Discover kenyon 2014 by Kate Noet

KENYON YOUR GUIDE TO KENYON AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES KENYON | WANAMINGO NERSTRAND | DENNISON

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Welcome to Town! Whether you are a home-grown tomato or a recent transplant, I believe you will find much of interest in our 2014 Discover Kenyon guide. The world changes and so do our small towns. The trend of return migration –people coming back to live in their hometown or another like it –is evident in rural Goodhue County. People want to raise their family in a place that is healthy, inclusive and safe. To my way of thinking, there isn’t a better place to do that than a small town! Spend a few hours on the streets of Kenyon, Wanamingo, Nerstrand or Dennison and you Lenz will experience a comfortable pace of life. Through all of Minnesota’s beautiful individual seasons, the hum of everyday activity continues. In Kenyon, kids ride by on bicycles, perhaps even receiving a friendly “ice cream ticket” from a police oﬃcer just because they were wearing their helmet. At the community swimming pools in Wanamingo and Kenyon, high school lifeguards oversee the splashes and teach swimming lessons to enthusiastic youngsters. On the sidelines, parents watch with bated breath as their little ones take that first brave dive into the deep end. By next week they will be swimming like little fish! Out at Big Woods State Park in Nerstrand, families discover the fun of camping and hike the trails to see waterfalls. Big tractors approach the edge of town where you can see fields of corn plainly from City Hall. In Dennison, people come out to enjoy the Farmer’s Market every Wednesday night and visit with neighbors as they peruse the produce.

Downtown, guys at the Clutchman’s Auto Club raise a green 1970 Roadrunner up on the lift. Endless summer ends all too soon but there is still plenty to see and do in a rural community. The Goodhue County Fair in early August, followed by the Kenyon Rose Fest, means that the Minnesota State Fair is not far away. Golfers take advantage of the last balmy days of the season at the Kenyon Country Club. School starts, the lights come on at the K-W football field on a Friday night and the air turns cooler. Midnight lights out in the country means farmers are hard at work bringing in the harvest of soybeans and corn. Winter brings the excitement of the first snow and the roar of snowmobiles on groomed trails as the Kenyon Snowdrifters enjoy their season. At Depot Park, broomball teams do their best to score a goal on the ice at the Wednesday night Park and Rec games. Around here, winter means basketball and wrestling, both of which have strong roots and fierce competitors for Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools. In spring the fleet-footed runners and softball pitchers give way to the boys of summer as the Wanamingo Jacks and the Legion Baseball teams take the field. Senior citizens thank the good Lord that their road to church is once again easier to travel on Sunday morning. Sometime in early May, the tree roses on Kenyon’s namesake Boulevard of Roses are resurrected to stand tall for the coming summer. Stop to smell their blooms and appreciate the beauty of rural Minnesota; discover Kenyon.

Terri Lenz

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AgReliant Genetics ..............................................29

