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Meighen family members visit Forestville

Peterson frustration grows with unpaid utilities; considers disconnects

By K irsten Zoellner kirsten@fillmorecountyjournal.com

The Meighen family descendants and their families gathered at Historic Forestville on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Family members included in the photo are Laurie Meighen, Grace Meighen, Page Meighen, Clay Meighen, Aliyah Meighen, Thomas Meighen, Elinor Dempsey, Patricia Lyon, Elizabeth Donovan, Blake Meighen, Carol Dempsey-Frey, Michaela Kuskie, Margaret DempseyNelson, Emily Moore, Earl Mark Dempsey, Liz Moore, Sarah Moore, Lily Dumar Dempsey, Suzanne Dempsey, Samuel Duran Dempsey, Miquel Duran, Katherine Dempsey, Chris Dempsey and Jonathon Dempsey. Also included is Sandy Scheevel, site manager at Forestville.

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that I too loved this great historic venue that uses our family to depict in the year 1899,” stated Suzanne, that it gave her the idea to hold a Meighen family reunion in Forestville.

Members of the family traveled from all over the United States in order to spend time with family members, coming from states such as New York, Massachusetts, California, Idaho, Virginia, Washington State and New Jersey, among others.

The family spent the morning touring some of the buildings in Forestville, including the Meighen General Store, and See FORESTVILLE Page 2 

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Spring Valley bans peddlers

By R ich Wicks rich@fillmorecountyjournal.com

The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session October 9, with all members present (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). The council held a public hearing on the proposed Solicitation Ordinance.

Zimmer explained that, “We’ve had several complaints this year, and in the past, about what we’d call peddlers or solicitors…

They get really aggressive with some of our older residents…”

She added that the proposed ordinance would exempt busi-

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nesses on their regular delivery routes (such as Schwann’s) and non-profit organizations such as Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.

No citizens spoke up during the public hearing. Following the public hearing, the council voted to adopt the ordinance as submitted.

A public hearing was also held on the proposed TIF District 1-13. Shannon Sweeney, representing David Drown Associates, addressed the council, saying, “In your packet was a copy of the TIF plan… that contains some very specific information that’s required by See PEDDLERS Page 8 

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“This is a big deal,” stated Carol Frey, one of the Meighen family descendents who spent the day on Saturday, October 7, 2017, touring Historic Forestville and Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park.

Approximately 30 descendents of Margaret Meighen, the daughter of Thomas Meighen, and their families spent 12 months planning and preparing for their reunion in Forestville.

For many of those who traveled to the gathering, it was the first time in Historic Forestville and also their first time visiting Minnesota.

“Last year in July 2016, I went to visit Forestville with my family. I had heard about it for years and now had a chance to go and see for myself. We had a great time there and were really wowed by the whole experience,” states family member Suzanne Dempsey.

Suzanne told her sister, Liz Moore, that they needed to go back and see Forestville and soon, and so Liz immediately made reservations and they went back in September 2016, and enjoyed spending time in Historic Forestville.

“I contacted my uncle (Margaret’s youngest and only living son) about my trips to Forestville and he was so happy

The Wednesday, October 11 Peterson Council meeting was a rapid fire 17-minute review of a bulk of old business. Included was brief discussion of the reclamation and repair of Park Street and River Street, purchase of a city truck, and the 2018 budget. Mayor Tim Hallum suggested the council wait until the first of the year to discuss the truck and it was determined that budget talks would continue at the November meeting when full council was in attendance. Councilor Gail Boyum was absent from the meeting.

The majority of conversation from the meeting was regarding utilities. In old business, the city remains frustrated with the number of parcels with past due balances. In 2016, the city began a process to add an inter-

est rate to balances past 30 days due. In addition, a policy was made that allowed the city to certify unpaid utilities to a property’s taxes at the end of the year. Unpaid balances from renters are ultimately the responsibility of the property owner. The hope was that property owners would be spurred to paying the bills on a timely manner, rather than having the interest and amounts added to tax rolls.

“This is our second year of doing this. It doesn’t really look like it’s helped,” said Hallum.

“We’ve talked about going back to doing disconnects. Moving forward, we’re going to have to look at spring disconnects, because this is out of control.”

Last month, Clerk Chris Grindland presented documentation about 14 parcels past

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walking around to get a “feel” of the place where their ancestors not only lived but thrived when it was a boom town.

The group then met at the pavilion in Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park for lunch and enjoyed spending time sitting down visiting with each other and catching up on the events of each others’ lives.

“We are a loving family,” stated Suzanne Dempsey to her relatives, with emotion in her voice as she expressed her gratitude for everyone that was able

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to be there together and also thanked her sister, Liz Moore, for planning the reunion.

Frey, who is the oldest cousin, stood up in front of her extended family and thanked Suzanne Dempsey for the inspiration of having the family get together in Historic Forestville and also thanked everyone who was able to attend.

Frey stated it was her first time at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park as well as her first time visiting the state of Minnesota. “I have had it on my bucket list for a long time,” said Frey, and she was overjoyed to finally be there, especially with so many of her

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Mark Dempsey, the oldest descendent in attendance, lives near Boston, Mass., and had been looking forward to the day for a long time. “The best part of this day is my niece, Suzanne, she came out here” for this, he stated.

“I was so shocked,” when she said she was able to come, noted Mark, adding “I’m still shocked today,” that she is here along with everyone else.

Mark enjoyed the time he spent with his family in Historic Forestville, saying, “I went and visited my grandmother’s apartment over the old bank,” which

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“I’ve been here four times from 1944 until now,” stated Mark, saying, “I call it my spiritual home because the family started here”.

After lunch, a birthday celebration was held for one of the younger family members, complete with cupcakes and the family singing “Happy Birthday” to the special guest.

In the afternoon those in attendance had free time to wander the grounds, tour more buildings or spend time in Forestville/ Mystery Cave State Park whether going to the cave, walking the trails or just sitting next to the

river like the Meighen’s surely did many years ago.

Following a treasured day at Historic Forestville and Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park the Meighen family descendents and their families traveled to Four Daughters Winery near Spring Valley, Minn., for a wonderful dining experience and further quality time with family.

For more information about Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park visit http://sites.mnhs.org/ historic-sites/historic-forestville/ meighens-and-forestville or dnr. state.mn.us/state_parks/forestville_mystery_cave/index.html.

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Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices yesterday were 16.8 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 17.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 19.3 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 21.4 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on October 9 in Minnesota have ranged widely over the last five years: $2.17/g in 2016, $2.52/g in 2015, $3.07/g in 2014, $3.33/g in 2013 and $3.79/g in 2012.

Areas near Minnesota and their current gas price climate: Wisconsin — $2.43/g, down 1.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.45/g. Fargo — $2.24/g, down 1.1 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.26/g.

Twin Cities — $2.36/g, down 2.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.39/g.

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It’s what we do that counts

By Lee Hamilton I’ve been reminded recently of the old cowboy song, Home on the Range. You know the line, “Where never is heard a discouraging word”?

That is not the United States right now. It feels like pretty Lee H. much everyHamilton where I turn, all I hear is discouragement.

Our institutions of government are paralyzed. We face serious national problems with no effective response in sight — or even, in some cases, an acknowledgement that a problem exists. We’re fighting over racism, identity, security and culture. Our political system appears dysfunctional and occasionally on the verge of breakdown.

All of this is serious. But the question we have to confront is not, “What’s going wrong?” It’s, “How do we respond?” Or, at the risk of seeming hopelessly out of step with the national mood, “How do we set about making a great country still greater?”

As always, the answer to our problems does not lie in efforts to tinker with the structures we’ve erected or the systems we’ve created. It lies in us — in the American people. Whatever our political beliefs, we share some characteristics that I think give us cause for hope.

I’ve always thought that Carl Schurz, a German-born U.S. senator from Missouri, summed up something basic about the American character when he said, on the floor of the Senate in 1872, “My country right or

wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.”

Americans respect the ideals of this country. They’re devoted to those ideals — freedom, liberty, justice for all — and they want the nation to live up to them. They believe in fighting oppression and expanding opportunity, in the rule of law and making progress on Americans’ pursuit of happiness. They believe in the words of the Constitution’s preamble, “To strive for a more perfect union.”

We do not give up, and we always hold out hope that the country is fixable. Even when we believe the nation is falling short of its ideals, we’re moved not by malice or hatred, but because we want to make the United States stronger and fairer.

Americans in overwhelming numbers believe in and respect what this country stands for, appreciate the differences and the diversity that are our hallmark, and recognize those differences and diversity as a strength. This creates a remarkable degree of unity on broad goals. There is widespread acceptance of the notions that people here should have access to good health care, that we need to be good stewards of the environment, that everyone should have a fair shot at success, that voting should not be burdensome.

Americans believe in a strong national defense, that the U.S, ought to play a benign role in the world, that people of all kinds are welcome to engage in the political process, that civil liberties ought to be staunchly defended, and that we all deserve equality before the law.

Our differences arise over the means of achieving those goals.

All of us also recognize that this nation has its faults — some of them deep-seated and stubborn. We believe that

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America can do better. But there is a broad streak of pragmatism in this country. Because of its size, diversity and complexity, it’s hard to get things done, and Americans understand this and often approach the country’s problems with sleeves rolled up.

Again and again in times of adversity, we see Americans of all backgrounds and political perspectives pitching in to help out. Americans believe in the values of hard work, the importance of family, self-sufficiency, community engagement and involvement. For the most part, they do not approve of people who incessantly and harshly criticize the country.

This is why, however dire things appear in Washington, I continue to believe that we have it within us to set the country back on a productive track. We know that in order for us to progress we all have to give something back — that with freedom and liberty comes responsibility. And when we see others stand up for the nation’s ideals and act to broaden opportunity for others, it sends, as Robert Kennedy said, “a ripple of hope” through the community that, in time, becomes an unstoppable current of change.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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To the Editor, “He must have had an accomplice!” they say of the Vegas mass murderer. “How could he have done it otherwise?”

Of course he had accomplices!

He had the NRA, the gun lobbyists, the gun nuts and gun culture, Senators and Congressmen and their lax gun laws and their cowardice before their big billionaire donors. He had the American romance with the gun and the glorification of the Wild Wild West, as if the era of the gunslinger and the annihilation of indigenous peoples were the pinnacle of freedom.

The country singers fired on in Vegas realized their legal guns were worse than useless — in fact an actual threat to their safety — when it dawned on them the cops might think they were the shooters and kill them.

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Canton questions a strikeout for the softball field

By Miranda Cox With limited use throughout the entirety of the year and an overgrowth of weeds, the softball field has proved more of a hassle than means of encouragement towards outdoor activity as of late, therefore earning a fair amount of discussion during the recent Canton City Council meeting held on October 11.

Upon the request of a particular resident urging the occurrence of such, Councilmember Cindy Shanks initiated the discussion regarding the inadequate state of the turf. Feelings were mutually expressed, and before too long, Public Works Director Jon Nordsving shared his dismay in the situation, noting that because not enough interest in the formation of a league existed, all associated upkeep was inherently abandoned, contributing to its current state.

Nordsving went on to contend that a load of gravel costing around $900 was effectively wasted due to miscommunication relating to the possibility of the development of the group.

He also affirmed that equipment would need to be located to offer preservation services due to the negation in the use of his in the future.

Though the city is hopeful for the sports club to once again develop, although it may prove hard especially considering the continual decrease in those participating as well as the failure of such being established last year, members unanimously agreed it to be of no use to consistently mow, spray, drag, and otherwise care and preserve it if no one is to reap the benefits. That being

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said, it was decided to table the matter until spring, with the optimism that additional information will be known on the standings of the likelihood of a softball league at that time.

On the subject of monthly bills, after calculating final costs on the water tower and figuring in the replacing of a pump, some $300 is projected to remain in this aspect of the budget. City Clerk Lolly Melander commended those present with, “Good job,” and, “That’s really good budgeting.”

A sort of mystifying check was also received via mail by the city from a specific construction company in Eyota. With no one declaring knowledge of the individual or reason for payment and with little more than an address, Melander offered to write a letter for means of clarification.

After indicating of the completion of the water tower save for a few safety climb parts, Nordsving mentioned of the need for welding repair on the frequently troublesome city plow truck, justifying that such is an annual occurrence. He went on to voice of his believed ability to achieve another two years out of the truck before needing to look at

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a heavier duty and more reliable option.

Nordsving then brought to the council’s attention the necessity of a new break system in the city’s backhoe due to it being completely worn out and proving crucial during the winter.

Though he affirmed that such will almost assuredly result in a hefty bill, Councilmember Randy Gossman suggested the checking in with an individual familiar with the practice in hopes of at least getting an estimate.

The projects concerning both the old school playground equipment and water meters are relatively complete, though final touches are yet to ensue resulting in the totality of the matters.

The former merely requires the distributing of grass seed and hauling away of railroad ties, while the latter is to be determined by the speed in which plumbers manage to cater to the individuals still having yet to put in their meters.

As promised, Gossman took it upon himself to research a different means of acquiring keyless entry for the doors of the fire department. After contacting Caledonia Lumber and discovering their inability to accomplish

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this, a company out of La Crosse was approached. Receiving a bid higher than that of the initial business turned down for its lofty expense, Gossman proposed merely buying keypad locks, sealing the doors to the best of their capacity, and budgeting for the update to occur in future years.

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Letters have since been sent out to those demonstrating the need to better sustain their yards.

At this time, two of the four are in the hands of an attorney. Furthermore, one of 10 unlicensed vehicles have been successfully removed.

On the topic of new business, the concerns of the Vulnerability Assessment & Emergency Response Plan, liquor license renewal for ZZ Tap, and offering of prizes again for Christmas house decorating were all universally approved.

Two building permits, or now formally referred to as land use permits, were discussed, the first relating to a 34’x17’ model to be constructed for Mike and Cindy Shanks. Gossman’s own was also revisited, though no problems with existing buildings or dimensions were detected. However, because the construction and institution of this storage building is set to occur on a residential zone, the measures of a public hearing, rezoning, and a petition may be necessary. The issue and its subsequent actions will con-

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tinue upon the formal obtaining of the property by Gossman.

As a means of donation by David Terbeest, a set of 20 chairs along with a chair holder have been offered to the city. Nordsving articulated that room available for storage is limited at best as of now, though such will improve upon the removal of some particular pictures to the Presbyterian Church, and that a mere 10 chairs could suffice.

Nonetheless, deliberating of the unknown condition and lack of depository, members voted to first determine the overall state of the furniture.

Insinuated by the American Legion itself, a new door for the chair storage room at the town hall is also to be pursued, as the current one offers no convenience in retrieving items out of the room. With all involved aspiring to achieve a reasonably priced custom-made door, Councilmember Charlie Warner recommended Kevin Scrabeck of Hahn Lumber for the job. As enunciated by Warner, perhaps even Joe, the enterprise’s owner, could help.

Lastly, Gossman made known, as desired among a few area inhabitants, concerns about “Open” signs and blankets hung

by Amish blocking view of traffic at one of the city’s intersections.

Though providing no reassurance towards the resolving of the latter, Johnson confirmed that she had spoken with those of the lumber yard the previous week and that the preceding would be taken care of.

The next Canton City Council meeting will be held at Canton City Hall on November 8, at 6 p.m.

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Fillmore County Sports Cougars Post Consecutive SEC Title #20

By Paul Trende sports@fillmorecountyjournal.com It was their hardest clinch in a while. Mabel-Canton volleyball (#9 in Class A, 10-0, 20-3) was The Trende Report taken to the limit by rival Spring Grove (9-1, 19-4) in the most key SEC match of the year.

It was the teams’ Paul Trende fourth meeting.

M-C won twice at their Labor Day Tourney (25-7, 25-14 and 25-18, 25-12). SG was without key asset Mariah Edgington. The first regular season meeting in the Grove was a close Cougar sweep (25-21, 25-23, 25-23). The rematch went the distance. SG, with a win,

could’ve (likely) forced a share of the SEC-East, and posted their first win over M-C volleyball in decades. Down a starter (Payton Danielson), M-C persevered to a 3-2 win (23-25, 25-20, 25-13, 20-25, 15-13), their first fiveset match this season. Savannah Slafter led the way (season-high 21 kills, 3 ½ blocks, 12 digs).

