Funeral notice: Eleanor M. Otto, 94, of Lester Prairie

Eleanor M. Otto, 94, of Lester Prairie passed away February 2.

Visitation will take place Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Chilson Funeral Home in Winsted.

The funeral service will take place Wednesday, Feb 8 at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Winsted.

HLWW Snowfest Royalty crowned Monday night

HOWARD LAKE, WAVERLY, WINSTED, MN – Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School kicked off Snowfest Monday, with coronation that evening. Snowfest Royalty includes Princess Ariel Kocher, Prince Riley Whitcomb, Queen McCall Kleve, and King Jett Leaf.

HL City Council meeting tonight

HOWARD LAKE, MN – A meeting of the Howard Lake City Council will take place tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Howard Lake City Hall. Items under consideration include bond refunding and approving city engineer Barry Glienke, of Bolton & Menk to prepare the site plan and plats for the assisted living facility.

Mayer robbery suspect to be federally prosecuted

CARVER COUNTY, MN –

Carver County Attorney Mark Metz announced that a Federal grand jury has indicted

Demetrius Charles Edward Derden, 27, for violation of the Federal Hobbs Act.  This indictment stems from an armed robbery alleged to have occurred at a convenience store in Mayer on Dec. 3, 2011.

The matter was originally prosecuted in State court by the Carver County Attorney’s Office.

In cases such as this one, where Derden’s alleged actions violate both State and Federal law, the United States Attorney’s Office and the Carver County Attorney’s Office have overlapping jurisdiction to prosecute the case.  When this occurs, Federal and State prosecutors consult to determine the most appropriate single forum in which to proceed to satisfy the substantial Federal and State interests involved.

From the beginning of this case, Carver County Attorney Mark Metz was in communication with the United States Attorney’s Office.  Both offices agreed that the best interests of both the citizens of Carver County, as represented by the Carver County Attorney’s Office, and the citizens of the United States generally, as represented by the United States Attorney’s Office, were best served by Federal prosecution of this matter.  Accordingly, the Carver County Attorney’s Office dismissed its charges against Derden, deferring to the Federal prosecution of this case.

According to Metz, “Based on this egregious alleged conduct, Derden represents a public safety danger of the highest magnitude.  The best way, in my view, to protect public safety is to remove Derden from society for the longest period of time possible, should the allegations be proven.  In evaluating the likely sentence under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines as compared to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, prosecution in Federal court offers the possibility of a significantly longer sentence.  Therefore, the United States Attorney and I agreed that the matter is most appropriately handled in Federal court. “

Winsted collection sites needed for 5th Annual McLeod County Food Drive Challenge!

WINSTED, MN – Plans are underway for next month’s Food Drive Challenge, which is designed to assist the McLeod County Emergency Food Shelf with the efforts to feed the hungry in McLeod County. The Glencoe Area Chamber of Commerce, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Lester Prairie Business Association, Winsted Chamber of Commerce, and Silver Lake Business Association are sponsoring this friendly challenge with goal of raising more than 100,000 pounds of donations during the month of March.

Based on the per capita challenge, Plato won last year’s challenge by collecting nearly fourteen pounds per resident. Silver Lake claimed second place with roughly five pounds donated per resident. Close behind in third place was Stewart with an average of four pounds donated per resident. In total, McLeod County businesses and residents donated 20,000 more pounds in 2011 compared to the previous year.

Donations collected during the month of March are matched by Minnesota Food Share Network making this a critical time to restock the shelves at the local food shelf. Winsted businesses and organizations wanting to participate as a collection site for the upcoming challenge should contact Jeff Campbell at the Winsted Area Chamber of Commerce at 612-554-7439 or info@winstedchamber.com.

Funeral notice: Martha M. Fitzpatrick, 100, of Waverly

Martha M. Fitzpatrick, 100, of Waverly, passed away Feb. 3.

Visitation will take place Thursday, Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waverly.

The funeral service will take place Feb. 9 at noon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waverly.

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