Friends & Family
On Saturday, July 18, the Springfield Girl Scout Troop #37883 spent a day making fleece tied blankets to donate to the Springfield Area Lions Club fleece blanket drive.
The colorful blankets were cut and hand-tied by the local troop. The blankets will help comfort and cheer pediatric oncology...
Despite being thrown a significant curveball by the COVID-19 pandemic, Allina’s newest clinics in Springfield and Lamberton are open and thriving. The clinics, owned and run since April 1, by New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC), part of Allina Health, are fully operational and provide primary,...
Colleen Braun has sold both of her Anytime Fitness branches in Springfield and Sleepy Eye to husband and wife team, Trevor and Erin Wittwer.
Braun has owned the businesses for approximately 15 years. Selling to someone who is as invested in the businesses as she has been is very important to her...
The Active Aging Programs, of Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota, is now offering a Powerful Tools for Caregivers workshop series. Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a free six-week wellness program for those who provide care for a loved one. Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an interactive...
The graduating senior class of 2020 at Springfield High School features three sets of twins: Ivan and Nolan Hovland, Samantha and Noah Richert and Sylvan and Curtis Tauer.
According to the U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “in 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States...
Nick Dauer has been the dedicated “Taps” player with the Springfield American Legion Honor Guard for over ten years. When the Legion is part of a veteran’s memorial service at the cemetery, Dauer is part of the group.
He started playing “Taps” when he was in the eighth grade at Springfield Public...
On Friday, May 1, members of the Springfield Band and Choir performed outside St. John’s Circle of Care to the delight of the residents who were able to listen to the music inside their rooms. It was a great way to start the month of May.
Past Springfield Lions President Deb Rasset was presented the Lions Club International Leadership Award during the Lions 5M3 District 2020 Mid Winter Convention held at the end of February.
The International President’s Leadership award is the third highest honor in Lionism and is given to those...
Social distancing is the new norm these days. Six feet away from the normal world we once had and with what we have grown accustom to for the time being.
In spite of the pandemic that is taking its toll on millions of people around the world, it was a great day when Alma “Peggy” Bredvold...
With an act of generosity, Tammy Kieper brought smiles to many local residents last week. Kieper purchased 128 Spring bouquets filled with carnations and snapdragons from Springfield Floral. She asked that the bouquets be delivered to residents and tenants at St. John’s Home, Cottonwood Ridge, The...
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