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YOUR GUIDE TO KENYON AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES KENYON | WANAMINGO NERSTRAND | DENNISON
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Welcome to Town! Welcome to small-town southeastern velopments are coming to fruition. Kenyon Minnesota! As you browse through the 2017 has a new fire facility that was completed in Discover Kenyon guide, I hope you make a March. The Kenyon Veterans Memorial Park connection with our way of life. Whether you has been expanding over the past few years, and with the new memorial walls are a local or just visiting, this and sidewalks in place, a dedication guide provides insights into the is planned for July 15. The city has festivals, business and attractions acquired development land east of this area has to offer. town and the EDA is making plans Rich in history, our commufor best usage. nities hold strong connections to Encompassing the towns the forefathers who settled this featured here, the Kenyon-Wanaarea. Stop by Kenyon City Hall mingo School District is an integral or the Kenyon Activity Center to part of the area. The Dream Like a view old photographs of the city. Washburn Knight plan reminds us of #whatYou can also pick up a copy of the makesKWgreat at so many differKenyon Historic Walking Tour; a pocket book of pictures and information fea- ent levels, from education, the arts, sports and turing buildings of historic interest. The 2.3 technology. The vision of this place enhances mile route can be a calorie-burner or a leisure- the present and future of our communities and ly stroll with a camera. Either way it provides is a large piece of the culture. For each season, one can find an interestsomething to talk to the locals about over a cold beer at the VFW, Muni or Schweich’s Bar. ing feature or event to explore locally. Winter By the way, two of those businesses are on the brings snowmobiling, cross country skiing and tour map- what better way to learn about them snowshoeing activities along with the slate of competitive high school winter sports to than first-hand experience! Along with the historic features, new de- watch. It is officially spring in Kenyon when
the tree roses on the famous Boulevard of Roses are unearthed, and a walk down the boulevard during the summer is always a treat with their beauty and fragrance. Summer offers gardening, hiking, fishing, bike and horseback riding, ball sports and swimming, to name a few. The rich colors of fall farmland and forest are spectacular, especially when enjoyed on the way to a hometown football game! Throughout the year, the natural beauty of the woodlands, prairie and farmland remain standouts. Here you will find acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa down rolling gravel roads. Country church steeples are visible from miles away and wildlife can be seen up close, if you keep your eyes open. Come discover the countryside and you might find that this is a good place to put down roots and stay.
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Advertiser Index Baker & Axleson LTD.................................. 21
Kenyon Muni ................................................. 2
Central Farm Service .................................. 28
Kenyon Senior Living .................................... 9
City of Kenyon................................................ 2
Kenyon VFW ................................................... 8
Chris Mallery, Edina Realty ........................ 22
Keller Insurance Agency ............................. 13
D&S Banner Sign & Print LLC...................... 6
Mary’s Rustic Rose ...................................... 20
Dale Lutheran Church ................................. 17
Millersberg Construction, LLC ................... 27
Darvin & Anne Laue, Edina Realty ............ 26
Minnesota Mattress Factory....................... 19
Dennison Lutheran Church ........................ 17
New Life Church .......................................... 17
Gol Lutheran Church................................... 17
River Country Co-op.................................... 12
Frank Peterson Law Office ......................... 18
Security State Bank Of Kenyon.................... 5
First Evangelical Lutheran ......................... 17
Security State Bank Of Wanamingo .......... 22
Foldcraft/Plymold ........................................ 32
Story Landscaping ....................................... 20
Held Bus Center ........................................... 10
Tatge Jewelry ............................................... 14
Holden Lutheran Church ............................ 17
Trinity Lutheran Church ............................. 17
Kenyon Ace Hardware .................................. 7
Wanamingo Lutheran Church .................... 17
Kenyon Ag Service....................................... 29
Vang Lutheran Church ................................ 17
Kenyon
Leader
Published March 2017 by the Kenyon Leader 638 2nd St., Kenyon, MN, 55946. Phone: 507-789-6161 Fax: 507-789-5040 Editor: Terri Washburn Advertising Consultant: Nicole Brandon Customer Service & Inside Sales Specialist: Mary Phipps Photographer: Terri Washburn, Mary Phipps, Gunnar Olson
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Table of Contents Who We Are ................................ 6-11 Where We Play .......................... 11-12 How We Celebrate ................... 13-15 When We Worship................... 17, 30 Tourist Attractions..................... 16-19 Why We’re Involved.................. 19-20 Our Neighbors .......................... 21-27 Agriculture ................................. 28-29
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Who We Are HISTORY OF KENYON
In 1855, the first settlers arrived in the area. L.N. Bye settled in the north corner of sections 7 and 8. Christian and Sever Halvorson settled in section 18 just west of the Old Stone Church, whose construction didn’t start until 1871. L.A. Felt built the first building in town on the north side of the Zumbro in 1856. These four men were the first to open up the Kenyon area. The following year in May 1856, James A. Day and James M. LaDuc came and made claims to where the village is now situated. LaDuc named it Kenyon after his alma mater, Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. The year 1857 was busy. A steam saw mill was built. It stood where the swimming pool is now. In March, Stephen Bullis established Kenyon’s first hotel, “The Pioneer,” on the corner just west of Roseview apartments. The village boomed with the arrival of the Chicago Great Western Railroad in 1885.
