The South Jeffco Rotary recently took a meeting to memorialize Marcellina Otii, a longtime educator and school founder who died July 8. Amongst the stories told were about Otii’s time in Colorado and how she convinced the Denver Metro Rotary Clubs to sponsor a preschool in her hometown of Gulu, Uganda.
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Apr 27, 2021
STAPLES Delores Mae (Dibble) Hutchison, age 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 2021. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Staples Church of Christ in Staples, Minn., with Rev. Barry Klein officiating. Friends may gather from 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday at the Staples Church of Christ in Staples. If you wish to attend the service but don’t feel comfortable to gather with others, you may listen to the service in the church parking lot, tuning to FM 87.7.
Delores was born Aug. 8, 1928, (8/8/28 if asked) in Fairmont, Minn., to Henry and Elizabeth Dibble, as one of 10 children. DeDe, (high school nickname), was a 1948 graduate of Fairmont High School, and married Melvin Carl Hutchison on Nov. 21, 1948, after the fall harvest season. The union was blessed with five children and 71 years together, after the passing of Melvin in the fall of 2019. Delores lived her life by the words written on the front cover of her Bible:
Rotary Foundation Awards $68,427 In Local Grants
by Lynn Donaldson
Grants totaling $68,427 from the Lakewood-Rocky River Rotary Foundation will be used to provide scholarships, encourage student achievement, fight hunger, and foster programs for community health and wellness. The Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River will award $15,000 in scholarships to high school seniors and will present $7,000 to student winners in the club’s annual speech, music, and art competition. A $5,000 award goes to Elle s Enchanted Forest for an Inclusive Avalanche Slide and a $5,000 grant to Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corporation for Giant Eagle gift cards for needy families. Lakewood/Rocky River Meals on Wheels will receive $4,000 for meal preparation food and supplies.