Holy Trinity celebrates Catholic Schools Week
January 30, 2012 by Starrla Cray
Filed under Featured, Winsted
WINSTED, MN – Holy Trinity Catholic School, as well as Catholic schools throughout the nation, will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week Sunday through Saturday, Jan. 29 through Feb. 4.
The theme for 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.”
“This week we observe Catholic Schools Week as a way of celebrating our parish’s long commitment to the education of young people,” Holy Trinity Pastor Fr. Tony Stubeda said.
Look for the full article in this week’s Herald Journal.
Sixty-year trustee to retire from St. Mary’s of Czestochowa
January 30, 2012 by Starrla Cray
Filed under Featured, Watertown
WATERTOWN, MN – From cutting grass to keeping track of bank deposits, there isn’t much Watertown resident Walter Swartzer hasn’t done as trustee of St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church in rural Delano.
“It’s all the behind-the-scenes things that people don’t see,” fellow trustee Don Gabrelcik said. “You can work half a day on something and people don’t even know. Things just get done.”
Swartzer, who has been a volunteer trustee for 60 years, will be retiring Sunday, Feb. 5. A reception to honor his service will take place after that day’s 8:30 a.m. Mass. Refreshments will be provided.
Look for the full article in this week’s Herald Journal.
Senior Dining in Winsted promotes healthy living
January 30, 2012 by Starrla Cray
Filed under Featured, Winsted
WINSTED, MN – Senior Dining has been a service in Winsted for 15 years.
Joan Genty and Joyce Glessing, site managers for Senior Dining, make sure the weekday program runs smoothly and keep the bookwork up-to-date.
Photo: Volunteering her time for Senior Dining since it first started, Dorothy Rathmanner offers coffee to dining regular Alvina Fiecke.
Look for the full article in this week’s Herald Journal.
Even as she turns 100, former HL resident still has ‘zest’ for life
January 30, 2012 by Starrla Cray
Filed under Featured, Howard Lake
HOWARD LAKE, MN – Visiting with former Howard Lake resident Maryon McCalla at her Lakeside apartment in Dassel, one would never guess she recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
The Kratch rematch: Watertown resident talks about NFL career and this year’s Super Bowl
January 30, 2012 by Starrla Cray
Filed under Featured, Watertown
WATERTOWN, MN – Four years ago, leading into Super Bowl XLII between the Giants and Patriots, the Herald Journal featured Watertown’s Bob Kratch, who played in previous Super Bowls for both teams. The Giants and Patriots will again play for the Lombardi Trophy this Sunday, so the Herald Journal again caught up with Kratch to talk about his Super Bowl days.
Photo: Bob Kratch of Watertown celebrates winning Super Bowl XXV with the New York Giants with his mother, Roberta, Jan. 27, 1991, in Tampa, FL.
Look for the full article in this week’s Herald Journal.
Urdahl’s third novel depicts Minnesota’s history with the Dakota
January 20, 2012 by Starrla Cray
Filed under Featured
McLEOD COUNTY, MN – “This is the most tragic event in our state’s history, but it’s still not given the recognition it should nationally,” said State Representative and author Dean Urdahl (R-Grove City) about the US-Dakota War of 1862.
Urdahl presented his third historical novel about the US-Dakota War at the McLeod County Historical Museum Jan. 15.
Look for the full article in an upcoming issue of the Herald Journal.
Photo: Author Dean Urdahl signed books and answered questions following a presentation at the McLeod County Historical Museum Jan. 15 of his book “Pursuit,” the third book in a historical novel series regarding the US-Dakota War.
