January 2023

Thunder Hawks look ahead to West Central game Thursday

Montevideo’s boys basketball team has played six consecutive games decided by 10 points or less in January, as it prepared Monday afternoon for an anticipated blow-out home victory against Yellow Medicine East (4-7) on Tuesday night.

Darlene Fultz

Darlene Fultz of Montevideo died on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 2 p.m.

David C. Brandon III

David C. Brandon III, 70, of Grand Rapids passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Garden Court Chateau of Grand Rapids after a brief battle with cancer surrounded by his siblings. David was born in Trimont in 1952 to David and Janet Brandon. He began elementary school in Windom and at the age of nine, his family moved to Montevideo, where he graduated in 1971. Music and sports were a big part of his early life. He played the piano and guitar. He joined a local band with his classmates and played keyboards, guitar, and sang. At one point in his early 20’s, he moved to the West Bank, near the University of Minnesota, and attended lessons to further improve on his guitar skills and study classical guitar. David competed on the Montevideo athletic teams in football, wrestling, and track. He enjoyed weightlifting and earned his black belt in karate. During his senior year of high school, he was the co-captain of the football team, class president, and successfully organized a “sit-in” to dismantle the high school dress code. David was a hard worker his entire life. While in school, he worked at Ben Franklin and during the summers he painted houses and provided lawn care. After graduating high school, he attended Grand Rapids Community College, and for a short time, Willmar Community College. It was around this time he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He continued to live in Willmar for several years and eventually moved to Grand Rapids to be near his parents. David, along with his friend Tim, moved in with the Jerry Julien family. His strong work ethic and excellent attendance provided the Grand Rapids ODC with almost 30 years of service. He continued working up until this past December. David’s free time was spent socializing at The Keisler House, bowling in the Special Olympics, attending Lawron Presbyterian Church and spending weekends at his family’s tree farm. David will be remembered by his family as a gentle, quiet soul who enjo

The Rivers restaurant re-opens with new look

The Rivers, a family favorite restaurant, has re-opened their doors to patrons that have been regulars for years and new customers as well. The restaurant’s owners, Jamie and Jason Olson, decided that it was finally time to update the building and make it more of their own. Now the entire aesthetic has changed. The color schemes are now white and blue hues. Contemporary fixtures and furniture take up space on the new flooring, and the frequently used backroom at The Rivers has updated light sconces that bring it all together.

Local team works towards solutions for substance use in rural communities

com When 6W Community Corrections Director Midge Christensen approached Montevideo City Manager Robert Wolfington with a proposal to join a committee that would work towards finding solutions geared towards rural communities in dealing with substance use and abuse issues, Wolfington didn’t hesitate to agree. “I’ve had conversations with community members about concerns with drug abuse in our community and programs that are available here now, but I have to admit I don’t have a ton of personal experience with it or even professional experience with it, so I jumped at the opportunity to participate in this as the novice in the group,” says Wolfington.

David C. Brandon III

 David C. Brandon III, 70, of Grand Rapids passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Garden Court Chateau of Grand Rapids after a brief battle with cancer surrounded…

Darlene Fultz

 Darlene Fultz of Montevideo died on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Luther Haven Nursing Home at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at…

From the Editor’s Desk

Last week, I decided to take on redesigning my bedroom, as it’s the one room in the house I haven’t touched since initially decorating it when we moved in seven years ago. Around that same time, my grandmother had given me a box of keepsakes my grandfather had saved from his youth.