The Ostrander City Council held a regular meeting on September 3. Immediately prior to the council meeting, a public hearing was held regarding the proposed Floodplain ordinance. Council members in attendance included Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, Vernon Thompson, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks. DJ Start joined the meeting already in progress. Mayor Pam Kunert was absent, so … [Read more...]
Diana Thompson
Diana Lee (Sande) Thompson passed away on August 17 at Ostrander Care Center, being a patient for the last 12 days. Diana was born in Texas to Harris and Patricia Sande, June 26, 1937. After a couple of years, they moved back to Wykoff, Minn., area. Diana spent her childhood years in Wykoff, and then spent her middle school years in Rock Island, Ill. She moved back to … [Read more...]
Ostrander water concerns aired
August 7, the Ostrander City Council held a regular meeting, with all members in attendance (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). The main topic discussed was citizens’ concerns about tap water that is rusty and/or foul-smelling. Brian Malm, of Bolton & Menk Inc., shared basic information about how … [Read more...]
Ostrander reaches agreement on feedlot
May 5, the Ostrander city council held a regular meeting, with all members in attendance (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks) as well as city attorney Jennifer Gumbel. The council heard from Gumbel regarding the Farm Animal Ordinance and related concerns. She stated that the Zoning Committee met and … [Read more...]
Anna Marie Pickard
Anna Marie Pickard, of Ostrander, Minn., went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, April 18, 2019, while at her brother’s home, surrounded by family. Anna was born October 9, 1946, to Lester A. and Pauline A. (Winans) Schild in Chatfield, Minn. She grew up in rural Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1964. In January of 1965 Anna entered the … [Read more...]
Mary (Sanders) Shannon
Mary Louise (Sanders) Shannon, 71, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in her Lake Dallas, Tex., home, surrounded by loved ones. Mary was born March 25, 1947, in Spring Valley, Minn., to Harold and Doris (Nelson) Sanders. She grew up in Ostrander and attended high school in LeRoy, Minn. She graduated in 1964. On October 5, 1963, Mary … [Read more...]
Ostrander mulls feed lot ordinance
March 5, the Ostrander City Council held a regular meeting, with all members in attendance (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). The council heard from several parties regarding the Farm Animal Ordinance and related concerns. City Attorney Jennifer Gumbel stated, “Just to give a report from yesterday’s … [Read more...]
Dan Hellerud joins Ostrander council
On January 8, the Ostrander City Council held its first regular meeting of the new year. All members were in attendance (Stephanie Start, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). Kunert started by thanking the citizens of Ostrander for entrusting her to fill the position of mayor. She added that, “We’re going to have a more formal setting, … [Read more...]
Shirley Ann Miller
Shirley Ann Miller, of Ostrander, a bank employee, dairy farmer, medical secretary and mother, died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at the age of 83, in Rochester. She is survived by two sons, David (Suzanne) of Mahomet, Ill., and Daniel of Spring Valley; three daughters, Donna (Craig) Springer of Rochester, Julie Yost-Minnich (Jay) and Carrie Boerger (CJ) of Stewartville; 15 … [Read more...]
Verlis G. Payne
Verlis G. Payne, age 89, of LeRoy, Minn., died Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Funeral services for Verlis will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, Minn., with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church and will continue for one hour prior to … [Read more...]