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A store was opened by P.L. Berg in the area of Jerry’s Ace Hardware. By 1893, the village had two hotels, a foundry and machine shop, a large brick school building, a tannery, two banks, a flouring mill and a weekly newspaper. A second railroad, the Chicago Milwaukee, came along in 1903. The small village continued to prosper until 1908 when the “April Fool’s Day Fire” destroyed seven businesses along Main Street. Momentum was regained after World War I and after the worst of the Great Depression. Kenyon Municipal Utilities took over electrical service in 1932 and has maintained it ever since. Telephone service, started by Dr. Joseph A. Gates in 1901, was continuously improved until a modern exchange connected all residents with service. The school in Kenyon was accredited in 1896. In 1915, the voters of Kenyon decided a new school building was needed. Work on the $62,000 structure was completed by mid-December that year and the building was dedicated in 1916. A new gymnasium/auditorium was added in 1938 and another addition was done in 1962. A new elemen-
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tary school and Picha Memorial Field were constructed in 1954. Kenyon schools combined with Wanamingo in the fall of 1990 and became District 2172. A new school was erected in 1998 alongside the former elementary building. It is now known as Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle/High School (grades 5-12). 2017 marks the 26th graduating class of Kenyon-Wanamingo High School. A monument to the old school building is currently being designed using the decorative egg and scroll pediment and cast nameplate from the original 1916 section of the building.
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location 2.2 square miles along the North Fork of the Zumbro River County: Goodhue Distance from the Twin Cities Kenyon is south of Saint Paul and southeast of Minneapolis From Saint Paul: approx. 47 minutes or 60 miles From Minneapolis:
Full Line Ace Paints • Valspar Paints Match Right Computer Color Matching Lawn and Garden • STIHL Machinery • Water Softener Salt • Bird Seed & Feeders Rug Doctor Rental • Key Cutting Dry Cleaning Service Window & Screen Repair • Fish & Hunting License Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30AM-7:00PM Saturday 7:30AM-5:30PM | OPEN SUNDAYS 10AM-4PM
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approx. 75 minutes or 51 miles
Real Estate Total housing units 779 Rental properties 210 Owner-occupied properties 520 Vacant 49 Median single family home value $115,600 Source: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-year Estimate
Area code 507 Zip code 55946 Population: 1,815 Median age 41.3 Elevation 1,155 feet Median family income Goodhue County $57,062 Kenyon $52,988
Year-round!
Every Tuesday From 5:30-7:30
GOVERNMENT
Thursday
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Menu • 6-8pm
Hall available for party’s and gatherings.
City Administrator Mark Vahlsing mvahlsing@cityofkenyon.com NON-PROFIT GROUPS NO CHARGE.
VFW KENYON
Mayor Mike Engel mengel@cityofkenyon.com City Hall 709 Second St., Kenyon MN 55946 507-789-6415
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City Council Fred Barsness Richard Nielsen Doug Henke John Mortenson
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Economic Development Authority Kenyon Fire and Rescue Mayor Mike Engel, Ann Sviggum, Stuart Campbell, Coun- 724 Second St. cilman Fred Barsness and Dan Dummer 507-789-6415 Kenyon Municipal Liquor Store The Kenyon Economic Development Authority was 507-789-6176 established on April 10, 1990.The Authority is governed Goodhue County Government by a board of five members with at least two members 509 West 5th St., Red Wing, MN 55066 from the City Council. 651-385-3000 Goodhue County Sheriff 430 W. Sixth St., Red Wing, MN 55066 Kenyon Police Department 651-385-3155 713 Second St. 507-789-5214 Public Works, Parks and Recreation Departments 507-789-6415
Kenyon Senior Living
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UTILITIES 651-385-3155
Kenyon Municipal Utilities (Electric, Water, Sewer, Garbage- billed out by City of Kenyon) City Hall 507-789-6415 Garbage Gibson Sanitation 507-263-4330 gibsonsanitation.com Recycling Flom Disposal Inc. 507-334-5767 Pick up in town every other Wednesday Gas Minnesota Energy Resources 800-889-9508 Telephone/Internet Frontier Communications 800-921-8101
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Foldcraft-Plymold Co., Kenyon-Wanamingo School District, Kenyon Sunset Home/Gunderson Gardens Assisted Living, City of Kenyon, Kenyon Market, Central Valley Cooperative
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For Trusting Us With Your Children.
