John Burgstahler
John R. Burgstahler, age 93, of Stewart, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2022, in Gilbert, Arizona. Memorial service will be held on Friday, June 10, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, with interment in Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Preston Lake Township, Buffalo Lake. Gathering of family and…
Read MorePublic Notices May 25
Independent School District GFW Public Schools April 18, 2022 Summary of regular school board meetings. Full text is available for public inspection at 323 East 11th Street, Gibbon, MN 55335. CALL TO ORDER The regular board meeting of the GFW Public School Board was held on April 18, 2022 at the Elementary School Gibbon, MN.…
Read MoreClassifieds May 25
Real Estate Sales 1.3 ac Commercial Lot: Property is listed “as-is” with some additional TLC will be a very nice place to live. Enjoy the spacious kitchen, mail level laundry hookups, vaulted ceilings in living and dining rooms in this 3 bed, 2 bath home. Sits on a large corner lot with partially insulated double…
Read More‘Hamlet: Princess of Denmark’
It was a long time in coming but the actors in GFW’s One-Act Play finally got to take the stage on Saturday evening for a dinner theatre performance. The group was not able to participate in the One-Act Play competition due to COVID problems at the competition. Photos by Michael Mattison
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight—Winthrop Senior Citizens
by Michael Mattison It’s been a day that seniors from the community can get together, interact and play cards for many years now. The Winthrop Senior Citizens organization was incorporated on June 26, 1974. The group quickly got to work and purchased a building for a meeting area at 109 E. Second St., on August 8,…
Read MoreGFW School Board passes revised budget
by Doug Hanson The GFW School Board passed its revised 2022 budget on Monday evening at its regular May meeting. Bookkeeper Lindsey Heine reviewed the numbers for the Board showing that revenue was up approximately $440,000 from the original budget. Heine stated that the increase was caused by several factors. First the District was conservative…
Read MoreSchwarzrock sets school record in discus
The GFW boys and girls had some very good performances at Le Sueur at the Giant Relays. Olivia Schwarzrock broke the school record in the Discus with a throw of 133 feet 8 inches. The previous record holder in the discus was Abby Busch, who had the record with a throw of 133—7. That record…
Read MoreMark Henningson
Mark R. Henningson, age 44, of Cornish Township, rural Winthrop, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Funeral service were held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Winthrop with interment on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in Eidskog…
Read MorePublic Notices May 18
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SIBLEY FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 72-PR-22-24 Estate of: Wayne V. Bulau, Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR DESCENT OF PROPERTY A Petition for Determination of Descent has been filed with this Court. The Petition represents that the Decedent died more than…
Read MoreClassifieds May 18
Real Estate Sales 1.3 ac Commercial Lot: Get your plans ready to build on this large lot. Currently zoned for commercial. 115 Avon Ave N, Avon, MN. $129,900. 10 ac Buildable Site: Your chance to own 10 ac of land in a great rural location. Great views of Linden Lake and only 1 mile from…
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