The Uruguayan capital flies under the radar a rich musical and literary heritage and beachside barrios to discover Plaza Independencia hosts the Artigas Statue near the Ciudad Vieja.Photograph by Tali KimelmanByShafik MeghjiApril 8 2025This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).At first glance Montevideo has much in common with Buenos Aires lying on the opposite side of the River Plate tango and world-class steaks are all found here though you’re more likely to see Montevideanos strolling around with a mate — a herbal tea made from the yerba mate plant — than a coffee But spend some time in the Uruguayan capital and you’ll soon discover that its draws go far beyond any similarities The Ciudad Vieja (Old City) is its oldest and most atmospheric neighbourhood it’s now a picturesque district of cobbled streets and plazas lined with sprouting palm trees their walls covered with large murals and calligraphic graffiti tags the modern presidential office and 19th-century palaces museums and theatres of Plaza Independencia giving way to an expanse of shopping streets a serpentine promenade winds along the coast past a series of wide sandy beaches and barrios (neighbourhoods) such as Pocitos whose modern apartment blocks gaze across the water and give this part of Montevideo the feel of a seaside resort A UNESCO City of Literature — a status symbolised by a collection of gorgeous independent bookshops — Montevideo also has a rich musical heritage and is known as one of the two birthplaces of tango (alongside Buenos Aires) The music and dance emerged from working class communities in the late 19th century and blends African you can watch or take part at a multitude of clubs ranging from glitzy professional shows to amateur street displays The city is also intrinsically linked to another form of music and dance: candombe Originating among the descendants of liberated African slaves and now recognised by UNESCO as part of Montevideo’s intangible cultural heritage Featuring costumed dancers and a storytelling element candombe is performed on the streets throughout the year but is central to Montevideo’s famously long carnival which runs between January and March with parades But the city’s global profile looks set to rise in the coming years as it’ll host the opening match of the 2030 FIFA World Cup a century after staging the very first tournament Palacio SalvoTowering over Plaza Independencia with sweeping views over the city the Palacio Salvo — which combines a range of architectural styles from gothic to art nouveau — was briefly the tallest building in South America when it was completed in 1928 Guided tours provide an insight into this design curiosity which sits on the site of the cafe where the legendary tango song La Cumparsita was written in 1916 Museo de Artes VisualesThis museum in Parque Rodó is home to a huge collection of paintings ceramics and other works by Uruguayan artists and is the largest of its kind in the country Highlights include 19th-century depictions of gauchos and rural life in the Uruguayan pampas by painter Juan Manuel Blanes The RamblaSnaking along Montevideo’s coastline for almost 14 miles the Rambla is among the longest continuous sidewalks in the world from the crumbling Ciudad Vieja to the beaches of Punta Carretas and Pocitos it’s a popular spot with cyclists and families as well as visitors keen to get a flavour of the city Estadio CentenarioBuilt to host the first World Cup in 1930 — which Uruguay won — the monumental Estadio Centenario (Centenary Stadium) is set to stage the opening match of the 2030 tournament Its Museo del Fútbol (Football Museum) is home to a veritable treasure trove of memorabilia — such as shirts worn by Maradona and Pelé — and tickets include a tour of the hallowed stands Castillo PittamiglioThis is arguably Montevideo’s oddest structure art deco flourishes and mock-Tudor elements Café Brasilero dates back to 1877.Photograph by Tali KimelmanEscaramuza is hidden behind a bookshop in the Cordón neighbourhood.Photograph by Tali KimelmanWhere to eatCafé BrasileroDating to 1877 this Ciudad Vieja stalwart was a haunt of the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano and has a wood-panelled interior that’s covered with black-and-white photos Go for coffee and medialunas (doughy croissants) at breakfast featuring staples such as gnocchi and ravioli — reflecting the fact that roughly 40% of Uruguayans have Italian heritage EscaramuzaHidden behind a bookshop in the Cordón neighbourhood this cafe-restaurant has a wide-ranging and ever-changing menu — expect dishes such as falafel with spicy aioli and beetroot and ricotta tart including a standout passion fruit and coconut chiffon cake Cabaña VerónicaThe pick of the parrillas (steakhouses) in the busy Mercado del Puerto Cabaña Verónica serves expertly grilled steaks and don’t miss the tender mollejas (sweetbreads) Hotel PalacioOn the edge of the Ciudad Vieja this excellent-value option retains many of the building’s turn-of-the-20th-century features polished tiled floors and a scattering of vintage items such as antique telephones The en suite rooms are simple but comfortable with high ceilings and often private balconies Hotel Costanero Montevideo — MGalleryLooking across the beach in the attractive riverside neighbourhood of Pocitos in southeast Montevideo The rooms are all bright and spacious — many of those on the higher floors also have superb river views — and there’s even a small outdoor swimming pool Alma Histórica Boutique HotelOn a Ciudad Vieja plaza this intimate hotel is set in a restored 1920s townhouse the classically styled rooms are each named after a noted Uruguayan figure It’s worth paying extra for one with views of the glorious Palacio Taranco an opulent mansion that now houses a gallery Feria de Tristán NarvajaMost visitors are drawn to the Saturday antiques market in Plaza Matriz but skip this in favour of the Feria de Tristán Narvaja which offers a more authentic and better value experience Taking place every Sunday in the central Cordón neighbourhood it sells everything from fruit and clothes to jewellery and second-hand books Woollen goodsFounded in the late 1960s to empower disadvantaged rural women in Uruguay, Manos del Uruguay is an NGO with 12 artisan cooperatives producing exquisite woollen goods Bar Tabaré opened in 1919 as a hangout for fishermen and retains much of its original character.Photograph by Tali KimelmanAfter hoursPrimuseumA museum this atmospheric Ciudad Vieja venue features more than 3,000 antiques — notably the 300-plus vintage Primus camping stoves which nod to the business of the building’s former owner as the evening performances take place around the handful of dining tables Teatro SolísOpened in the 1850s Uruguay’s premier concert hall was inspired by Italy’s leading theatres and has more recent design flourishes from the likes of French luminary Philippe Starck Guided tours of the building are also available Bar TabaréOpened in 1919 as a cross between a general store and bar Tabaré was originally a hangout for local fishermen It’s since gained a more diverse clientele while retaining much of its original character The basement hosts regular performances by jazz but want to get a taste of candombe music and culture make a beeline for the southern Parque Rodó neighbourhood in whose namesake park comparsas (troupes of drummers) often gather to rehearse on a Saturday evening Practice sessions also regularly take place in the nearby neighbourhoods of Barrio Sur and Palermo not least because of its signature mustard sauce — the recipe is a closely guarded secret Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 2025 at CCM Health in Montevideo at the age of 87 Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday 2025 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Friday 2025 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo and will continue an hour before the service on Saturday James Melvin Wik was born in Montevideo on December 13 He graduated from Milan High School in 1955 They lived and proudly farmed in Big Bend Township for 45 years before moving to Montevideo in 2009 Jim was very involved in his faith and service He made significant contributions to Immanuel Lutheran Church as a member and fulfilled various roles on the church council Jim served on advisory boards at the Montevideo Senior Citizen Center and at Copper Glen senior living community Jim and Alta had the honor of serving as Fiesta Days Senior Royalty basketball and baseball in HS and continued to play town team baseball for the Montevideo Spartans Jim became a craftsman in woodworking specializing in wall shelves and various stands bookshelves and toy accessories at request from his children and grandchildren Jim and Alta enjoyed many summers at the lake in retirement spending time with friends and family he was ready to play (and bring your nickels) Jim and Alta’s greatest passion was attending sporting events and numerous other activities involving their grandchildren Jim is survived by his children: Cindy (Jon) Kanten Monticello; grandchildren: Sarah (Kenny) Wientjes Payton (Ethan DeKam) Wik; great-grandchildren: Logan Wientjes twin Swenson girls on the way; sister; Margaret Warner; and numerous extended family and friends his wife Alta in 2011 and brother-in-laws Kenny Lynne Add to Calendar Add to Calendar This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors There are a few unusual things about Bodo/Glimt They play in the Arctic Circle They’re also the first Norwegian side to reach the semi-finals of a European competition as they prepare to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League They’re also unusual in that their name features punctuation It’s not every day you see a football club name with a slash in it: almost as if they’re inviting the reader to choose between Bodo and Glimt The story behind the name is relatively straightforward and initially simply went by the nickname Glimt because another team in Norway had the same name they incorporated the town and it was initially hyphenated — Bodo-Glimt that became confusing in newspaper listings and on betting slips as people assumed it was referencing a game between two teams called Bodo and Glimt so the slash was gradually more widely used until it became the official name of the club Are they the only club with punctuation in their name They’re not even the only men’s club with a slash in their name the result of a merger between FC Eschen and FC Mauren in the 1960s from a punctuation consistency point of view And as longer-term followers of MLS will know there used to be a slash in one of America’s most prominent clubs the New Jersey-based New York Red Bulls ignore the geographic inaccuracy in their name but when they were established in 1994 they were much keener to ensure everyone knew where