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ing area. Other city parks in Kenyon include: Veteran’s KABA Park, North Park, West Park and Trondheim Park. Kenyon Area Business Association www.kenyonkaba.com and on facebook as Kenyon Area Riverside Park Disc Golf Course: Located two blocks north of Hwy. 60 on Washington Street, the course is nine Business Association holes of fun without clubs. Just bring your favorite Frisbee and get ready for some good exercise. SCHOOLS Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle/High School (grades 5-12) Kenyon Community Garden 400 Sixth Street Located next to Trondheim Park, the community garden 507-789-6186 hosts 10 garden plots. The garden is secured with a tall www.kw.k12.mn.us fence to keep out animals and has a water supply avail able. Residents can rent a 5 foot by 20 foot plot at city hall for $10. The Community Garden Club has an assortment of tools available to use at the garden and hosts educational meetings. The garden was created with grant assistance from Live Well Goodhue County.
Where We Play
Kenyon’s Municipal Swimming Pool in Depot Park offers a chance for kids and adults to cool off during the summer. The pool has lifeguards on duty and features two large slides and two kiddie pools. Swimming lessons are offered through the city’s Park and Recreation Department, and there are scheduled classes for water aerobics. Depot Park: This park near the city’s public swimming For swim times and more information, call 507-789-6545. pool has great shade trees for picnics, playground equipment for kids and lots of open space for impromptu outdoor games. The historic railroad depot building is available for rental for special occasions. In the winter, the city The Kenyon Public Library has all your informational and operates an ice rink near the park for plenty of outdoor entertainment needs. Conveniently located on the main ice time. The local snowmobile club, the Kenyon Snow- street in the City Hall building, the library has a wide sedrifters, maintains the snowmobile trails in the surround- lection of the newest book bestsellers as well as the latest DVD releases. As a member of Southeastern Libraries
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Cooperating, items not held at the Kenyon Public Library can be requested in from another member library. The library offers free Wi-Fi and has four public computers. These services are available with a library card. Library cards are free to area residents. The library hosts a variety of programming events. Pre-school story time is offered twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. There are two adult book groups that meet monthly. The first meets the second Thursday of the month at 4:00 p,m., while the second meets the last Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. New members are always welcome. Pawsome Readers is the new children’s therapy dog reading program offered on the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon. The children’s Summer Reading Program is held annually in June and offers special events and prizes for meeting reading goals. The library’s annual book sale is held in August during Rose Fest.
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The library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, please call the library at 507789-6821 or visit the website at kenyon.lib.mn.us
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Kenyon Country Club: Kenyon’s own nine-hole public course was built in 1926 and features long, green rolling fairways as well as lots of mature trees ... to avoid. From the 477 yards of the ninth hole to the 138 of the eighth, the course offers an affordable challenge for every golfer. Ladies’ Day is every Wednesday until 2 p.m. and Men’s Day is every Thursday after 2 p.m. Memberships are also available. Ask about booking a casual golf tournament or fundraising event at this beautiful course. The Kenyon Country Club is also available to host your wedding, anniversary, birthday, reunion or graduation in a private setting with great views of the course from the dining room, patio and deck. The dining room can comfortably seat 50 or more people. For more information, call 507-789-6307, or go to www.kenyoncountryclub.com
All Seasons Activity Center,
located at 516 2nd Street, is open for adult activities from 9 a.m. -3 p.m. weekdays and youth activities for grades 4-6 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m., with Fridays pending, hours subject to change. The center is a place to stay connected, play games, do crafts or enjoy a good move.
