To the Editor, Thank you to Loni Kemp for alerting readers to the Catalpa LLC pig concentration mega-facility proposed in the Newburg area. 4,980 sows packed together like sardines and a nearly nine million gallon manure pit! Uffda. This proposal cannot be taken lightly by those of us who live in the fractured rock of karst country. The magnitude of a manure spill from … [Read more...]
Government this week
Tuesday, May 29 • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Monday, June 4 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Choir Room, 6 p.m. • … [Read more...]
Kathryn Carol Rislov
Kathryn Carol Rislov, 68, of Richland Center, Wis., and formerly of Rushford, Minn., died on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at Agrace Hospice Care in Madison, Wis. Kathryn was born on September 10, 1949, in Arcadia, Wis., to Erling and Lillian (Mathison) Nelson. She was raised in Winona, Minn., and graduated from Winona Senior High School. Kathryn attended Martin Luther College in … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Douglas Jorde
Jeffrey Douglas Jorde, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 12, 2018. He was born in Rushford, Minn., to Stan and Phyllis Jorde. Jeff graduated from Rushford High School in 1972, then attended the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor’s in Psychology in 1978. Jeff moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1978 to pursue a MBA in Health Administration at the … [Read more...]
John R. “Butz” George,
John R. “Butz” George, 71, of Houston, Minn., died on May 19, 1918. Without Butz’s blessing, there will be a visitation from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Houston, Minn. The visitation will be followed by military honors and a family service at the funeral home. With Butz’s blessing, the same evening, the family will be … [Read more...]
Vivian Ione Rodenz
Vivian Ione Rodenz, age 93, of Mabel, died Friday, May 18, 2018, at Gundersen Harmony Healthcare in Harmony, Minn. Vivian was born on April 13, 1925, near Spring Valley, Minn., to Harry and Winnie (Hess) Vrieze. She graduated from the eighth grade from the Hamilton School in Fillmore County. During World War II she worked as a Rosie the Riveter at Puget Sound Naval … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Lexi Thorson
Daniel Knight Babcock Lanesboro Cemetery
Daniel was born the son of Arnold and Abigail Babcock on 12 Jan 1795 in Cranston, Rhode Island. A cabinet maker and carpenter by trade, Babcock enlisted as a private in Captain William Lampson’s Company of the New York Militia. Auditor’s reports show he served from 7 Sep 1812 to 20 Sep 1812, from 3 Feb 1813 to 19 Mar 1813, and again from 28 Jul 1814 to 21 August 1814. A bounty … [Read more...]
Peter G. Benway Lenora Cemetery
Peter was born 17 Jan 1789 in New York. He never married. While few clues as to his ancestry are obtainable, it appears that his last name of BENWAY may be derivative of the surname Benoit, Benneway, or Bennewe - and likely is of French Canadian heritage. As a 25-year-old, Peter served as a private in Captain Samuel McMath’s Company of the New York Militia, enlisting on 28 Aug … [Read more...]
Nathan Blood Chatfield Cemetery
Nathan was born 26 Jul 1784 in Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont. He served as a teamster with the Vermont Militia. Nathan’s daughter Mary Ann was born in 1815, the last year of the war. By the 1850 Federal census, the Blood Family had settled in the village of Jay, Essex County, New York. With her husband Lyman Case, Mary Ann moved to Minnesota Territory in 1854 to reside … [Read more...]