they’re from while at the same time associating themselves with the nearby city that more people had heard of they were the New York/New Jersey MetroStars but by 1998 that was deemed too cumbersome and they just went by MetroStars while the men’s team in that area ditched their slash While NJ/NY Gotham FC play in NJ and have “NJ” as part of their name Their club badge features a depiction of the famously New York-based Statue of Liberty rather than something from New Jersey (like I dunno… Satriale’s from The Sopranos) and they are almost exclusively just known as “Gotham” 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/3nTL3KMRG7 — Gotham FC (@GothamFC) April 29, 2025 Attaching a location to your club name can be a slightly tricky business especially if the name you’ve thought of already is a location… just a location that’s nearly 7,000 miles away were thinking about establishing a club in the early part of the 20th century what better inspiration could they wish for than a successful club with which their city had cultural and economic ties Liverpool Futbol Club was born but inevitably confusion began to emerge with Liverpool Football Club so while this isn’t technically included in their official name there had to be some differentiation made for a more global audience you’ll usually see them referred to as Liverpool FC (Montevideo) There is a clutch of other clubs whose names have taken inspiration from another so they need to clarify where they’re actually from Botafogo (Paraiba) and Botafogo (Sao Paulo) There are also various clubs named Al Ahly many of whom geographically identify themselves with the help of parentheses Maybe you’re irritated that technically most of these only apply to common usage rather than the official names of the clubs Look no further than Colo-Colo — or Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo to use its Sunday name — the Chilean giants based in Santiago They were named in honour of a tribal chief from the Arauco War Pedants might be annoyed to learn that some sources omit the hyphen from the club’s name possibly because the tribal chief in question is variously referred to as Colo Colo or Colocolo Or possibly because few people really care about hyphens the club’s official website goes with Colo-Colo Here’s where you could really get into the weeds: do you count FC Barcelona given that “FC” and “AC” and “AFC” are all initials and that should usually trump restrictive linguistic rules It’s less stupid with a couple of MLS clubs — D.C Louis City — given that the full stops are part of how the names of their respective cities are styled in the wide range of clubs whose names start with “1.FC” which include but are not limited to 1.FC Koln clubs are either the result of mergers or were one of several clubs in their particular town or city that have since gained primacy so the “1.FC” is designed to signify that they were the first to be established in that area there is only one football club with an exclamation mark in their name there used to be: for any non-English readers we promise that the seaside village of Westward Ho is genuinely real and is genuinely written like that and they really did have a football club called Westward Ho they seem to have disappeared at some point in the 1990s As we are yet to discover a football club with a semi-colon in their name or quotation marks (which would just make them look sarcastic: “Paris” Saint-Germain These include possessive apostrophes in clubs that are named after people or institutions — Newell’s Old Boys an Englishman who was a pioneer of football in Argentina named after a 19th-century independence leader of Irish descent simply named after the place in southern England the Senegalese team who got their name from French patron saint Joan of Arc If you want to get awfully clever about things there are other teams that have punctuation in their names without actually having punctuation in their names But you’ve already read more than 1,000 words about punctuation Give us your nominations and suggestions in the comments below Nick Miller is a football writer for the Athletic and the Totally Football Show. 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UFPE © Copyright 2025 - Todos os direitos reservados City Council members at the April 7 meeting took up the issue of the aging infrastructure in the area where a few businesses and homes remain City Manager Robert Wolfington told the West Central Tribune that council members are looking for more information on what can be done but do not plan to make any major investments in the area in keeping with the policy to discourage development Underground sewer services are showing their age and the city has had to undertake fixes for lines that have collapsed Wolfington said the city intends to continue repair work as needed The city no longer has funds for a buyout program but it remains committed to assisting any interested property owner as it can Once the original birthplace for the city of Montevideo the historic area along the Chippewa River known as the Smith Addition was the site for 120 homes the flood forced the evacuation of some 500 people in the Smith Addition and other low-lying areas in the community the city has invested more than $17 million in flood protection the city has completed a staged upgrade to its levee system He said the city is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to complete the certification of the levee this year’s spring water flows are below normal for the time of year the Minnesota River gauge in Montevideo showed a level of 7.73 feet 2025 at 11:00 AM at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Montevideo 2025 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Montevideo and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church He was baptized and later confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson He grew up in Hutchinson and attended school there and while in high school he began working at Hardee’s.  Menards and began working at Walmart in 2005 South Dakota Walmart before taking a leap of faith to Las Vegas and eventually moved to Montevideo’s Walmart in 2016 Brian was a team lead and enjoyed bringing lighthearted banter to the job with his coworkers Brian loved Star Wars and he would often quote lines from the movie He also enjoyed Marvel movies and the classic cartoons Brian was a family man who brought the fun and goofy to his wife and boys He will be remembered for his compassion to others and his love of coffee Robert Hanson; grandparents; brother-in-law Add to Calendar Complete the form below to get directions for the Visitation for Brian Hanson Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Complete the form below to get directions for the Funeral Service for Brian Hanson Get our news on your inbox! Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 6th 2025 - 09:08 UTC The French consortium Setec conducted a feasibility study for a passenger train connecting Montevideo and Florida proposes two lines—Montevideo to 25 de Agosto and Montevideo to Progreso—using the Central Railway infrastructure with relatively low investment Daily ridership is estimated at 19,500 to 37,700 with service frequencies of 20–30 minutes Infrastructure upgrades include an additional platform at Canelones and a train garage at Carnelli The train would save about 5 minutes per trip compared to current public transport Setec recommends enhancing the Central Railway as a public transport backbone with costs varying based on electricity prices carried out after an agreement with the Ministry of Transport and Public Works stated that daily ridership demand could vary between 19,500 and 37,700 With a UY$ 79 (slightly less than US$ 2) fare while with a UY$ 45 (barely above US$ 1) fare The study suggests that three trains each way per hour would be required to meet demand in the lowest fare scenarios Each train would have a capacity of 516 passengers frequency would be reduced to one or two trains per hour the company highlighted comfort and security benefits Your access to this service has been limited If you think you have been blocked in error contact the owner of this site for assistance If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site please enter your email address in the box below and click "Send" You will then receive an email that helps you regain access Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 5 million WordPress sites The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site You can also read the documentation to learn about Wordfence's blocking tools or visit wordfence.com to learn more about Wordfence Click here to learn more: Documentation 6 May 2025 9:08:23 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); Uruguay's capital is home to one of the world's longest sidewalks So often, a walk along the waterfront can be "a window into the soul of a city," said Mya Guarnieri in The New York Times home to one of the world's longest sidewalks meanders for 14 miles along the broad Río de la Plata and "friends engrossed in conversations over cups of yerba mate." La Rambla is "essentially the city's outdoor living room" — especially when it's summer in the Southern Hemisphere and the entire population seems to tote folding chairs to the water's edge to enjoy the cooling breeze Montevideo itself is "a flower-speckled city that melds Old World and modernist architecture," and La Rambla ties together many of its disparate neighborhoods As it winds from the portside Parque Capurro to the high-end Carrasco area in the east On the first morning of my long weekend in Montevideo I set out from the Palladium Business Hotel adjacent to the fashionable Pocitos district I spotted sailboats bobbing outside the century-old Yacht Club Uruguayo the King of Fry Bread." And I paused at a granite plaque to read Sonnet to a Palm by the celebrated local poet Juana de Ibarbourou she likens a palm tree to her "eternal homeland." "I claimed a prime spot in Montevideo's outdoor living room." From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox At the Palladium Business Hotel (palladium hotel.com.uy) A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com at CCM Health Hospital in Montevideo at the age of 92 Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m 2025 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 p.m at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with a prayer service starting at 6:30 p.m Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on the day of the service at the Church Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo Helen Joanna Hendrickson was born on October 17 to Walter and Anita Roggatz at the Montevideo Hospital She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church She was a 1949 graduate of the Montevideo Senior High School 1950 