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Stan and Kathleen Rolfsrud, Eden Prairie

Monday, December 21, 2020

Celebrate the winter solstice.

It gets brighter from here on out!

Posted at 6:53 PM

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1958 movies of Rolfsrud family
Birdie retrieves
David Brewer Memorial
Emily eats watermelon, naps
Emily says her ABCs
Fun at the State Fair, 2008
Golfing St. Andrews
Gopher Tails... read by Papa
K tells how to bake Stan's cake
Mom goes to the Prom at 88
Mom sings "Balm in Gilead"
Mom sings "He Shall Feed His Flock"
Mom sings "My Heart Ever Faithful"
Mom sings "O Rest in the Lord"
Mom sings "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
Mom sings Handel's "Thanks Be to Thee"
Mom sings Schubert's "The Almighty"
Mom's famous neighbor, Ardis Wells
Oil well on the Rolfsrud homestead
Rolfsrud's monster John Deere
Sosie disses Agnes, Steve laughs
Stan, Steve, Virg in the Bully Pulpit
Steve Letnes accompanies fireworks
Steve's Octoberfest
Thanksgiving 2008 at Missy's

Stan's Retirement Story

Stan retired from the newspaper business in 2008. Click on this link to the story that appeared in the local papers.

Retirement Speech

Arlin Albrecht, chairman of the board, gave Stan one helluva send off. Read it by clicking here.

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