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How We Celebrate FESTIVALS, ANNUAL EVENTS
Christmas in Kenyon: Held on the first Saturday in December, this community event stirs the holiday spirit with downtown window painting, horse-drawn wagon rides, visits with Santa (for the pets too!) and hot cider/treats at downtown businesses. Guest readers entertain children with their favorite Christmas book at the library and the Kenyon Area Business Association hosts a chili feed luncheon. If you like Christmas cookies –and who doesn’t – plan to attend the cookie walk at the M.T. Gunderson House on the Boulevard of Roses. Made by members of the Kenyon Area Historical Society, these family-recipe cookies are sold by the pound and they go fast. In the early evening, attend the community Christmas tree lighting at the Veterans Memorial Park and sing carols by candlelight. The final events of the day are a live nativity held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the community Christmas concert featuring local talent. Kenyon Annual Carriage and Cutter Day: What is a cutter? Come to Kenyon on the February 24, 2018 to find out! This winter celebration showcases an all-equine parade featuring hundreds of horses, ponies and mules pulling carriages or being ridden. It is one of the few all-horse parades left in the state! This family-friendly event offers pony rides, petting zoo and carriage rides drawn by a team of Percheron horses, all for free. Catch a cup of hot cocoa
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and a burger at the Boy Scouts food stand or stop in at the VFW for homemade pies and hot sandwiches. While you are there, find a deal by bidding on a basket at the Kenyon Volunteer Firefighters Auxiliary silent auction. Carriage & Cutter Day has expanded to include sports events as well. The Men’s Alumni Basketball Tournament is held throughout the day at the high school. A 5K Run/Walk –complete with the T-shirt that says you were there –is a great way to begin the day. The newest event, the Snowball (softball) tournament, provides good fun in the snow with teams competing for cash prizes. Memorial Day Parade and Program: Honoring those who have served their country, the Kenyon VFW, Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion present a grand parade that marches through downtown and on to the Kenyon Cemetery. In a moving ceremony, the area servicemen and women who died in the past year are honored and remembered with an American flag and the 21-gun salute from the Kenyon Color Guard. The Kenyon-Wanamingo band plays patriotic songs and a keynote speaker of the day reminds the crowd of our freedoms won and defended at great cost. Rose Fest: August 19-21, 2017 Events subject to change
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Friday, August 19 • City-wide garage sales • 10am-4pm Thursday and Friday-Kenyon Library Book Sale in City Council Chambers • 1pm K-W Knights Booster Club Golf Tournament • 5 pm Beer Garden & Hog Roast behind the
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11am- pm Gunderson House Tours 4pm Grand arade 5pm Bean Bag Tournament at Kenyon uni pm street dan e featuring ost Highway at Kenyon unill ages 10 00 o er Hammers hlagen games
Sunday, August 21 • am Tra tor ull at au tion lot by eterson Ford • 1pm emories of Hatie Tea Gunderson at the Gunderson House Reser ations nly • pm Field of Flags losing eremony at eteran s ar
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
M.T. Gunderson House: You can’t miss this beautifully preserved Victorian style home on the west side of town. Run by the Kenyon Area Historical Society, the home was built in 1895 by M.T. Gunderson and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Most of the vintage home furnishings are original to the Gunderson family, and other pieces of Kenyon history have been added to compliment the collection. Tours are available to the public on the third weekend of every month in the summer and on special occasions during the winter. You can book the home for private parties such as a wedding, shower or birthday event for a reasonable fee. The home’s showcase event is the annual Scandinavian Christmas Dinner, held on the second weekend in December. Each room of the home is artfully decorated for the holiday. The dinner features an old-fashioned holiday meal served by costumed hosts who tell the story of the Gunderson family and the history of Kenyon. Dinner guests will also enjoy a welcome fire as they arrive, tours of the home and a horse-drawn wagon ride around town. Aspelund Peony Gardens/Aspelund Winery: With over 65 varieties of lovely peony plants to choose from, the Aspelund Peony Gardens is a fragrant and beautiful place to visit in the month of June. Visit the winery room overlooking the flower beds and sample a variety of award-winning fruit wines crafted on site. Bottled wines are available for purchase. Location: 9204 425th St. Kenyon, MN 55946. Hours : Saturday: 12pm-6pm Sunday: 12pm-6pm
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HOLDEN and DALE LUTHERAN
Area Churches Come worship with us!
Dennison lutheran church
Heather Culuris, Pastor 507-824-2410 6949 County 30 Blvd. | Kenyon, (507) 789-6677
9210 County 12 Blvd. | Kenyon (507) 789-6677
WORSHIP SERVICES: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. June-August 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Sept.-May Visit Us Online at these websites: dalelutheranchurch.org | holdenlutheranchurch.org
Trinity Lutheran Church Wanamingo Lutheran Church Starting September 10th Trinity will worship at 9am and Wanamingo Lutheran at 10:30am.
Each month worship service alternates times between the two shared churches 9am and 11am. Call 507-645-6042 for more information. All Are Welcome!
Dennison/Vang Joint sunDay school helD at Vang
Trinity & Wanamingo Lutheran Churches will switch times monthly.
actiVities for chilDren, youth, anD families Pastor Paul A. Graham
130 W. 3rd St. Wanamingo 507-824-2457
37514 3rd Ave. Dennison, MN 55018
* Sunday worship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. (during school year) * Wednesday evening worship is at 6:15 p.m. * Easter Worship times are: 7:00 a.m. Sunrise service, 8:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast, 9:00 a.m. Easter Service * 4:00 p.m. Christmas Candle Light Worship
FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Interim Pastor Randy Fett
Everyone Welcome!
