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Preston supports outdoor mural plans

Chatfield increases Fire Department officer pay

By K aren R eisner karen@fillmorecountyjournal.com

The Chatfield City Council at their October 26 meeting approved the doubling of fire officer’s pay.

This pay increase was recommended after being discussed in the Public Services Committee.

Councilor Robert Pederson said they did question the amount of the increase in committee. The Chief will increase from $2,000 to $4,000. The first and second assistant Chief will increase from $500 to $1,000. The secretary and treasurer will also see an increase from $500 to $750. There will also be two separate training/safety officers instead of only one, each getting $750.

The argument for the pay increases is the fact that it is harder to find good officers willing to take on the responsibility and spend the time Eileen Linden, Preston Arts Council, holds the final design of the “Hooked on Preston” outside mural.

Photo by Karen Reisner

Members of the Preston Area Arts Council promoted their vision of an outdoor mural, “Hooked on Preston”, before the city council at its October 21 meeting. Councilman David Collett was absent at the morning meeting.

Gerrie Daley explained that the Arts Council would like to place the mural on the north wall of City Hall. Alison Love Unzelman of Becker, Minn., a former resident of Preston and a professional muralist produced a small scale final plan for the mural. Members of the Arts Council offered their ideas during the design pro-

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The small scale drawing is at one inch to one foot for the actual mural. The mural will be painted on fourteen 4x8 sheets of aluminum. Community members can help paint the mural.

Robin Pearson, executive director of the Southeast Minn. Arts Council in Rochester, is providing help in writing a grant to pay for the project. City council approval is needed to write the grant. The council approved the mural plan.

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necessary to do the job.

The city and participating townships share the cost 50-50. City Clerk Joel Young said it will require a $1,500 increase in each budget.

Councilor Ken Jacobson said in retrospect, the increase in officer pay has been put off, adding it is deserved.

The council previously approved increasing the number of firefighters from 24 to 26. Positions were open for two additional and two replacement firefighters. Four men have joined the department to fill these positions including Jim Hanson, Titan Haag, Mitch Irish, and Dan Funk.

Other business in brief • Brian Burkholder announced that Chatfield has again received the Water Fluoridation Quality Award 2014. The award is given by the Centers for Disease ConSee CHATFIELD Page 2 

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By Beth McM animon and mower sales on the side. setting the assessment hearKen Koch and Randy Ristau cobeth@fillmorecountyjournal.com ing date for November 16 was own the business, and provide approved. Councilman Robert

Ken Koch of K&R Equipboth hauling and service equipMaust voted no. Parcels proment is one busy man.

When ment for farmers in the local posed to be assessed include he was first contacted for an area. “We work in a 60 to 70 Bluff Country HRA-Vesterinterview, he mentioned it might mile radius around the Fountain heim Manor, Ila Mae and not be a good time as he was area,” said Koch, adding that Neil Olstad, and Independent on a high ladder in the middle they are always willing to work School District 2198. of a job.

The second interview with customers farther out as A long discussion ensued attempt also came at an inopporwell. about the fairness of the curtune time, as he was hauling for Fall is their busiest time of rent policy for sidewalk assessa customer on bad roads in the year due to the type of work ments. Property owners on November Sunday 11:30dark.

The third attempt caught they do. 1st “This includes hauling suMMer Music aT both sides of the street, where him on the ground during dayliquid manure, bagging haylage 8p Monday, Tuesday WednesrooT ariverside sidewalk is onlyon on The one side, light hours, and Koch was able to and silage, and wrapping bales,” day Closed.

Thursday 4p-8p are both assessed. Olstad hasTh sunday, sepTeMber 6 provide a quick interview. reported Koch, along with proa property with three frontage Friday 4p-9p Saturday and

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assessed for is on the other side of the street.

The possibility of changing the policy making 100% of the amount to be assessed borne by the property owner where the sidewalk is located was discussed. If this change is made to the policy, no amount will be assessed to the property owner on the other side of the street where there is no sidewalk. Maust made a motion to change the policy language to only assess the property owner where the sidewalk is located.

His motion died for lack of a second.

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gested any changes in policy should be made prior to the next project rather than changing it midstream. Reicks said he did agree that Vesterheim will get the most use of the sidewalk. Councilman Charles Sparks maintained we can’t go back and tell someone they owe more now.

Other business in brief • City administrator Joe Hoffman detailed the health insurance plan proposed changes that he believes will benefit both the city and its employees. The Preston Utilities Commission (PPU) has approved the change. The PPEA union should meet on October 22 to vote on the whether or not to approve the change. Non union employees voted 6 to 0 to approve the change with two not returning their ballot.

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could save about $12,000 per year, the PPU could save about $10,000 per year, and the ambulance service could save about $1,000 for a total savings of about $23,000. He believes employees would save nearly as much with a total savings of about $45,000 for the city and all employees.

Blue Cross must be notified

by October 30 if the changes are approved. The council will have a special meeting on October 28 to discuss the Health Plan and make a decision.

• Approval was given to decommission the Chainsaw Trout which is falling a part.

It will be returned to nature as recommended by the Chamber. The Chainsaw Trout was commissioned by the Chamber in 2010 for Trout Days and carved by Slim.

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trol and Prevention, Department of Health, for consistent and professional adjustment of the water fluoride content to the optimum level for oral health.

• The purchase from Marco of two wireless access points for the Thurber Building was approved at a cost of $1,920.54. The upgrade will improve the service which is needed because of increased demand.

• The purchase of two picnic tables, one which will be handicapped accessible, was approved.

The cost will be less than $2,000.

These will be rubber coated metal picnic tables. Jacobson explained that they want to see what they look

like before more are purchased. It has been discussed whether some tables could be purchased by individuals and placed in a city park, like has been done with benches, recognizing the gift with a plaque.

• The city approved a revolving loan for WIT Boyz about a year ago. Young said they were supposed to be in second position, but because of timing of the recordings they were in first position. The council approved putting their loan in second position.

• The Committee of the Whole will meet six times or every other month in 2016 starting in January.

• Pederson encouraged people to get out and vote on November 3 for the Chatfield Public Schools Referendum.

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Tough Mudder raises funds for Wounded Warrior Project

By Kirsten Zoellner Veterans returning from service often face conditions that most of us can’t imagine. Reacclimation to daily life can be a struggle as they cope with various medical conditions related to their service. For those who have suffered an additional physical or neurological injury, the struggle is multiplied, according to the data gathered annually by the Wounded Warrior Project.

“The greatest casualty is being forgotten.”

Thanks to overwhelming support, the project estimates 100,000 warriors will be served by 2017 through more than $96 million in benefit entitlements for them and their families. More than 65,000 warriors will find help in physical health and wellness and 10,000 will be aided

by Warriors to Work, helping veterans overcome employment challenges.

“The Wounded Warrior Project seeks to honor and empower wounded warriors,” says the

project mission. “We’re focused on encouragement, mind, body, and economic empowerment of service members and their families. We hope to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history; not only to survive, but thrive post-injury.”

Various events, such as the Wounded Warrior Dash, a certified 5K, and Tough Mudder events held annually across the nation are bringing further awareness and fundraising to this project. The Mudder events encompass a 10-12 mile run amid various military-style obstacles. Billed as “not for the faint of heart”, and “requiring a strong level of physical fitness”, these events challenge not only the participant’s physical strength, but mental strength as well. The obstacles on the course play on common human fears including fire, water, electricity, and height. However, the main principle of the event is

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A group of Rushford-area mudders have attended an annual Tough Mudder in Wis. for several years. Now, two of them taking it a step further, to challenge themselves and raise funds for causes near and dear to their hearts.

This November, Peter LaFleur and Mike Honken will take part in The World’s Toughest Mudder. November 14-15 in Las Vegas, Nev. A grueling, continuous 24-hour endurance course, the 5-mile looped course includes an obstacle every quarter mile, such as plunging into ice cold water, belly crawling under electrified lines, incline Peter LaFleur, left, and Mike Honken, right, of Rushford will be and decline monkey bar-style participating in the November 14-15 World’s Toughest Mudder and wall climbing obstacles, greased for added difficulty, in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo submitted 35-foot high leaps into Lake Las See MUDDER Page 22 

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C ommentary End the chaos

By Karen Reisner The political divisiveness in our country today has become a sickness that threatens our future.

Any particular ideologue’s definition of perfection is not achievable in a diverse governmental body. Hyper-partisanship is dangerous, drives chaos, and makes it impossible for Congress to be productive and a positive force for our country. Seeking perfection means s t a g n at ion and falling backward. A functioning government produces for- Karen Reisner ward thinking legislation that totally pleases almost no one, but is acceptable by the majority.

“No Labels” is an organization that wants to end gridlock and work toward solutions. They have embraced four goals for moving our country forward.

1. “Create 25 million new jobs over the next 10 years.” This goal is aimed toward full employment while reducing underemployment.

2. “Secure Social Security and Medicare for another 75 years.”

An honest look at the numbers tells us that Social Security and Medicare are not sustainable without some adjustments. We have to first face this fact and then look for real solutions. The longer we wait to implement some necessary changes which can be implemented slowly over a period of time, the more painful those changes may one day have to be.

3. “Balance the federal budget by 2030.” The nation’s debt is increasing at an unsustainable Editorial Cartoon

rate and will continue to balloon out of control if we don’t work together toward a solution. The nation’s debt to Gross National Product ratio is about 74%.

4. “Make America energy secure by 2024.” Just think about the amount of energy we use today per individual compared to 20-30 years ago to power an increasingly electronic world.

Energy produced from a variety of domestic sources can satisfy increasing energy demands in coming years. This mix of domestically produced, primarily clean energy will protect us in the event of global disruptions due to war or environmental disasters.

A push to produce more and more energy from clean sources will limit inevitable disruptions from climate change.

The domestic challenges we face are going to grow worse at an exceedingly faster pace due to the retirement of Baby Boomers, an aging population, longer life spans, lower birth rates, and continual increases in health care spending.

None of these goals will be achieved if the divisiveness that is being displayed both among the public and the political class continues. We are all Americans and want what is best for the country. There are differences of opinion as to what is best for the country and how to reach specific goals. Solutions can only be implemented with cooperation. Tunnel vision and selective hearing doesn’t allow one to see a practical solution that can be acceptable to the majority.

If we continue to treat those with differing ideas and opinions as the enemy instead of working together, there will be no solutions in our future. Let’s elect people who want to do their job, that want to govern effectively and work toward solutions.

Members of Congress debate,

deliberate, and vote. The majority rules. Being principled is admirable, but having an inability to compromise is destructive, only weakens our country, and threatens our future.

A good deal At the time of this submission it appears that the process of making a 2-year budget deal between the Republican House and the White House is in the works.

Out going Speaker John Boehner called the agreement “a good deal”. Vice-president Joe Biden referred to it as “a good deal”. It is not perfect. The agreement if passed and signed into law, will be accomplished by a coalition of Democrats, Republican members who want to see the cap lifted on Pentagon spending, and Republican pragmatists.

Even though the agreement is not perfect, it allows Congress to move forward and avert a debt crisis. The agreement will suspend the debt limit until 2017, after the 2016 elections. It has increases in both domestic and military spending which will be offset by savings elsewhere in the budget.

This agreement not only averts a crisis, but will allow Congress to move forward and address other pending issues. It doesn’t begin to address any of the issues outlined above by “No Labels”.

Attention Stakeholders of Kingsland District 2137 who support: 1] Positive changes to reverse our loss of students to open enroll 2] Maintaining the Wykoff facility as a viable entity in the District.

YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS MEETING! CITIZENS UNITED for KINGSLAND will meet at the

Spring Valley Community Center on Thursday, November 5th at 7 pm.

Make your money matter: invest for impact

By Tim Penny President/CEO, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation With our Annual Luncheon approaching in October, it’s time to measure the impact of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation’s (SMIF) dollars across our 20-county region.

Through loans, grants, and hours of technical assistance, SMIF invested $5.5 million dollars Tim Penny in southern Minn. this past fiscal year, up about a million dollars from fiscal year 2014.

Our growth was driven by gains across all of our program areas.

For example, we added eight community-driven funds; six of SMIF’s community foundations capitalized on a major gift match to build their endowment funds; SMIF’s newly established equity fund supported four early stage business investments; we assisted over 35 small businesses through loans and technical support; loan volume to small businesses increased; and we greatly expanded our early childhood efforts through two new grants to help us build an Early Childhood Dental Network and our Quality Child Care Program.

None of these program gains would have been possible without our strong network of regional partners and stakeholders. While $5.5 million is a large number, our investments are relatively small.

With harvest season upon us, I’m reminded how similar the work of SMIF is to that of a farmer.

We plant small seeds through our incentive grants and small business loans and equity investments, then watch these seeds take root and thrive. In order to make these investments, we rely not only on our Foundation’s endowment, but on the nearly 300 donors who make our work possible.

Local donations make up about 10% of the Foundation’s annual revenue. While this may seem small, it’s important to mention that for every dollar contributed locally, SMIF is able to leverage another $10. That is why the local donations by community members, banks, businesses and government entities are so vital.

The seeds we’re sowing are a crucial part of our region’s long-term sustainability. Our local donors also know that SMIF manages its budget prudently. At SMIF, we work to keep administrative costs low, which results in 90% of the money we receive going directly to our community-based projects and activities.

Whether or not you are a current SMIF donor, I urge you to

spend a little time researching the many ways to align your values with your investments. If your passion is for supporting our next generation, donate to our Youth Trust Fund or consider becoming an AmeriCorps Member. Perhaps your passion is supporting small businesses; consider becoming a mentor through our SCORE Network or giving to our Entrepreneur Fund. If you’re a farmer looking towards retirement, check out SMIF’s Farmland Retention Program. If you are a local food enthusiast, consider supporting the upcoming Feast! Local Foods Marketplace event. To support our work across all programs, you can donate to our General Endowment Fund. Whatever your motivation for giving, we encourage you to become part of our collaborative network for regional growth.

As always, I welcome your comments and questions. You can reach me at timp@smifoundation. org or (507)455-3215.

Government this week • Monday November 2, Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m.

• Monday November 2, Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 3, Fillmore County Commissioners, Fillmore County Courthouse, 9 a.m.

• Tuesday, November 3, Houston School Board, 5:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 3, Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 3, Rushford Village City Council, Community Center, 7 p.m.

• Thursday, November 5, Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Monday November 9, Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m • Monday November 9, Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m.

• Monday November 9, City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m.

• Monday November 9, Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m.

