Greg and Mary Gangelhoff of Sleepy Eye, Minn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Maria Gangelhoff, to Matthew Halverson, son of Mike and Jill Halverson of Rushford, Minn. Maria is a 2008 graduate of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School, and a 2011 graduate of Mayo School of Health Sciences. She is employed as an MRI technologist at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red … [Read more...]
A View From The Woods – Do It Yourself
I often visit my 84-year-old mother for several days at her senior apartment outside of the Twin Cities. She likes to take me to the large living room downstairs where friends gather at all hours of the day and evening to chat, drink coffee and play cards. My mother always pulls out her knitting bag and sets to creating hats, dish cloths or baby sweaters while she catches up on … [Read more...]
Wedding – Hebig ~ Wesely
Randee Hebig and Donald Wesely, both of Spring Valley, Minn., are pleased to announce their marriage, which took place on September 3, 2016 in Spring Valley. Randee is the daughter of Lynn and Phyllis Hebig of Spring Valley and Donald is the son of Don and Sue Wesely of Faribault, Minn. Donald is employed as a lab technician at AMPI. Randee is the accounts manager at … [Read more...]
Harmony bloodmobile collects 53 units
The blood drive held in Harmony on September 27, 2016, succeeded in collecting 53 units of blood. There were 57 donors that presented and five first-time participants. Congratulations to these donors who reached the following milestones: Brian Bratager – 4 gallons, Randy Hahn – 5 gallons, Dorothy Jorgenson - 1 gallon, Craig Kinsky - 6 gallons Randy Mohs - 10 gallons. The … [Read more...]
Government this week – 10/3/16
Monday, October 3 - City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. - Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. - Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 4 - Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. - Houston School Board, 5:30 p.m. - Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. - Rushford Village City Council, … [Read more...]
Letter about Trehus and the pro-life issue…
To the Editor, I was outraged to learn that Democratic state representative candidate Thomas Trehus thinks pro-life initiatives are simply “wedge issues.” At a town meeting a while back, Trehus was asked about pro-life issues. Not only did he insist on not answering whether he was pro-life or pro-choice, he said, “Making this a political issue and a wedge issue is … [Read more...]
Letter about Trehus and gun rights…
To the Editor, Do you want government to take your guns? DFL state representative candidate Thomas Trehus does. When asked about gun control at a recent town meeting, he stated that when it comes to some high-pwered rifles, “I don’t think they have a place in civilian life,” and that, “I don’t see a lot of folks hunting with them around here.” That sound you just heard … [Read more...]
Is legacy or hatred a reason to vote?
“The charge is often made against the intelligentsia and other members of the anointed that their theories and the policies based on them lack common sense. But the very commonness of common sense makes it unlikely to have any appeal to the anointed. How can they be wiser and nobler than everyone else while agreeing with everyone else?” Tom Sowell makes a great point here in … [Read more...]
Margie B. Snyder
The funeral service for Margie B. Snyder, 88, a longtime rural Spring Valley, Minn., resident will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Sumner Center United Methodist Church in rural Spring Valley, Minn., with Rev. Wane Souhrada officiating. Burial will take place at the Sumner –Millett Cemetery in Sumner Township. Mrs. Snyder died on Monday, September 26, 2016)of … [Read more...]
Marjorie Laverne Bremseth
Marjorie Laverne Bremseth, 99, of Fountain, passed away September 27, 2016 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Marjorie was born September 15, 1917 in Wykoff to William and Helen (Raddatz) Schmidt. She grew up in the Wykoff and Preston area. She graduated from Preston High School in 1936 and from Preston Normal Training (Teachers) in 1937. She taught rural school … [Read more...]