Harmony American Legion Post #81 is having a Flag Burning Ceremony on Wednesday, June 14 at 5 p.m. in the Harmony Community Center parking lot. Please bring your worn flag to the ceremony, give to a Legion member, or drop off at Koliha Insurance Services, 25 Main Ave. South, Harmony for it to be included in this ceremony. … [Read more...]
Harmony Community Garden accepting applications
The Harmony Community Garden is currently accepting applications for raised bed gardening. A number of 4x8-foot raised beds are available, in addition to a limited number of 2x8-foot beds that are suitable for gardeners who wish to sit or stand while working in their garden. Applications may be downloaded at www.harmony.mn.us under City Information or picked up at city … [Read more...]
Keith Burmeister receives educator award
Keith Burmeister received the Educator Award from the South East Retired Educators Association of Minnesota (SEREAM) on April 26 at their annual conference in Albert Lea. The award is given to recognize an educator who has excelled in their profession and who has contributed to their community as well as to their professional organizations. Keith is a graduate of Harmony … [Read more...]
Helen Cheney
Helen Cheney, age 82 of Cresco, died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Evans Home in Cresco. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Saetersdal Lutheran Church, rural Harmony, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 1-2 p.m. at the church on Sunday. Helen was born on August 26, 1934, on the Terbeest family farm in Fillmore County, … [Read more...]
Shirley Joann Browning
Shirley Joann Browning, 80, of Rochester, passed peacefully from this life at her home on Monday, May 22, 2017. Shirley was born September 18, 1936 in Windom, Minn., the daughter of Archie and Bertha Hartzler. She graduated from Lakefield High School on June 3, 1954. She continued her education and graduated from the Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing in 1957 as a … [Read more...]
Julie Ann Schute
Julie Ann (Christianson) Schute, 66, of West Union, Iowa, left this earth and went to heaven on Monday, May 22, 2017, surrounded by her family at her home in West Union. Julie was born on March 31, 1951, in Preston, Minn., to Henry and Marilyn (Rice) Christianson. She was born during a blizzard and her parents had to have their car pulled to the highway by a tractor. A week … [Read more...]
Alton Fay Scheevel
Alton Fay Scheevel, 85, died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at his home in Greenleafton, Minn. Alton was born August 20, 1931, in Bristol Township to Edwin and Lena (Heusinkveld) Scheevel. He attended Bristol Center School and graduated from Harmony High School in 1950. On May 24, 1952, he married his high school sweetheart, Marlys Jacobson at the Fremont Church in Winneshiek County, … [Read more...]
Harmony City Council approves firemen’s memorial
A blueprint for the proposed firemen’s memorial was reviewed by the Harmony City Council at their May 9 meeting. The Harmony Fire Department would like to raise money to install the memorial, which would honor past, present, and future firemen of Harmony. Currently, there is a monument surrounded by three flagpoles in front of the fire hall. The proposed memorial would be … [Read more...]
Julia Amanda Titus
Julia Amanda Titus, of LeRoy, passed away from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s) on May 8, 2017 in Rochester, Minn. Visitation will be held at Saetersdal Lutheran Church at 21477 County 30 in rural Harmony on Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m.; a memorial service also will be at Saetersdal on May 13 at 3 p.m., with Pastor James Leonard of Valley Christian Center officiating. A graveside service … [Read more...]
Harmony bloodmobile exceeds goal by two units
The blood drive held in Harmony on April 11, 2017, succeeded in collecting 52 units of blood, which was two over their goal. There were 53 donors that presented and one first-time participant. Congratulations to these four donors who reached the following milestones: • Sheryl Barr – 1 gallon • Chris Johnson – 11 gallons • Lavonne Mensink – 5 gallons • Kay Ristau – 6 … [Read more...]