EAST BERNE — Norman Roderick Kendall, described by his family as a hardworking man with a huge heart, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2016, in Auburn, California where he had lived. He was 57.

“Norm had an insatiable desire to help everybody and wasn’t afraid to dream big,” his family wrote in a tribute.

BERNE — Helen A. Methe, who taught business at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School, died on March 12, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi, after a short illness. She was 81.

Three candidates vying for two school board seats had a cordial exchange on Tuesday as all three of them said their top priority for the rural district with declining enrollment is a sustainable spending plan.

Thomas Walls has set out to discover his greatness as he walks across America.

For decades, Hattie Lee Blue Diederich and her husband ran Diederich’s in Westerlo — a restaurant, gas station, and gift shop.

“My mom was always busy,” said her daughter, Nancy L Diederich; she specialized in the jewelry, glassware, and greeting cards at the gift shop.

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Parent-Teacher Association is sponsoring a second “Meet the Candidates Night” to showcase the individuals from our community who will be running for the next two open board of education seats.

Carl Baranishyn's neighbor said, "He wouldn't do things to help himself but, for someone else, he'd do anything."