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March 25th, 2024

Death notice: Anita Thiesfeld, 98

Anita E. Thiesfeld, 98, of Glencoe, MN, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at GlenFields Living With Care in Glencoe.
A funeral service will take place Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 2 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe, with interment following in the church cemetery.
Visitation will take place Thursday, April 4, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., one and a half hours prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are with the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel in Glencoe. Online guestbook is available at www.mcbridechapel.com.

March 22nd

Death notice: Dorothy Graunke, 94

Dorothy Mae Graunke, 94, of Norwood Young America, MN, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN.
A funeral service will take place Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 12 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norwood Young America, with interment in the church cemetery.
Visitation will take place Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 10 to 12 p.m., two hours prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are with the Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel in Norwood Young America. Online guestbook is available at www.mcbridechapel.com.

March 21st

Glencoe Planning and Industrial Commission meeting

The planning and industrial commission had an informational agenda item relating to a preliminary sketch plan for Grace Apartment lands.

GSL School Board adopts new policies

The Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board, during its Mach 12 meeting, unanimously approved a recommendation of the policy committee to bring back nine policies for adoption at the next school board meeting. The policies are Legal Status of the School District, Order of the Regular School Board Meeting, School Weapons Policy, DNR-DNI Orders, Policies Incorporated by Reference, Hazing Prohibition, Mandatory Summer School Instruction, Vending Machines, and Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure and Process.

Caroline Krone, 84

Caroline Krone, 84, of Gaylord, MN, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024, at Bayside Manor in Gaylord.
A funeral service took place Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 11 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in High Island Cemetery in New Auburn, MN.
Clergy who officiated: Pastor Paul Kratzke.
Pianist: Patty Uecker.
Congregational hymns: “Just A Closer Walk With Thee,” “How Great How Art,” “On Eagle’s Wings,” and “What A Friend We Have In Jesus.”
Honorary casket bearers: godchildren, Jackie Schutte, Lisa Metzler, and Jessie Krone.

Richard Swift, 99

Richard “Dick” Swift, 99, of Glencoe, MN, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Grand Meadows in Glencoe.
A funeral service will take place Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Church in Biscay, MN, with interment in the church cemetery.
Clergy officiating: Pastor Barry Marchant.
Organist: Mary Huebert.
Soloist: Vicky Williamson.
Congregational hymns: “He Leadeth Me” and “It Is Well With My Soul.”
Honorary casket bearers: Jerry Block, Doug Block, David Huebert, Gene Konerza, Jerome Karl, Harry Olson, and David Sanken.

Ronald Oelfke, 86

Ronald (Ron or Ronnie) Oelfke, 86, most recently of Glencoe, MN, but previously of rural Hamburg, MN, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Kingsway Retirement Living in Belle Pla ine, MN.
Ron’s memorial service took place Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 11 a.m. in the church where he was baptized, confirmed, and served for his entire life, Emanuel Lutheran in Hamburg. Rev. Todd Bentz officiated. Visitation took place there one hour prior to the service, and a luncheon followed in the church fellowship area.

Stanley Nowak, 91

Stanley M. Nowak, 91, of Silver Lake, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at Harmony River, Hutchinson, MN.
A Mass of Christian burial will take place Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake, with Father John Hayes officiating.
Visitation will take place two hours before Mass, starting with a rosary at 8:30 a.m. A private interment will take place at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with military honors.

Busse hits hole-in-one

For the second time in less than a week, a Busse brother hit a big time shot. This time it would be GSL junior Logan Busse. Busse hit a hole in one on hole number eight at the Glencoe Country Club on Wednesday, March 13.
The hole in one comes just six days after his younger brother Lincoln hit a buzzer beating shot for the Panthers to defeat MVL on March 7.

Warm, dry winter heightens drought concerns

Year-round water conservation is beneficial
With less than half the average snowfall across much of the state and extraordinarily warm winter temperatures, drought conditions in Minnesota have persisted through the winter. Abnormally dry conditions exist throughout the state and about half of Minnesota is in moderate or severe drought.