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- Lucille R. Carrigan
Services for Lucille R. Carrigan, 93, of Truman, formerly of Fairmont, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today, November 18, 2008, at St.
- Brother, sister arrested in Andover man's death
Anoka County authorities believe missing Andover man Edwin Charles Hawes was likely killed over an ongoing dispute with two of his siblings.
- Siblings of missing Andover man arrested; found burning human remains
Authorities believe a missing Andover man may have been murdered by his own sister and brother.
- It's back to school time for WWG students
WWG -- "I'm really tickled with our enrollment figures," said superintendent Loy Woelber. While enrollment is down it is not down nearly as much as was anticipated by the administration last spring. Despite making some cuts in staff and sharing with other districts, the budget was still a little short. With the higher than expected enrollment, the school will have an easier job of meeting it's budget. Woelber is pleased with the new hires that have been made at both schools. One of the recent hires, part time custodian Skip Brown, told Woelber he had never seen nicer school facilities.
- Pastor Vicki Toutges ordained at Trinity Lutheran
WESTBROOK -- Growing up on a farm near the small town of Grove City, near Litchfield, Vicky Toutges (pronounced like couches only with a T) said she has always had a soft spot for rural ministry. "I felt from my confirmation on, that I was called by God to be active in some ministry," she said. She was activity director at the Augustana Nursing Home in Litchfield for 20 years. When she became lay-chaplin there she said she was in her glory.
- Between the Lines
Bright and early Monday morning Warren Riddell and his crew arrived at the old Sentinel Tribune office to begin demolition. I watched and photographed the event several times during the day. By 11:00 most of the building was down, and by late afternoon the majority of it was hauled away. The only thing left this evening was a portion of the concrete floors and just a little of the cement block. It was fascinating to watch the excavator operator methodically rip, tear, and pull down portions of the building. It was a lot like watching a surgeon working.
- From the Fields: Making hay while the sun shines
While most people were enjoying the parades, picnics and fireworks that are the 4th of July, Dale Mischke was baling hay.
- Between the Lines
Just when you think you've done everything right -- a computer gremlin jumps up and bites you in the bottem. Thursday morning on a visit to the post office, rural carrier Jim Patterson informed me there was an error on the Fun Days parade route. Of course I was somewhat incredulous and asked are you sure. He immediately showed it to me and sure enough the route had the parade running smack dab through the city park and down Ash Street!
- Fire Destroys Local Grocery Store
A fire in westbrook Minnesota has completely destroyed the town's grocery store, Maynard's, the only grocery store within 30 miles.
- Grocery Store A Total Loss As Fire In Westbrook Spreads To Two Other Buildings
Grocery Store A Total Loss As Fire In Westbrook Spreads To Two Other Buildings Published Date: 07-05-2008 06:44 PM CT A fire in Westbrook Minnesota completely destroyed the town grocery store and damaged two ...
- Westbrook Fun Days had Less than perfect weather
By Tom Merchant Sentinel Tribune Despite the wet and windy weather on Saturday the annual Fun Days celebration went off without hardly a hitch. Although a couple events were rescheduled for Sunday. The National Guard climbing wall and obstacle course had to be moved to Sunday afternoon. The fire works display scheduled for Saturday night was postponed until Sunday evening. A heavy rain shower put the parade on hold for a few minutes on Saturday, but it got under way with a couple of brief showers during the parade. Despite the blustery weather most events were deemed a success.
- Kassandra Jarmer crowned Miss Westbrook in Scholarship Program
WESTBROOK -- The seven 2008 Miss Westbrook candidates introduced themselves in pre recorded messages as they entered the stage. Miss Westbrook committee member Kelly Quade welcomed the guests and introduced mistress of ceremonies Carolyn Enstad. Enstad then introduced the judges, Pam Viere, and Patty Peterson of Lake Benton, and Jay Fultz of Tracy. In the Creative Arts presentations, Ashton Scarset performed a piano solo I will Survive. Jackie Taylor performed a patriotic poem Through a Soldiers Eyes. Amber Amundson performed a guitar and vocal solo, Hey Jude. Kassandra Jarmer performed a dramatic speech, Roses for Mom. Jessica Brummer gave a humorous speech, This is How We Live. Kirsten Widman performed a clarinet solo, Double Trouble. Cassie Caygle performed a vocal solo, Reflections. Reigning Miss Westbrook Amanda Deprez, 1st Runner Up Laurie Nordahl, and Miss Congeniality Erin Vosberg, entertained with a humorous skit about Miss Westbrook Interviews.
- Flooding threat lingers as storms rumble across MInnesota
Showers and thunderstorms were expected to linger in the Twin Cities metro area through today after a line of storms moved across the Midwest late Wednesday, resulting in several tornado touchdowns in ...
- Cool wet spring brings concerns
Special -- Farmers and gardeners have had to scramble to get their spring work done. Despite global warming media hype, it doesn't seem to be the case this spring. In a sentence it has been a cold, damp and windy spring. There has also been a higher incidence of severe weather. With a record number of tornados throughout the country. Last Thursday about two to three inches of rain fell through out the day causing some local flooding. The weather kept people listening to their weather radios and watching the sky's most of the day. Some areas also had reports of golf ball size hail.
- Robotic milkers on Goblirsch Dairy work 24/7
wabasso -- Several hundred people showed up at the Goblirsch Dairy Farm Saturday morning. Visitors came to look over the first dairy in Minnesota with Lely A3 Astronaut Robotic Milkers. The dairy is operated by Bernard his wife Mary Clare and two sons Matt and Nels. In 2005 the Goblirsch's built the new dairy barn on the original homestead of Bernard's father, Joseph. The new barn is 140' wide by 290' long with a slatted floor and manure pit below. The barn was built to house four robotic milkers which were installed in 2007. The barn has 252 free stalls with water beds for the cows comfort.
- The power to make a new tomorrow
"As seniors, we all have our ambitions and our own kind of dreams to pursue. Wherever our separate pathways take us we'll always be in the class of 2008. Each of us has different dreams, and different destinations, yet we all have the power to make a new tomorrow" Class motto. WWG -- Thirty eight Westbrook Walnut Grove seniors waited nervously to make their final walk through the halls of the school Sunday afternoon. Flowers were pinned, gowns, and caps were donned, last minute snap shots taken, and lots of hugs given, as the seniors prepared to enter the gym.
- Council discussed report from MPCA
WESTBROOK -- Mayor Rocky Kolar talked about an evaluation inspection report of the city sewer system from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The report was submitted by state inspector Brad Gillingham. The report found only one violation involving the calibration of the lift pumps. The pumps must be calibrated semi-annually and calibration records must be kept for three years. Corrective action requires the city to calibrate the lift pumps semi-annually and to keep the records for three years.
- Flying High . . .
WESTBROOK -- Very few people know an astronaut personally. But Eldora Buchholz of Westbrook not only knows an astronaut, she has a great niece that is an astronaut. Kathy Phillips, Rick, and Paul Buchholz are second cousins of Nyberg. Buchholz along with the rest of the nation will be watching when her niece Karen Nyberg of Vining will be a crew member on the Discovery Mission scheduled for Saturday, May 31. Nyberg is the daughter of Kenneth and Phyllis Nyberg of Vining.
Westbrook Classifieds
Local classifieds for Westbrook, MN
City DescriptionWestbrook is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 30 serves as a main route in the community.
As of the census of 2000, there were 755 people, 367 households, and 209 families residing in the city. The population density was 974.7 people per square mile (378.6/km²). There were 412 housing units at an average density of 531.9/sq mi (206.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.01% White, 0.13% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There are 367 households out of which 18.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.74.
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