Norwegian music filled the air on a bright, sunny Sunday morning as guests sat on lawn chairs quietly chatting while they sipped on coffee and munched on cookies. The group had gathered to watch the ribbon cutting by curator John Erickson for the reopening of the Peterson Station Museum. Erickson was instrumental in purchasing the depot in 1971 and moving it to its current … [Read more...]
Peterson hears public comment on park plans
The City of Peterson is steadily making its way through looking at various options for phased projects rejuvenating its city park, which includes substantial green space from the former athletic field for Rushford-Peterson Middle School. All plans discussed in recent months have been preliminary and are leading up to a public informational meeting to gather additional ideas and … [Read more...]
Rev. Curtis A. Fox
Rev. Curtis A. Fox, 91, of Peterson, Minn., died on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Curtis Andrew Fox was born on August 22, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Andrew and Myrtle (Larson) Fox. He was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from Minneapolis Roosevelt High School in 1948. Curtis attended Lutheran Bible Institute and received … [Read more...]
Peterson making headway on community improvements
The April 13 Peterson Council meeting included discussion on many of the same topics discussed in March, but the city is getting closer to reaching some much-sought after goals. A new welcome sign for the Highway 16 entrance into the city has been ordered. It was custom designed to match the recent sign on the Root River State Trail, but on a much bigger scale. The composite … [Read more...]
Hatlevig Valley, shared home and hearts
Jessica Hatlevig Bell and Elisa Hatlevig have just opened up their Airbnb near Peterson. “We needed to open our house and our hearts to others,” Elissa commented. They have decided to share their family treasure with the public to honor their parents, Ronald and Jacqueline Hatlevig. The home is built on the family farm, which was originally established in 1894 by Ron’s … [Read more...]
Roger Bennie Boyum
Roger Bennie Boyum, 83 of Peterson, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Roger was born October 10, 1938, in Rushford to Bennie and Mildred (Hanson) Boyum. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Peterson High School. Roger served in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile … [Read more...]
Martha Maria Ferden
Martha Maria Ferden, 105, died in Bemidji on February 8, 2022. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on May 21, 2022, at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson, Minn. Visitation will be one hour before the service followed by a luncheon after the service. Martha was born the second of eight children to Carl and Hilda (Bakken) Olstad on May 9, 1916. She went to Grindland … [Read more...]
Peterson finds savings; looks to welcome sign impact
An opportunity for significant refinance savings could have a big impact on Peterson’s budget. The city council was made aware of the opportunity at the February 9 meeting courtesy of financial consultant, Mike Bubany, of David Drown Associates. “When we issued bonds for County 25, we promised not to prepay or refinance before a certain date. It had a call date of February 1 … [Read more...]
Florence June Johnson
Florence June Johnson, 88, of Preston, passed away February 7, 2022, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Florence was born June 1, 1933, in rural Houston, Minn., to Orvin and Martha (Eliason) Benson. Florence attended school in a one room schoolhouse through grade school, then tested out of eighth grade and started ninth grade in Houston, graduating high school … [Read more...]
Yenters to donate bench to Peterson
Carole and Gene Yenter visited the Peterson City Council meeting January 12, 2022, to discuss donating a bench to the city in memory of their son Larry. The Yenters had done their research and brought a picture of their choice of benches. Council member Gail Boyum told the couple that they had chosen the exact style from the same company as the city had gotten previously. She … [Read more...]