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Published April 01, 2010, 12:00 AM

Gallery: Annual Report 2010: People, Places and Things

An up-close look at the assets of southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa.


Windsurfers line up for the start of a race during the 2009 Windsurfing Regatta and Unvarnished Music Festival. Lake Okabena’s low shoreline combines with the area’s high wind frequency to make ideal conditions for windsurfing. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)

  • Windsurfers line up for the start of a race during the 2009 Windsurfing Regatta and Unvarnished Music Festival. Lake Okabena’s low shoreline combines with the area’s high wind frequency to make ideal conditions for windsurfing. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • File Photo: Fisherman drop their lines from a boat at sunset on a fall day in 2009 on Lake Okabena. (RYAN MCGAUGHEY/DAILY GLOBE)
  • A steamboat offers excursion rides on Lake Okabena in this undated historical photo. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • The M.P. Mann house, located on the point off Lake Avenue near Chautauqua Park, is where Amelia Earhart stayed when she came with her family from Atchison, Kan., to stay on the shores of Lake Okabena. (Submitted Photo)
  • Ice from Lake Okabena is harvested and loaded on railway cars to be utilized for refrigerated food shipments. (Submitted Photo)
  • An extensive boathouse and bathhouse facility was located along what is now known as Sailboard Beach in Worthington. (Submitted Photo)
  • A photo captioned “One August Eve’s Fishing,” depicts a plentiful catch of fish taken from Lake Okabena. (Submitted Photo)
  • In a bygone era, iceboats fly across the winter ice on Lake Okabena. The sport of iceboating lost popularity locally after World War II.(Submitted Photo)
  • Madeline Malcheski (front) and Brandi Spies play in the shadow of the new monument honoring their ancestors and the first human inhabitants at the dedication ceremony, Aug. 9, 2003, at Fury’s Island County Park. (FILE PHOTO)
  • Worthington’s Arlo Mogck holds the Minnesota Hall of Fame plaque received, in part, for his successful coaching career at the college. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Arlo Mogck (far right) and his 1960 Harrisburg, S.D., state champions. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • Hy-Vee produce manager Julie Weber arranges the banana display at the store which features a large selection of fresh fruits and vegetables. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Fareway’s Brandon Staples holds up some fresh cut steaks in front of the meat counter at the Worthington store. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Top Asian owner Bill Souksavong holds some fresh sandwiches in front of the new deli area in his downtown Worthington store. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • In this October 2008 file photo, a large crowd awaits the arrival of the Challenger steam locomotive at the Union Pacific depot in Worthington. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church was moved to Garden of Memories Cemetery, where it is used as a chapel several times a year. Shown is the altar inside the church. (KARI LUCIN/DAILY GLOBE)
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church (above) was moved to Garden of Memories Cemetery, where it is used as a chapel several times a year. Shown is a cross inside the church. (KARI LUCIN/DAILY GLOBE)
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church was moved to Garden of Memories Cemetery, where it is used as a chapel several times a year. (KARI LUCIN/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Honorary Council Members
  • A light plane lifts off of the runway March 18 at the airport in Worthington. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The interior of the terminal building at the Worthington Municipal Airport in Worthington features displays that highlight the area. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Longtime radio personality Bruce Lease, Worthington, takes a familiar stance behind the microphone. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Bruce Lease sits at the desk of Mark Seetin, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner from 1979 to 1982, fulfilling his duties as “Ag Commissioner for a Day.” (Submitted photo)
  • In an undated photo, Bruce Lease interviews state FFA officers, one of his favorite duties as a farm broadcaster. (Submitted Photo)
  • Master Monk Phone Naboutsy (left) poses in front of the large Buddha statue at Wat Lao Siri Buddharam Temple in Worthington. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The newest addition to the temple includes this structure that was begun in 2003 and will be the center of future celebrations. In 2003, the temple moved to its present location. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Wat Lao Siri Buddharam president Thongdy Baosythong (left) and Thongsay Chantharath pose in one of the rooms at the temple, near “the money tree.” (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Two encased flags flank the plaque that is dedicated to the service of Hubert H Humphrey at the Nobles County Government Center in Worthington. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • WHS teacher Colleen Duba (right) talks with students Erin Pomranke (left) and Ashly Kingery in their ag economics class at the school. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • WHS ag instructor Linnay Yarger (right) helps freshman Josue Fraga in her Power Technology class at the school. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • City Administrator Craig Clark sits at his desk at Worthington City Hall. