Roger A. Dyreson, age 78, of Preston, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, while spending time at one of his favorite places, the Dyreson family farm. Committal service with military rights will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. A Celebration of Life will follow at the B&B Bowl in Preston. Roger … [Read more...]
Brenda Schwartz
Brenda Marie Schwartz, age 58, of Plainview, died on Friday, July 19, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Schad and Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the services at the funeral home. Pastor Mark Woodward will officiate. There will be a reception celebrating … [Read more...]
Grace M. Miner
Grace M. Miner, 92 of Winona, passed away peacefully Monday, July 22, 2019 surrounded by her family. Grace was born on September 15, 1926, to Henry and Anna (Tammen) Konken in Brownsdale, Minn. On February 1, 1948, she married Morris “Mike” Miner. Grace had the joy of staying at home to raise her family, but also spent a lot of her time volunteering at Winona Health. She was … [Read more...]
W. John Peterson
W. John Peterson, 77, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, July 19, 2019 at his home with his family at his side. John was born on July 9, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Walter J. and Opal (Norby) Peterson and raised in Choice, Minn. He was united in marriage to Jean Fogal on November 23, 1963. John worked at Bakken Construction in Rushford until the early 1970s when he … [Read more...]
Peter Frederick Drake
Peter Frederick Drake, 85, died peacefully on July 19 in the home of Patrick and Terese Slattery at Middle Ridge, Wis., where he was part of the family for more than 15 years. Peter was born November 6, 1933 in La Crosse, Wis., the first of five children born to Charles and Vienna (Kennedy) Drake of Lanesboro, Minn. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1951. In 1952 he … [Read more...]
WWI Memorial renovation celebrated
Pictured above are Fillmore County Veterans marching across the bridge from the Preston Trailhead to the WWI Entrance at the fairgrounds. A few hundred people were in attendance on Tuesday night, July 16, 2019, for a historical event commemorating the celebration held 100 years ago on August 26, 1919, that welcomed home the soldiers from WWI. A bonus this time was a flyover of … [Read more...]
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Small Town Grants
OWATONNA, MN, July 1, 2019 – Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grants Program. Towns with populations of 5,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county region are eligible to apply. Requests of up to $10,000 will be considered. “The first two years of this program were an enormous success,” said Tim Penny, President and … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, July 22 • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 • Mabel-Canton School Board, Media Center, 6 p.m. • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, Elementary Meeting Room, Preston, 6:30 … [Read more...]
Call for a rational foreign policy
To the Editor, The fact that war would mean endless climate change catastrophes and a nuclear arms race that would risk accidental or intentional use of nuclear weapons that could end almost immediately our civilization, there is a good chance that a public movement will be able to inspire a new U.S. foreign policy that transitions from use of force to diplomacy and … [Read more...]
Jeff Erding has it wrong
To the Editor, Since when has the “far left” included everyone who isn’t far right? Or everyone who didn’t vote for Trump? You (Jeff) have it so wrong. “Every man for himself” is not the American way, in my humble but broadly-educated opinion. 1. To accuse supporters of a sane firearms policy of “wanting to tear up the bill of rights” is childish. 2. Legalization of … [Read more...]