Linda M. Wead, age 64, longtime Preston, Minn. resident died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. after a lengthy illness.
Linda was born September 5, 1948, in Preston to Edwin and Evelyn (Weigand) Hovelson. She
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
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Elmore “Moose” Neill Winslow
Fri, Jun 14th, 2013
Posted in Preston Obituaries
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Elmore “Moose” Neill Winslow, 86, of Preston, Minn. died Monday morning, June 10, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 15, at Preston Methodist Church with Pastor Michael Smith officiating. Burial was with military honors in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Minn.
Elmore was born on November 9, 1926 in Racine, Minn., the son of Glenn and Elsie (O’Neil) Winslow. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1945 and played in the first Minnesota All-Star Football Game. He also boxed Golden Gloves and was a discus thrower in high school. That same year he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps, stationed in Okinawa, Japan, where he was an airplane engineer/mechanic and worked on P47’s and B-16’s. He was discharged in 1947 and returned to the Preston area.
He married Alberta Bastian, the couple later divorced. He worked construction, hauled milk and farmed. On February 19, 1961 he married Helen Louise Linaman at Fountain Lutheran Church. The couple farmed in the area until 1985 when they moved into Preston. Elmore continued to haul milk, dug graves and helped farmers until 1988.
Elmore enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, flowers and socializing at Gosi’s Apple and Berry Farm and the bowling alley.
He is survived by four children; Boyd (Shelby) of Claremont, Minn., Glenn “Skeeter” of Wykoff, Minn., Ruthie (Daryn) Browning of Baraboo, Wis., Rita Winslow (James Coleman) of Rochester. 11 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; one brother; David (Helen) of Preston and one sister, Corrine Nielsen of Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Helen, one brother Curt, one sister Dora and brother-in-law Marvin Schott.
Robert “Bob” Lee Hanson
Fri, Jun 14th, 2013
Posted in Preston Obituaries
Posted in Preston Obituaries
Robert “Bob” Lee Hanson, 69, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Preston, Minn. died Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Veterans Hospital in Tucson of emphysema.
Bob was born in Preston to Ralph and Frances (Shaw) Hanson on Oct. 18, 1943. He attended sc
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Class of 1948
Fri, Jun 14th, 2013
Posted in Preston Features
Posted in Preston Features
Preston High School Class of 1948 held their 65th reunion on June 8th at the Branding Iron in Preston.
Back row (L-R): Warren Cummings, Gerald Parker, Jerry Ramaker, Phyllis (Severson) Anduson, Paul Walsh, Marlene (Jacobson) Fishbaugher, Jim Ford.
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Spin Fishing for Trout Workshop at the National Trout Center
Fri, Jun 7th, 2013
Posted in Preston Arts & Culture
Posted in Preston Arts & Culture
Join us on Saturday, June 15 at the National Trout Center, Preston, Minn. from 10am – noon for a spin fishing instruction workshop with Jeff Broberg. Broberg is the current President of the Minnesota Trout Association, a National Trout Center Boar
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Fly Casting, Fly Tying, & Fishing Instructions with the Federation of Fly Fishers
Fri, Jun 7th, 2013
Posted in Preston Agriculture
Posted in Preston Agriculture
Join us on Saturday, June 22 at the National Trout Center, Preston, Minn. for a day of free fly fishing activities. Learn from the best. The Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) is a highly respected national organization, well known for producing talent
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Preston Ecumenical Progressive Dinner to address human trafficking
Fri, Jun 7th, 2013
Posted in Preston Features
Posted in Preston Features
By Mitch Walbridge
A huge problem in today’s society plagues the United States as human trafficking has taken the title of the “fastest growing crime in the U.S.,” second only to illegal drug trafficking. The illegal industry is estimated to
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Fillmore Central to bring back Cross Country
Fri, Jun 7th, 2013
Posted in Preston Education
Posted in Preston Education
The last time Fillmore Central had students involved in Cross Country was 2008-2009. At that time, there was only one student participating.
Recently, nine students expressed interest in starting the program again, which would be shared with Lane
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Preston Area Tourism receives grant
Fri, May 31st, 2013
Posted in Preston Business Announcements
Posted in Preston Business Announcements
The Preston Area Community Foundation recently awarded a $1,000 grant to the Preston Area Tourism for a new brochure rack that is located at the Trailhead and new signage on the Preston Trout Float. The new sign was completed in time for the 2013 T
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