Charlotte “Char” A. Keene, 78, of Preston, Minn., was called home by her Lord and Savior on February 9. She passed away in her home surrounded by family after courageously living with a rare form of pancreatic cancer for 13 years. Born to Stanley and Evelyn Moen in Galesville, Wis., Char graduated from Onalaska High School. She attended Western Union Technical School in … [Read more...]
Duane E. (Jake) Jacobson
Duane E. (Jake) Jacobson, 84, of Belvidere, Ill., formerly of Decorah, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, Ill. A walk-through visitation will be held at the Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services in Belvidere from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2021. A second walk-through visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. … [Read more...]
Wanda S. Hovey
Wanda S. Hovey, 66, of Preston, Minn., died on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Wanda Susan Blomgren was born in Cresco, Iowa, on October 27, 1954, to Marvin and Virginia “Dolly” (Wilhelm) Blomgren. She graduated from Crestwood High School. On January 15, 1972, Wanda was united in marriage to Arlynn Hovey. She found her faith when she … [Read more...]
Thelma (Hagen) Start
Thelma Ruth (Hagen) Start, 93, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away at Spring Valley Living, on January 26, 2021. Thelma Ruth Start was born on a farm in rural Wisconsin, near the town of Pigeon Falls on June 15, 1927, to Theodore Edwin and Ruth Adeline (Overby) Hagen. Thelma graduated from the Whitehall High School and moved with two of her two sisters, Viola Mae and Phyllis … [Read more...]
James Robert Hadley
James Robert Hadley, age 70, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at his home. He was the son of Benjamin C. and Orma (Feine) Hadley, born on May 27, 1950, in La Crosse, Wis. He graduated from Winona Senior High School, class of 1968. In 1970, he married Mary Y. Seebold at St. Martin’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Winona. They were married for 50 … [Read more...]
June Lorna Meyer
June Lorna Meyer passed to her eternal home on February 5, 2021, at the Stewartville Care Center, with her family by her side. June was born on June 18, 1929, in Fillmore County. She was the daughter of Dewey Day and Bernice Johnson Day. June was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns in Wykoff, Minn. On September 3, 1948, she was united in marriage to Edward Meyer at St. Johns … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, February 8 • Whalan City Council, via Zoom, 5 p.m. • Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Grand Meadow City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, via Zoom, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City Council, City … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor – Letter about Boy Scout troop leaders…
Letter about Boy Scout troop leaders... To the Editor, My name is Carter and I am a Boy Scout from Troop 53 in Rushford. I want to bring up a topic that is not discussed nearly enough, the effort put in by the troop leaders. The leader of Troop 53, Tom Butterfield, is as good a troop leader as you will find. In my two years of Scouting, I have noticed the amount of work … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor – Letter about the fake coronavirus…
Letter about the fake coronavirus... To the Editor, I refrained from going to church this past year because I didn’t want to put it at risk of getting shut down for not wearing a mask. When I recently returned, board members and parishioners expressed concern because people they know are getting sick and people are dying, which I neither doubt nor dispute. I gently told … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project “…” (Awkward silence)
By Kaylee Arndt Imagine you’re at one of those beloved family gatherings — the one with Great-great-aunt Mildred and the second cousin you’ve seen but once in your life and whose name might be Freddy... or Frank — you’re not entirely sure. Can you picture it? Wonderful. Now, let’s say you’re drawn (or forced) into a pleasant conversation with these two characters. It … [Read more...]