309 Forest Street, Kenyon, MN | (507) 789-5261
Please like us on Facebook. Our websites are trinitywanamingo.org and wanamingolutheranchurch.org
Christopher Culuris, Pastor
301 2nd Ave Wanamingo 507-824-2155
Vang lutheran church
Each month worship service alternates times between the two shared churches 9am and 11am Call 507-645-6042 for more information.
Dennison/Vang Joint sunDay school helD at Vang actiVities for chilDren, youth, anD families Pastor Paul A. Graham 2060 County 49 Blvd., Dennison, MN 55018
all are Welcome
Corner of County 49 Blvd and 20th Ave
Gol Lutheran Church
Pastor Marvin Kormann 9:30 a.m. Worship 1500 Highway 60 Blvd Kenyon, MN 55946 (507) 789-6311
For upcoming events, please visit our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/GolLutheranChurchELCA
A friendly and upbeat Bible-believing church. You are always welcome. Pastor -Pat PatMcBride McBride Pastor Regular service time Sundays 10 am Regular Service Time Sunday school for- Sundays all ages at9 10 amam Sunday School for all ages at 9 am Free nursery during Sunday school and service Free nursery during Sunday school and service Childrens programsavailable available - callcall forfor current Children’s Programs – please currentinformation information YouthYouth GroupGroup (Jr and Srand high) “The– Refuge” every Wednesday evening at 7 pm for Jr Sr High “The Refuge” - every Wednesday at 7 pm New Church NewLife Life Church Beverly Street,PO POBox Box 129, 129, Wanamingo, MN 55983 525525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo, MN 55983 824-3019 | newlifemn@frontiernet.net | www.JesusIsNewLife.Org (507)(507) 824-3019 | newlifemn@frontiernet.net | www.JesusIsNewLife.Org
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Schweich’s Hotel, Food and Bar: This 1908 historic brick building was originally the Central Hotel and Café, operated by Hans E. Bergh. Over the years it was home to several different clothing businesses and then sat vacant before developer Lawrence Schweich renovated the building reusing some materials, such as the original stamped tin ceiling tiles. The old Central Hotel was brought back to its original purpose. The hotel offers 5 full suites on the upper level, restaurant and bar on the main floor, private event space on the lower level and a full-length outdoor patio. The décor features a cherry wood floor-to-ceiling bar, exotic animal mounts and old school conference memorabilia. Location: 632 2nd St, Kenyon, MN 55946. (507) 789-5800 Boulevard of Roses: If there’s one thing that is iconic of Kenyon, it is the impressive Boulevard of Roses. People driving through Kenyon on Hwy. 60 are appreciative of the beautiful display of 100 colorful and fragrant tree roses planted along Gunderson Blvd. The history of the roses dates back to 1962, when Kenyon resident Lloyd Jystad asked permission to plant 10 tree roses to ornament the boulevard. He was a city employee, and donated
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his time to care for the roses. The unusual roses attracted so much attention that Harold Severson suggested they plant 100 roses. The new larger display garnered national acclaim, and the Boulevard of Roses was officially dedicated on June 30, 1968. Today, Kenyon city workers care for the roses, burying them beneath the ground in the fall and unearthing them in the spring. The variety of blooming rose colors and fragrances are well worth a closer look during the summer months.
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Kenyon Historic Walking Tour: Here is your chance to learn more about local history and burn calorie while you do it! Pick up a free guide book at City Hall or an area business and then set your feet on the 2.3 mile trek around town. The walking tour features 28 historic buildings of note, both business and residential, and provides detailed information about the architecture of each. It outlines the history of the buildings and gives a glimpse into the lives of the early pioneers. Also included in the guide is a map of the Kenyon area churches, many of which are historic in their own right! Kenyon Veterans Memorial Park: On the east end of 2nd Street at the intersection of Hwy. 56 and County 12 stands the Kenyon Veterans Memorial Park. Originally referred to as “Cannon Park” for the cannon it contained, the park has grown into a true memorial to veterans past and present. In 2017 there will be an official dedication ceremony for the newly-improved park on Sat., July 15. Service and branch flags fly proudly over the park’s paved walkways leading up to three memorial walls of honor. The walls feature the name, rank, branch of service and time of service of the honored veterans. Plaques are still being added to the wall and forms are available at the park or by contacting Mike (Mac) McDonald at 507-789-5461. During Rose Fest the park hosts a field of flags along with a memorial program to honor the area men and women who fought with honor and served with dignity.