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church including positions at Nerison Furniture and Funeral and the Montevideo Creamery & Dairy Bar she spent several years working as an office manager at Minnesota Valley REC until her retirement Helen enjoyed her life as a grandma & great grandma She was always busy with something involving her grandchildren often attending their events and other activities Her family was her world and she will be remembered for always being there for any of them whenever they needed help She enjoyed taking vacations with both family and friends often traveling in their motorhome to new destinations Helen will be greatly missed for her kind heart and her unwavering love for those close to her Vicki Meyer of Minnetonka; sons Ronald (Becky) of Montevideo and Kurt (Nancy) of Montevideo; 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren; brother brother-in-law Roger (Mary Ann) of South Haven; and sister-in-law Edith Hendrickson of Montevideo She was preceded in death by her husband; parents Walter and Anita Roggatz; mother and father-in-law Sam and Sarah Hendrickson; sisters-in-law Helen Johnson and Delores Roggatz; brothers-in-law: James Sheldon (Avis) and Lloyd (Gloria) Hendrickson and son-in-law Jon Meyer Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Calendar PAUL — The Montevideo boys basketball team is still in line for a trophy at this year’s state Class AA tournament The Thunder Hawks beat Pequot Lakes 62-39 in the consolation semifinals Wednesday night at the Gangelhoff Center on the Concordia University-St Montevideo (26-5) plays Minnehaha Academy (20-10) for the consolation championship and the tournament’s fifth-place trophy at noon Thursday at the Ganglehoff Center “That’s what we’re going for,” Montevideo head coach Derek Webb said Fifth-seeded Minnehaha Academy beat eighth-seeded Pelican Rapids 78-51 just before sixth-seeded Montevideo’s game with the seventh-seeded Patriots (23-9) The Thunder Hawks shot 52.2% from the field “We were getting really good shots,” Webb said Pequot Lakes opened the game with a 7-0 lead Montevideo then scored 16 straight points before the Patriots went on an 8-0 run to close the deficit to 16-15 The Thunder Hawks then went on a 9-0 run to go up 25-15 at halftime The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard had 27 points He made 11 of 18 field goal attempts and was 3-for-7 from 3-point range five assists and two blocked shots with no turnovers for Montevideo He was 5-for-6 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line Harrison Kennen had 15 points and three assists for Pequot Lakes The thoughts now turn to that fifth-place trophy and playing Minnehaha Academy “That’ll be interesting to see,” Webb said “Our guys will just have to be warriors and compete Montevideo lost 73-49 to third-seeded Breck in Tuesday’s semifinals Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Michael James Groothuis of Montevideo passed away on Friday at CCM Health Hospital in Montevideo at the age of 66 A Celebration of Life for Michael will be held at 2:00 p.m Visitation with the family will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church Michael James Groothuis was born to Harvey and Marlus (Byrd) Groothuis on October 3 He grew up in Maynard along with his siblings He graduated in 1976 from Maynard High School and Southwest State University in 1981 They resided in Montevideo where he owned and operated Groothuis Accounting Years later he returned to college to earn an elementary education degree and a master’s degree in special education He liked to start his day with a five-mile walk Michael served on the Maynard and Montevideo city councils and many boards in the community His faith led him to serve the homeless in Omaha and Kalina of Duluth; siblings Rick (Jane) of Maynard and Mary of Mankato; and many nieces and nephews A drop box will be available at both Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home and Rock Haven Church in Montevideo Memorial contributions are preferred to the Heritage Haven (a transitional housing project located at the former UCC Church in Montevideo) https://www.givemn.org/organization/St-Martins-Outreach-Program Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Calendar NEW LONDON — The New London-Spicer boys tennis team beat Montevideo 5-2 on Friday night NLS earned three singles and two doubles wins All of the Wildcats’ wins came in straight sets 2 doubles and Ethan Wenke and Liam Hanson at No 3 doubles also earned victories for the Wildcats 1 doubles team of Chris Negen and Brady Backer won 6-2 The Thunder Hawks host Yellow Medicine East at 4:30 p.m NLS hosts Detroit Lakes and Benson for a triangular at 10 a.m The Braves swept the singles matches to beat Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd at Benson All of Benson’s victories came in straight sets 4 singles against LQPV/DB’s Mitchell Myers 1 doubles where the duo of Broady Nelson and Hudson Giese defeated the Braves’ Brandon Sondag and Bence Banoczky 6-4 and 6-3 Benson next competes in the New London-Spicer triangular with Detroit Lakes at 10 a.m LQPV/DB next competes at Worthington at 4:30 p.m The Montevideo Thunder Hawks earned a trophy Thursday in the state Class AA boys basketball tournament They beat Minnehaha Academy 83-80 in overtime for the consolation championship at Concordia University’s Ganglehoff Center The teams were tied 39-39 at halftime and 73-73 at the end of regulation the Thunder Hawks (26-5) got field goals from Gannon Reidinger and Brody Dack and a 3-for-4 effort from Griffin Epema from the free throw line to hold off the fifth-seeded Redhawks (20-11) The Minnesota State-Mankato baseball commit was 11-for-17 from the field Jackson Koenen added 11 points and Dack had 10 points with three steals and two assists for Montevideo Kingston Manning and George Norsman each had 20 points added 11 points and six assists for Minnehaha Academy Garrett Feldhake won his last race as he passed away on December 28 He is with our Lord due to a tragic car accident Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7PM on Friday 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo and will continue on hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday Garrett’s love of his life Jordan Kabisch (Tweety) spent so much time enjoying eating out He loved people with special needs as he has an uncle with special needs He loved his family and they loved him so very much He loved impersonating movie characters of movies he grew up with Garrett’s hobbies he enjoyed were collecting die-cast Garrett was an amazing brother to his sister Danielle They shared wonderful memories through-out their lives and will always be cherished through-out the years Garrett graduated from Montevideo High School in 2003 He worked at Bill’s Supermarket in Montevideo for 14 years and then moved onto Almich’s Market in Granite Falls for 12 years in the meat department He enjoyed working with all his co-workers Garrett had many achievements in his life that he was very proud of The comfort we have is he is with our Lord We will one day reunite with Garrett and all our loved ones who have gone before Garrett was a donor and gave many people a second chance of life Garrett would be proud and happy to know he saved lives Jesus said to her “I am the resurrection and the life will live and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” John 11:25-26 But God will redeem my life from the grave "Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so Garrett is survived by his love Jordan Kabisch Montevideo; siblings: Danielle (Travis Redepenning) Enevoldsen Montevideo; nieces and nephews: Makenna Hamre (Tim Hamre Sebastian Redepenning; aunts and uncles: Jay and Brenda Schoep and Lenny Storch,  Minneapolis; great aunts and many cousins Preceding Garrett in death were his grandparents: Richard and Ardis Feldhake Preston and Phyllis Enevoldsen; uncles: David Feldhake and Dale Smith; cousins: Katie Kvam Arrangements are pending with Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo Add to Calendar Add to Calendar MINNEAPOLIS — The rules of basketball dictate that there are five players on the court for each team The way the Breck School played on that end on Tuesday night Montevideo head boys coach Derek Webb swore he saw six or seven Mustangs on the floor at times That’s the kind of havoc Breck put the Thunder Hawks through for 36 minutes you can watch on film but you can’t replicate it until you’re out there,” Webb said “That’s the most difficult thing because you want your guys prepared for something like that But it’s almost impossible to prepare unless you’re playing teams like that during the regular season “It felt like at times you had seven guys on the court with how fast they were and how quick they were to the ball.” That defensive intensity pushed the third-seeded Mustangs into the Class AA state semifinals with a 73-49 win over sixth-seeded Montevideo at the Target Center “They were always in your grill,” said Montevideo sophomore guard Griffin Epema “They never let you get a free set or anything It was tough and they wear you down as the game goes on.” Breck is the defending Class AA state champion The Thunder Hawks face Pequot Lakes in the Class AA consolation semifinals at 8 p.m In the other Class AA games at Williams Arena Montevideo had an early advantage with a 16-5 run that was capped off by a Tosten Christenson corner 3-pointer that put the Thunder Hawks up 20-13 any Thunder Hawks run was met by an even bigger Mustangs run scoring 17 of the next 19 points for a 30-22 Mustangs edge Breck shot 56.7% from the field in the first half and 50.8% for the game “It’s a 36-minute game and we know that,” said Mustangs head coach Harry Sonie It might not be right away from the tipoff but eventually that pressure will kind of get to you and wear you down “Defense leading the offense is huge for us.” getting seven steals and forcing the Thunder Hawks into 12 first-half turnovers That helped build a 42-30 Mustangs lead at halftime “We tried our best to get a weaker defender onto the guy bringing the ball up which was Griffin most of the time,” said Montevideo junior guard/forward Brody Dack they do a great job of getting up in your shorts.” … That’s where everything is going to start falling behind it scoring the first seven points of the second half to put the deficit at 42-37 a layup from Jackson Koenen and a post-up bucket by Gannon Reidinger “Keep playing hard was the biggest thing,” said Reidinger “Keep playing our basketball and not having them make us adjust to how they’re playing.” That’s as close as the Mustangs let it get Breck got two layups from Newton and another by Waleed Muhammad to go ahead 48-37 That was the start of a 14-2 run that ended when DeAngelo Dungey scored on a floater with 9:27 to play to make it 56-39 Waleed