January 2023

COURT NEWS

Montevideo Police Department Ruiz, Lianette, Montevideo; Offense date 12/7/22 Drivers License - No MN DL (Misdemeanor); Plea 12/26/22 Guilty; Disposition 12/26/22 Convicted; 12/26/22 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine. Lopez, Fausto, Montevideo; Offense date 11/30/22 Traffic - DAS (Misdemeanor); Plea 12/24/22 Guilty; Disposition 12/24/22 Convicted; Court Decision 12/24/22 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, January 11th: Free genealogy webinar “Future of Family History” with the Chippewa County Historical Society. Pre-registration is required. Hosted by MGS via GoToWebinar. The webinar is free, and will be hosted by Terri OConnell, a professional genealogist. Register online at register.gotowebinar. com.

Montevideo family to open a fourth in a chain of restaurants this year

Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. In a press release sent by the Granite Falls Economic Development Authority this week, it was announced that the City of Granite Falls has entered into an agreement with Rafael Nunez to purchase the former Dallas II site on Highway 212.

Minnesota artist working on Dakota Landmap project

Recently completed map features Minnesota River Valley com St. Paul artist Marlena Myles of Marlena Myles Art & Design, has recently created her third in a series of Dakota land maps, with the most recent featuring the Minnesota River Valley.

New book describes local impact from The Great Storm of 1873

150th anniversary of historic, deadly blizzard this week Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com Just in time for the 150th anniversary of the Great Blizzard of 1873, former Kandiyohi County resident Carolyn Mankell Sowinski has published a book titled “The Great Storm: Minnesota’s Victims in the Blizzard of January 7, 1873.” Sowinski became interested in the idea of writing the book when doing research on her own genealogy, and discovering that her great-great grandfather had been caught in the blizzard. He survived, but in her research, Sowinski discovered that in Kandiyohi County alone, twelve people had died as a result of the storm.

Thunder Hawk girls end week ranked sixth in Class AA

Last Thursday, the Thunder Hawks girls basketball team traveled to the Granite City Classic to defeat Crosby- Ironton 62-59. Leaders in the game included Avery Koenen who scored 23 points, followed by Tenley Epema who added another 12 to the team total.

Dana Lorraine Kelsey Reed

Dana Lorraine Kelsey passed away peacefully with her daughter Holly by her side (and daughter Marcia on speaker phone) on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Luther Haven Nursing Home. She had recently celebrated her 96th birthday. Dana was born to parents Bert and Florence (George) Kelsey on December 11, 1926, in Muskegon, Mich. where she was also baptized. She was extremely ill as a child with St. Vitus Dance, Scarlet fever and measles. Doctors didn’t expect her to make it so her grandmother Adella was rushed to help take care of her in quarantine with her and her mother. While recovering and living in Michigan, as a child she loved spending time on her grandparent’s farm. She lived in Michigan, Iowa and then Minneapolis. She attended Minnesota School of Business, worked at Bridgeman’s, in the office at Young Quinlan’s Department store and several months in a defense plant during World War II making parts for the interior of the airplanes. She was working at Walgreens Soda fountain on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis when she was introduced to and later met the love of her life Robert (Bob) Reed waiting for a street car. World War II had started so they were married in Hugo, Okla. and honeymooned in Paris, Texas before Robert left for the war in 1945. After the war they started their family and lived in the Kenwood neighborhood then moved to Colfax Avenue near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis where they had their first four children Robert Jr., Thomas, Marcia, and Jack. While in Minneapolis Dana provided childcare for another family, sold Yardley Plastics and volunteered regularly at her children’s school in Minneapolis. Bob’s job with Phillips 66 moved them to Montevideo where they made their home on Benson Road and had two more children, Jon and Holly. Dana devoted her life to raising her children. They were members of First Congregational Church where she was part of the women’s fellowship group. While raising her children, she was successful in direct sales

Shirley Genevieve (Johnson) Alford

Shirley Genevieve (Johnson) Alford passed away January 2, 2023, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 89. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.