Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please remember your donor card or driver’s license. Donors are encouraged to use a new option available online to speed up the donation process. RapidPass, redcrossblood.org/RapidPass, is … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On March 21, Cedric Wayne Betts, 52, of Wykoff, appeared before District Court Judge Jodi L. Williamson. Betts is charged with five felonies stemming from two related incidents: 1) Drugs – Store Methamphetamine Paraphernalia in the Presence of a Child or Vulnerable Adult, 2) Drugs – Cause or Permit Child or Vulnerable Adult to Ingest, Inhale, Be Exposed to Methamphetamine, 3) … [Read more...]
Joel Orville Baier
Joel Orville Baier, 58, of Chatfield, died on March 28, 2017 at his home in Chatfield. Joel was born March 26, 1959 in Rochester to Orville and Joye (Cook) Baier. He was raised in Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1977. In 1981, he married Julie Michelson. The family made their home in Chatfield. Joel worked as a crew leader at Crenlo in Rochester … [Read more...]
Harriet A. Holger
Harriet A. Holger, 95, of Cambridge, Minn., and formerly of Harmony, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at GracePointe Crossing The Commons. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gordon, sisters Muriel Orlue Greiner and Lois Marie Martin. Harriet is survived by her children: Ramona Hermanson of Stillwater, Jeaneen Lewis of Afton, Rollyn Holger of Guatemala … [Read more...]
Dorothy Johnson
Dorothy Johnson, age 88, of Harmony, died Saturday, March 25 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 30 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Dorothy was born December 1, 1928 near Harmony, … [Read more...]
LeRoy “Chad” Chadwick
LeRoy “Chad” Chadwick passed away March 22 at age 91. He was raised in St. Paul, Minn., and was a 45-year resident of rural Peterson, developing many close friendships. Chad spent his youth deeply involved in the Boy Scouts, later becoming a scout master. He was a WWII Combat Veteran with the U.S. Naval-Marine Assault Forces, fighting in South Pacific and rescuing many POWs … [Read more...]
Ronald Henry Selden
Ronald Henry Selden was born on May 30, 1924, in Harmony, Minn., to John and Ruth (Helgeson) Selden. He grew up on a farm in Canton, Minn. Ronald graduated from Canton High School in 1942. After school, he farmed with his parents and drove truck for a time. He later went to work at St. Paul Rental, becoming service manger there. On June 18, 1946, Ronald married Marjorie … [Read more...]
Jim Cooper EMS Foundation presents check to Caledonia Volunteer Ambulance Service
At the March 17-18 Southeast EMS Conference, held at the Mayo Civic Center, John Cooper, son of Jim Cooper, presented a check to Mike Tornstrom of the Caledonia Ambulance Service, as a donation from the Jim Cooper EMS Foundation. Jim Cooper, long time ambulance director in Spring Valley, died in September 2016. His legacy of dedication to serving others lives on, as his family … [Read more...]
Protecting firefighters’ health
By Senator Amy Klobuchar Greg Doeden joined the Moorhead Fire Department in 1983 because he wanted to help people. Thirty-four years later, he’s still working – day and night – to keep the city safe. Across the state, firefighters like Greg demonstrate heroism every day. They endure physically and mentally grueling conditions. They have to be able to lift 175 pounds while … [Read more...]
Who is this health care plan for?
By Eric Lee Harmony, MN We have now had a chance to see where this new administration sets its priorities. We have seen proposed cuts to the arts, to public broadcasting, and even to agricultural programs. Shouldn’t our values be reflected in our policy? And where is kindness? Where is compassion? Are these not American values? I find myself asking myself this, day in and … [Read more...]