Shirley Hathaway died peacefully, near her daughter on February 21, 2023, at Foulkeways Continuing Care Retirement Community in Gwynedd, Penn. Born Shirley Cornwell in Minneapolis on November 15, 1925, she was the oldest of four children of Agnes Harrang Cornwell and Finch J. Cornwell. She was raised on farms near Spring Valley, and in the city of Minneapolis, graduating as … [Read more...]
Brandon Tornstrom
Brandon Tornstrom, age 26, of Caledonia, passed away April 16, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am, Saturday, April 22, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caledonia. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday, at St. Mary’s Holy Family Hall, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be from 10-10:45 a.m. before the service at St. Mary’s Holy Family Hall. … [Read more...]
Elwood Russell Brusse
Elwood Russell Brusse “Woody,” age 75, of Wewahitchka, Fla., passed away on December 27, 2022, at the Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, Fla, following a short illness. Woody was born May 4, 1947, to Russell and Bernice (Lange) Brusse in Preston, Minn. Woody graduated from Wykoff High School in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army from October 1966 to October 1968. … [Read more...]
Thomas J. Frederick
Thomas J. Frederick, age 61, of rural Wykoff, Minn., died Friday April 14, 2023 at his home. Tom was born October 4, 1961, in Neenah, Wis., to Thomas A. Frederick and Sharon Lee (Tate) Frederick. Following high school Tom enlisted in the United States Navy in 1979 and served aboard the USS Ramsey for three years before being honorably discharged. He was united in marriage to … [Read more...]
Paul “Stoney” Alden
Paul “Stoney” Alden, 61, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Preston, Minn., died on Friday, March 17, 2023, at his home. A Celebration of Life for Paul will be held from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, downstairs at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with Pastor Dr. Scott Olson officiating. … [Read more...]
Stephen Lowrie
Stephen “Steve” Lowrie, 78, of Rochester, Minn., died on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, from complications of an illness with cancer, at Spring Valley Care Center in Spring Valley, Minn., where he had been a resident for the past 3 weeks. Stephen Ray Lowrie was born on June 18, 1944, in Rochester to Claude and Janet (Hair) Lowrie. He grew up in Byron before moving with his family … [Read more...]
Sen. Miller votes against $6.86 million for our communities
By Daniel Wilson Rushford, MN On March 16 Senator Miller voted against a bonding bill that would have brought 4.86 million dollars to build the Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Collaboration at Winona State University. This project would have brought jobs to the area and positioned WSU to attract more students while reducing overhead costs. He also voted against $2 … [Read more...]
Bluff Country Singers concert to be held April 23
Bigger and better than ever, the Bluff Country Singers Spring Concert, now with over 50 voices, comes to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley on Sunday, April 23 with concerts at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. A stirring combination of popular, patriotic, and soul arrangements, as directed by Elliott Grandall and accompanied by Suz Eberle, shares the stage with solos by soprano … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project A guide to better conversation
By Kyra Arndt There was once a man named Billy Bob Joe. Ol’ Billy spent, on average, eight hours a day – that’s a third of his life – wiggling his toes. Everybody resented this little habit of his, and it caused everybody to view him in a lesser light. Nevertheless, Billy persisted. Now take the example of Suzy Sally Sam. She spends eight hours a day sleeping – thus also … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Monday, April 17 •Caledonia School Board, High School Room A154, 6 p.m. •Kingsland School Board, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. •Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. •Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 6 p.m. •Spring Grove School Board, Media Center, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 •Houston County Commissioners, Workshop Meeting, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •LeRoy … [Read more...]