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Archive - Apr 2016

Date

April 6th

Baby boy to Rendon family

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 10:36am

Nicole and Mario Rendon of Winthrop announce the birth of their son, Yzreyel Juan-Francisco Rendon, born March 27, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Yzreyel weighed 10 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 211⁄2 inches long. He is welcomed home by four brothers and two sisters. Grandparents are Brian and Lori Buckentin of Green Isle, Tim and Marie Drake of Mankato and Antonia Cabral-Rendon of Twin Falls Idaho. Great-grandma is Ramona Buckentin of Arlington and great-aunt is Melanee Buckentin of Green Isle. 

Hutch man on a lucky streak

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 10:36am

Kent Erickson of Hutchinson is on a lucky streak, according to the Minnesota State Lottery. Erickson recently won $50,000 playing the $13 million Cash Explosion game and $5,000 playing the Quest for Cash game. Erickson claimed the prizes on March 26. Both tickets were sold at Hutchinson Outpost, Inc., 1201 N Main St., Hutchinson.

Bruce Wolff, 69, of Arlington

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 10:30am
Bruce Wolff, 69, of Arlington, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.
 
A memorial service will be held Friday, April 8, at 11 a.m., at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Arlington. A time for family and friends to gather will take place from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Kolden Funeral Home of Arlington is assisting the family with arrangements.
 

James Reed, 75, formerly of Glencoe

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 10:30am
James W. Reed, 75, died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at his daughter’s home in Byron.
 
A memorial service and visitation were held Saturday, April 2, at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester.
 

Bernard L. Mansager, 73, of Glencoe

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 10:29am
Bernard “Bernie” LeRoy Mansager, 73, of Glencoe, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
 

John William Droege, 99, of Plato

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 10:28am
John William Droege, 99, of rural Plato, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services Long Term Care in Glencoe.
 
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 5, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg with the Rev. Donald Andrix officiating. Cheryl Andrix was the organist. Soloist Dan Sprengeler sang “The Lord’s Prayer.” Congregational hymns were “Amazing Grace,” “How Great Thou Art” and “I Know That My Redeemer Lives.”

Freeman made the right choice

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 9:22am
By
Lori Copler

Headlines last week declared that two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark had been cleared.
That’s not entirely accurate. What Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced is that no criminal charges would be filed against the two officers. He ruled that they acted within statutory authority in the death of Clark, who was shot in the head during a confrontation following an alleged assault.


Too much secrecy in government

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 9:22am

By Lee H. Hamilton
We have a secrecy problem. This may seem odd to say during an era in which the most intimate details of individuals’ lives are on display. Yet government is moving behind closed doors, and this is definitely the wrong direction.
In fact, I’m dismayed by how often public officials fight not to do the public’s business in public. And I’m not just talking about the federal government.


County DFL convention had lively discussions

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 9:21am

To the Editor:
The Democratic Convention for McLeod County was held at Days Inn in Hutchinson on March 13.


GSL awards first rounds of construction bids

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 9:16am
By
Rebecca Mariscal

The Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board accepted the bids for packages one and three for its upcoming construction project at a special meeting Thursday night, with both coming in under the expected cost.
“All in all, we are confident with the numbers we got,” Donlar Construction Senior Project Manager Josh Lester said.
Bid package one came in at a total of $2,268,370, under the expected cost of $3,064,374. This package includes the primary needs related to ground work and the new gymnasium.