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Archive - 2020

December 16th

A Living Nativity draws a generous crowd

With the newborn savior in a manger and a shining star overhead, Mary and Joseph, played by Ryan MulQueeny and Emily Oberlin, was the final scene of the presentation.

Soeffker still on mend from COVID-19

Several months after he spent weeks in a coma, Steve Soeffker is dealing with the effects of COVID-19. He is still in physical therapy. Soeffker and his partner, Linda, are enjoying life’s simple pleasures, like keeping the holiday decorations at their home in rural Glencoe up all day and through the night.

Merry Christmas to a veteran

Representatives of the Glencoe American Legion Unit 95 Auxiliary dropped Christmas gifts off to veterans at Millie Beneke Manor, GlenFields Living with Care and Grand Meadows last week. Korean War veteran Robert Wagner accepted gifts from (from left) Jan Breyer, Carolyn Burri and Mary Sellnow. The 31 gift bags decorated by daycare children held personal care items, snacks and word search.

GSL-LP wrestlers pinned down in waiting mode

Like other sports, GSL-Lester Prairie wrestlers are waiting for the OK to begin practicing and prepare for competitions.

A busy crew

The staff at the Glencoe Post Office took a quick break from its busiest week of the holiday season for a photo. The crew is seeing four or five times the usual number of packages and twice the typical number of Christmas cards being mailed this week. The increase in cards is seemingly thanks to people being at home with time to write Christmas cards. The crew includes (back row, from left) Kathy Stuedemann, LuAnn Ferrier, Riley Strenge, Mary Jo Overson, Deanna Wemhoff (front row, from left) Michelle Mathews, Stacy Graupmann, Travis Christensen and Tracey Papke.

Man arrested, hospitalized after high-speed chase

A St. Paul man, 31, was arrested following a high-speed vehicle pursuit in Glencoe Friday afternoon, Dec. 11.
The man was arrested around 2:45 p.m. after a brief but wild chase involving police, sheriff’s deputies and state patrol troopers. He was taken to Glencoe Regional Health and transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center, Glencoe Police Department Chief Tony Padilla said Monday morning.

GSL still working on plans to move toward normalcy

Sonju aiming for return to school in January

Awaiting the latest information to help school district leaders move toward returning toward academic normalcy, a decision on when GSL students can return to the classroom remains a work in progress dependent on favorable reports on the coronavirus pandemic from state and county public health departments. For some, the return won’t come fast enough.

Ward named Sheriff Langenfeld’s new chief deputy

The McLeod County board approved Sheriff Tim Langenfeld’s appointment of Sgt. Aaron Ward to the position of Chief Deputy in the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office.
Ward joined the McLeod County Jail staff in February of 1998 and quickly moved to a patrol deputy in March of the same year.
Ward was promoted to patrol sergeant in 2004, a position he has held since.
Langenfeld told the board he has complete confidence in Ward’s ability to fulfill the responsibilities of the chief deputy position.

Holidays, everyday mean more: Soeffker still on mend from COVID-19

In April, Steve Soeffker didn’t know if he’d live to see another Christmas. Today, he takes nothing for granted. Each day is celebrated and enjoyed.
Soeffker is one of the first survivors of COVID-19. He spent 16 days in intensive care and 16 days in a drug-induced coma. Ten months later, he’s still doing physical therapy. He has a self-described “ventilator voice” and he uses a cane to steady his balance.
“I’m real unstable as far as walking and standing up,” he said.

Glennie releases third book, donates proceeds to charities

After 42 years in the newspaper business and six years of retirement, Rich Glennie just can’t shake the writing bug.
Glennie’s third book, “Squirrels and Other Things that Drive Me Crazy,” comes out this week and features some of his columns from the past 35 years. The short stories document his life working for newspapers in International Falls, Blue Earth and his last 23 years as editor of The Chronicle. He retired Aug. 1, 2014.