Tornado talk stirs emotions
By Per Peterson Not only did the weekend spur numerous private conversations between past and current Tracy residents, it also gave a few people a […]
Month: June 2018
Church bells to ring in memory of tornado victims
“For a time, Tracy was poised at the brink of oblivion.” So wrote the Tracy Headlight-Herald a half-century ago, in describing the titanic tornado that […]
‘I’ve got cancer. It’s the way it is’
One-and-a-half years removed from a cancer diagnosis, Linda Fultz continues to live life on her terms. On Friday, she will share her story of resilience […]
June 6, 2018
2018-06-06
Still etched in memory
Saturday events will recall Tracy’s epic tornado 50 years ago By Seth Schmidt Dean Salmon was in his late 20s, working with his father as […]
‘I thought I was in heaven’
Girl survives tornadic fury; suppermate dies By Scott Thoma Michele Hammersmark was five-years-old when she and her mother, Gertrude, traveled from Billings, MT., to visit […]
Christine “Chris” Quick, 51
Funeral Services for Christine “Chris” Anne Quick were held at Christ Lutheran Church in Slayton, MN on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. with […]
Curtis Christensen, 81
Curtis “Curt” Merle Christensen was born on March 30, 1937 in Pipestone, Minnesota to Fred and Merle Martinsen Christensen. The family made their home in […]
Helen Erickson, 86
Helen D. Erickson, age 86, of Prior Lake passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. Helen, the […]
‘Don’t wait to be a victim’
TAPS staff, administration take part in ALICE safety training By Per Peterson There was a time when educators were told to lock down their rooms […]