Why We’re Involved Civic Organizations
Kenyon residents like to be involved in their community and there are plenty of ways to do that. The following list of organizations comes from the city’s website, www. cityofkenyon.com: All Seasons Community Services, 530 2nd Street, website : ascservices.wixsite.com/allseasons, phone: 507-789-5622, Mary Frutiger, CEO. ASCS is a 501(c)3 non-profit operating the All Seasons Food Shelf, All Seasons Thrift Store and All Seasons Activity Center in Kenyon. Volunteers always welcome. American Legion Post #78 Scott Quamme, 789-6425
Bone Builders Exercise Program Barb, 507-789-5758 Boy Scouts John Smith, 507-323-0250 Cannon Valley Shrine Club Frank Peterson/Bob Boesen, 789-6141/789-5280 Faribault Hospice 507-332-4386/507-334-6451 Girl Scouts 507-271-8311 K-W Knights Booster Club Laura Maring, 789-5776 Kenyon Area Business Association (KABA) email: kenyonkaba@gmail.com; website: www.kenyonkaba.com Kenyon Snowdrifters, Jim Malloy www.kenyonsnowdrifters.com Kenyon Sportsman’s Club, contact John Maki 507-789-5220
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K-W Community Education 789-6186 website: kw.k12.mn.us, Shannon Johnson, contact
SEMCAC Senior Dining, Marlene Mattson/ Helen Aase 789-6741/789-5315
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Wanamingo HISTORY OF WANAMINGO
According to the Wanamingo Historical Society, the town was named after a heroine of an Indian novel that was popular at the time. The original village began with the platting of 40 acres by James Brown in sections 25 & 26 in 1857. That land is located one-mile west of the present day Wanamingo. In 1903, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company platted and sold lots for a new town where the present day township is located. With the rail line right in the township, growth came quickly thereafter and Wanamingo incorporated in 1917. In 2003 — with its population then exceeding 1,000 — Wanamingo turned 100, and celebrated with a logo contest and pin, plays and issuing a keepsake calendar. Wanamingo still has an original old log cabin which sits at the south end of Main Street near the old water tower. The Wanamingo Fire Department celebrated a century of service to the community in 2013. : Wanamingo has the honor of being the namesake for Governor Mark Dayton’s German Shepard dog. Source: Wanamingo Historical Society
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Population: 1.1 square miles located on the north fork of the Zumbro River, 11 miles northeast of Kenyon on Hwy. 60 and Hwy. 57 County: Goodhue Area code: 507 Zip code: 55983 Population: 1,086 Median age: 38.4 years Elevation: 1,053 feet Business/Civic Organization: Wanamingo Commercial Club Lion’s Club Wanamingo Honor Guard Wanamingo Historical Society School(s) Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School (K-4) District 2172 225 Third Ave. 507-824-2211 507-824-2212 www.kw.k12.mn.us *The Kenyon-Wanamingo School District’s other schools are located in Kenyon.
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DISCOVER WANAMINGO Median family income Wanamingo: $46,125 Goodhue County: $55,451 Major Employers Employer Employees Wanamingo Schools130 ISD #2172 Ag Partners 90 Maple Island Inc 50 Riverview Manor 45 Farmers Co-op Oil 44 Security State Bank 15 of Wanamingo Budget Mart Oil 9 SEMA 10-19 Real Estate Total housing units: 503 Rental properties: 90 Owner-occupied properties: 371 Vacant: 42 Median single family home value: $147,078
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GOVERNMENT
Mayor: Ryan Holmes City Council: Larry VanDeWalker, Jeremiah Flotterud, Stuart Ohr, Eric Dierks City Administrator: Michael Boulton City Hall 401 Main Street, Wanamingo, MN 55983 / 507-824-2477 Economic Development Authority: Jim Kittelson, chair; Ryan Holmes, Jennifer Berquam, Brian Johnson, Josh Sandberg, Josh Schaefer, Brian Guedknecht. The seven-member organization (two of whom serve as liaisons with the city council) is charged with promoting and developing business in the city. Goodhue County Sheriff’s Department 507-824-2497, or sheriff’s dispatcher at 651-385-3155 Wanamingo office 401 Main Street, Wanamingo, MN 55983 Public Works 507-259-9200 Parks and Recreation 507-273-2878 Wanamingo Fire and Rescue 96 Main St., Wanamingo, MN 55983 507-824-3711
WHERE WE PLAY Parks Dedicated on Sept. 21, 2013, the Wanamingo Veterans Memorial is a must-see monument honoring the veterans of Goodhue County. Wanamingo boasts one of the nicest ballparks around at Veterans Memorial Athletic Field. The park hosts not only the K-W softball and baseball teams, but the local Minnesota State Amateur Baseball League team, the Wanamingo Jacks and the American Legion Baseball Team. Other parks of interest include Riverside Park with its screened shelter, volleyball and horseshoe courts. The Wanamingo Nature Trail bridges over the Zumbro River and offers miles of wooded hiking year round. Bike riders should check out the Prairie Ridge Bike Path. Pool A public pool is available for all ages and features a water polo hoop, slide, diving boards and lifeguards to watch over young swimmers. Seasonal passes, swimming lessons and water aerobics are available. Winter Activities Try a local snowmobile trail or go skating on the outdoor ice rink.
