August 2022

City council approves to hire Engan Associates for possible library expansion

The Redwood Falls City Council met Tuesday, Aug. 2 and approved the city continuing with the option of not waiving the monetary limits. The city is required to state what is desired in relation to limits on municipal tort liability as apart of the annual insurance renewal process. In past years, the council has elected to state, 'The city does not waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by Minnesota Statues, Section 466.04.' Of the two options, this is the least expensive.

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Nicholaus Pealer

 Nicholaus Pealer, 37, of Vesta died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at his home. A Memorial Visitation was held from 4 – 6 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022, at the…

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Steve Allan

 The funeral service for Steve Allan, 65, of Marshall will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will be Monday,…

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Ending imposter syndrome

Wrapping up my first six months at the Redwood Gazette, the transition from reporter to editor is quickly approaching as I have been putting the news together these past few weeks without assistance from my mentor, DebMoldaschel. With months of preparation, I know I am ready. But I have to admit... Maybe it's a combination of being young and being a woman that makes it easy to fall into a rut of feeling undeserving or even under-qualified for the position. Through talking with friends my age and other women, I have found this feeling tonot be original. Even with loving my job and believing the quality of my work reflects who I am, the feelings of being a fraud is still an issue amongst so many like myself. Is it the patriarchal effect? Ageism? And why do we unknowingly project these feelings ontoourselves? On the flip side, this has been a very pivotal year for me infinally coming into my own. A discovery that I had made is even with turning 18, the transition from girlhood to womanhood does not happen overnight. I would say 23 has been a very transformative year for me both professionally and personally.

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The little sand piles caused pause

The little piles were piling up. Twas chilly while walking doggie today. She made her way up, down, and through the meandering pathways and as I followed, I watched her pause. Taken aback, I noticed her sniffing the fresh little mounds of sand with a hole in each center upon the gravel road. As she sniffed, I reigned in the leash so she would not destroy the handiwork of the worker ants who’d made their presence known. I breathed a sigh of relief when she quickly lost interest in them.

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