Melvin Bronstad, age 89, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Monday, May 29, 2017 at Ostrander Care and Rehab in Ostrander, Minn. Funeral services for Melvin Bronstad will be held 1 p.m., Monday, June 5, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, Minn. Burial will take place at the Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville, Minn. Visitation will be held 11-1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran … [Read more...]
Leslie “Les” John Kruegel
Memorial services for Leslie “Les” John Kruegel will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, Minn. Burial will take place at the Forestville Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Les Kruegel, age 61, of Rochester, Minn., passed away Sunday May 28, 2017, from injuries sustained in an … [Read more...]
Spring Valley to add exercise stations on trail
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session May 22, with all members present (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland, and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). Joe O’Connell was the only visitor signed up to address the council. He spoke about the ongoing issue of the “former elementary school property,” which O’Connell has bought, but he … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council mulls animal limits
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session May 8, with all members present (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland, and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). A main issue in the meeting was the ongoing discussion about animals being kept within the city. Zimmer shared a draft of Section 10.05 “Animals and Fowl,” which now states “other … [Read more...]
Spring Valley resident receives VFW Lifetime Achievement Award
Dale Wondrasch may not have been able to make it to his surprise open house on April 8 celebrating his VFW Lifetime Achievement Award, but he didn’t miss it completely. The members of the Spring Valley Post 4114 planned the open house to honor Wondrasch’s years of service to the VFW, Spring Valley, and the surrounding communities. The whole town worked hard to keep it a … [Read more...]
John P. Link
John P. Link, 51, of Kasson, Minn., passed away on April 17, 2017 at his home in Kasson. John Peter Link was born in Spring Valley, Minn., on March 19, 1966, son of Orlo and Ruth (Schoppers) Link. He was confirmed in the Wykoff Methodist Church, and graduated from Wykoff High School in 1984. John graduated from Mechanical School at Rochester Vo-Tech in 1986. Through the … [Read more...]
Kingsland budget and facilities mulled
The March 20 regular meeting of the Kingsland School Board focused largely on the longstanding challenges of budget and facility needs. All members were present: Doug Plaehn, Deb Larson, Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Superintendent John McDonald. No one addressed the board during the “Public Comments” portion of the … [Read more...]
Stephen Leigh Mulholland
Stephen Leigh Mulholland, Registered Professional Archaeologist, born February 10, 1956 in Winona, died March 9, 2017 in Duluth. He attended St. Mary’s University, studying Computer Science, in Winona; University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, 1981, earning a B.A. in Anthropology; University of Minnesota, 2002, earning a M.A. Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies. Stephen … [Read more...]
Tudie Simonson
Funeral service for Tudie Simonson was held at 1:30 p.m. March 20, 2017 at Bear Creek Lutheran Church, rural Grand Meadow, with Pastor Larry Iverson officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Visitation was held an hour prior to the service at the church. Orlajoy “Tudie” Simonson, age 85, of Spring Valley, died March 16, 2017 at Grand Meadow Health Care Center, … [Read more...]
Barbara Lee Kappers
Barbara Lee Kappers, age 81, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Sunday March 19, 2017 at her home in Spring Valley. She was born December 18, 1935 at her family home in Spring Valley, Minn. She was the only child of Harry and Elva (Makowski) Kappers. Barb attended school in Spring Valley, graduating in 1953. After high school, Barb worked at various retail jobs in the Spring … [Read more...]