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🌱 Remembering Karen Thrift, former Wabasha resident and home health caregiver

Wabasha, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Wabasha! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Karen Thrift, former Wabasha resident and home health caregiver
  • Investigation remains open in boat crash that killed three Wabasha residents
  • Remembering Betty Helgerson, WK School's “grandma Betty”

Also on today's calendar: Story Time Thursdays and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 56 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 29.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Karen Thrift (gmdmedia.net) — Karen L. Thrift, a former Wabasha resident who worked in home health care for many years, died November 1 at age 69 in Lake City. She enjoyed gardening, animals and time with her grandson, Conner. Family and friends gathered November 8 in Wabasha to celebrate her life.
   

• Investigation continues into Lake Pepin fatal boat crash (postbulletin.com) — The investigation into the July Lake Pepin boat crash that killed three Wabasha residents remains open, although autopsies are complete. Manuel De Angel-Sola, Ashley Monson and Nicholas Loechler died in the crash. De Angel-Sola and Loechler were Wabasha firefighters, and Wisconsin officials have declined to discuss the ongoing investigation.
   

• Betty Helgerson (gmdmedia.net) — Betty Helgerson, known to children at WK School as “grandma Betty,” died October 29 at home with family around her. A Wabasha resident since 1989, she especially enjoyed her work as a teacher's aide. Visitation is November 14 from 9–11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Wabasha, followed by an 11 a.m. service.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Gundersen Health System posted a job opening for Diet Aide in Wabasha. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for DAYSIDE* Team Member in Lake City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wabasha here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lake City

  • Looking Local: UW-River Falls Hosts Hight School Students for Future Educator Day (715newsroom.com)
  • New public-safety boats match mission demands to operating conditions (workboat.com)

Winona

  • 5 most expensive Winona County home sales in October (winonadailynews.com)
  • Winona State AD expects volleyball investigation to conclude this week, email says (winonadailynews.com)
  • Winona County Planning Commission to hold hearing on interim zoning for data centers (seminnesotanews.com)

Ok Wabasha! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wabasha

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wabasha

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.