Sauk Rapids Herald - December 26 edition

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Saturday, December 26, 2020

Vol. 166, No. 38

2 Second Ave. S., Suite 135, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Minnesota Legislature approves additional coronavirus relief

Sen. Relph, 76, dies while holding office

$242 million in benefits, unemployment extension

From first appointment in 1979, hairstylist-client duo meet for final hairdo

BY JAKOB KOUNKEL STAFF WRITER

FOLEY – Minnesota Sen. Jerry Relph, who represented Minden Township and portions of St. Cloud, died Dec. 18 after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in November. He was 76 years old. “Jerry was a beloved husband, father and grandfather,” said Pegi Broker-Relph, the senator’s wife. “He was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam, an attorney, small businessman and dedicated public servant in the Minnesota Senate.”

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BY ELLARRY PRENTICE STAFF WRITER

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS – A close friendship of two women who met in a Sauk Rapids salon has spanned four decades. And, it started with a prenuptial agreement. In 1979, when a widowed Lorraine (Van Hale) Wagner was preparing to wed her second husband, she told him she would marry him on one condition. “The prenuptial agreement – the only one I made – was that I’d get my hair done every week,” said Wagner, a 95-year-old who is sharp as a tack and lives independently. Wagner had a feeling her husband-to-be would oblige, and he did. What she did not know at the time was that her new hairdresser would become a dear friend and confidant for the next 41 years. In June 1979, a month after her wedding, Wagner had her first hair appointment with Shirley Hubert, who has worked in Sauk Rapids hair salons since 1968. From the moment Wagner sat down in the beautician’s chair, the two women hit it off. For the next four decades, they would stay true to a saying on a ceiling tile: “What happens in the salon, stays in the salon.” “I’ve enjoyed our

SAUK RAPIDS – Some residents, businesses and other organizations may soon get a boost after what proved to be a bleak year. Lawmakers from across the state came together to pass coronavirus relief funding for small business relief Dec. 16, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed the $242 million bill into law the following Wednesday. The bill contains funding for hardest-hit entities such as those which serve the hospitality industry and provides an extension for eligible people receiving unemployment through April 10, 2021. Some regulatory fees, such as liquor licenses, will also be waived. According to Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove and Department of Revenue Commissioner Robert Doty, there are three programs included in the relief package to aid small business.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Benton County representative leaves a legacy

Same Local Coverage Since 1854.

PHOTO BY ELLARRY PRENTICE

Shirley Hubert (left) and Lorraine Wagner hug after their final hair appointment Dec. 19 in Sauk Rapids. Hubert has been cutting and styling Wagner’s hair for 41 years, since June 1979.

weekly visits and, like we said, the stories that don’t go beyond the beauty shop,” Hubert said with a laugh. “She’s been a blessing.” During more than 2,000 appointments, the women have shared stories and advice, laughter and tears, becoming like family to one another. “She listened to all my sad

•Mortgage Foreclosure - pg. 20 •Notice to the Creditors of the Claimants - pg. 20 •Watab Township Planning Commission Public Hearing - pg. 18 •Benton County Summary Budget Statement Notice - pg. 18 •Sauk Rapids Township Notice of Election Filing - pg. 18 •Mayhew Lake Township Notice of Election Filling - pg. 20 •Minden Township Notice of Election Filing - pg. 20

stories and the happy stories,” Wagner said of her weekly appointments. More tears were shed Dec. 19 during their final hair appointment before Hubert’s Dec. 31 retirement.

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OBITUARIES

• Sylvester “Skip” J. Adelman • Delores B. Brown • Robert G. Fleck • Paul E. Schmidkunz • Richard A. Spiczka

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