‘Oh, my goodness, something terrible has happened’ Georgia “Jo” Schultz has no difficulty recalling the evening a tornado hit the Green Gables cabin camp, skirted the Minneopa Golf Course and roared through a turkey farm near Mankato on Saturday, Aug. 17, 1946. The tornado killed 11 people, injured more than 100, and destroyed 26 cabins that had housed more than 50 people. (Although some written reports date the tornado one month later, Schultz correctly remembers the August

Mankato bowler has competed in national tournaments for five decades John Lamm holds his bowling ball before rolling a few frames at the Wow Zone alley in Mankato. He’s knocked down over 83,000 pins in 50 years of bowling at national USBC Open Championships held all across the country. Photo by Steve Palmer If John Lamm, of Mankato, was asked how many games he’s bowled in bowling alleys all across the country in the past 61 years he wouldn’t be able to tell you simply because

Artists bring life to Minnesota River flood wall in Mankato Artist Michael Cimino spray paints the “Dawn” section of the 540-foot long Mankato Flood Wall Mural project featuring the Minnesota River. The mural was painted during the month of July by five artists that attracted a number of onlookers who stopped to take photos and watch the artists work on the large outdoor canvas. Photo by Steve Palmer When the city of Mankato flood wall was built over 40 years ago residents of

A little about Pixie and Dixie If you are interested in bringing Pixie and Dixie home, contact Mending Spirits Animal Rescue, of Mankato through their website http://www.mendingspirits.org/. We like to feature Minnesota pets that need homes. Let us know if you take a featured pet home and we will add an update with your story. #Mankato #petadoption

This week’s featured pet is Quincy. He is a Wheaten Terrier & Cairn Terrier mix available for adoption at Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society in Mankato. Adoption fee of $200 will include spay/neuter, up to date vaccinations, flea and tick preventative, dewormer and heartworm test.µchip; The shelter is open for adoption on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2- 6 p.m. If those hours don’t work for you, contact the shelter at 507.625.6373 or rrps@hickorytech.net

Finding his buddies One of those who stopped to remember and pay his respects to fallen comrades was Glen Peterson of Mankato. Wearing his faded Army fatigues and hat, Peterson’s eyes searched the black panels looking for the engraved name of Second Lt. Daniel Lloyd who was killed over 43 years ago on March 13, 1969. “We both played football for New Ulm High School, and I took his position on the line when he graduated,” said Peterson. “We both went to Mankato for college