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“Where Fillmore County News Comes First” Weekly Edition
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Ronald Gregg to head Highway Department By K aren R eisner kreisner@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Three of the GETFRESH Girl’s Weekend Event Coordinators. Left to right: Sharon Vreeman, of GETFRESH vintage, Julie Charlebois of Riverside on the Root, and Pam Watson of Brewsters Red Hotel. Photo by Barb Jeffers
GETFRESH Girl’s Weekend By Barb Jeffers bjeffers@fillmorecountyjournal.com
A group of Ladies in Lanesboro wanted to help children and the rest, as they say, is history. Or, at least it will be, after the weekend of November 2, 3, and 4, 2012. The GETFRESH Girl’s Weekend is for women to do what they like to do: shopping, eating, drinking, music, theatre, yoga, and much more. The fact that the Girl’s weekend takes place during deer hunting season is not a happenstance, as the flyer for the weekend states, “While the hunters are away… the girls will play!” And how, you may ask, does this benefit children and families? The answer to that question is Family & Children’s Center of Winona. Julie Charlebois (Riverside on the Root), Pam
Watson (Brewster’s Red Hotel), and Sue Whitney (GETFRESH Vintage) had come up with the idea for the event and called another friend, Marlene Kohner, who is an advocate for children in Winona, asking for advice on where the proceeds would be best put to use to help children. Marlene got involved with the Girl’s Weekend and recommended the Family & Children’s Center of Winona to receive the proceeds. The group toured the facility and learned of the broad services the Center provides not only to children but to families. On the website for the Family & Children’s Center, (www. fcconline.org), it is stated that “Family and Children’s Center provides a wide range of highly effective, life-changing prevention and intervention programs
designed to strengthen families and promote individual wellbeing, in good times and in bad.” The Center offers services to help families deal with a wide array of issues including, but not limited to, drug abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, bullying, ADD, ADHD, and foster care advocacy. Family & Children’s Center of Winona is the largest private provider of human services in Western Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota. The center helps all of southeastern Minnesota, including families from Fillmore County. The GETFRESH Girl’s Weekend Schedule of Events Friday, November 2 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - The GETFRESH Girl’s Reception 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - “Paint See GETFRESH Page 11
Tuesday & Wednesday - Closed Monday & Thursday - 4-8pm Friday - Noon-9pm Saturday - 11am-9pm Sunday - 11am-8pm 109 S. Parkway, Lanesboro, MN 55949 www.riversideontheroot.com
The county board at their October 23 meeting introduced Ronald Gregg who has been hired to replace John Grindeland whose resignation to retire had previously been accepted as of December 28, 2012. Gregg was hired as of October 19 and has been appointed as acting engineer during a paid leave of absence for Grindeland. Gregg was hired after a monthslong search to find a suitable candidate to fill the county engineer position. Gregg recently resigned as the Cottonwood County engineer. Medical Examiner R. Ross Reichard, M.D., Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, discussed the proposed 2013 Medical Examiner service agreement with the
board. The Mayo Clinic office also contracts with Olmsted and Dodge Counties. Reichard said he will report back yearly on Fillmore County statistics. Sheriff Daryl Jensen maintained the closer location of the medical examiner will be more convenient and the service will be almost identical to what they have had before. County Attorney Brett Corson was satisfied with the contract. Reichard will be appointed county medical examiner as of January 1, 2013. The resignation of the current medical examiner, Lindsey C. Thomas, M.D. was accepted effective December 31, 2012. Testing of Alleged Clandestine Lab Site See COUNTY BOARD Page 2
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Rushford continues strategy talks looked at. “It reflects the values and concerns of the community, kzoellner@fillmorecountyjournal.com but there are new concerns that Staff and the 5-man council were not thought of then,” he continue to work diligently to notes. “Frac mining, our dwinhammer out the goals and ideas of dling supply of commercial propthe city’s strategic plan. This week, erties, and the downtown all need talk turned to both Planning and to be looked at.” Zoning, as well as the Tree Board. Regarding downtown, the city The Planning and Zoning Com- wants to ensure that the proper mission will be updating their zoning is in place to take advancomprehensive plan, at a pace of tage of any potential redevelopa chapter or so per month. Writ- ment. “The planning commission ten in 2008, City Administrator is looking at land use, but we Steve Sarvi calls the current plan want the document to support “a good document,” but suggested development through the ordithat it and related ordinances be See RUSHFORD Page 20 By K irsten Zoellner
Ladies, Ladies, Ladies!!!
Come to Get Fresh Girls Weekend! Martini Friday, Nov. 1 ~ Pottery U Paint 6-9pm at Potiche Pottery (Call to Reserve 467-2929) Also on Friday ~ 5-8pm Get Fresh Girls Reception at Get Fresh Vintage Lounge Saturday, Nov. 2ND ~ Fresh Fashions Style Show 11:30-2:30pm (Reserve Online)
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