Kenyon Historical Society......................................7

All Seasons Community Services.........................10

Kenyon-Holden-Warsaw Insurance ........................6

Baker & Axleson LTD .........................................24

The Kenyon Leader..............................................20

Central Valley Co-op.............................................29

Kenyon Senior Living...........................................14

City of Kenyon .......................................................2

Kenyon Veterinary Clinic .....................................12

Dale Lutheran Church .........................................18

Kenyon VFW .......................................................15

Dancing Winds Farmstay .....................................20

Main Street Dental ................................................6

Dean’s Tire & Lube..............................................12

Marathon .............................................................27

Dennison Lutheran Church ..................................18

Mar Leas..............................................................27

Dennison Meat Locker.........................................26

Mary’s Rustic Rose ..............................................12

Dr. William Lewis Dental .....................................12

Milo Peterson Ford Co. ........................................31

Emmanuel Lutheran Church ................................18

NAPA of Kenyon ..................................................12

Farmers State Bank.............................................27

Ness Financial Services .......................................12

Fireside Lounge ...................................................27

New Life Church ..................................................19

First Evangelical Lutheran ..................................19

Peter’s Patio & Landscape, Inc. ............................8

Frank Peterson Law Office ..................................12

Schweich Hotel, Bar & Restaurant .....................32

Fred’s I.G.A..........................................................56

Security State Bank Of Kenyon .............................8

Foldcraft/Plymold ................................................13

Security State Bank Of Wanamingo .....................23

Granneman & Associates ......................................6

St. Michael’s Parish Center .................................19

Hauge Lutheran Church ......................................19

Story Landscaping .................................................5

Held Bus Center.....................................................7

Tatge Jewelry .......................................................16

Holden Lutheran Church .....................................18

Thomas Thunhorst Attorney................................30

Interstate Mills ....................................................29

Traxler Power & Equipment................................29

Isaacson Implement Co., Inc ...............................25

Trinity Lutheran Church ......................................18

Jerry’s Ace Hardware ...........................................30

Vang Lutheran Church .........................................18

Johnny Angel’s Eatery & Pub ..............................26

Wanamingo Lutheran Church ..............................18

Keller Insurance Agency .....................................15

Write On ..............................................................12

Kenyon Ag Service...............................................28

Workout 24/7 .......................................................15

Kenyon Area Business Association .......................5

Zumbro Valley Landscaping .................................24

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Published July 2014 by the Kenyon Leader 638 2nd St., Kenyon, MN, 55946. Phone: 507-789-6161 Fax: 507-789-5040 Publisher: Terri Lenz Photographer: Terri Lenz Ad Design: Kate McGillen & Mary Jo Blanchard

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WHEN WE WORSHIP

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WHERE WE PLAY

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WHY WE’RE INVOLVED

OUR NEIGHBORS

AGRICULTURE

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WHO WE ARE

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HisTorY oF KEnYon

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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. 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 elementary school and Picha Memorial Field were constructed in 1954. Kenyon schools

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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). 2014 marks the 23rd graduating class of Kenyon-Wanamingo High School. During the winter of 2012-2013 and throughout that spring, the

city had the former Kenyon and Kenyon-Wanamingo School building on Forest Street abated and demolished by Blue Earth Environmental. The site was purchased by First Evangelical Lutheran Church, located adjacently. 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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Kenyon Historical Society Enjoy Our 2014 Events At The Historic M.T. Gunderson House! Aug 16 & 17: GUNDERSON HOUSE TOURS, 11 AM to 4 PM Dec 6: HOLIDAY COOKIE WALK, 10 AM to 12 PM Dec. 13: HOLIDAY DINNER Experience A Bonfire And Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride Prior To An Elaborate Holiday Meal And Entertainment. Reserve Your Space Early! Care To Join Us? New Members Welcome Anytime! Contact: Lois Estrem 507-789-5936; Ryan Ugland 507-789-6807; Shirley Erickson 507-789-5568 Rent The Gunderson House For Your Next Special Event; Reservations At Kenyon City Hall.

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TOURS GIVEN EVERY THIRD WEEKEND OF THE MONTH (JUNE-SEPT) 2PM & 5PM Call Lois if you would like to arrange a tour for a different time

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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: approx. 75 minutes or 51 miles Area code 507 Zip code 55946 Population: 1,815 Median age 41.3 Elevation 1,155 feet Median family income

Goodhue County $55,451 Kenyon $60,813 Real Estate Total housing units 923 Rental properties 84 Owner-occupied properties 690 Vacant 149 Median single family home value $157,052

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The Kenyon Economic Development Authority was established on April 10, 1990. The Authority is governed by a board of five members with at least two members from the City Council.

Mike Engel

Mayor Mike Engel City Hall 709 Second St., Kenyon MN 55946 507-789-6415 City Administrator Mark Vahlsing Economic Development Authority Mike Engel, Fred Braegelmann, Fred Barsness, Dan Dummer and Stuart Campbell.

