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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND DULUTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA RELATED TO A PLAN TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) SENIOR HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING FACILITIES NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board (the “Agricultural Board”) will meet by … [Read more...]

Notice of Public Hearing City of Lanesboro

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Notice of Public Hearing City of Lanesboro The Lanesboro City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss the Division of Land in Cities into Rural and Urban Districts, within the city of Lanesboro. The public hearing will be held on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 5:45 p.m in the Lanesboro Community Center Meeting Room and via zoom: Join Zoom … [Read more...]

Blake Coleman

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Blake Coleman, 72, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2021. His wife Theresa, daughter Dawn, and daughter’s partner Sean, were all with him when he took his final breath. Anyone who knew Blake, whether for only a moment or all of his 72 years will describe him first as kind. Blake never met a stranger and loved stopping to chat with neighbors and calling up old friends. … [Read more...]

Rossmer Olson

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Rossmer V. Olson, of Preston, Minn., formerly of Edina, Minn., went to be with his Savior on April 11, 2021, while a resident at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Rossmer was born on March 24, 1929, in Duluth, Minn., to Olaf and Anna (Peterson) Olson. On March 16, 1951, he was united in marriage to Shirley Grimme in Minneapolis, Minn. He was later married to … [Read more...]

Allene Haugstad

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Allene I. Haugstad, 95, of Preston, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.         Allene was born April 2, 1926, in Preston, Minn, to Albert and Ida (Vaalemoen) Kaase. She attended school in Preston.  On July 12, 1947, she married Henry Haugstad at the parsonage in Lanesboro.  She worked for many years at Rush Products in Rushford.  She was a … [Read more...]

Lawrence “Mick” Rathbun

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Lawrence “Mick” Rathbun, age 95, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Spring Valley Living, in Spring Valley, Minn. The Funeral service for Mick will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Pastor Betsy Dartt officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral … [Read more...]

Blake Christensen

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Blake Christensen, 68, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021.  He was born January 22, 1953, to Barbara Jean (Husby) and Gene Christensen formerly of Canton, Minn.  After attending grade school there, he and his only sibling – younger sister Cherie - moved with their parents to Preston, Minn.   During high school, Blake was active in band and sports, … [Read more...]

Victor Edwin Denny

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Victor Edwin Denny, lovingly known as Vic, Dad, Pops, Grandpa, and Papa, passed away April 9, 2021, at the age of 65, from COVID-19. None of his beloved family and friends were ready to say goodbye. While he left the world a little bit happier and more full of love, he left it much too soon. Vic had many more songs to sing, meals to cook, miles to drive, games to watch, and … [Read more...]