• Monday November 9, Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m.

• Monday November 9, Houston City Council, City Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Schedule subject to change.

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Rushford Village seeks new councilor; hires public works assistant Stupid is as stupid does says: I wonder what kind of crooked deal the Village and the city of Rushford have cooked up? You mix stupid with stupid and you get really stupid. My guess is there going to team up and allow Dan Grimsrud to develop above the football field and push the guy with the easement out and not allow him to develop his land. I hope I’m wrong but when you bet against either council you rarely lose.

State of Volleyball Go Falcons!! says: I’d like to give a huge shout out to Fillmore Centrals Volleyball coach. It’s great that you’re only willing to play the same players over and over! Why give someone without the right name or parents a shot on the floor? Kids need to learn at a young age that they will not make it far in this area if they don’t have the right heritage or bank account! Of course, even if someone really isn’t that great at the sport it doesn’t matter they get to play before anyone else because of who they are! And to the parents who stand up and back this behavior in a coach, you are amazing too! You guys are setting great examples and should continue to do such an amazing job!

Withya says: And the parents act like little kids. They r so disrespectful, and they also have been kicked out of games, because of there behavior. I was at one of these games. Last time I go watch. So imbarressed of how they act!

Sheriff’s update from incident on September 24, 2015 Over reaction says: While there is no need to pull a gun out, the students were t-p ing his house. This man, if found guilty, greatly over-reacted.

He should have called the police or the school the next day to complain. Some people in Spring Valley view t-ping as okay.

Others, myself included, view it as tacky and classless. It is petty vandalism. Will the kids get in trouble over this? Of course not!

Yes, I realize it’s harmless, but it’s still vandalism. I am sure the parents of these students will insist they did nothing wrong.

Everyone needs to be accountable for their own behavior, the students included.

Yup says: Charge the students with trespassing, and littering . End of story!

The tyranny of government’s unelected fourth branch lynnesv says: My goodness, a whole column without one disrespectful or derogatory comment about our President.

Fillmore County Police Reports LOLZ says: I got a kick out of the squirrel guy and tough not to think about mystery meat.

Oh, I dunno says: Squirrel meat isn’t too bad, maybe a little gamey.

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Minnesota State Fair 2015 results Fillmore County had 90 youth participants and 11 chaperones for livestock.

Fillmore County had 34 youth participants and 1 chaperone for general encampment.

Fillmore County had four animals in the State Fair Auction (a dairy market goat, a dairy steer, and two pigs.)

Fillmore County had three particpants in the Dairy showcase.

Fillmore County had a finalist in the Poultry Prince Contest.

There were 20 polo shirt winners from the Interview contest, three went on to win chairs.

Poutry placed 2nd in Herdmanship; Dairy placed 3rd in Speaking Up for Animal Agriculture; Poultry placed 3rd in Speaking Up for Animal Agriculture; Fillmore County as a whole place 3rd overall in Herdmanship.

State Fair Judging Team results Dairy: Senior Team: Coltin Wingert, Tanner Morison, and Kayla Biel placed 9th overall and 10th in reasons; Senior Individuals: Abby Hopp, Kayla Lieding, and Haely Lieding - Kayla placed 4th overall and 3rd in reasons, Haely placed 9th overall and 4th in reasons; Intemediate Team: Kelsey Biel, Morgan Wingert, and Alexis Williams - team placed 2nd over all and 5th in reasons, Morgan placed 5th overall.

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Poultry: Junior Results: Joseph Gathje placed 5th overall; Henry Gathje placed 8th overall; Senior results: Andrew Gathje placed 5th overall; Bennett Gathje placed 3rd overall.

Rabbit: Team placed 6th overall, led by Hailey Lange who placed 1st overall and 3rd in judging (not including reasons); team members included Hailey Lange, William Hoeltzle, Riley Lange.

Quiz Bowl results: Rabbit: Team consisted of Hailey Lange, Riley Lange, William Hoeltsle, and Hanna Rolfs. This sparked an interest to form teams for the spring contests.

Scholarships State Fair Scholarships: Valerie Early, Haely Leiding, and Josef Pettit each received a State Fair Scholarship.

MLBA Scholarship - $2000: Josef Pettit was a recipient of a $2000 Scholarship from the MLBS (Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association).

MLBA Scholarship - $1000: Valerire was a recipient of a $1000 Scholarship from the MLBS (Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association).

State Dog Show results Sukalski, Stephanie: Agility - Intermediate [16, 20 in.] Gr. 9-13 Blue; Agility - Jumpers 2 [16 in.] Gr. 9-13 Red; Obedience - Grad Beginner - Gr. 11-13 Champion 195.50; Rally

Novice - Gr. 10-13 Blue 82.00 1.28.56.

Yonts, Gabriella: Agility Jumpers 1 [16, 20 in.] Gr. 11-13 Blue; Agility - Jumpers 2 [12 in.] Gr. 9-13 Blue; Obedience - Beginner B - Gr. 9-13 Blue 186.00; Rally - Pre-Advanced Gr. 11-13 Blue 95.00 2.22.62; Rally Pre-Novice - Gr. 11-13 Blue.

State Horse Show results Fillmore County had six participants compete in horse classes at the state horse show. They were Kjersta Hinz, Courtney Nelson, Theresa Doerr, Chase Ketterhagen, Austen Whitacre, and Maggie Haugstad. Kjersta placed 2nd in Hunt Seat Equitation, Grade 8; 4th in Hunt Seat Pleasure, Pleasure Type Grades 6-9; 5th in Western Pleasure, Pleasure Type Grades 6-9; and 6th in Western Showmanship, Pleasure Type Grades 6-9.

Heather and Jackie Apenhorst both competed in Horse Related.

Fillmore County had a Drill Team participate this year as well. Participants of the Drill Team were: Austen Whitacre, Jay Leutink, Chase Ketterhagen, Mikayla VandeZande, Natalya VandeZande, Michala Morrow, Kimberly Morrow, Theresa Doerr, Kira Nelson, and Courtney Nelson. The team was coached by Melissa Ketterhagen and Tom Haugstad.

What is a fair & profitable farm rental agreement?

By Michael Cruse Extension Educator for Fillmore and Houston Counties Negotiating a fair land rental agreement that satisfies both land owner and farmer is a challenge.

While corn and soybean prices in 2014, 2015, and 2016 are significantly lower than recent record high prices, land rental rates have never been higher.

To help in the rental agreement process, University of Minnesota Extension will be holding informative land rent meetings across Central and Southern Minn. These free to the public meetings are intended for landlords, farmers, and agribusiness professionals alike. Gary Hachfeld, Extension Educator in Ag Business Management, as well as local extension educators will provide examples, fact sheets and worksheets to help determine a fair farm land rental rate for both parties.

Topics covered at these meetings will include locally specific data on historic and projected rental rate trends, current farm land values and sales, and worksheets that will help determine a fair and profitable rental agreement. Local data in Fillmore and Houston counties will include data from this year’s land rent survey, which I would remind those who plan to fill one out to

return by November 13. Corn and soybean input costs and current prices for 2016 will be presented. The worksheets will examine 2016 costs and what is affordable rent that a farmer will be able to pay in 2016, the rate of return to the landlord at current market values and examine flexible rental agreements.

Make plans to attend one of these meetings today. Attendees will receive several informative worksheets and fact sheets that will help to determine what is a fair 2016 farm land rental rate.

These rental meetings are also good events to give feedback to extension on local land rent surveys, on what information is most useful and when the public needs that data for developing agreements. Local meetings will be held in: Preston December 10, 2015 at 10 a.m., Fillmore County Office Building, 902 Houston St. NW, Preston, Minn. 55965 Caledonia December 10, 2015 at 5:30 p.m., Criminal Justice Center, 306 South Marshall St., Caledonia, Minn. 55921 St. Charles December 11, 2015 at 2 p.m., St. Charles City Hall, 830 Whitewater Ave., St. Charles, Minn. 55972

All opinions expressed on these pages are those of the authors and not of the Fillmore County Journal.

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Monday, November 2, 2015

Sidewalk talk in Spring Valley

By Rich Wicks The Spring Valley City Council held a public hearing on October 26 regarding the Lyndale/Fremont Improvement project. A large crowd was on hand, and the hearing opened with a statement by Brian Malm and Bryan Holtz, both representing Bolton & Menk Inc, Consulting Engineers & Surveyors. They explained the status of the project, summarized the previous informational meetings and neighborhood meetings that have occurred, and shared information regarding the reasons why the project includes a 5-foot sidewalk along both sides of the street throughout the scope of the street project. Their information included statements about “walkable communities” and “safe routes to school”. They also said that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires at least 4-foot

sidewalks, but recommends 5-foot sidewalks. They said the project has a preliminary assessment estimate of about $94 per linear foot, but stressed that this is just an estimate, and bidding hasn’t occurred yet.

Several citizens then addressed the council, voicing their questions and concerns about the need for sidewalks with this project. When asked if trees would be cut down for the project, and specifically because of the sidewalk, Malm and Holtz explained, “There’s a ton of impacts that happen to trees, that we don’t see,…all of the utility pipes and things of that nature that are underground, so the city policy has been for quite some time now to remove all trees within the boulevard regardless of the sidewalk”. But they added that the crew would make every attempt to avoid harming any trees as the side-

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walk is built. It was mentioned that the sidewalk will dig to a depth of only 6 to 8 inches, and can be rerouted slightly in specific spots where tree roots are close to the surface. Council member Todd Jones said he’s seen that done in other projects within the city.

Citizens also asked about the cost of the sidewalks, and it was explained that the total cost for the sidewalks as proposed would be roughly $50,000.

There was discussion about possibly building the sidewalks as a separate project later, to qualify for federal grant funds, but it was mentioned that this probably wouldn’t result in any real savings to the city, and would bring additional “hoops to jump through” due to federal requirements. Citizens also asked about sidewalks infringing on the homeowners’ front yards. The consultants answered that regarding the planned sidewalks, “None are as close as on Hudson (Street)”.

County discusses pictometry contract

By Karen Reisner At the county board’s October 27 meeting, county recorder David Kiehne asked the commissioners to consider approval of the pictometry contract for a 2016 aerial flight. The last aerial flight was done eight years ago.

Commissioner Randy Dahl said he would like to hear a presentation on how the pictures are utilized. Kiehne said the pictures are used almost every day by his office, Zoning, and the Assessor’s office. Assessor Cindy Blagsvedt maintained the pictures are eight years behind now. For example, a property owner may have scrubbed trees to make land tillable, but the land is still recognized as woods rather than tillable because of the out of date pictures.

Discussion centered on where the funds to pay for the fly-

over should come from and how often the flyover should be done. Kiehne said that funds to pay for the project were in the GIS budget for 2016. Chairman Duane Bakke suggested the possibility that other monies from Emergency Management, Feedlot, and unallocated funds be used rather than just straight levy dollars. Auditor/Treasurer Shirl Boelter said they can not put this money aside for yearly purchases. Kiehne asked if they can make the payment a budgeted item and later be reimbursed with these other pots of money.

Emergency Management funding may be appropriate because a fly over may be made after a flood or some other disaster.

Dahl was against committing to a flyover every four years. He added we are overlaying our data on new pictures. Kiehne

reported that the contract gives us a longer term, but there is the option to opt out on the second fly over at any time.

The contract requires $5,481.62 to be paid when signed. The rest of the total of $65,981.50 is roughly divided over three annual payments.

If a second flyover is done in four years the same total of $65,981.50 is divided over three annual payments.

Bakke asked that various possible funding sources be looked at to pay for the flyover without using levy dollars. A motion to lock in the contract as presented was tabled.

Cost of living increase The board considered several options and decided to go with an across the board cost of living increase of 2%. This increase will be the same for union, nonunion, and merit employees.

The preliminary budget allowed for a 1.8% increase for merit and non-union employees. If the

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After pointing out that the proposed sidewalks would be “dead ends”, one citizen summed up his concerns by asking, “How can we spend money we don’t have, for sidewalks to nowhere, that most of the homeowners don’t want?”

Several citizens questioned the reasons for proposing 5-foot sidewalks, since 4-foot sidewalks would be allowable. A citizen asked, “If the city council decides on 4-foot sidewalks, and we already have 4-foot sidewalks, would those be ripped out and new ones put in?” Malm and Holtz said yes, the old sidewalks would need to be replaced, for several engineering reasons. Following this discussion, Deb Zimmer suggested that at the end of the public hearing, the council should decide whether to include 4-foot or 5-foot sidewalks. The public hearing closed at 6:30 p.m., and the council voted to approve Resolution 2015-36, Resolution Ordering

Improvement and Preparation of Plans and Specifications, but it was amended to change the sidewalks to 4-foot width.

The council then met in regular session, with all members in attendance (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Bill Bires, Jeff Vehrenkamp, and city administrator Deb Zimmer). The council approved prior minutes, and accounts payable. No visitors had signed up to address the council. Chad Hindt (Streets department) gave an update, saying, “We’re getting the street sweeper ready to go” and he added, “We went around and planted forty trees”.

John Clarey (Ambulance) said an interview was held regarding an ambulance crew opening. Other department heads submitted written reports.

With no other business on the agenda, the meeting adjourned about 6:45 p.m. The next regular meeting will be November 9 at 6 p.m. The public is welcome.

board went with 1.8% increase for non-union, 2.5% increase that has been recommended for merit, and 2% increase for union, the budget would be increased by $10,314. With the 2% increase across the board, the preliminary budget will be increased by $10,157. County attorney Brett Corson requested that non-union employees be treated the same as union employees with the cost of living increase. Bakke noted that historically they have taken the merit recommendation, but added he did not agree with a 2.5% merit increase. Kristina Kohn, Human Services, said they are not bound by merit recommendations.

Other business in brief • Boelter reported than an abatement policy has been prepared as recommended by the state. The board approved the policy as written. It nullifies an old 1998 resolution that dealt with abatements. The policy states that “no abatement shall be approved without joint concurrence of the county assessor and

county auditor.” The purpose of the policy is for equitable treatment of taxpayers and properties in the county. The policy allows for administrative corrections to be made to property and tax. It is not part of the appeals process for market valuation changes.

• The request for early retirement for Lantha Stevens, Director of Nursing, effective December 31 was accepted with thanks for her 27 years of service.

The resignation of Lee Novotny, Assistant County Attorney, effective October 29 was accepted. Corson said Novotny has done a great job for us and his leaving will be a big loss for our office. Corson’s request to contract services with Novotny for 5 to 10 hours of work not to exceed $1,000 pay was approved.

