Yearly Archives: 2014
Anna Johanek
Funeral mass for 96-year-old Anna Johanek of Mountain Lake, Minnesota will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday morning, October 17, 2014, at St....
David Derksen
Funeral services for 84-year-old David Derksen of New Ulm, Minnesota, were held Thursday morning, October 9, 2014, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in New...
Slow down, take a look, soak in autumn’s sights, sounds and scents
Although fall colors are starting to wane, it is still a beautiful season
There is nothing so rare in southwestern Minnesota as a windless day;...
Melvin D. Oeltjenbruns
A memorial service for Melvin D. Oeltjenbruns, 86, of Lakefield, Minnesota, will be held this Saturday morning, October 18, 2014, beginning at 10 a.m.,...
MLPS School Board reviews new one-year swimming pool contract with City
Hands out winter extra-curricular assignments
At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 13, the Mountain Lake Public School (MLPS) School Board reviewed the new...
Sunday afternoon accident south of Butterfield
A two-vehicle broadside accident south of Butterfield on Minnesota State Highway #60 on Sunday afternoon, October 12 sent a Mountain Lake couple, the occupants...
MLAF accepting grant proposals
Deadline for completed forms is November 7
The Mountain Lake Area Foundation (MLAF) is accepting grant proposals until Friday, November 7. Non-profit organizations with a...
MLOOSC October 6-10 Gun Calendar winners
The Mountain Lake/Odin/Ormsby Sportsmen's Club (MLOOSC) recently posted the Monday, October 6 through Friday, October 10 Gun Calendar winners.
They were as follows:
10/6/14 - Vern Peterson...
Thinking of Christmas
Fall Fling fundraiser this Saturday in support of Christmas in the Park
The leaves on the trees are still in the midst of changing colors...
Adeline Klassen
Funeral services for 97-year-old Adeline (Dick) Klassen will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning, October 13, 2014, at Lakeview Gospel Church in...
New MnDOT snowy road condition descriptions
MnDOT improves descriptions of winter road conditions
Travelers will have a better understanding of road conditions using the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) improved winter...
Grist for the Mill
Odin Craft Mill kicks off 15th-annual Fall Show days
In days of yore, the phrase, "grist to the mill" meant that a farmer had brought...
Families, firefighters, food and fun
Eighth-annual Family Fair held Wednesday at the Mountain Lake Fire Station
Families, firefighters, food and fun were the features at the 8th-annual Family Fun Fair,...
Carol’s Cyberspace
Actions speak with a deafening voice
By Carol C. Harder
The words we speak - plus the actions we take - have the potential to either...
City approves look at creating Community Active Living Plan
Extends current indoor swimming pool contract with MLPS
Three members of the Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services Agency (DVHHS) were in attendance at...
Test digs are done; drilling begins for H2O
Drilling of Well #7 began Tuesday morning
The actual drilling of the City of Mountain Lake's newest well - Well #7 - began Monday, October...
Darlene Curry
Services for Darlene Curry, 75, of St. James, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday morning, October 10, 2014, at the United...
Europe and Asia home continents for MLHS foreign exchange students
Ann-Katrin Schultze hails from Germany, Vladislav Mikhailenko from Kyrgyzstan
Europe and Asia are the respective home continents for this year's foreign exchange students at Mountain...
Betty ‘Marlene’ Fast
Funeral services for 74-year-old Betty "Marlene" Fast of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday morning, October 10, 2014, at...
You Are – is ready
Kick-off meeting for girls in grades 6-8 is this Wednesday
The You Are kick-off is this Wednesday, October 8, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at The...