Dakota Delaney (15 kills) and Maddy Michels (10 kills) were big help offensively. Avery Davis added seven kills. Kenidi McCabe (19 digs) and Lexi Thorson (19 digs) keyed the Cougar defensive effort. McCabe posted a season/ career-high 54 assists. It’s the most by a Cougar the past nine years (plus). Kayla Rasmussen was the last Cougar to hit for 50 assists (2010). The Lions were led

by Lauryn Bohr (16 kills), Edgington (13 kills), Kailee Olerud (29 assists), and Amelia Solum (21 digs). M-C (11-0, 21-3), with two league games left, has clinched a share of the SEC-East

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over SG (10-2, 20-5). It’s M-C’s 20th straight outright or shared division/conference title. They’ll likely win the league out-right, needing to beat either Lanesboro (5-21) or L/P (7-9).

Falcons Post TRC Win #10 They’ve probably been eyeing

each other for a while now. They played a key late season TRC match last year. It is close to sure Fillmore Central and Caledonia will play the biggest TRC match of 2017, the league volleyball title on the line. FC fought past two more obstacles to stay TRC perfect. Against a solid St. Charles (5-2, 8-5) team, the Saints took game one, but FC rallied for the 3-1 win (17-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21). Madison Scheevel (5 kills, 37 assists, 9 digs) keyed the bigthee attack of Cailey Rindels (13 kills, 20 digs, 2 ½ blocks), Kaelyn Marzolf (12 kills, 3 blocks), and Paige Donlinger (10 kills, 12 digs, 17-17 serving). Kjerstiana Corson

(16 digs, 19-19 serving) and Charity Daniels (6 kills) also aided the FC cause. The Falcons then beat Cotter, taking the first two sets easily and winning 3-1 (25-11, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18). Scheevel again had a bunch of helpers (38 assists, 15-16 serving, 4 aces, 17 digs). She has at least 33 assists in FC’s last seven TRC matches.

The junior setter fed Rindels (season-high-tying 16 kills, 14 digs), Donlinger (10 kills, 21 digs), and Marzolf (10 kills, 26-26 serving, 3 aces). Corson had a team-high 23 digs. Daniels chipped in six kills. With that, the Warriors (10-0, 16-4) and Falcons (10-0, 15-4) seem poised for a leaguechampionship clash. FC first has D-E (0-11, 1-18). Caledonia has R-P (3-6, 9-14) after FC.

Buchholtz Hits For 31

It’s been at least a couple years since Fillmore County has seen a hitter like Kingsland’s Lauren Buchholtz, an athlete who could routinely put up 20 kills. The 5’8” junior went a little above and beyond routine versus R-P. The

Knight offense, led by Buchholtz, but also including senior Kori Kruegel, was too much for a game Trojans defensive effort. Kingsland took game one 25-19. Buchholtz had six kills. The Knights led game two early 12-6, but a 7-1 Trojan run resulted in a 13-13 tie. Seven ties later, the match was 23-23. Back-to-back Lauren Lawston kills and a Knight error gave R-P the game 25-23, evening the match at 1-1. Buchholtz had eight kills. In game three, the Knights erased a 6-5 deficit with a 6-0 run. Buchholtz and Kruegel each had seven kills as team double-K triumphed 25-18. Game four had ten ties. R-P led 23-20 late. They tried valiantly to defend attacks from an in-the-front-row Buchholtz. It was in vain. Four straight L.B. kills propelled Kingsland to the 3-1 win (25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23). Sisters like each other, so Ellie (46 assists) set Lauren often (season/career-high 31 kills, 3 blocks). Kruegel added 17 kills.

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digs, 5 kills), and Kensay Clobes (16 digs, 6 kills) keyed R-P’s ‘D’.

Nicole Blagsvedt (7 kills), Kjersta Hinz (6 kills, 3 blocks), and Kaitlyn Bieberdorf (5 kills) added some ‘O.’ Peyton Hoiness had 26 assists and 3 aces. In TRC play, Kingsland is 3-0 in 3-1 matches, 0-3 in 3-2 matches. It’s their first win over R-P since 2009, snapping a string of eight straight losses.

Ranked Homecoming Onions

Week six football had two top 10 battles. For their homecomings, R-P (#1 in Class A, 5-0) hosted Goodhue (#4 in Class A, 5-0) and Houston (#3 in 9-Man, 5-0) hosted Spring Grove (#1 in 9-Man, 5-0). The home teams had to eat onions in tough losses. Their football gear absorbed mud, following two rain-soaked sludge-fests.

‘Canes Foiled by Folz and Company It wasn’t one player that propelled Spring Grove over Houston.

The Lions did it as a team, running the ball better than Houston, playing better defense, holding the ‘Canes to a season-low in yardage. But SG quarterback Alex Folz’s long fourth quarter TD run was a crusher.

The Lions led throughout, getting a 24-yard Folz to Sam Sanness TD pass in the first quarter. With conversion, SG led 8-0. Then the lightening came and a delay. The next score wasn’t until early in the fourth. Cullen Patterson’s 7-yard TD run made it 14-0 SG. But Houston replied with its best drive of the game.

Jaytin Millen’s 9-yard cut-back TD run made it a 14-6 contest midway through the quarter. But Folz subsequently broke five or six tackles on a 56-yard TD run with 6-plus left. The score, on a rainslogged night, pretty much sealed the deal. Folz hit Noah Elton (12yard TD pass) to cap the scoring.

Spring Grove defended their top ranking by a final of 26-6. Folz (17-92 yards, TD rushing; 11-16, 104 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs passing), Patterson (19-130, TD rush-

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ing), Sanness (3-46, TD receiving), and Elton (TD receiving) led the Lions. Houston was held to just over 100 yards rushing. They came in averaging over 300. No Hurricane rusher topped 50 yards.

Three Houston rushers topped 50 yards in each of the four preceding games. The #1 Lions (5-0, 6-0) are in sole possession of first place in the South-East over #3 Houston (4-1, 5-1) and #8 GM (4-1, 5-1). #5 Goodhue Grinds Up #1 R-P R-P football started the season ranked #1, in large part due to last year’s state runner-up season, Minneapolis-North’s moving up to Class AA, and Trojan tradition.

The Trojans defended that ranking for five weeks. Goodhue, a traditional power too, might usurp R-P at #1 due to their effort in week six. The Wildcats posted a 23-point second quarter and led 23-0 at halftime in a 36-0 win.

Mason Huemann (19-182, TD rushing), Kaleb O’Reilly (9-83, 2 TDs rushing), Casey Ryan (11-45, TD rushing), and Mariano Bigalk (7-yard TD run) helped Goodhue pile up 350-plus yards on the ground. Ryan Schoenfelder caught three for 63 yards. The Wildcat defense authored a safety.

R-P’s game stats were forgettable; under 100 yards total offense, just six pass yards, and 0-for-8 on third down (to name three).

Ethan Sense (16-55 rushing) led the ground attack. Goodhue (5-0, 6-0) now leads the Mid-Southeast/ East over R-P (4-1, 5-1).

Hot Shots

FC football (3-2, 4-2) forced five turnovers, pulled the rare blocked punt in the end zone, catch in the end zone TD, and pitched a shutout in beating USC 35-0. All five Falcon TDs came off turnovers or the blocked punt. Matt Lutes had three short scoring runs. It was FC’s third straight win. Connor Ruen authored a pick-six and set up Lanesboro’s second score with a good punt return to help the Burros shut-out L/P 14-0, ending a four-game slide. At Chatfield’s cross country meet, Gopher Tessa McMahon (8th) was the top county runner.

Football

FC 35, USC 0 (FC: M. Lutes 7-37, 3 TDs rushing; Josh Peters 11-65 rushing; Brady Ristau 9-40, TD rushing, 2-20 receiving, inter-

ception; Luke Ristau blocked punt, Colten Kraling catch in end zone for TD; Nate Haugerud two interceptions) L/P 0, Lanesboro 14 (L: C. Ruen 22-yard INT return TD, 14-41 rushing, 2-32 receiving, 4-65 punt returns; Carson Schwichtenberg 15-yard TD pass to Frank Octrup-Dekeyrel. Burros (1-4, 2-4) end four-game skid) L-A 20, Chatfield 12 (C: Kyle Nosbisch 26-169 yards, 2 TDs rushing. Nosbisch’s second TD early in the fourth tied game at 12. Dusty Knutson subsequently hit Calen McNally on a 41-yard TD pass. L-A went ahead 20-12.

The Cardinals succeeded on a fake punt pass on 4th and 1 from their own 30 in the final minutes, helping bleeding most of the clock.

Chatfield fumbled at L-A 1-yardline in first half, the games only turnover. Gophers: 1-4, 2-4) #8 in 9-Man GM 20, M-C 0 (MC: Brenden Kerns 10-56 rushing; Ryan Kuhn 22-55 rushing.

GM: Zach Myhre 35-234, 3 TDs rushing. Game was scoreless heading to fourth quarter. TOs: M-C 4, GM 1. Cougars: 2-3, 3-3) Cotter 46, Kingsland 0 (Knights: 0-5, 0-6)

Volleyball (10/2 – 10/7)

Houston 0, Goodhue 3 > 10-25, 11-25, 14-25 L-A 3, Chatfield 1 > 12-25, 25-22, 16-25, 13-25 (C: Kielan LaPlante 11 kills, 3 ½ blocks; Belle Berg 8 kills, 18 digs; Grace Friederichs 24 assists; Abi Hinckley 11 digs, 14-15 serving, 2 aces; Paige

Erickson/Mollie Henry 6 kills) Kingsland 0, PEM 3 > 18-25, 19-25, 23-25 (K: K. Kruegel 13 kills; L. Buchholtz 10 kills; E. Buchholtz 23 assists; Taylor Zimmerman 8 digs. Knights: 4-5, 11-12) SC 3, R-P 0 > 14-25, 23-25, 17-25 (RP: P. Hoiness 17 assists, 10 digs, 14-14 serving, 4 aces; L. Lawston 6 kills, 11 digs; K. Bieberdorf 6 kills; O. Hoff 11 digs.

Trojans: 3-6, 9-14) SG 3, Houston 0 > 9-25, 21-25, 16-25 (H: Ariel Scanlan 11 assists; Jenny Albrecht 3 kills, 3 blocks. ‘Canes: 2-9, 5-13) Cannon Falls Tourney (Chatfield fell to Tartan (25-23, 11-25), #8 in A W-E-M (13-25, 8-25), Red Wing (12-25, 10-25), Minnehaha Academy (15-25, 14-25) and Park/Cottage Grove (22-25, 18-25). Gopher Tourney leaders: G. Friederichs (60 assists, 34 digs), B. Berg (12 kills, 30 digs), K. LaPlante (20 kills), P. Erickson (29 kills), A. Hinckley (35 digs). Gophers: 2-7, 5-21)

Cross Country (10/3)

Chatfield Invite (Rochester Area Home School won boys race over Stewartville. Chatfield’s boys took 7th and Kingsland 8th (of 8).

Brady Woltz took 19th for Gophers (of 94). Stewartville won girls race over RAHS. Chatfield girls took 4th, Kingsland was incomplete. Tessa McMahon took 8th for Gophers, Isabelle Berg 12th, and Beatrice Martin 14th. RAHS won guys/girls combined run over Stewartville. Chatfield’s teams finished fourth. At Chosen Valley GC)

Houston’s Zach Schneider (center) is doused in Mother Nature. Week six football games were highlighted by heavy rains. Multiple county teams got swamped. Five of seven lost, including previously unbeaten ranked squads the Hurricanes and Rushford-Peterson.

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Daniel M. Christianson, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of F & M Community Bank, Preston, MN, would like to announce some recent promotions. Jim OeltJenbruns, the bank’s Rochester Market Senior Vice-President, was recently elected to take over the bank’s Senior Lending Officer responsibilities. tamsen leimer, the Business Banker in the bank’s Rochester office, was elected Vice-President of Business Banking and is now also handling all of the bank’s cash management services.

Jim joined F & M in July 2015. Immediately prior to joining the bank, Jim had worked for another local community bank for 28 years. During that time, he was a loan officer, a branch manager/loan officer, a senior business banker, and a business banking team lead. Those experiences required him to manage multiple banking offices, to manage people, and to manage an extensive and varied loan portfolio of his own. Prior to entering the banking business, Jim obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from Mankato State University.

“As we continue to grow the bank, we need people with experiences like Jim’s,” said Christianson. “We want to take advantage of his expertise and community connections to help our entire organization continue to diversify and help us become the community bank of choice in Southeast Minnesota.” tamsen joined the bank in August 2015. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of WisconsinLa Crosse, and she has a varied background in the financial services industry. She was a financial advisor prior to joining a local community bank where she was a personal banker, assistant branch manager, and cash management servicing officer over a 12 ½-year time frame.

According to Christianson, “Tamsen has the experience to help us further strengthen the relationships we have with our business customers. We appreciate the opportunity to make use of her talents and experiences for the benefit of our customers.”

F & M Community Bank began operating in 1911. Its home office is in Preston, MN, and it has branch offices in Chatfield, MN, since October 2000, and in Rochester, MN, since October 2015. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of F & M Financial Services, Inc., which also owns and operates F & M Insurance Services which is located in Preston.

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ing with Spring Valley. Mayor Struzyk thanked Peopleservice for their presentation, and said the council will consider their request.

The council discussed, and approved, swimming pool pump repairs.

Zimmer explained that it is not expected that the current equipment would last through next year, and costs of needed equipment would likely be higher if the council chose to wait until next year. The council also OK’d a MnDOT Limited Use Permit, which Zimmer said was for the bike trail area along Highway 16.

Regarding a request for a Christmas on Historic Broadway street closure, Zimmer explained, “They want to close off the two blocks of the oneway…we’ll set out barricades, so that there’s no parking.” The council OK’d the request. The council also approved quarterly ambulance write-offs as submitted. The council also OK’d paying the Industrial Drive project Pay Estimate #2, for roughly $6,700.

The council thanked the local firefighters (including crews from neighboring towns) who helped put out the major fire downtown. Jones spoke up regarding continuing to enforce the “junk ordinance” stating, “If we’re going to have an ordinance, let’s follow it.”

The next regular meeting of the city council will be Monday, October 23 at 6 p.m. The public is welcome.

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Now, a Tax Increment District captures new property taxes that are generated as a result of new development… In this instance, we’re intending to capture new property taxes attributed to new homes that will be built on the former school site.” He explained that for the homes, there will be income requirements based on family size.

After the public hearing closed, the council voted to establish the TIF District as proposed.

During the regular council meeting, the council heard from Alan Meyer, chairman of the board and CEO of Peopleservice. He explained that regarding Spring Valley’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, “We’ve been here for 26 years. It’s been a great partnership, and we’d of course like to see that partnership extended. The contract is up for renewal, and you have sent us a letter of termination, (but) we don’t want to give up that easy.” He went on to highlight the experience and services that Peopleservice brings to the table, including preventative maintenance. He also pointed out that the contract pricing has been relatively stable for the past five years, and that Peopleservice uses CPI figures to make minor yearly adjustments to the cost. He closed by saying they’d like to continue work-

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Wykoff discusses voting, streets, and school

By Rich Wicks A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on October 11, with all members in attendance: Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Richard Gleason. The council discussed the proposed change to an entirely mail-in voting system, in which voters would not come to a polling place. Rosanne Strain addressed the council on this topic, stating in part, “I know you’re trying to save money,… but sometimes you have to work for your freedom. I don’t think you should do it.” The council discussed the cost of an election, which Schmidt said is generally $2,000 to $3,000 (which includes election judge pay, training, meals, etc). She also said the city sent out 242 questionnaires about the issue, and so far 50 have been returned, with 42 saying yes to mail ballots, and 8 against. After discussion, the council chose to wait until more questionnaires have been returned, to see what the city’s consensus is.

Lyman Hare addressed the council regarding the possibility of the city obtaining the Wykoff school property from Kingsland.

