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...]
Ruth B. Knutson
Ruth B. Knutson, 101, of Peterson, Minn., died on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Ruth Burnette Benson was born on November 25, 1920, in Peterson to Bent C. and Cora (Evenson) Benson. She was raised in Peterson and graduated from Peterson High School. On September 12, 1945, Ruth was united in marriage with Emer Knutson at Our … [Read more...]
Peterson contributes additional funding for marketing efforts
Rushford Peterson Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Jen Hengel was present at Peterson’s December 8 council meeting to highlight the 2022 marketing plan for the valley. The city has contributed lodging tax revenues to the chamber for this purpose for some time. Hengel indicated marketing tactics will remain largely the same, including digital, print, and radio … [Read more...]
Alice R. Lee
Alice R. Lee, 94, of Peterson, Minn., died on Monday, November 22, 2021, at her home, with her family at her side. Alice Ruby Hallum was born on December 3, 1926, on the Hallum farm in Holt Township of Fillmore County, Minn., to Clarence and Marie (Nelson) Hallum. Alice was raised on the family farm and lived in the Peterson area all of her life. On February 3, 1946, she … [Read more...]
Paul Ryan
Paul R. Ryan, 71, of rural Peterson, Minn., died on Monday, November 15, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. Paul Richard Ryan was born on February 3, 1950, in La Crosse, Wis., to Ben and Hildegard (Dragvold) Ryan. He was raised on the family farm near Choice, Minn., and was a graduate of Rushford High School where he played football and basketball. Paul’s … [Read more...]
Peterson talks long-term plans
As the year begins to wrap up, the Peterson City Council is not only taking care of year-end details, but is also looking to the future of city needs and ways to improve the community. Several ideas were discussed, including city signage, cleanup, and park/campground plans. Following installation of a new, attractive city sign on the Root River State Trail, which goes through … [Read more...]
Bernice Kathleen (Sande) Hanson
Our mom, Bernice Kathleen (Sande) Hanson, was born December 24, 1931, to Bernhard and Karina (Bremmer) Sande. She passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, at her home in Peterson. She grew up on their farm near the Boyum Schoolhouse in rural Peterson. As a child she learned to “pitch in” and had funny stories about mad roosters and shocking grain at home and for neighbors. Her … [Read more...]