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Craig Clark poses in the council chambers of City Hall in Worthington. When Clark isn’t at work, he finds time for fun at home with his wife and three young children. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Okoboji’s Maritime Museum director Mary Kennedy poses behind one of the many examples of vintage watercraft on display at the facility in Arnolds Park. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The 1939 Chris-Craft that sank following an accident in the 1940s is one of the most popular displays at the museum. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • One of the Hafer Boat Works models is displayed in the boat house at the Maritime Museum in Arnolds Park. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Captain Steve Kennedy served as the voice of the Queen II for many years. After he lost his battle with cancer, a statue was erected in his honor on the pier in Arnolds Park. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • This is a picture of the Queen II, taken in 1986. It looks a bit different today, as the bottom level is enclosed with glass and because of an extensive remodeling project in 1995. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • An early picture of the original Queen on Spirit Lake shows that it was popular among local residents and tourists. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • Osceola County Treasurer Linda Carter stands in the board room at City Hall in Sibley. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • "The Mound," located just southeast of Ocheyedan, is one of the highest points in Iowa. (Submitted by LARRY PEDLEY)
  • The First Avenue mural welcoming visitors to Rock Rapids deserves a closer look: from the Illinois Central Depot to the blacksmith shop, each letter depicts one of the town’s historic sites. It was the mural society’s 17th effort, completed by Curt Nelson in 2007. (LAURA GREVAS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The quaint “Country Vet” mural on the west wall of Corral Lanes offers a picturesque view of Dr. M.L. “Marion” McCormack, a highly respected veterinarian among area farmers in the early 1900s. (LAURA GREVAS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Ray and Audrey Brake are shown in their rural Wilmont home with some of their historical scrapbooks spread out on the dining room table. (BETH RICKERS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Audrey Brake arranges collectibles on a shelf in her rural Wilmont home. Audrey is also Wilmont’s unofficial community archivist. (BETH RICKERS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Adrian Police Chief Shawn Langseth is in his 20th year with the small department and wouldn’t have it any other way. Community policing in a small town was his goal after becoming a peace officer. (JUSTINE WETTSCHRECK/DAILY GLOBE)
  • A new building behind the Lismore Cooperative Telephone Co. offices in downtown Lismore is the point to which new fiber in the community’s $2.3 million fiber-to-the-home project is connected. (RYAN MCGAUGHEY/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Lismore’s St. Anthony Catholic Church features a pair of 85-foot steeples that are the architectural focal point of the rural farming community. The parish was founded in 1905, and a cornerstone on the building is dated 1911 — indicating the church building will observe its 100th birthday next year. (RYAN MCGAUGHEY/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Murray County Central West Elementary Principal Sally Berg has been with the district since 1979. (JUSTINE WETTSCHRECK/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Stanley Beal, Round Lake, holds a pewter tureen that was a wedding gift to an ancestor in 1841. The piece was already used at that time. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Jane Wildung Lanphere, museum curator and director of the Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce, stands inside the Herreid Military Museum in the Rock County Veteran’s Memorial Building. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • A painted section of canvas from a World War I airplane is one of the more unique exhibits at the Herreid Military Museum in Luverne. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The display features Nazi uniforms from Warren Herreid’s World War II experience. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The display featuring memorabilia of Quentin Aanenson at the Herreid Military Museum is shown at right. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Del Koopman Sr. poses in his Fulda home. (JUSTINE WETTSCHRECK/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The First National Bank of Avoca is shown shortly after its construction, which took place sometime around 1918. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • The First National Bank of Avoca once issued its own currency. This particular bill is a copy owned by Stanley “Chub” Schaeffer of Slayton. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • Employees at Monogram Meat Snacks package products March 15 at the Chandler facility. (JUSTINE WETTSCHRECK/DAILY GLOBE)
  • DeBoer Chevrolet employees Stewart Kreun (left) and Jerry Evink pose near one of the new cars at the facility. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • DeBoer Chevrolet employee Stewart Kreun poses at right outside between two vehicles at the dealership. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The DeBoer Chevrolet building is a prominent business in downtown Edgerton. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Wisconsin-based decorator Odin Oyen created this copy of “Justice,” which hung in the Palace of Justice in Paris, for the Cottonwood County courtroom. It is made in the Italian Renaissance style with French Gold Leaf Bronze detailing. (Photo by KARLA AMBROSE)