Approval was given to increase the other assistant county attorney’s position from .8 FTE to full-time. Corson maintained that child support and child protection work has become more involved and more complex, requiring the additional hours. Approval was also given to advertise for a replacement .8 FTE assistant county attorney.

Corson reported on the Minnesota Government Access (MGA) which allows county agencies such as Social Services, Corrections, and the Attorney’s office to get a web based access to court records and files. Corson said there is no cost to access the records, adding that it is a big benefit for county agencies.

• After reviewing the possibility of reworking the snow plow routes to divide the snow plow routes by 14 rather than 15, it was decided that a replacement full-time Highway Maintenance Specialist was necessary as recommended by the Highway Committee. Commissioner Harry Root praised the maintenance crew for keeping us safe in the winter time. Approval was given to advertise for the

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FiLLmOre COuNTy AgriCuLTurAL SOCieTy ANNuAL meeTiNg The Fillmore County Agricultural Society will hold its annual meeting

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 8:05 pm

in the Fillmore County Office Building in Preston, MN. In addition to the regular order of business, directors from each district will be elected. Directors whose three years term expire are: Dist #1 - 3 Open Positions Dist #2 - Doug Lind Dist #3 - Open Dist #4 - Colin Winslow Dist #5 - Karl Housker Eligible voters at this annual meeting are parents or guardians of exhibitors under 18 years of age, adult exhibitors at the fair immediately preceding the annual meeting, or any person who pays a life membership fee of $1.00 to the society. This meeting is open to the public and we encourage your attendance.

Kathy Tesmer Regular meetings are 1st Tuesday of the month.

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2015 4-H results Aggen, Garrett - BL, Class 13 - Division II Crossbred Barrow (273-277) Aggen, Hunter - Reserve Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair; Champion Simmental Cow/Calf Pair; CH, Reg Simmental (Purebred & Foundation)-Cow/Calf Aggen, Hunter- PA, Class 15 - Cow/Calf Senior Showmanship (b) Bean, Leah - BL, Child & Family Development-Gr. 6-8 Bennett, Kendyl - BL, Reg Simmental (Purebred & Foundation)Cow/Calf Bennett, Kendyl - PA, Class 16 - Cow/Calf Senior Showmanship (c) Bergan, Jordan - BL, Class 4 Registered Hereford Steer Bergan, Jordan - PA, Class 5 Market Beef Senior Showmanship (a) Biel, Kayla - Dairy JudgingSenior Biel, Kelsey - Dairy JudgingIntermediate Bloomfield Cloverleaves - BL, Club Banner Boyum, Logan - BL, Class 9 - Speckle Face Market Lamb (123140 lbs.)

Boyum, Logan - PA, Class 17 - Market Lamb Senior Showmanship (e) Brown, Josh - PR, Foundation Simmental-Jr Yrlg [Class A] Brown, Josh - PA, Class 26 - Breeding Beef Senior Showmanship (a) Capelle, David - BL, Class 4 Dairy Steer Division 2 (b) Trenten Chiglo - BL, Class 1 Market Gilts (197-242) Coe, Alexander - BL, Demonstration-Individual-LS WeekendNO housing Coe, Alexander - PA, Dairy Goat interview finalist Coe, Alexander - PA, Dairy Goat interview winner Coe, Alexander - PR, Veterinary Science-Gr. 9+ Coe, Alexander - Reserve Champion; Nubian Senior Doe, BL Nubian Coe, Alexander - PR, Dairy Goat Showmanship - Senior (Group 2) Corson, Gretchen - BL, Sr Meat Breeding Doe Corson, Gretchen - BL, Meat Doe Showmanship - Senior Daniels, Dustin - RD, Class 20 - Division 3 Crossbred & Other Breeds Steer (c) Daniels, Dustin - PA, Class 6 Market Beef Senior Showmanship (b)

Dietz, Nathanial - BL, SelfDetermined-Gr. 6-8 Drogemuller, Jerico - PR, Dairy Goat Showmanship - Senior (Group 2) Drogemuller, Jerico - BL, Unrecorded Grade-Jr Doe Kid Drogemuller, Patrick - BL, Unrecorded Grade-Sr Doe Kid Drogemuller, Patrick - BL Dairy Goat Showmanship - Intermediate (Group1) Earley, Erica - Reserve Champion Division IV Dairy Steer; RC Class 8 - Dairy Steer Division 4 (b) Earley, Valerie - BL, Class 6 Dairy Steer Division 3 (b) Earley, Valerie - PA, MLBA Scholarship Recipient Eickhoff, Sydney - BL, Fine Arts-Gr. 6-8 Eickhoff, Sydney - PA, Dairy Goat interview finalist Eickhoff, Sydney - PR, Dairy Goat Showmanship - Intermediate (Group 2) Eickhoff, Sydney - BL, Nubian Fenske, Jacob - RD, Club Community Pride Fenske, Jacob - RD, Class 2 - Registered Duroc Barrow (283318) Fenske, Jessica - BL, Photography Elements-Gr. 9+ Fenske, Jessica - Poultry BBQ Contest - ages 14-19 on 1-1-2015 Fenske, Jessica - BL, Sr Meat Breeding Doe Fenske, Jessica - RD, Meat Doe Showmanship - Advanced Fetterly, Nolan - PR, Class 2 Market Gilts (244-258) Gathje, Alyssa - BL, Poultry Issue - Animal Health - Senior Gathje, Andrew - Champion Advanced Showmanship; RC, Poultry Issue - Industry and Career - Senior Gathje, Andrew - PA, Poultry Judging Contest - Senior Gathje, Andrew - Poultry BBQ Contest - ages 14-19 on 1-1-2015 Gathje, Andrew - PA, Poultry interview finalist Gathje, Bennett - PA, Poultry interview finalist Gathje, Bennett - BL, Foods And Nutrition-Gr. 9+ Gathje, Bennett - PR, LS Demonstration-Individual-LS Weekend Gathje, Bennett - Poultry BBQ Contest - ages 14-19 on 1-1-2015 Gathje, Bennett - PA, Poultry Judging Contest - Senior Gathje, Bennett - CH, Poultry Issue - Biosecurity - Intermediate Gathje, Henry - CH, Poultry Poster-Gr. 6-8 Gathje, Henry - RD, Poultry

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Monday, November 2, 2015 Issue - Other - Intermediate Gathje, Henry - PA, Poultry Judging Contest - Intermediate Gathje, Henry - PA, Poultry BBQ Contest - ages under 14 on 1-1-2015 Gathje, Henry - BL, HealthGr. 6-8 Gathje, Henry - PA, Poultry interview finalist Gathje, Jake - BL, Poultry Issue - Biosecurity - Intermediate Gathje, Joseph - BL, Poultry Issue - Other - Intermediate Gathje, Joseph - PA, Poultry Judging Contest - Intermediate Gathje, Joseph - PA, Poultry interview finalist Gerard, Randy - PA, Class 2 Market Lamb Intermediate Showmanship (b) Gerard, Randy - BL, Class 4 Wether Dam - Black Face (d) Goddard, David - BL, Shop Primarily Metal-Gr. 6-8 Goldsmith, Kaci - RC, Poultry Issue - Breeding - Intermediate Goldsmith, Nathan - BL, Shop - Primarily Wood-Gr. 6-8 Goodman, Shannon - BL, Shooting Sports-Gr. 6-8 Gruszynski, Benjaman - BL, Other Small Breed PurebredSenior Buck Gudmundson, Brayton - BL, Crossbred-January Gilt Guenther, Cody - Champion Nubian Junior Doe; CH, Nubian Guenther, Cody - BL, Dairy Goat Showmanship - Novice (Group 1) Guenther, Payton - BL, Dairy Market Showmanship - Senior Guenther, Payton - Reserve Champion Heavyweight Dairy Market Goat; RC, Class 3 Heavyweight Dairy Market Goats (80-97 lbs.)

Hebig-Stier, Jenise - BL, Dairy Goat Showmanship - Senior (Group 1) Hebig-Stier, Jenise - BL, Recorded Grade-Milking 3 & 4 Yr Doe Hendrickson, Megan - BL, Other Small Breed PurebredSenior Doe Hoeltzle, William - BL, Mini Satin-Senior Buck Hoeltzle, William - PA, Rabbit Judging Hoffman York, Mackenzie PA, Fashion Rev-Clothes U BuyGr. 6-8 Holmen, Ryan - Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Gilt; Reserve Champion Purebred Breeding Gilt; CH, Yorkshire Breeding Gilt Hopp, Abby - Dairy JudgingSenior Hopp, Megan - BL, Class 18 - Division III Crossbred Barrow (304-327) Hopp, Megan - BL, Child & Family Development-Gr. 9+ Hopp, Sarah - BL, Class 2 Market Gilts (244-258) Hopp, Sarah - BL, Needle ArtsGr. 6-8 Jacobson, Avalon- PA, Fashion Rev-Clothes U Make-Gr. 6-8 Johnson, Clay - BL, Reg Purebred Simmental-Jr Yrlg [Class C] Johnson, Clay - PA, Class 29 - Breeding Beef Senior Showmanship (d) Johnson, Marshall - Grand Champion Overall Dairy Market Goat; Champion Heavyweight Dairy Market Goat; CH, Class 3 Heavyweight Dairy Market Goats

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Johnson, Marshall - BL, Dairy Market Showmanship - Senior Kappers, Tyler - BL, HolsteinRegistered-Smr Jr Yrlg Kappers, Tyler - PA, Dairy interview winner Kappers, Tyler - RD, Small Gr & Legumes-Gr. 9+ Kappers, Tyler - PA, Dairy interview finalist Kramer, Ashley - BL, PotatoesGr. 6-8 Lanesboro Livewires - BL, Club Banner Lange, Hailey - PR, QuiltingGr. 6-8 Lange, Hailey - PA, Rabbit Judging Lange, Hailey - PR, SatinSenior Doe Lange, Riley - PA, Rabbit Judging Lange, Riley - RD, Holland Lop-Senior Buck Langeslag, Morgan - BL, Forest Resources-Gr. 6-8 Lawstuen, Kyle - PA, Class 23 - Market Lamb Advanced Showmanship (d) Lawstuen, Kyle - BL, Class 19 - Heavyweight Black Face Market Lamb (150-153 lbs.)

Leiding, Haely - Dairy Judging-Senior Leiding, Haely - PA, Dairy interview finalist Leiding, Haely - PA, MLBA Scholarship Recipient Leiding, Haely - Dairy Advanced Showmanship #9; BL, Holstein-Registered-3 Yr Old Cow Leiding, Kayla - BL, HolsteinRegistered-Jr 2 Yr Old Leiding, Kayla - PA, Dairy interview finalist Leiding, Kayla - PA, Dairy interview winner Leiding Kayla - Dairy JudgingSenior Lind, Hans - Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer; RC, Reg Hereford-Jr Yrlg [Class A] Lind, Hans - PA, Class 22 Breeding Beef Intermediate Showmanship (e) Lind, Jens - PA, Class 1 - Market Beef Intermediate Showmanship (a) Lind, Jens - BL, Class 19 Division 3 Crossbred & Other Breeds Steer (b) Lind, Kjersta - Champion Red Angus Breeding Heifer; CH, Reg Red Angus-Jr Yrlg [Class B] Lind, Kjersta - PA, Class 32 - Breeding Beef Senior Showmanship (g) Lind, Pierce - BL, Class 4 Registered Hereford Steer Markegard, Benjamin - PA, Swine interview finalist Markegard, Benjamin - PR, Class 7 - Registered Other Breeds Barrow Markegard, Jordan - PR, Class 16 - Division III Crossbred Barrow (286-290) Marquardt, Tanner - PA, Class 5 - Market Lamb Intermediate Showmanship (e) Marquardt, Tanner - BL, Class 17 - Middleweight Black Face Market Lamb (146-147 lbs.

Mayer Bodin - PR, Reg Black Angus-Jr Yrlg [Class B] Mayer, Bodin - PA, Class 21 Breeding Beef Intermediate Showmanship (d) Mayer, Caroline - PA, Class 32

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- Breeding Beef Senior Showmanship (g) Mayer, Caroline - BL, Foundation Simmental-Jr Yrlg [Class B] McDonald, Duncan - BL, Safety-Gr. 9+ Morrison, Hope - PA, Dairy interview finalist Morrison, Hope - PA, MLBA Scholarship Recipient Morrison, Hope - Dairy Advanced Showmanship #5; PR, Holstein-Registered-Wtr Sr Yrlg Morrison, Peyton - Reserve Champion & CH, Total Merit Red & White Cow Dairy Junior Showmanship #4; RC Red & White-3 & 4 Yr Old Cow Morrison, Tanner - Reserve Champion Red & White Heifer, Dairy Senior Showmanship #5; RC, Red & White-Jr Yrlg Morrison, Tanner - Dairy Judging-Senior Mulhern, Kayla - PR, Class 8 - Division I Crossbred Barrow (204-245) Mulhern, Neal - PR, Class 7 Dairy Steer Division 4 (a) Mulhern, Riley - PA, Class 7 Market Lamb Intermediate Showmanship (g) Mulhern, Riley - BL, Class 10 - Speckle Face Market Lamb (143158 lbs.)

Musselman, Jackson - BL, Reg Other Breeds-Jan Ewe Lamb Musselman, Jackson - PA, Class 28 - Breeding Sheep Intermediate Showmanship (c) Musselman, Jackson - BL, Photography Elements-Gr. 6-8 Nesler, Alyssa - Reserve Champion Black Angus Breeding Heifer; RC, Reg Black Angus-Jr Yrlg [Class C] Nesler, Alyssa - PA, Class 24 Breeding Beef Intermediate Showmanship (g) Olson, Paige - BL, Class 5 Heavyweight Market Goat - Does (66-80 lbs.)

Olson, Paige - BL, Market Goat Showmanship - Intermediate Olson, Taiden - BL, Class 10 - Speckle Face Market Lamb (143158 lbs.)

Osterhus, Mitch - PR, Class 13 - Lightweight Black Face Market Lamb (129-133 lbs.)

