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Four new and returning Delta College trustees were sworn in on Tuesday night, taking their seats on the College’s governing board for the next four years.
Elizabeth Blanchard and Kathy Garcia were sworn in as new trustees after prevailing in the November election. Incumbents Teresa Brown and Jennet Stebbins will return to the Board of Trustees for another term.
San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Jose Alva administered the oath to all four trustees at the start of Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.
Ellen A Hanson 1948â2020 MinneapolisâEllen Andrea (Berg) Hanson passed away peacefully on November 25, 2020, with her husband of 53 years by her side. She was 72 years old. She was born April 18, 1948 to Albert T. Berg, Jr., and Helen Ruth Margaret (Rice) Berg in Owatonna, Minnesota. She grew up in Ellendale, Minnesota, and graduated from Ellendale High School in 1966. Her college years began at Augsburg College in the fall of 1966. She married John Philip Hanson of Clarks Grove, Minnesota, on October 7, 1967. They bought a home in Ellendale and welcomed their first child, Andrea Helen, on January 29, 1972; and their second child, Allison, Clair, on November 5, 1977. Her greatest treasure in life was being a wife, mother and homemaker. Throughout her years in Ellendale, she was a piano teacher to many an active music leader at First Lutheran Church, including serving as organist and pianist, as well as directing 25 church musicals. She created a teen Christian singing group
The historic Aitkin landmark currently known as the Butler Building has new local owners.
Dwight Marwede and Christine Bright Marwede of Aitkin purchased the building from Sylvia Allen on Nov. 4 and are exploring plans to revitalize and once again make the historic building a regional destination.
âThe building has been at the heart of Aitkin for generations. Christine and I are proud and humbled to carry on and build upon its tradition,â Dwight Marwede said. âWe are fully committed to an inclusive vision that will strengthen the community through business, food, the arts and culture.â
The couple, in partnership with the Aitkin County Friends of the Arts, plan to commission a feasibility study to explore possibilities for the new Butler Building. After the completion of the feasibility study, finalized plans for their vision are expected to be announced sometime in the new year. Â