Editor’s note: Pastor Nate and Chris Belkstrom, of Living Word Church in Redwood Falls, have been in Bucharest, Romania since early January and sent the following report on the situation there and the work they are doing. They wrote this Feb. 28.
REDWOOD FALLS - Elaine Vagle, age 75 of Redwood Falls, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester after a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3 at Redwood Valley Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Interment will be in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Joyce Theresa Schoo, 87, passed away peacefully at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN on February 17th, 2022 from Pancreatic Cancer.
MORGAN - Shirley Mae Nolting, 92 of Morgan, passed peacefully on February 21, 2022 at Centra- Care - St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Morgan. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Morgan with burial to follow in Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
TRACY - Shirley R. Alf, age 86 of Tracy, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Our House Hospice of Murray County in Slayton. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4:00- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Tracy Area Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday. Interment is in the Tracy City Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
The Morgan Community Players are back with their 33rd year and a performance of “Nuptialknots.com.” The performances will be held at the Morgan High School auditorium with showtimes starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 25, and 26. The last performance will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets will be available at the door before each performance. Adults are $7 and ages 12 and younger are $4. There will be no reserved seating this year.
A six game win streak came to an end for the Redwood Valley boys basketball team as they fell 68-62 to visiting Maple River on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Redwood Valley High School gymnasium.
Mid-February, Rob met with Olivia, a 6-year-old female snowy owl, in Northern Minnesota. Rob: Thank you for chatting with me.
A young prince, deposed when an enemy overran his kingdom, fled to a neighboring realm where a friend ruled as king. He hoped his friend would grant him a new kingdom. Instead the king gave him 100 sheep.
Who is responsible for the national debt to have reached $30 trillion? Democrats? Republicans? Corrupt politicians? Un-elected bureaucrats implementing rules and regulations? Or ... is it the lazy, uninformed, misinformed, uninvolved citizenry? All of the above?