Delone (“Dee”) Woxland, age 100, died at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford on February 21, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Rushford Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. Dee was born on a farm near Harmony, Minn., on April 30, 1917, to Martin Bjorge and Margit (Harstad) Bjorge. Tragedy struck when she was only 16 months old; her mother died … [Read more...]
Fire at Prosper apartments
On February 21, 2018, at approximately 11:11 p.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center was notified by Winneshiek County, Iowa, Sheriff’s Office of a structure fire of an apartment building located in Fillmore County. The location of the fire was 11048 Hwy 52, known as the Old State Line Motel or Prosper Apartments. The Mabel and Canton Fire Departments … [Read more...]
Ann Storlie
Memorial Mass for Ann Storlie will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2018, at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Spring Valley, with Father Marreddy Pothireddy officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service at the church. Ann Marie Storlie, age 64, of Wykoff, Minn., died surrounded by her family Friday, February 16, 2018, at her home. She was … [Read more...]
Kevin Alan Scott
Kevin Alan Scott, 61, of Hastings, Minn., formerly of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 15, 2018, of multiple organ failures due to cardiac arrest. Kevin was born September 12, 1956, in Salem, Oreg., to Rutherford “Scotty” and Ramona (Maixner) Scott. He attended school in Salem and Hillsboro, Oreg. He later lived in Frankfurt, Ky., and Owatonna, … [Read more...]
Athletes of the Week – Mabel-Canton Basketball Teams
Gary E. Boelter
Funeral services for Gary E. Boelter will be held 10:30 Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, with Rev. Mark VanHouse officiating. Burial will take place in St Ignatius Cemetery, Spring Valley. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Tuesday February 20, 2018, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick of Ireland: The miracle behind the legend
In honor of the beginning of Lent and the celebration of our most beloved (and perhaps most misunderstood) saint, we travel back through time and separate fact from legend as it pertains to the most successful and remarkable of all missionaries. My main sources are The Story of Ireland by Emily Lawless and St. Patrick and the Druid Priests by J. A. Wylie. We must delve … [Read more...]
Government this week
Tuesday, February 20 • Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Mabel-Canton School Board, Media Center, 6 p.m. • Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21 • Kingsland School Board, Choir Room, 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 26 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Changes need to be made . . .
By Annalise Shupe It is a common opinion that high school competitions have gone soft. Every team makes the play-offs and many receive awards. Nonetheless there is always a declared winner and loser ... except on February 3, 2018. On this day the declared winner became the loser as the declared loser became the winner. On February 3, 2018, in Stewartville, Minn., the … [Read more...]
Jerry Glynn
Jerry Fred Glynn, 81, went to his heavenly home on February 15, 2018, after a long illness. His loving family will miss him dearly, but are sure he’s with Jesus talking about guns, deer and antelope in the happy hunting ground in the sky. Jerry was born to the late Harris and Selma Glynn in Minneapolis on July 30, 1936. He grew up in Spring Valley, Minn., where he was an … [Read more...]