June 2022
GUESS WHO?
Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
Three generations of Evans
Three generations of the Evans family were in attendance at a recent baseball game between Montevideo and Paynesville High Schools. Pictured from left to right are: Bennett Evans (of Paynesville), his grandmother Vivian Evans of Montevideo, and Bennett’s father Paul Evans of Paynesville. Photo Submitted
T.J. Brockman Wins Josh Grinager Memorial at Fiesta City Speedway
A total of 20 Pure Stocks came to Fiesta City Speedway for the Josh Grinager Memorial feature. Ben Albertson jumped out to the lead to start the WISSOTA Street Stock feature.
Montevideo Schools retiring staff share thoughts on career
Retiring Staff Member Rhonda Brandt Question: What position did you hold at the school? Answer: Principal at MN Valley Area Learning Center. Question: When did you start there, and was your position always the same position? Answer: I began my position in July of 2010.
MMS Quarter 4 Honor roll announced
A Honor Roll: 4th Grade: Jonas Anderson, Riley Anderson, Thea Baukol, Daisie Bahl, Ranger Blommel, Thatcher Bollman, Reagan Bossert, Idabel Canning, Sawyer Dahl, Kayla Dirksen, Warrick Ellingson, Lucy Gardner, Greta Gilbertson, Drew Goslee, Jackson Grootuis, Josue Guzman Bueso, Debora Guzman Menjivar, MaKena Harrington, Brylee Haugen, Ashley Herfendal, Lucille Holien, Haeden Honzay, Alaney Jerve, Madelyn Johnson, Tori Johnson, Annika Jorges, Kolton Koenen, Liam Koenen, Emily Koosman, Russell Magnuson, Yazmin Martinez, Nathaly Medina Cornejo, Cara Page, Sophia Sachariason, Josephine Sannerud, Esten Sonstegard, Guillermo Soto, Kayden Spitzenberger, Ava Spray, Lola Stone, Landon Strand, M’Kayla Tazelaar, Treyton Templer, Noah Tostenson, Blake Weiss. 5th Grade: Kendee Akiuo, Callie Andrews, Joya Anspach, Ava Bauler, Jackson Beatty, Thomas Burdorf, Shelby Christ, Alonzo Coudron, Elliot Dack, Austin Danielson, Kylee Drexler, Hayden Eisenlohr, Aiden Godfrey, Elle Golden, Benjamin Gonzalez, Bailey Heidecker, Asher Huber, Nya Huseby, Joseph Johnson, Roderick Johnson, Creed Joyce, Abilene Kistler, Caleb Koenen, Addyson Lanphear, Jack Loehr, Lillianna Longhenry, Reese Maher, Emmanuel Martinez, Alex Meisner, Marcos Merlo Torres, Josue Mejia Sosa, Jonathan Miller, Kairon Nguyen, Ayden Ohmacht, Julia Olson, Kingsley Remund, Addison Reszel, Adrian Richardson, Tate Ricke, Autumn Rickert, Cindy Rodriguez, Ashleigh Roelike, Daisy Sachariason, Lincoln Santjer, Landon Schuler, Magdelyn Sharp, Brooklyn Shourds, Justin Soto Castillo, Kason Staton, Bentley Wellnitz, Alexis Williamson.
Local TKD students compete in South Dakota
These students recently competed at the Lee’s Tae Kwon Do Tournament in Watertown South Dakota. Front row (l to r ) Libby Harker and Casey Shellberg. Back row is (l to r) Jonas Anderson, Kathy Toft, Aden Godfrey, Wade Herfendahl, Mia Godfrey, Katie Godfrey and Thea Baukol. Photo Submitted
Council hears requests from Montevideo community member
The regular monthly meeting of the Montevideo City Council Monday evening opened with a time set aside early in the meeting for citizens in the audience to address the council on items not on the agenda.
HomeStore Design Center purchases Clare Paint and Wallpaper
In January of 2021, Nolan and Jenna Jasperson purchased The HomeStore Design Center; a business that had been open in Montevideo for approximately 12 years. Since then, they have done some remodeling, updates to technology, and brought in some additional flooring lines.
Former Montevideo resident campaigns to bring life-size sculpture of Chief Red Iron to Montevideo
Matt Lanz grew up in Montevideo, and now lives in South Dakota, where he works as a full-time artist, creating sculptures in bronze, cotton throws painted to reflect the original hide paintings he has created over the years, and more - as a homage to traditional Indigenous culture and arts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, June 18th: The 2022 Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow is happening and will be held at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum located at the Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Airport near Granite Falls, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 18, 2022 with a rain date of June 19.