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St. John’s Lutheran Church celebrates 150th Anniversary

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bismarck Township will be celebrating its 150th Anniversary on Sunday, June 18, beginning with a worship service at 10 a.m. That will be followed by dinner at 11:30 a.m. and entertainment at 2 p.m. The congregation began in 1873 where a group of Bismarck settlers, led by Rev. Freese and…

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Winthrop Lions Club celebrates 40 years

by Michael Mattison It was a wonderful Tuesday evening as members of the Winthrop Lions Club were joined by about 40 others to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the local club. The Winthrop Lions Club started on May 25, 1983, with its organizational meeting at the Winthrop Clinic. Charter Night was held October 1, 1983…

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Gibbon Council discusses city’s future with school being built by 2025

by Doug Hanson “What is the city looking at in the future”, asked City Administrator Dana Lietzau. “If the city is planning a development, where would it go….probably on the south side.” Representatives of the school asked the City Council to discuss where they would like the school. Lietzau had invited ISG Engineer Bryan Petzel…

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Johnson, Steele compete in State Track

GFW had two athletes compete at the State Track Meet last week. Alex Johnson medaled in the shot put, placing seventh, while Mady Steele was 13th in the 3,200 run. For the State Track Meet story, check out the June 14 issue of the Winthrop News.

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Pharmacy to close

The owners of the Winthrop Pharmacy announced last Friday that they will be closing the business on Tuesday, July 11th. Owners Megan Schmidt and Ellen Anderson stated in their announcement that “the last several years we have been faced with decreasing reimbursement from insurances and their pharmacy benefits managers to the point that many prescriptions…

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EDA decides against purchasing grocery store building

by Doug Hanson The Winthrop Economic Development Authority held a special meeting last Friday to review a building inspection report and a lease agreement for the Winthrop Market. At its May meeting, the EDA had passed a motion 4-3 to purchase the grocery building pending a review of the condition of the structure. Last Friday…

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Secondary principal accepts job in Mankato

Brittany Galetka, Middle/High School Principal has offered her resignation from GFW after accepting a position at Mankato Schools. She has been a principal at GFW for the past three years, helping lead a change for a new curriculum. The District will now post the position and soon will hold interviews for that position.

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Shirley Rosnau

Shirley Rosnau, age 77, of Golden Valley formerly of Winthrop passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Covenant Living of Golden Valley, Minnesota. Funeral Service will be Friday, June 16, 2023, 1:00 P.M. at Mercy Commons Covenant Church, 4201 W. 50th St., Edina, Minnesota, with interment in the Winthrop Cemetery on Saturday, June 17,…

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Public Notices June 14

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE Assumed Name/Certificate of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a…

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