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HOW WE CELEBRATE
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Fourth of July The patriotic holiday is a multi-day regional affair with a Field of Honor flags, sports tournaments, truck/tractor pull lots of live music, kids games and a grand parade. The Wanamingo Firemen hold their annual dance and the fireworks display at dusk culminates the festivities.
Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA 301 2nd Avenue 507-824-2155 www.trinitywanamingo.org Rev. Chris Culuris
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Aspelund - AFLC 42957 Co. 1 Blvd. Christmas in Wanamingo: Put on your warm coat and 507-824-2307 step out for Christmas in Wanamingo. Area businesses www.emmanuelaspelundaflc.org host this annual open-house event on the first Thursday interim Pastor Lyle Aadahl of every December. People enjoy special holiday treats, prize drawings, wagon rides and music on Main Street. New Life Church Be sure to stop at the Wanamingo SEMA John Deere deal- 525 Beverly Street er for a great photo opportunity with Mr. and Mrs. Santa 507-824-3019 Clause. www.jesusisnewlife.org Rev. Patrick McBride
Wanamingo Lutheran Church - ELCA Syttende Mai 130 3rd Street W Wanamingo has a large number of residents of Norwe- 507-824-2457 gian roots, and they celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day Rev. Chris Culuris every year on or around May 17 (Syttende Mai in Norwegian). Festivities usually include a pancake breakfast, a lutefisk dinner, troll hunt and special music.
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Nerstrand HISTORY
In 1856, Norwegian immigrant Osmund Osmundson moved to Wheeling Township in Rice County, where he homesteaded at the present site of Nerstrand, building a house and farm. In 1877, he built a store on what became the right-of-way for railroad tracks on what is now Main Street. In 1885, the Minnesota and North Western Railroad (later the Chicago Great Western Railway) was constructed, extending from Lyle, Minnesota to St. Paul, and Osmundson platted the town on the line, naming it after his hometown of Nedstrand in Norway. Osmundson later became a state legislator. Thorstein Veblen, who grew up just outside of the town, became a nationally renowned sociologist and economist. His farmstead is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nerstrand’s first city hall was built in 1897. A newer one was built in 1907. That building as well as homes belonging to Osmund Osmundson and another famous Nerstrander, Tosten Bonde, are also considered national historic landmarks. Location 1.4 square miles along state Highway 246 in Rice County. Population 295 Government State Senate District 25 State Representative District 25B City Hall: 221 Main St., Nerstrand 55053 School Nerstrand Elementary School (Charter)
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Parks/Historical Sites Big Woods State Park Big Woods State Park: Just a few miles up the road in Nerstrand, Big Woods features nearly 3,000 acres of the same type of woods that covered much of southern and central Minnesota before settlers arrived. There are plenty of varied hiking trails available, a small waterfall on one of them, and a campground. For more information, call 507-333-4840 Other places to visit Valley Grove Church, Thorstein Veblen Farmstead, Osmund Osmundson home, city hall, Tosten Bonde home. Nerstrand Meats & Catering is a family owned business and has been in operation at the same location since 1890. They have maintained a century old tradition of preparing, serving and producing the finest smoke meats and specialty foods. Churches St. John’s United Church of Christ 19086 Jacobs Ave. Rev. Lora Sturm Grace Lutheran Church 305 First St. S. Rev. Don Kloster Nerstrand United Methodist Church 12 Maple St. Rev. Lora Sturm SOURCE(s): Census, Minnesota Historical Society
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Dennison HISTORY
A village that originally was part of Warsaw and Northfield townships in Rice County, Dennison was named after Morris P. Dennison, a settler near its site in 1856, on whose land the village was located. The little village was first settled by 1849 and incorporated as a village on December 3, 1904. Dennison became a city in its own right on July 20, 1907. Its post office began in 1885, although there is some confusion as to whether it was named Spring Creek before the post office was established in postmaster Gunnar A. Bonhus’s general store. Dennison himself first visited Minnesota in 1849 from Vermont, brought his family in 1856, and filed a land claim, building a log shanty in the center of the city; he moved to Northfield in 1865 and died there in a farming accident in 1879.
