Yearly Archives: 2015
Beautiful instrumental music is in the air – everywhere
Kurt Jahnke-led MLPS musicians in grades 5-12 receive accolades for their achievements
* Three-man team finishes third in Regional Round of Minnesota Music Listening Contest
On...
Harold Peterson
Funeral services for Harold Peterson age 74, of New Ulm, Minnesota and formerly of Comfrey, Minnesota, will be held in June near his birthday....
John Galle, Sr.
Funeral services for 87-year-old John L. Galle, Sr. of Windom, Minnesota, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the...
Senior student signature series
* The 2014-2015 senior student signature series features area senior class students - and their own "signature" outlooks on a topic of their choice. A...
Evelyn Kirkman
Funeral services for 84-year-old Evelyn Kirkman of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday morning, February 9, 2015, in the...
Kristine Friesen nominated for education excellence
MLES second-grade teacher one of 123 candidates for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
A Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES) second-grade teacher, Kristine Friesen, is...
850 competitors make the Marshall Speech Spectacular
Four from MLC compete; Danica Dick breaks into finals in Storytelling
Four Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) Speech Team members competed at the Marshall Speech Spectacular...
Coaches vs. Cancer fund-raising total is announced
Mountain Lake Area Wolverine boys, girls basketball teams raise $2,125 from variety of activities spanning two game nights
The fund-raising total for the Mountain Lake...
Avid anglers drop a line in annual MLOOSC Ice Fishing Contest
Mountain Lake had more than 141 adults, 16+ kids out on its ice attempting to catch 'the big one'
The annual Mountain Lake/Odin/Ormsby Area Sportsman...
MLOOSC January 26-30 Gun Calendar winners
The Mountain Lake/Odin/Ormsby Sportsmen's Club (MLOOSC) recently posted the Monday, January 26 through Friday, January 30 Gun Calendar winners.
They were as follows:
1/26/15 - Jake...
John Arthur Stoesz
Funeral services for 91-year-old John Arthur Stoesz of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at the...
Funny folded into a fable
B-OHS thespians take their 'Warts and All' to the stage at sub-section one-act play festival
Butterfield-Odin Public High School (B-OHS) thespians, under the lead of...
‘Blues’ makes beautiful music
MLHS' one-act play takes sub-section, heads to section on Saturday
The one-act play from Mountain Lake Public High School (MLHS) that shines the spotlight on...
No criminal charges pursued against Butterfield Foods
Last week, Watonwan County Attorney Stephen Lindee announced that he will not be pursuing criminal charges against Butterfield Foods. The food-processing plant had been...
It’s elementary
Wolverine boys basketball players from Public/Christian schools kick off 'Elementary Week' mentoring students in classrooms
Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Wolverine boys basketball players are continuing their...
Donavan Ammann
A Celebration of Life Service for Donavan E. Ammann, 85, of rural Odin, Minnesota, will be held 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, February 4,...
MLPS School Board re-elects officers at January meeting
Schedules separate joint meetings with Mountain Lake City Council, Windom Public School Board
At the Monday, January 26 regular monthly meeting, members of the Mountain...
Arnold Duerksen
Funeral services for 61-year-old Arnold "Arnie" Duerksen of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2015, at Bethel...
Senior student signature series
* The 2014-2015 senior student signature series features area senior class students - and their own "signature" outlooks on a topic of their choice. A...
‘A body in motion tends to stay in motion’
City of Mountain Lake preparing Active Living Plan - in coordination with Drew Hage of SRDC
There is an expression, "A body in motion tends...