Spring Grove Herald

Phillips: It’s never too late to change your patterns

Published by rkramer@bluffco... on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 9:07am

One thing that is nice about living in the shadow of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic is there are so many experts nearby who share their expertise with the community and world.

Dr. Michael Joyner is a physician-researcher at Mayo who is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and exercise physiology. He has made major contributions to understanding muscle and skin blood flow, blood pressure regulation and human athletic performance.

Boys fall to hot-shooting Vikings, Trojans - blast Wolverines

Published by Herald on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 1:10pm

It was a week of lows and highs, best and worst, two non-conference losses and an SEC win for the Spring Grove boys. 

First Decorah and then Rushford-Peterson both shot 52% from the field, the best of any Spring Grove opponents to date. As in most high school games, shooting that well results in victory as it did in Decorah (54-33) on Jan. 6 and in Rushford (56-44) on Jan. 9.

At home on Jan. 10, the Lion defense and offense dominated one-win Glenville-Emmons 69-20. 

Reminiscing programs to help preserve ag history

Published by Herald on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 11:37am

The Giants of the Earth Historical Society and Heritage Center in Spring Grove is dedicated to recording and preserving the history and heritage of this area. To that end, it is hosting a series of historical discussions through the rest of January led by Dr. Jim Gray, a longtime veterinarian in the Spring Grove area. However, he doesn’t want to be the only one sharing stories during the “Reminiscing with Dr. Gray” programs this month. 

Florence V. Thorson, age 91 of Spring Grove

Published by Herald on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 11:35am

Florence V. Thorson, age 91 of Spring Grove 

Florence V. Thorson, age 91 of Spring Grove passed away Jan. 6th at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove.

She was born on March 24, 1928 in Decorah, IA to Jeremiah and Alma (Quandahl) Osmundson

She was a 1946 Decorah High School graduate.

On July 16, 1947 she married Herbert Thorson at Highland Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, IA

Legal Notices

Published by Herald on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 11:30am

NOTICE
OF
PUBLIC
HEARING

PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE:

That an application has been made by Curt Roverud of J & C Farms, 103 2nd Avenue SE, 

Spring Grove, MN 55974, for a Conditional Use Permit to do Mineral Extraction in an 

agricultural district (Section 14 – 14.3 Conditional Uses, Subdivision 1, Subsection 19) in Spring Grove Township on following premises, to-wit:

Pt NE¼, Section 20, Township 101, Range 7, Houston County, Minnesota. (Parcel 

#13.0255.001)

More Minnesotans have Real ID, but federal deadline approaching

Published by rkramer@bluffco... on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 9:15am

While more Minnesotans are now Real ID ready, there are about 3.7 million Minnesota license holders who will need to decide if they need a Real ID or other acceptable form of identification before the federal deadline of Oct. 1.

Approximately 10.72 percent of Minnesota driver’s license and identification card holders have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card. That’s up 2 percent since Nov. 1.

Free weekend for local residents at Houston’s International Owl Center

Published by rkramer@bluffco... on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 8:36am

Residents of Winona, Fillmore and Houston counties, including college students, are invited to visit the International Owl Center in Houston for free on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 19.

Lion boys fall in overtime against Lyle/Pacelli

Published by Herald on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 2:40pm

Calendar year 2020 began on Jan. 3 at Austin where both teams played and shot well as a 17-game Lion winning streak against Lyle/Pacelli came to an end in overtime, 67-60.

Despite that previous Lion domination of the Athletics, this was a unique matchup. Spring Grove, the most inexperienced team in the conference (only two letter winners), was on the road against the most experienced squad in the conference (six players returning with starting experience) including a 1,000-point career.

Spring Grove boys enjoy holiday wins over Dover-Eyota, Nevis

Published by Herald on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 2:38pm

Caden Grinde scored a career-high 36 points to lead the Lion boys past Class AA Dover-Eyota, 69-62, on Dec. 27 and the next afternoon, Spring Grove (5-3) continued to shoot well in dealing a first defeat to Nevis, 54-49.

Both games were part of holiday double headers at Rushford. Nevis was previously undefeated, coming off the previous night's 74-65 win against Rushford-Peterson.

SG 69, Dover-Eyota 62

Record-smashing win, two losses - one in OT for Lion girls

Published by Herald on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 2:37pm

Senior Amelia Solum broke two Spring Grove girls single-game records with 42 points and 10 three-point field goals in a 75-45 home win against Klawock, Alaska, on Dec. 30. Four Lions contributed to the team's 15 treys, a girls single-game team record.

The week continued with a 60-41 road loss at Southland on Jan. 2 and ended at home the next night with a 43-41 overtime loss to Lyle/Pacelli. Solum scored 28 of the team's 41 total points in each of those two games.