He said that such buildings can often turn into a financial liability, and he encouraged the coun-

cil to “really seriously look into it” before agreeing to accept any buildings. The council discussed this issue, with Gleason sharing that, “To my surprise, about two weeks ago, the superintendent brought it to us that they wanted us to look into the possibility of taking on the whole school.

This was far and above what our original conversation was.” He added his opinion that there are “Too many unknowns. I like the idea of the property, but not the school…” Schmidt stated that she’s heard from other cities that have taken on such properties, and incurred significant expenses as a result. Council members agreed to have Schmidt write a letter to Kingsland explaining the city’s concerns.

On the topic of the street project, Mayor Williams explained that financial planner Mike Bubany had encouraged the city to “do it the right way” by replacing old water and sewer lines at the same time that street improvements are made, although this obviously increases the cost of the project. Vreeman spoke up, saying, “I don’t think that’s the way to go, because you’re going to go partway up with curb and gutter… when are you going to do the rest of it?

And we’ve still got these other streets that have been in dire

need for years, South Line Street, South Silver Street.” The council discussed the possibility of just “grinding down” the surface of some streets and resurfacing them with crushed rock, preferably in the spring so the rock would be well packed before snow plow season.

Schmidt asked the council to consider a change in the timing of when water shutoff letters are sent to citizens with unpaid water bills. She said the current system allows too much unpaid debt to accumulate, and she suggested sending the letters one month sooner. Vreeman suggested she read through Ordinance 200, and make suggestions for amendments, which can then be taken to the city attorney for review.

Wade Baker, representing the fire department, said there was good attendance and participation at the recent pedal pull event, as well as the dance, chili feed and 50/50 raffle. He summarized that, “It all turned out well.”

The council voted to approve the request for a liquor license renewal for Shooters. The council also voted to set the proposed levy for 2018 at $178,613, which Schmidt pointed out is no increase from the previous year.

The council’s next regular meeting will be Monday, November 13 at 7 p.m. The public is welcome.

8th Annual Tasty Temptations

Calling all the Best Cooks of Bluff Country!

The Fillmore County Journal is publishing a cookbook that will include recipes in each of the following categories: • Appetizers & Beverages • Soups, Salads, & Vegetables • Main Dishes & Casseroles • Meat, Poultry, & Seafood • Breads & Rolls • Pies, Pastries, & Desserts • Cakes, Cookies, & Candy • Dips, Sauces, & Spreads • Special Diet

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Obituaries

of Stewartville, Deborah (Gary) Goettelman of Spring Valley, Dennis (Gwen) Howard of Spring Valley, Terry (Diane) Bernard Howard Funeral service for Bernard Howard of Spring Valley, Kevin Howard were held 11 a.m. Thurs- (Vickie) Howard of Stewartville, and Tamera (Steven) Boone of day, October Racine; 26 grandchildren, 59 5, 2017, at great-grandchildren, and sisFaith United ters Viola (Donald) Applen of Met hodist Chatfield and Eileen (Edwin) Church in Oeltjen of Stewartville.

Spring Val He was preceded in death by ley, with Rev. his parents, wife Anne, a sister, David Lieder Erma (Chet) Hahn; and one of f iciating.

Bernard granddaughter, Anne Louise.

Burial took Howard In lieu of flowers please send place at the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visita- memorials to American Diabetes tion was held 5-7 p.m. Wednes- Association or American Heart day, October 4, 2017, at the Association.

Faith United Methodist Church Condolences may be left at in Spring Valley and continued www.Hindtfuneralhomes.com. for one hour prior to the service Brad “Badger” Danielson at the church.

Bernard Cecil Howard, 90, Brad “Badger” Danielson, 43, of Spring Valley died peacefully, of Rushford, Minn., died on Sunsurrounded by his family, on day, October 8, 2017, at Monday, October 2, 2017.

Bernard Howard was born his home on November 9, 1926, to Bert following a Howard and Gertrude (Kappers) short battle Howard in Spring Valley, Minn. with cancer.

Bernard met Anne Virginia B r a d l e y (Burton) Howard while working Alan Danfor Reid Murdock. The cou- ielson was Brad “Badger” on ple later married on February 8, born Danielson 1945. They lived in Spring Val- April 1, 1974, ley until 1957 before moving to in Winona, Minn., to Dennis their farm north of Spring Valley and Phyllis (Hallum) Danielson. where they farmed the rest of Brad was raised in Rushford, their married life. Anne passed where he lived his entire life. He away on February 3, 2001, and was a 1992 graduate of RushBernard continued to live and ford-Peterson High School. In work at the farm until becoming 1999, Brad married Nicole Luha resident of the Spring Valley mann. They were later divorced.

Brad attended RCTC in RochesCare Center in August 2017.

He started working for Hormel ter, Winona State University and in 1944. On March 9, 1945, he graduated from meat cutting entered the United States Army school in Pipestone, Minn. He and was stationed in the Philip- worked as a meat cutter at Econo pines at the end of WWII. Fol- Foods in Winona, Minn., and lowing the war, he returned to Preston IGA in Preston, Minn.

Spring Valley and went back to Brad enjoyed softball, baseball, work at Hormel until his retire- and following the Chicago Bears ment in 1982. After his retire- and the St. Louis Cardinals. He ment he continued farming with enjoyed his cats, visiting with his sons and owned Howard friends and most of all spending time and playing catch with his Farms Trucking.

Bernard and Anne enjoyed son, Braden. traveling to many places includ- Brad is survived by his parents, ing Switzerland, Hawaii, and to Dennis and Phyllis of Rushford; Arizona and Texas in their motor son, Braden of Rushford; brothhome. He was an avid antique er, Brian (Sue) Danielson of tractor collector – especially his Rushford and their son, Cole; beloved John Deeres. He loved grandmother, Ione Hallum of a good dinner followed by a slice Rushford; and by many aunts, of blueberry pie and usually kept uncles and cousins. a stash of Hershey candy bars He was preceded in death by two grandfathers, a grandmother close by.

Bernard is survived by his and an aunt. eight children: Patricia (David) In lieu of flowers, the family Warren of Spring Valley, Thom- prefers memorials. as (Mary Lou) Howard of Spring A celebration of life for Brad Valley, Robert (Mary) Howard was held from 4-7 p.m. on Fri-

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Monday, October 16, 2017 day, October 13, 2017, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford.

Brad’s family encouraged everyone to wear their favorite sports apparel and also to bring a fun written memory about Brad that Braden can keep.

Leave a memory of Brad and sign his online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.

Burton Forland Funeral service for Burton Forland was held 11 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in O s t r a nd e r, with Rev. Herman B a k k e r of f iciating.

Burial took place at the Burton Forland Ostra nder Cemetery. Visitation was held 4-7 p.m. Friday October 6, 2017, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander and continued for one hour prior to the service at the church.

Burton Forland, 96, of Ostrander, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the Ostrander Care and Rehab Center.

Burton Jerome Forland was born on December 9, 1920, to Omond and Millie (Rye) Forland in Day County, S. Dak. He was baptized and confirmed at Skudesnes Lutheran Church, rural Pierpont. Burton met Edith Blanche Lemon at the Spring Valley Bowling Alley and married her Oct. 16, 1943, at the parsonage in Lime Springs, Iowa.

They were married for 68 years.

Burton and Edith returned to the Ostrander area in 1958. He worked for Hadland & Vreeman for 15 years and for Hadland & Osterud for 16 years before retiring in 1988.

Burton enjoyed attending oldtime dances and square dancing, fishing, playing cards and watching the Minnesota Twins.

He was an avid gardener of both flowers and vegetables. Burton was a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander and served on the building committee when the church was built.

Burton is survived by his children: Mary (Don) Brumm of McFarland, Wis., Charles (JoAnn) Forland of Spring Valley, Minn., Carrol (Dan) Cartney of LeRoy, Minn., and Craig (Ardis) Forland of Zumbrota, Minn.; seven grandchildren: Ryan (Angela) Forland, Reid (Amy Kamm) Forland, Joshua (Ingrid) Rudlong, Joel (Sarah) Rudlong, Matthew (Heather) Forland, Jennifer (Phillip) Smith, Laura (Jeff) Marquardt; 11 greatgrandchildren: Carter, Hadleigh, Magnus, Soren, Jasper, Cole, Silas, Solveig, Caleb, Mason, and Mylah; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Edith, two brothers, and one sister.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church or the Ostrander Cemetery.

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Joseph William Walsh Joseph William Walsh, 85, of Chatfield, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017, at the Chatf ield Care Center.

J o e was born December 12, 1931, in La Crosse, Joseph William Wis., to Walsh William and Gertrude (Hennessy) Walsh.

He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1949. On May 8, 1954, he married Margaret Burton at St. John’s Catholic Church in Rochester.

In 1954 he began his service to his country in the U.S. Army.

He worked as lineman and a service representative for Alliant Energy for 38 years. In retirement he enjoyed working at the Chatfield school and St. Mary’s Church.

Joe was active in his community and always willing to help out family, friends, and neighbors. He was a member of the American Legion, Eagles, Lions.

He volunteered for years for the Meals on Wheels. He was a handyman who liked to fix and repair lawnmowers. He loved polka music and rarely missed a polka dance. He was very active in his church community and had a deep Catholic faith.

He received a Vatican Blessing from Pope Francis for his 85th birthday.

Joe is lovingly remembered by his wife, Margaret; children: Sheila Rainey (Rick Chapman) of Rochester, Mike Walsh (Natalie Smith) of Rochester, Julie (Jerry) Olson of Spring Valley, Marcia (Doug) Wilson of Rochester, Susann Walsh of Rochester, Trisha (Craig) Lestrud of Hartland, Coleen (John) Sexton of Rochester, Jennifer (Dave) Anderson of Rochester, Patrick (Heather) Walsh of Rochester.

Eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents, A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chatfield, with Father Edward McGrath officiating. Visitation was held from 5-7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chatfield. Visitation continued one hour prior to service at church on Tuesday. Committal took place at the Calvary Cemetery in Chatfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Bear Creek Services, 3108 Highway 52 N., Rochester, Minn. 55901.

The family thanks the Chosen Valley Care Center and Seasons Hospice for the thoughtful care provided to Joe and the family.

Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield is assisting the family with arrangements. To share a condolence with the family please visit rileyfuneralhomes. com.

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LeRoy “Chad” Chadwick LeRoy “Chad” Chadwick passed away March 22, 2017, at age 91. A Celebration of Chad’s Life will be at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Em ma nuel Episcopal Church in R u s h f o r d , LeRoy “Chad” with the Rev- Chadwick erend Ben Scott officiating. Friends may call from 1:30 p.m. until time of services at the church. A reception will follow. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Please leave a memory of Chad and view his video tribute at www. hofffuneral.com.

Loren David Tufte Loren David Tufte, 80, of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 8, 2017.

Loren was born in Fergus Falls, Minn., to John and Cora (Gorder) Tufte and Loren Tufte lived most of his life in the Lanesboro area. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1954, enlisted in the Army and spent three years in Germany. He married Carol Ann Rasmussen in 1959. Together they farmed until 1980, at which time he became owner and operator of Tufte’s Milk Hauling for several years. He then worked as a Head Start bus driver and most recently as a motor route carrier of the Post Bulletin. Loren was a member of the American Legion Post #40 and Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

He enjoyed bowling, socializing, and yardwork and was a very passionate sports fan of all Minnesota teams.

Loren is survived by his son Blaine Tufte (Mary) and granddaughter Grace; daughters Kimberly Wagner and Alison Tufte (Rick Olson) and granddaughter Peighton Prestemon, all of Lanesboro; sister Marilyn Boe of Maple Grove, Minn., and sisters-in-law Ardys Tufte of Long Lake, Minn., Jean (Curt) Hall and Mary (Lee) Peterson, both of Lanesboro.

He was preceded in death by wife Carol, son Brent, brothers Kenneth, Eldon, Gordon; sisters Lucille and Joanne; and son-inlaw Jim Wagner.

A memorial service ws held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 14, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro, with Pastor Kerry Eversole officiating. Visitation was from 9-10:45 a.m. at the church Saturday before the service. A committal service followed at the Lanesboro Cemetery, with military honors by the American Legion Post 40 of Lanesboro.

Johnson-Riley Funeral Home in Lanesboro is assisting the family with arrangements. To share a memory of Loren with the family, please visit rileyfuneralhomes.com.

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Rev. Marvin E. Sandness Rev. Marvin E. Sandness died peacefully on Monday, October 9, 2017, surrounded by family at his home in Rochester, Minn. He was born on August 9, 1936, in La Moure, N. Dak., to Martin and Rev. Marvin E. Pearl SandSandness ness.

He attended Jamestown College in North Dakota and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in 1962. He served parishes in Madelia, Tyler, St. Paul and Minneapolis, all in Minnesota. The culmination of his pastoral ministry was the 16 years he spent serving Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill in St. Paul, working with refugee resettlement programs serving predominately Asian and African immigrants. He loved his family and his calling as a pastor. He was gifted with a voice that allowed him to sing his faith and lead others in worship and praise. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rebecca (Bremseth) Sandness, sons Mark of Rochester, Minn., Stephan (Laura) of Spearfish, S. Dak., daughter Kari (Kurt) Bruwelheide of Silver Spring, Md., six grandchildren: Kent, Rebecca, Karin, and Leith (Sandness), and Beret and Calvin (Bruwelheide). He is also survived by his two sisters, Liz (Richard) Rusk and Myrt (Lloyd) Brutlag and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Marv will be held on Saturday, October 21 at 11 a.m., at Mount Olive Lutheran Church of Rochester, Minn. In lieu of flowers, the

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family requests that donations be given to Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., Mount Olive Lutheran in Rochester, or the donor’s choice.

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Wayne Darrington Wayne Darrington was born October 27, 1929, in Hesper, Iowa, to Byron and Mae (Orum) Darrington, the third of four sons in a lively, Wayne Q u a k er Darrington hou s e hold .

He attended school in Hesper and then in Bayfield, Wis. When his family moved back to Hesper, he went to work for Jesse McMillen pumping gas, welding and machinery repair.

As a young man he was known to be graceful on roller skates, water skis and snow skis; he even tackled the ski jump at Westby, Wis. On August 26, 1950, he was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Drievold at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in a triple wedding ceremony celebrated with Shirley’s two sisters, Irene and Lyle Sampson, and Charlotte and Robert Vang.

They lived in La Crosse, Wis., then Dubuque, Iowa, before returning to Hesper, where they made their home and raised their three children. During this time Wayne had worked for Trane Co., sold stainless steel cookware and worked for Arlin Falck and Mabel Lumber Co. In 1962 he and two business partners started their own implement business and thus was the beginning of Mabel Farm Equipment. He and Shirley and later their son, Steve expanded and ran the business until 2001, when they closed the door for the last time. He

cared deeply for his employees and customers and was always available for them. He enjoyed taking care of their yard and a large garden and an acre of sweet corn, of which he and Shirley were happy to share with family and friends. Together, they were fortunate to be able to travel to Ireland, Germany, France, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica plus many cruises and United States tours.

For 59 years Hesper was their home and they were honored to be a part of the Hesper family. They were often seen on their front deck drinking coffee, waving at all who drove by and welcoming all who stopped in.

At age 87, Wayne died peacefully with his family at his side on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa.

Wayne is survived by a son, Steve (Karen) of Decorah; two daughters, Carrie (Jim) Horihan, and Peggy (Dale) Rovang, both of Decorah; five grandchildren: Sarah (Nick) Brynsaas, Decorah, Iowa, Amy (Alex) Roth, Fairfield, Iowa, Kurt Horihan (Abbey Norby), Mabel, Minn, Karla (Andrew) Focht, Villisca, Iowa, and Laura (Jason) Lemke, Decorah, Iowa; eight adoring great-granddaughters: Grace, Olivia, Nora, Lilly, Payton, Jenna, Kylie, and Ava; a sister-in-law, Sandy Darrington; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, of 65 years, and brothers Frank, Bruce and Mark.

Visitation was held Thursday, October 12 at the Hesper Lutheran Church from 5-7 p.m.

Funeral services took place at Hesper Lutheran Church on Friday, October 13, 2017, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Matt Larson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be given to Hesper Lutheran Church or Winneshiek County Hospice Program.

