Dean L. Kruegel, age 90, died on Saturday, November 4 at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester of chronic kidney disease. Born on March 9, 1927, to Hubert A. Kruegel and Stella Harum Kruegel, he attended primary school in rural Carimona, Minn., and graduated from Preston High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army from June 1945 to February 1947, and spent a year with the 88th … [Read more...]
Doris L. Henderson
Funeral services for Doris L. Henderson will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 08, 2017, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Pastor Deanna Woodward officiating. Burial will take place in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:30 until time of service at the church on Wednesday. Doris Lorraine Henderson, age 87, of Spring Valley, … [Read more...]
Robert Jones
Robert Jones, age 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away November 4, 2017, at St. Marys in Rochester, Minn. Funeral service for Robert Jones will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spring Valley. Burial will be at Our Savior's Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring … [Read more...]
Marian Nordgaard
Marian Nordgaard, 94, of rural Peterson, Minn., passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Marian was born June 6, 1923, on a farm north of Peterson, to Nels and Inger (Quamen) Larson. She married Melvin Nordgaard on February 15, 1941, in Decorah, Iowa. They celebrated more than 48 years of marriage, farming … [Read more...]
Marlene Fishbaugher
Marlene Ruth Fishbaugher, age 87, of Harmony, Minn., died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Monday, November 6, 2017, at the United Methodist Church in Harmony, with interment following in Prairie Queen Cemetery, rural Preston. Friends called from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, November 5, at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in … [Read more...]
Patriotism led Spring Valley man to serve his country
When Gabe Kohn was asked why he joined the service, he said, “I’ve always been a patriotic person and knew that serving my country would be something I’d want to do one day.” That patriotism has taken him on a journey that has been good for both him and our country. Kohn is a staff sergeant with the 8th Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force. He has been stationed in South Korea … [Read more...]
Local veteran goes on the trip of his lifetime
By Annette and Deb, daughters of Art Callanan What started out as our family working together to get dad the Ambassador of Peace medal for his humanitarian efforts during the Korean War, turned into a trip of his lifetime. He was able to go on the Honor Flight on October 10, 2017. On Sunday, October 8, 2017, we were able to surprise dad at a sendoff lunch at Baker’s … [Read more...]
We need peacekeepers
By Aaron Swartzentruber Greenleafton, MN I would like to put a good word in for our police officers. Too often our whole police force is portrayed as brutal, oppressive, and murderous because of either a few rogue officers, a few bad actions by good officers, or a few perceived bad actions by good officers. If you consider all the good that locally controlled police forces … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, November 6 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 7 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 8 • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6 … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project NASA’s next mission
By Travis Vatland “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” Neil Armstrong said as he took his first few steps on the moon. Apollo 11 happened a little over 48 years ago and was one of the greatest accomplishments not only by the U.S. but mankind during the 20th century. Having landed on the moon over 48 years ago, I couldn’t help but wonder on NASA’s next … [Read more...]