Violet Petersen News Today

Nine Delta County students immersed themselves for several months in Italian culture, customs, the Renaissance and language by researching at the Paonia Public Library and learning from their teachers, Amy

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...