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Harry Willis Root Memorial service for Harry Root was held 10 a.m. Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Greenleafton Reformed Church in Gr e e n le a fton, with Rev. Roger L ok k e r off iciating.

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Friday, October 13, 2017, at the Greenleafton Reformed Church and continued for one hour prior to the service at the church.

Harry Root, 57, of Preston, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at his home.

Harry Willis Root was born on March 9, 1960, to Doane and Bernice (Lentz) Root in Spring Valley, Minn.

He attended and graduated from Wykoff High School in 1978. After graduation Harry went on to do carpentry for a year before farming with his brother Bob and father on his home farm in Wykoff for nine years. On July 5, 1980, Harry was united in marriage to Christine in Cherry Grove

Methodist Church. Harry and Christine moved to Greenleafton, where Harry began working as a dairy nutritionist with Land-O-Lakes for three years and then with Nelson Dairy consulting for over 25 years.

He enjoyed raising beef cattle and farming, fishing, and construction or projects.

Family was very important to Harry and he loved spending time with his loved ones, especially his grandkids. Harry was also known for his funny tactics as Beattle Spin the Clown.

Harry was a member of the American Dairy Association for many years and was also a County Commissioner.

Harry is survived by his wife Christine, son Michael (Emily) Root of Fountain, Minn., grandchildren: Emma, Henry, Sully, and Faith; mother Bernice Root of Spring Valley, Minn.; four brothers: John (Margaret) Root of Lewiston, Minn., Bob (Mary Ann) Root of Spring Valley, Minn., Steve (Cheryl) Root of Byron, Minn., and Bryan (Michelle) Root of Wykoff, Minn.; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father and one daughter, Amy.

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30 days. The collective amount past due was $10,139. New data from the agenda shows 18 parcels now past 30 days due. The collective amount has increased to $14,635.

After October 20, unpaid balances past 30 days and documentation of the parcels will be compiled. At the November meeting, the council will vote on whether to certify the amounts to the county. If it passes, the information will be submitted to Fillmore County November 9. The fee to certify the amount to the county will be applied to each property to cover time and required paperwork. The city has increased that amount to $50 per parcel.

Councilor Loren Rue suggested that the council could review the past due interest rate in January to consider an increase. “It might help move some people,” said Rue. “We really have to take a look at this,” said Hallum. “$14,000 is a lot of dollars out of our general fund.”

“It’s not a loss, but it definitely is a lag,” added Rue. The Rushford-Peterson School District has requested a reduced sewer and water utility rate since it is no longer occupying the former R-P Middle School on Park Street. The district currently pays $217 per month for sewer service and $393 per month for water.

Councilor Rue questioned

whether the district was looking to have service shut down or just see the rate reduced due to occupancy. According to the phone call information from Superintendent Chuck Ehler to Clerk Grindland, the district is only looking for reduction due to occupancy.

“What gets reduced here gets transferred onto businesses and citizens,” cautioned Hallum.

“We need to look at the whole picture before we drop anything.”

Rue suggested the city study the information and take a look at the impact. He also noted other locations in town that are in a similar position, remaining the owner of a property, but continuing to pay full rates despite being unoccupied.

Grindland also noted the city would need to monitor the sewer system to see how it performs without influx from the building. “Rates might have to be increased, just based on how it’s performing,” he noted.

In other news, a note of good information for the city came via a state Lead/Copper Tap Water Monitoring Report. Five random residences were tested for levels. According to the report, results indicated Peterson was in the 90 percentile level. This indicates the water system has not exceeded the action level for lead or copper.

The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Wednesday, November 8, at 6 p.m., at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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Rushford finds surprise in planning for levy

By Kirsten Zoellner City of Rushford staff recently discovered a neglected notation in the schedule for the 2016 Project that provides a surprising reduction in the city’s proposed levy for 2017.

The new find will allow for a reduction in required debt service levy and will amend the levy increase needed from 8.19% to 5.3%. The total savings is $31,000.

City Clerk/Treasurer Kathy Zacher and City Administrator Tony Chladek recently met with financial consultant Mike Bubany, of David Drown Associates, to go over long-range financial planning for the city. During the meeting, upon review of a payment schedule for the 2016 Project and Crossover Refunding Bond, it was determined that a transfer from utilities to offset the levy needed to make payments was not noted.

“The page was wrong on the transfer in from utilities. It wasn’t delineated on the payment scheduled,” said Zacher at the Tuesday, October 10 council meeting.

By including the transfer in the schedule, city staff was able to reconfigure the percentage of debt service levy for 2018. It was projected at the September 11 meeting that in order to meet debt service repayment; the city would need to potentially raise the levy to $938,000, a $71,000 in value, over the 2017 figure. It was noted in preliminary projections that while operating expenses could see a 20.81% reduction, debt service would increase 29%, yielding the initially proposed net 8.19%.

Now, the city is able to take the majority of the transfer amount, $26,000 and apply it to the schedule, thus reducing the amount needed to levy to cover debt service. The remaining $5,000 will be applied to the Airport Fund.

“We’re just waiting for the assessor’s numbers to come in and then we’ll readjust for the final levy,” added Chladek.

In relation to the Airport, the $5,000 was added to show commitment by the city to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the state. The Airport Commission recently met and went over long-range planning goals for the airport. While the majority of projects see a large input of either federal or state funding, the city must show some level of financial commitment for its share to the agencies in order to secure grant funding.

The majority of projects are carrying over from previous planning.

Feasibility analysis and secure funding, largely from the federal and state grants, will come prior to any projects getting underway.

Some projects, such as those that produce a revenue stream, are formulated differently, but all require some sort of city matching. “In order to receive funding, we have to have it on the list,” acknowledged Zacher.

The council also took a look at a recommendation from the Airport Commission to approve a new, five-year contract with engineering firm Mead & Hunt. Per FAA guidelines, the seek must seek requests for proposals for engineer-

ing related to the airport every five years. The city has been with Mead & Hunt for several years.

Two proposals were received; one from Mead & Hunt and one from Bolton & Menk. After review by the commission, it was recommended that the city stay with the former.

“We have a history with them.

They already know our facilities and they really go the extra mile,” said Mayor Chris Hallum when asked for supporting documentation for the recommendation.

“With FAA requirements, money can’t be a deciding factor,” noted Zacher. “There was no compelling reason not to stay with Mead & Hunt.” The council approved the item unanimously.

In other news, the city has set November 13 as the date for a public hearing related to final assessments for the 2016 Municipal Improvement Project: Hillcrest Drive and South Burr Oak Street.

“Everybody’s assessments were less than the preliminary,” noted Zacher. Final assessments fall within the city guidelines for assessments as a portion of the total project. The assessments will be applied to property owner’s taxes over a period of ten years at 3.5% interest. Property owners have the option to pay all of the assessment, or a make a one-time lump sum payment, prior to having the assessment applied.

The council also approved renewing the one-year contract with Darr Auction & Realty for the purposing of marketing seven available city lots and the former municipal liquor store building.

The current contract was scheduled to expire October 15.

The partnership has seen quite an uptick in interest in city properties, including 23 documented inquiries, showings, and offers.

According to Darr, the cost and assessments on the Himlie Business Park lots continues to be a hurdle. Additionally, protected

bluff area and a natural gas line easement have thus far prevented the purchase of the lot at 1300 Himlie Drive for the purpose of multi-unit housing. Some discussion was had on revamping lots to reduce the size of some and add land to move buildable land away from the gas line. Rezoning of the lot classification would be required, however, to amend the lots.

“One issue is affordable housing and using land as efficiently as possible,” said Darr. “I do feel encouraged by the amount of interest that there is.”

“The exposure is definitely happening,” added Councilor Terri Benson. “We should take the feedback and make adjustments. Our goal was to get activity on it. That hadn’t happened in a long time.

The action part is still a work in progress.”

“Prior to this, we wouldn’t have had this kind of traffic. It’s definitely a benefit,” added Administrator Chladek.

The council also went into closed session at the meeting to discuss an offer to purchase the former municipal liquor store at 409 S. Elm Street. Realtor Rod Darr, of Darr Auction & Realty, was on hand to discuss offer details.

Upon close of the meeting, Clerk Zacher confirmed that no official decision was made by the council, but that Darr had directed the council to discuss a counter offer. “The sale would be contingent upon getting proper approval/paperwork squared away with the State of Minnesota as bond proceeds paid for a portion of the original building with Federal Emergency Management Agency funds,” said Zacher. The proposal that was made requests an answer by October 24. Due to the closed session, Zacher could not verify who made the offer to purchase.

The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Monday, October 23, at 6:30 p.m. at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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Kristin Burdey, co-owner of Burdey’s Cafe in Peterson.

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By Kirsten Zoellner Rushford native Kristin Burdey always had a soft spot for the idea of owning a little eatery, but never really gave the concept any detailed planning. Instead she dove into work for a franchise restaurant and excelled in her position. Throughout her time there, she saw little things she would do differently if she ever owned her own place.

“I met my husband in the res-

taurant setting, where we discovered that we can work really well together,” she says. “He had a dream, unbeknownst to me, of opening a restaurant someday, so when I suggested it in jest, I guess we were on to something.” March 1, 2013, the couple officially opened the doors of Burdey’s Café on Main Street in Peterson. Since then, the cafe has built up quite the following,

thanks in part to the phenomenal menu items, astounding service, and that sought after small-town familiarity.

“I am fiercely, almost stupidly loyal,” she notes proudly. “I am very passionate about serving and creating good food, but even if we served lousy food, it would be secondary. The number of people who meet for fellowship; the fact that the dining room is more a gathering place for friends to visit; the Bible studies that are held in our back room; the banter with the regular customers, and the relationships that develop amongst people; it is the pinnacle of small town living. It’s why I love it here and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

That’s not to say there aren’t challenges that Burdey has had to face. “Unexpected things like major equipment failures, three summers worth of road construction that almost did us in the first couple of years, and discouragement when people let you down or when you inadvertently let people down,” she reveals. “It is also challenging to work with your husband all day every day, in a high-pressure environment,” she admits. “You either

work smoothly like a well-oiled machine or you resent having to breathe the same air.” The couple draws on a rock solid marriage and their faith to help see them through.

“It took time to figure out exactly what our roles were going to be,” she adds. “Before we opened, I didn’t have a clue what I would do, because I was a server, and they already had servers at the café we were buying. What would I do?”

Now, there are more responsibilities than she could have ever imagined, yet she finds a way to make it through each day, smiling all the while.

“It’s hard to have an unending supply of energy,” she adds. Burdey is also mom to Gabe and Annika and stepmom to Steven’s sons Isaiah and Isaac and between family, work, and her commitments to local events such as Rushford Area Society for the Arts, and Rushford Lutheran Church Praise Team, her days are packed. “Mornings are very early, days off are few and far between. Time management: so many things to do all the time and no way humanly possible to do even half of them. There are many areas in which work has

been needed,” she acknowledges.

Still, she wouldn’t trade it for the world. “The best part of owning a restaurant is the people. We have fallen in love with so many of our customers and employees!

Even though I have lived here my whole life, there are a whole bunch of people that I never really knew. I wait tables in the early morning hours, and everyone has their own mug. I even have the shelves labeled with their names,” she laughs, with one of the truest, heartiest laughs you’ll ever hear.

“My absolute favorite thing to do is holiday dinners. The last couple years we have held our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at the café,” she adds. “Now, we’re not open like Walmart or Perkins, but we let our customers know about it and what time dinner is.” Aware of the occasional or sometimes palpable gaps in the lives of others holidays, she makes it a point to be open, if possible.

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Harstad becomes Chatfield’s first female firefighter

Jill Harstad is a wife, mother, business owner, firefighter and so much more. She is the first female firefighter on the Chatfield Fire Department, in Chatfield, Minn.

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By Barb Jeffers Jill Harstad has always had a burning desire to become a firefighter, and recently that passion for helping others became a reality.

Harstad, 35, grew up in Lanesboro, Minn., and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 2000. After marrying her husband, Andy and moving to Chatfield, she set her sights on becoming a firefighter with the Chatfield Fire Department.

When asked why she wanted to become a firefighter, Harstad replied, “It was just always one of those things that I wanted to do,” and she hoped someday it would happen.

“I actually applied two years ago and they called to tell me congratulations that I had got on the fire department, and I had just found out two days before that I was pregnant so I turned it down,” she comments.

Then, in 2017, the opportunity came up again and Harstad says, “I thought about it a little bit,” and states that she thought “I’m ready — I think I will do it,” as it seemed like the timing was right.

“I just decided to do it,” Harstad states and so she accepted the position and officially became a member of the Chatfield Fire Department in September 2017.

Harstad has the honorable dis-

tinction of being Chatfield’s first female firefighter, although to her and the other members of the Chatfield Fire Department, she is simply a fellow firefighter.

The experienced members of the Chatfield Fire Department are very receptive and supportive of Harstad in her new role. They are very helpful with training and answering any questions she may have, according to Harstad.

“I don’t think they treat me any differently” than any other member of the fire department, states Harstad.

Harstad has been receiving training with the Chatfield Fire Department on the first and third Mondays of each month since joining the fire department, and will continue with that training in addition to further training.

When asked how she likes the training exercises, Harstad replied, “I love it,” and she is eager to learn more.

“The first night I went out I got to be on the truck and spraying the hose and learning how the pumps and all that stuff runs,” says Harstad, adding, “it’s a lot of stuff to know,” but her goal is to take away at least one thing from each training exercise.

Harstad explains that there are a total of four new firefighters joining the Chatfield Fire Department, one per month until December,

and once all four new recruits have become members they will all complete Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 training classes, which by requirement must be attended outside of the Chatfield Fire Department.

Harstad has been out on three calls since joining the fire department, which turned out to be false alarms, but when her pager went off it got her heart pumping and her adrenaline flowing.

Harstad is ready and willing to complete any training necessary in order to be ready when she responds to her first fire or vehicle accident alongside her fellow firefighters.

Working side by side with the highly experienced Chatfield Fire Department members, it is no doubt Harstad will learn a vast amount in a short period of time.

Aside from being on the Chatfield Fire Department, Harstad has a lot of irons in the fire. While attending RCTC for two years and then attending Minnesota School of Business to finish her four-year accounting degree, she simultaneously worked at a CPA firm in Rochester.

After receiving her accounting degree she began her own bookkeeping and payroll company, Harstad Bookkeeping and Payroll.

As busy as Harstad is, her priority lies with her family which includes her husband and their children Carson, 8, Camryn, 3, and Drew, 16 months. When asked how her husband and oldest child feel about her being a firefighter Harstad says they like it and are proud and supportive of her decision to become a firefighter.

The Chatfield Fire Department has been active since 1891, keeping the Chosen Valley safe, and Harstad is extremely proud to now be a part of the department.

“The mission of the Chatfield Fire Department will be to provide the citizens of Chatfield and surrounding area a highly trained

the Chatfield Fire Department in the pictures gives her even more incentive to be there for her community in their time of need.

“Knowing that one day that will be me saving somebody’s life is probably the most rewarding thing,” states Harstad.

It is easy to see the dedication and the passion that Harstad has as a member of the Chatfield Fire Department, and it is with respect and pride that we, the residents of Fillmore County, are able to witness her dream of becoming a firefighter come true.

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Monday, October 16, 2017

The FCJ reaches over 13,000 households each week.

Working Women

October 16, 2017

Pickett a “permanent” fixture in Preston

Lisa Pickett, owner of Lisa’s Klip N Kurl located in Preston, Minn., enjoys the business she has owned and operated just over 20 years.

Photo by Barb Jeffers

By Barb Jeffers Lisa Pickett always enjoyed watching people get their hair done, so naturally, when the time came to choose her career, she waved other options and got straight to work with her scissors.

Pickett, who grew up in and graduated from Preston, Minn., attended Austin Area Technical Institute in 1983-84, where she received her certification in cos-

metology.

Pickett began working at the Family Hair Center in Preston and remained there several years as she gained one satisfied customer after another.

