Gibbon Council move forward with 12th Street project
by Doug Hanson Engineer Bran Petzel informed the Gibbon City Council that the plans are finalized and specification completed for the East 12th Street Project. At the meeting last Tuesday, Petzel stated that the road will be 33.5 feet wide with a two foot gravel shoulder. The project will pave 475 feet of 12th Street…
Read MoreCity of Lafayette has paperwork to do to keep tax-forfeited land
by Doug Hanson The area is full of grass and young evergreens, turned into a downtown city park. The land once housed Lafayette Motors, owned by Dennis Fenske and the former funeral home/Ledger building. The City of Lafayette had purchased the Ledger building and took control of the Lafayette Motors land through a tax-forfeited deed.…
Read MoreT-Birds register a pair of victories
by Michael Mattison The GFW Thunderbird girls basketball team got into the win column twice last week, defeating LeSueur-Henderson 61-50 on Thursday and New Ulm Cathedral 54-34 on Friday. Both wins occurred on the road. For complete coverage, check out the February 9 issue of the Winthrop News.
Read MoreThunderbirds defeat Nicollet
by Michael Mattison The GFW Thunderbird boys basketball team defeated Nicollet on Thursday 47-40 and lost to New Ulm Cathedral on Monday 63-42. It was a slow start for both teams on Thursday night. Neither team was able to find the bottom of the net in the first half as GFW held a 19-17 lead over Nicollet at…
Read MoreI Love To Read
The GFW Elementary School is kicking off “I Love to Read” month with a literacy fundraiser. The fundraiser is called “Literacy is Everywhere” Read-a-Thon. Each student has individual goals set on money to raise and minutes of reading set for each day. Students earn prizes by meeting certain goals. Individual classrooms also have a fundraising…
Read MoreGFW Basketball Camp
The GFW basketball teams sponsored a four-week basketball camp for the youngest Thunderbirds. They learned passing, dribbling, hand placement for shooting, layups and defensive stance. Tara Rettmann organized the camp and was helped in coaching by several GFW high school basketball players and other coaches. Basketball Coach, Tara Rettmann teaches Rowan Gran how to shoot a…
Read MoreMaxine Toltzman
Maxine Toltzman, age 92, of Winthrop died Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society in Winthrop. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Olivia with Pastor Paul Meitner officiating. Burial will be in the Olivia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. at the church…
Read MoreClassifieds February 9
Real Estate Sales 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 Hanska, 13 miles from New Ulm & 15 miles from Lake Crystal. Additional acreage up to 5 ac is available at $10,000/ac. 000 State Hwy…
Read MoreGFW Schools evacuated
Students at both GFW High School in Winthrop and GFW Elementary School in Gibbon were evacuated from the buildings on Wednesday morning, February 2. GFW Superintendent Jeff Horton and GFW School Resource Officer and interim Winthrop Police Chief Aron Hacker confirmed that a potential bomb threat was received through social media shortly before school began…
Read MoreWinthrop Opportunities members hear from area businesses
Nine different individuals gave short presentations on the different businesses that they are involved with in Winthrop during the organizations annual meeting January 26th. Aron Hacker, GFW SRO and Assistant City Police Chief, told how she is paid 75 percent by GFW and 25% from the Cities of Gibbon and Winthrop. She explained her roles…
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