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World conflicts test our true resilience

It seemed like every time I turned around last week my cell phone was blowing up with text messages from my oldest daughter relying yet another crisis going on in the world.
A couple of key events across the world are proving to be real life-changing situations. 

The librarian does mosaics too

Ingvild Herfindahl was hired as the new library director at the Dodge Center Library earlier this year, replacing Angie Fern who had moved away.
Herfindahl had been the Kasson Library children’s librarian for several years when she decided to pursue her master’s degree in Library and Information Science. 

Claremont Council revises free lot qualification

The Claremont City Council last week made several adjustments to its program to encourage construction of single-family residences in the Claremont Development.
The city owns 14 single-family lots that are available on a first-come, first-served basis for those who wish to build a home.

K-M sixth graders learn lifelong skills on trip to Eagle Bluff

Earlier this month Kasson Mantorville Middle School sixth-grade students went beyond the school walls to learn about nature on the annual trip to the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro. 
The lead teacher of the trip, Matt Nelson, estimated that there were 165 students and 40 chaperones that participated. This year marks the seventh year the sixth-grade class has made the trip. 

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: February 28, 2013
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $90,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Mary E. Keske, a married woman
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, its successors and/or assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: 

MANTORVILLE TOWNSHIP SNOW REMOVAL POLICY

PURPOSE: To give the citizens of Mantorville Township a realistic expectation of the snow and ice removal services that will be provided during the winter season. This policy is based on a similar policy developed by the Dodge County Highway Department.                                  

Subway burglarized in Dodge Center

Dodge County authorities are asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary at a Dodge Center eatery. 
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Subway Restaurant at 12:23 a.m. on Nov. 17 on a intrusion alarm. When they arrived, they found the front door had been shattered and an undetermined amount of cash taken. 

Caryl Ripley, 74, Kasson

Caryl D. Ripley, 74, of Kasson, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus.

Dale G. Morris, 77, Claremont

Dale Garrison Morris, 77, of Claremont, loved husband, dad, grandpa, great grandpa and friend to many, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Madison while visiting family in Waunakee. 

Joyce Trom, 88, Blooming Prairie

Joyce O. Trom, age 88 of Blooming Prairie, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Austin. 

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