When asked why and how she came to have her own business Pickett replied, “It was my Mom’s fault!” as she explains, See PICKETT Page 15 

Balancing act

By Barb Jeffers When it comes to working women juggling their careers and family, Judy Christian, owner of Stumpy’s Restaurant and Bar of Rushford, Minn., has a few words of advice.

“You gotta make time for both,” states Christian, and showing her children what hard work is has also given them a chance to spend time together as a family.

Christian purchased Stumpy’s Restaurant and Bar from Henry “Stumpy” Becker in January 1998. She had worked there for many years and when she had the chance to buy the business she couldn’t turn it down. Judy Christian, owner of Stumpy’s Restaurant and Bar in Rushford, “It’s a hard decision,” she Minn., works hard to keep her business a successful one.

Photo by Barb Jeffers says, whether to take the step into being a business owner, but, Christian thought “would tasks they have learned a lot at I regret it if I didn’t take the succeed under her leadership. opportunity?” and decided to “My kids have all worked the same time. through the line” at Stumpy’s, “They are learning and you purchase the business.

“Since I worked here 15 states Christian, which has get to see them progress,” years before that, I thought I been a positive experience for explains Christian, adding, knew what it was about,” notes both her and her five kids. “So “they have some skills when Christian, although she knew it when they are working you’re they go,” which will help them would not be easy, she says, “I spending time with them too,” in many ways throughout their like a challenge,” and devoted aside from at home, and while herself to making the business her kids have been doing their See CHRISTIAN Page 15 

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ments Christian, saying “you never know which day a piece of equipment is going to go down” but explains that eventually you learn to deal with all that stuff and handling surprises that come up now and then gets less stressful. “As you go on, things get a little simpler,” she says.

The best part of owning your own business is to see your achievements, states Christian, and to see how far you have come from the time you started until now and knowing you can survive in a small town is a great sense of pride.

“I do like being part of a small community,” says Christian as many of her customers become friends and “these customers would do anything for you,” she adds.

Christian’s advice for women who would like to be business owners is that it is a great opportunity but adds, “Make sure you know it’s going to be hard,” as she says, “your first year is going to be the most challenging,” but if you can get through that it will get easier.

Stumpy’s offers daily specials and also offers weekend specials such as a fish fry and steak specials on Fridays and Saturdays.

A full menu is offered, including delicious pizza and don’t forget Happy Hour, Monday through Friday from 4-6 pm.

Stumpy’s has a large gathering area downstairs, complete with a bar and restrooms, which would be perfect for your next big event.

Stumpy’s offers catering services and Christian says they “take a little extra time to make sure it’s done right” when catering, but says it is worth it when she hears compliments on the food.

Stumpy’s Restaurant and Bar is located at 122 West Jessie Street in Rushford. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 5:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5:30 a.m. - 2 a.m.; and Sunday, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. For more information phone (507) 864-7156. You can also find photos and additional information at stumpysrestaurantandbar. com or facebook.com/StumpysRestaurantandBar.

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life in the workforce.

“I think my work ethic is because of my parents,” states Christian, as she explains, “they taught me to work and they made it fun” no matter what the chore was.

“I think it helped me instill good working skills in my children,” says Christian, “to show how hard you have to work” to be successful. “I lead by example so my kids know how to work,” she says, and she is proud of her children’s work ethic and appreciates their dedication.

Christian gives her all in everything that she does and is always willing to step up and help anyone that she can. She recently became the legal guardian of a wonderful young lady, Joy, after Joy’s mother passed away.

Christian was named KTTC’s AmaZING woman for the month of May 2017 after being nominated by a friend for everything she has done for Joy and many others. Christian humbly says she was just “jumping in and doing what needed to be done” at the time. It’s easy to see the relationship that Christian has built with Joy as she says, “She’s just a joy to be around,” and has become one of the family.

When asked where her drive comes from, Christian replies, “It’s how I grew up — you’re supposed to work hard ­— nothing comes to you,” and adds that “when you work hard you seem to receive something in the end” that makes it all worth it.

“I have a business, I don’t want it to fail; that drive keeps me going,” states Christian, adding, “I have a family to support” and she is willing to work extremely hard to keep the business successful.

According to Christian, the most challenging part of owning a business are day to day challenges such as making sure your help shows up or finding replacements if someone calls in sick. With five full-time employees and 12 part-time employees those incidences are bound to come up now and then.

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ness and not having to sacrifice all their time together is another highlight for Burdey. “I love that my children are able to grow up in it. It’s a trade-off, working so many hours and not being at home. But in your own business, you can be flexible with your schedule if need be.” Burdey’s proud to have employed her kids and the kids of people she grew up with. “It’s cool knowing that we are the first job for a lot of kids and it’s an honor to teach them initial job skills and hopefully get them to enjoy what they’re doing. You learn so much more than you’d think by working in a restaurant.”

In 2015, Burdey herself learned more than she ever expected when her husband, Steven, fell ill and spent a month in the hospital.

“Most of the managerial skills I have were learned on the fly. I learned how to open and close, to cook and do orders, pay the bills; essentially how to do both our jobs at the same time.” She’s grateful Steven healed and was able to take back his responsibilities, but I recognizes it’s led her to do more now than she used to do.

To all those women out there thinking of being their own boss, Burdey has words of both caution and joy. “There are definitely sacrifices that you have to make in other areas of your life, because owning a business is a more than full time job. You will need to adjust in order to take care of your marriage, your children, and yourself.”

“Although you can set your own schedule, it is very hard to take time off, so don’t plan on vacationing,” she says with her trademark humor. “It’s hard to even get to Winona anymore or any place that has the same hours. It’s also hard to trust anyone else with your duties, so it’s hard to let go enough to step away like you need to do, making time and having the mental energy for any of the other endeavors in your personal life. I need a nap to get to the ‘other half’ of my life each day,” she jokes.

Always one to laugh away difficulties and to focus on the blessings, she adds, “To succeed you must be resilient, adaptable, courageous, eternally optimistic, and you have to believe that God will provide for all your needs, be it staff, customers, finances, and the personal strength to endure day after day, because he has shown us time and again that he does and he will.”

“We couldn’t do it without the prayers we pray and that others pray on our behalf. It is true that all things can be done through Christ who gives us strength, but that doesn’t mean that you should try to do all things,” she chuckles.

“You have to do what you love, and love what you do, or there’s no point in doing it. I do this because I truly love my customers… even the ornery ones.”

“The gal who owned this building — my mom grew up next door to — and she happened to call my mom and ask if she knew anybody who wanted to buy this building,” states Pickett.

Her mom immediately called her and told her she thought it would be a good idea to have her own business. Between her mom and her customers positive support and encouragement Pickett says, “The next thing I know I was a owning my own business,” and getting ready to remodel the building.

Pickett purchased the building at 206 St. Paul Street in downtown Preston on January 1, 1997.

She then began the process of making it her own space and suitable for her specific needs.

The building had previously been owned by George Soffa for his real estate office and his wife, Florence did taxes in the back room. Following George’s death two years prior, Florence sold the building to Pickett.

The building has a very rich history and since the late 1850s the building has housed an insurance office, a 5-cent hamburger joint in the early 1930s, other lunch counter businesses, an optometrist’s office and several other businesses.

When Pickett remodeled the main level of the building, “We gutted it from the front door to the back door,” she states.

With a lot of help from her family, the remodel of the main floor was finished just as Pickett had designed it.

Once the renovation on the main floor was complete, Pickett moved on to remodel the upstairs apartment which was finished in February 1998. She rents the upstairs apartment to bring in added income.

Lisa’s Klip N Kurl opened its doors on March 17, 1997, providing haircuts for men, women and children as well as many other services.

Lisa’s Klip N Kurl offers haircuts for men, woman and children, along with “The Works,” which includes a wash, cut and style. When it’s time to have your hair color touched up or maybe

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you just want a change, Lisa’s Klip N Kurl can be of service.

If a little added body is something your hair could use, Pickett will give you the perm you desire, whether just a body wave or extra curly.

Lisa’s Klip N Kurl has Markham products in stock, including shampoo, conditioner and styling products.

Pickett has an added role, as she is also an Avon representative and has Avon books available at Lisa’s Klip N Kurl if anyone in the area needs to re-stock their favorite Avon products.

When asked if the experience of opening her own business was intimidating or scary Pickett says, yes it was, but she had run the business for her former employer when she was laid up so she knew a lot about the day to day running of a business, “other than payroll,” Pickett states.

Having just celebrated her 20-year anniversary as a business owner, Pickett has many customers that have been coming to her since the day she opened Lisa’s Klip N Kurl, and notes that many of her customers begin to feel more like friends as they get to know each other so well.

When asked what the best part of having her own business is, Pickett indicated she likes the independence it allows her.

According to Pickett, the most challenging part of having her own business is taking time off, as she wants to be available for her regular weekly customers.

Pickett’s advice for women thinking of opening their own business is to “go for it,” saying, “Go for the challenge and meet your goals,” adding that it is rewarding when you hear compliments from customers.

Lisa’s Klip N Kurl is open Monday through Friday and, as a convenience to her customers, she also has some evening appointments available during the week.

To book your next appointment or for further information call Lisa’s Klip N Kurl at (507) 7655430. Although the phone number for Lisa’s Klip N Kurl is not in the most recent Harmony, Minn., phone book after switching phone companies, Pickett hopes to have the phone number included in next year’s phone book.

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FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL

Monday, October 16, 2017

The FCJ reaches over 13,000 households each week.

Working Women

October 16, 2017

Julie Kulsrud runs authentic Mexican restaurant in Fountain

Julie Kulsrud has spent the last 11 years running Los Gables.

Photo by Hannah Wingert

By Hannah Wingert When Julie Kuslrud opened Los Gables in 2006, she had plenty of experience as a waitress,

having worked as one at various restaurants for most of her adult life. However, running her own restaurant was a whole new ball

game. On top of that learning curve, she also knew nothing about Mexican food. “I didn’t know an enchilada from a burrito,” she said, laughing.

So why did she decide to open a Mexican restaurant? “I wanted something different,” Kulsrud said. She knew there weren’t any in the Fillmore County area and thought that it would be unique.

She hired a Mexican couple, Jose and Margarita Gomez, to cook and help her run Los Gables in Fountain. “They were in business before so we started with a menu that they had used,” she said.

Margarita, who had been a caterer in Mexico, used her authentic Mexican recipes at Los Gables, cooking everything from scratch.

At first, Kulsrud had no plans to do any of the cooking at the restaurant, but with Margarita and Jose leaving to go back to Mexico periodically or to visit their adult children who lived in the Twin Cities area, she soon realized that she had no choice.

I’d done a lot of cooking and baking at home for my family,” she said, “But I had never cooked for the public.” Margarita taught Kulsrud how to cook authentic

Mexican food using her recipes and before she knew it, Kulsrud was cooking for customers and loving it.

Having Margarita dn Jose working at the restaurant for the first five years of business was invaluable to Kulsrud. “They really spoiled me,” she laughed.

“They were a wonderful family.”

The couple treated Los Gables like it was their own business, going above and beyond to make sure things ran smoothly.

Kulsrud is dedicated to serving only high quality food to her customers.

She sources her fresh ingredients and grass-fed beef from local vendors and cooks everything from scratch, staying true to the recipes that Margarita used. In addition to the authentic Mexican menu (not to be confused with Tex-Mex), she also serves breakfast on weekends with both Mexican and American dishes.

One of the things that Kulsrud loves most about running Los Gables is meeting and interacting with people. “I’ve always worked with the public, and I don’t know anything I’d rather do,” she said.

In the 11 years since she opened

Los Gables, Kulsrud has seen a lot of change in the business world, especially in regards to technology. She’s adapted and kept up as well as she could, but it hasn’t been easy.

Despite the stress of being a business owner, Kulsrud has no regrets.

“It’s been a really fun ride,” she said. “We’ve come through some hard economic times, but we’ve survived.”

Kulsrud is thankful for all of her customers, but especially the regulars who are familiar faces at Los Gables. “If not for our regular customers, we would not be here,” she said, pointing out that while tourism is a big part of business in the area, it’s a seasonal trend.

Local people are how restaurants like hers survive in the off-season.

Los Gables is currently for sale, but Kulsrud has no intention of closing. “I’ll keep it open until it sells,” she said. In the meantime, she plans to continue enjoying her time there. When the restaurant does sell down the road, she would love to be able to spend more time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren while staying put right where she is. “I love the area. I don’t want to live anywhere else,” she said.

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By Annie Lewis Mabel Fire Chief Orel Tollef- doesn’t seem right.” son addressed the Mabel City Councilman Gary Morken Council at its October meeting, inquired about what the ambuasking for a pay increase for his lance crew is paid per hour. City firefighters. Currently the fire Clerk Larson said they get $10 department gets $10 per hour an hour for both trainings and and Tollefson is asking for $20 ambulance runs, but they do an hour. “We don’t expect to get not receive any other compensathe $20. Our guys don’t do it tion for a retirement pension. for the money, but we’re asking Mayor Jim Westby said he Our international looked into a prescription couple of other to negotiate an increase to show service canwhat savethey youpay up their to cities and that we are valued.” offfire retail prices onHe volunteer departments.

According to City Clerk Karen 85% that Decorah pays $10 Larson, it’s been a long time found your prescriptions. since they’ve had an increase. an hour and so does Harmony.

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was agreed that she would bring the information to the next meeting and the council would decide about a pay raise before the budget has to be finalized at the December meeting.

In other business, bids will open Wednesday, October 18 at 11 a.m. for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. This project includes new linings and selected manholes to be replaced.

The money to fund the project comes from a Rural Development grant and needs to be used by the city by the end of the year. Approximately $350,000 in grant money is available.

It was brought to the city’s attention that cars are speeding through certain areas of Mabel and exceeding the posted speed limits. There was a discussion about installing radar signs, but they are too expensive at $5,000

per sign. It was suggested that the sheriff’s department be contacted in hopes they can help crack down on speeders.

Public Works Director, Bob Mierau, reported that Horizontal Boring & Tunneling Co. of Nebraska started work on the culvert drainage project for Melby Drive. This company was the lowest bid at $37,983 to install an 18” steel casing under the road and drainage across the road. Heavy rain over the last few days delayed the work, but they are hoping to finish up in a few days.

Water towers were drained and inspected last week. They were found to be good condition on the inside and in need of a little painting on the outside. Hydrant flushing will be October 23-27. The city’s snow ordinance goes into effect November 1 and means that on even-numbered calendar nights, park your vehicle on the even-

numbered side of street and on odd-numbered calendar nights, park on the odd-numbered side.

Economic Development Authority (EDA) President, Kirsten Wyffels, reported that bids will open October 13 at 10 a.m. for the construction of the proposed child care center to be built in Mabel. After bids are reviewed by the EDA and the city attorney, the EDA will make a recommendation to the city council. The final selection will be the council’s decision.

With the increase in the number of rentals at the Mabel Community Center, City Clerk Larson inquired about hiring a cleaning person/service. Larson was asked to gather information about costs and possible companies and bring it to the next meeting.

The next City of Mabel Council meeting will be held at City Hall on Wednesday, November 8 at 7 p.m.

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County approves courthouse security proposal

By Karen Reisner At the October 10 county board meeting, the board unanimously moved forward with a courthouse security plan. A proposal from Marco which was one of two proposals submitted was accepted.

The Courthouse Security committee, which was formed after the county was awarded a grant in the amount of $30,000 by the Safe and Secure Courthouse Advisory Panel, recommended accepting the Marco proposal at a cost of $176,338. With additional costs for locksmith services and pagers, the total cost

is expected to be more than $200,000. County coordinator Bobbie Vickerman noted that staffing (an officer in the courthouse) is included in the 2018 budget. The board is considering hiring part-time trained law enforcement personnel to provide an officer at the courthouse.

Vickerman said the committee will work with Marco and see if they need all aspects of the bid.

Commissioner Duane Bakke, who serves on the committee, acknowledged that the county has already been working with Marco for other services.

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Commissioner Marc Prestby asked if we are going to be using all of the equipment in the proposal. Bakke noted that Fillmore County is one of the few counties that doesn’t have security equipment going to the court room.

