Marvin “Buddy” Meyer, age 92, of Spring Valley, Minn., died November 8, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Pastor Michael Harman officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2018, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, Minn., and will … [Read more...]
Allerd Freimark
Allerd Freimark, 72, of rural Fountain, died Sunday, November 5, at St. Marys Hospital, of pulmonary fibrosis believed to be caused by farmer’s lung. He was diagnosed with farmer’s lung, an allergy to molds in certain crops, about 40 years ago. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, with Rev. Mark VanHouse … [Read more...]
Kingsland to Inform Public on Levy Issues
A monthly “work session” meeting of the Kingsland School Board was held on October 1, with all members present (Doug Plaehn, Ann Oeltjen, Leah Stier, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, Heather Betts, and Superintendent James Hecimovich). Business Manager Amber Herbrand gave a budgetary summary, stating, “I have the new budget model,… so we’ll be able to project out with … [Read more...]
Wykoff considers campground
The Wykoff City Council met in regular session on September 10, with all council members in attendance (Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason). Becky Schmidt asked the council to consider the possibility of creating a small campground within the city, as a way to increase tourism. She said the approximate … [Read more...]
Everett Eickhoff
Funeral services for Everett Arthur Eickhoff will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 15, 2018, at St Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, with Pastor Michael Harman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, September 14, 2018, at the Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Wykoff and will continue for one hour prior to the service on … [Read more...]
Wykoff holds hearing on parking
A crowd filled the council meeting room during the Wykoff City Council meeting on August 13. A public hearing was held regarding the city’s plans to restrict parking on “green spaces.” All council members were in attendance: Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason. During the public hearing, several … [Read more...]
Renata Comstock
Renata Comstock, age 93, passed away peacefully at the Spring Valley Care Center on July 23, 2018. Renata Vironika Wallner was born on July 29, 1924, in Pleasant Valley Township, Mower County, Minn., to Edward and Martha (Schultz) Wallner. Her mother passed away when she was young, and she was raised by her aunt Anna Laabs and her grandparents. Her early years were spent on a … [Read more...]
Wykoff school buildings and equipment to auction
During the Kingsland School Board meeting July 16, the board heard from representatives of Wykoff By Design, a group interested in finding ways for the vacant school building to be put to use. Wykoff city council member Richard Gleason and Susan Nash attended, with Gleason speaking on behalf of Wykoff By Design, saying, “We would like to have the three months to try to get … [Read more...]
Wykoff group seeks to repurpose empty school
There was “standing room only” at the public hearing and regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council on July 9. Council members in attendance included Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Richard Gleason. Rocky Vreeman was absent. The public hearing was held first, regarding the Main Street assessment. Daren Sikkink, representing … [Read more...]
Five churches, two pastors
The Bible has many stories of people who were called to serve God in new and different ways. These believers were asked to take a “leap of faith” to answer the calling. This is also the case for two new pastors in the United Methodist Church, Pastor David Stoeger and Pastor Pam Seebach. They recently sat down to explain the calling they have answered to serve five Methodist … [Read more...]