Osterhus, Mitch - PA, Class 19 - Market Lamb Senior Showmanship (g) Osterhus, Mitch - PA, Sheep interview finalist Peterson, Kjersten - BL, CraftsGr. 6-8 Pettit, Josef - BL, Reg Hereford-Jr Yrlg [Class B] Pettit, Josef - BL, Food Preservation-Gr. 9+ Pettit, Josef - PA, MLBA Scholarship Recipient Pettit, Josef - PA, Class 28 Breeding Beef Senior Showmanship (c) Raaen, Taryn - PA, Class 27 - Breeding Sheep Intermediate Showmanship (b) Raaen, Taryn - Champion White and Speckled Face Commercial Ewe Lamb; CH Comm Wh & Spkl Face-Feb Ewe Lamb Raaen, Tyler - Reserve Champion White and Speckled Face Commercial Ewe Lamb; RC, Comm Wh & Spkl Face-Feb Ewe Lamb Raaen, Tyler - PA, Class 26 - Breeding Sheep Intermediate See 4-H Page 11 

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Obituaries Richard E. Bestor Richard E. Bestor, age 79, of Red Wing, Minn., passed away at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City, Minn. on October 18, 2015. He was born February 24, 1936, Gradu at ing from Preston High School.

He married Marian Halverson and Richard E. they were later Bestor diviorced. He was a pianist for the Rochester Male Chorus, worked at IBM, then followed his passion for antiques with shops in Rochester, Oronoco, Zumbrota, Cannon Falls, and Red Wing.

He is survived by his son, Michael (Larissa) Bestor and granddaughter, Demi of Tex.; siblings: Donna Gartner, Shirley (Tillman) Fingerson, Dianne (George) Nagel, Charlotte (Phillip) Goldsmith; and two sisters-in-law, Norma and Arlene.

He was preceeded in death by his parents, Ernest and Pearl Bestor; son Earl Bestor; four brothers, and one brother in-law.

His body was donated to Mayo Clinic and he will be buried at the Greenleafton Cemetery.

A private family memorial service will be held at the Methodist Church in Preston, Minn.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Ordell J. Garness Ordell Jean Garness was reunited in heaven with his true love, Marjorie, on October 21, 2015.

Born in rural Mabel Township on March 16, 1926, to Nelvin and Ida Garness, Ordell was a farmer from the beginning.

Ordell J. His early Garness years at Tawney School nurtured a farmer with big hands and meticulous fields.

His love for his farm created an outdoorsman with a knack for woodworking and a heart of gold.

On January 24, 1946, Ordell married his love, Marjorie. Together they had four beautiful children – Dean, Dennis, Nelvin, and Marsha.

After years of farming in Canton Township, Marjorie and Ordell blessed another community and moved to Lanesboro in 1990. In those years, you could find Ordell being a craftsman, high school sports fanatic, and wonderful neighbor. In 2008, Ordell and Marjorie made Winona their home until both of their passing. Forever in Ordell’s heart is Henrytown Lutheran Church in rural Harmony, Minn.

Ordell was a politician, right up until his death. He was a Fillmore County Commissioner for 12 years and served on the Lanesboro City Council for four years. Conversa-

tions with him always made you walk away knowing a little more about life, government, and the world as a whole. Ordell remembered every date, every story, and every interaction he had. Whether it be his old coffee clutch, or his fishing and hunting adventures, he could describe them perfectly, all the while solving every world problem.

Ordell passed away surrounded by family and the wonderful staff at Sauer Health Care in Winona, Minn, at the age of 89.

Ordell will be sadly missed by his family. He is survived by his children: Dennis (Dorene) of Canton, Nelvin (Chris) of Wabasha, Marsha (Kris) Hall of Winona, and his daughter in-law, Sonja of Redwing.

He leaves incredible memories behind for 13 grandchildren – Jon Garness, Dana Novak, Corey Garness, Nicole Holm, Valerie Torgerson, Maria Slawson, Joe Garness, Collin Garness, Jennifer Backer, Alison Prodzinski, Laura Strobush, Kayla Hall, and Ryan Hall. And he will forever be remembered by his 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, a sister, Doris Barkheim of Winona; several nieces and nephews, friends, old neighbors, and all who knew him. He is proceeded in death by his wife, Marjorie, son Dean, greatgrandson Caleb, his parents, and two sisters.

Ordell lived his life to the fullest, the most complete, and the most beautiful – leaving with ‘no regrets’. You will forever be missed

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Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, October 26, 2015, at the Assumption Catholic Church in Canton, Minn., with the Reverend Kerry Eversole officiating.

Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, October 25, at the Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel and one hour prior to services at the church.

Memorials are preferred to Henrytown Lutheran Cemetery.

Arlene G. Morem Arlene G. Morem, 91, a longtime resident of Harmony, Minn. passed away peacefully at Gundersen Harmony Healthcare on Tuesday, October 27. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Greenfield Lutheran Church at 11 Arlene G. a.m. VisitaMorem tion was held one hour prior to services at the church. Burial followed in Greenfield Cemetery, Harmony.

Arlene was born to O. Christian and Gladys Ness Ellingson on February 19, 1924 in Allamakee County, Iowa. Her family moved to Harmony when she was a child, and she graduated from Harmony High School in 1942.

On July 20, 1945, she married her high school sweetheart, Donald T. Morem. She began working along with her husband in the family business, Morem’s Toggery in the

1950s. Together, they operated the store until retiring in 1982. They enjoyed 69 ½ years of married life until Donald’s death in January.

Over the years, Arlene was active in Greenfield Lutheran Church activities including the choir and the Miriam Circle. She was dedicated to keeping up with her grandson’s families and her large extended family. She enjoyed buying and selling antiques, working with her daughter at I Love Antiques, and going on gaming excursions.

Arlene is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Bob Love of Harmony, grandsons: Rob and Amy Love of Omaha, Nebr. and Jim and Shannon Love of Harmony; great-grandchildren: Andy, Alex, Anna, Mara, and Kate Love; brother, John and Millie Ellingson of Rochester; sister Emma Rahm of Harmony; as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers: Curtis Ellingson and Erik Ellingson; sisters: Ethel Long, Deloris Richardson, and Evelyn Morem.

Bernice Ostern Bernice Ostern, age 90, formerly of Spring Valley, Minn., died Wednesday evening, October 21, 2015, at Winona Health Hospital.

Bernice was born January 31, 1925, in Caledonia, Minn., the daughter of Albert and Benerva (Berquam) Myhre. She was a graduate of Caledonia High School.

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Perfect Glossy • Preston MN 507.251.5297 A rendahl Lutheran Church....……………………...Sundays - 10 : 30am Highway 30, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 875 -2477 A ssembly Of God Church & Valley Christian Center..... Sundays - 10 : 00am 610 Territorial Rd, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2101 Assumption Catholic Church.….....…Fri. - 8 : 30am & Sat. - 5 : 00pm 207 N May St, Canton, MN 55922 (507) 743-8320 Bethlehem Lutheran Church...…...……………....…Sundays - 9 : 00am 200 Kenilworth Ave S, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3344 Calvary Baptist Church.…….……....…Sundays - 10 : 45am & 6 : 00pm 910 Winona St SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867- 4686 Canton-Scotland Presby terian Church............……Sundays - 9 : 00am 104 W Fillmore Ave, Canton, MN 55922 (507) 743-2260 Chatf ield Lutheran Church………….....Sundays - 8 : 00am & 9 : 30am 304 Fillmore St SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867- 4721 Chatf ield United Methodist Christ……....…………Sundays - 9 : 30am 124 Winona St SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867-3529 Cherry Grove United Methodist...…………...……Sundays - 10 : 00am 18183 160th St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (Cherry Grove) (507) 937-3177 Christ Lutheran Church...……………..…….....……Sundays - 9 : 00am 509 Kansas St NW, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 -2161 Christian Science Ser vices.…………...…....………Sundays - 10 : 00am Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2251 Destiny Life Church.............………………......…Sundays - 10 : 00am 104 West Jessie Street, Rushford MN 55971 (507) 429-1222 Elstad Lutheran Church...………………….......….Sundays - 11: 00am 37784 Dogwood Rd, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3769 Emmanuel Episcopal Church....……..……....……Sundays - 11: 00am 217 W Jessie St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2164 Faith United Methodist Church..….....................Sundays - 9 : 00am 617 Maple Ln, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2830 Fillmore Free Methodist Church.......Sundays - 8 : 30am & 10 : 30am 19127 County 8, Wykoff, MN 55990 (Fillmore) (507) 352-5450 First Baptist Church....………........………Sundays - 10 : 30am & 6 : 00pm 701 Kasten Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2840

First Baptist Church-Preston.…………Sundays - 10 : 30am & 7: 00pm 108 Chatfield Ave NW, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 - 4960 First English Lutheran Church.………...……..…...Sundays - 10 : 00am 217 W Grant St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2793 First Lutheran Church of Highland...............................Sundays 22423 391st Ave, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3318

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First Presby terian Church..…………...………..….Sundays - 10 : 00am 110 S Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2854 Fountain Lutheran....…………....……………………Sundays - 9 : 00am Main Street, Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268- 4413 Fountain United Methodist Church...…...…………Sundays - 8 : 30am Co. Rd. 8 and Cedar St., Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268- 4456

Garness Trinity Lutheran...……….………........…Sundays - 9 : 00am PO Box 88, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5905 Grace Lutheran Church..……………………....…..Sundays - 9 : 00am 365 Park St, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 875 -2218 Greenf ield Lutheran Church..………………….....Sundays - 9 : 00am 235 Main Ave S, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-3272 Greenleaf ton Reformed Church..…….………..…Sundays - 10 : 00am Highway 9, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 -2546 Harmony United Methodist Church…...............Sundays - 10 : 30am 60 Main Ave S, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886- 6851 Henrytown Lutheran Church-Canton Assumption Catholic Church....Sundays-10 : 30am PO Box 103, Harmony, MN 55939 (Henrytown) (507) 886-2425 Highland Chapel Seventh-Day Adventist..........Saturdays - 9 : 00am 217 W. Jessie St., Rushford (507) 993-8328 Highland Prairie Lutheran Church.........................Sundays - 9: 00am 43267 Bowl Dr, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 864-2731 Historic Lenora United Methodist Church (Special Occasions) Lenora, MN (Rural Canton) (507) 545 -2641 Immanuel Lutheran Church..……………..…....…Sundays - 9 : 30am 254 Main St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 352-2801 Lanesboro United Methodist Church..……….…Sundays - 10 : 30am 507 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2646 Looney Valley Lutheran Church.............................Sundays - 10 : 00am 2040 Looney Valley Road, Houston, MN 55943 (507) 896-3412

Mabel First Lutheran Church……………......……Sundays - 9 : 00am 202 N. Oak, P.O. Box 395, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5293 Mabel United Methodist Church..……………...…Sundays - 9 : 30am 111 W Newburg St, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5296 Nativity Catholic Church..Sun. (1 & 2) - 8 : 45am & (3 & 4) - 10 :30am 640 1st Ave SW, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-2393 Newburg United Methodist Church 3.1 miles N. of Mabel on Hwy. 43; 2.2 miles W. on Co. Rd. 24 North Prairie Lutheran.………………...…………Sundays - 10 : 30am 35957 Highway 30, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 875 -2460 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.…......... Sat. - 5 : 30pm Sun. - 9 : 00am 805 S Broadway St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-7251 Pilot Mound Lutheran Church.…………...................Sundays - 9 : 00am 8 miles N. of Lanesboro on 250 then 4 miles W. on Hwy 30 (507) 875 -2460

Pioneer Presby terian Church…………....…….…..Sundays - 8 : 30am 206 Fillmore St NE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867- 4037 Preston United Methodist Church ………............Sundays - 8 : 30am 212 Saint Anthony St N, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 -2503 R iver Of Life Regional Church 220 N Money Creek St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2853 Root Prairie Lutheran Church …………...…..…Sundays - 10 : 30am County Rd 11, Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268- 4455

Studio-A-Photography • Preston MN 507.251.6372 Visit Bluff Country • Preston MN 507.765.2151 Root River Church of the Brethren …….…..…….....Sundays - 10 : 00am 23553 County Rd 20, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-4772 Root River Community Church ………….….....…..Sundays - 10 :30am 503 Nannestad Lane, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7074 Rushford Lutheran Church ………..........…….Sun. - 9 : 00am & 5 : 30pm 101 S Mill St., Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7152

Saetersdal Lutheran Church.……………....…........Sundays - 9 : 00am 21447 Co. Rd. 30, Rural Harmony, MN Scheie Lutheran Church..…………………….…..…Sundays - 9 : 30am PO Box 88, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5680 St Columban Church.…..…………………...……..Sundays - 10 : 00am 408 Preston St NW # 2, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 -3886 St Ignatius Catholic Church.……………….........……Sundays - 10 : 30am 213 W Franklin St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-7565

St John Lutheran Church.…………...……………...Sundays - 9 : 00am 241 Line St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 352-2296 St Joseph’s Catholic Church.……………….…....…Sundays - 8 : 00am PO Box 577 103 N Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2257 St Mark ’s Lutheran Church...…………....…………Sundays - 9 : 00am 104 E North St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7111

St Mar y’s Catholic Church...…..................................Sundays - 8 : 00am 405 Twiford St SW, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867-3148 St Matthew’s Episcopal Church..…...........……………Sundays - 9 : 30am 100 Fillmore St SE, Chatfield, MN 55923-1219 (507) 867-3707

St Matthew’s Lutheran Church..……………………Sundays - 9 : 00am Harmony, MN 55939 (Granger) (507) 772- 4474 St Olaf Catholic Church...........Sun. (1 & 2) - 10 :30am & (3 & 4) - 8 : 45am 114 N Locust, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5268

St Patrick ’s Church Hall ………………......…......Saturday - 5 : 00pm Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2480 St Paul Lutheran Church.....................................Sundays - 9 : 00am 128 Fillmore St SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867- 4604 St Paul’s Lutheran Church.........................................Sundays - 10 :30am 215 N Miller St, Lime Springs, IA 52155 (563) 566-2389

Sumner Center United Methodist Church.…........…Sundays - 10 :30am 9 miles N. of Spring Valley on Co. Rd. 1 (507) 696-4197 Trinity Fellowship ELCA..…………………......….Sundays - 10 : 00am 110 S Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7211 Trinit y Evangelical Lutheran Church……….......……Sundays - 10 : 30am 204 South St, Ostrander, MN 55961 (507) 657-2203

Union Prairie Lutheran..……………………………Sundays - 9 : 00am Hwy 16, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3363 Whalan Lutheran Church.............................................Sundays - 10:30am Lanesboro, MN 55949 (Whalan) (507) 467-2398 Wykof f United Methodist Church.…….……….…Sundays- 10 : 30am 236 Gold St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 202-2275

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During WW II she was a “Rosie the Riveter” at a defense plant in St. Paul. She married Bill Ostern August 27, 1944, at the Wilmington Lutheran Church. The couple made their home in Spring Grove and then Bernice moved with Ostern their children to Spring Valley in 1965. She worked as the office manager of the Spring Valley Hospital and nursing home until her retirement.

