Monster Bash Inc. is immensely excited to announce the Monster Bash Haunted House has been voted Top Overall Attraction for the second year in a row on MinnesotaHauntedHouses.com. This news comes as we are in the process of getting this year’s haunted house ready and set to scare. We couldn’t be more excited and know none of this would be possible without YOU!!! YOU, the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Ryan Allen, 31, Chatfield, Minn.; 1/1/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 8/6/2020), Total Fees $390. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). Unsupervised probation for one year - Conditions (8/7/2019): Remain law-abiding, No same or similar, No driving without valid driver’s license and … [Read more...]
Hans Torgerson
Hans Edward Torgerson, 81, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 15, 2019. Hans was born on September 4, 1937, to Alvin and Selma (Tompte) Torgerson. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1955. In 1959 Hans married Janel Marie Solberg and they had four children together: Michelle Torgerson of Rusk, Tex., Mike (Raquel) Torgerson of … [Read more...]
Jerry M. Lee
Jerry M. Lee, 82, of Houston, Minn., died on Monday, August 19, 2019, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis., surrounded by loving family. Jerry was born on July 11, 1937, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Gilbert and Molly (Anderson) Lee. Jerry went to school at the Yucatan Stone School for eight years. Next was four years of high school and graduation from Houston High … [Read more...]
Myron “Mike” Earl Bernard
Myron “Mike” Earl Bernard passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2019. He was born on Jan. 22, 1930, to Bert and Delores (Brown) Bernard in Orion Township. He attended and graduated from Chatfield High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the military and served in the Korean War for four years. He attained the rank of Corporal and received six medals for his valor and … [Read more...]
Joyce Evonne Jandro
Joyce Evonne Jandro, 95, of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Villa Maria nursing home in Fargo, N.D., August 17, 2019. Joyce was born on September 27, 1923, to Alfred and Esther Peterson in rural Lanesboro, Minn. Joyce was survived by her children, Linda (Jack) Toring, Fargo, N.D., Michael Jandro, Vancouver, Wash., and Susan Jandro, Hayward, Calif. Joyce had … [Read more...]
Diana Thompson
Diana Lee (Sande) Thompson passed away on August 17 at Ostrander Care Center, being a patient for the last 12 days. Diana was born in Texas to Harris and Patricia Sande, June 26, 1937. After a couple of years, they moved back to Wykoff, Minn., area. Diana spent her childhood years in Wykoff, and then spent her middle school years in Rock Island, Ill. She moved back to … [Read more...]
Quilt of Valor awarded to extraordinary veteran
By Katrina Bergey On Friday, August 2, at the veterans cemetery in Preston a remarkable veteran, Dean Alden, received his Quilt of Valor. Quilts of Valor is an organization that was founded in 2003 by a woman named Catherine Roberts whose son had served in Iraq. “The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with … [Read more...]
Why are you so angry?
Boy, it was a little fun triggering people last time! I even wound up being the top Google result for “chumps & grifters,” which is neat. #humblebrag But I’m not going to spend my time here picking apart responses I got to my last column, instead I want to look at the bigger picture and simply ask... why are you so angry? Are you angry because I haven’t spelled out … [Read more...]
Preston Historical Society announces 2019 raffle winners
The Preston Historical Society conducted the drawing for the winners of the recent raffle fundraiser at their August Society meeting. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for Historical Society projects. Raffle prizes were valued at over $1,400. The Society would again like to thank F & M Community Bank for providing matching funds of $1,000 (a dollar for each ticket … [Read more...]