Mark Vahlsing

Kenyon Police Department 713 Second St. 507-789-5214 Public Works, Parks and Recreation Departments 507-789-6415 Kenyon Fire and Rescue 724 Second St. 507-789-6415 Kenyon Municipal Liquor Store 507-789-6176

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

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Goodhue County Government 509 West 5th St., Red Wing, MN 55066 651-385-3000 Goodhue County Sheriﬀ 430 W. Sixth St., Red Wing, MN 55066 651-385-3155

Farmer’s State Bank & City Hall

Foldcraft-Plymold Co., Kenyon-Wanamingo School District, Kenyon Sunset Home/Gunderson Gardens Assisted Living, City of Kenyon, Fred’s IGA, Central Valley Cooperative

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Riverside Park Disc Golf Course: Located two blocks north of Hwy. 60 on Washington Street, the course is nine holes of fun without clubs. Just bring your favorite Frisbee and get ready for some good exercise. 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 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

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Depot Park: This park near the city’s public swimming 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. An indoor facility run by the city is available for rent as well. In the winter, the city operates an ice rink near the park for plenty of outdoor ice time. The local snowmobile club, the Kenyon Snowdrifters, maintains the snowmobile trails in the surrounding area. Other city parks in Kenyon include: Veteran’s Park, North Park, West Park and the new Trondheim Park.

The Chicago Great Western Depot was moved to Depot Park in 1975

classes for water aerobics. For swim times and more information, call 507-789-6545.

PuBLic LiBrArY

You can lose yourself in a world of your own imagination at the Kenyon Public Library. Open five days a week, the library has the latest in fiction and nonfiction books and periodicals, plus plenty of planned activities to share the love of reading. Now also open on the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to Noon. For more hours and information call, 507-7896821.

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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. For more information, call 507-789-6307, or go to www.kenyoncountryclub.com

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FEsTiVALs, AnnuAL EVEnTs

Christmas in Kenyon in early December: Shop local and enjoy treats and cider at area businesses while you sign up for prizes and KABA Kash drawings. Bring the kids in for a photo with Santa as Security State Bank of Kenyon and take the pets over to the Kenyon Vet Clinic for a pet pic with “Santa Born”. Kenyon Annual Carriage and Cutter Day: What’s a cutter? Come to Kenyon February 28,

2015 to find out! The day’s crowning festivity is the Carriage and Cutter Parade featuring hundreds of horses, mules and ponies pulling carriages or being ridden. Prior to the parade a side street is turned into a large petting zoo full of friendly farm animals as well as a pony ride station, all for free. You can take a ride down the street behind a team of Percheron Draft Horses and enjoy a hot cup of cocoa and food at one of the street vendors or area establishments. Memorial Day Parade and Program: Honoring those who have served their country, the Kenyon VFW,

Arvid and Gloria Boyum 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 KenyonWanamingo 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 15-17, 2014 Friday, August 15

• City-wide garage sales • 9am-4pm Farmers Market and Vendors in the lot across from Fred’s Market Place • 10am-4pm Thursday and Friday-Kenyon Library Book Sale in City Council Chambers • 1pm K-W Knights Booster Club Golf Tournament • 6pm Thorny Rose Challenge Course in Depot Park, junior high and under • 6:30pm Thorny Rose Challenge for high school and older • 5 pm Beer Garden & Hog Roast behind the Kenyon VFW • 9pm live music featuring The Local Hooligans at Kenyon VFW, and games of

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Girl Scouts wave to the crowd as they handout candy at the Rose Fest Parade hammerschlagen Saturday, August 16 • City-wide garage sales • 8am-3pm Car Show on Forest Street • 8:30am 5K Fun Run/Walk begins at Workout 24/7 • 9am-3pm Drive One 4UR School test drive fundraiser at Peterson Ford west lot near the foodshelf • 9am-3pm Farmers Market & Vendors

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M.T. Gunderson House: You can’t miss this beautifully restored Victorian style home on Gunderson Boulevard 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. Tours are available to the public on the third weekend of every month in the summer and spaces in the home are available for rent to private parties. Not to be missed is the annual Victorian Christmas in the home, held in the second week of December. The event features an old-fashioned holiday meal from the era served by costumed re-enactors, live entertainment and tours of the artfully decorated home. 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. Located northeast of Kenyon, they are also developing a vineyard. The vineyard is slated to open in 2015. 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. In June of 2013, Schweich’s vision was complete. 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. Boulevard of Roses: People driving through Kenyon on Hwy. 60 are

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Kenyon-Wanamingo Girls Softball team competed at State in 2014.

