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Good old days in the Ortonville area
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HOW TIME FLIES! Seems like just yesterday when this photo was taken in the Salt Lake City airport when
Jim Kaercher and Bob Fuller of the Independent, stopping off on a trip to Mexico, bumped into Mike Katz.
Left to right, you see Jim, Mike and Bob, the latter two are deceased.
FOR THE WEEK OF
Nov. 22, 2011
10 YEARS AGO
Nov. 20, 2001
Big Stone County Deputy
Sheriff Brian Dahl was recognized
recently for his work with domestic
violence victims, receiving a com-
mendation from the Region IV
Council on Domestic Violence.
A total of $3,000 will once again
be given away during the next five
weeks in the annual Ortonville
Independent sponsored Christmas
promotion.
Construction workers at the
OAHS addition project struck a
natural gas line last Tuesday after-
noon at the building site, forcing
several patients in the hospital to be
relocated.
Girls basketball captains leading
this year's team are seniors Megan
Reiffenberger, Ashley Zahrbock,
Jess/ca Chase, Hilary Libka,
Kelsey Henningson and Kelly
Larson. Coaching them is Jim
Timmerman.
25 YEARS AGO
Nov. 19, 1986
Rausch Brothers Monument Co.
of Ortonville is clearing ground for
location of a new office building to
headquarter their granite monu-
ment operation. The new site is
located just this side of Big Stone
City on the south side of Hwy. 12.
At Ortonville's quarterly Civic
and Commerce meeting last month,
Ron Thomas was elected President.
Others elected were Bill Hoel, Vice
President and Dave Dinnel,
Treasurer.
A fire about 8 a.m. Saturday
destroyed a 40-by-50 foot wooden
barn and its contents at the Delton
Silberstein residence east of
Highland Hwy. in Ortonville. The
barn was engulfed in flames when
firemen arrived.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Husted, Ortonville; a girl to
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Welberg,
Ortonville; and a boy to Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Rausch, Big Stone
City.
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 23, 1961
V/nee Stegner of Ortonville was
fortunate to be the only one in a
crowd of 67,000 people to walk
away from the game with a
Gopher-Purdue pigskin.
Deanna Sigloh, daughter of the
Boyd Siglohs, was crowned tele-
phone princess in the 1962 Winter
Carnival in St. Paul and will com-
pete later for Queen of Snow dur-
ing the Winter Carnival.
Stan Adolphson is shown put-
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MEMORY'S
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From the files of the
Ortonville Independent
ring up Christmas decorations for
the city.
The following births were
recorded at the Ortonville Hospital:
a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gloege
of Odessa, a girl to Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Nelson of Ortonville, a boy
to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rens of.
Appleton and a boy to Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Teske of Ortonville.
70 YEARS AGO
Nov. 20, 1941
Mayor F. B. Wickland will rep-
resent Ortonville at a pavement
dedication celebration in Stephen
next Wednesday. Stephen is cele-
brating the completion of 17 miles
of paving towards the north end of
Hwy. 75.
Fred Bendix purchased the store
in the residential section known as
Dovie's Place from Mrs. Wilson
and will take possession shortly.
A Navy recruiting party will be
held in Ortonville this Friday to
interview any Big Stone County
young men interested in the regular
Navy or the Naval Reserves.
A baby was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Smith of Big Stone City
and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Harold
May of Ortonville.
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Big Stone City News
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By Gail Maxwell
839-2207
The Breezer and Geezers met on
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the senior
citizens building in Big Stone. They
met for a potluck lunch at noon.
Marie Brown and Julie Strei of
Ortonville spent the weekend of Nov.
4-6 at the home of Scott and Kathy
Larson of Alexandria.
Sunday, Nov. 13 supper guests at
the home of Lou and Marie Brown
were Marry Brown, Steve and Terri
Brown and Addison of Big Stone, and
Dwayne and Julie Strei of Ortonville.
They celebrated Marty's birthday.
Marilyn Barnhardt on Monday,
Nov. 14 went to Madison to visit her
grandson Carter in the hospital.
Nov. 11 weekend visitors of Bob
and JoAnn Hasslen were their
daughter Becky Hasslen and son-in-
law Dave Clifton of Buffalo. Joining
them for dinner Saturday evening
were Bob and JoAnn's grandson John
Schablin and his family Erin, Quint/n,
and Meadow of Big Stone City.
Joe and Nadine Villella along with
their daughter Sue and Bill Kleespie
traveled to Fort Campbell, KY to
attend the Nov. 4 formal retirement of
their son and brother Chief Master
Sergeant Mark Villella. He retired
from 29 and a half years of military
service. It was a very emotional time
with many military dignitaries and
friends of Mark from all over the
country that he so proudly served.