  • Larry Buhler, a 1935 graduate of Windom High School, went on to a professional football career and was later commemorated in a statue by sculptor Arthur H. Norby. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • Good Samaritan medication assistant Sean Lutterman (from left) reads with resident Bob Howard as R.N. Katie Stai listens at the facility in Jackson. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • This sign in Wilder commemorates the school that was part of the community more than 100 years ago. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • Retired pastor Bert Den Herder stands inside the Wayside Chapel erected in 1963 north of Luverne. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Retired pastor Bert Den Herder stands outside the Wayside Chapel north of Luverne. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Diane Jauert stands in the sitting room of the Hinkly House where extensive multi-step wallpapering was done. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Ban Lao owner frank Phomsatry holds some energy drinks from Thailand at his downtown Worthington store. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The Union Pacific Railroad depot in Worthington. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • The interior of the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Worthington. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Bathhouse on Lake Okabena. (Submitted photo)
  • A steamboat on Lake Okabena. (Submitted Photo)
  • Stanley Beal (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Monks at the Wat Lao Siri Buddharam Temple near Worthington. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Worthington City Hall. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Linda Carter sits at her desk. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • An advertisement encouraged people to vote for Linda J. Beck as county treasurer in the June 8, 1982 primary election.
  • A close up of the plaque that is dedicated to the service of Hubert H Humphrey at the Nobles County Government Center in Worthington. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • File Photo: The children of David and Lisa Spies, representing the fifth generation of Fury family members to live on the original homestead, had the honor of unveiling the newly erected granite memorial at Fury’s Island honoring the history of human habitation in that part of Nobles County. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Colleen Duba, Deb Martin, Linnay Yarger(Julie Buntjer/Daily Globe)
  • A Bruce Lease interview. (Submitted Photo)
  • (Submitted Photo)
  • Diane Jauert stands in the sitting room of the Hinkly House where extensive multi-step wallpapering was done. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Diane Jauert stands in the White Parlour in the Hinkly House. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • The kitchen at the Hinkly House. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • This admiral's uniform belonged to Dale Frakes of Magnolia, the only admiral from Rock County. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • S-3 officer Lenore Sandager of Hills directed all of the operational procedures in the communications schools. She was the first woman to enter the military from Rock County. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Audrey Brake learned to play the instrument at a store in Worthington as a young girl. (BETH RICKERS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Collectibles on a shelf in her rural Wilmont home. (BETH RICKERS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • A share certificate in the Avoca State Bank dated 1914. (Submitted Photo)
  • Collectibles on a shelf in her rural Wilmont home. (BETH RICKERS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The inside of the First National Bank of Avoca, some time between 1918 and 1928. (Submitted Photo)
  • Jeff Johnson, vice president of operations of Monogram Meat Snacks. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Employees work on a new product line at Monogram Meat Snacks. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Thousands of hot dogs from Monogram Meat Snacks will become corndogs. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • The Breck School. (Photo from the Cottonwood County Historical Museum)
  • Students at the Breck School. (Photo from the Cottonwood County Historical Museum)
  • At the Cottonwood County Courthouse. (Photo by KARLA AMBROSE)
  • Mural at the Cottonwood County Courthouse, stating "When tongue and pen alike are free safe from all foes dwells liberty." (Photo by KARLA AMBROSE)
  • The scales of justice at the Cottonwood County Courthouse. (Photo by KARLA AMBROSE)
  • The exterior of the Cottonwood County Courthouse, located in Windom. (Karla Ambrose)
  • A fish tank serves to stimulate memories in the residents of the Lighthouse, a dementia facility in Jackson. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Tibbles the cat is a popular visitor at the Lighthouse, reminding many residents of the cats they once owned. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
  • Welcome to Jasper sign. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • A sign for Jasper Stone Co. Inc. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Murals of Rock Rapids, Iowa. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Murals of Rock Rapids, Iowa. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Murals of Rock Rapids, Iowa. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Murals of Rock Rapids, Iowa. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Larry Buhler, a 1935 graduate of Windom High School, went on to a professional football career and was later commemorated in a statue by sculptor Arthur H. Norby. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
  • (Submitted Photo)