Rollis (Rollie) Odell Larson was born in Choice, Minn., on May 21, 1930, to Harley and Emma Larson. He passed peacefully on January 29 surrounded by family. He was 88. He will be profoundly missed and lovingly remembered as a fun, gentle and humble man. His kindness, positive attitude and work ethic are his legacy. He lived his life with understanding and empathy, choosing … [Read more...]
Sharon A. (Veir) Zamansky
Sharon A. (Veir) Zamansky, passed away Monday February 11, 2019, at the age of 74. She had been a resident at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home for the last six years. Sharon was born in Rushford, Minn., to Stanley and Alta Mae (Bremmer) Veir on September 10, 1944. Sharon graduated from RHS in 1962. She worked for Tri-County Electric in Rushford for five years. She left … [Read more...]
Gary Lee Ronken
Gary Lee Ronken, age 70, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on February 11, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Committal Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday February 15, 2019, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. A time of fellowship will follow … [Read more...]
MN Farmers to Lead Farm Finances & Soil Health Workshop in Preston Feb. 15
PRESTON, Minn. -- A Land Stewardship Project (LSP) workshop called, "Cover Crops, No-Till & Grazing: Evaluating the Economics and First Steps to Improving Soil" will be held Friday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the St. Columban Church in Preston (408 Preston St. NW). It will feature presentations by southwestern Minnesota farmers Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz, along … [Read more...]
Lawrence J. Stortz
Lawrence J. Stortz, age 73, of rural Mabel, died Friday, February 8, 2019, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Lawrence was born September 23, 1945, in Preston, Minn., to Henry and Bernadine (Gossman) Stortz. He grew up in the Newburg area and graduated from the Mabel High School in 1963. Lawrence graduated from the Agricultural Mechanics program at Austin Technical … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, February 11 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • 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. • Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 12 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • … [Read more...]
Pursuing justice
Some day a definitive book, perhaps a play or a movie, will be written about this time in our nation’s history. Will it be a “comedy” or a “tragedy”? Presently our country is still being held hostage by President Trump, the deadline for an agreement being February 15. For 35 days, 800,000 federal workers found themselves furloughed or working without pay. This brought to … [Read more...]
Democratic socialism
Democratic socialism is not, and has no relationship to, communism as it was experienced in the USSR or China last century. It does not involve authoritarian rule, government ownership of business, or stifle individual initiative. The comparison to communism is propaganda from extremist free marketeers trying to protect their privilege as wealthy elites and the exploitive … [Read more...]
Interfaith dialogue, the first perspective
By Aaron Swaaartzentruber Greenleafton, MN The God of the Bible that consists of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit can not be the god of the Qu’ran (Islams holy book) because the god of the Qu’ran did not have a son? In “The Common Word Document” they keep emphasizing that their god is one. In the third chapter of the document they quote their holy book: “and that we shall … [Read more...]
