MARION CLARA LINGENFELTER, age 84, of Spring Valley, Minn., died suddenly, Thursday evening, November 22, 2012, while visiting her sister in Stewartville, Minn.
Marion was born February 7, 1928, in New Richland Township, Waseca County, Min
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Otto Roy Meyer
Mon, Dec 3rd, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Obituaries
Posted in Spring Valley Obituaries
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Otto Roy Meyer died peacefully on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Otto was born December 9, 1918, on the family farm in rural Wykoff, to Otto Meyer,Sr. and Amanda (Affeldt) Meyer. Otto was the 9th of 12 children, and attended Forestville Township school in Forestville Township, to the eighth grade. Otto then helped on the family farm working "the 80" with his parents and siblings. On September 25, 1940, Otto married Helen Marcia Rollie, and they lived and farmed on the Alma Rollie family farm until 1950. In 1950 they bought a farm 4 miles south of Wykoff and lived and farmed there for 20 years. In the early 1960's iron ore was discovered on the farmland and for several years was mined by the Hanna Mining Company. Otto retired from farming in 1970, and Otto and Helen then sold the farm and built a new house one mile south of Wykoff. He then helped Helen run her greenhouse business and drove school bus part time, until Otto started at the Forestville State Park as a maintainance worker, and stayed for the next 20 years. In 1988 Otto and Helen built their dream home, a log cabin in the woods, near Forestville State Park. They lived there together happily until Helen passed away in 1993. Otto continued to live in the log home until 2002, then bought a small home and moved to the town of Wykoff. In 2009, Otto moved to Spring Valley to assisted living in the Spring Valley Senior Living Center, and finally lived at the Care Center to the present time.
Otto was a dairy, livestock, and crop farmer for much of his life, and loved the farm life. Otto was always a very active and busy man, and had many hobbies and talents, and especially loved music. At the age of 16 he learned to play guitar and played for many barn dances and house parties. He also played a mouth organ (harmonica), banjo, concertina and mandolin, and continued to play music and sing to the end of his life, and entertained with his mouth organ at the Care Center on many occasions. Otto loved the outdoors and nature, and loved to fish, and spent many happy days trout fishing on the Root River, or fishing on the Mississippi from shore or on his pontoon. His sons took him on many fishing trips to Canada and other places. Otto also enjoyed going up north with his family for years to enjoy Lake Miltona in Alexandria every summer for a week long family gathering and to fish. During his farming years Otto had a team of ponies th .....
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Otto was born December 9, 1918, on the family farm in rural Wykoff, to Otto Meyer,Sr. and Amanda (Affeldt) Meyer. Otto was the 9th of 12 children, and attended Forestville Township school in Forestville Township, to the eighth grade. Otto then helped on the family farm working "the 80" with his parents and siblings. On September 25, 1940, Otto married Helen Marcia Rollie, and they lived and farmed on the Alma Rollie family farm until 1950. In 1950 they bought a farm 4 miles south of Wykoff and lived and farmed there for 20 years. In the early 1960's iron ore was discovered on the farmland and for several years was mined by the Hanna Mining Company. Otto retired from farming in 1970, and Otto and Helen then sold the farm and built a new house one mile south of Wykoff. He then helped Helen run her greenhouse business and drove school bus part time, until Otto started at the Forestville State Park as a maintainance worker, and stayed for the next 20 years. In 1988 Otto and Helen built their dream home, a log cabin in the woods, near Forestville State Park. They lived there together happily until Helen passed away in 1993. Otto continued to live in the log home until 2002, then bought a small home and moved to the town of Wykoff. In 2009, Otto moved to Spring Valley to assisted living in the Spring Valley Senior Living Center, and finally lived at the Care Center to the present time.
Otto was a dairy, livestock, and crop farmer for much of his life, and loved the farm life. Otto was always a very active and busy man, and had many hobbies and talents, and especially loved music. At the age of 16 he learned to play guitar and played for many barn dances and house parties. He also played a mouth organ (harmonica), banjo, concertina and mandolin, and continued to play music and sing to the end of his life, and entertained with his mouth organ at the Care Center on many occasions. Otto loved the outdoors and nature, and loved to fish, and spent many happy days trout fishing on the Root River, or fishing on the Mississippi from shore or on his pontoon. His sons took him on many fishing trips to Canada and other places. Otto also enjoyed going up north with his family for years to enjoy Lake Miltona in Alexandria every summer for a week long family gathering and to fish. During his farming years Otto had a team of ponies th .....
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Kingsland School Board receives National Certification
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Education
Posted in Spring Valley Education
By Barb Jeffers
Kingsland School Board held its regular school board meeting on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was held in the Kingsland school cafeteria, as a larger crowd than normal was expected to attend. Following the reg
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Kingsland School Board receives National Certification
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Education
Posted in Spring Valley Education
By Barb Jeffers
Kingsland School Board held its regular school board meeting on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was held in the Kingsland school cafeteria, as a larger crowd than normal was expected to attend. Following the reg
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Letter about frac mining
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Posted in Spring Valley Letter to the Editor
Letter about frac mining
To the Editor,
As a lifelong resident of southeast Minn., I’ve been reading with interest the information being put forth by the pros and cons of the Frac Sand debate. I personally see more pros than cons in this debate.
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Kingsland Schools to receive Project Lead the Way national certification
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Education
Posted in Spring Valley Education
Kingsland Public School will receive national certification for their Project Lead The Way Engineering and Biomedical Programs. Kingsland Middle School/Junior High will receive national recognition for the Gateway To Technology (GTT) Program it has
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New furnaces and air conditioners at the Spring Valley library
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Arts & Culture
Posted in Spring Valley Arts & Culture
By Gary Peterson
At the Spring Valley council meeting the major item of concern was the news from the library that the furnaces and air conditioners for the building are in bad condition. The units on the roof have been leaking carbon monoxide, and
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Miken Sports products prize in local fundraising contest
Fri, Nov 9th, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Features
Posted in Spring Valley Features
Exclusive sports products from Miken Sports in Caledonia is the prize for an upcoming challenge between two area Community Foundations. The Spring Valley Community Foundation has challenged the Preston Area Community Foundation to see who can have t
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Rep. Greg Davids receives Minnesota Ambulance Association Award
Fri, Nov 9th, 2012
Posted in Spring Valley Government
Posted in Spring Valley Government
(Spring Valley, MN) State Representative Greg Davids (R-Preston) was recently presented with the ambulance industry’s prestigious “Legacy Award” for his record of strong support for rural Emergency Medical Services policies at the Minnesota L
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