Archives for February 2018
Gary E. Boelter
Funeral services for Gary E. Boelter will be held 10:30 Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, with Rev. Mark VanHouse officiating. Burial will take place in St Ignatius Cemetery, Spring Valley. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Tuesday February 20, 2018, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to … [Read more...]
It all adds up for local Math Wizards
Competition was fierce but friendly at the final Math Wizards meet for the season, which was held in Chatfield on Monday, February 12, 2018. Students from 12 different schools were excited to be together and anxious to get started on their individual and team tests. Math Wizards consists of students in grades five and six that possess competitive math solving skills. … [Read more...]
Walz staff listens to community concerns and ideas
A large number of community members participated in Walz’s “Southern Minnesota Way of Life Tour” at the F & M Bank community room on February 8. This mix of employers, people associated with business, farmers, local government officials, and educators were asked for their ideas and given the opportunity to express their concerns as they relate to transportation, … [Read more...]
Wykoff hears public concerns
A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on February 12. Members in attendance were Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Luann Hare, and Richard Gleason. Mary Sackett and City Clerk Becky Schmidt were absent. Donna Erdman spoke to the council, saying she was driving in the city on the evening of February 4, and got her car stuck in ice. … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick of Ireland: The miracle behind the legend
In honor of the beginning of Lent and the celebration of our most beloved (and perhaps most misunderstood) saint, we travel back through time and separate fact from legend as it pertains to the most successful and remarkable of all missionaries. My main sources are The Story of Ireland by Emily Lawless and St. Patrick and the Druid Priests by J. A. Wylie. We must delve … [Read more...]
Signs of hope
Call me a contrarian. Or even a Pollyanna. But when everyone around me is filled with gloom and despair, seeing dire portents in every political headline, I try to find trends that encourage me. And I’m finding them. It could be that my hopes outrun the realities. But I’m guardedly optimistic that’s not the case. If there’s a single theme that ties them together, it seems to … [Read more...]
Government this week
Tuesday, February 20 • Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Mabel-Canton School Board, Media Center, 6 p.m. • Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21 • Kingsland School Board, Choir Room, 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 26 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Changes need to be made . . .
By Annalise Shupe It is a common opinion that high school competitions have gone soft. Every team makes the play-offs and many receive awards. Nonetheless there is always a declared winner and loser ... except on February 3, 2018. On this day the declared winner became the loser as the declared loser became the winner. On February 3, 2018, in Stewartville, Minn., the … [Read more...]
Jerry Glynn
Jerry Fred Glynn, 81, went to his heavenly home on February 15, 2018, after a long illness. His loving family will miss him dearly, but are sure he’s with Jesus talking about guns, deer and antelope in the happy hunting ground in the sky. Jerry was born to the late Harris and Selma Glynn in Minneapolis on July 30, 1936. He grew up in Spring Valley, Minn., where he was an … [Read more...]