By Donna Erdman In December, the St. Johns students, teachers and Marva Lee presented Christmas songs at the Spring Valley Care Center in the dining room area for all of the residents. Christmas ornaments made by the students were also hand delivered to the residents. The weather was ideal for the special event. James Bradley flew recently to visit his dad and sister in … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Keeping the electoral college is mandatory
In a democracy, the majority vote should determine the winner. Because Hillary won the popular vote, she should be the next president. It’s only logical. Would Hillary have won had the election been based on the popular vote? I’m not so sure. Here’s why. First, there are the fraud and dead voter problems. Dead people shouldn’t vote. But radicals in the Democrat Party … [Read more...]
County Commissioners annual meeting
The first orders of business at the county board’s January 3 meeting were the election of officers and the oath of office for commissioners elected last November. County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman called the meeting to order. Randy Dahl was elected chairman and Mitch Lentz was elected vice-chairman. Newly elected Gary Peterson (third district) and reelected Mitch Lentz … [Read more...]
Traveling Smithsonian Exhibition Water/Ways exhibit in Lanesboro
LANESBORO, MN— Water is a vital part of the history, identity, and culture of Lanesboro. Lanesboro Arts, Commonweal Theatre, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, the Lanesboro Museum, and Friends of the Root River, in cooperation with the Minnesota Humanities Center, will celebrate this connection as it hosts Water/Ways, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s … [Read more...]
Newly protected shoreline on the Root River
ST. PAUL, MN –Birds, trout, school kids, paddlers. That’s just the start of the list of those that benefit from the Root River watershed. And now 86 acres of forest, wetlands and open water are protected forever by Root River landowners Monica and Geoff Griffin and the Minnesota Land Trust. “If I could choose a single spot for a conservation easement,” mused Program Manager … [Read more...]
College News
Graduations Summer 2016 • Rochester Community and Technical College: Lexi Fonderoli, Chatfield, AAS, Dental Assistant; Morgan Thomas, Chatfield, DIP, Practical Nursing; Emilie Beer, Preston, AAS, Dental Assistant; Laura Keune, DIP, Practical Nursing; Tyler Kaster, Spring Valley DIP, Automobile Mechanic; Jill Keim, Spring Valley, DIP, Practical Nursing; Samantha Myers, Spring … [Read more...]
K-Bennett Shoulders Falcons Past Cougars
A night later, in the same gym, Fillmore Central’s girls made noise. The Falcons have a senior center with broad shoulders. Through the first six games of the year, Kendyl Bennett wasn’t a major factor. FC’s leading scorer from 2015-2016 (10.3 PPG) tallied a modest 43 points (7.2 PPG). Versus Mabel-Canton, she powered her way to a huge game in another tit-for-tat contest. … [Read more...]
Wrestling Teams Go Big For Holidays
Two county wrestling squads competed in very large multi-day tournaments between Christmas and New Year’s. LARP took on the all classes Minnesota/Wisconsin Bi-State Invite at the La Crosse Center. Tim Tekautz and Dave Riebel’s guys finished 17th of 60 teams. They took 7th among the 20 Division II schools. Eleven of 12 guys to compete notched at least two wins. Four seniors … [Read more...]
Cougar Girls Spring On Knights
For a second time, Adam Wilder’s girls proved, that on any given night, they can beat anyone in the sub-section. Mabel-Canton can now lay claim to knocking off the two schools that brought home section 1A hardware last year. At the second annual TRC versus SEC set of holiday games featuring FC, Kingsland, M-C and Houston, the Cougars sprung. They knocked off last year’s 1A … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
A full-strength R-P boys b-ball team beat B.A. and the hosts at the Hayfield Invite. Jake Paulson, Dawson Dahl, and Noah Carlson hit double-digits each game. After a 0-3 start, R-P is even (1-1, 3-3). They’ve held foes to less than 35 PPG in the three wins. Kingsland and FC’s boys each handled Houston and M-C. The Knights blitzed to a 32-12 start (12-15 FGs, 6-7 three’s) in … [Read more...]