MERRY ENGLAND – The following is a note from former Lamson pastor Mike Newsom of Cokato, who also happens to be the father of Caroline Wigmore (past HJ writer):
“My wife Penny and I flew to England on May 12 and returned on May 26. We were visiting our daughter, Caroline and her husband Chris Wigmore.
As you may know, Caroline has been accepted for her Masters Degree study at Goldsmith’s College which is part of the University of London. They are living in London now. Continue reading ‘Catching up with the Newsoms’
DASSEL, MN – The parade during the Memorial Day program for Dassel 2010 featured the Marching Chargers, who were looking very fine and sounded even better May 31. Check out this video (wait a moment to render).
WRIGHT COUNTY, MN — Journey Stories, tales of how locals and their ancestors came to America, will come to the Wright County Heritage Center June 1 to July 9 as the Center hosts Journey Stories. Continue reading ‘‘Journey Stories’ opens in Buffalo at Wright Co. Historical Center’
MYSTERY, MN – The Enterprise Dispatch web site is hosting a weekly Internet mystery photo contest in which a photo is taken of something in the area.
Anyone who correctly guesses the identity of the photo is added to a monthly drawing for a free subscription to the newspaper.
Go ahead and guess! Those who guess correctly first receive bragging rights.
Answers may be e-mailed to Lynda Jensen at news@heraldjournal.com or sent by mail. No phone calls, please. Continue reading ‘Mystery Photo of the Week for May 31′
DASSEL, MN – Dassel Elementary first graders participated in the annual bike rally May 21, which included bike inspections, an obstacle course, a bike ride and much more. Students also received bike helmets from the Cokato-Dassel Rotary Club, water donated by Meeker Memorial Clinic, and commemorative t-shirts. Also, eight lucky winners received bikes. The winners are (pictured front to back) Luke Kraemer, Jennah Keith, Brett Ryyanen, Alyssa Carlen, Derek Miller, Juliana Graff, Ethan Aho, and Lucian Casillas. All those who donated inclued the Cokato-Dassel Rotary, Cokato Lions, Charger Chiropractic, Peterson Pharmacy, Dassel Elementary Teachers, Randt Oil, Cokato Motors, Howard Page, Stritesky Trucking, Meeker Memorial Clinic, and Gordy Prochaska.
The Stoughton Folk Dancers, a group of 20 junior and senior high school students that put athleticism into their Scandinavian folk dancing program, includes a former resident of Dassel, Matthew Gelster-Jones.
Stoughton, WI is an early Norwegian settlement 30 miles south of Madison, WI, and is now home to many ethnic groups. They continue to celebrate Norway’s Independence Day, May 17. (Norway has had independence from foreign rule for 105 years.)
Stoughton, WI hosts one of the largest Syttende Mai (May 17) celebrations in the US.
During this three-day celebration in a town with a population of only 15,000 people, between 40,000 and 50,000 people visit to take in the many festivities.
Many come to watch the Stoughton Folk Dancers. This year, the Dassel Leikarring folk dancers were invited to entertain, as well.
A new sound system, made possible by a grant from Southwest Minnesota Arts & Humanities Council, enhanced the performances, at a street performance and in one of the local churches.
Dassel Leikarring dancers specialize in traditional dances from the Scandinavian countries. Varying ages and ethnic backgrounds are present in this group.
The Dassel Leikarring’s upcoming Minnesota performances include: Mora, for its Midsummer Festival, Friday, June 18; the Mushroom Building in Dassel, Thursday, Aug. 26; at Green Lake Sunday, Sept. 19, for Nordfjordlaget’s 100th anniversary; and in Waconia, Saturday, Sept. 25, for the Nordic Music and Dance Festival.
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