Muhammad led the Mustangs with 18 points Newton had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds we don’t take it for granted,” Newton said “We’re hoping to win it (the state championship).” “We played (Waseca) last year in the quarterfinal game I’m guessing it’s a very similar team — expecting zone being ready and prepping for two days for that zone.” Playing at state for the first time since 2009 the Thunder Hawks don’t want the experience to end on Wednesday Webb wants to coach his players for two more games “I don’t want our season to end tomorrow and I think they don’t want that “I wholeheartedly believe we’ll come out full force and try to beat Pequot tomorrow.” (Pequot Lakes) ran a zone today and I think we can get back and push the tempo in the way that we want to.” Editor's note: West Central Tribune sports reporter Michael Lyne contributed to this story MONTEVIDEO — The Minnewaska boys tennis team won every point except at No 1 singles to beat host Montevideo 6-1 on Tuesday Montevideo’s Gabriel Lindeman beat Tenzin Dahl 7-6 (2) The Lakers’ Xavier Johnson and Carson Beyer needed three sets to win at No 4 all cruised to straight-set singles victories 1 doubles team of Riley Thorfinnson and Marshall Kopp and No 3 doubles tandem of Taylor Kohn and Easton Palmer 3 swept their singles match in the Dragons’ victory over Mound-Westonka at Litchfield All three Litchfield doubles teams also won in straight sets: Tommy Wittrock and Josh Blomberg at No 2 and Issac Elwell and Andy Wittrock at No Benson swept the doubles and got wins at Nos 1-3 singles for the victory over the Silverstreaks at Osakis Lac qui Parle/Dawson-Boyd picked up wins at Nos 2 and 4 singles and all three doubles tandems to beat Yellow Medicine East at Granite Falls LQPV/DB singles winners were Luke Stock at No MINNEAPOLIS — Preparation for state began almost immediately for the Montevideo boys basketball team once the seedings were announced Saturday talk already was focused on the Breck Mustangs who play the Thunder Hawks in the Class AA quarterfinals at 8 p.m "It's been a whirlwind," Montevideo head coach Derek Webb said The Thunder Hawks (25-4) won the Section 3AA title Thursday by beating Jackson County Central 62-61 in Marshall That gave Webb and his staff a day to watch video and formulate a game plan talented Breck squad that has several key players back from the Mustangs' Class AA championship team that went 31-1 in 2024 a 6-foot-2 guard playing for the Wisconsin Badgers who earned a third seed in the NCAA tournament Sunday This year's Breck squad has played a similar schedule and is 19-10 But the losses have come to Class AAAA schools Sauk Rapids Louis Park and Edina and Class AAA programs Benilde-St Wins include victories over Minnehaha Academy and Minneapolis North and Wisconsin powers La Crosse Central and Wisconsin Lutheran Minnehaha Academy is the in the Class AA quarterfinals Mankato East and Totino-Grace are in the Class AAA quarters and Wayzata and Apple Valley are in the AAAA tournament It's an impressive resume that Webb said reminds him of Jackson County Central in some ways JCC also plays a load of larger-class teams and has good size like Breck we said we were going to have to up our game to another level," Webb said we're going to have to do it again against Breck." He's a 6-foot-5 senior guard/forward who averages 20.7 points per game JP Musoke is a 6-6 junior who averages 10.6 ppg is the top guard off the bench who averages 7.2 ppg "They're kind of a hard team to replicate in a practice," Webb admitted Webb figures the Mustangs will play man-to-man defense and likely try to full-court press It'll put added pressure on Montevideo guards Griffin Epema and Adam Van Binsbergen Starters Brody Dack and Jackson Koenen must be key contributors The Thunder Hawks may try to slow down the tempo and switch things up defensively "I think for us — you've got to be honest with yourself — I don't know if the man-to-man match-ups will be there," Webb said Webb said he expect a big crowd to follow the Thunder Hawks to Minneapolis He said there was a buzz at the program's well-attended fundraiser Saturday It's Montevideo's first state tournament trip since 2009 The Thunder Hawks also made it in '08 and 1924 "Our community support has been fantastic," Webb said There's really a lot of support for our team." * Breck School is located in Golden Valley college preparatory day school enrolling students of diverse backgrounds in grades preschool through 12 with 1,200 students." Tuition is $39,940 in grades 9-11 and $39,990 for seniors though financial aid and scholarships are available which was the state runner-up in 2006 in its only other state appearance other than this year and last year He's in his third year as head coach and has a 66-20 record * Soine is an Apple Valley alum who played high school basketball with Tyus Jones and Gary Trent Jr son of former Minnesota Timberwolf Gary Trent Tyus Jones is a 6-1 point guard in his ninth year in the NBA and currently with the Phoenix Suns is in his fourth year in the NBA and is with Chicago Bulls after a recent trade is a 6-5 shooting guard in his seventh NBA season and playing for the Milwaukee Bucks * Webb is in his eighth year at Montevideo and has a 79-118 record The Thunder Hawks were 21-7 last season and 13-14 in 2022-23 * While the state tournament is new for this year's Montevideo boys basketball team He played in the state tournament for Ada-Borup in 2009 Ada-Borup took third place in Class A that year beating Cass Lake-Bena in the quarterfinals and losing to Ellsworth in the semifinals Bird Island-Lake Lillian won back-to-back state titles in 1980 and '81 The star of those Bird Island-Lake Lillian teams was Barry Wohler which made the Class AAA tournament this year The fourth-seeded Spartans (22-7) play fifth seed DeLa Salle (23-5) at noon Tuesday at Williams Arena * Second-seeded Dawson-Boyd (27-3) hopes to have one of its most famous alumni in the stands for the Blackjacks' Class A quarterfinal with Heritage Christian Academy (24-5) at 3 p.m Nordgaard was a 6-foot-7 power forward who played for Division I Wisconsin-Green Bay and was a second-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks He played for the Bucks during the 1997-98 season before going overseas to play professionally Nordgaard was a teammate of current Blackjacks head coach Cory Larson at Dawson-Boyd Montevideo is the state academic champion in boys basketball The Thunder Hawks also were gold medalists last year Webb said the lowest grade-point average on the team is "about a 3.78." "We have some great kids from some great families," Webb said The unanimous vote selecting Skjeveland was made at a special board meeting Thursday It followed interviews that day with Skjeveland and two other finalists for the position director of early learning and engagement with Fridley Public Schools The school board will be conducting negotiations with Skjeveland A contract is expected to be approved by the board at a Feb The pending start date for Skjeveland will be July 1 who has been serving as superintendent since July 2021 but agreed to lead the district until July 2025 to allow time for the current superintendent search according to West Central Tribune archives Skjeveland has served as the Crosby-Ironton superintendent for more than 18 years The Crosby-Ironton district began a superintendent search late last year to find a successor Voters in the Crosby-Ironton district approved a $29.5 million bond for a facilities project in a 2019 referendum The Montevideo School District has conducted bond referendums to address facility needs and to replace the district’s fine arts center in April 2020 The respondents identified skills in budgeting and financial management personnel management and strategic management as the most desired attributes for a superintendent MORRIS — The Morris/Chokio-Alberta baseball team swept an important early season doubleheader The Tigers beat Montevideo 6-1 and 12-4 in West Central Conference games Jaden Hendrickson went 2-for-2 with a double and a hit-by-pitch for Montevideo Gannon Reidinger was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Brendan Koosmann was 1-for-3 for the Thunder Hawks walked three and allowed four hits and three earned runs to get the complete-game victory Montevideo took a 3-0 lead in the first inning but Morris/CA countered with four runs in the fifth inning and seven more in the seventh a stolen base and a walk and Jack Kehoe was 3-for-4 with a run Jonah Huebner went 2-for-3 with a home run two RBIs and Alex Asmus was 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs for the Tigers Montevideo is next scheduled to play a doubleheader at 4 p.m MONTEVIDEO — Things started well for the Montevideo boys basketball team and then got better in the Thunder Hawks’ Section 3AA-North playoff game Top-seeded Montevideo beat eighth-seeded New London-Spicer 70-29 Friday night Montevideo got off to a 15-0 start and never looked back “Our defense was outstanding for the game,” Montevideo head coach Derek Webb said “We just played tremendous defense the whole night “I’m really proud of our guys and their effort.” Montevideo (22-4) plays Minnewaska at 6 p.m Tuesday at Willmar’s Big Red Gym in the Section 3AA-North semifinals March 8 at Southwest Minnesota State University’s R/A Facility in Marshall The Section 3AA championship game is 5 p.m Sophomore guard Griffin Epema had 26 points and four steals Junior guard Brody Dack had 19 points and seven rebounds Senior forward Gannon Reidinger had nine points Tenzin Dahl had 14 points and eight rebounds four steals and two blocked shots and Kaiden Harvey scored 11 points in Minnewaska’s victory at Glenwood Minnewaska is the fourth seed and now has a 12-14 record entering play Litchfield is the fifth seed and finishes 10-17 Noah Dietel had 10 points to lead Litchfield Paynesville out-scored Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 48-38 in the second half to claim the Section 3AA-North quarterfinal win at Paynesville Paynesville is the third seed and has a 16-11 record KMS is the sixth seed and finishes the season at 13-14 The Bulldogs’ Carter Flanders led all scorers with 19 points Matthew Hemingson hit six 3-pointers in an 18-point effort Hunter Engelke and Jackson Armstrong each had 16 points for the Fighting Saints 2 Morris/Chokio-Alberta (20-6) at 7:30 p.m Morris/CA beat seventh-seeded Eden Valley-Watkins (7-20) Fergus Falls’ Henry Bethel led all scorers with 32 points in the Otters’ Central Lakes Conference win against Willmar at Fergus Falls Ryan Hirst added 23 points for Fergus Falls Willmar was led by Avery Christensen’s 20 points The Cardinals next play in the Section 8AAA playoffs Benson sophomore Lanadreon Goodwin put up 30 points eight assists and three blocks in the Braves’ win over the PACT Charter School Panthers