Jerry Lee Johnson, 59, of Goodview, Minn., died at his home with family at his side on August 25, 2022, after a short struggle with lung cancer. Jerry was born on January 7, 1963, to Conrad and Isabel Johnson and grew up in the Money Creek area prior to moving to Goodview. Jerry was a 1981 graduate of Houston High School in Houston, Minn. He started his career at Brock … [Read more...]
Solar panels coming to Houston Schools
The Houston School Board made the decision to move forward with the installation of two solar panels, at their August 4 meeting. Originally, the plan was to put one on the elementary building and one on the high school. When the elementary roof was deemed incapable of supporting the panels, a decision was made to put both panels at the high school. On inspection, it was … [Read more...]
Richard “Dick” Snow
Richard “Dick” Snow, 75, of Houston, Minn., died at Gundersen Health System on Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born on November 10, 1946, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A visitation will take place on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Hoff Funeral Home in Houston, Minn., from 4-7 p.m. The memorial service for Dick will be Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Looney Valley Lutheran Church at 2 … [Read more...]
Allen L. “Bud” Fitting
Allen L. “Bud” Fitting, 90, of Houston, Minn., died on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Bud was born on April 7, 1932, in Money Creek, Minn., to George and Myrtle (Corey) Fitting. He attended Money Creek School through the eighth grade and was a 1950 graduate of Houston High School. Bud served as a cook in the U.S. Army during the … [Read more...]
Houston All-School reunion will feature school archives display
Since its inception in 1991, an All-School Reunion for Houston High School has been held every five years. Following a one-year COVID delay we are back! The festivities are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 30 at the elementary gym, which will include school tours and Wall of Fame Ceremony. That first reunion in 1991 also marked the formation of the Houston Public School … [Read more...]
End the month of July by attending Nordic Fest and Houston Hoedown
Experience all things Scandinavian at Decorah’s Nordic Fest celebration, July 28 through July 30. The Luren Singers and Nordic Dancers kick-off the festivities on Thursday evening. Take in all that the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum has to offer including the Skjaldborg Viking Encampment, folk art exhibits and demonstrations, and the 12- historic buildings in the … [Read more...]
Rolland “Rollie” Lee
Rolland “Rollie” Lee, 73, of Houston, passed away peacefully July 16, 2022, surrounded by family. Rollie was born April 26, 1949, in La Crosse, Wis., to Robert and Rose (Burfield) Lee. He graduated from Houston High School in 1967 and spent over 40 years at Cytec (Fiberite) Industries in Winona making many lifelong friends along the way. He was proud of his time there but … [Read more...]
Houston Schools redefining ready scorecard
The Houston School Board reviewed the updated June 2022 college and career readiness scorecard for Houston High School at their July 7 board meeting. Administration at the school participated in this program and gathered the information reported. This scorecard provides information about the class of 2022 and will be used for comparisons at later dates to see how the school is … [Read more...]
Houston wastewater treatment plant nears completion
John Graupman of Bolton & Menk visited the Houston City Council meeting on July 11 to present pay applications #14 ($171,369.05) and #15 ($205,894.32) from Wapasha Construction. Graupman explained that there were two this month since last month’s pay application had failed to be submitted. Graupman also submitted a change order to add new sidewalks at the wastewater plant; … [Read more...]
Jon Hill
Jon Hill, 82 of Houston, passed away May 6, 2022, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston. Jon was born December 9, 1939, at Grandview Hospital in La Crosse to Richard and Ruby (Egland) Hill. Jon grew up in Houston, graduated from Houston High School in 1960, and attended Winona State University. He owned and operated Hill Building and Construction, and Jon’s … [Read more...]