Split Rail Saddle Club hosts show
The Split Rail Saddle Club held their July Fun Show at Lee- Mar Ranch and Equine Center last Friday evening. The event included competitions in a number of categories including Key Race, Egg and Spoon, Poles, Pennant, Jump Figure Eight, Barrels, Ball Drop, and more. Competitions are divided into age divisions from Pee-Wee to Senior Plus. The category winners are awarded ribbons and prizes.
Monte Chamber’s 2022 Ag Golf event held
The Montevideo Chamber hosted the 2022 Ag Golf Championships at the River Crest Golf Course with eighteen holes played. The event raises funds that allowed for four scholarships to be awarded in 2021 to recipients in Chippewa County. This year’s winner was Citizens Alliance Agency. The SKINS winner was Old National Bank with team number three, Longest Putt was awarded to Ryan Knutson, Closest to Pin was awarded to Marsha Radermacher, Longest Drive was awarded to Joe Bednar. The event included an evening buffet at Table Two Twelve. Photo Submitted
Staycation Itinerary: A day in Montevideo with friends
Everyone should treat themselves as often as they can; a local adventure to try for just that is simply a Gal Pal’s Day out in Montevideo. Exploring nature and shopping itinerary What to pack: A cam What to pack: A camera for photo opportunities, good walking shoes, a reusable shopping bag for any purchases.
Montevideo Fiesta Days Queen Tegan Marty heads to Aquatennial Ambassadors competition
Nearly every year, Montevideo’s Fiesta Days Queen participates in the Aquatennial Ambassadors competition in Minneapolis. Montevideo has not had a representative at the competition only a couple of times in the history of Fiesta Days, with most recent years being due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Montevideo’s representation returns with Fiesta Queen Tegan Marty heading to Minneapolis to compete against 36 other candidates for the title of Queen of the Lakes. Those selected as Ambassadors through the titles of Queen of the Lakes or one of two Aquatennial Princesses commit to a year-long public relations internship and in return receive educational scholarships funded through Aquatennial Ambassadors Organization donors and members.
William “Bill” Monahan
William “Bill” Monahan of Montevideo died Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at his home in Montevideo at the age of 62. Funeral services were held Monday, July 11, 2022 at 1 p.m.
Marilyn Jean (Day) Cusick
Marilyn Jean (Day) Cusick passed away November 23, 2021, at Aspen Winds in Cheyenne, Wyo. She was 91 years young. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, July 15, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Granite Falls Lutheran Church with a luncheon to follow. A private interment will be held at the Granite Falls City Cemetery.
Patricia Ann (Ree) Nasby
Patricia Ann (Ree) Nasby, 91, of Bloomington, formerly of Edina, peacefully passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, July 3, 2022, after a brief illness. Pat was born on April 9, 1931, in Granite Falls and was raised in Montevideo. Pat always referred to Montevideo as “the best place a person could ever grow up.” She graduated from Montevideo High School in 1949 and that summer she was crowned Montevideo’s Fiesta Queen and later competed in the Minneapolis Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes pageant. Pat went on to St. Olaf College where she graduated in 1953 and that is where she met the love of her life, Charles L. Nasby, Jr. (Bud). Pat and Bud were married in 1953 and they shared 36 wonderful years together until Bud’s death in 1989. After their wedding, Pat and Bud lived on Ford Island (Pearl Harbor), Hawaii where Bud was stationed as an officer in the Navy. Pat taught elementary school and she performed the hula with other spouses welcoming the incoming naval ships arriving on the island. Their eldest son, Greg, was born on Ford Island and that is when Pat began her lifelong love for Hawaii. With yellow being her favorite color, it makes sense that Pat loved the island sunshine and the Hawaiian sunsets. After three years living in Hawaii, Pat and Bud moved back to Minneapolis and eventually moved to Edina in 1961 where Pat lived for 57 years before moving to Friendship Village of Bloomington in 2018. Pat had a love for clothes and fashion and in the 1970s, she and two close friends opened Rosie’s Closet, one of the first women’s consignment shops in Minneapolis. After Bud’s death, Pat continued in retail and began a career working at Dayton Hudson/Marshall Fields/ Macy’s women’s department at Southdale where she eventually retired at the age of 77. She loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and followed Him throughout her life. Pat and Bud were long time members of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Minneapolis. With her love for the arts, she was actively involved with Friends of the Institute at Minneapolis Institute of Art. Pat always had a smile on her face and she loved people. Her presence lit up every room she was in. Pat adored her family and her many friends and always looked forward to parties and celebrations. She was truly beautiful inside and out. Pat loved to spend time with Greg’s family in Canada. She was the proudest of her seven grandchildren. Pat rarely missed a grandchild’s baseball game, hockey game, or concert and was known by many around the Edina community as “Grandma Pat”. Whether it was at Target, Macy’s Southdale or a sporting event people would love to see her and say hello. Pat loved every person she ever met and will be greatly missed by all. Our loss is heaven’s gain. Aloha Pat! Including her husband Bud, Pat is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Ruth Ree. Pat is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, Greg and Brooke (Captain Cook, Hawaii) and Tim and Kristi (Edina), her grandchildren Amber, Kai, Boe (Lila), Charles (Kristen), Jack, Cole, and Charlie, her sister and best friend Shirley Nilsen (Bloomington), her brother Ron Ree (Burnsville) and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Pat’s Celebration of Life will take place on Thursday, August 11 at 11 a.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church (6901 Normandale Road Edina 55435) with visitation beginning one hour prior. The family would like to thank the wonderful residents and staff at Friendship Village of Bloomington, the loving pastors and members of Christ Presbyterian Church, and the special caregivers of Grace Hospice.
Kay Rhode
Kay Rhode, 82, of Montevideo passed away Thursday, July 7, at Luther Haven in Montevideo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of St. Joseph in Montevideo on Friday, July 15, at 10:30 a.m. with interment following at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at the Church of St. Joseph with a Prayer Service at 5 p.m. Kay Marlene Rhode was born June 4, 1940, the
Beyond Reason
A shot across the bow This time of year, the days are long, and the weather is hot. Ahh, summer.
Prairie Notebook
Greeks called them Anopheles: “Good for Nothing”. In Spanish, their name translates to “Little Flies”. We know ‘em as mosquitos - “skeeters” if you will - those infamous, tiny, obnoxious, irritating, buzzin-your-ear, biting little (insert crude expletive here) pests of summer!