Ryan McGaughey
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I first joined the Daily Globe in April 2001 as sports editor. I later became the news editor in November 2002, and the managing editor in August 2006. I'm originally from New York State, and am married with two children.
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WORTHINGTON -- For a group of Worthington youngsters, Monday night was about respecting their elders. The Elk Tip Toppers 4-H group, thanks to a $500 grant, catered dinner and played bingo with senior citizens at Sunshine Apartments in an activity that involved people aged in the single digits to at least one nearly in triple digits -- the woman turned 99 Tuesday. "I thought it was a good opportunity to come out and be social," said Jaelle Solt, Elk Tip Toppers secretary and a May graduate of Worthington High School. "It's a great opportunity to learn about how the older generation did thin
WORTHINGTON -- A proposal that would prepare conceptual plans for a new community center building and an addition to Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center was approved Monday by Worthington City Council. Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), Worthington, will be paid a fixed fee of $9,000 by the city for services needed to develop plans for both sites.
WINDOM -- Rain may have forced cancellation of a tennis tournament planned in honor of the late James Remund, but it wasn't going to stop friends and family from reminiscing about a man they deeply admired. "He was Mr. Tennis in Windom for many years," Bob Lindaman, Windom, said of Remund, the subject of a dedication ceremony Saturday. The event was moved into BARC Auditorium because of the weather.
WORTHINGTON -- The shores of Lake Okabena are expected to be bustling Saturday afternoon, as the Windsurfing Regatta and Unvarnished Music Festival will be the place to be in town. A few hours earlier, another Worthington locale should be busy as well. A "fly-in/drive-in/grand re-opening" celebration at Worthington Municipal Airport is scheduled from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, with a number of special guests and activities planned. "We've been working on this for about the last two months," Worthington Director of Public Works Jim Laffrenzen said Thursday.
WORTHINGTON -- The Quiznos restaurant of Worthington, which opened for business a little less than four months ago, closed Sunday and is now for sale. The restaurant, opened by Dale and Lois Winch of Worthington, employed two full-time and 15 part-time employees. Lois said workers were told Sunday of the closure. "Our expenses simply exceeded our sales," Dale added Wednesday afternoon. "I think we ran a good place and had quality food, but we just couldn't make it go there." Located at 1131 Oxford St. in the building now occupied by Schwalbach Ace Hardware, Quiznos opened Feb.
WORTHINGTON -- One of the primary musical acts from last year's Windsurfing Regatta and Unvarnished Music Festival is returning this week for an encore. Andé Marimba will be back along the shores of Lake Okabena once again, and members of the group are eager for another weekend in Worthington. "We were invited back, and it was fun for us with the lake atmosphere," said Stephanie Garcia, the group's manager, in a telephone interview last week. "We live in New Mexico, and it's so dry.
PIPESTONE -- The way Susan Hoskins sees it, everybody has had teeth at sometime or another. Hoskins, director at the Pipestone County Museum, is therefore hoping a new exhibit, "The Tooth, The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth: Dentistry in Pipestone County," will appeal to a wide audience. A reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m.
WORTHINGTON -- The process of replacing City Administrator Bob Filson is in its initial stages. Bill Bassett, who has served the city on an interim, part-time basis since mid-March, said Wednesday afternoon that he will continue to work until a permanent replacement for Filson -- who died May 12 after battling cancer -- is selected. Bassett, a retired, long-time city administrator in Mankato, had agreed to assist in Worthington in large part due to his friendship with Filson. "We've sent out requests for RFPs (requests for proposals) to executive search firms," Bassett said.
WORTHINGTON -- Interim Worthington City Administrator Bill Bassett shared the good news Monday night with city council members -- the city is poised to receive $800,000 in funding to help clean up the former Campbell Soup Co. plant. District 22B Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, reported Sunday night that the bonding bill passed by the State Legislature included money to redevelop the former Campbell's site.
WORTHINGTON -- For 36 years, Julie Kuiper has been a part of children's lives through Hi Ho Preschool. Next year, that won't be the case. Kuiper has announced her retirement from teaching, and the school will move from her Bristol Avenue home to Worthington Christian School this coming fall. A Thursday morning program at American Reformed Church gave Hi Ho students a chance to perform on what was Kuiper's last day.