Eric W. Howard, age 42, of Wykoff, Minn., passed away June 21, 2021, after sustaining a head injury working on his family’s farm. Eric Wayne Howard was born February 28, 1979, in Spring Valley, Minn., to Terry and Diane (Holm) Howard. Eric attended Spring Valley Public School until Spring Valley and Wykoff consolidated to become Kingsland Public School while he was in eighth … [Read more...]
MDA to conduct Gypsy Moth treatments in Houston, Wabasha, and Winona Counties June 28-30
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is preparing to treat eight sites in Houston, Wabasha, and Winona counties to slow the spread of a gypsy moth. Officials will conduct the aerial treatment June 28-30, beginning as early as 6:30 a.m. each morning and continuing throughout the day. The dates are dependent on weather conditions in the area. The eight … [Read more...]
In the service
Colonel Karice (Bezdicek) Stern By the order of the Secretary of the Air Force and Direction of the President, Karice (Bezdicek) Stern, daughter of Joseph and Rita Bezdicek, was promoted to the rank of COLONEL effective date 25 March 2021. Col Stern serves as Chief of Aerospace Medicine (SGP) for the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wis. As … [Read more...]
Bloodmobile coming to Harmony on July 6
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center, 225 Third Avenue S.W., from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Walk-ins will once again be accepted, but donors are encouraged to make an appointment. Masks will not be required for those who have been vaccinated, but it’s possible non-vaccinated donors will still need to wear one. If you don’t have one of … [Read more...]
GMLOKS 4×200 State Title Highlights State T/F Meet
With 27 athletes from the “Journal 11’”high schools competing at the 2021 State Track and Field Meet, it was a busy day. Most of those athletes came in seeded within the “podium” range, the top nine. In the end, individual competitors made the podium 13 of 17 tries, while four of five relays did the same. Finishing top nine equates to making All-State. The biggest winners … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Bought with a price
There once was a 15-year-old boy who was trapped all night on a ledge 500 feet down the side of a mountain in Arizona. The next day a deputy sheriff of the county rescued the boy. In climbing back up the rope toward safety, the deputy’s safety equipment somehow failed and he fell to his death 1,000 feet below. After reading about the rescue and the tragic death, I wondered … [Read more...]
Judy Ann Kujath
Judy Ann Kujath, age 74, of Fountain, Minn., passed away peacefully June 23, 2021, in her home. She was born November 15, 1946, in Rochester, Minn., to Francis Lyman and Lela Stevens of Fountain, Minn. She graduated with the Preston-Fountain High School Class of 1964. Judy lived in Fountain, where she babysat many children in town, worked for many local businesses, and met … [Read more...]
Marion “Slim” Sylvester Davidson
Marion “Slim” Sylvester Davidson passed away on Father’s Day, June 20, 2021, at the Spring Valley Care Center, with his wife of 67 years by his side. He was 95 years old. He was born October 6, 1925, to Osmond and Helen (Markham) Davidson. He attended country school north of Spring Valley through the eighth grade. He farmed with his parents, and eventually bought a portable … [Read more...]
Judith A. Dempewolf
Judith A. Dempewolf, age 79, of Harmony, Minn., passed away June 18, 2021, at the Gunderson Harmony Care Center. A memorial service will be held June 25, 2021, at the United Methodist Church in Lime Springs, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the memorial service following at 11 a.m. The Rev. Paula Hemann will officiate. Lunch will be served at the Lime … [Read more...]
The ballot box is the soul of democracy
Lanesboro, MN A year after the Solomon Islands became independent from Great Britain in 1978, my wife and I went to the Melanesian country in the South Pacific as Peace Corps volunteers assigned to three small villages on north Guadalcanal. And the following year when provincial elections came our villagers walked to the polling station from their villages along the gravel … [Read more...]