The Triton FFA had another successful steak feed earlier this month serving nearly 450 meals of steak, baked potato, corn, buns and dessert.
The annual event was held at Faith Community Church in West Concord. It serves as a way to thank those who donated to the chapter’s annual fall corn drive during the harvest season and is also open to members of the public who wish to support the Triton FFA.

The Triton Elementary School library was buzzing with activity last week as classes took turns coming in to choose books at the annual Scholastic Book Fair.
A variety of books on all sorts of topics of interest to elementary students were on display and available for purchase from Scholastic Book Clubs.

Artwork by local students dominates the gallery walls at the Mantorville Art Guild this month.
Youth from all grade levels in area schools were invited to submit their works. The art will be on display the entire month although the reception for the young artists was held on Saturday, March 16.

Thomas H. Ferry, 95, of Mantorville, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Prairie Meadows Assisted Living in Kasson.

Evelyn Robinson Edmond, 103, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center.Evelyn was born March 24, 1915 at Bruno, Pine County, Minn., to Mary and Edgar Robinson. When Evelyn was a few months old, the family moved back to West Concord where she would later attend school. While working in a restaurant in West Concord, Evelyn met William “Bill” Edmond who was looking for a good barber.

Every year one of the most important things for fifth grade students at Kasson Mantorville Middle School is having the opportunity to complete the D.A.R.E course.
That’s why last Friday, the school honored the students accomplishments through a graduation ceremony.

Nina-Mae Rogers, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at her home in Blooming Prairie.
Nina-Mae was born Aug. 10, 1925, in Austin, to Sanford and Edna (Lerum) Nelson. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1943 and began working at Hormel Foods, where she remained for 47 years.

Regina Kathryn Klecker, 92, Litomysl (most recently of Medford Senior Care), died March 16, 2019.

First Lutheran Church of Blooming Prairie and the city’s police chief are requesting the community’s support for a toddler brutally murdered last week and dumped outside of Blooming Prairie.
Pastor Heidi Heimgartner and Chief Greg Skillestad are inviting the community to take part in a group memorial. Sympathy cards, notes, drawings and very small tokens will be accepted and forwarded to the family in Milwaukee.