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June 12th, 2013

Kohouts announce birth

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:43am

Jeremy and Kristin Kohout of Glencoe announce the birth of their daughter, Brook Evelyn, on May 31, 2013, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Brook weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19-3/4 inches long. She joins a sister, Emma. Grandparents are Deb Walford, Mark and Joan Walford and Dave and Deb Kohout, all of Glencoe. Great-grandparents are Robert and Evelyn Hendrickson of Bismarck, N.D., Stanley and Kay Walford of Brooklyn, Iowa, Marlene Kohout and the late Don Kohout of Olivia, and Arnie and Velma Schweiss and the late Hilda Schweiss of New Ulm.


Area students on NDSU list

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:40am

FARGO — Several area students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at North Dakota State University. Included on the list were Kallie Brueggemeier, Arlington, nursing major; Kelly Jahnke, Brownton, nursing major; Logan Miller, Brownton, agricultural systems biology major; and Erika Meyer, Glencoe, nursing major.


Calvin ‘Kelly’ West, 85, of Brownton

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:38am

A memorial service for Calvin “Kelly” Deane West, 85, of Brownton, was held Thursday, June 6, at the Congregational Church in Brownton. The Rev. Barry Marchant officiated.
Mr. West died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
The organist was Eunice Warner, and soloist Kristen Hansch sang “Amazing Grace” and “On Eagle’s Wings.” Congregational hymns were “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “How Great Thou Art” and “Just As I Am.”


John Gilbert Rusten, 73, of Glencoe

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:36am

Funeral services for John Gilbert Rusten, 73, of Glencoe and formerly of Madelia, were held Saturday, June 8, at the Church of Christ in Madelia. The Rev. Brad Kuebler officiated.
Mr. Rusten died June 5, 2013, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
Interment was in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Madelia.
Mr. Rusten, the son of Gilbert “Gib” and Helen (Ellingsberg) Rusten, was born on June 20, 1939, in Madelia. He graduated from Madelia High School and continued his education at Dunwoody Institute.


Harriet Schmidt, 80, of Montgomery

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:35am

Funeral services for Harriet Louise Schmidt, 80 of Montgomery, formerly of Hutchinson, were held Friday, June 7, at Christ The King Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. The Rev. Jon Lindekugel officiated.
Mrs. Schmidt died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Central Health Care in Le Center.
The organist was Bev Wangerin, and soloist Lawrence Biermann sang “In the Garden” and “The Lord’s Prayer.” Congregational hymns were “How Great Thou Art” and “Just As I Am, Without One Plea.”


Curtis Lowell Rutske, 78, of Glencoe

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:33am

Funeral services for Curtis “Curt” Lowell Rutske, 78, of Glencoe, were held Thursday, June 6, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. The Rev. Ronald Mathison officiated.
Mr. Rutske died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
The organist was Dawn Wolter. The duet of Randy and Kay Wilson sang “Come to Jesus” and “The Lord’s Prayer.” The congregational hymn was “I Know That My Redeemer Lives.”


When is it OK to spy on us in the name of national security?

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:31am
By
Rich Glennie

Where is the balance that protects our national security, yet also protects our individual rights as Americans? Just where should that balance be in our nation’s continuing battle to fight global and domestic terrorism?
When does government overstep its authority and get into spying on its citizens? And is that OK?


Death of another of town’s ‘characters’

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:30am
By
Rich Glennie

Glencoe lost one of its characters last week with the death of Curt Rutske, former Glencoe City Council member, former mayor, a DFL activistist, and someone who had an opinion of most things and was not bashful in sharing them.
I had chatted with Curt in recent months, and it was obvious he was not feeling well. He was not himself, physically. But his razor-sharp wit and wry sense of humor had not diminished one iota.
But I was still shocked with the news of his death on May 31 at the age of 78.
Curt was one of those people you remember, even years later.


City Council setting precedence for street repair assessments

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:29am
By
Gary Ballard

To the Editor:
Further comments regarding Glencoe City Council’s inept lack of reasoning reflecting street repair costs to city residents.
I watched from home the City Council’s attempt to pacify those people present at the public hearing regarding assessments of their properties for street repairs.
In disgust, I went down to the council chambers recalling nearly 50 years of never, ever assessing property owners for street repairs!


Disappointed at Gruenhagen’s vote on bonding bill

Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 7:27am
By
Pat Tanchin

To the Editor:
With the 2013 legislative session over, Minnesota took a major hit when Republican House representatives voted against a bonding bill that would have been a major step towards growth and rejuvenation in Minnesota. The bill would have provided jobs across the state through construction projects, most notably the restoring of our treasured state landmark: the Capitol.