Pat Delgehausen and Ashley
Tillma of Milbank and Kayla Tillma
of Sioux Falls visited Vern and Gert
Goldsmith Saturday eve, Nov. 12 and
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13.
Vern and Judy Lund are members
of the Milbank Lions' Club. The
weekend of Nov. 11 the Lions
sponsored a snow queen contest. On
Friday night Vern and Judy helped
decorate the stage at the Milbank High
School. On Saturday they assisted
with various activities during the
contest. There were, 18 queen
contestants and 28 little miss
contestants. Queen is Erin Dilts and
little miss is Lydia Kiersten Street.
The auditorium was filled with
standing room only. The money the
Lions earned from selling tickets for
this contest and also money from
sponsors is used towards eye dog
training, eye banks, and various
charities.
Marion Larsen' went up to
Northridge to celebrate her birthday
with her twin sister Marjorie Lantis on
Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Carol Holtquist and Joanne Berndt
went to Wilmot on Saturday night,
Nov. 12 for the Jamboree.
Clough graduates
basic combat
Army training
Jennifer A. Clough has graduated
from basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, SC.
During the nine weeks of training,
the soldier studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core values,
physical fitness, and received
instruction and practice in basic
combat skills, military weapons,
chemical warfare and bayonet
training, drill and ceremony,
marching, rifle marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat, map reading,
field tactics, military courtesy,
military justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches, and field training
exercises.
Clough is the daughter of Thomas
Ciough of Elgin, IL, and
granddaughter of Joyce Waiters of
Graceville.
She graduated in 1993 from
Illinois Math and Science Academy,
Aurora, IL. She earned a bachelor's
degree in 1997 from Washington
University, St. Louis, MO.
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Rosen News
By Adelaide Kirehberg
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Adelman and
sons of Graceville spent Nov. 12
weekend at the Jerry Adelman home
and were among deer hunters in this
area.
Mz . and Mrs. Lester Millerbernd
spent Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12
and 13 at the Steve Millerbernd home
in St. Cloud.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schmieg
helped Larry move to the Hospice
Unit at the Madison Lutheran Home
on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Fischer and
family of Sleepy Eye were Saturday,
Nov. 12 dinner and afternoon guests at
the Lawrence Millerbemd home.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Karels
-attended the concert at Blue Cloud
Abbey on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rademacher
were Sunday, Nov. 13 visitors at the
home of her folks Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Folk in Milbank.
Amanda Brehmer of Paynesville,
Mrs. Dave Mork and Mrs. Wayne
Brehmer were Sunday, Nov. 13
evening visitors at the Mrs. Adelaide
Kirchberg home.
Randy Kirchberg and son Kaleb of
New Ulm were Nov. 11 weekend
guests at the Warren Kirchberg home
for some deer hunting. Mrs. Adelaide
Kirchberg was also a Sunday, Nov. 13
dinner guest.
Twenty two Senior Citizens met at
St. Joseph's School hall on Tuesday,
Nov. 15 for a pot luck dinner. The
Pledge of the Allegiance and table
prayer were recited by all. Happy
birthday was sung to Ann Schmieg,
JoAnn Krakow, Fr. Bob Goblirsch and
Silas Ulrich having birthdays in
November. Special guests were Rose
Schuelke of Madison and her neice
Christina Maria Aldeon of the
Philippines and they also were supper
guests at the home of Ruthie and Tom
Schuelke's along with Kristina Kramer
and K/an of Parkers Prairie. Dec. pot
luck is planned for a week earlier on
Dec. 13.
Tuesday forenoon, Nov. 15 visitors
at the Mrs. Julie Henrich home were
Rose Mary Schuelke and her niece
Maria D. Aldeon of Rumaguste City,
Philippines.
Mrs. Ben Allen of Fargo spent,
' Nov. 12 weekend at the home of her
folks Mr. and Mrs. Joe Radermacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schmieg of
Bloomington were Nov. 12 weekend
guests at the Joann Krakow home.
Late Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15
visitors at the Tom Schuelke home
were Rose Mary Schuelke and her
niece Maria Christina Aldeon of
Rumaguete City, Philippines, Kristine
Kremer and son K/an of Parkers
Prairie.
Curt Pederson was present when
his name was called for $60 on
Wednesday, Nov. 16. Next weeks the
drawing will be for $20.
Albert Hoffman, age 83, passed
away at the Ortonville Hospital on
Sunday, Nov. 13. His funeral was at
St. Joseph's Church on Friday, Nov.
18 with interment in St. Joseph
Cemetery.
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