Tuesday, January 17 Houston School Board, High School Library, 6 p.m. Preston City Council, 6 p.m. Mabel-Canton School Board, Media Center, 7 p.m. Rushford Village City Council, Village Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 18 Kingsland School Board, District Conference Room, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 19 Lanesboro School Board, 7 p.m. … [Read more...]
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One Moment, Please… Premiums cost Clinton election
Our 44th President of the United States of America said, early on, “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” Over-promised and under-delivered. I have watched and waited since November 9, 2016, when the world came to realize Donald J. Trump was elected to be the next President of the United States of America, before sharing my observations. If I had my … [Read more...]
Lester N. Gunderson
Lester N. Gunderson, of Hibbing, Minn., passed away on January 6, 2017, at the age of 93. Lester was born September 4, 1923 in Pleasantville, Wis., to Alfred and Ester Gunderson. His daughter, Cindy (Roland) Erdman and his wife, Joyce Gunderson preceded Lester in death. His daughter Karen (Kevin) Dungan and sons David (Barbara) Gunderson and Richard (Norma) Gunderson survive … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, January 9 Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5:30 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, January 10 Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. … [Read more...]
College News
Graduations Summer 2016 • Rochester Community and Technical College: Lexi Fonderoli, Chatfield, AAS, Dental Assistant; Morgan Thomas, Chatfield, DIP, Practical Nursing; Emilie Beer, Preston, AAS, Dental Assistant; Laura Keune, DIP, Practical Nursing; Tyler Kaster, Spring Valley DIP, Automobile Mechanic; Jill Keim, Spring Valley, DIP, Practical Nursing; Samantha Myers, Spring … [Read more...]
Wrestling Teams Go Big For Holidays
Two county wrestling squads competed in very large multi-day tournaments between Christmas and New Year’s. LARP took on the all classes Minnesota/Wisconsin Bi-State Invite at the La Crosse Center. Tim Tekautz and Dave Riebel’s guys finished 17th of 60 teams. They took 7th among the 20 Division II schools. Eleven of 12 guys to compete notched at least two wins. Four seniors … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
A full-strength R-P boys b-ball team beat B.A. and the hosts at the Hayfield Invite. Jake Paulson, Dawson Dahl, and Noah Carlson hit double-digits each game. After a 0-3 start, R-P is even (1-1, 3-3). They’ve held foes to less than 35 PPG in the three wins. Kingsland and FC’s boys each handled Houston and M-C. The Knights blitzed to a 32-12 start (12-15 FGs, 6-7 three’s) in … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/22 – 12/29)
Chatfield 69, St. Charles 79 (C: A. Hompe 24 pts (10-14 FGs); Jason Lowrey 13 pts (6-8 FGs); P. Fossum 10 pts, 12 rebs, 7 assists. Game from December 22) Chatfield 64, Hayfield 62 (C: A. Hompe 19 pts (8-9 FGs); P. Fossum 19 pts, 6 rebs; Brandon Ebnet 12 pts (4-4 three’s). Vikings had a game-winning three-point play late. Game from December 23 at Mayo Civic Center) … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/22 – 12/29)
Chatfield 27, Hayfield 65 (C: Macy Pederson 9 pts (3-6 three’s). Game from December 22) SC 42, Chatfield 35 (C: M. Pederson 13 pts (3-7 three’s), 3 stls; Mariah Bell 10 pts, 10 rebs. Game from December 23) FC 61, Houston 50 (FC: K. Bennett 16 pts (8-11 FGs); P. Bennett 13 pts, 7 rebs; K. Broadwater 12 pts (5-5 FGs), 5 rebs, 8 assists, 5 stls; T. Barnes 8 pts, 6 assists, 3 … [Read more...]
Lyle Lloyd Drinkall
Lyle Lloyd Drinkall, 98, formerly of Lanesboro, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Lyle was born in rural Spring Valley, Minn., to Elwin and Verna (Davidson) Drinkall on August 27, 1918. He attended rural country school and graduated from the eighth grade. On November 20, 1943 Lyle married Violet Krahn at the … [Read more...]