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February 8th, 2024

Jerome Warzecha, 85

Jerome Frank Warzecha, 85, of Glencoe, MN, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Lakeside Generations Assisted Living in Dassel, MN.
A Mass of Christian burial took place Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, 1 p.m., at the Church of St. Pius X in Glencoe, with interment following at the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation took place Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel in Glencoe, and continued one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Clergy: Father Matthew Wiering.
Organist: Sue Mielke.
Song leaders: Gus and Irene Makovsky.

Marjorie Block, 98

Marjorie “Margie” E. Block, 98, of Hutchinson, MN, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Ecumen Pines in Hutchinson.
A funeral service took place Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Church in Hassan Valley Township, MN, with interment in the church cemetery.
Clergy officiating: Pastor Barry Marchant.
Organist: Mary Huebert.
Soloist: Gene Kruse, “How Great Thou Art” and “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Congregational hymns: “The Old Rugged Cross,” and “Amazing Grace.”
Eulogists: Jonathon Block and Cheri Glesener.

Charles Ponath, 90

Charles W. Ponath, 90, of Glencoe, MN, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at his residence.
A memorial service took place Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, at 11 a.m. at First Ev. Lutheran Church (925 13th Street East) in Glencoe, with Rev. Dan Welch officiating.
A gathering of family and friends took place at the church Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.
Interment took place in the Glencoe City Cemetery. Military honors was provided by Glencoe VFW Post 5102.

Carol Navratil, 93

Carol Mae Navratil, 93, of Silver Lake, MN, passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 at The Cokato Manor.
She was born Jan. 12, 1931, in Rich Valley Township, McLeod County, MN, the daughter of Theodore and Mary (Plihal) Pesina.
Carol Mae Pesina and Gerald James Navratil were joined in holy marriage Sept. 6, 1958, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Silver Lake. God blessed their marriage with three sons.
She was a faithful and active member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake.

February 1st

DNR releases Invasive Carp Action Plan update

From The DNR
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released the updated Invasive Carp Action Plan for the next 10 years of prevention and management efforts in Minnesota.
The plan includes a prioritized set of recommended actions that build upon the DNR’s current intensive invasive carp efforts, including additional actions in the categories of:

Find the full story in the Feb. 2, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

Panther girls basketball extends streak to six

Howard Lake - The Panther girls win streak hit five in row last Friday night, beating the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers 62-19. All five wins have been by at least 22 points, throttling their opponents early and often.
The Panthers jumped out to a 10-0 lead, holding the Lakers scoreless for nearly four minutes until...

Find the full story in the Feb. 2, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

McLeod Food Shelf hires new executive director

The McLeod Food Shelf hired former United Community Action Partnership outreach worker and tax site coordinator Carrie Lewis as their executive director on Dec. 18. Lewis succeeds long-time executive director Lennie Albers, who held the position for ten years.

Find the full story in the Feb. 2, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

Stroll for Hope ends partnership with American Cancer Society; starts one with Hutchinson Health Foundation

Stroll for Hope, formerly known as Relay for Life of McLeod County, has ended its partnership with the American Cancer Society and partnered with the Hutchinson Health Foundation as of Jan. 1. Stroll for Hope Lead Chair Erika Smith says the organization had been discussing the “pros and cons” of staying or leaving the partnership with the American Cancer Society over the last year.
Smith says while the American Cancer Society does “amazing things” with the funds raised by Stroll for Hope, they don’t always have a “clear picture” of how those funds are utilized.

Stroll for Hope, FKA Relay for Life of McLeod County

Stroll for Hope will implement a new grant assistance program in 2025.

United Way of McLeod County receives 2023 Touchstone Energy Community Award

McLeod Cooperative Power awarded its 2023 Touchstone Energy Community Award to the United Way of McLeod County. This yearly award recognizes a local non-profit or community group that had a positive impact within McLeod Cooperative Power’s service territory. The United Way of McLeod County was one of nine nominees for this year’s award and was acknowledged for its youth scholarship program, which provided 115 scholarships to local youth in the past year.

Find the full story in the Feb. 2, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.