Author Archive for Kristen Miller

Graduation open house deadlines

The deadline for graduation open house announcements for 2013 will include the following dates:
Deadline for the Monday, May 20 edition is Thursday, May 16. Deadline for the Monday, May 27 editions is noon Wednesday, May 22 due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Native American canoe program Sunday, May 19

Lovers of history, archeology or Native American relics are in store for an interesting experience.
A program about the ancient American Indian canoe that was found in Big Swan Lake in 1957 will be at the Dassel History Center Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m.
A 1954 graduate of Dassel High School, Ken Schumann, Hutchinson, who was one of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources crew that was seining rough fish from the lake and netted the canoe, will speak about the experience. The canoe was recently carbon dated to 1030 to 1020.

DFD french toast breakfast Sunday

DASSEL, MN – The Dassel Fire Department is hosting its annual all-you-can-eat french toast breakfast fundraiser Sunday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dassel Fire Hall. Free will donations will be accepted with proceeds benefiting the Dassel Fire Relief Association.

Fire on Collinwood Lake destroys detached garage

DASSEL, MN – Mutual aid was called for a structure fire on the north side of Collinwood Lake at the Richard Schmidt residence, 21670 746th Ave., according to initial reports from the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office. The fire destroyed a detached garage, and the cause is unknown at this time. Both Dassel and Cokato fire departments responded.

Council resignation among tonight’s Cokato City Council discussion

COKATO, MN – Council Member Jesse Bunker will give his resignation from the council tonight, Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m., and the council will declare a vacancy. Other items on the agenda include: a site plan approval for Holt Motors, a call for bids of the 2013 seal coating project, and presenting of a Center Point Energy grant to the Cokato Fire Department.

Male body found in Crow River near Rockford

UPDATE: For the full article from the Delano Herald Journal, click here.

The Wright County Sheriff’s Recreational Services Division located a deceased male in the Crow River while conducting a river search Tuesday around at 6:10 p.m. The deceased male was located approximately two to three miles north of the city of Rockford and has not been positively identified at this time. The body appears to be that of a white male in his mid- to late-20s. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office is performing an autopsy and will attempt to make positive identification of the male. This case remains under investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.