Bakke suggested the cost will be paid over two years. It is planned to use the MCIT dividend for this year and next year (an estimated total of $180,000) plus the $30,000 grant to pay for the equipment. The county is required to match the grant 50/50. The MCIT dividend usually is put into the Infrastructure Fund.

The total cost of the Marco proposal does not include cameras at the office building and highway.

Bakke expressed his disappointment that the board was not involved in writing the grant application. He suggested the grant possibly could have been larger.

It was noted that there are more decisions that will need to be made. Commissioner Mitch Lentz, who is on the Courthouse Security committee, said the investment is for physical security. Policy decisions still need to be made.

Other business in brief • Terry Schultz, facilities

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maintenance, presented two bids for sidewalk repairs. The low bid from Bakke Cement and Masonry Construction in the amount of $4,650 was accepted.

• A resolution for a conditional use permit for Mike and Cindy Tomashek for an agricultural tourism business was approved as recommended

by Planning and Zoning. The property located in Section 5, Preston Township, already has the facility in place for an event venue. Three conditions were put on the CUP including the requirements for liability insurance, compliance with state and local regulations, and a ceasing of loud music by midnight.

An access permit for Joseph and Amanda Hershberger, Section 25, Preston Township, for a driveway access off CR 16 to a pasture was approved.

• A request from Jail Administrator James Fenske to change

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• Vickerman will be the voting delegate and Bakke the alternate for the 2017 annual meeting of the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT).

• The first reading on a policy for reimbursements to employees was made. The policy would require a request for reimbursement to be submitted to the department head within 45 days. The department head must stamp the date received to the invoice and summit to the Auditor/Treasurer’s office within 15 days of being stamped. The A/T must submit the invoice to commissioner or auditor batch at the next board meeting and process and send payment within 30 days of date received in the A/T Office.

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Gatherings As I roll to a stop atop a hill on the bike trail, quilt blocks of farmland dot the slope above me.

It is a perfect time to muse on this column topic: gatherings.

The first gathering we recently attended was the Cory Tammel Benefit. Numerous people were gathered together; in fact the roll-

er-skating rink at Wheelers was filled with people playing games, competing for the numerous silent auction items, eating, and catching up on the news. People were gathered together for a common cause: to help someone, a friend, a relative, a member of their church, a member of their community, who needed

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their support. A comment that resonated was that the response to help this young man after his accident was unbelievable.

The second gathering we attended was the Fillmore County Special Olympics Eagles Fundraiser. It was clear everyone had a good time eating, visiting, and listening to the catchy tunes of Elvis, delivered in a soul wrenching way. Personally, the highlight of this evening was when Brad Boice lined up many of the athletes on either side of him, and they gently swayed to the music as Elvis crooned to them. Gilbert

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even got a little attention from the young woman made up like an artsy kitty, at the face-painting booth. I joked that a different dog might chase this cat, but of course Gilbert is too well trained to chase little furry animals. The evening was a huge success and will enable the Eagles to participate in different sports and enjoy the social life of getting together with the other athletes, coaches, and the family and friends that cheer them on.

We always look forward to a future gathering at the Cedar Valley Resort in Whalan, during the crisp weather of fall. Fam-

ily and friends gather together to share their stories, watch the many children play games on the lawn, and renew their close bond forged over the years.

Last year I wrote of Gilbert’s connection to Charlie, now five, who is autistic. Charlie first showed his special relationship to Gilbert at the cabin, as the two of them spoke their own silent language. Now Charlie has his own service dog, Sunny, a well-trained German Shepherd. Sunny and Charlie already share a special See FOOD Page 25 

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bond. Sunny will provide comfort and safety to both Charlie and his family in the years to come.

Another noteworthy gathering, near and dear to my heart, Empty Bowls, will take place on November 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harmony Community Center.

The idea is to fill empty bowls in Fillmore County, one of the two poorest counties in Minnesota.

However, the event has become so much more than a fundraiser.

The artisan bowls are displayed for contributors to choose for $20 each, then washed by youth, and filled with an array of delicious soups prepared by local restaurants

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and bread made by Gundersen Harmony Clinic. There is a sense of shared purpose, but also a sense of camaraderie. If you’ve never gone to Empty Bowls, it is well worth your time. It is a Fillmore County gathering, as all the proceeds go to the Fillmore County

Food Shelf.

Each gathering is special in its own right, but all showcase the goodness of people and life in small towns, in our own little corner of Minnesota.

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Fire at Johnny Ringo’s Bar & Grill in Spring Valley

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The Sethre’s have been here in Fillmore County a long time, dating back to 1856.

Jason Sethre’s father, Terry Sethre, graduated from Preston-Fountain High School.

His grandfather, Bob Sethre and wife Mary Jane, raised their family in Preston. And, his great-grandfather, Martin Sethre, owned and operated Sethre Chevrolet and Implement once located where Fit Express now resides in Preston, while Martin’s wife Ella Sethre taught second grade at the elementary school in Harmony.

And, Jason’s great-greatgreat-grandfather, Johan Sethre, moved his family from Eidsvoll, Norway to Minnesota to establish a homestead on a farm in rural Lanesboro -- now owned by David and Lori Bakke.

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Fillmore Central Youth Soccer Coach • Fillmore Central Youth Basketball Coach Co-Coordinator of Fillmore County Turkey Day Run • Member of the Fountain Fire Department • Member of the Sons of American Legion (Preston) • Member of Christ Lutheran Church (Preston) • Past board member of the Commonweal Theatre Company • Past steering committee member of the National Trout Center Board member of the Preston Area Chamber of Commerce Jason and his wife Amanda (originally a Reiter from Elgin, MN), love raising their children in the small town of Fountain, full of people who treat their neighbors like family. They enjoy all the seasons, but Spring, Summer and Fall are family favorites -- namely for hiking, biking, swimming, and canoeing.

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On October 9, 2017, at approximately 2:52 a.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a fire at Johnny Ringo’s Bar & Grill located at 112 South Broadway in Spring Valley. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on scene within five minutes of the 911 call and reported that the building was fully engulfed in flames. The sheriff’s deputies started evacuating the apartments above the area businesses that were adjacent to the fire. The Spring Valley Fire Department arrived on scene and immediately requested mutual aid from the Grand Meadow Fire Department, asking for an engine pumper and man power. A few minutes later after accessing the fire, the Stewartville Fire Department was also requested for mutual aid with their ladder truck. A short time later after fighting the fire, the Spring Valley Fire Department also requested the Ostrander and Wykoff Fire Departments for mutual aid. The Spring Valley Ambulance was also requested to the scene to assist as needed. The building is considered a total loss and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office, along with the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating the fire. The American Red Cross has also been involved, providing assistance to the tenants in the nearby buildings.

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Houston School Board interview replacement candidates

By Eric Leitzen The Houston School Board met for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2017, in the library of Houston Public High School. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and Board members Norlien, Carlson, Bonner, Wilson and Evenson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board approved the agenda for the evening and opened the meeting to public comment, of which there was none. The board then moved on to consent items, which included one new contract, three increased contracts, and four hiring memos. The consent items were passed unanimously, and the board moved to discussion items.

Superintendent Abraham presented the board with an Assurance of Compliance, stating that all necessary documents are up to date and in the school offices.

Abraham then detailed a grant proposal brought by Houston city officials that the school could submit on behalf of the city park. The grant would include handicap-accessible upgrades to the park, which Abraham noted “our students could benefit from.� The city also told Abraham that they would have a document removing any financial or legal responsibility from the school if the grant was applied for. Board member Bonner asked if it would be possible for this situation to work in the opposite way to benefit the school in the future, and floated the idea for a “gentleman’s agreement� to that effect. Abraham noted that the grant may not be eligible for the district, as is tied to certain income factors, but if possible the grant will show up on the next regular meeting agenda October 18.

Next, the board discussed old

business, setting the date for the World’s Best Workforce public hearing as November 2, 2017, at 7p.m. as part of the regular meeting. The board then approved an update to the Long-Term Facility Maintenance Expenditure Plan after a request for clarification from the Minnesota Department of Education. The board then interviewed five candidates to replace Joe Krage on the board: Steve Scheu, Tony Schultz, Arlin (Pete) Peterson, Gene Lundak, and Kevin Lindh. The information gathered will be used at the October 18 when the board will decide on a replacement, and the public can contact board members with questions in the time leading up to the October 18 meeting.

The board interviewed Scheu and Schultz, and found itself ahead of schedule. While it waited for the next board applicant, Abraham presented an invita-

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The board then returned to the agenda, approving the board’s third quarter pay. The board then gave five policies a first reading, including policies regarding weapons and the searching of student lockers, desks, personal possessions and person. Abraham noted that some of the changes came as a result of issues at other school districts that resulted in expulsions and lawsuits. Following the first readings, Abraham announced that her mentor through the National Certification Program is flying in from California to see Houston, and offered to schedule meetings for the board members. The board then discussed the construction of new signs at the district buildings, and Abraham offered to contact the signmakers for additional information.

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Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Daniel Kenneth Anderson, 32, Mabel, Minn.; 1/17/2017, Disorderly Conduct - Brawling or Fighting, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 9/26/2018), Total Fees $390. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). Supervised probation for one year - Conditions (9/26/2017): Sign Probation Agreement, Contact with probation, Follow all instruc-

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James Robert Bernier, 67, Rochester, Minn.; 9/13/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

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7/23/2017, Turn/Change of Course Unsafe, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Alex Ray Herrmann, 20, St. Charles, Mo.; 8/27/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Erin Marie McKay, 19, Harmony, Minn.; 7/23/2017, Follow Too Close - (At a) Reasonable Distance, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Eduardo C. Ochoa, 23 Marshalltown, Iowa; 7/15/2017, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150.

Ross Timothy Olson, 20, Harmony, Minn.; 9/19/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Tal Parente, 48; 9/17/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Larry Dean Scrabeck, 64, Rochester, Minn.; 9/7/2017, Inattentive Driving/Fail to Drive with Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Scott David Silver, 50, Minnetonka, Minn.; 8/26/2017, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150.

Joseph Dominic Wathier, 21, Mabel, Minn.; 5/19/2017, Fourth Degree DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Controlled Substance, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 9/25/2018), Total Fees $415.

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By Sgt. Troy Christianson Minnesota State Patrol Question: I know that Minnesota has made a lot of progress for traffic safety and less people are dying on our roads but what are other states doing?

Answer: The first time in Troy H. nearly a Christianson decade, preliminary data from the National Safety Council estimates that as many as 40,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016 across the United States.

That’s a 6% increase over 2015 and a 14% increase over 2014 – the most dramatic two-year increase in 53 years.

An estimated 4.6 million roadway users were injured seriously enough to require medical attention, a 7% increase over 2015. This means 2016 may have been the deadliest year on the roads since 2007 across the country. However, here in Minnesota the numbers are encouraging. Preliminary reports from the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety show 392 people died in traffic crashes in 2016, compared with 411 in 2015.

Several states have their own traffic safety initiatives and programs. Many of them are a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) programs (such as click it or ticket, bike to school day, work zone awareness week, etc.)

Minnesota is involved in the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) program. The TZD approach is based on the belief that even one traffic-related death on our roads is unacceptable.

This “zero deaths” idea was first adopted in Sweden in 1997 as “Vision Zero” and since then has evolved to several state Department of Transportation (DOTs), including Minnesota, that have identified zero deaths as a core objective in their Strategic Highway Safety Plans.

TZD uses a data-driven, interdisciplinary approach that applies education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical and trauma services to focus on the issue.

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We need to constantly remember what a big responsibility driving truly is and focus 100% of the time on the road and drive like our lives depend on it.

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Diego Alonzo Centeno, 22, Temple Terrace, Fla.; 7/18/2017, Speeding (81/55), Fine $100, Total Fees $290.

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Johnny Thao, 25, St. Paul, Minn.; 9/16/2017, Speeding (76/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $230.

Rushford Police Department Donald Bertram Woxland, 83, Rushford, Minn.; 7/24/2017, Inattentive Driving, Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

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Harmony resident expresses concern about city’s agreement with law enforcement

Several Whalan residents attended the public hearing at the Whalan City Hall on October 9, 2017.

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By Barb Jeffers The Whalan City Council held its scheduled public hearing on October 9, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss with city residents whether to replace streetlight bulbs new with LED bulbs.

All council members were present for the public hearing, including Mayor Marlys Tuftin, Owen Lewis, Everett Johnson, Wyatt Berekvam, and Kim Berekvam.

City Clerk Lolly Melander arrived before the adjournment of the public hearing.

Total savings of replacing all the bulbs at once versus over a longer amount of time is approximately $135 per light with approximately 26 lights to be replaced. The council heard many positive comments from several residents who attended the meeting to go forward with replacing all bulbs with new LED bulbs.

Following the public hearing the regularly scheduled monthly meeting for October began at 5 p.m. at which time the council was able to make a decision about replacing the streetlights to LED bulbs. Motion by Lewis, second

by Wyatt Berekvam, to replace all street lights with LED bulbs as soon as possible. Motion carried.

The council will continue to look into grant money for the project.

Minutes from the September 11, 2017, city council meeting were read aloud by City Clerk Lolly Melander. With no additions or corrections there was a motion by Johnson, second by Kim Berekvam, to accept the minutes as read. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report & Bills Due were read by Melander with two additions: Lanny Landsverk in the amount of $390 and Haakenson Electric in the amount of $1651.74.

Motion by Wyatt Berekvam, second by Lewis, to accept the Treasurer’s Report & Bills Due as read with the two additions included. Motion carried.

Visitor’s comments A resident in attendance brought

a safety concern to the attention of the city council as he states there are trees by the city shop which are overgrown and blocking drivers’ vision. The council will look at the trees and take care of the matter if deemed necessary.

Old Business An update on the town hall door was given by Mayor Tuftin.

The new main entry door has been installed. The carpenter is waiting for the rest of the hardware to come in to finish the project.

Melander updated the council on the previous charge from Ancom Tech Center for service on the emergency siren. Melander contacted Ancom Tech Center and after explaining the situation, Ancom Tech Center credited the charge of $195.50 back to the city.

Lewis updated the council on road repair. All road work for the year is complete.

New Business Mayor Tuftin reported that there will be two open seats on the Zoning Board in January. The Zoning Board meets quarterly.

Anyone interested in serving on the Zoning Board can contact Tuftin.

Motion by Johnson, second by Lewis, to send out absentee ballots for the general election, as it is a cost saving measure and there was a 99% response of the absentee ballots in the past.

With the rain the days prior to the meeting, Tuftin reported that water was coming off the roof and running down the side of the city hall building as well as onto the outside speakers. The council will have Randy Berekvam look at the problem and give his recommendation.

Motion by Johnson, second by Lewis, to adjourn. Motion carried.

The next regularly scheduled Whalan city council meeting will be held on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 5 p.m. at the city hall.

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By Hannah Wingert Harmony resident Julie Lau addressed the city council at their October 10 meeting during the public forum portion of the meeting. She asked who was in charge of enforcing the city ordinances and was told by Mayor Steve Donney that the local police would be the ones to call if she sees an ordinance not being followed.

Lau said that she had read the agreement that the City of Harmony has with its law enforcement officers and noted that it states there should be a liaison between them. She asked who that liaison is. City attorney Greg Scheiber wasn’t sure who, but agreed to look into it and be sure that the agreement was being followed properly.

“Rules are for everybody,” Lau stated. She feels that exceptions are being made for some people so they don’t have to follow city ordinances.

Mayor Donney said that if Lau or anyone else sees a city ordinance that is being violated, they should call the police to report it.

“Shouldn’t they be patrolling

Harmony and watching for violations?” Lau asked.

Mayor Donney assured her that that’s what they do, but Lau didn’t agree, saying that she often sees them sitting in their parked squad cards. “I think our service stinks,” she said. She recommended that the council review the agreement the city has with law enforcement and make sure it’s being followed.

Mayor Donney thanked Lau for her input and assured her that it would be taken under consideration.

City administrator Jerome Illg updated the council on the street and utility project. The base layer of paving has been put down, and the final layer will be completed next spring. The water looping project at the wastewater treatment plant has been completed.

An assessment hearing was scheduled to take place during the November 14 city council meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.

