Braxton William Welch, 20 months, of Wabasso passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso and will continue from 9 until 10 a.m. on Saturday. Burial will take place at a later date.
Charlotte Marie (Nott) Tiffany, 87, of La Puente, Calif. passed away on March 30, 2022. She was born on May 29, 1934 to Lester Nott and Ruby Quesenberry Nott. Services will be held on Monday, June 13, 2022 in San Dimas, Calif.
Lee Austin Wright, 49, of Pine Drive Bar and Grill, Holcombe, Wis. passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 9, 2022 at home.
Mass of Christian Burial for Alois “Al” Brey, 96, of Wabasso was Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. A livestream and recording of the service is available at www.lowafc. org. Visitation was one hour prior to the church. Interment with military honors followed at St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery.
Minnesota’s popular warm weather, stream trout season opened up Saturday, April 16, with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also opened up on Lake Superior and its tributary streams.
The Redwood Valley girls golf team opened up the regular season with a second place finish at the recent Marshall Invitational held at the Marshall Golf Club. Despite less than ideal conditions the Cardinal girls finished just six shots out of first place as they carded a 361 team total to fall just behind LQPV (355) in the 10-team event.
The Redwood Area Dollars for Scholars, Orrin S. Estebo Chapter is hosting a “Ladies Night Out” fundraiser on Thursday, April 28, from 6-8 p.m. at the Redwood Falls Golf Club. It will be a night of shopping, appetizers, drinks, raffles, door prize drawings and fun. Several area vendors will be there, and will donate a portion of all sales to the Redwood Area Dollars for Scholars. This is the 20th anniversary of the Redwood Area Dollars for Scholars awarding scholarships to Redwood Valley High School students.
On Friday, April 15, at approximately 5:56 p.m. the Redwood County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to an accident involving one-year-old Braxton William Welch (pedestrian) and a vehicle near the intersection of County Road 6 and Jade Avenue. The child later succumbed to his injuries. The driver was identified as 32-year-old Jacob Urile Welch. No criminal charges are pending.
The Board of Directors for the Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA), announced that the dredging of Lake Redwood is ready to begin. To commemorate this historic event, a Kick-off Celebration is planned to acknowledge everyone who has contributed to this project.
On March 19, Pipestone and Redwood County 4-H’ers participated in the Regional 4-H Project Bowl earning first place in their senior division. The 4-H Regional Project Bowl challenges teams of three to six youth to test their knowledge on a variety of animal science and agriculture topics including dairy, dog, general livestock, horse, lama, poultry, and rabbit.