Spring Grove Herald

Kenny Meyer, 85, of Spring Grove

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:46pm

Kenneth Henry Meyer, age 85 of Spring Grove, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at Tweeten Lutheran Healthcare in Spring Grove.

He was born April 13, 1934 in Eitzen, MN, (Winnebago Twp) To Walter and Ella (Schroeder) Meyer.

He attended Caledonia High School.

Kenny worked for the Spring Grove Sales Barn, he also farmed for many years, and later worked for the Caledonia Sales Barn.

He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eitzen, MN where he had served on the church council and the church choir. 

Wayne Musser, 79, born in Spring Grove

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:45pm

Wayne A. Musser, 79, of Enid, Oklahoma, born in Spring Grove, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 in Enid.

Wayne was born Nov. 7, 1939 to Willard and Ilyn (Ingvalson) Musser in Spring Grove, Minnesota.

He married Vi Thiessen on March 3, 1961 in Warroad, Minnesota. He served in the United States Air Force for 27 years and eventually retired as a Master Sergeant in 1984. 

Wayne had many hobbies including singing in the Barbershop Quartet and the church choir, woodworking, and bowling. 

legal notices

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:43pm

PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE
BOARD
OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS

Date: Tuesday, August 13 2019 9:30 a.m.

Place: Commissioners Room, Courthouse, Caledonia, MN 

Members Present: Teresa Walter (Chair), Jack Miller, Bob Burns, Fred Arnold, Eric Johnson

Presiding: Teresa Walter, Chairperson

Call to order. All said pledge of Allegiance.

Arnold moved, Burns seconded, unanimously carried to approve the amended agenda. 

LeRoy-Ostrander scores late, stuns Spring Grove, 53-22

Published by Herald on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 2:21pm

Turnovers and tackles - Spring Grove had two many of the former and far too few of the latter. 

Rival coaches expected LeRoy-Ostrander to be improved over last year's two-win team. The Cardinals came in ranked No. 11 in the first state poll after dealing a decisive 28th straight setback to lowly Lyle/Pacelli. But would they be able to contend with the more successful programs? The answer thus far is yes after ending Spring Grove's 29-game winning streak with a stunning 53-22 decision last Friday night. 

Girls again defeat Burros, fall again to Cougars

Published by Herald on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 2:18pm

Sparked by a dramatic rally in the second set, visiting Spring Grove downed Lanesboro for the second time in four days on Sept. 3. Back home two nights later in front of an enthusiastic student body, the girls could not get past state ranked No. 6 Mabel-Canton. The Lions closed the week at 8-3 (3-1 SEC) with all three setbacks coming against the Cougars, who had just chalked up their 130th consecutive conference victory.

SG 3, Lanesboro 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-18)

Lion girls finish second at M-C tournament

Published by Herald on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 2:17pm

Spring Grove finished as runner-up among seven teams at the annual Mabel-Canton Classic on Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The Lions won the first five matches of pool play before running into state-ranked No. 6 Mabel-Canton. The girls then faced the Cougars again in the championship match.

The Lions improved to 7-0 on the season before the two losses to the home team. Each match went two sets with total points used to break 1-1 ties. Spring Grove split sets only with Grand Meadow and won on total points.

Soccer boys break into win column

Published by Herald on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 2:15pm

The Warriors boys soccer team (1-2) picked up their first win of the 2019 season as they defeated Aquinas, 2-1, at home on Sept. 7. They had fallen to St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura 5-0 on Sept. 5.

Girls win, too

The Herald received no official report, but unofficially, heard that C/SG/H defeated Cannon Falls 4-0, lost to Plainview-Elgin-Millville 2-1 and fell to St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura 3-0.

Boys: C/SG/H 2, Aquinas 1

David Phillips: Agriculture appears to have cloudy future

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 9:59am

While some people think the weather predictions in the Farmers’ Almanac provide as much assurance as flipping a coin, which was detailed in this column last week, IBM is trying to provide a high tech version of the almanac. The Weather Company, an IBM subsidiary business, predicts long-range and immediate weather conditions using technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), global positioning systems (GPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT), which is the interconnection of computing devices embedding in everyday objects.

Take the extra step to learn more about suicide prevention

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 9:04am

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. With the number of people dying by suicide increasing in Minnesota and across the country, it’s important to take time this month to raise awareness of this public health crisis and steps we can all take.

New housing developments on horizon as Spring Grove fills lots, looks to grow spaces for new residents

Published by Herald on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 1:13pm

Spring Grove is running out of room for new homes and new families.

With the new revelation that most of the existing empty lots in town are bought and ready to be built on, Spring Grove’s stakeholders and community leaders must look to a new housing study to determine where to put new developments and what types of housing the city needs to accommodate residents.