Bill died September 23, 2008.

She was an active member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Love Lights a Tree, and Relay for Life. She enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, reading, crafts, and playing cards.

She is survived by her children: Gineanne (Robert) Muller of Hackensack, Minn., Bruce (Ann) Ostern of Ottertail, Minn., Nancy (Gene) Simpson of Austin, Tex., Mary (Paul) Frosch of Winona, Minn., and Lisa (Ted) Faul of Ft. Collins, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Frances (Terry) Link of Onalaska, Wis., Kate (Jerald) Holland of Austin, Minn., and Neil (Sandy) Morey of Caledonia; and sister-in-law, Loraine Myhre of Caledonia. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; stepfather, Frank Morey; siblings: Sylvia Ward, Albert “Fats” Myhre and Lois Johnson.

The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, with Rev. Betsy Dartt officiating. Burial took place in the Wilmington Cemetery in rural Spring Grove.

Friends called at the church on Saturday an hour before the service.

Thauwald Funeral Home in Spring Valley assisted the family with arrangements.

Norma J. Reinsvold Norma Jean Reinsvold, age 82, of Rochester, passed away on October 26, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus.

Norma Jean Fishbaugher was born on August 19, 1933 in Bristol Township, Fillmore County, Minn. to Edward “Dutch” and Elsie Mae Fishbaugher.

She attended Harmony Schools and graduated from Harmony High School in 1951.

On Norma J. May 8, 1954, Reinsvold she married Lyle Reinsvold at the Greenleafton Lutheran Church. In 1957, the couple moved to Rochester where Lyle worked at IBM. Together they raised three children. Norma loved her faith and family, and was known as quite the conversationalist. She loved to travel and camp, especially spending winters in Ariz.

She is survived by her husband, Lyle, of Rochester; her children: Steven (Kathleen) Reinsvold of Rochester and Cynthia (Kenneth) Rinn of Rochester; two sisters: Marjorie (Merlin) Wangen of Sparta, Wis. and Elaine (David) Jones of Eyota; a brother, David (Bev) Fishbaugher of Altoona, Wis.; six grandchildren: Lindsay (Tony) Cousino of Rochester, Brandon (Cari) Reinsvold of Rochester, Jason (Jacque) of Stewartville, Adam (Jenn) Rinn of Rochester, Krysta Segura of Pine Island, Brooke Reinsvold of Rochester; and twelve great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her son, Robert; her grandson, Eric; her mother, Elsie Mae; and her father, Edward.

A funeral service for Norma was held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester at 11 a.m., with Pastor Karna Hagen Moskalik officiating. Visitation was held on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the funeral at church. Burial took place at Grandview Memorial Gardens Rochester.

Macken Funeral Home handeled arrangements and online condolences are welcome at www. mackenfuneralhome.com.

Faye Wiskow Faye Wiskow died at the hospital

Monday, November 2, 2015 in Ft. Myers, Fla. on October 21, 2015 surrounded by some of her dearest friends.

Faye Muriel Bailey was born on May 30, 1933 to Lydia and Max Bailey of Chatfield, Minn. and grew up on a farm north of town. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1951 and married Vernon Rain in 1953. Faye remained in the Chatfield Faye Wiskow area until her retirement when she became a full-time resident of Fla. Faye loved and was devoted to the community of Chatfield.

She was an active member of the Chatfield Lutheran Church as well as the Lions, Rotary, and Commercial Clubs. She was instrumental in establishing the hanging flowers along Main Street and the Tourism Center in the park. Faye’s service to the community was acknowledged when she was named as the Honorary Grand Marshall of the Western Days Parade and eventually was granted a key to the city.

Faye was a strong and independent lady. Following the death of her first husband (Vernon), she opened her own accounting and tax business called Town and Country Tax Service. She would often stay at work until three or four in the morning completing and refiguring tax returns for her beloved customers. Faye thoroughly enjoyed all of the morning conversations and coffee with her good friends, neighbors, and customers at the local restaurants up town.

In 1982 she married Marvin Wiskow. They were often seen together very early in the morning, pulling the red water wagon, watering the flowers on Main Street.

Faye and Marvin enjoyed traveling and visited Alaska, Europe, Nova Scotia, and Branson. During the winter, they snow birded at Riverwoods Plantation - a retirement village in Estero, Fla; Faye called herself the “dumb snowbird” because she usually ventured back to Minn. during the coldest months of the winter for the tax season.

Following Marvin’s death, Faye

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TUES., NOVEMBER 3

•Rushford Food Shelf, 9-11:30am, 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Bldg., 113 E. Jessie St., Rushford.* •Preston Food Shelf, 9am-noon, 1-6pm, 515 Washington St. NW, Preston.* •Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 9-9:40am. Harmony Community Center.

Freewill donations. Info (507) 272-3731.* •Tai Ji Quan for seniors, for better balance and strength, 10:30-11:30am.

Kingsland Middle School, Wykoff.

Freewill donations. Info (507) 272-3731.* •Knit it Together, 3:30-4:30pm, Preston Public Library. Knitting for all levels.* •Bluff Country Toastmasters, 5:30pm, Spring Valley Public Library.* •VFW Auxiliary Monthly Meeting, 7pm, Preston Servicemen’s Club.

•Chatfield AA meets, 7:30pm, Pio­neer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St., Chatfield.*

•AA Closed meeting, 8pm, Presbyterian Church, Mill St., Rushford.*

WED., NOVEMBER 4 •Annual Lutefisk & Meatball Buffet, 11-1pm & 5-7:30pm, Little Cedar Lutheran Church, Adams •Spring Valley Area Foodshelf, 2-4pm, 102 E. Jefferson, Spring Valley.* •Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 3-3:30 pm, Coffee Street Fitness, 102 Coffee St., Lanesboro. (507) 288-6944 for info.*

THURS., NOVEMBER 5 •Free Senior Coffee & Dessert, 9am, Clara House, Harmony.* •Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 9-9:40am. Harmony Community Center.

Freewill donations. (507) 272-3731 for info.* •Rushford Food Shelf, 9am-11:30 am, 12:30-4 pm, Tenborg Bldg., 113 E Jessie St., Rushford.*

•Preston Food Shelf, 9am-noon, 1-4pm, 515 Washington St NW, Preston. Ave. Freewill donations accepted. (507) 2886944 for info.* •Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 10:30-11am. Mabel Fire Hall, 325 W. Prairie Ave. Freewill donations accepted.

(507)288-6944 for info.* •Tai Ji Quan for seniors, for better balance and strength, 10:30-11:30am.

Kingsland Middle School, Wykoff. Freewill donations. Info (507) 272-3731.* •Story Hour for ages 3-5, 11 am, Harmony Public Library. No school, no story hour.* •Merry Meeters Birthday Club, 2pm, Arloune Pickett’s home. Roll call: Armistice Day storm.

•Mabel Food Shelf, 5-7pm, First Lutheran Church, upstairs of education wing, 202 N. Oak, Mabel* •Chatfield Brass Band rehearsal, 7pm, Chatfield Elementary Band Room. New members welcome. Info: call 867-3315.*

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eventually became a year-round resident at the Tahiti Village Retirement Park in Estero, Fla. and lived there for the remainder of her life. She considered her friends and neighbors here as her “Florida family”. Florida kept Faye young. She worked as a receptionist/security guard at the Riverwoods Plantation until July 2015 and decided to stop working only when the job became physically impossible for her to complete. She loved being a member of the “Golden Girls”, growing flowers all year round, riding her three wheel bike, hosting card parties, sharing inspirational stories at donut day, and celebrating life with her Thursday night ladies. She would frequently share her little piece of paradise with family and friends from Minn.

Faye will be greatly missed by her family and friends both in Minn. and in Fla. Faye is survived by her son, Scott (Brenda) Rain and daughter, Karla (Lee) Becker, both from Chatfield; six grandchildren: Eric (Becky) Rain, Joshua (Alex) Rain, Caleb Rain, Isaac Rain, Ellen (Aaron) Burt, and Lydia Becker; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; infant brother; brother Warren Bailey; husband Vernon Rain; and husband Marvin Wiskow.

A funeral service was at held 1 p.m., October 30, 2015 at the Fillmore Free Methodist Church, 19127 County 8, in the village of Fillmore with the Reverend Michael Hopper officiating. Visitation was on October 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield assisted the family with arrangements. To share a memory of Faye with the family please visit www. rileyfuneralhomes.com.

Louise A. Yeoman Louise Alice Yeoman, age 99, of Harmony, Minn., died Monday, October 19, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester. Services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends called from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. The Lindstrom Funeral Home assisted the family.

Louise Yeoman of Harmony,

Minn. and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. was born on March 28, 1916 to Harry and Selma (Ellis) Workman in Harmony. She lived her childhood years there and at an early age moved with her family to Williston, N. Dak., and eventua l ly back to HarLouise A. mony, where Yeoman she graduated from high School. In 1939 Louise was united in marriage to Clinton O. Jones at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. One daughter was born to Louise and Clint, Ann Louise. Clinton was killed in a traffic accident on November 22, 1966. In 1972, Louise married Ralph T. Yeoman. He died of cancer on June 5, 1991. After losing her first husband, Louise worked for HECO as a sewer. Previous to that, she was a telephone operator for the Harmony Telephone Co. She loved sewing, quilting, crocheting, playing cards, reading, traveling, and spending the winters in Fla. She was a lifelong member of the Greenfield Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, Bible School, and was a member of the Dorcas Circle. She is lovingly remembered by her daughter, Ann Mraz of Harmony, Minn.; grandson, Brad (Ann) Thacher of Sterling Heights, Mich.; great-grandchildren: Sara Thacher, Barbara (Aaron) Nelson, and Mary (Josh) Presson; along with a great-greatgrandchild, Ellie Nelson. Other survivors are Wynn Thacher of Lakeville, Minn.; her brother, Ross Workman of Glenview, Ill.; sisters: Doris Sampson and Betty Roa, both of Fremont, Calif.; plus other relatives and friends.

Louise was preceded in death by her parents, parents-in-law, husbands: Clinton and Ralph; sonin-law, Thomas B Mraz, brother Roger, and brothers-in-law: Albert and Kenneth T. Jones, Clarence Roa, Lawrence Sampson; sistersin-law, Genevive Jones and Helen Workman.

Memorials are preferred to the Harmony Area Cancer Support group.

• Citizens United for Kingsland meeting, 7pm, Spring Valley Community Center.

•Preston Historical Society meets, 7pm, Methodist Church, Preston, Public invited.

•Empty Bowls, 11-1pm, Harmony Community Building, Proceeds go to SEMCAC Preston Food Shelf.

FRI., NOVEMBER 6 •Chatfield NA meeting, 7:30pm, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St., Chatfield.*

SAT., NOVEMBER 7 •Spring Valley Area Foodshelf, 9-11am, 102 E. Jefferson, Spring Valley.* •St. John’s Ladies Aid Hart Fall Sale, 2pm, Rushford.

•Lanesboro AA group, 8pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Call (507) 251-1771 or (507)765-2518.*

SUN., NOVEMBER 8 •Fountain AA closed meeting, 7:30pm, Fountain Lutheran Church, S. Main St. & Hwy 52.*

MON., NOVEMBER 9 •Community Coffee, 9am, Park Lane Estates, Preston.

•Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 10:30-11am. Mabel Fire Hall, 325 W. Prairie Ave. Free will donations. (507) 288-6944 for info.* •Preston Senior Potluck, 11:30am, Preston Servicemen’s Club, Preston.

•Blood Pressure Clinic, 1-3pm, Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston Street NW, Preston.* •Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 3-3:30 pm. Coffee Street Fitness, 102 Coffee St., Lanesboro. Freewill donations.

(507) 288-6944 for info.* •AA Crossroads Journey Group meeting, 7pm, Spring Valley Library.*

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replacement position in house for 7 days.

• Veterans officer Jason Marquardt was given permission to purchase an HP laptop computer costing $1,035 using MDVA grant funds. His current laptop will be issued to another employee in need of a computer replacement.

• The Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety allowing the Sheriff’s office to be the fiscal agent and administrator of the grant funds was approved. Sheriff Tom Kaase noted the agreement was basically unchanged from past years. The amount of the grant is $9,475.

A request to purchase a replacement Jail Taser costing $1,021 with forfeiture funds was approved.

• The purchase of the Bluff Valley Riders Snow Mobile Club’s bridge was approved from E.T. Techtonics. The $21,000 cost of the bridge will be reimbursed by the state from a Capital Trails Improvement Grant. The portable, fiberglass snowmobile/ pedestrian bridge is to be put in Forestville. The funds just pass through the county, so there is no risk to the county.

• The lowest of three bids (($441,630) from ICON Constructors to replace a bridge on Raven Road, Sumner Township, was accepted. County engineer said work will get started right away. The bid was about 13% under the engineer’s estimate.

• By consensus, the board agreed to attach a first reading policy to the personnel policy.

This would allow items that affect personnel to be made public, giving employees an opportunity to look at them before they are brought back to the board for a second reading and possible approval.

• Bakke reported on a recent district meeting that listed four priorities for the 2016 legislative session. The priorities included transportation, county program aid (CPA) changes, mental health system reform, and increased reimbursement for home health aids. Rural counties have been hit hard with reductions in CPA. Legislators are asked to add $40 million new dollars to CPA.

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R-P Superintendent highlights board policies

By Kirsten Zoellner The Monday, October 19 Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting saw only two items of businesses. Addressed by Superintendent Chuck Ehler, the first item was a direct result of a heated special board meeting September 28. At that meeting, for bid review and awarding for the construction of the new early childhood-grade 12 facility, members of the public and the board made direct comments to each other and individuals after a motion to allow public comments was denied.

The item agenda was to review school board policy of open and closed meetings and public hearings, as well as public participation in school board meetings.

“These are policies we have already in place?” asked Board Chairman John Linder.

“Correct. This is the current policy and it was asked that we review those so I took the liberty to outline and highlight some of those areas for you,” responded Ehler.

