Michael Rae “Mikey” Helmbrecht, otherwise known as Opie to those who knew him when his hair was still red, passed away due to cardiac arrest in his home in Gunnison, Colo. On May 16, 2021.

Blaine Ezra Delzer, 57, of Mantorville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
Blaine was born on Sept. 8, 1963, in Rochester, to David and Marlys (Langworthy) Delzer. In 1982 he graduated from Dodge Center High School and then received a degree from UW River Falls in agricultural science. He worked in many different positions in agriculture. 

Graduation is over, the Twins are clawing their way out of last place and we’ve had enough rain to stave off a draught at least until mid-summer.
May was, and usually is, an extremely busy month. Yes, there are graduation ceremonies (as opposed to the 2020 awkward commencement) and some had the traditional graduation parties.

While it was bad in almost every way, the pandemic has been good for the game of golf. Area golf course managers report increases in play and a robust season for 2021.

Anyone interested in fishing, hunting and care for the outdoors can learn about activities like shore fishing, firearms safety, muskie fishing, archery or how to catch catfish during webinars hosted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

If there is one state I feel God spent more time fashioning together it’s my birthplace, Colorado.  I lived there for three years in the mountains about 70 miles west of Denver. During that time and a few subsequent summers later, I have been able to do some roaming around and will write about some of my travel recommendations.

Gene Gulbransen grew up a half-mile south of Oslo with a brother and sister and went to country school for six years and then on to Hayfield school where he played football. Sharon lived on a farm about three miles northwest of Oslo with four siblings and was one grade behind Gene at Hayfield.

Summer’s road construction season is well under way in Minnesota with much of the local activity centered around the expansion of Hwy 14 from a two-lane to a four-lane roadway from east of Owatonna to Dodge Center. The work has resulted in several changes that affect motorists.