Ruth Mareé Peterson died unexpectedly on Jan. 5, 2017. She was born Feb. 25, 1929 to Herman Clarence Stoll and Inga Strand Stoll Hein in Decorah, Iowa. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church. She graduated from Cresco High School, Iowa in 1946 and attended Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa and Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she earned … [Read more...]
Margaret O. Agrimson
Margaret O. Agrimson, 90, of Oak Park Heights, Minn., died on Thursday, January 19, at the Oak Park Senior Living Center. Margaret was born on January 9, 1927, to Ole E. and Marie (Thoreson) Boyum. She married Cyrus Agrimson on April 6, 1946. She was a great helpmate on the farm for the next 23 years. Margaret and Cyrus then moved to Bloomington, Minn., in 1969. Margaret … [Read more...]
Thelmer Rudlong
Funeral services for Thelmer Rudlong were held 2 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Pastor Betsy Dartt. Burial took place at the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation were held Sunday, January 22 from 5-7 p.m. at Hindt Funeral Home of Spring Valley, Minn., and continued Monday from 1-2 p.m. at the church. Thelmer E. … [Read more...]
Thoreen Horsman
Memorial services for Thoreen Horsman were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2017 at the chapel in Samaritan Bethany on 8th in Rochester, with Rev. Heather E. Klason. Burial will take place at a later time at the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation were held from 10 a.m. until time of service at Samaritan Bethany. Thoreen Horsman, age 93, of Rochester and formerly of … [Read more...]
Betty Connelly
Betty Connelly, 87, of Lanesboro, passed away at the Chatfield Care Center on January 22, 2017. Betty was born January 2, 1930 to Chester and Gladys (Brenno) Danielson in LaCrosse, Wisc. She attended country school thru the eighth grade. On October 26, 1946 she married John N. Connelly. The couple farmed until moving to town in 1982. She worked at Rush Products for 11 … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Monday, January 23 Rushford-Peterson School Board, High School Biology Room, 5:30 p.m. Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 24 Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Fillmore Central School Board, 5 p.m. Schedule subject to … [Read more...]
Letter about Peace on Earth…
To the Editor, Everyone talks about Peace on Earth, but there was a moment that I actually saw it. And it came from, of all people, teenagers. I was in Minneapolis, with a group of about 40 exchange students, and it started to snow. Now, this was the first time many in the group had ever seen snow, and their excitement was contagious. Soon, every one of the group was … [Read more...]
Letter about Making American schools great…
To the Editor, Over the last year I have heard a lot of making America great again, but have not heard any ideas about making our K-12 education great. I have heard a lot of talk about school choice and free market systems to fix our schools. In answer to that, I quote John Oliver by saying, “The problem with letting the free market decide when it comes to kids is that kids … [Read more...]
Help! My daughter is a socialist!
Yes, readers, I’m afraid it’s true. My two-year-old looks to be heading down that dark path and I figured it best to get this story out to the masses in an attempt to nip it in the bud. It isn’t easy having to relate all of this to you, but I feel I need to. If I don’t act now, there’s no telling what sort of crazy things my daughter might do as she gets older. I first … [Read more...]