City Maintenance Director Chris Johnson noted that the maintenance department has been working on street sweeping

recently. A notice will be sent out in the utility bills soon to notify residents when leaf pick-up will take place.

The city’s water truck was sold for around $1,300 and the digger for about $1,100. Johnson pointed out that that’s more than they would’ve gotten if they’d been turned in for scrap metal.

Harmony’s water tower is currently being re-painted, although the recent rains have slowed down the progress. The new city logo, which was recently finalized, is being painted on either side of the water tower as well.

The EDA has been continuing to work for funding for the proposed trail extension project.

Members of the EDA along with other Harmony residents presented a pitch for the project to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources or the LCCMR, which is composed of state senators, representatives, and citizens. The committee decides where proceeds from the Minnesota lottery will go. “It was a very encouraging trip,” Illg noted. The presentation was well received and the group is hopeful that funding will come through to cover the purchase of the corridor which would then be donated to the DNR. Almost everything on the park board’s list of projects has been completed for the year. They found a UTV to replace the current one for $12,959.

The board asked the council to pay for half of it while they pay for the other half. The council approved the purchase.

An anonymous donation of $1,000 has brought the library closer to its goal of $5,000 needed to build the new patio.

The next Harmony City Council meeting will be held on November 14 at 7 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘Senior Strength & Balance Class, 8:15-9am, Harmony Community Center. (507) 272-3731.* â&#x20AC;˘Rushford Food Shelf, 9-11:30am, 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Building, 113 E. Jessie St.* â&#x20AC;˘Preston Food Shelf, 9am-12pm, 1-4pm, 515 Washington St. NW, Preston.* â&#x20AC;˘Semcac bus to Rochester, bus picks up for shopping 9:35am, United Methodist Church, Preston; 10am Fountain State Bank. Call (800) 9443874 to ride. â&#x20AC;˘Senior Strength & Balance Class, 10-10:45am, Spring Valley Community Center. (507) 2723731.*

â&#x20AC;˘Senior Strength & Balance Class, 11:30-12:15, Christ Lutheran Church, Preston. (507) 272-3731.* â&#x20AC;˘Bluff Country Toastmasters meet, 5:30pm, Spring Valley Public Library* â&#x20AC;˘Rushford AA Closed meeting, 7pm, Presbyterian Church, Mill St.* â&#x20AC;˘Chatfield AA meets, 7:30pm, Pio­neer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St.*

WEDS., OCTOBER 18

â&#x20AC;˘Spring Valley Area Food Shelf, 2-4pm, 102 E. Jefferson, Spring Valley.*

THURS., OCTOBER 19

â&#x20AC;˘Senior Strength & Balance Class, 8:15-9am, Harmony Community Center. (507) 272-3731.*

â&#x20AC;˘Senior Coffee and Dessert, 9am, Clara House, Harmony.* â&#x20AC;˘Rushford Food Shelf, 9-11:30am, 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Building, 113 E Jessie St., Rushford.* â&#x20AC;˘Preston Food Shelf, 9am-12pm, 1-4pm, 515 Washington St. NW.* â&#x20AC;˘Senior Strength & Balance Class, 10-10:45am, Spring Valley Community Center. (507) 272-3731.* â&#x20AC;˘Senior Exercise Class, 10:30-11am, Mabel Senior Dining/Fire Hall. Info, (507) 288-6944.* â&#x20AC;˘Rushford Senior Dining, 10:30am12pm, 113 E Jessie St., Rushford. â&#x20AC;˘Senior Strength & Balance Class, 11:30-12:15, Christ Lutheran Church, Preston. (507) 272-3731.*

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Send an upcoming event: news@fillmorecountyjournal.com â&#x20AC;˘Mabel AA meeting, 7:30pm, Mabel Telephone Company, lower level, 214 N Main St., Mabel.*

FRI., OCTOBER 20

â&#x20AC;˘Chatfield NA meets, 7:30pm, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St.*

SAT., OCTOBER 21

â&#x20AC;˘St. Johns Food Shelf, 9-10:30am, 241 Line St. S, Wykoff. â&#x20AC;˘Spring Valley Food Shelf, 9-11am, 102 E. Jefferson, Spring Valley.* â&#x20AC;˘Bluff Country ATV Club meeting, 10am, Rushford American Legion. â&#x20AC;˘Mabel Food Shelf, 10am-12pm, First Lutheran Church, 202 N. Oak, Mabel. â&#x20AC;˘Lanesboro AA Group, 8pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Call (507) 251-1771 or (507) 765-2518.*

SUN., OCTOBER 22

â&#x20AC;˘Fountain AA Group closed meeting, 7:30pm, Fountain Lutheran Church, S. Main St. & Hwy 52.*

MON., OCTOBER 23

â&#x20AC;˘Senior Exercise Class, 10:3011am, Mabel Senior Dining/Fire Hall.

Info: Call (507) 288-6944.* â&#x20AC;˘Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 1-3pm, Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston St. NW, Preston.* â&#x20AC;˘AA Crossroads Journey Group meeting, 7pm, Spring Valley Library.*

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notice fountain township residents The Fountain Township Board of Supervisors is considering the adoption of mail balloting for primary and general elections. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, contact Dan Graskamp at 507-459-1724, or any member of the Township Board by November 1, 2017.

Dan Graskamp Clerk of Fountain Township Publish16,23

WANTED: CARS, trucks, buses, and semi trailers, running or not. Serving SE MN and northern IA. Luke Junge, Preston, MN. Call 507-259-4556. w30tfn-o

The Sumner Township Zoning and Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 30 at 7:30pm at the Sumner Town Hall to consider a request from a resident for a variance to the Sumner Township Zoning ordinance.

COUNTRY HOME FOR RENT, Fountain area. 4 bedrooms, garage, $800/ month + utilities. 1st month, last month plus deposit required. Non-smokers only and references. 507-273-7336. r9,16-x

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505 CLIFF ST NE, CHATFIELD

TIM DANIELSON

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www.timdanielson.com 272 Main St. North Chatfield MN 55923 Ph: 867-9100

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$419,000 2157 MARGARET ST NE, CHATFIELD #4083455 â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘ 5 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ 1998 â&#x20AC;˘ Walkout â&#x20AC;˘ 5,751 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ Hardwood floors â&#x20AC;˘ All new carpet â&#x20AC;˘ Double staircase â&#x20AC;˘ Paneled doors â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Story great room w/gas fireplace â&#x20AC;˘ Master suite w/vaulted ceilings â&#x20AC;˘ Jacuzzi & new shower â&#x20AC;˘ Private/Wooded cul-de-sac location â&#x20AC;˘ Close to School

LOTS & ACREAGES FOR SALE

FOUNTAIN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Large level lot (132â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 300â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) on the corner of a dead end street in an established neighborhood. $19,900 $16,900 FOUNTAIN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CARROLTON TOWNSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8.5 acre building site with a couple acres of tillable located off the county road high on the hill overlooking the valley. #4077950 $99,000 $89,900 LANESBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CARROLTON TOWNSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wooded 5 acre building site with an amazing view. Additional land available. $119,900 $109,900 LANESBORO - CARROLTON TOWNSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Approximately 20 acre building site located along the blacktop.

Great view, adjacent to state land, trails, 5 acres tillable with balance wooded. $195,000 $165,000 LANESBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CARROLTON TOWNSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 acres of woods with approximately 400â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of creek frontage and adjoins State land. Ideal for hunting, recreation or weekend getaway. Additional land available for building site. #4076539 $49,900 LANESBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; New rural subdivision with acreage lots located next to bike trail with Root River frontage and trout stream access. Shared well & 46 acres of common area. Call for details! $84,900 WYKOFF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Farm in Jordan Township â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 124 acres located in a beautiful valley with the Root River running through the property. Approximately 45 acres could be tillable with the balance being fenced pasture. Includes hay shed. $474,900 - PRICED REDUCED - $417,000

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$119,900 #4082814

â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Bedroom â&#x20AC;˘ 2,208 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ 0.28 Acre lot â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Car garage (24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) plus 1 car (16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 22â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) â&#x20AC;˘ Main floor living â&#x20AC;˘ Steel siding â&#x20AC;˘ Quiet location â&#x20AC;˘ Add your personal touches â&#x20AC;˘ Selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS-ISâ&#x20AC;?

WELL BUILT - WALKOUT TOWNHOME

209 MAIN ST SOUTH, CHATFIELD

$129,900 #4073199

â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial buildingNEW withLISTING great visibility in downtown Chatfield â&#x20AC;˘ 4,706 sq. ft. ideal for retail/office space â&#x20AC;˘ Large display window â&#x20AC;˘ Renovated handicap bathroom â&#x20AC;˘ New commercial grade carpet â&#x20AC;˘ Tons of storage in full basement with concrete floor â&#x20AC;˘ Second level offers 2-1 bedroom remodeled apartments WALKOUT RANCH UNDER CONTRUCTION!

NEW PRICE

453 AVE C NE, CHATFIELD

FOR RENT Need to store snowmobiles, a classic car, or a boat? Space is available for rent in a building located in Preston. Call 507251-5297. r28tfn- x

OFFICE SPACE with conference room for rent in historic downtown Preston, MN, with enough room for 6 to 8 employees. Cost $385/month, includes standard utilities. Common area break room and bathroom facilities. Call 507-251-5297. r30tfn-x UPSTAIRS APARTMENT for rent in Peterson. No smoking, no pets. Applicants will be screened. Call 507-875-2643. r11TFN ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent. $350.00, heat included. Preston, MN. Call 507-429-6755 or 507-2723624. r18TFN-o ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT in Spring Valley. Upstairs of a four-plex. $400/month. Water and garbage pick up included in rent. 507-9373338. r16,23-x

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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUSTOM BUILT IN UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD

2.51 ACRES

Marianne Hockema, Clerk 14309 County 102 Spring Valley, Mn 55975

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$177,500 #4081215

â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Bedroom â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Bath â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Car garage â&#x20AC;˘ Main floor living â&#x20AC;˘ Both levels finished â&#x20AC;˘ Sunroom â&#x20AC;˘ 2,568 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ Gas Fireplace â&#x20AC;˘ Walkout â&#x20AC;˘ No mowing or snow removal JORDAN TOWNSHIP - 158 ACRE CROP FARM

NEW LISTING $299,900 1232 LONE STONE CT SE, CHATFIELD #4081392

â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘3 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Car Garage â&#x20AC;˘ 2,572 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ Open layout â&#x20AC;˘ Main floor living â&#x20AC;˘ Quality windows â&#x20AC;˘ Paneled doors â&#x20AC;˘ Master suite â&#x20AC;˘ Finished lower level â&#x20AC;˘ No backyard neighbors â&#x20AC;˘ Still time to personalize

609 MARGARET ST NE, CHATFIELD

$159,900 #4082812

â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedrooms with 3 on the main level â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Car garage â&#x20AC;˘ New countertops, flooring, paint, window, doors â&#x20AC;˘ Vinyl siding â&#x20AC;˘ Deck â&#x20AC;˘ Desirable neighborhood â&#x20AC;˘ Lower level family room â&#x20AC;˘ Move-in condition 82 ACRES ON THE ROOT RIVER

NEW PRICE

$712,999 12716 COUNTY RD 138 SE, CHATFIELD #4082543

â&#x20AC;˘ 3 plus bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Car Garage â&#x20AC;˘ Built 1990 â&#x20AC;˘ 2,143 sq. ft. on one floor â&#x20AC;˘ No steps â&#x20AC;˘ Handicap Accessible â&#x20AC;˘ 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 27â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Workshop â&#x20AC;˘ 54â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 54â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Barn/Shed with box/tie stalls â&#x20AC;˘ 36 tillable acres â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent hunting with +/- 20 wooded acres â&#x20AC;˘ Awesome horse setup â&#x20AC;˘ +/- 1620 ft North Branch Root River

SPACIOUS RANCH

2 HOMES ON A CITY LOT

1.56 ACRES

$1,210,000

SOLD

16319 COUNTY 102, CHATFIELD

â&#x20AC;˘ 5 Bedroom â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Car garage â&#x20AC;˘ 3,084 sq. ft., â&#x20AC;˘ Great location just off the blacktop â&#x20AC;˘ 143 acres tillable w/productivity index = 89 â&#x20AC;˘ 6 acres pasture â&#x20AC;˘ Contiguous rolling land â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Barns â&#x20AC;˘ Quonset shed â&#x20AC;˘ Granary, â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS-ISâ&#x20AC;?

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PRICE REDUCED $109,900 603 CALHOUN AVE S, LANESBORO #4080490

â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Bedrooms on main floor â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ 2,156 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ Attached garage (420 sq. ft.) â&#x20AC;˘ Hardwood floors â&#x20AC;˘ New Central Air â&#x20AC;˘ Deck â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaped yard â&#x20AC;˘ Appliances â&#x20AC;˘ Storage shed â&#x20AC;˘ Qualifies for Zero down GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY!

1919 CRAFTSMAN CHARMER

NEW LISTING

301 FILLMORE ST W, PRESTON

$78,900

#4083331

â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Stucco exterior â&#x20AC;˘ Built-ins â&#x20AC;˘ Hardwood floors â&#x20AC;˘ 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ceilings â&#x20AC;˘ Leaded windows â&#x20AC;˘ Enclosed porch â&#x20AC;˘ Patio â&#x20AC;˘ Storage shed â&#x20AC;˘ Appliances â&#x20AC;˘ Main floor laundry â&#x20AC;˘ Full basement â&#x20AC;˘ 2,055 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ Add your cosmetic touches â&#x20AC;˘ Downtown location

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NEW LISTING $99,900 102 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 104 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 106 GOLD ST N, WYKOFF #4083192

â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Renovated buildings â&#x20AC;˘ Metal roof â&#x20AC;˘ Off street parking â&#x20AC;˘ 5 Clean & updated apartments â&#x20AC;˘ Coin Laundry â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Plus professional rental offices â&#x20AC;˘ Tons of potential â&#x20AC;˘ Rental meeting room with full kitchen setup â&#x20AC;˘ Very nice walkout lower level with concrete floor

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NEW LISTING $289,900 800 VIKING AVE S, LANESBORO #4083458

â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedroom â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bath â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Car garage â&#x20AC;˘ 3,442 sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘ 1999 â&#x20AC;˘ Open layout â&#x20AC;˘ Custom trim â&#x20AC;˘ Fireplace â&#x20AC;˘ Finished lower level w/extra kitchen â&#x20AC;˘ Deck â&#x20AC;˘ Guest house (1996) 1 bedroom â&#x20AC;˘ 2 car garage â&#x20AC;˘ Very private setting in town on city utilities

508 TWIFORD ST SW, CHATFIELD LDâ&#x20AC;˘ 2 Car Garage â&#x20AC;˘ 2,214 sq. ft.

SOâ&#x20AC;˘ 2 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Bedrooms

SOLD

25153 COUNTY 17, PRESTON

â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Baths, 3 Car garage â&#x20AC;˘

SOLSDOLD

3945 KAHOUN ST SE, ROCHESTER â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedrooms (Main) â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Garage,

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Brenda Sheldon, ABR, GRI

803 CRESTWOOD COURT SPRING VALLEY $249,000

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Exceptionally meticulous 4 bdrm, 2 bath walk out ranch home located in desirable location on cul-de-sac drive. You’ll fall in love with the updated kitchen w/ granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, deck and patio area made out of brick pavers. Impressive exterior with extensive landscaping and perennial garden area. Beautiful deck that overlooks the back yard. Updated paint colors, extra amenities and ready for new occupants. Just move right in and enjoy.

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Large ranch • 3 bedrooms on main floor • Master bath with walk-in closet • Hickory kitchen cabinets • Open kitchen, dining & living room FOUNTAIN • Wood floors • Vaulted ceilings • 9’ ceilings • Deck • Patio • Lower level is ready for you to finish your way - bath, bedroom, family and Ranch home • Wood floors • 3-season porch • Updated kitchen • Vinyl w/o to patio siding • Deck • Patio • Garage • Lower level is wide open to finish your $98,900 way • Quiet street

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Breathtaking views of scenic Lanesboro Dam and bluffs • 3 bedroom • 2 baths • Formal living room • Dining room • Family room • 3-season porch • Large patio area • Fireplace • Retaining walls • 2 car attached garage • Brick exterior

Remodeled and updated • Scenic Lanesboro • Next to State Bike Trail • High traffic area • Unlimited possibilities • Wood floors • High ceilings • Laundry on both levels • 2 bedroom apartment upstairs • Enclosed porch • 2 car garage • New window • Metal roof

XXXXX DEEP RIVER ROAD LANESBORO

$280,000

Prime 80-acre hunting land with thick woods and approximately 22 acres tillable. Would also make a great building site or rec land. Located just outside Whalan.

