Kasson-Mantorville SADD members teamed up last week to paint “buckle up” on the school parking lots with one hope in mind, to save lives. 
SADD, or Students Against Destructive Decisions, aims to “provide students with the best prevention tools to deal with underage drinking, drug use, impaired driving and other risky things that they might do at this age,” said SADD advisor Cori Ronnenberg. 

Mary Jane, also know as MJ, hopes to eventually put herself out of a job. 
“I am trying to put myself out of a job basically. I don’t want people to have to live through domestic violence,” MJ said. “It doesn’t just affect the victim and the person that is doing the abusing, it affects the whole family.” 

For years, the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets have been trying to get over the hump and claim a HVL conference championship. For about the same time, they’ve butted heads with the Lourdes Eagles for that title. It only made sense that Tuesday night’s match-up between the two schools would have the title on the line.

The Kasson-Mantorville football team is beginning to get healthy at the right time. With injuries to several key players, the KoMets have had to rely on a new wave of players while trying to install a new offense. As a result, K-M had limped to a 2-5 record heading into Friday night’s game with Lake City, but had shown flashes of getting things turned around in time for the playoffs.

Fall is a busy time for many recognition weeks of various groups and organizations. There is Clergy Appreciation Month, Newspaper Week, Fire Prevention Week, Manufacturer’s Week, Education Week and the list goes on.
But there is one that is especially meaningful to me and many youth around the country. It’s National 4-H Week, which was celebrated last week. 

Walter Raymond Hinz, 94, of LuVerne, died, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona, Iowa.

Judith Marie McGowan, 69, died on Sept. 24, 2015, at her home in rural Hayfield.  She donated her body to the Mayo Clinic.
There will be a celebration of life for Judy from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2015, at West St. Olaf Lutheran Chapel, 70640 260th Avenue in rural Hayfield.

Marlin, ‘Pete’ Petersen, 72, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Marlin was born in Albert  Lea on March 1, 1943 to Leslie and Anna (Boyer) Petersen. He attended school in Albert Lea up to the ninth grade when his family moved to Kasson.

George A. Boyum, 79, of Mankato, died on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at Water’s Edge surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary with Rev. Jay Dahlvang officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Northview.