The Spring Grove City Council met Tuesday, September 20, at 6:07 p.m. following the Planning and Zoning public hearing at Spring Grove Communications Building. Acting Mayor Karen Folstad led the Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Council members in attendance were Travis Torgerson, Chad Rohland, and Karen Folstad. Absent were Mayor Scott Solberg and Trent … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Public School accepts facility planning proposal
Over the past months, the board heard proposals from three architectural and engineering firms for facility planning. The proposal from ISG was approved at the board’s regular monthly meeting on September 19. The first question the board answered is whether it is time for the school to do a facility analysis and study. Superintendent Rachel Udstuen reminded the board that the … [Read more...]
Audrey Sophia Vatland
Audrey S. Morken was born to Tilford and Hilda Morken at their Blackhammer farm home on March 13, 1938. She was baptized and confirmed at the Faith Lutheran Church in Blackhammer. After attending country school in Blackhammer, she graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1955. She met Lowell Vatland - the love of her life - the year before she graduated. They married … [Read more...]
Evelyn Jeannette Arneson Blegen Langland
Evelyn Jeannette Arneson Blegen Langland, age 105, of Mabel, Minn., formerly of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away peacefully into her Lord’s arms on August 12, 2022, at Franciscan Skemp hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Evelyn was born on September 21, 1916, at home in Winneshiek County to Theodore and Ella (Forde) Arneson. She was the second of four children. She lived in the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove School participates in CIRD visioning workshops
Superintendent Rachel Udstuen updated the school board on the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) workshops at the board’s regular meeting on August 15. The visioning workshops took place in Spring Grove August 3-5. The workshops are a part of the Spring Grove 2030 initiative to gather community input on the next steps. The visioning workshops are a result of the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Ambulance Department seeks volunteer EMTs
Recruiting volunteer EMTs in Minnesota face an uphill battle as EMT certification numbers decline. However, at the August 16 city council meeting, member Karen Folstad said she wanted to make her colleagues aware of the situation, emphasizing that she is not saying it will happen in Spring Grove, but the council should be ready for it in case it happens. The Spring Grove … [Read more...]
From relationships to partnerships
In 2021, deep into a world pandemic, Spring Grove School Assistant Superintendent Gina Meinertz planted a seed. With frequent watering and nutrition, the seeds grew and formed community partnerships. Seventh graders at Spring Grove School were in for a school year that they could not envision. English teacher Julianna Lile and her colleagues contacted local farmer Dayna … [Read more...]
Girls softball program coming back to Spring Grove School
By Charlene Corson Selbee The Spring Grove School Board heard the girls and approved their request for a girls softball team. “It is very exciting. I also really like the way the process went about. Our students talked about and advocated.” Superintendent Rachel Udstuen continued, “What I really like about it, is our girls thought about it in exactly the right way and … [Read more...]
Spring Grove continues negotiations with the Houston County Sheriff Department
The Spring Grove City Council met Tuesday, July 19, at 6 p.m. at the Fest Building. Mayor Scott Solberg led the council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Council members present include Mayor Solberg, Travis Torgerson, Chad Rohland, Trent Turner, and Karen Folstad. Also present were City Clerk/Administrator Julie Amundson, CEDA Courtney Bergey Swanson via Zoom, and … [Read more...]
Roger Albert Henry Tollefsrud
Roger was born in Spring Grove, Minn., on April 2, 1927. He attended country schools. He took off on his final flight July 5, 2022, at the age of 95. He entered the U.S. Air Force as a medic in 1945, spending his time in Japan, and discharged in 1947. He took flying lessons under the G.I. Bill, getting his pilot’s license in December 1947. He had his own personal planes … [Read more...]