DODGE COUNTY FREE FAIR SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
CANCELED: Enduro Races, LP & The 45s
MOVED TO FRIDAY: Cow milking and fireworks

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Hy-Vee Inc. has commissioned Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II, creator of the Freedom Rock®, to paint murals depicting Hy-Vee’s commitment to fight hunger in its eight-state region.
Sorensen will paint a specially commissioned mural to be installed at the Barlow Hy-Vee in Rochester from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, July 17.

As we embark on the Dodge County Free Fair, holding true to mid-summer heat, the hot humid days of summer are encroaching on our county.
Corn has been surpassing the knee high by the Fourth of July and pushing to head high by the fair.
Without rain, however, the corn and soybean crops will begin to show signs of fatigue.

Ronald (Ronnie) Wayne Papenfus died of natural causes at his home at the age of 66 on July 4, 2021. Ronnie was born to Charles and Marjorie (Aulwes) Papenfus on March 12, 1955, in Albert Lea. Ronnie lived his childhood in Albert Lea, Austin and Dodge Center, Minnesota and as an adult in Austin, Texas, and Minneapolis.

Miriam R. Rogers, age 78, of Rochester passed away on July 5, 2021 at her home. She was born Miriam Rebecca Fokema on April 24, 1943 in La Crosse, Wis. to Peter and Loreen (Gerdes) Fokema. 
Miriam graduated from a “one room” schoolhouse and received her Teaching Certificate and Master’s from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She taught in Viroqua, Wis.

Genelle Sylvia Bergerson, 93, passed away on July 6, 2021, peacefully at home with her family by her side.
Genelle was born on October 2, 1927, in her home on the farm in Freeborn County, the daughter of Winfred and Mary (Chicos) Crumb. She went to grade school in a one room school house in Matawan, Minn. She graduated from Freeborn High School in 1945. After graduation she worked in Minneapolis and Albert Lea.  

Emily Rose Delzer, age 30, of Woodbury, formerly of Mantorville, died Saturday, July 10, 2021. Emily was born January 17, 1991, to Paul and Jackie (Posey) Delzer in Rochester. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kasson. Emily was the oldest of her five siblings.