Gibbon still looking for land for the new water tower
by Doug Hanson Infrastructure again dominated the discussion at the Gibbon City Council meeting on May 7th. The question was where will the water tower go. That decision has to be made before any engineering or grants can continue. The City Council had decided in April to accept an offer by David Weithoff for land…
Read MoreJolly Ramblers Community Tour stops in Gibbon
Twice a year Sandy Pierson organizes area tours that go through the Starland Hutterites Colony. This year the chartered bus of 52 stopped in Gibbon about 8:30 a.m. last Thursday for a light brunch at Mary Jane’s Studio. Then the passengers had time to check out some of the shops. Left: Chelsey Schmidt of CADCO Clothing…
Read MoreSolo and Ensemble winners
Front row, from left to right: Justin Messner, Darren Messner, Garret Schmidt, Brennir Peterson (barbershop quartet – superior rating); Back row: Ellison Fitzpatrick – (flute solo); Maddy Lee, Eden Messerli, Abby Willegal (vocal trio – excellent); Desirae Schmidt (vocal solo – superior); Halle Bleick (vocal solo – superior); Tori Bebeau (vocal solo – superior); Catherine…
Read MoreGary L Blum
Gary L. Blum, age 73, of Olivia formerly of Winthrop and Stewart passed away Friday, May 10, 2024, at Centra Care St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Memorial Service will be Monday, May 20, 2024, 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stewart with interment in the church cemetery. Gathering of Family and…
Read MorePublic Notices may 15
NOTICE OF MARITAL LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE DATE: May 6, 2024 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that judgment has been entered granting a decree of foreclosure as described below: INFORMATION REGARDING LIENS & JUDGMENTS TO BE FORECLOSED 1. Date of Order Establishing Marital Lien: February 13, 2018 in Court File No. 72-FA-15-31 2. Date of Orders Granting Foreclosure…
Read MoreClassified May 15
Real Estate Sales 3 Bed, 3 1/2 Bath House: Sitting on 20.24 acre lot with tillable land. This house features a main floor master with hardwood floors along with 2 additional bedrooms upstairs, an open floor plan with well-maintained oak woodwork, a 4-season porch, multiple outbuildings, and many mature trees. 29295 441st Ave. Gaylord, MN…
Read MoreTrebelhorn retires from fire departement after 30 years
by Michael Mattison For the past 30 years, Scott Trebelhorn has been a fixture on the Winthrop Fire Department. On the first of May, he officially retired from the Department. Shortly after moving back to Winthrop, Trebelhorn felt he wanted to join either the fire department or the ambulance and fire was a better fit with…
Read MoreGFW mascot decision coming
by Doug Hanson The choices have been narrowed as the GFW School Board reviewed the mascot survey at its work session on May 6th. There were 704 responses to the survey with nine choices available. The choices were Falcon, Fire Hawks, Firebirds, Hawks, Mighty Birds, Phoenix, Raptors, Red Hawks and River Hawks. Of those choices,…
Read MoreMiddle School Students of the Month
GFW Middle School named it Middle School Students of the Month on Friday morning. Front row, from left to right: Conner Case-Kopel, Quinn Schmidt, Riley Hacker and Alex Vos. Back row: Conner Clobes, Claire Messerli, Sofia Nachreiner, Kobe Buboltz and Noah Stancek. Photo by Michael Mattison
Read MoreGibbon Just For Kix dominates at Nationals
Gibbon Just For Kix had a great showing at Nationals. Check out pages 10 and 9 of the May 8 issue of the Winthrop News.
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