Biggsville, Ill.- The West Central School board this week voted to reverse its policy on masks, about a week after deciding to defy Illinois' school mask mandate. The Hawk Eye reports that about a week after the West Central school board voted to defy Governor Pritzker's mask mandate for k through 12 schools, the board voted 4-3 to reverse that decision and require masks inside school facilities. According to West Central Superintendent Paula Markey, the mask mandate went back into effect on Thursday.
Alexandria resident appreciates the monumental and mundane all the same 8:00 am, Jan. 2, 2021 ×
Carol Meyer sports her Christmas is in the Air sweatshirt while standing on her front porch in downtown Alexandria. Every year the weekend after Thanksgiving, Meyer s family helps her adorn the house, trees and yard with Christmas decorations. (Jasmine Johnson / Echo Press)
Carol Meyer, 78, enjoys experiencing the Minnesota seasons from her back patio in Alexandria.
As she rocked back and forth on a porch bench one unusually warm November afternoon, a pumpkin with a Sharpie-drawn face sat next to one of the wooden railings.
A few weeks later, her front yard was adorned with all sorts of snowmen, bells and nativity figurines. One person stopped by and said her Christmas light display looked like the landing at the Fargo airport.
Aug. 2, 1939 -Dec. 21, 2020
COTTONWOOD Â A walk-through visitation for Gordon Geistfeld, 81, of Cottonwood, will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Funeral Home in Echo. A private family funeral service will take place later at the Echo Alliance Church, with interment to follow at the Cottonwood Cemetery. Mask and social distancing requirements will be observed at all services. A recording of the service may be found at www.sunsetfuneralassociation.com.
Gordy died peacefully in his sleep Dec. 21, 2020, of natural causes, not due to Covid at the Avera Granite Falls Care Center, longing to meet his Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face and be with family and friends who have gone on before.
The end of the year affords us the opportunity to remember those we lost.
Happy holidays! With this issue we close out the year by presenting to you our Person of the Year the individual who, more than anyone else, has had a recent and profound effect on Minnesota’s reputation, economy and society.
This year’s choice leads one of the two largest medical device and technology firms in the world, which also happens to be one of Minnesota’s largest employers and philanthropic contributors. He has steered his business away from stagnating sales into higher growth territories organically and through acquisitions, including the largest med-tech merger in history. And he has led it through controversies. You can read more about Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak in the article 2015 Person Of The Year: Omar Ishrak.