As of the morning of Tuesday, June 21, JF Brennan Company has reached 230,000 cubic yards of sediment removed from Lake Redwood which amounts to 35% of the 650,000 cubic yard goal. The Michael B. dredge continues to work 24 hours per day, 6 days per week, moving in a southerly direction. Removal of the island has just begun which is primarily all sand material.
Wildlife researchers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have completed outfitting newborn fawns with GPS-tracked collars as part of a three-year study taking place in southern Minnesota.
Local student, Corey Maras of Lamberton, received a bachelor of science degree in social work from Bemidji State University during the 2021-2022 school year. Northwest Technical College Lucan students, Jarvis Deprez and Joshua Deprez, received their diplomas in residential plumbing/hvac from Northwest Technical College in Bemidji during the 2021-2022 school year.
A beautiful blue heron takes to flight just east of North Redwood; A rooster struts its stuff west of Redwood Falls in a marshy, slough area; a male Northern Shoveler takes off after being spotted west of Redwood Falls; a mature doe is surrounded by beautiful scenery near a grove north of Redwood Falls; late spring and early summer are a great time to get out and explore the area and get a glimpse of all the beautiful wildlife and nature that we have around us. Ben Stoterau
Donald Paul Johnson, 88, of Morgan passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan. Memorial Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 at United Methodist Church in Morgan. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at church on Monday. Interment was in the Morgan City Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Melvin Joseph Gewerth, 62, of Morton, formerly of Wabasso area, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in the St. John Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Morton. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice. com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Winifred “Winnie” B. Balkenol, 95, of Redwood Falls, formerly of Lismore, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 at River Valley Nursing Home in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with a livestream on St. Catherine’s Catholic Church YouTube page. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at church on Wednesday. Interment was in the St. Catherine’s Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Lorraine Adell Sawvell, 96, of Clements died on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Evangelical Free Church in Redwood Falls. A public visitation was held from 10 until 11 a.m. at Evangelical Free Church on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Burial followed at New Avon Salem Cemetery.
Monica Marie (Filzen) Glazier, 69, of Redwood Falls passed away at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud on June 19, 2022. Christian Burial was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Cornerstone Christian Church in Redwood Falls. Burial will be at a later date at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Redwood Falls.
I always thought of the world as kind of divided into two camps: Us and Them. And I was always on Team Us. Because I’m Us, not Them. I’ve never been Them. I had friends who were Them. Well, okay. It was just one friend, Matt, who was Team Them but still. Anyway… then something dramatic happened. It was big. I won’t get into the details, but I’ll just say I was out of circulation for a couple of weeks, and I made a leap from Team Us to Team Them.