Staff writer and columnist Lisa Ingebrand, who works for the Lake Region Life, Elysian Enterprise, and the Montgomery Messenger, was honored for her writing during the 2019 Minnesota Newspaper Association’s (MNA) Annual Convention on January 24 in Bloomington. Ingebrand earned third place honors for her work as a writer in the Arts and Entertainment category among weeklies with up to 1,500 in circulation. This was her tenth MNA Award in 15 years with the local newspapers.

Kent Davis Rumrey, 73, of Aberdeen, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at his home. His wishes were to be cremated.
Memorial services will be Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Schriver’s Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, with Pastor Rodney Johnson, of New Life Fellowship, officiating.
A luncheon and time of fellowship will immediately follow the service at Schriver’s Memorial Fellowship Center.
Visitation at the mortuary will be from 10:-11 a.m. on Saturday.

Due to projected deteriorating weather conditions, the United States Postal Service has suspended delivery for Wednesday, Jan. 30, for Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, Iowa and Western Illinois.
A press release issued Tuesday afternoon said retail operations at local offices will be available, but may be limited.
There will be no collection mail pickup from business or collection boxes. In addition, there will be no residential or commercial package pick-up service.

Charles “Chuck” W. Krenik, age 70, of Morristown passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, Rochester, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Peace United Methodist Church, Morristown with the Reverend Elden Eklund, officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery, Morristown.
Visitation will be at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Thursday, January 31, 2019, from 4 to 8 p.m. and also at the church for one hour prior to the services on Friday.

Winter Storm Warning for Le Sueur County, Minnesota
From 3:00pm CST, Sun Jan 27 until 6:00 am CST, Mon Jan 28
Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions
Issued by: Minneapolis - MN, US, National Weather Service,
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... *
WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED.
WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. *

LAWRENCE “LARRY” MESKAN, age 87 of Waterville died on Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Janesville Nursing Home.

The WEM boys basketball team improved to 14-1 overall with a 78-33 nonconference win over Belle Plaine January 15 and a 68-42 Gopher Conference win over Maple River January 21. The Bucs have won 11 straight games and will host NRHEG Friday, Jan. 25, Faribault BA Monday, Jan. 28, and Hayfield Friday, Feb. 1. Hayfield is the only team to defeat the Bucs this season. For more on the Bucs win over Belle Plaine, check out the Jan. 24 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

Memorial services for LaVerne P. Blowers will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Friedrich/Bonnerup Funeral Home in New Richland, MN. Visitation will take place beginning at 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial with military honors will follow at Le Sueur River Lutheran Cemetery.
LaVerne died on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the New Richland Care Center. He was 79 years old.

The calendar year of 2019 will be filled with many projects in Le Sueur County.
One of the county’s biggest projects in the last three decades is the construction of the new Justice Center in Le Center.
The project is scheduled to be completed and ready for occupancy in August of 2019.
The county is currently hiring a number of new correction officers and dispatchers.
They are also working on the transferring of probation, court administration, court rooms, judicial court areas, and all sheriff’s department personnel to the new justice center.

Four wins in the final five matches lifted the WEM/JWP wrestling team to a 42-26 win over St. Clair Thursday, Jan. 17. The win was the first of the season for the Grizzlies. Jaxson James, Theo Miska, Brant Melchert, and Michael Sheehy were the winners of the four late matches. For more on the win over the cyclones and two other duals, check out the Jan. 24 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

Elysian native Rose Hollermann has been named to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) final roster for the 2019 U.S. Women's U25 World Championship Team. For more on Hollermann and her selection to the elite team, check out the Jan. 24 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

The WEM girls basketball team improved to 6-2 in the Gopher Conference with a 62-55 win over Maple River Tuesday, Jan. 22 in Mapleton. The Bucs are 13-3 overall and second in the conference behind undefeated Medford. WEM will host Faribault BA Thursday, Jan. 24, travel to NRHEG Friday, Jan. 25, and host Cleveland Tuesday, Jan. 29. For more on WEM's game with Norwood-Young America check out the Jan. 24 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

Lorraine Minnie Reineke, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, Faribault. 
          Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church, Faribault on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Jared Matthew and the Rev. Daniel D. Mead officiating.  Interment will be at Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, Faribault.
          Visitation will be at the church for one hour prior to the service on Saturday.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office reported that three vehicles had fallen through the ice on Madison Lake on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Captain Paul Barta said the vehicles had fallen through the ice in the area of the narrows on Madison Lake, southwest of the Point Pleasant Resort and Campground. He added the area had open water within the past week.
The first vehicle, a Ford Escape, broke through the ice and became fully submerged at 11:51 a.m. All three occupants were able to escape with no apparent injuries.

Genevieve “Gen” (Jewison) Roessler, age 99, a long-time resident of Elysian, believes in keeping busy, a practice for which she credits her own longevity.
“Keep busy. Always have something to do. Help out whenever and wherever, and pray a lot,” she advised. “And, don’t smoke and drink… or do so very little. I had a half a beer on July Fourth each year to celebrate.”
Roessler, who now resides at the Benedictine Center in St. Peter, will turn 100 years old on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, sat down recently to reflect on her own century of keeping busy.

LE CENTER - Le Sueur County received outstanding bids on their $12.635 million general obligation capital improvement bond sale.
A total of eight bidders attempted to purchase the funds which will be used to fund the remaining non-jail portions of the County's Justice Center and the second phase of remodeling to the current courthouse in Le Center.
The Justice Center will use $9,720,000 of the money and the Phase II Courthouse Remodel will use the remaining $2,915,000.