Beulah Joyce Turbenson, a longtime resident of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on May 12, 2023, at the age of 101. Beulah was born on February 18, 1922, in Clinton, Minn., to John Otto and Adelia Cecelia (Lewis) Finberg. After graduating from Clinton High School, she moved to Minneapolis to work as a typist for The Appraisal Service Company. On September 21, 1946, she married … [Read more...]
Proposals and bonds top Spring Valley agenda
Prior to their May 8 meeting, the Spring Valley City Council held a tax abatement public hearing. Mike Bubany, of David Drown Associates, explained, “Last time I was here I presented bond recommendations for financing your street project this year. One of the things we talked about is what statutory authority to issue the debt. Cities have a lot of flexibility in how they … [Read more...]
Rita Mae McConnell
Rita Mae McConnell, 79, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Spring Valley Senior Living. Rita was born July 22, 1943, in Spring Valley to Frank and Edna (Bergeson) Stein. Rita grew up in Grand Meadow, Minn., on a farm with two sisters and five brothers. She was always outside riding horses with her brothers. In 1961, she graduated from Grand Meadow … [Read more...]
Craig Goodsell
A Celebration of Life for Craig Goodsell will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Five Wynds Event Centre, 1047 N. Broadway Ave, in Spring Valley, Minn. Please join us for food, fellowship and the sharing of many wonderful memories. … [Read more...]
Leonard A. Plaehn
Leonard A. Plaehn, age 91, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Monday April 24, 2023, at Spring Valley Living. Leonard was born December 18, 1931, to Emma and Henry Plaehn; He was their tenth child. Leonard lived on farms in Grundy County, Iowa, until WWII when his older brothers left for the service and the family moved to Reinbeck, Iowa. He attended school there and graduated … [Read more...]
Shirley Hathaway
Shirley Hathaway died peacefully, near her daughter on February 21, 2023, at Foulkeways Continuing Care Retirement Community in Gwynedd, Penn. Born Shirley Cornwell in Minneapolis on November 15, 1925, she was the oldest of four children of Agnes Harrang Cornwell and Finch J. Cornwell. She was raised on farms near Spring Valley, and in the city of Minneapolis, graduating as … [Read more...]
Bluff Country Singers concert to be held April 23
Bigger and better than ever, the Bluff Country Singers Spring Concert, now with over 50 voices, comes to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley on Sunday, April 23 with concerts at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. A stirring combination of popular, patriotic, and soul arrangements, as directed by Elliott Grandall and accompanied by Suz Eberle, shares the stage with solos by soprano … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council prepares for bond sales
The Spring Valley City Council began their April 10 meeting with Mike Bubany, of David Drown Associates, advising the group on the negotiated sale of the 2023A bonds. “While I’m here to talk about what is probably pretty simple, meaning we are borrowing money to pay for these projects, there is a lot of information you need to know,” Bubany started. “Whenever the city goes to … [Read more...]
Gary Lee Peterson
Gary Lee Peterson was born in Cresco, Iowa, on August 22, 1941, to his loving parents, Alvin and Alice (Reis) Peterson. He passed away on April 12, 2023, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minn. He spent his childhood in Cresco and graduated from high school in 1959. During these years he held many part time jobs to fund his love of amateur radio – getting his license … [Read more...]
Kenneth Dale Smidt
Kenneth Dale Smidt, 77, of Spring Valley, with family members surrounding him, took God’s hand and peacefully passed away at St. Marys Hospital Monday, April 3, 2023. Ken was born February 1, 1946, in Stewartville, Minn., to Dorothy (Stevenson) and Clovis Smidt. He graduated from Stewartville High School in 1964. October 30, 1965, Ken married his high school sweetheart, … [Read more...]
Assessment hearing, audit top SV council agenda
The March 13 meeting of the Spring Valley City Council kicked off with the assessment hearing for the upcoming Farmer Street Improvement Project, which is set to begin in approximately June 2023. The cost for the street project will be split between the city of Spring Valley, Spring Valley Public Utilities and Fillmore County. The city’s portion is estimated at $918,000, … [Read more...]
Donald Richard Fenske
Donald Richard Fenske, 91, died March 11, 2023 at Arbor Garden Place in Eyota. Don was born May 22, 1931, in Rochester to Martin and Virginia Fenske from Spring Valley, Minn. Don married Eloda Hofschulte, May 31, 1952, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Rochester. They had four daughters: Michele (Dan) Kruger, Theresa Fenske, Jacqueline Fenske, and Jane (Rex) Lisk. They … [Read more...]
Farmer Street to get vast improvements in 2023
Spring Valley residents came together on March 8, as representatives from Bolton & Menk presented information regarding the upcoming Farmer Street project. “Poor road conditions, sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer all need to be replaced, so really there’s only one answer, as a proposed improvement, and that is a full street and utility reconstruction. It is the most … [Read more...]
Donald E. Dahl
Donald E. Dahl, 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Mayo Clinic- Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn. Donald Edward Dahl was born October 20, 1932, to George and Thora (Engerud) Dahl in Beaver Township, Fillmore County, Minn. He was baptized and confirmed at Bloomfield Lutheran Church. When he was a child, he met Pastor Neil Christopherson at Bible … [Read more...]
The end of an era for local drive-in
The Spring Valley A&W has been a staple of the community since it opened in 1956, then owned by Roger and Marge Simpson. Their son and his wife, Mark and Kathy Simpson, purchased the business in 1987 and ran it until they retired in 2017 when Tom Evanoff purchased it. For the past five years, Evanoff has enjoyed sharing the nostalgia of the drive-in, which first drew him … [Read more...]