Policy 205, regarding open and closed meetings, is defined and was highlighted. “’Meeting’ means a gathering of at least a quorum or more members of the school board or quorum of a committee or subcommittee of school board members, as which members discuss, decide, or receive information as a group on issues relating to the official business of the school board. The term does not include a chance or social gathering or the use of social media by members of a public body so long as the social media use is limited to exchanges with all members of the general public. For purposes of the Open Meeting Law, social media does not include e-mail.”

“Policy 206, I would draw your attention to 206-3, item number 5, the public’s opportunity to be heard,” began Ehler. “The school board will strive to give all citizens of the school district an opportunity to be heard and to have complaints considered and evaluated, within the limits of the law and this policy and subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.’ We’re just making sure that our policies are in alignment with guidelines that we have set up for every person wishing to be heard. We ask those individuals to review the policies before they address the board.”

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Under Policy 206 procedures, eight items of procedure are noted.

First, that citizens wishing to have a subject discussed at a public meeting are encouraged to notify the district in advance of the meeting, providing name, address, the name of the group represented, and the subject to be covered or the issue to be addressed. Second, that a citizen who wishes to address the board on a particular subject should identify the subject and identify agenda items to which their comments pertain. At the September 28 meeting, Board Director Taylor Peterson made a motion to allow public comment, but the motion failed on a 3:4 vote with Directors Mierau and Pettit for and Directors Howe, Iverson, Koop, and Linder opposed.

Item three notes, “The board chair will recognize one speaker at a time, and will rule out of order other speakers who are not recognized. Only those speakers recognized by the chair will be allowed to speak. Comments by others are out of order. Individuals who interfere with or interrupt speak-

ers, the school board, or the proceedings may be directed to leave.”

At the previous meeting, residents Jon Peterson, Matt Helgmoe, Stan Gudmundson, and Andy Prinsen engaged in a verbal scuffle following the defeat of the motion.

Item four, the first of three items to be specifically highlighted by Superintendent Ehler refers to the board’s ability to limit discussion of any agenda item to a reasonable period of time as determined by the board. During time for public comment, those wishing to address the board are typically given five minutes to speak. The policy item further states, “If a group or organization wishes to address the school board on a topic, the school board reserves the right to require designation of one or more representatives or spokespersons to speak on behalf of the group or organization.”

“It’s clearly defining that for organization or group that one person should be designated as the spokesperson,” added Ehler.

Item five specifically discusses data privacy concerns in agenda matters, but also notes that items

which may involve preliminary allegations, or which may potentially be libelous or slanderous in nature shall not be considered in public.

Item six and seven were additionally highlighted by Ehler. “The school board chair shall promptly rule out of order any discussion by any person, including school board members, that would violate the provisions of state or federal law, this policy or the statutory rights of privacy of an individual.”

“Personal attacks by anyone addressing the school board are unacceptable. Persistence in such remarks by an individual shall terminate the person’s privilege to address the school board.”

“Those are things that were highlighted to make sure we’re in compliance with public hearings that are held,” concluded Ehler.

Board Director Jon Pettit questioned the name of the person requesting the board review the policies. “Being that these are public things, who requested it?”

“As a result of the last board meeting, it was requested by Dan Bieberdorf, our Activities Director, that we would review our policies,” answered Ehler.

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Monday, November 2, 2015 6-8 Troendle, Jared - BL, HolsteinGrade-Winter Calf Vande Zande - Mikayla BL, Mini Lop-Senior Doe Vande Zande - Mikayla - BL, Indoor Gardening-Gr. 9+ Vande Zande, Natalya - BL, Indoor Gardening-Gr.6-8 Vrieze, Kimberly - PA, Sheep interview finalist Vrieze, Kimberly - BL, Class 11 - Lightweight Black Face Market Lamb (108-123 lbs.)

Vrieze, Kimberly - PA, Class 6 - Market Lamb Intermediate Showmanship (f) Welch, Amy - PR, CrossbredJanuary Gilt Welch, Jacob - Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt; RC, Reg DurocFebruary Gilt Welch, Jacob - PA, Swine interview finalist Welch, Jacob - BL, Exploring Animals-Gr. 6-8 Whitacre, Austen - BL, Photography-Creative/Applied-Gr. 9+ Williams, Alexis - PA, Dairy interview winner Williams, Alexis - PA, Dairy interview finalist Williams, Alexis - Dairy Judging-Intermediate Williams, Alexis - Champion Guernsey Heifer; CH, GuernseyCalf Wingert, Coltin - Reserve Champion Ayrshire Heifer; RC, Ayrshire-Fall Calf Wingert, Coltin - Dairy Judging-Senior Wingert, Coltin - RD, Shop Primarily Wood-Gr. 9+ Wingert, Morgan - PA, Dairy interview finalist Wingert, Morgan - Dairy Judging-Intermediate Wingert, Morgan - Champion Ayrshire Heifer; CH, Ayrshire-Fall Sr Yrlg Witt, Casper - Reserve Champion Limousin Steer; RC, Class 10 - Registered Limousin Steer Witt, Casper - Class 8 - Market Beef Senior Showmanship (d) Woods, Melinda - BL, Holstein-Registered-Fall Calf Yeadon, Kyle - RD, Class 10 Dairy Steer Crossbred (b) Yocum, Emma Joe - BL, Class 9 - Speckle Face Market Lamb (123-140 lbs.)

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Rushford council discusses engineering changes, school permitting

By Kirsten Zoellner In a surprisingly brief Monday, October 26 meeting, the Rushford council swiftly detailed a public works purchase, a change to banking services, street work, engineering changes, and local discussions over school site permitting.

At the October 13 meeting, Public Works Director Roger Knuston apprised the council of the need to purchase a Case 621E wheel loader for the department. With the $46,013 of funds in place and the need clear, the council seemed in favor of the purchase, but hesitated to approve it, instead asking for further details on tire options.

Initially, the department had considered the purchase of steel-belted, radial tires for the loader, in place of the standard bias tires, which are prone to puncture. However, on further

review, it was determined that the department cannot fix radial tires in house and repair costs for punctures to them would be expensive. The council then approved the purchase of the loader, with the bias tires, unanimously.

The council also approved inclusion in an Insured Cash Sweep service through Merchant’s Bank. The program will earn the city greater interest on funds placed into demand deposit or money market accounts.

The program will also assist the city in collateral need and there is no added work or risk for the city. “The money will always be available to us if we need it,” added City Clerk/Treasurer Kathy Zacher.

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Harmony Area Community Foundation has awarded $14,825 in community grants recently. Buddy benches for parks are one of the many good things coming from these grants.

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The family of Alice Topness wants to thank everyone who remembered us in any way at the time of her death. Park Lane Assisted Living staff and residents and St. Croix Hospice medical team and chaplain took such good care of all of us after her stroke, as did Pastor Marie from Elstad, Pastor Patricia from Highland, Pastor Kerry from Bethlehem, Pastor Dan from Christ Lutheran, and Reverend Darrell Thompson from Rushford.

Your visits, prayers and messages of support meant so much to us. To our family and friends who visited, called, sent messages, brought food, took care of our dog while we stayed with Mom, attended the visitation and/or funeral, sent flowers and memorials – how do we thank you?

Pastor Marie put together a wonderful, meaningful funeral service, Julie Dragvold filled the church with music, and the Elstad WELCA served a delicious lunch. We know we were very blessed in so many ways and are very thankful to have had Mom in our lives through her 92nd birthday.

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The Harmony Area Community Foundation (HACF) awarded $14,825 in community grants for its 2014-2015 fiscal year. Grants were awarded to the Fillmore Central ceramics startup program, Harmony community garden, buddy benches for parks, school readiness technology, Miss Harmony scholarship pageant, and Harmony’s July 4th celebration. The Harmony Area Community Foundation strives to provide an opportunity to make our community the best it can be by connecting needed community projects with funding for those projects.

Since our start up in September, 2012, HACF has assisted in funding over $62,000 of community projects.

Thank you to all of our donors for making our 2014-2015 fiscal year a record-breaking year— because of you, $44,055 was added to our endowment fund, and another $20,045 was provided with SMIF matching funds. Our endowment fund is now over $140,000 in three short years because of your generosity and desire to improve the quality of life in our community and its surrounding area. Our endowment fund ensures future community project funding.

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Hazel ~ Loeschke Brian and Judy Hazel of Lanesboro are pleased to announce the marMiken Everett riage of their daughter, Amy to Nick Brett and Jade Grabau of Loeschke.

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The 1/2 inches long. couple lives in Burnsville.

Amy is Austin joins a brother, Easten a dairy genetics researcher at the Everett. Grandparents are Duane and Angel Bakke of Lanesboro, University of MN - St. Paul. Nick is and Dawson and Linda Grabau employed by Ban-Koe Companies in Bloomington, Minn. as a global sales of Preston. and service representative.

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An anglers’ gallery in Preston

By Barb Jeffers A special collection of freshwater fish art is currently housed in Preston, Minn. and may be the largest known collection of the hard to find prints, paintings, oils, charcoal, and original paintings.

John Hall, who says he “has always been a fisherman” since his father got him into trout fishing, graduated from Preston High School and after traveling the country for years, he has now returned to Preston and brought his impressive collection with him.

After graduating, Hall served in the U.S. Army for two years where he was involved in special weapons. Upon entering college he says he found out he “wasn’t a student” so after a year and a half he changed course.

Hall began working in the professional media business working with recording studios and production companies around the country. His job entailed selling recording media to recording studios and video broadcast facilities.

He states that it was “a fun job” and he met a lot of people, but after 29 years of traveling he decided it was time for a change.

This was in part due to the fact that after 9/11/01 “travel became a nightmare for me and everyone else”, states Hall. Three years later he retired and after fulfilling some obligations he had in the Minneapolis, Minn. area, Hall moved back to Preston in April of 2015.

Many years ago Hall was given his first fishing print and “I just

loved it” he says. And so, he thought he would purchase a few more. A few became many as Hall says “it got out of control for years” as he says he bought “everything he could” when it came to fish art.

He says “I kept buying and buying like someone who has an addiction” until his collection grew to approximately 158 pieces of art.

He explains that it is very easy to find prints of eagles, deer, pheasants, ducks and other wild life but freshwater fish art, including trout, Muskie, bass, sunfish, bluegills and other fish are really hard to find.

Hall has picked up the fish art “here and there” around the country from different artists ,although he does have his favorite artists and favorite pieces. Some pieces he has spent a significant amount of money on while another, an original oil painting by Walter Haskell Hinton whose art was regularly on the cover of Sports Afield and Outdoor life magazines in the 1940’s and 50’s, was given to him at no cost by a friend.

Hall’s original plan was to start a promotional company called Anglers’ Gallery, and hoped to bring his collection to sports shows, etc. to bring people through the doors and to hopefully see his client’s products and purchase them.

Spending his time between working, fishing, and training German Shepherds, Hall never started the promotional company. But that will not stop him from displaying his Anglers’ Gallery.

Hall says his winter project will

Sue’s Muse

By Sue Ommen

Gilbert - Homecoming Gilbert came home the week before Halloween. Once inside the door of our house, Gilbert cautiously surveyed his surroundings, sniffing everywhere before settling in.

The festivities started after a hurried supper. The doorbell rang, announcing the arrival of family to help in one of our hallowed family traditions, carving pumpkins. Busy schedules had revealed this night as the only one open to all.

Gilbert rushed to welcome the visitors, excitedly greeting Oliver, then age 2, giving his face a good licking. Gilbert loves people, especially children.

Soon, everyone was fixated on the main event. Pumpkins of varying sizes were brought in and laid out on the prepared newspaper by our daughter, Gina, and husband, Michael. Lids were cut and pumpkin guts pitched by granddaughter, Natalie, and friend, Carson, a few flying onto the floor. Gilbert sniffed

at the mushy mixture and seeds, trying to determine if they were good tasting enough to snitch off the floor.

Creative juices flowed as the children debated designs. My artist husband, Lu, drew a few of their ideas on the waiting jack-o’-lanterns. Safe carving tools were handed out, while Lu wielded a sharp knife. Then the carving began in a cacophony of sounds and smells and noisy fun, all confusion to a dog used to the order of his former habitat. Gilbert clearly wanted to be involved in the action, sniffing pumpkin remains, occasionally getting his back scratched.

We had been told at Can Do Canines that Lu needed to be his primary handler for a month, so the two of them could bond. As Lu was busy with kids and pumpkins, I tried to make Gilbert feel welcome and at the same time steer him clear of being underfoot, all the while trying not to be too hands-on.

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be to “make a gallery in the basement of my home featuring my favorite prints” not only for himself to appreciate, but for others to view them as well.

Hall’s collection is for sale, with the exception of approximately 30 pieces which he will have displayed in his basement. He plans to sell most of his collection on ebay. He says “I spent a lot of money on it” and adds that so far he “hasn’t made a nickel on them”, but the whole point of buying them was because he likes them and appreciates the works of art.

The freshwater fish art pieces are displayed on beautiful oak easels which were made by Kim Benson, formerly of Preston, and the easels help to show off the work of the different artists. Hall states “he did a wonderful job on those” easels and they add a new dimension to the collection.

Hall states that one of his favorite artists is Les Kouba, which explains why he owns several of Kouba’s prints. Kouba is known internationally for his wildlife paintings.

One of Hall’s favorite sets that he owns are three charcoal artist proofs featuring brown, rainbow, and brook trout each numbered 37/50 and signed by the artist Jon Q. Wright of Minneapolis.

Hall’s collection includes many other artists such as Al Agnew, Scott Zoellick, Larry Topple, Bev Scalze, and James Meeger to name a few. Also included is a largemouth bass print by local artist Terri Mickleson.

Included in the collection are

Finally, artistic efforts exhausted, seven googly eyed, spooky and funny pumpkins stared back at us.

Lights blinked as cameras captured the moment with much silliness and smiles.

Everyone donned warm gear and trouped outside, carrying pumpkins. The night was dark as my husband placed the candles inside the pumpkins, lighting up the ghoulish grins. Gilbert’s bright eyes took in this yearly tradition, not realizing he now had been initiated into our extended family.

Our daughter and the older children trooped off to delight in being scared by a haunted house. Oliver, too young to enjoy the Monster Bash, waited in the car with Gina.

We happily kept our newest grandson at our house.

During the pumpkin carving, I had fed and changed two-monthold Hunter, occasionally slipping a few kisses onto his sweet head. Now I handed the baby to Lu, so I could finish cleaning off the table. The two of them settled on the recliner part of the couch in the family room.

Gilbert eyed the twosome with a jealous sibling gleam, and jumped onto the couch to sit at Lu’s side.

