Margaret “Marge” (Kumm) Johnson, former resident of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away at her home in College Park, Md., on Sept. 21, 2017, following a courageous battle against Stage IV lung cancer. A graveside service will be held at the Lanesboro Cemetery on Saturday, October 21 at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch in the fellowship hall at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Falcon News
Athlete of the Week
Richard “Dick” Grover
Richard “Dick” Grover, age 77, of Harmony, died Thursday, October 5, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. A visitation will be held from 4-8 pm, Friday, October 20 at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Dick was born Sept 5, 1940, in Austin, Minn., to Clare and Gae (Greenlee) Grover. He married Linda Peterson on October 1, 1975, in St. Croix … [Read more...]
Meighen family members visit Forestville
“This is a big deal,” stated Carol Frey, one of the Meighen family descendents who spent the day on Saturday, October 7, 2017, touring Historic Forestville and Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park. Approximately 30 descendents of Margaret Meighen, the daughter of Thomas Meighen, and their families spent 12 months planning and preparing for their reunion in Forestville. For … [Read more...]
Peterson frustration grows with unpaid utilities; considers disconnects
The Wednesday, October 11 Peterson Council meeting was a rapid fire 17-minute review of a bulk of old business. Included was brief discussion of the reclamation and repair of Park Street and River Street, purchase of a city truck, and the 2018 budget. Mayor Tim Hallum suggested the council wait until the first of the year to discuss the truck and it was determined that budget … [Read more...]
Spring Valley bans peddlers
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session October 9, with all members present (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). The council held a public hearing on the proposed Solicitation Ordinance. Zimmer explained that, “We’ve had several complaints this year, and in the past, about what we’d call … [Read more...]
Minnesota weekly fuel update and outlook
Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.34/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,856 gas outlets in Minnesota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.47/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in … [Read more...]
It’s what we do that counts
I’ve been reminded recently of the old cowboy song, Home on the Range. You know the line, “Where never is heard a discouraging word”? That is not the United States right now. It feels like pretty much everywhere I turn, all I hear is discouragement. Our institutions of government are paralyzed. We face serious national problems with no effective response in sight — or even, in … [Read more...]
Letter about Shooter accomplices…
To the Editor, “He must have had an accomplice!” they say of the Vegas mass murderer. “How could he have done it otherwise?” Of course he had accomplices! He had the NRA, the gun lobbyists, the gun nuts and gun culture, Senators and Congressmen and their lax gun laws and their cowardice before their big billionaire donors. He had the American romance with the gun and the … [Read more...]