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Location 1.3 square miles nestled on border of Rice and Goodhue counties Population 212 SOURCE(s): US Census, Rice/Goodhue counties, Minnesota Historical Society
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How we celebrate FLAKE OUT FESTIVAL AND WINTER PARADE Feb. 24, 2018 Events will include the Euchre Tourney, Poker Run, Raffle, BBQ Cook Off
DENNISON DAYS
Government State Senate Districts (3) Annual Celebration • First weekend in August 25, 28, 36 For more info and updates, visit State Representative Districts (3) www.dennisondays.org or 25B, 28B, 36B Like the Dennison Lions on Facebook Mayor: Jeff Flaten (www.facebook.com/DennisonLions) City Hall: Churches 37622 Goodhue Ave., Vang Lutheran Dennison, MN 2060 County 49 Blvd. 55018 City Council Members: Nicole Schloesser, Dan Storlie, Rev. Paul Graham Britt Olson, Neal Wilson Dennison Lutheran City Clerk: Jessica Page P.O. Box 117 Rev. Paul Graham
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The Goodhue County 4-H Dairy Judging Team placed first overall at the 2016 World Dairy Expo. Pictured left to right are: Coach Tony Scheffler, Coach Maizie Scheffler, Emily Benrud, Ben Thompson, Tess Hokanson and Clint Irrthum. (Photo courtesy of Agri-Graphics)
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Goodhue County Fair August 8-12, 2017 Zumbrota, MN. Goodhue County has a rich history of agriculture that beBuilt on tradition but changing for the future, the gan in the late 1800s and continues today. It is a major Goodhue County Fair had its beginnings way back in part of the county’s economy. 1859. While the early fairs changed locations multiple times, a permanent place was established in 1915 on the north end of Zumbrota. Home to agricultural exhibits from youth and adults, the Goodhue County Fair is a must-see event each August.) Special events for 2017 include: lawn mower derby, carnival, 4-H exhibits and livestock shows, demolition derbys, tractor and truck pull, bands and special contests. For more fair information email: gcfair214@gmail. com
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Goodhue county Agricultural Ranking (among all MN counties) • 14th in li esto produ tion • th in mil ows • th in all attle • 1 th in rop produ tion • 10th in oats • th in alfalfa hay • 14th in total agri ultural produ tion Goodhue County Crops and Livestock Production • 5 rops • 44 li esto
ation and more For many people in the area the time spent at the ounty and state fairs showing li esto are Goodhue County Livestock Sectors some of the best memories of their youth • 54 dairy The Kenyon-Wanamingo Future Farmers of meri a on• 4 hogs tinue to de elop a strong hapter that is represented at • attle the lo al state and national le el The group is ad ised by • 5 all other Chu arson Source: Minnesota Department of Agriculture 2013 Goodhue County 4-H is a bran h of the ni ersity of inmost recent data available nesota tension For more information on 4-H lubs in the area onta t lyson Kloe ner ounty 4-H program FFA and 4-H oordinator at 51- 5- 100 or by email at s hw1 4 gri ulture is a prime sour e of in ol ement for area umn edu youth and an e ellent pla e to learn lifelong s ills in the areas of leadership nan e ommuni ation organi-
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Businesses in Kenyon Kenyon businesses offer everything from gifts to hardware, clothing to liquor, and carpeting to charcoal! The Kenyon Area Business Association -KABA meets quarterly. www.kenyonkaba.com Dahlen Jewelry Tatge Jewelry Kenyon Ace Hardware D&S Banner, Sign & Print Emerson’s Fine Furniture Kenyon Market Mary’s Rustic Rose flower shop ASCS Kenyon Thrift Store Traxler Equipment Kenyon Ag Service Kenyon Meats McBroom Chiropractic Main Street Dental Dr. William Lewis. DDS Nygard Auto Repair Dean’s Tires Workout 24/7 State Farm Insurance – Lyle Wendroth Security State Bank of Kenyon Peterson Ford
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CHURCHES IN KENYON
Churches in Kenyon St. Michael Catholic Church 108 Bullis St. 507-789-6120 Father Kevin Kenney, Pastor Father Nick VanDenBroeke, Pastor Deacon Newell McGee Dale Lutheran Church 9210 County Road 12 507-789-6767 Rev. Heather Culuris First Evangelical Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 Forest Street 507-789-5261 Pastor Randy Fett (interim) Gol Lutheran Church - ELCA 1500 Highway 60 Blvd, 507-789-6311 Rev. Marvin Kormann (interim) Hauge Lutheran Church - AFLC 317 3rd Street 507-789-6343 www.haugeemmanuel.com Pastor Lyle Aadahl (interim)
Hegre Lutheran Church - ELCA 51989 Highway 56 Blvd. 507-789-5934 Rev. Chris Brekke Holden Lutheran Church - ELCA 6949 30th Avenue Blvd. 507-789-6677 www.holdenlutheranchurch.org Rev. Heather Culuris Kenyon United Methodist Church 429 4th Street 507-789-6531 Rev. Dana Houck Moland Lutheran Church - ELCA 7618 84th Avenue NE 507-789-6661 Rev. Nancy Edwardson
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