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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 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 oďŹ&#x192;cially 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. Kenyon Historic Walking Tour: Pick up a guide book at City Hall or an area business and then put your walking shoes for the 2.3 mile trek around town. The walking tour features 28 historic buildings of note, business and residential, and provides detailed information about the history and architecture of each. It also includes a map of Kenyon area churches, many of which are historic in their own right!

Volunteers at the Kenyon VFW

A Model T caravan drives thru Kenyon

Children thank the Easter Bunny at the Egg Hunt in Depot Park

Carriage & Cutter Parade - featuring a petting zoo & fun for the whole family.

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Area Churches HOLDEN and DALE LUTHERAN 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 7th, Trinity will worship at 10:30am and Wanamingo Lutheran will worship at 9:00am. Trinity & Wanamingo Lutheran Churches will switch times monthly.

130 W. 3rd St. 507-824-2457

October worship will be Wanamingo Lutheran at 10:30am & Trinity Lutheran at 9:00am. Christopher Culuris, Pastor

Vang lutheran PariSh

Each month worship service alternates times between the two shared churches 9am and 11am Call 507-645-6042 for more information

301 2nd Ave 507-824-2155

dennison lutherAn PArish Each month worship service alternates times between the two shared churches 9am and 11am. Call 507-645-6042 for more information

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2060 County 49 Blvd., Dennison, MN 55018

Corner of County 49 Blvd and 20th Ave

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Hauge Lutheran Church 317 3rd St, Kenyon (507) 789-5851

Hours: Sunday Service switches between Emmanual & Hauge every other week 9:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: Switches between Emmanual & Hauge every other week 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Martin Horn • 507-789-5851 haugepastor@hotmail.com

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Come Worship With Us St. Michael catholic church

108 Bullis St., Kenyon, MN 507-789-6120 Father Michael Kaluza, Pastor Father Nick VanDenBroeke, Associate Pastor Deacon Newell McGee

Sunday Mass: 8 AM Wednesday Mass: 5 PM November Bingo is the Saturday before Thanksgiving at 7 PM Mardi Gras Bingo is the Sunday before Ash Wednesday at 2 PM

9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. Wed. Evening Worship Memorial Day through Labor Day 6:00 p.m. Wed. Evening Worship Labor Day through Memorial Day

FIRST EvaNgELIcaL LUTHERaN Luther Mathsen, Pastor Everyone Welcome!

309 Forest Street, Kenyon, MN | (507) 789-5261

A friendly and upbeat Bible-believing church. You are always welcome. Pastor Pat Pat McBride McBride Pastor Regular service service time time Sundays Sundays 10 10 am am Regular Sunday school school for for all all ages ages 99 am am Sunday Free nursery nursery during during Sunday Sunday school school and and service service Free Kids-4-Truth Sept.-May Childrens programs available - call 4foryrs.-6th currentgr.information Youth Group Group (Jr (Jr and and Sr Sr high) high) “The “The Refuge” Refuge” every every Wednesday Wednesday evening evening at at 77 pm pm Youth New Life Life Church Church New 525 Beverly Beverly Street, Street, PO PO Box Box 129, 129, Wanamingo, Wanamingo, MN MN 55983 55983 525 (507) 824-3019 824-3019 || newlifemn@frontiernet.net newlifemn@frontiernet.net || www.JesusIsNewLife.Org www.JesusIsNewLife.Org (507)

Why We’re Invloved 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:

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American Legion Post #78; contact Duane Fredrickson 507-789-6190

