Archive - 2022

The Glencoe Silver Lake/Lester Prairie wrestling team won two out of their three matches at the GSL Booster Club Wrestling Tournament Friday, Dec. 16.

Owatonna 40,
GSL/LP 33
The GSL/LP Wrestling team began the tournament against Owatonna. GSL/LP started the round slow but was able to gain the upper hand during the 132-weight class match, but Owatonna quickly reclaimed the lead and went on to win the round 40 to 33. Out of the 14 weight classes GSL/LP won six out of 14 by one decision, three fall, and three by forfeit, the rest of the matches were won by Owatonna.

GSL/LP 66,

County Commissioners tabled three changes order to the CSAH 1 project at their board meeting on Dec. 8. Change order number two involved full depth shoulder reclamation at an additional cost of $9,262,76, change order number three was a shoulder overlay in lieu of reclamation at a savings of $25,457.99, and change order number four was to redo culvert crossing on county ditches 13 and 29 at an additional cost of $108,847.92. The total additional cost of the three changes is $92,662.59.

Brownton City Council held their truth-in-taxation meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The city presented a four percent increase over last year’s levy of $462,362 to $480,856.
The police department saw an increase, given that the current chief is planning on retiring by the end of the year, along with city insurance and all city salaries. The city salaries saw an increase between 2.5% to 3.5%. The council members did not comment on the proposed levy.
The final levy amount must be certified to McLeod County before the end of the year.

Jane A. Bauer, age 83, of Glencoe, passed away Sunday,
December 18, at The Gardens in Winsted.
Funeral Service will be held Monday, Dec. 26, 11:00 a.m., at
First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe with interment in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 26, from 9:00 - 11:00
a.m., two hours prior to the service, all at the church.
Arrangements are with the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel in Glencoe.

Online Guest Book is available at www.mcbridechapel.com

Howard W. Stockman, age 92, of Norwood Young America, formerly of Green Isle passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Funeral service was held Saturday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m., at St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church in Hamburg, with interment following the service at the church cemetery. Visitation was held Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9:30-11 a.m., 1 ½ hours prior to the service at the church.
Officiating clergy was Pastor Daniel Schnabel with organist Sandy Kroells.
Congregational hymns included “Softly and Tenderly,” “How Great Thou Art”, and “I’ll Fly Away”.