Later, peeking into the family room, I knew the bonding had begun. Baby Hunter was snuggled into the crook of Lu’s left arm,

John Hall stands next to his set of three charcoal artist proofs which are numbered and signed by artist Jon Q. Wright.

Photo by Barb Jeffers many limited-edition prints, artist proofs, sold-out prints, and originals. The canvas settings have a wide range, including underwater scenes, close-up scenes, general fishing scenes, and more. Some are so detailed you feel like you could reach out and touch the fish.

Glad to be back in Fillmore County with it’s one stoplight, Hall continues to go fishing now and then spending time near Ely, Minn. trying to hook walleye and small mouth bass and in the spring he fishes in the Fillmore County area.

Hall has been a volunteer on the Tuesday Squad of the Fort Snelling Memorial Rifle Squad where they averaged nine funerals per day. He is still a member on the reserve squad. Since moving back to Pres-

ton he has joined the American Legion and has made plans to be on the rifle squad which will be active at the new Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery.

In the informational brochure for Anglers’ Gallery Hall states that the collection “reflects my love for a sport that began as a boy, fishing the bluff country trout streams and Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota” and explains that many of the prints remind him of places he has fished and bring back good memories for him.

When asked for any fishing tips for our readers Hall laughs and says “yes - fish where the fish are” and you will have good luck!

If interested in possibly purchasing any of Hall’s prints that are for sale he can be contacted by email at kjhgofish@yahoo.com.

while Gilbert’s head was stretched across Lu’s lap. All three were fast asleep, dreaming of baby, dog bone, and golfing dreams.

Gilbert will be attending Empty Bowls on November 8, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harmony Community Building. He will be on the job with Lu, as he has con-

tributed some of his handmade pottery bowls. For $20, taste soups made by local restaurants and keep the bowl of your choice. All proceeds go to the SEMCAC Preston food shelf. Come and meet Gilbert!

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In regards to Policy 207, Public Hearings, Ehler highlighted four or the six items of public participation. They echoed the topics of time limitation, designation of a representative or spokesperson for organizations or groups, the privilege to speak, and personal attacks.

No action was taken in regards to the agenda item, as it was for review purposes only.

Monday, November 2, 2015

While nine members of the public were in attendance at the October 19 meeting, only Glen Palecek spoke. His comments echoed earlier statements regarding we he believes is an infringement of his legal easement rights by the construction of the new facility.

Palecek specifically requested the “testimony of those of you who supported this clear violation” and noted he and his legal representatives are reviewing a draft of the lawsuit he will be filing against the district.

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Additionally, Palecek asked if the district had received a written permit or written approval of the new school site by the Minnesota Board of Labor and Industry, who will need to issue a permit for the construction of the new school.

Superintendent Ehler noted that the district had no permit, but that construction had not begun, only site preparations.

In other news, the board did unanimously approve the second agenda item, the first reading of Policy 250, School Board Use of Electronic Mail. Per the draft policy, three specific points are listed.

First, that the school board shall not use e-mail as a substitution for deliberations at meetings or business confined to meetings. Secondly, that board members should be aware e-mail and attachments received or prepared for use in meetings or containing information relating to board business are likely to be regarded as public record. As public record, these may be inspected by any person upon request, unless otherwise made confidential by law. Lastly, board members should avoid reference to confidential information because of the risk of improper

disclosure.

During the Superintendent’s report, now at the end of official agenda business due to a new agenda format, Ehler specifically noted information pertaining to legislative efforts for AG2 School Tax Equity for school bonds. The efforts could address an imbalance in the tax rate formula of agricultural land for bonded projects.

While an Minnesota Rural Education Association comparison, “to show the effects of the two proposals on homes, businesses, and

farms,” was provided to the district, any effort to rebalance the local effort would apply to future bonds and not those previously passed.

The next regularly scheduled board meeting is Monday, November 16, at 5:30 p.m., in the high school biology room. The public is encouraged to attend.

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Fillmore County Sports FC Football Section Runner-Up

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By Paul Trende Fillmore Central (7-1) football entered the 2015 play-offs sporting its first ever #1 seed. The Falcons were the last of the county football teams left standing, The Trende but they Report came up just short of a state trip. After a quarterfinal bye, FC hosted WabashaKellogg (4-5) in Paul Trende the semis.

Fa l c o n s South downed Falcons-North in the regular season 27-2. Nothing changed just twelve days later.

W-K couldn’t get a handle on FC, particularly senior wide receiver Trace Tollefson. On the game’s second play, 6’2” 150-pound speedster caught a 49-yard bomb from Riley Means, putting FC in W-K territory. A Means 6-yard connection to Sam Rustad made it 7-0. FC’s second drive was just two plays; Brady Ristau 34-yard run, Tyson Ristau 36-yard TD run (14-0). After a B-Ristau forced fumble, it was another bomb to a wide-open Tollefson (65-yard TD). FC exploded to a 21-0 first quarter lead. B-Ristau then intercepted a W-K screen pass, returning it 71 yards to pay-dirt.

At the half, FC led 28-0. Tollefson put the finishing touches on the scoring, catching a bubblescreen-right, reversing ground to the left, for a 74-yard TD catch.

The FC non-starters preserved the shut-out by halting W-K in the final seconds. By a final of 35-0, FC moved on to its first football Section title game since 2005, its

first under Head Coach Chris Mensink. Means (8-10, 248 yards, 3 TDs passing) and Tollefson (6-224, 2 TDs receiving) led the Falcon attack. The later had four 30-plus yard receptions and an interception on defense.

T-Ristau led the FC ground game (13-70, TD rushing). B-Ristau was involved everywhere (3-42 rushing, 1-17 receiving, forced fumble, INT return TD). FC’s defense opposed 66 W-K offensive plays, yielding 224 yards (3.4 yards per play). Up until their final 70-yard drive, W-K ran 57 plays for 154 (2.7 yards per play).

Marcus Meyer (11-67 rushing) and Ryan Wolfe (23-63 rushing) led their attack.

Fillmore Central’s section title foe, on the wings of a 21-20 win over R-P (See ‘Trojans Fall in Final Minute’), was Goodhue. The Falcons (1-seed, 8-1) beat the Wildcats (3-seed, 7-3) 12-9 in week three. A re-match wasn’t nearly as competitive. After a scoreless first, Goodhue took advantage of a back-wind in the second. A Jacob Pasch to Sam McNamara 34-yard TD strike opened the scoring. A 27-yard Mariano Bigalk field goal followed (9-0). Then, on the second to last play of the half (0:11), on 3rd and 13 from the FC 21, Pasch found a wide-open diving Ryan Schoenfelder for a 21-yard score.

With FC totaling just 16 yards (zero first downs), the Wildcats led 15-0 at the half. The Falcons got a trio of first downs in the third, but punted. The ensuing 10-play 84-yard Wildcat drive ended with the first play of the fourth quarter, an 11-yard Mason Hueman TD run (22-0). After an FC turnover, Huemann scored right away, a 12-yard TD run.

Goodhue ran 64 plays to FC’s 36. They out-gaining FC 379 to 79, putting up 16 first downs to

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Fillmore Central’s Tyson Ristau hoists the Section 1A football runner-up trophy, joined by fellow seniors Sam Bahl and Nate Birch, plus Head Coach Chris Mensink. The Falcons fell to Goodhue, but completed an impressive turn-around, going from 2-7 to 8-2, grabbing their first football trophy since 2005.

Photo by Paul Trende FC’s five. The Wildcats, a Section Gophers Share TRC favorite at season’s onset, avenged Title, Get #1 Seed two of three regular season losses to fulfill their promise, clinching The past two seasons, Chatfield a trip to state by scratching the volleyball has been TRC bridesFalcons 29-0. Mason Huemann, maid, finishing second to Fillmore a 5’8” 170-pound sophomore, Central. Well the Gophers won’t carried the load (22-200, 2 TDs be bridesmaid this year. They rushing). Pasch (7-10, 93 yards, won’t be the only bride. Chatfield 2 TDs), Garrett Huemann (19- got past their last tough test, St. 69 rushing), McNamara (2-44, Charles, without too much fuss TD receiving) and Schoenfelder (25-17, 25-9, 25-22), aggressive (3-37, TD receiving) helped. serving a catalyst. The Gophers Goodhue didn’t attempt a pass had seven aces in the blowout in the second half. Riley Means second set. Danielle Kramer had was 9 of 16 for 86 yards for five by herself. Brooke Adler led FC. Sam Peters caught a 36-yard Chatfield with 13 kills. Sheridan pass. Because of sacks, FC totaled Salisbury had 11 kills, 14 digs, negative rushing yards. Goodhue and 4 aces. Megan LaPlante led dominated both trenches. After the Gophers with 26 digs. Madgoing 2-7 last season, FC pulls a die Muller had 29 assists and 18 massive turn-around, finished at digs. Kramer added 8 kills, 15 8-2. The eight wins is a ten-year digs, and 5 aces (20-22 serving). best showing. It’s their seventh The Gophers then got to enjoy football Section runner-up (0-7 their shared title at home, sweepin state qualifying games). The ing (25-16, 25-14, 25-20) oneFalcons will return plenty of fire- conference-win Lewiston-Altura. power for next year, though they Adler (9 kills), Salisbury (7 kills, lose the likes of T-Ristau and 7 digs, 3 aces), Muller (28 assists, 7 digs, 15-16 serving), LaPlante Tollefson.

(19 digs), and Kramer (5 kills, 7 digs), again led the way. Of that senior fivesome, only Adler doesn’t have 250-plus digs on the season (Bill Bentson). And thus the Gophers’ 3-2 come-frombehind victory over Caledonia on September 17th winds up being starts Chatfield (17-10), the Sunday, November 1, 2015. huge.

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LFC Girls Title Highlights TRC C-C Meet

Lanesboro/Fillmore Central girls cross country was just one runner away from a perfect score at the Three Rivers Conference Meet. Cotter 7th grader Grace Wing (19:01.4) took first, preventing FCL from controlling the

top of the leaderboard exclusively.

Places second thru sixth were all orange and black, giving the Burros a score of 20, easily the meet team champion over Dover-Eyota (56) and PEM (85). Freshman Emily Snyder (2nd, 20:49.9) led the way for the first time this season. She is now the third different runner to lead LFC. Kiera Olson (3rd, 20:58.3), Bailey Ruen (4th, 20:59.8), Leah Ruen (5th, 21:02.4), and Maddie Smith (6th, 21:19.4) rounded out LFC’s scoring runners. Ashley Miner (15th) also finished highly.

Not one of those six is a senior.

LARP senior Bailey O’Hare finished ninth. She was one of only three non-LFC, non-DE, non-PEM runners in the top 15.

Marina Schwanke (21st) paced Kingsland. Kaylee Maker (25th) and Beatrice Martin (28th), both 8th graders, each finished top 30 (of 104 runners) for Chatfield.

The Gophers finished 5th, the Knights 7th, and LARP 9th (11 teams). The Eagles and Bulldogs finished one-two a year ago. It was LFC’s first TRC meet. The Burros have now been team champion in all but one race this year. On the boys side, La Crescent (29) topped the field led by repeat individual champion Zach Emery (17:00.0). PEM (64) was second.

LARP took 5th, Chatfield 6th, LFC 9th, and Kingsland 10th (10 teams). Dillon Linder of LARP (18:18.5) took 5th overall, while Chatfield’s Dillon Nolan (18:22.7) took 6th.

Hunter Herber (9th) joined Linder in the top ten. LFC was paced by Casey Olson (20th) and Michael Harrison (26th). The Lancers and Bulldogs finished one-two a year ago also. The 5000-meter runs were held at the St. Charles Golf Course.

Trojans Fall in Final Minute

In the tightest of tight Section semifinal games, Goodhue (3-seed, 6-3) and R-P (2-seed 6-3) fought to the very end. Trailing 20-14, on fourth and goal from the one in the final minute, Wildcat Calvin Peterson, on only his second carry of the game, plunged to pay-dirt. Mariano Bigalk’s extra point put Goodhue in front 21-20. It concluded a drive that saw the Wildcats march 55-yards in ten plays and 4-plus minutes. They overcame a holding-inspired 1st and 23 start. They overcame a 4th and five at the R-P 35 (Jacob Pasch to Nate Altendorf 28-yard completion, setting up the first and goal). After a false start penalty, they overcame a third and goal from the seven (Pasch 6-yard run which set up Peterson’s fullback dive in the waning seconds). The sequence capped off a tit-for-tat fourth quarter. R-P led 14-7 at the start. Following a Trojan fumble deep in their own territory, Mason Huemann tied the game (14-14) with a 2-yard TD run. On R-P’s next series, Noah See SPORTS Page 20 

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Carlson scored on a 46-yard TD run.

The 2-point conversion failed, putting R-P up 20-14 with 4:31 left, leading to the finish.

R-P got some life following the go-ahead score. Carlson returned the kickoff to the Goodhue 49.

But four straight incompletions allowed the Wildcats to get revenge (21-20) on the same field the Trojans prevailed (24-21) just weeks earlier. The ending was fitting for a game between two evenly matched football programs. The second quarter was also busy. The Wildcats scored first on a Garrett Huemann 1-yard. A Carlson 28-yard TD run made it 7-6.

After a Lukas Rasmussen interception, Carlson scored from 3-yards out. With conversion, the Trojans led 14-7 until the eventful fourth.

Goodhue, which used a shortpassing game in the first meeting, took to the ground, controlling the ball/Carlson. They ran 61 plays to R-P’s 47. M-Huemann, who didn’t play in the first meeting, led the attack (24-87, TD rushing). G-Huemann (14-79, TD rushing), Pasch (5-12, 67 yards, 2 INTs passing, 6-34 rushing), and Altendorf (2-48 receiving) helped

out. Carlson (29-188, 3 TDs rushing) was again a beast for the Trojans. He had 33, 248, and 4 TDs first time around. Over R-P’s final four games, Carlson ripped off 843 yards and 11 rushing TDs. He finishes his junior year with 1,144 yards and 14 rushing TDs (17 total TDs). In a very tough way, R-P’s season concludes at 6-4.

It is their fourth straight winning season under Davin Thompson.