Kenyon Sportsman’s Club; contact John Maki 507-789-5220

K-W Knights Booster Club; contact Missy Sviggum 507-319-5659

K-W Kids (K-grade 5); contact Kay Benzick 507-789-7028 kbenzick@kw.k12.mn.us

Boy Scouts; contact Jeff Traxler 507-7895946

Lions Club; Harold Berquam 507-789-5758

Cannon Valley Shrine Club; contact Frank Peterson or Bob Boesen 507-789-6141 or 789-5280 K-W Community Education; contact Kris Kincaid 507-789-6186 kkincaid@kw.k12. mn.us Girl Scouts; contact Chris Petricka 507-7896320 Kenyon Area Business Association (KABA); contact Chelsea Ugland www.kenyonkaba.com Kenyon Snowdrifters; Jim Malloy www.kenyonsnowdrifters.com

Literary Guild; Kaia Lehman 507-789-5992 SEMCAC Senior Dining; Marlene Mattson 507-789-6741 or Helen Aase 789-5315 Senior Citizens; Helen Aase 507-789-5315 Sons of Norway; contact Carol Lozon 507789-6497 VFW Post #141; contact Don Skillestad 507-789-6436 VFW Ladies Auxiliary; contact Laurie Dale 507-789-5600 All Seasons Community Services; Jason Quam 507-789-5552 or Bobbie Jones as.cservices@yahoo.com

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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. In 2014, the city is expanding their industrial park Source: Wanamingo Historical Society

WHo ArE WE

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 Organization: Wanamingo Commercial Club 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. Median family income Wanamingo: $46,125 Goodhue County: $55,451 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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Mayor: Ryan Holmes City Council: Larry Van De Walker, Danny Benson, Jennifer Berquam, Jamie Majerus City Administrator: Michael Boulton City Hall 401 Main Street, Wanamingo, MN 55983 / 507-824-2477 Economic Development Authority: Jim Kittelson, chair; Ryan Holmes, Danny Benson, 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

Goodhue County Sheriff Scott McNurlin

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. 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.

Children participate in the water fight with the Wanamingo Fire Dept. at the annual Memorial Day celebration

Winter Activities Try a local snowmobile trail or go skating on the outdoor ice rink.

HoW WE cELEBrATE Festivals, annual events

Christmas in Wanamingo Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 Christmas in Wanamingo: Put on your warm coat and step out for Christmas in Wanamingo. Area businesses host this annual open-house event on the first Thursday of every December. People enjoy special holiday treats, prize drawings, wagon rides and music on Main Street. Be sure to stop at the Wanamingo SEMA John Deere dealer for a great photo opportunity with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause.

The crowd watches the 2014 Memorial Day Parade in Wanamingo

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 on July 3, and the fireworks display at dusk on the 4th culminates the festivities.

www.jesusisnewlife.org Rev. Patrick McBride Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA 301 2nd Avenue 507-824-2155 www.trinitywanamingo.org Rev. Chris Culuris

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Wanamingo Lutheran Church - ELCA Syttende Mai 130 3rd Street W Wanamingo has a large number of resi- 507-824-2457 dents of Norwegian roots, and they cel- Rev. Chris Culuris ebrate Norway’s Constitution Day 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.

WHErE WE WorsHiP

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Aspelund AFLC 42957 Co. 1 Blvd. 507-824-2307 www.emmanuelaspelundaflc.org Rev. Martin Horn New Life Church 525 Beverly Street 507-824-3019

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Nerstrand HisTorY

Location 1.4 square miles along state Highway 246 in Rice County. Population 295 Government State Senate District 25 State Representative District 25B Mayor: Bob Flynn City Hall: 221 Main St., Nerstrand 55053

Other places to visit Valley Grove Church, Thorstein Veblen Farmstead, Osmund Osmundson home, city hall, Tosten Bonde home Churches St. John’s United Church of Christ 19086 Jacobs Ave. Rev. Lora Sturm

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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 af-

ter 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.

Grace Lutheran Church 337 Main Street, 305 First St. S. Rev. Don Kloster Nerstrand, MN. 55053 337 Main Street, School Nerstrand United Methodist Church Nerstrand Elementary School (Charter) 12 Maple St. Nerstrand,Parks/Historical MN. Sites 55053 Rev. Lora Sturm

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