at Ramsey Benson begins play in the Section 6A-South tournament next week Hancock eked out an overtime win against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at Hancock Chase Evink had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the host Owls Preston Kisgen had 13 points and Luca Felix added 11 Luke Illies paced the Jaguars with 18 points BBE begins play in the Section 6A-South playoffs next week If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site please enter your email in the box below and click "Send" Click here to learn more: Documentation (opens in new tab) 6 May 2025 9:09:14 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); Anderson "Andy" of Montevideo died on Wednesday 2025 while receiving hospice and respite care at the Appleton Health Services at the age of 79 Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the services at the church known as "Andy," was born on June 11 Cloud to Orvis and Gladys (Scheel) Anderson Andy attended and graduated from Canby High School in 1963 serving as an Army Medic Specialist 6 in Vietnam Andy and Marian lived in Texas and Washington where Andy pursued business and accounting degrees at UMD where Andy worked at the State Hospital in Moose Lake where Andy became the administrator of Brookside Manor He continued his nursing career at the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton and ultimately retired from nursing after working at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield Andy was extremely proud of his service in the Army and he continued to serve his community in various roles including volunteering with "Let’s Go Fishing," Hospice He also enjoyed being "Grandpa Darrell" at Ramsey Elementary School A member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo Andy served on the Call Committee and the Stewardship Board Andy was also a proud Life member of the Montevideo VFW and a member of the Montevideo American Legion Andy cherished the "O" family farm Marian’s grandparents' and parents' farm he loved the farm just as much as Marian’s father did Andy was also passionate about class reunions in Canby and served on several reunion committees for the Class of 1963 reconnecting with family and cousins where they reminisced about old memories Andy cherished the love of his family and enjoyed attending family reunions to spend time with his extended relatives ND; siblings: Vern (Pam) Anderson of Dawson MN; godchild: Melanie Bahl of Montevideo; and numerous extended family and friends He was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Lois Dyshaw of Montevideo died on Wednesday 2025 at Copper Glen Assisted Living in Montevideo at the age of 93 Funeral services will be held at 11:00Am on Saturday 2025 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 6 PM on Friday 2025 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday Lois Carolyn (Lund) Dyshaw was born on December 20 the daughter of Melvin and Agnes (Kittelson) Lund She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo Lois attended District #16 Yellow Medicine School near Montevideo and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1949 she worked at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office in Montevideo Lois was united in marriage to John Alvin Dyshaw John and Lois raised their family on a farm near Maynard later moving to the Dyshaw farm northwest of Montevideo in 1968 She was especially well known for her gourmet chocolate turtles teaching both Sunday School and Vacation Bible School and being a faithful member of the Rhoda Circle Lois participated in various community organizations Lois will be deeply missed by her children: Brad (Sue) Dyshaw Elk River; grandchildren: Nicole (Simon) Bauer Daniel Rynda; 17 great-grandchildren: Roman Michael Lund as well as extended family and friends In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to Copper Glen Assisted Living Add to Calendar Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home of Montevideo Add to Calendar 6 May 2025 9:09:29 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); MINNEAPOLIS — The state tournament begins at the Target Center for the three remaining area boys basketball teams Seeds were announced for the state boys basketball tournament across all four classes on Saturday Dawson-Boyd got the highest seed of any area team with the No The Blackjacks (27-3) open state against No D-B beat Hills-Beaver Creek 59-52 to win the Section 3A title on Thursday Heritage Christian claimed the 4A title after beating Liberty Classical 93-72 on Friday 8 seed in Class A and face top-seeded Cherry at 11 a.m The Warriors (20-10) come out of Section 2A after beating Madelia 76-49 in the championship game Thursday Cherry (29-1) beat Deer River 77-56 for the 8A championship on Saturday In the other Class A match-ups on Thursday: Kicking off the festivities for area teams is Montevideo in Class AA The sixth-seeded Thunder Hawks (25-4) face third-seeded Breck (18-10) in the quarterfinals at 8 p.m Tuesday at the home of the Minnesota Timberwolves Montevideo was the Section 3AA champion after a 62-61 victory against Jackson County Central on Thursday Breck is the Section 5AA champ following a 92-63 win against Minneapolis North on Friday Other first-round matchups in Class AA on Tuesday include: A former school bus driver for Montevideo Public Schools has been charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography According to a criminal complaint filed in Chippewa County a Montevideo investigator was notified on Dec 5 that the Minnesota BCA received cyber tips about child pornography was posing as a 14-year-old boy and interacted with a Kik account determined to be Norton The Kik account sent a photo of himself that was identified as Norton using his driver’s license and from body camera footage from when Montevideo officers interacted with him Norton then sent child pornography to the undercover deputy via Kik and Snapchat He also said he had previously met with a 14-year-old on Grindr and they “had sex.” The undercover deputy got a search warrant for the Snapchat account which came back with Norton’s phone number investigators found an account with photos of Norton using a different name the Facebook page states the user is a school bus driver at East Central Bus Service Investigators spoke with Norton at East Central Bus Service’s garage in Montevideo He said he believed someone had gotten into his Snapchat because minors kept adding him on there He claimed that he deleted them when he found out their age Norton also said the Facebook account using a different name was his and the name he used was from when he was going to be adopted a few years ago Court documents state that Norton admitted to using Grindr and he had once spoken to someone claiming to be 17 He was then called by a North Carolina number — the person said that if Norton paid for their child’s counseling He added that he deleted his Grindr account and changed his phone number and told investigators he now reports minors to Grindr Norton also admitted to being the owner of the Kik account that he undercover deputy was using He added that someone on Kik sent him child pornography and he would send them to other people Norton also told investigators that the last time he met up with someone underage was “years ago.” Investigators continued the interview at the Sheriff’s Office Investigators said they knew he had sent child pornography to the undercover deputy and when they asked if that was correct “possibly.” He later reportedly admitted to disseminating child porn Court documents state Norton told investigators he was “struggling with his urges” after he had been out of treatment He added that it was hard to find a counselor to talk to because he thought he would be judged and possibly reported he was living in New York and was talking to a 16-year-old about being in a relationship but it never worked out Investigators found more evidence of Norton sending people child pornography on his accounts Montevideo Public Schools Superintendent Wade McKittrick said Norton is no longer employed by the bus company and “there is no evidence” to suggest that any Montevideo students were involved “The individual in question was employed as a bus driver for the company that contracts with the district for transportation services for approximately three months,” McKittrick said the individual went through all relevant background checks Due to our legal need to maintain confidentiality we cannot share further details at this time.” 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to East Central Bus Service for a statement and will update this article if one is received Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KSTP via our online form or call 651-646-5555 as said by Montevideo head coach Derek Webb was the Thunder Hawks’ key in their playoff win against Minnewaska on Tuesday night caught the Lakers by storm behind a 21-2 run to capture a 41-25 lead into halftime That run carried the top-seeded Thunder Hawks to an 87-56 win over fourth-seeded Minnewaska in the Section 3AA-North semifinal at the Big Red Gym at Willmar High School Montevideo (23-4) advances to play second-seeded Morris/Chokio-Alberta in the 3AA-North final at 6 p.m Saturday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall 3 Paynesville 89-54 on Thursday at Willmar “We’ve been wanting that goal since the start of the season,” Thunder Hawks sophomore guard Griffin Epema said The Thunder Hawks and Morris/CA (21-6) split their West Central Conference series in the regular season 12 at Morris and the Tigers won 56-45 on Jan “That’s a good quality opponent that I feel like we always have battles and tussles with every single season,” Webb said of Morris/CA Jackson Koenen hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Montevideo a 26-23 lead followed by a pair of Epema free throws and a bucket from Lakers senior Owen Meulebroeck to make it 28-25 the Thunder Hawks pulled off a 13-0 run with under two minutes to play in the first half Koenen hit his third 3-pointer of the first half followed by another 3-pointer from Brody Dack who came up with a steal on the next Laker possession and hit an open Epema for a jam Minnewaska would have another empty possession which led to an Adam Van Binsbergen 3-pointer Epema then came up with another steal on the next Laker possession en route to throwing down another emphatic dunk to cap off Montevideo’s 41-25 first half “It was good to get the energy going for us,” Epema said “We were feeling good energy in the locker room and were ready to come out Minnewaska had utilized two timeouts before the Thunder Hawks’ run and Lakers head coach Zach Traphagen did not want to burn a third before halftime “I probably should have burned my third one,” Traphagen said “I like to have three in (my) pocket