Archive - Jan 17, 2018

Four Hutchinson residents were injured Tuesday at about 5:40 p.m. in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 7 near McLeod County Road 16 in Silver Lake.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2007 Ford pickup driven by Dustin Plombon, 35, of Hutchinson, was westbound on Highway 7, and a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, driven by Richard Arthur Krueger, 75, of Hutchinson, was southbound on County Road 16 when the vehicles collided at the intersection.

The Panther Pals program, organized by Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) teacher Teresa Kuester, kicked off a few weeks ago with five high school students signing up to use their study halls to help kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students with one-on-one and small group reading and phonics lessons.
Seniors Alyssa Ebert and Tony Fischer, juniors Grace Kosek and Andrew Wraspir and foreign exchange student Jenske Boden are the first students to join the new program.
“I call them my Panther Pal Pioneers,” said Kuester, “because they’re just starting us out.”

Area students who were named to the North Dakota State University fall 2017 dean’s list include Brandi Pikal, Brownton, majoring in agriculture communication; Mitchell Rothstein, Glencoe, majoring in accounting; and, from Silver Lake, Russell Bayerl, majoring in mechanical engineering, Jacob Fehrenbach, majoring in political science, and Joshua Yurek, majoring in mechanical engineering. To be named to the list, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a a 4.0 scale.

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its fall 2017 dean’s list. Area students named to the list include, from Glencoe: Mark Broderius, junior, majoring in mathematics and stats and actuarial science; Adam Eberhard, senior, majoring in mechanical engineering; Ryley Oliver, junior, majoring in Hispanic studies and international studies; Alexander Romano, sophomore, majoring in pre-business; and Chandler Swift, junior, majoring in computer science; and, from Plato: Mitchell Pinske, sophomore, majoring in computer science.

LeRoy Francis Penas, 81, of rural Glencoe, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at Hutchinson Health Hospital.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Jan. 15, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake with the Rev. Paul Schumacher as the celebrant. The Holy Family Choir, accompanied by Alice Nowak, provided music.
Honorary casket bearers were Mr. Penas’ five grandchildren, Sydney, Alex and Anna Phillips and Erin and Mitchell Jaskowiak. Casket bearers were Mark Krcil, Mike Krcil, Randy Vasek, Bob Penas, Brad Shamla and Mark Hemerick.