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GFW Homecoming Candidates

GFW Homecoming candidates were announced on Thursday. Homecoming Week began on Monday and will culminate Friday with coronation in the afternoon, the football game in the evening and dance following the game. Front row, from left to right: Tori Bebeau, Jenna Schweiss, Marti Jacobson, Taylor Schafer and Katelyn Beranek. Back row: Garret Schmidt, Brennir Peterson, Sam…

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GFD receives State Award

The Gibbon Fire Department was named the 2023 Fire Department of the Year by the Minnesota State Fire Department Association at its annual convention on Saturday, Sept. 16. The department was nominated for the award as a result of the creation of and fundraising for the R3 (Rural Rescue Response) Trailer, which was designed by…

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Highway 15 work causes detour south of Winthrop

Motorists traveling on Highway 15 south of Winthrop can expect a detour which started Monday, Sept. 18, for approximately a week so crews can complete pavement repairs, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Highway 15 will be closed at the junction of Highway 19 to Sibley County Road 33 15 (551st Avenue). Traffic will…

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Lafayette Memorial Park dedicated

by Ruth Klossner The weather was perfect and the crowd was appreciative when the Lafayette Memorial Park—formerly the Mini-Park—was officially dedicated Sunday afternoon. A big crowd—perhaps 300 people—was on hand for the 4:00 p.m. festivities. The newly redone park is the result of the community working together to make something special of the two lots…

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Lafayette water plant continues to move towards spring construction

by Doug Hanson The Lafayette City’s water pilot project was shut down on August 21st. There were no issues during the project reported Utility Superintendent Al Fox at the September Lafayette City Council meeting. “The whole thing ran really well.” Fox will now wait for the final report from Harn R/O Systems. Meanwhile the design…

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Sunflower season was a sunny success

by Maggie Buettner The Gibbon Sunflower Field again had a beautiful year despite the drought and extreme temperatures. The field was planted on June 16th and the height of the field was about nine feet tall by August 25th, opening day. In 75 days, they averaged 1.4 inches of growth a day with less than…

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Lodge celebrates National Assisted Living Week

Several events were held at The Lodge of Winthrop last week to celebrate National Assisted Living Week. The Advisory Board of The Lodge provided a waffle bar breakfast on Wednesday. The Winthrop Lions proved BINGO on Tuesday. Root Beer floats were wer provided by the Advisory Board and BackStreet Market had its food truck at…

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Giving back to the community

Members of the GFW Thunderbird football team put in many hours of community service throughout Winthrop, Gibbon and Fairfax. Recently they helped out at the Winthrop Cemetery to raise and level some of the head stones that were sinking. Photos contributed

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Annexation, infrastructure on Gibbon Council agenda

by Doug Hanson The Gibbon City Council continued to work through all the options concerning the infrastructure to the school and the annexation of property at its September 5th meeting. Supervisors Steve Herschman and Lyle Black were asked to attend the meeting to bring more clarity to the annexation of property now in Severance Township.…

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Departments get R3 training

The Gibbon Fire Department held an in-person training on the Rural Rescue Response Trailer (R3) on Saturday, September 9th. After a short informal classroom session they introduced the equipment and headed to the Gibbon Elevator for hands-on training with a rescue scenario. Members of the Winthrop Fire Department attended the training. Photo by Maggie Buettner

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