I had a delightful time celebrating Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism's 25th Annual Chamber Gala with the CherryRoad Media team over the weekend. I joined the Gazette right at a time when the paper was transitioning ownership over to CherryRoad Media. The Gala was the perfect opportunity to get to know CEO, Jeremy Gulban, and six other team members.
Redwood Valley High School’s Drew Lundeen was recently named a Scholar-Athlete by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation. This annual award honors Minnesota high school football players for their outstanding athletic, academic and community service accomplishments.
Dr. Anita Talsma Gaul, history teacher at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and author of two books on local history, will present "The (Not So) Invisible Empire: The KKK in Southwest Minnesota in the 1920s" at the Wabasso Public Library on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m.
Native Americans make up a significant portion of missing and murdered cases in the U.S. and Canada. On Feb. 28, member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, Juliet Rudie, took the lead as Minnesota's first Director of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office, housed within the Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs (DPS – OJP).
What is your first memory of Easter? Growing up my dad would sing the same hymn every Easter morning, “Up from the grave he rose! With a mighty sword and shield!” My mom would insist this was not a real Easter hymn, something clearly my father had made up. After all, Jesus did not come out of the grave swinging a giant sword looking for a fight. This continued for years, as it was before the existence of Google and YouTube. My father insisting it was a real hymn from his childhood and my mother adamantly denying its existence.
April is National Fair Housing Month! Fair housing is a growing need and concern within all communities. This is especially true for the victim/ survivors that WRAP works with. WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. (WRAP) provides advocacy for victim/survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking/exploitation in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties.
To the Editor: How much more damage will President Biden How much more damage will President Biden do for his climate change and open border policies? After one year, President Biden being weak and wrong on almost every foreign policy decisions has lead Russia into Ukraine. Now his weak stance with NATO countries is keeping them at war.
Lesley Marie Sagedahl, 51, of Wabasso passed from this life into eternal life on Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home surrounded by family after a brave fight with cancer. Memorial Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2022 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Wabasso. Visitation was 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at the church, and continued one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www. stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
William Edward Susens III (Will) died on March 14, 2022, in St Paul. He was born in Superior, Wis., on July 14, 1947, to William E. and W. Rose (Goodman) Susens. Will attended schools in Morton and Belview and graduated in 1965. He joined the US Air Force that year and served through 1969. On his return, Will studied computer programming and systems analysis. He had various jobs throughout his life, but in 1992 he was introduced to Guild Services, Inc. He describes Guild as being “His Ladder with Custom Supports.” He served as a volunteer from 2010 through 2021 as an ambassador, contributor, educator, and fund raiser. In 2013 he became a board member. He also served on the Ramsey Board for NAMI until 2019. Will loved fishing, reading, card and board games, following wildlife news, and telling stories. Will is survived by five sisters: Rosemary, Patricia, Margaret Lundorff, Kathleen Martin, and Rebecca, and three brothers: Jon, Peter, and Steven as well as his loving nieces and nephews. He will be dearly missed by his family and many coworkers, friends and acquaintances. Mass will held at Maple Hill Senior Living on Monday, April 18, at 11 a.m. A private family and friends Celebration of Life will follow. Burial will be on April 19, 9 a.m. at Fort Snelling. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Guild, Inc. or Ramsey County NAMI.
Dennis “Denny” Lothert, 66, of Redwood Falls died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial following in Morton City Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2022, at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls and continued from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, at the church. The funeral was also be livestreamed on Tuesday, following the link https://www.youtube.com/user/stjohnrwf.