for the second half especially when it’s a close game like that “It’s just unfortunate that (the run) happened that quickly.” It was all cylinders for Epema on a night where he reached 1,000 career points He became the 10th player in Montevideo boys basketball history to accomplish that feat who needed 21 points to reach 1,000 for his career finished with a game-high 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting and 4 of 6 free throws He led the Thunder Hawks with seven steals and four assists “I’ve put a lot of work in since I was a young kid always watching my sisters (Tenley and Teagan) it meant a lot to me to just see my family supporting me.” The junior guard shot 6-for-10 and 5 of 9 from beyond the arc Van Binsbergen matched Koenen with 17 points “(Jackson) knows he always has a green light “When we’re hitting from three we can go inside to Gannon (Reidinger) or have those cuts like Adam and Tosten (Christenson) and Brody (Dack) can slash.” which had a combined seven wins across the previous three seasons That cements a 10-win improvement from a season ago Senior forward Tenzin Dahl led Minnewaska with 16 points and eight rebounds “We got nothing to hang our heads on after this loss,” Traphagen said “I’m very proud of what we accomplished this year.” Twite was found dead by a post office worker in the early morning hours of Sept lying on a grass lawn just below a roughly 25-foot a location across from the bar where he worked In the hours after the body was discovered police initially termed the death as suspicious signed by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office listed the manner of death to be suicide stating MONTEVIDEO — It is safe to say it was a tremendous day for the Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd Yellow Medicine East and Montevideo dance teams on Saturday which took third place in the Class A state high kick and jazz tournaments in 2024 secured first place in the high kick and jazz competitions at the Section 3A meet to advance to state The Shadows had six rank points in each division to lead the 11-team competition before a packed gym The Class A state jazz tournament is set for 11:30 a.m Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis The Class A state high kick tournament kicks off at 11:30 a.m which had a pair of second-place finishes in the Class A state high kick and jazz tournaments in 2024 notched eight rank points in the high kick and jazz Those performances earned the Silhouettes two second-place finishes to also earn a state berth Montevideo rounded out the top three spots in the high kick and jazz The Gold Dusters posted 15 rank points in the high kick and 16 rank points in jazz and also are headed to state BOLD/Buffalo Lake Hector-Stewart was fifth in jazz (26) and sixth in high kick (26.5) and MACCRAY/Renville County West placed seventh in jazz (33) and ninth in high kick (43) 6 May 2025 9:09:49 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); 6 May 2025 9:09:54 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); Montevideo and Miami are once again connected by a direct flight as American Airlines announces the resumption of its operations in the South American country Although the service will only operate from November 22 it brings good news for financial industry representatives who divide their working hours between the two cities “The airline will increase its seasonal operation in Montevideo by 14% compared to last year,” says a statement accessed by Funds Society increasing to daily flights between December 18 The service will use a Boeing 787-8 aircraft with a capacity for 234 passengers departing from Miami International Airport at 11:00 PM (local time) to arrive in Montevideo at 10:00 AM (local time) the following day flights departing from Carrasco Airport will leave at 11:25 PM (Uruguay time) to arrive in Miami at approximately 7:00 AM (local time) the next day “We are pleased that American Airlines is resuming operations and increasing frequencies to further enhance its offerings We are proud of the work done with the authorities and the airline to continue boosting air transport and connecting Uruguay to the world,” said Diego Arrosa Opinion Juliana Cloutier, an expert in investment and citizenship solutions abroad from the firm Alta Invest Frederick Bates Arturo Hanono Contributors About us Executive Partner and Sales and Business Development Director Agenda Style News Magazines Contact and Help GRANITE FALLS — The Montevideo baseball team crushed the ball in the bottom of the fifth inning the Thunder Hawks put up seven runs on six hits in the bottom of the fifth in the non-conference game against Yellow Medicine East on Monday That helped propel Montevideo to a 14-4 win in six innings at Richter Field The game was originally scheduled to play in Montevideo The Thunder Hawks are the defending Section 3AA champions and were ranked sixth in the pre-season Class AA rankings “It was dreary to start the game and that’s how our bats were,” Montevideo head coach Tim Epema said “Then we woke up just as the sun came out.” Montevideo’s fifth inning started with a single by Ben Gunlogson That was followed by back-to-back RBI doubles from Brody Dack and Gannon Reidinger and a Landon Olson single Two more runs came on a YME error and a wild pitch Griffin Epema had an RBI single and Gunlogson drove in another run in his second at-bat of the inning Reidinger ended the fifth-inning scoring with a bases-loaded walk that brought home Brendan Koosmann Gunlogson finished 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI Griffin was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored Sam Knoop and Koosmann combined to strike out 12 YME batters Koosmann picked up the win after tossing 2-1/3 innings of relief Jacob Peterson was 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base Gunnar Fagen finished 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs Montevideo plays a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m Thursday against Morris/Chokio-Alberta back at Richter Field in Granite Falls YME heads to Sunburg to play Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 5 p.m Holy Family Catholic jumped on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg early with seven runs in the first inning and eight in the third as the Fire won in five innings at Victoria Griffin Murray was 2-for-3 with a home run Jett Olson finished 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for the Fighting Saints KMS hosts Yellow Medicine East for a Camden Conference game at 5 p.m Tuesday at Willie Reigstad Park in Sunburg New London-Spicer’s offense went off for 13 hits in a Wright County Conference win over Watertown-Mayer at Watertown Nolan Johnson and Andres Rojas all had two hits for the Wildcats Johnson hit a two-run home run in a seven-run second inning for NLS The Wildcats are host to Paynesville at 4:30 p.m Jackson Yanke drove in four runs in Dassel-Cokato’s victory against Litchfield at Kernels Field in Cokato Yanke also struck out nine in five innings of work Parker Haataja scored three runs for the Chargers Anthony Estrada finished 2-for-3 with a double and three runs for the Dragons Litchfield hosts Glencoe-Silver Lake for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m Down 2-1 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Paynesville’s Mason Hansen delivered a two-run single for the walkoff win and the Central Minnesota Conference doubleheader sweep for the Bulldogs against host Royalton Gavin Bulthuis went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored for Paynesville Starter Eric Paulson had nine strikeouts over six innings Paynesville hosts Morris/Chokio-Alberta at 4:30 p.m A nine-run fourth inning propelled Paynesville to the victory at Royalton a walk and an RBI and Eric Paulson was 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Bulldogs Central Minnesota Christian put up three runs in the bottom of the first inning That set the tone for the Bluejays in a win against Minneota at Prinsburg Preston Dehmlow had two of CMCS’ four hits Isaiah Swart scored two runs and Carson Meyer had a double and two RBIs Wesley Fussy struck out six Vikings over 6-1/3 innings to claim the win The Bluejays stay at home to play Dawson-Boyd at 4:30 p.m They held a quiet conversation focused on the positive and what they thought can be done to steer things in a better direction “It’s what we can do for ourselves as a community voicing the theme that quickly emerged during this discussion Daly is the proprietor of the Java River Coffee Shop in downtown Montevideo They came at the invitation of the Land Stewardship Project It is hosting a series of workshops for the public this April under the theme “building a shared vision in Western Minnesota.” Steering the conversation to the positive is not always easy to do the Land Stewardship Project organizer who led the session to be quite honest,” he said in his introductory remarks Some of that came out as participants voiced concerns about issues ranging from the impact of a changing climate on agriculture to whether the country is moving toward an authoritarian government “May you live in interesting times,” said Kanne of the phrase used to describe troubled times with participants speaking about the interdependence of people in rural towns the importance of building community connections The examples ranged from local church communities to 4-H as ways to work together less formal organizations in the Montevideo community that allow people to work together Participants Teresa Patton and Audrey Arner cited groups working to promote the arts and cultural diversity as examples in their community as well as groups to give a voice to those resisting the direction in Washington A desire to support small farms and improve access to land for young people hoping to farm were top of mind for Alex Kiminski who works with the Land Stewardship Project office in Montevideo She encouraged finding ways for farmers and others to share resources and help one another in much the same way that the area’s first immigrant settlers did Her support for small farms was one of the values that participants said they shared Interdependence and working with neighbors building community and sharing knowledge and resources were chief among them Kanne had hosted a workshop in Marshall prior to the Montevideo gathering He said a common desire to build a better future motivated participants at both The workshops are not intended to provide an all-encompassing answer or direction The hope is to find the possibilities that exist in our groups MARSHALL — Six times the Montevideo and Morris/Chokio-Alberta boys basketball teams have faced each other the past two seasons more than enough to know plenty about each other That familiarity seemed to bring out the best in both programs Saturday