Veterans, local officials, and community members gathered at the entrance of a soybean field on a sunny May 31 morning to celebrate the inclusion of veterans home funding in the 2018 Minnesota bonding bill. Preston Mayor Kurt Reicks welcomed everyone to the future site of the veterans home, calling it a great day for veterans in southeast Minnesota. Since 2013 there has been … [Read more...]
Maxine Redmann
Maxine (Kiefer) Redmann, age 83, of Roscoe, Ill., formerly of Preston, Minn., died November 13, 2017. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Preston, Minn., with Pastor Michael Smith presiding. Fellowship to follow the burial at the Preston United Methodist Church. Maxine is survived by her daughters Nanette Hesseltine of … [Read more...]
Preston awaits governor’s decision
At the May 21 Preston City Council meeting, City Administrator Joe Hoffman reported the state legislature passed the 2018 public works construction/bonding bill which includes $10.2 million for a veterans home in Preston. The $825 million bonding bill passed the Senate with a 42 to 25 vote and the House with a 113 to 13 vote in the last half hour of the 2018 session Sunday … [Read more...]
Preston pop-up markets for 2018
Ilene Edwards addressed the Preston City Council at its May 7 meeting regarding the schedule for pop-up markets in 2018. She noted that last summer there were three markets with an average of 11 vendors participating. This year five pop-up markets will be held on the second Saturday of each month, beginning on June 9 and ending on October 13. Markets will run from 9 a.m. to 1 … [Read more...]
Preston’s audit presented
Jason Boynton, Smith Schafer and Associates, presented the 2017 audit information for the city of Preston at the city council’s April 16 meeting. An unmodified, “clean” opinion was issued. Boynton said it was an overall good report. The general tax levy totaled $831,494. Other revenue included TIF collections in the amount of $74,307 and Local Government Aid (LGA) in the … [Read more...]
Donna M. Mandelko
Donna M. Mandelko, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 16, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center, Harmony, Minn., surrounded by her family. Donna was born February 2, 1931, to Earl and Ida (Kulsrud) Hahn at home in Preston Township, Fillmore County, Minn. She married Delbert C. Mandelko January 4, 1953, at St. Paul (on the hill) church in Preston. Donna and Delbert lived a … [Read more...]
Dr. Norval Morse
Norval Oakland Morse, 95, of Preston, died Thursday afternoon, April 12, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Care Center, surrounded by loved ones. Norval Oakland Morse, son of Dr. Morton P. Morse and Lydia (Oakland) Morse, was born on December 15, 1922 in LeRoy, Minn. He grew up alongside his three brothers and sister, graduating from high school in 1940. He attended … [Read more...]
Preston commits cash contribution for veterans home
At the April 2 Preston City Council meeting council members voted unanimously to commit $125,000 in support of a veterans home in Preston. Preston Public Utilities also has committed to a $125,000 contribution. These contributions will only be expended in the event a veterans home is approved to be built in Preston. The commitment of cash from the city and PPU is part of a … [Read more...]
POET awards grant to Lanesboro Public Schools
POET Biorefining – Preston recently awarded a $3,000 grant to Lanesboro Public Schools to give students the opportunity to check out Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) books. These books, which will be made available in the elementary school library, will give students in grades K-6 the opportunity to continue their education at home. In her application, Stacy … [Read more...]
Virginia Brokken
Virginia passed away at her home in Rochester, Minn., on February 28, 2018, of natural causes, at 91 years old, with her family around her. Her funeral service will be on April 9, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn. Virginia Kyle Stegner was born in Wabasha, Minn., on June 5, 1926. At nine months of age, her parents moved to Preston, Minn., … [Read more...]