Funeral service for Melvin Lee O’Groske will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, with Pastor Linda Helberg officiating. Burial will take place at the Ostrander Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4–7 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander and will continue for one hour prior to the … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – Lord, to whom shall we go?
Rev. Peter J. Haugen St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Whenever death openly invades our lives, it is a violently painful experience. Death is always present for us in this vale of tears, though we typically blind ourselves to his presence. Life here moves inevitably towards death, whether it is sudden and catastrophic or lingering and agonizing, and we are all of us … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Tuesday, November 1 •Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. •Rushford Village City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 2 •Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday, November 3 •Houston School Board, High School Library, 6 p.m. Monday, … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Matthew Brown, 41, Harmony, Minn.; 9/5/2022, Speeding (59/40), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Cole James Pahl, 32, Rochester, Minn.; 9/20/2022, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $115. Jefferey Paul Stradtmann, 45, Rochester, Minn.; 12/2/2021, Domestic Assault - Commit an Act With Intent to Cause Fear in … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project NASA sending the first woman to the moon
By Sylas Flatin NASA will be sending the first woman and first person of color to the moon. This mission is called the Artemis Program. If Artemis 1 goes as planned, then it may happen on Artemis 2 or Artemis 3. Artemis 1 will be launched in 2022 and is an unpiloted mission. Artemis 2 and 3 will happen in the next few years. A possible person for this mission we might be … [Read more...]
Chill-Inn Lanesboro project receives $50,000 Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant
LANESBORO MN, October 11, 2022 – The Chill-Inn Lanesboro project will use a $50,000 Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant to explore the feasibility and ideas surrounding winter tourism. Leadership Boost Grants were launched to encourage Minnesotans living in rural and Tribal communities to be visionary and creative as they move their communities forward after two years of … [Read more...]
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Ella Eloise Hoff Matthew and Danette Hoff are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Ella Eloise Hoff. Ella was born on October 23, 2022. She weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. She has one big sister, Quinn Hoff. Ella is the granddaughter of Rebecca and Jason Schwingle, Greg and LuAnn Hoff, and Dean and Deb Stortz. … [Read more...]
Marlene Louise (Hellickson) McKenzie
Marlene Louise (Hellickson) McKenzie, (age 89), passed away peacefully at her home in Preston, MN, on Saturday October 22, 2022. With her was her granddaughter Samantha Livingood, her great-granddaughter Savannah Grace Livingood, her niece Dawn Hellickson-Nagel, and her daughter Traci McKenzie-Livingood. Marlene was born to Hulda (Kohn) Hellickson and Arnold Hellickson on … [Read more...]
David Knutson
David James Knutson, of Preston, Minn., died on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the Chosen Valley Care Center, after a valiant battle against COPD caused by asbestos exposure at two previous jobs. He was born in Lakeville, Minn., on November 6, 1936, to Margrethe Petrea (Larsen), a first generation Danish American and Leroy C. Knutson, a first generation Norwegian American. He … [Read more...]
Dorothy JoAnn VanTries
Dorothy JoAnn VanTries, born August 13, 1937, of Spring Valley, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2022, surrounded by loved ones after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was married to Donald VanTries on August 21, 1955, in the Spring Valley Baptist Church, where they were members for many years. They were together the rest of Dorothy’s life – over 67 years of … [Read more...]