$114,900

27583 DEEP RIVER ROAD LANESBORO

Commercial Opportunities

385 HILLSIDE SR. SE CHATFIELD

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144 MAIN STREET PRESTON

Broker/Owner 507-458-6110 roxanne@harmonytel.net MN & IA Licensed

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Paneled doors & glass doorknobs, neat built-ins & hardwood floors.

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SERENE PANORAMIC VIEWS. 3850 sq ft 4 bedrm, 3 baths, including master suite. Fantastic kitchen w/granite counters, gas fireplace, & high ceilings.

Finished LL walk out, & in-floor basement heat.

Attached garage. Wooded back yard. Easy access to River & Trail. $285,000

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Attractive home setting on the edge of town with a fantastic wrap around covered colored concrete patio & beautifully landscaped yard. This home is an all concrete structure on slab with stained concrete floors, vaulted ceilings, and open concept floor plan for efficient living.

2 bedrooms and one bath. 30 x 48 ft steel shed,12ft side walls. Park-like yard borders country. $115,000

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FALL IN LOVE - MOVE-IN READY HOME. Freshly painted and floored, this home has a new kitchen with dining area, and new carpet through entire home. Main floor bedroom, bath, & laundry. 2 bedrooms & bath up. perm siding, updated roof plus heated garage. Great Starter home! $96,500

15680 County 9, PRESTON

Kelsey Bergey

PRICED TO SELL: 3-bedroom brick home with 2 car det. garage, large barn & 40 x 60 shed. Pasture, fenced for horses. Greenleafton area $114,900

Realtor, GRI 507-251-0281 kelsey@harmonytel.net MN Licensed

JUST LISTED! Well maintained & neat as a pin 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Full basement plus newer 2 car garage. Updated siding, windows, shingles and central air. Borders golf course on dead end with payments cheaper than rent! $69,900

1.77 Acres IN Lanesboro! 3 bed, 3 bath home with fantastic layout, spacious rooms, fireplace, 4 season room, office and LL walkout family room to private patio & hot tub. Awesome views! Buildable lot could be split off. $295,000

STEP INTO A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

Well-established and professionally run restaurant located in the heart of downtown with local and tourist service area. Lunch & Dinner Menu, Open 11-8 pm, 6 days, season optional. Owner retiring. Turnkey Opportunity $179,900

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PRETTY & PRACTICAL. Well planned kitchen, open to the dining room & with door to deck. 3 bedrooms on main. 2 baths LL family room offers a cozy place to sit by the fire and relax. Plus, a TV room/office, laundry, 2nd bath, & storage. A privacy fence boarder the back yard. Garage. $153,900

Real Estate - 2,448 sq ft main level with 1 bedroom apartment, plus walk up unfinished attic and full basement for storage and supplies. 25 x 120 ft lot. Equipment included for full restaurant & bar service. Located across from the bank. Fresh opportunity for the go getter! Package deal at: $115,000

HISTORIC B & B OFFERS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE for someone who enjoys people from around the world and guests ranging from private parties to corporate retreats. Pride of ownership is evident. An outstanding property offering an exceptional experience. $545,000

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EASY TO ENJOY! This home is ready to move in with many recent updates from floor to ceiling, including the roof! Fantastic layout, beautiful woodwork, & great kitchen! Master bedroom, bath, & walk-in closet, guest bedroom, bath, main floor laundry, sunroom, deck, full basement, 700 sq ft. attached garage. Only $169,900.

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Owner is retiring • Unique diner (1927 Goodell Diner Car) • High traffic area • Scenic Lanesboro • Located on Main St • Close to state trail • Property runs down to Root River • Room for outside seating • Turn key operation

Great opportunity for business or rental • Main floor is currently rented out • Remodeled apartment with wood floors, high ceilings, open floor plan • Large area on 2nd level is open & can be finished into additional rentals

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105 ELMWOOD ST. E LANESBORO (SLANT AVENUE)

140-acre farm • Approximately 63 acres tillable • Approximately 20 acres pasture ground • Building site with outbuildings Great location at the Head of the State Bike Trail • Updated and remodeled • Woods • 1920 sq.ft. pole shed • Old barn • Ideal spot to • Ideal for retail, office space, storage, rental space • Over 4,000 sq. ft. • Unlimited potential build on

BUILDING LOT FOR SALE

Call Todd today! 507-259-5454

$218,000

2.9 acres • Wooded • Close to hunting, fishing, camping • Private • Ideal for house or cabin

3 bedrooms • Large fenced yard • Newer windows • Living room • Large corner lot • Close to elementary • Close to golf course • Dining room • Covered patio • Quiet street Open to builders • City Utilities

LANESBORO

New Construction 4 bdrm, 3 bath split with approx. 2600 square feet of finished living space! Kitchen has Amish custom built cherry cabinets with pantry and stainless steel appliances, laminate wood flooring, manual dual heat zone, master bedroom with walk-in closet & 3/4 bath with heated floor and walk in shower. The lower level is finished with family room, full bath and 2 bedrooms , large day light windows and egress windows. 3 stall garage with cement drive. Spring Valley incentives! $500 available with Spring Valley Greenhouse for landscape projects and $1,000 in Spring Valley monies. Call for more information.

Commercial Opportunities

FORESTVILLE STATE PARK

$59,900

$630,000

32795 GALLOP LANE LANESBORO

SOLD! $40,500

1029 BUCKNELL COURT SPRING VALLEY • $279,000

ACREAGE/BUILDING SITE

101 CEDAR ST FOUNTAIN

$35,000

344 MAIN ST N #3 CHATFIELD

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100 CAPELLE COURT SPRING VALLEY $225,000

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Spectacular views • Large ranch • Master suite w/jetted tub • Walk- studs on upper level • Do the work and finish your way in closet • Main floor laundry • Formal living room and dining room • Remodeled kitchen • 4 bath • Lower level is currently set up as a G $114,900 STIN Large ranch • 4 bedrooms on main floor • 2 baths • Remodeled kitchen mother-in-law apartment • Completely remodeled and updated • 1/2 NEW LI acre lot • Wildlife • Large deck • Remodeled bath • Newer appliances • 24x26 family room w/walk-out • Large private patio • Newer furnace and a/c • Newer water heater • ING $268,000 New sewer line • New roof to be installed • Updated electrical box • NEW LIST • 2 bedrooms • 2 baths • Open living, Dining and 1000 21ST LANE SE Condo Move-in ready • Large quiet yard Kitchen • Large master with 2 w/in closets • Attached garage G LISTIN

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Great Business Opportunity as owner is retiring! Currently operating as a greenhouse and floral business which has been owner operated by 2 different families since 1954. Long term established business. Inventory will be sold separately as it changes on a daily basis. Excellent location on busy Highway 16 & 63.

For more information or to schedule a time to preview the business give me a call!

Affordable 3 bedroom 2 bath home that has been updated and remodeled. New shingles on the garage, updated windows on the house, hardwood floors, all appliances included, leaded glass windows, French Door, original woodwork and open staircase. You’ll fall in love with the 3 season front porch and large deck off the back of the house. The 2 car detached garage has a work bench that is included. Owning this property is cheaper than paying rent!

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Charming 4 bdrm 2 bath home with character and charm. Hardwood floors, original woodwork, open staircase, paneled doors, French doors, 2 wood fireplaces, walk-up attic, 4 season porch, updated kitchen, walk out, and new updated electrical panel. This property is partially fenced and sits on just under an acre of land. Large enough for growing room. This one is sure to please!

COMMERCIAL/RETAIL BUILDING

709 Park St., Chester, IA

BRING THE TOYS: Huge 44 x 80 Steel Shed, 16 ft sidewalls, 14 ft overhead doors with easy access to Hwy 63, 3-bedroom 2 story home, 2 car garage, plus 14 x 70 mobile home. Pond & pasture. $137,500

405 Hillside Drive, Preston

SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE: Main floor living with open floor plan, master bed & bath, walk-in closet, plus 2 bedrooms and guest bath. 2 car garage plus storage shed. $79,900

Built in 1905, this building was originally the city firehall, 2976 sq ft space. Tastefully renovated, the modern rustic design is attractive and ready to move into. The building has many updates, including major electrical that would work well for a kitchen, studio, and workshop. Green space in back with on and off-street parking. $124,900

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AUCTION CALENDAR Sat., Oct. 14 at 9:30am - Nice home with shop shed, 2-story garage shed with nice deep lot in Lanesboro. For more information, contact Matt Maring Auction, 507-789-5421. Listing in the Journal

Sun., Oct. 15 at 9am - Antiques, tools, household items, collectibles and much more! For more information call Spring Valley Sales, Dick Schwade, 507-346-2183. Listing in the Journal Wed., Oct. 18 at 9:30am - Ag, automotive, tools and miscellaneous equipment. For more information call Zenke Auction, 507-895-2090.

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Sat., Oct. 21 at 9am - Equipment, sheet metral tools, cordless tools, welder, HVAC supplies and much more! For more information, contact Chris & Jean Derr, 507-951-8203. Listing in

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Sat., Oct. 21 at 10am - Mini-excavator, tractors and equipment, vehicles, yard, garden & shop items, collectibles, household. For more information, contact Suess Auction & Implement, 507-378-2222. Listing in the Journal Sat., Oct. 28 at 10am - Approximately 70 acres (2 parcels), located near Preston. For more information, contact Gehling Auction Company, 1-800-770-0347. Listing in the Journal

ONLINE AUCTIONS

EMPLOYMENT LOOKING FOR ROOFING HELP. Experience preferred, but not necessary. Contact Jason at 507-272-5387. h25,2,9,16,23,30-o ON-SITE PROPERTY MANAGER NEEDED. Cherrywood Estates in Mabel is seeking an on-site property manager team. Must have maintenance & administrative skills. Must live on-site. FREE rent + hourly wage. Employment application required and found on www.lifestyleinc.net or by calling 507-451-8524, tdd 507-451-0704. EOE. e9,16,23,30-o Spring Valley Living has immediate openings for RNs/LPNs. Full-time evenings and part-time day, evening, and overnight shifts available. Competitive wages and shift differentials offered. To apply send resume to hr@springvalleyliving.org. EOE. h9,16-o Spring Valley Living is currently hiring for a part-time maintenance tech and part-time housekeeper. Evening hours available. Please visit our website at www.springvalleyliving.org/careers or stop in to apply today! EOE. h9,16-o Spring Valley Living has immediate opening for part-time CNAs on evening and overnight shifts. Please visit our website at www.springvalleyliving.org/ careers or stop in to apply today! EOE. h9,16-o Spring Valley Living has an opening for a full-time activities aide.

Hours may vary and every other weekend worked is required. No experience necessary - weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll train you to be a part of the team! Please visit our website at www. springvalleyliving.org/careers or stop in to apply today! EOE. h9,16-o Spring Valley Living is currently seeking a part-time Cook. Approx. 24 hours per week. Every other weekend worked required. No experience necessary- we will train the right individual!

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AUTOS BETA - Off Road/Dual Sport Motorcycles: 2017â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in stock now at Lewis Charles Cycles in Albert Lea, MN! ONLY DEALER IN MINNESOTA. See full inventory online www.lewischarlescycles.com. Call Mike 507-7204114. a25,2,9,16,23-x

EMPLOYMENT PART-TIME AIDE Assist female quadriplegic. Responsible, mature. Need driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, references. Flexible hours. No experience necessary - will train. Nice St. Paul neighborhood. Jean 651/690-0645 (MCAN) SEEKING SENIOR CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST in Lead, SD to oversee complex construction with minimal supervision. B.S. in Construction Management or related, 10+ yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience required. http://bit. ly/2fbkC6m (MCAN)

MABEL Green Lea Senior Living is Looking for Special people Who Want to Make a Difference

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GUNDERSEN HARMONY CARE CENTER 815 Main Ave. S. Harmony, MN 55939

WANTED: A FEW GOOD PEOPLE School bus drivers needed in the Harmony & Preston area, immediately, for routes and extra trips.

Excellent part-time jobs. Will train.

NOTICES RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE for Fit Express and Active PT. When: 12-5pm on October 25. Where: 133 St. Paul St., Preston. What: Tasty food and refreshments. Call Linda for details, 507-251-3822. n16-o

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EMPLOYMENT LINSMEIER TRUCKING A MN based company is now hiring Owner Operators to pull hopper bottom in the upper Midwest.

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Seasonal and 1st & Seasonal and Permanent 2nd Shift Production Positions Permanent Positions Available at Reichel Foods

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HOME HEALTH COMMUNITY LIAISON for Winona/Houston/Fillmore Counties

This person will develop and successfully implement marketing and business plans to promote home care services and in-home technologies for our agency.

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HOUSING DIRECTOR Chosen Valley Care Center, Inc. in Chatfield, MN has a fabulous opportunity for a caring professional with solid leadership and interpersonal skills to join our team as Housing Director for Chosen Valley Assisted Living. The desired experience for this position includes the ability to assess and understand the needs of seniors, marketing, familarity with community services, knowledge of regulatory processes, experience with computers and business office functions along with a team-building philosophy. RN experience preferred. Chosen Valley Care Center enjoys a solid reputation of care and services, supportive working enviroment and a dedicated facility team. Excellent salary, benefits and retirement plan.

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Chosen Valley Care Center, Attn: Director of Clinical and Resident Services 1102 Liberty Street SE, Chatfield, MN 55923. Aplications/resumes will be accepted until position filled. EOE/AA

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Fillmore Central

October 2017

Falcon News

October is National Farm to School Month

AARP Beginner Course

Wednesday & Thursday November 15 & 16, 2017 • 5-9 p.m.

Fillmore Central Meeting Room, Preston

Thank you to Blossom Hill orchard and farm of Preston for donating several varieties of fresh apples for lunch for the students!

Register and make payments ahead of time by calling 507-765-3809 Facility fee $5/person written to ISD#2198 Class Fee $15 (AARP Member) or $20 (non-member) written to AARP.

Lee the Horselogger stopped by to show the SAC Kids his horses. The kids loved seeing the horses and talking with Lee even though they were instructed to stay on the curb for safety reasons.

Lee has worked & driven across America for ten years with his logging horses.

Fillmore Central Community Education - Adult Enrichment

Are you looking for another fun way to keep active and healthy?

Register now for Coed Soccer or Coed Volleyball at Fillmore Central Elementary in Preston.

Adult Coed Soccer WHEN: Sunday evenings on the soccer field. If weather is not cooperating, Soccer will be in the elementary gym.

TIME: 5 - 8pm COST: $25 for the season or $3.00 per week Adult Coed Volleyball WHEN: Tuesdays evenings in the elementary school gym.

TIME: 7:00 p.m.

COST: $3.00 per session or $30 for the entire year.

"Highlights in Review" Radio Show is up and running!

Thank you to the Lions Club for our new dictionaries!

Fillmore Central 3rd Graders

This is our 50th year! Tune in to KFIL AM 1060 every Saturday morning at 9:30 to hear all the news and notes from the Falcons!

This year’s senior members are: Logan Corson, Katie Gatzke, Hannah Grabau, Ashley Haugerud, AJ Jorgenson, Kathryn Kinneberg, Colten Kraling, Alex Love, Alex Mathison, Grace Miller, Cailey Rindels, Brady Ristau, Rianna Ryan, Annalise Shupe, Bailey Soma, and Taylor Willford.

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Check out our Fillmore Central Facebook Page for more school news! www.facebook.com/isd2198

For upcoming activity schedules go to www.fillmorecentral.k12.mn.us

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FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL

Monday, October 16, 2017

An Official Legal Newspaper for Fillmore County

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