The Houston City Council met at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2017. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, City Administrator Chris Peterson administrated the oath of office to David Olson, Houston’s new mayor, and to Emily Kage, a new council member, along with returning council member Matt Schutte. The council welcomed its two new members and opened the meeting to a period of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Rose Elizabeth “Betty” Dingels
Rose Elizabeth “Betty” Dingels, age 94, of Redwood Falls, formerly of Olivia, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Sunwood Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial was Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Olivia, Minn. Burial was in the church cemetery. Betty Dingels was born June 18, 1922, in Norfolk Township, Bird … [Read more...]
Lester N. Gunderson
Lester N. Gunderson, of Hibbing, Minn., passed away on January 6, 2017, at the age of 93. Lester was born September 4, 1923 in Pleasantville, Wis., to Alfred and Ester Gunderson. His daughter, Cindy (Roland) Erdman and his wife, Joyce Gunderson preceded Lester in death. His daughter Karen (Kevin) Dungan and sons David (Barbara) Gunderson and Richard (Norma) Gunderson survive … [Read more...]
James Odell Wangen
James Odell Wangen, age 97, of rural Lanesboro, passed away on January 7, 2017, at St Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn. James was born April 4, 1919, to Edward O and Bertha (Olson) Wangen on their farm in Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minn. James was the second child, and oldest son, of 10 children. James was baptized, confirmed, and life-long member at Elstad Lutheran … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Kendyl Bennett
Government This Week
Monday, January 9 Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 10 Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. … [Read more...]
Active PT takes over where Fillmore County Physical Therapy left off
For years, the residents of Preston had to travel out of town for their physical therapy needs. Then, Physical Therapist Lisa Stensrud opened Fillmore County Physical Therapy in downtown Preston and began a thriving business serving the people of Preston and the surrounding towns. When Stensrud decided to move out of state, she knew she couldn’t just leave her patients high … [Read more...]
Ostrander police chief to retire
The Ostrander city council met in regular session on January 3. Members present were Mayor Pat Nesler, Clerk Chris Hyrkas, Heidi Jones, and DJ Start. The consent agenda items were approved, and no visitors had signed up to address the council. Police Chief Tom Mosher summarized December’s police activity report. He attended an omnibus hearing regarding the ongoing child … [Read more...]
Lanesboro City Council swears in new mayor and council members
The new Lanesboro City Council consisting of Mayor Autumn Johnson and council members Jason Resseman, Tom Smith, and Bridget Harvey discussed the vacant council seat left by Johnson’s election to Mayor at their January 3 meeting. “We could advertise for interested people from the community,” suggested Smith. He made a motion to do so, which failed for lack of second. Mayor … [Read more...]
Our system comes with no guarantees
There are a lot of dire predictions about our representative democracy out there. We’re just past a presidential election campaign in which candidates complained about a rigged political system. Now, commentators worry about the imminent failure of the American experiment. I don’t agree with these predictions of calamity. Our representative democracy is not on the verge of … [Read more...]