night in the Section 3AA-North championship game Top-seeded Montevideo beat second-seeded Morris/CA 65-59 before a large supportive crowd at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University The victory sends the Thunder Hawks into the Section 3AA championship with a state tournament berth on the line Montevideo (24-4) plays Jackson County Central for the 3AA title at 5 p.m The top-seeded Huskies beat the second-seeded Cardinals 73-61 in the 3AA-South championship the 6-foot-6 Montevideo senior forward who had 16 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday’s win “I think the guys are really excited for it Montevideo is in a section final for the first time since 2016 and attempting to earn its first state berth since 2009 The Thunder Hawks’ sophomore guard was a second-grader “I was sitting right over there,” Epema said as he motioned to the south bleachers at the R/A Facility five assists and three steals against the second-seeded Tigers (21-7) as were the two West Central Conference meetings between the two this season The teams basically traded baskets most of the way Saturday The Thunder Hawks’ lead never was more than four until right at the end when they got up 65-56 by making most of their free throws “I’m really proud of the way we played,” said Derek Webb Montevideo’s head coach who is in his eighth season “They (the Tigers) play a real physical game and our guys didn’t back down.” trying to get back to the state for the first time since 2022 He scored eight in the first half and seven in the second Brody Dack and Jackson Koenen played supporting roles and both Tosten Christenson and Nels Baukol had key moments coming off the bench It added up to a victory that helped the Thunder Hawks remove the sting of a postseason loss to Morris/CA last season Morris/CA beat Monte 65-63 in the 3AA-North semifinals last season “We’ve had some battles over the years,” Epema said of the Tigers They’re a good team and it’s a credit to them that they play us so hard.” Morris/CA led 53-49 with 7:31 to play after Kehoe scored underneath off a nice pass by Tyler Friesen Monte eventually grabbed the lead for good on a basket by Reidinger off a pass from Epema to make it 56-55 with 4:39 to play then scored inside to put the Thunder Hawks up 58-55 with 3:44 to go Epema drove to the basket to make it 60-55 with 2:45 to go The teams traded misses as Monte worked the time clock a bit Asmus made 1 of 2 free throws with 46.4 seconds to go but that’s as close as the Tigers would get Jackson Koenen hit a pair of 1-and-1 free throws to make it 62-56 Reidinger was fouled with 34.6 seconds to go and made both ends of a 1-and-1 to make the lead 64-56 Dack eventually was fouled and sank 1 of 2 free throws with 6.9 seconds left MARSHALL — “Blind Pig” is a play that’ll live in Montevideo boys basketball lore after Thursday night It’s something the Thunder Hawks had drawn up all season for a late bucket And down 61-60 in the Section 3AA championship to Jackson County Central with 7.9 seconds remaining “We wondered why (it’s called “Blind Pig”) “I don’t know where the pig comes in,” Webb admitted Adam Van Binsbergen passed the ball into Gannon Reidinger He threw up a contested layup that dropped through the net to put Montevideo ahead by one with 2.2 seconds left It was the first lead the Thunder Hawks had since it was 2-0 “That was one heck of a finish by Griffin,” Webb said “I thought he was going to get a wide-open layup and all of a sudden a couple of guys came over to block it and he still was able to finish it.” A half-court heave at the buzzer by the Huskies’ Roman Voss missed securing Montevideo’s 62-61 victory at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University “How cool is that to be able to play in the state tournament?” Reidinger said “We came out on top and that’s all you can ask for.” The Class AA state tournament begins at 6 p.m Tuesday at both Williams Arena and the Target Center in Minneapolis “It felt nice to watch it go through and show what we’ve done all year,” said Epema “We’ve worked hard all year practicing day in and day out.” The start of the 3AA championship did not look like a down-to-the-wire thriller The defending section champion Huskies (24-5) started the game on a 17-2 run in the first six minutes of the game you can ride the tide when it’s calm,” said Montevideo sophomore guard Adam Van Binsbergen Montevideo cut the deficit to 33-23 at halftime Even though Reidinger was held to two first-half points he was encouraged to keep shooting in the second half “Gannon’s a great shooter and he’s put in the time,” Webb said We believed the things we were doing offensively would cash in the second half and thankfully they did.” Reidinger rewarded his team’s faith by hitting three 3-pointers in a 13-3 Thunder Hawks run A Reidinger 3-pointer tied the game at 36-36 with 13:10 left to play The senior forward finished with 11 points “We appreciate all the support from the community You’re going to have an adrenaline rush running through you and it’s gonna want to make you play harder.” the Thunder Hawks managed to slow down the Huskies’ offense Montevideo out-scored JCC in the second half 39-28 Every effort to tie the game was met by the Huskies as they refused to surrender the lead Van Binsbergen hit a 3-pointer to make it a four-point game with 59 seconds left Epema followed up with a 3-pointer with 27 seconds remaining to make it 61-60 missed the first free throw on a one-and-one with 23 seconds to play setting up the final Montevideo possession Van Binsbergen’s thoughts as Epema’s game-winning bucket went through the net: “I was just like REDWOOD FALLS — The Montevideo boys tennis team scored a 4-3 victory over Willmar on Saturday in the Redwood Valley triangular The Thunder Hawks then lost to the hosts 6-1 Redwood Valley also beat Willmar 7-0 to go 2-0 on the day The doubles teams of Brady Baker and Chris Negen at No 2 and Brayden Johnson and Nolan Christopher at No 3 all secured straight-set victories over Willmar Benson swept singles and got two of three points in doubles to beat the East Grand Forks Green Wave at Moorhead The closest call in the Braves’ victories was at No Isaac Carlson and Harold Habben beat Luke Hanson and Bauer Walter 3-6 1 doubles to earn the victory over the Moorhead Spuds at Moorhead 3 doubles team of Aidric Vold and Ethan Klick edged Moorhead’s Sam Ghaun and Jasper Etter 4-6 Benson got singles wins from Alex Carlson at No 1 doubles team of Isaac Carlson and Harold Habben secured a 6-7 (2) 3 doubles tandem of Cian Klucas and Brooks Groinus also won Minnewaska singles players Tenzin Dahl at No 2 and Carter LeClair all secured victories to beat East Grand Forks at Moorhead Litchfield won three of four singles matches and two out of three doubles contests to beat Fairmont at St the Dragons’ Max Grabow beat Leonardo Fortin 3-6 Litchfield wound up going 3-0 in the tournament 2 and 3 doubles to slip past Winona Cotter at St 1 and 2 doubles all picked up wins for Litchfield at St 1 doubles team of Josh Blomberg and Matt Defries beat Dylan Reid and Caleb Fast 6-3 BENSON — The Benson boys tennis team won a closely contested West Central Conference match with Montevideo on Tuesday Harold Habben and Andrea Bequaraj all recorded singles victories for the Braves Gabriel Lindeman earned Montevideo’s singles victory at No 1 doubles team of Brady Baker and Chris Negen defeated Benson’s Brandon Sondag and Bence Banoczky 6-2 2 doubles tandem of Brayden Johnson and Fernando Chaves beat Carson Petrak and Joey Wilcox 6-3 Benson plays a West Central match against Minnewaska at 4:30 p.m Montevideo hosts Lac qui Parle Valley for a non-conference match at 3 p.m 1 and 2 doubles for the Wright County Conference victory at Hutchinson Lincoln Dille and Josh Blomberg won in singles for the Dragons Max Grabow and Matt Defries triumphed at No 1 doubles and Isaac Elwell and Grayson Swenson prevailed at No Litchfield hosts Sartell for a non-conference match at 4:30 p.m Minnewaska swept all seven matches in straight sets to beat Yellow Medicine East at Granite Falls The Lakers’ Riley Thorfinnson beat the Sting’s Talmage Hadfield 6-4 Minnewaska hosts Benson for a West Central match at 4:30 p.m YME plays a non-conference match against New London-Spicer at 4:30 p.m David Offerman passed away at CCM Health on November 6 Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday 2024 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev  Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7PM on Monday 2024 at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo with a prayer service at 6:45PM  Visitation will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday to Alvin and Geneva (Holmes) Offerman in Mankato MN.  He was baptized in the Lutheran faith David was confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church He graduated from Montevideo Senior High School in 1955 He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Poultry Husbandry in 1960 He joined his Dad at Offerman Hatchery and became a business partner involved in sales and instrumental in expanding the business He was the sole provider and raised his family through many trials and tribulations special relationships with many of his employees and co-workers and also around the state in the poultry business He was treasurer for the Minnesota Poultry Board for many years He was a mentor to many and enjoyed helping others learn and succeed in the business and life he decided that he had done his last shift of putting out baby chicks He retired from active farmwork though still went out every day to the office to check on things while he was still able to  He joined the Montevideo Fire Department where he held a variety of different jobs as well as being Chief he was out the door to help someone in need He was in charge of the Firemen’s legendary chicken BBQ during Montevideo Fiesta grilling the chicken with his secret recipe spend time with friends at local establishments and attended many of his daughters and grandkids concerts and activities he enjoyed working on the restoration of his 1950 Packard He enjoyed the cabin life for many years at Lake Minnewaska and Lake Amelia We all have many fond memories of times at the lake especially the annual 4th of July Offerman Family reunion held at his brother Dean and sister-in-law Noreen’s cabin  David married the love of his life Joyce Hildahl on September 14 They lived in Montevideo their entire married life and raised three wonderful daughters trips to Sunny Point resort in Park Rapids They did many things together and helped balance each other out throughout the years Joyce provided a loving home and support and David was the ultimate provider and fierce protector of his wife and children.  