IF YOU GO
What: Music in Central Park When: 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6 Rain location: Litchfield Opera House and it is announced at 3 pm on KLFD.
June 2024
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MARY LOUISE BOLEK
Mary Louise Bolek, 76, passed away on May 21 at Lakeside Healthcare Center SH| in Dassel after a protracted fight with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 29 at 11 a.m. at Church of St. Philip in Litchfield.
MARY EMMA CHRISTOFFER
Mary Emma Christoffer, 86, of Eden Valley was called to be with the Lord on June 1, 2024, while residing at Garden View assisted living in Watkins. A funeral service will be held at Assumption Catholic Church in Eden Valley on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior.
RONALD JOHN GRAHAM
Ronald John Graham, 89, of Watkins passed away on May 28, 2024, to his eternal home with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ron was born on May 2, 1935, in Minneapolis.
KATHI MICHELE (HARDING) JUMP
Kathi Michele (Harding) Jump, 65, of Yakima, Wash., daughter of Alice Harding of Litchfield and the late Duaine (Skinner) Harding, passed away May 18 at Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Wash., due to complications with diabetes. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 11.
DOUGLAS “MARVIN” JOHNSON
r Douglas “Marvin” Johnson, 81, of Watkins passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024, surrounded by his loving family Douglas, the son of Marvin and Vivian (Christensen) Johnson, was bom on April 3, 1943, in Litchfield. After graduating k .
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Power of music in park
Thriving Thursdays return to Central Park with music, special events and treats to enjoy By KAY JOHNSON kajohnson@cherryroad.com Music is powerful. It has the ability to comfort the soul, bring joy to the heart, heal emotional wounds, boost our spirits and even transport us to another time and place.
A mystery with history
Two Litchfield residents are asking for the public’s help in finding a piece of city history. Scott Rech and Lou Ann Rech were walking in Central Park about a month ago when Scott Rech noticed the aged appearance of the fountain in the southwest corner of the park.
Council reauthorizes facade grant program
By AMY WILDE For the Litchfield Rail Delays in the process of obtaining a $2 million federal grant for renovating historic downtown buildings caused the Litchfield City Council to take the bull by the horns Monday evening and reauthorize a much smaller, city-funded facade renovation grant that has been in place since 2016. Council members indicated a desire not to halt progress being made downtown for the year or two it might take the larger federal grant to materialize.