Today is Saturday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2019. There are 136 days left in the year.
Summer is winding down and with it is the end of Therapeutic Recreation’s Friday Camp. There is still one week left for campers but their summers have already been chalk full of fun at Camp! Every week has brought a different theme to Friday Camp – fan-favorites have been Sports Week and our…
The first Steele County Free Fair held without the presence of a half-mile race track on the fairgrounds is almost at an end. I’m sure that most of you are pleased with what has been done with the north end of the track. Work will commence to make things more permanent at the site and work w…
I had a conversation come up at church about immigration and all the political wrangling around this big issue. I had a parishioner ask me for Biblical references on the topic and I was amazed at the amount of references to migration in the Bible. I believe that this column should try to sta…
Question: I have a 2018 Jeep Wrangler which has a windshield that has the ability to fold down from the factory. I am just wondering if the windshield is properly folded down and strapped as per the factory design if this is then legal to drive on highway, county or state roads in Minnesota.…
OWATONNA — Construction with road closures and lane closures will begin on County Highway 23 (Frontage Road West) from Owatonna to Medford and on County Highway 9 from CH 23 to CH 45 in Clinton Falls.
OWATONNA — 26TH Street (County Highway 34) from State Avenue to Cedar Avenue will be closed Thursday, Aug. 22 until Monday, Aug. 26. The Union Pacific Railroad will be making repairs at the railroad crossing. A detour will be posted using Cedar Avenue, North Street, Hoffman Drive, and State Avenue.
Do you ever wake up in the morning hearing creaking, and cracking in your neck? Does it hurt when you try backing out of the driveway? This can be caused by muscle tension surrounding the neck, poor alignment of the spine, or a pinch of the nerve.
Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2019. There are 137 days left in the year.
OWATONNA — Little Theatre of Owatonna (LTO) is pleased to announce their 54th Annual Meeting and Member Recognition on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Sharon Stark Auditorium at West Hills, 560 Dunnell Dr., Owatonna, MN 55060.
Apples
ALBERT LEA — Albert Lea Community Theatre (ACT) will hold auditions for the musical “Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 and Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center, 147 N. Broadway in Albert Lea.
OWATONNA — With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donations to help end a summer blood shortage.
OWATONNA — The Steele County Highway Department office in the County Annex at 635 Florence Avenue, Owatonna will be closing at noon on Friday, August 16, 2019 to relocate to the new Public Works Facility at 3000 Hoffman Drive NW, Owatonna. The Highway Department Office will re-open at 7:30 a…
Today is Thursday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2019. There are 138 days left in the year.
Births
OWATONNA — A girl, Ava Kathryn Anderson, was born on June 5, 2019 at Allina Health Owatonna Hospital to Eric and Karen (Pfarr) Anderson of Waseca. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
OWATONNA — A girl, Olivia Sandra Donna Caswell, was born on June 5, 2019 at the Owatonna Hospital to Tavid and Amber (Stransky) Caswell. She weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces.
OWATONNA — A boy, Boyd Lee Hanson, was born to Tabitha and Mitch Hanson on May 28, 2019 at the Owatonna Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces.
FARIBAULT — A girl, Emily Ava Britzius, was born to Jedidiah and Jill (Busker) Britzius on May 5, 2019 at the District One Hospital in Faribualt, Minnesota. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces.
OWATONNA — A boy, Isaac Jonathan Meiners, was born on Nov. 13, 2018 to Jonathan and Nancy Meiners.
Engagements
OWATONNA — Zachary Adams and Stephanie Kasper proudly announce their engagement.
OWATONNA — Drew Osmundson of Byron, Minnesota and Kristy Leopold of Milwaukee, Wisconsin proudly announce their engagement.
SANTA MONICA — Bryanna Nugent and Kyle Camerer of Santa Monica, California proudly announce their engagement.
HARTLAND — Anders “Andy” Jacobson and Kelli Naatz of Hartland, Minnesota proudly announce their engagement.
MINNETRISTA — Ashley Skaja and Brad Fitzgerald of Minnetrista, Minnesota proudly announce their engagement.
Weddings
WASECA — Gary and Connie Abraham were married on Aug. 29, 1959 in Arcadia, California.
SPOKANE — Katherine Loos and R.J. “Jason” Cirksena III of Spokane, Washington were married on Saturday May 25, 2019 at the Oak View Event Center with The Reverend Mark Miller officiating.
OWATONNA — Roger and Doris Borchardt were married on June 6, 1959 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fairmont, Minnesota.
MINNETRISTA — Ashley Skaja and Brad Fitzgerald of Minnetrista, Minnesota proudly announce their engagement.
BELMONT — Shelly Rogers, formerly of Owatonna, Minnesota, and Alec Rogers, formerly of New Fairfield, Connecticut, married on Dec. 21, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