He was the center of our family and was like a Superhero to us all David is survived by his wife of 61 years Joyce children Andrea (Sam) Bellig of Battle Lake ND and Heather (Michael) Johnson of Edina; brother Dean (Noreen) Offerman of Arlington Abby and Anna Bellig; Mia and Nathaniel Schuster; Isabelle Marshall and Marcus Johnson and many nieces and nephews  He was preceded in death by his parents and children Nathan and Jason Offerman.  Mark Weckwerth of Montevideo passed away on Tuesday at 1:30 PM at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo Visitation with the family will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Sunday at Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo Visitation will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on the day of the service Mark Leland Weckwerth was born on April 25 in Montevideo to Arnold and Marie (Gruchow) Weckwerth John's Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo They made their home northeast of Montevideo on the farm Mark spent all of his working life as a farmer He also spent five years working at Friendship Homes while still maintaining his work on the farm Mark was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Montevideo He thoroughly enjoyed his morning coffee with his friends and was a longtime member of the Hawk Creek Archery Club Mark will be remembered for his love for his family and the outdoors Carmen; children: Rita (Doug) Bahr of Sanborn and Hanna Pouliot; 9 step-grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings: Neal Weckwerth of Cottonwood He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Calendar MINNEAPOLIS — Montevideo’s Nolan Christopher and the Willmar 200-yard freestyle relay team finished the season on the medal podium at the Class A state boys swimming and diving championships Saturday at the Jean K He had a seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle at 1 minute Breck/Blake’s Henry Webb won the 200 freestyle with an automatic All-American time of 1:36.70 Christopher added an eighth-place finish in the 500 freestyle at 5:05.51 Northfield’s Will Redetzke claimed the 500 freestyle title at 4:37.09 Willmar’s 200 freestyle relay finished in seventh place junior Soren Newberg and senior David Lammers finished the race in 1:30.88 The team from Northfield won the relay at 1:26.41 Lammers won the consolation championship in the 50 freestyle at 22.10 Willmar finished 17th in the team standings with 42 points Montevideo was 20th with 34 and Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield was 21st with 33 Thomas Academy won the Class A team championship with 273 points MONTEVIDEO — The Montevideo softball team hopes to have the talent to climb up from the bottom of the West Central Conference The Thunder Hawks went winless in conference play last season at 0-14 and were 1-18 overall Six starters return from last season’s squad “The crew of girls is coming in exceptionally determined and willing to work to achieve team and personal goals for the season,” said Montevideo head coach Maddie Sletta “Every season comes away with many lessons and areas to focus on for the following season and that is really what we are dialing in on now We want to make sure we work together to cover any gaps and compile the best team possible to go forward into this season.” The Thunder Hawks’ offense will be led by Kylieann Johnson The junior second baseman hit for a .565 average and a .615 on-base percentage with 26 hits and 11 stolen bases “Kylie is coming off a fantastic offensive season,” Sletta said “We expect her to continue to build on where she left off last season offensively and she is making a move to an infield position defensively this year We can rely on Kylie to make consistent contact at the plate and make the most of every at-bat we are excited to have her quickness and awareness in the infield.” Senior shortstop Lily Eisenlohr is back for her fourth season on the varsity squad She hit .296 with 11 stolen bases last season “Lily has a fantastic range and quickness in the dirt,” Sletta said “Lily is also one of our more aggressive hitters and baserunners and we can rely on her to make a play and find a way to get on base or move runners around.” Junior Peyton Dack is a three-year starter who is coming back from a broken hand “Peyton is exceptionally knowledgeable of the game and works well to mesh with our pitchers,” Sletta said junior Gabby Augeson (P/3B) and sophomore Jayla Kinman (P) are all back for the Thunder Hawks I am very proud of the work that many of these girls have put in outside of the season so that they can help contribute to something bigger than themselves,” Sletta said “We are all looking forward to an exciting new season with some returning and new opponents.” By 2025-02-06T11:00:00+00:00 URUGUAY: The national government elected in the autumn is to ‘carry to an end’ Montevideo’s proposed tram-train project by the end of its term Local politician Francisco Legnani said he had agreed the plan with President-elect Yamandú Orsi Uruguay held presidential elections in October and November last year and the new government will formally come to power on March 1 A 35 km light rail route has been proposed to link central Montevideo with El Pinar in the east by the ‘Three Eses’ consortium of Stadler Rail Valencia The consortium is currently working on feasibility studies of the proposal The route would start in the capital’s historic centre and run along 18 de Julio Italia and Giannattasio avenues through Ciudad de la Costa to El Pinar serving 33 stops in the urban area along the coast the government gave its backing to the development of a more detailed feasibility study at the consortium’s own expense It is envisaged that the line could be developed through a 25 to 30 year design which would be awarded through a competitive tender which would be financed through a public-private partnership agreement The light rail line is planned to be operated with tram-train vehicles, leaving provision for a future extension over existing main lines, such as the recently modernised Ferrocarril Central an alternative project was presented by the Centre for Economic Research think tank This advocated development of two bus rapid transit corridors radiating from Plaza Independencia in the city centre one would run over a 30 km route to El Pinar Another line would run to Zonamerica along the busy 8 de Octubre avenue meaning the two BRT routes would have a similar combined cost to the sole light rail line who will represent the Canelones departamento which surrounds the capital said that only the tram-train proposal had so far been formally presented to the Ministry of Transport & Public Works the city of Montevideo and the Canelones local authorities ‘The [programme of the winning coalition] Frente Amplio establishes the priority of starting to advance quickly on a strategic plan in the metropolitan area incorporating the different transport systems Today 60% of the population is concentrated in the metropolitan area’ said incoming Transport Minister Lucía Etcheverry on December 18 It is a ‘priority’ both for the coalition and for President-elect Orsi to ‘move quickly on a strategic plan’ for mobility in the Montevideo area While freight trains are now running over Uruguay’s renovated Ferrocarril Central main line the rest of the network has almost no traffic undermining promises of investment made in recent years URUGUAY: An external review of the planned Montevideo light rail project is to be commissioned by the Ministry of Transport & Public Works with funding from Inter-American Development Bank This will help negotiations between public institutions the private sector and bus operators regarding the planned 35 .. URUGUAY: The modernised Ferrocarril Central railway linking Montevideo with Paso de los Toros was formally inaugurated with a ceremony on April 16 Site powered by Webvision Cloud he added: “It brought some feelings I didn’t quite understand.” Pederson is easily one of the best-known wildlife artists in the region He is revered and recognized for his exquisite images of the area’s wildlife and the familiar landscape of the upper river valley area She is a lifelong artist herself and an advocate for the arts in the region Pederson’s renewed passion for drawing wildlife began two years ago He said his health has been declining due to decades of smoking The dust that comes with working with wood was too much even though the woodshop is just yards from his home It was in his rustic woodshop that he carved canoe paddles created scrimshaw depictions of wildlife on deer antlers and mastodon bones and crafted wildlife images on native woods Those works have won him acclaim and attention from well beyond the region He resumed his focus on drawing by depicting a Plains bison He relies on hundreds of his own photographs of the wildlife found today in the river valley — from birds of prey and waterfowl to deer — to inspire the many pastel and ink drawings he now possesses has carried a camera to the field and to his deer stands Whether it was searching for antlers shed by deer or hunting with his handmade recurve bows for the bucks wearing those antlers in the fall He has now created all the drawings he needs to fill a book His goal is to publish a book featuring a selection of his drawings accompanied by a narrative of his life’s journey and work His book will talk about the passions of his life — trees fishing and art — and how they all became intertwined and worked at area nurseries before launching his own tree-trimming and woodworking business His son Brook became his right hand in the business he also toiled for many years raising local foods in their large garden he took time to explore the outdoors of his river valley home He paddled its waters to favorite fishing holes; hunted its game in woodlands and bottomlands; and searched for shed antlers he slipped quietly into the woods or hideaways on the prairie to silently observe the natural world Those observations shape his approach to his drawings and paintings It’s all about accurately portraying what he observes “I am not the guy who is just inspired by colors and more abstract types,” he said of his work “I guess I am a realist with a little bit of impressionist thrown in there.” “Capturing the wildness in them is one of the harder things to do,” he said This artist is known as quiet and unassuming But his devotion now to looking back and telling his story has not gone unnoticed He said that recently his son Brook looked at him and said: “‘Dad you’re not the same guy I knew three months ago but I was here all the time,” Pederson said he responded to find a publisher and put together his retrospective book on his works and life She’s even given him a thumbs up on his writing skills for the book which gives him renewed energy each day to tell his story 6 May 2025 9:11:28 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString());.