Ralph Petersen News Today

Robert “Roby” Petersen, 59, formerly of Mounds View, passed away with family by his side on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Good Samaritan - Bethany in Brainerd. A Celebration of Roby’s Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and to stay for a luncheon to follow.

If we were to trace back to a single place and time where California surf culture began, it was likely Corona del Mar in the 1920s. And the person who gave birth to it was Duke Kahanamoku — fittingly known as the "father of modern surfing."

If we were to trace back to a single place and time where California surf culture began, it was likely Corona del Mar in the 1920s. And the person who gave birth to it was Duke Kahanamoku — fittingly known as the "father of modern surfing."

RACINE — Everyone knows Violet ‘Vi’ Petersen is around when they hear her heels. “Ask anybody about her,” said her daughter, Joan Volmut, “and they’ll ask, ‘Does she still wear high heels?’" They were a part of Petersen’s everyday wardrobe when she was secretary at Case High School’s Green School in 1966. Despite being 97 years old, her granddaughter, Allie Olsen, says Petersen still wears them when she can. “She’s always been a p...