Norman Arther Woods, age 97, of Ostrander, Minn., died Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Ostrander Care and Rehab Center in Ostrander, Minn. Memorial services for Norman will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will be in the Ostrander Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior … [Read more...]
Otto Warren Kitzmann
Otto Warren Kitzmann, 92, of Stewartville, passed away Tuesday, August 21, at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minn. He was born September 4, 1925, in Elmore, Minn., the son of Reverend Otto and Priscilla Kitzmann. Otto graduated from Elmore High School in 1943. He attended business school in Minneapolis through the summer and joined the Navy in September 1943. After boot … [Read more...]
Reg Rhodes
Reg Rhodes, 47, of Grand Lake, Colo., died at home unexpectedly on Sunday, July 29, 2018, after a courageous struggle with debilitating, chronic, clinical depression. Reg was born on March 27, 1971, to his parents, Jon and Carol Rhodes of Harmony, Minn. Reg graduated form Harmony High school in 1989 and joined the Army National Guard for six years of service. He attended … [Read more...]
Gerald M. “Jerry” Fritsch
Gerald M. “Jerry” Fritsch passed away on August 20, 2018, after fearlessly fighting Parkinson’s Disease for 20 years. He was born to Archie and Stella Fritsch (Neis) of Rochester on May 23, 1936. Jerry graduated from Cannon Falls High School and graduated from St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minn., in 1958. There he was a founding father of Phi Mu Alpha, the school’s music … [Read more...]
The piano man
Born blind and disabled nearly 70 years ago, Jim Fossum learned to play the piano at a very young age. Today, his music brings joy to young and old alike at churches, nursing homes and events. Jim has lived in a group home for persons with disabilities for most of his life. Since 2003, he has lived in the same home in Preston operated by Maple Leaf Services. When I visited … [Read more...]
They lived happily ever after!
When I was a little girl I was told the fairy tale of Cinderella. How she was discovered by the prince, fell in love, married, and set up housekeeping in his castle where “they lived happily ever-after!” I was 30 when my prince came along. “Glenn” and I “fell in love” and after our wedding, began our life together in our “castle,” a one bedroom efficiency apartment. It was … [Read more...]
Single issue voters
Who are single-issue voters? Often conservative Christians are accused of voting on one issue and one issue only, and we only vote for candidates who are anti-abortion. In many ways, that is a grossly simplistic assertion given the complexity of our lives and our political system. Having observed the left’s efforts, through courts, to penalize those who, because of their … [Read more...]
Letter about Newburg Township meeting…
To the Editor, Some of you may have noticed the new yellow yard signs appearing around Newburg Township and Fillmore County. The yellow signs have been placed in yards and along roads in this area in support of the Newburg Township Supervisors who have a difficult situation in front of them. The township currently is debating enacting a moratorium on the construction of … [Read more...]
Is it time to save our democracy?
To the Editor, I had the wonderful opportunity to see Mount Rushmore this summer. We have been there before but this time was different. This time I realized how fortunate it is to live in a democracy, how fortunate that we had wise and forward thinking men such as Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt and, then, of course, Abraham Lincoln who saved our union. Yes, we … [Read more...]
2018 Fillmore County Fair Open Class results
Farm Products Grand Champion, Greg Dornink, Preston Vegetable Grand Champion, Laurie Syverson, Harmony Reserve Champion, Sherry Hareldson, Rochester Champion, Monica Ortner, Harmony Youth Champion, Audra Otto, Harmony Orchard Grand Champion, Sheila Craig, Preston Reserve Champion, Monica Ortner, Preston Champion, Pine Tree Orchard, Preston Apiarian Grand … [Read more...]