each of the departments presented, before any changes are figured in, the levy increase could potentially be over 15%, or about $1.4 … [Read more...]
Wallace “Wally” Himlie
Wallace “Wally” W. Himlie, 88, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab Center in Houston, Minn. Wally was born on May 16, 1928, in rural Peterson, Minn., to Lars and Mina (Ferden) Himlie. He was raised on the family farm and attended country school and was a 1946 graduate of Rushford High School. On December 2, 1950, he … [Read more...]
Kathleen “Kitty” Sween
Kathleen “Kitty” Sween, age 89, died peacefully on September 4, 2016 at the Grand Meadow Health Care Center, where she had been a resident for the past two years. Kitty was born on July 29, 1927 in Grand Meadow, Minn., to Alvin and Marcella (Armstrong) Stier. She graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1945 and attended St. Teresa’s College in Winona. On July 26, 1947, … [Read more...]
Gordon Jerome Olson
Gordon Jerome Olson, 83, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Gordon was born September 20th, 1932 in Gibbon, Minn., to Clarence and Hulda (Swenson) Olson. He grew up in the Gibbon community, graduating from Gibbon High School in 1950. Gordon served in the Korean War from 1953-1955. Upon returning from the military, he graduated from … [Read more...]
Dale Finseth
Dale Finseth, 89, of Fountain, passed away Friday September 2, 2016 at Gunderson Harmony Health Care in Harmony. Dale was born July 13, 1927 in Carrollton Township to Justin and Ida (Skrukrud) Finseth at the home on the farm in Carrollton Township, Fountain. Dale went to rural school until the eighth grade. He worked for area farmers until he started hauling cream three … [Read more...]
Coty Vickerman
Coty Curtis Vickerman, age 29, of Mabel, Minn., died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 near Hesper, Iowa from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Coty was born July 21, 1987 in Decorah, Iowa to Lori Vickerman and Albert Monson. In 2005 he graduated from the Spring Grove High School and then from the HVAC program at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wis. He had been … [Read more...]
Clayton Wangsness
Clayton Wangsness, age 75, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, August 28, 2106 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Clayton Elvin Wangsness was born on November 22, 21940 in Cresco, Iowa, the son of Elvin and Nina (Hjelle) Wangsness. He was baptized on December 8, 1940 at Calmar Lutheran Church and confirmed on May 20, 1956 at the Highland Lutheran Church. Clayton … [Read more...]