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Marshall claims annual Gold Cup Golf Tourney

Marshall fired a soild 522 team score to claim the 70th annual Women's Gold Cup Golf Tournament held Monday, July 18 at the Madison Golf Club. Marshall was led by medalist Nancy Blanchard who carded a round of 80 (41-39).

Bethany Jane Hollatz

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Bethany Jane Hollatz, 42, Apple Valley, announce her passing after a brief illness. Bethany, formerly of Webster City, Iowa, and Redwood Falls will be deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues, and her beloved dog, Hayden.

Truman A. Johnson

Truman A. Johnson, 86, of Eagan, formerly of Belview, passed away on June 30, 2022, at the Martin Luther Senior Living facility of Bloomington. A Celebration of Life and burial at the Belview cemetery will be held at a later date.

Robert “Bob” Lalim

The funeral service for Robert “Bob” Lalim, 85, of Granite Falls will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2022, at Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at the Echo Cemetery in Echo.

Gerald “Gerry” Patten

Gerald “Gerry” Patten, 74, of Redwood Falls passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at St. Cloud Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls. Visitation will continue from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow the service at Redwood City Cemetery.

Joan M. Brown

Joan M. Brown, 91, of Morton passed away peacefully Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Cannon River Senior Living Memory Care Unit in Cannon Falls. Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2022, at Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Morton. The family invites family and friends to join them at the Morton Park from 4-7 p.m. after the cemetery service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to the Morton Senior Center. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Letter to the Editor

To the editor: Fellow taxpayers of RASD, we have a major decision to make in a few short days. Will we agree to allow two mega-corporations from the metro to come into our community, suck up our hardearned tax dollars, and then leave us with twenty years of principal and interest to pay off to the tune of $77 million? Yes, that is the number at the bottom of the amortization schedule supplied by the superintendent.

Big Tech is steamrolling America’s newspapers

Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.