Paul Gerald Jordan of Kasson, Minnesota, died peacefully at age 89 with his family at his side on Jan. 7, 2021, after a lengthy illness.
Paul was born Aug. 18, 1931 on the family farm in Byron, to Lawrence (Shorty) and DeVera (Stevenson) Jordan. He grew up on three farms in Olmsted County until the family moved to Stewartville in 1942.

It’s time to get the boat ready for the Minnesota fishing opener, which is May 15. Clean the inside of old bait, be certain that the pedestal seats are comfortable, not cracked and rotting and get the rod and reel out of the rod rack in the garage.
There’s nothing like the fishing opener in Minnesota that excites fishermen and women.
Bass, walleye, trout, northern pike and perch are fair game just one month from today.

Darlene “Susie” Sue Heusinkveld, 69, of Mantorville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. 
Susie was born on June 23, 1951 to Gorman and Doris (Heins) Berg in Zumbrota. She grew up on a farm in Pine Island and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1969. 

Daniel Thomas Peters, a devout Catholic, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away on Thursday, April 8, at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, after a fight with renal cancer.
He was born June 7, 1957 in Lake City, to Arnold and JoAnn Peters, the second of three children.

When the Minnesota State FFA Convention gets under way on April 19, two Hayfield FFA Chapter members will be among those recognized for their achievements.

Frank ‘N Stein Restaurant & Lounge in Byron is the kind of place where everyone knows your name, and you can order special requests no longer on the menu.
The restaurant celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year, on Feb. 14, 2021.
“People were out the door,” owner Tracy Oswald said of the 40th anniversary. “We had all kinds of specials. We were busy.”

The sap was cooking and the steam rolling out of the vents in the roof of the sugar shack at Jeff and Billie Cowell’s home in rural Claremont, where they produce an average of 40 gallons of maple syrup each year.

Johannes Marsland’s life is a story that gives hope to people who find themselves confined by the cords of their own bad choices.
Johannes Marsland lived in Rochester, N.Y. until he was 12 where his mother was a pastor and his father worked as a teacher in a reform school. His mother was from Germany and had met her husband (a GI) during the reconstruction period after WWII.