The Burtrum City Council meeting was called to order at 7pm on Monday, March 1, 2021 by Mayor Ron Strassburg. In attendance was Ron Strassburg, Kevin Rohde, Sharon Erickson, Sara Macho, Mitchell Bruggenthies and Laura Horvath. Minutes from the February 1, 2021 meeting were read and approved by a motion made by Kevin Rohde and seconded by Mitchell Bruggenthies, upon vote … [Read more...] about Burtrum City • March 1, 2021
Hometown News March 25, 2021
Robert ‘Bob’ Hanauer
Robert Albert Hanauer, 86, of Albany, MN, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 22, 2021. Robert, who went by “Bob,” was born in Albany on June 9, 1934, to Rosella (Sperl) Hanauer and Albert Hanauer. He attended Holy Family Elementary School and graduated from Albany High School. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in Korea. Upon … [Read more...] about Robert ‘Bob’ Hanauer
Vernon Pangrac
The Funeral Service for Vernon Joseph Pangrac, age 93 of Bowlus, was held Monday, March 22 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala. Vernon was born on December 6, 1927 to the late Joseph and Emma Pangrac and he grew up on a farm near Upsala.He graduated from Upsala High School with the class of 1945 and entered into the United States Navy soon after. He was united in marriage … [Read more...] about Vernon Pangrac
Grass Fire: Holding Township
On March 21, 2021 at approximately 2:21 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call of a grass fire on County Road 151, approximately one mile north of 395th Street in Holding Township. The caller, Nicholas Hellmann, 21, Holdingford, had noticed the fire from his residence. The fire burned approximately one acre of grass and brush before it was … [Read more...] about Grass Fire: Holding Township