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Mabel-Canton volleyball finished their SEC season a perfect 14-0 by beating west leader Schaeffer Academy 3-0. Coranda Vickerman had 8 kills, 13 digs, 19 assists, 3 aces, and 2 blocks. Savannah Slafter had 14 kills and 4 aces. It is M-C’s sixth straight perfect SEC regular season dating back to 2009 (LeRoy-Ostrander). M-C then beat SA again in the East-West Showcase game. Slafter had 10 kills and 12 digs. M-C has won 68 straight matches versus SEC foes. Their last loss came to L-O in the 2011 East-West game. The 8th-ranked Cougars (32-2) are 1A East’s top seed and will host either Spring Grove (8-seed, 15-12) or Lewiston-Altura (9-seed, 7-21).

Lanesboro got 12 kills from Joelie Schreiber and 16 digs rom Rachel

Eversole to down Randolph. They finish 10-4 in the SEC, 15-5 overall. It is their winningest season since 2006. R-P (9-4, 19-8) finished in fourth place in the TRC. They are 1A East’s 4-seed and will host either Lanesboro (5-seed) or Houston (12-seed, 5-15). Fillmore Central (7-5, 13-13) beat Kingsland behind a team effort.

FC is the 6-seed and will host Hope Lutheran (11-seed, 5-12).

Kingsland (1-11, 3-17) is the 10-seed and will play at Schaeffer (7-seed, 15-9). Houston football played top-ranked Grand Meadow tough in a Section 1 9-man semifinal, falling 33-8. Total yards was GM 287, Houston 194. Short of a 21-20 game versus Spring Grove, it is the closest anyone has gotten against the Larks this year.

The Hurricanes fell 67-12 in week seven (total yards was 391 to 79).

Houston (6-4) completes their first winning season since 2009. M-C fell to #4 Spring Grove 48-14.

Wayne Ross (1,009) joined teammate Weston Whalen (1,136) as having gone over 1,000 yards rushing. The Cougars (7-3) post their best finish since 2008. Chatfield fell at Caledonia. The Gophers haven’t had a losing season since 2009. They’ve won at least one play-off game six years straight.

Football

10-20 4-seed Houston (6-3) 8, 1-seed #1 GM (9-0) 33 (H: Garrett Paulson 16-59, TD rushing; Brady Happel 11-36 rushing, 3-26 receiving. GM: Christopher Bain 20-147, 3 TDs rushing; Michael Stejskal 24-yard rushing TD; Brenn Olson 59-yard PR-TD) 3-seed M-C (7-2) 14, 2-seed #4 SG (8-1) 48 (M-C: Drew Wyffels 5-15, 93 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing; Mitch Kuhn 18-yard TD reception; Cody Hershberger 12-yard TD reception. SG: Alex Folz 14-132, 2 TDs rushing, TD passing; Chase Grinde rushing TD, 65-yard INT return TD; Alex Engelhardt 2 rushing TDs; Dylan Kampschroer 15-yard TD reception) 4-seed Chatfield (6-3) 0, 1-seed #1 Caledonia (9-0) 48 (Chat: Carter Duxbury 14-69 rushing.

Cale: Sam Stemper 106 yards, 3 TDs rushing; Owen King 10-14, 202 yards, 2 TDs passing)

Volleyball

10-19 Kingsland 0, FC 3 > 25-13, 25-12, 25-19 (FC: Paige Bennett 6 kills; Kendyl Bennett 5 kills, 2 blocks; Kenzie Broadwater 4 kills, 6 digs; Tayah Barnes 22 digs, 13-14 serving 3 aces; Bailey Barnes 13 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces. K: Lauren

Fillmore Central football team congratulated on 2nd place at sectionals

By Hannah Wingert The Fillmore Central School Board met on October 27, 2015 at 6 p.m. in the high school library.

The minutes of the September 22, 2015 meeting were reviewed and approved along with the

monthly bills and claims.

Principal Heath Olstad reported that a higher number of junior students took the PSAT test this year than have in a long time. The class will be attending a college fair in Rochester on October 29.

The Fillmore Central football team had a great season, placing 2nd in sectionals. Olstad congratulated the team on their success and thanked them for their hard work.

The vision and hearing screenings were completed at both

the elementary/middle and high school locations. Olstad gave a big thank you to the volunteers and to Fillmore County Public Health.

The Fillmore Central Booster Club recently made some purchases for the district includ-

Buchholtz 6 kills, 3 blocks; Kailey Link 15 assists; Taylor Zimmerman 16 digs; Kellyn Webster 10 digs) Lanesboro 3, Randolph 1 > 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 28-26 (L: J. Schreiber 12 kills; Rachel Kimball 9 kills, 17 digs, 2 aces; Lexi Melander 35 assists; Rachel Eversole 16 digs; Cassidy Ruud 11 digs, 2 aces) #8 M-C 3, Schaeffer Acad. 0 > 25-7, 25-12, 25-17 (MC: S. Slafter 14 kills, 12 digs, 4 aces; C. Vickerman 8 kills, 13 digs, 19 assists, 18-19 serving, 3 aces, 2 blocks; Courtney Graves 6 kills; Dakota Delaney 6 kills; Lexi Thorson 12 digs) R-P 2, D-E 3 > 19-25, 25-9, 12-25, 26-24, 10-15 (R-P: Brianna Koop 22 kills, 18 digs; Savannah Skalet 31 assists, 22 digs; Mikayla Crawford 24 digs; Ashley Agrimson 11 kills; Kensay Clobes 6 kills, 18-19 serving) Houston 1, L-O 3 > 22-25, 21-25, 25-11, 15-25 (H: Kelly Jerviss 10 kills, 6 blocks; Alyvia King 10 digs) 10-22 East-West Showcase > #8 M-C 3, S.A. 0 > 25-6, 25-15, 25-18 (M-C: C. Vickerman 6 kills, 21 assists, 8 digs; S. Slafter 10 kills, 12 digs, 11-11 serving, 2 aces; C. Graves 7 kills, 8 assists, 3.5 blocks; Maddy Michels 6 kills; Payton Danielson 13-13 serving, 2 aces; Kenidi McCabe 10 digs. Cougars were 74-76 serving) ing wall pads for the elementary gym, a basketball shooting machine, and banners for the stage gym at the middle school.

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ity to collateralize on the fly.” The high level of documentation for the service is an added safety piece for the city.

Street work on Grove Street is completed. The street had three homes that experienced extreme difficulties with frozen water lines in 2014. While unclear why the area wasn’t addressed years ago, the city has dealt with the issues, insulated the lines, and repair work to the asphalt roadway is complete.

Finishing street work on Highway 43 continues to be a battle for the city. “There’s a dispute over getting work done and getting paid,” noted Sarvi. There are manhole and water shutoff areas will need to be addressed before the project is fully completed.

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While engineers and the city have approved additional payment on the project, some funds are being retained by the city until the work is completed by the contractor.

The city will be moving engineering of its water and wastewater systems under the guidance of Bolton & Menk, who was selected to be City Engineer. At the time they were appointed, the city held some areas of engineering, including water and wastewater, back due to ongoing projects or no need for immediate switch over. With previous water and wastewater engineering firms now either sold or restructuring, city staff felt it was time to switch it over under Bolton & Menk.

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At the last district school board meeting, it was asked whether the R-P School District had a written permit or written approval of the new school site by the Minnesota Board of Labor and Industry, who will need to issue a permit for the construction of the new school.

City Administrator Sarvi noted he spoke with Superintendent Chuck Ehler and CMS (Construction Management Services) regarding the status of a permit. While a formal permit has not been issued, CMS has issued, based on site plan approval by the school board and the city council, permission for erosion fencing and land alterations on site.

“It’s normal for large projects to start this way,” noted Sarvi.

“There’s also concern about private drive access and we’re monitoring that, in case we need to step in and help resolve an issue. As long as there’s nothing structurally being constructed, it’s not necessarily needed. We asked them (CMS) to issue documentation saying they could start, which they did.”

“We’re very mindful of the concern over the project and all the eyes and ears watching. We’re trying to stay in front of it,” concluded Sarvi.

The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Monday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m., at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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how long ahead of time a customer should contact the business, Koch chuckled a bit and said, “When it comes to a farmer whose equipment is broken, we need to be out right away to get that equipment up and running so those animals can get fed.” He added that his favorite part of the job is “getting the equipment put in properly and making sure it runs. I like making the customer happy.”

K&R Equipment was founded around 1991, when Koch and Ristau started the business by working out of Koch’s garage.

Approximately seven months later, they purchased the building in Fountain, where they are still located today. The site was chosen because it happens to be Koch’s hometown. Since then, they have added three employees and quite a bit more equipment. They now provide services and repairs to a few hundred customers a year.

About a year after they started the business, Koch spoke with a retired gentleman who used to handle the same line of farm equipment that K&R was using.

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K&R Equipment not only sells the mowers, they also provide any service that may be needed for them as well. “We have about eight or nine mowers on site in different sizes,” Koch stated, so customers can come and check them out to see what would work best for them.

“We are more than happy to visit with our customers and help them out on any product they might need,” Koch added. If you are interested in a top quality mower, you can contact K&R Equipment at (507) 268-4425 by phone, or check out their website at www.krequipment.com. When asked what their normal business hours are, Koch just laughed.

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The resignations of SAC worker Gabriella Brazee, daycare director Kathy Tesmer, and cheerleading coach Buffy Bathke were approved. The hiring of Erica Webber as ECFE child educator aide for 1.5 hours a week was approved as well as the hiring of Tiffany Scheevel as 9th grade volleyball coach.

A contract adjustment allowing 20 additional minutes per day for paraprofessional Carrie DeYoung was also approved.

Maternity leaves were approved for kindergarten teacher Karn Friedges, 4/5 preschool teacher Tonya Keim, 3/4 preschool teacher Tara Corson, and paraprofessional Jennifer Lindstrom.

The following assistant coaches were hired for the winter sports season: Andrew Pederson, B-squad BBB; Tris Tollefson, 9th grade BBB; Jeffrey Dick, 8th grade BBB; Levi Olstad, 7th grade BBB; John O’Connor, B-squad GBB; Eric

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A service agreement with Good Samaritan Society Home Care was approved for nursing services that will be provided to a student in need of them approximately once a week.

The certified teacher seniority list was reviewed and approved.

The MSHSL has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) at MSHSL events and suggests that local school districts have a policy of their own as well. A draft copy of a policy was presented to the board to review and approve.

A quote was submitted by Morem Electric for a 100 amp service and additional electrical outlets in the Harmony stage gym. The quote was accepted by the board.

The meeting was adjourned.

The next meeting will be held November 24, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

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Vegas and swimming 300 yards, while maintaining a lit torch. The obvious question is why.

“It’s a tough deal you have to go through,” explains Maynard LaFleur, Peter’s father. “His grandfather, father, and older brother, Brian, all went into the military. He didn’t go into the military, but feels like he wants to do something to help the veterans, particularly those wounded in service. It’s important to help out as much as we can.”

“Oh, absolutely!” adds the junior LaFleur. “I support our veterans and I’m glad to be able to do this to support them, to help, to give back.” Since 2010, Mudder events have raised more than $8.5 million for the Wounded Warrior Project, in addition to funds raised for other charities or organizations.

Additionally, LaFleur and his friend Mike Honken, a RushfordPeterson teacher, raised more than $2,000 for Rubenstien-Taybi Syndrome (RTS), a genetic disorder which affects Honken’s youngest child, Brendon. “When we decided to do the competition, we talked

Peterson settling in as City Administrator part of her job is “the chance to meet with people and to talk with them and see the different viewpoints” on any given situation. She says she likes the “personal contact” that comes with her job.

Some of her duties as City Administrator are to set agendas for meetings, clerk for the various committee meetings and city council meetings as well as Lanesboro Public Utilities.

Peterson also works with the city council and public utilities to assist in setting budgets.

Another important aspect of her job is “setting appropriate goals and working with the staff to make sure that the city is reaching its goals” once those goals have been determined.

Peterson explains “I am here to help look for information as far as long term goal planning for the city and trying to look ahead to the future to see what the needs are of the city, the residents and business owners”

The FCJ reaches over 13,000 households each week. about raising money for something.

Mike mentioned RTS and I was all for it,” says LaFleur. “The Toughest Mudder also sets you up with charities to raise money for and I wanted to do it for the Wounded Warrior Project.” Speaking to both the local American Legion Post and Veterans of Foreign Wars, LaFleur found his supporters fired up for it.

While all active runners, the pair has been training with their Mudder buddies since late February of this year for this particular event. Workouts include intense circuit and weight training at least once daily and frequent runs, including the trek from Rushford to Lanesboro on the Root River State Trail. To further prepare, they will be taking a night run this week, as well as a likely swim in the Root River.

Due to the cold, participants must run the course in wetsuits, another obstacle they have had to get used to. “We hope to do some practice tests this weekend,” notes LaFleur. “We’ve also been running the new Magelssen Bluff trails. The stairs and hills on the trails have been crucial to our training,” he adds.

Heading out November 12, the number is (507) 467-3722. The next time you stop in or call the office to talk to the City Administrator be sure to congratulate her on her new position and also let her know that her hard work is appreciated.

men will be traveling to Las Vegas with their biggest supporters, wives Megan LaFleur and Robin Honken, who will be helping in the pit area and providing moral support.

“They’ll help keep us going; keep pushing us,” says LaFleur. Once set up with a tent in the pit, they’ll work on getting pumped up to go.

“Mentally, the biggest thing is getting through the night,” he adds.

“There’s a lot of water and it’s cold in November, even in Las Vegas.

Our goal is to make 50 miles, or 10.”

The event formally kicks off the following day at 2 p.m. and goes until 2 p.m., Sunday, November 15. “We’ll probably take a few extra days after to recuperate and relax,” laughs LaFleur. “But mostly, we really want to make this about the charities.”

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Fillmore County Police Reports Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Olukayode Adebare Ajbulu, 26, Marlboro, MD; 9/19/2015, Speeding – Exceed Limit 30 mph – Urban District (45/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $150.

Deanna Dawn Blaney, 31, Fountain, MN; 5/3/2015, Assault – 5th Degree – Fear of Bodily Harm or Death, Fine $1,000 (stay $850 until 10/8/2016), Total Fees $240. Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).

Supervised probation for one year – Conditions (10/9/2015): Remain law-abiding, No same or similar, No alcohol/controlled substance use, No possession of alcohol or drugs, Random testing, Sign Probation Agreement - all conditions under direction of Court Services; Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Follow all Conditions set forth in the Probation Agreement, No assault - no aggressive behavior, Complete Chemical Assessment - follow all recommendations, Anger management (if required by DFO), No contact with victim(s) W.E. - stay 300 feet from residence of victim, Sign releases of information as directed, Do not enter bars or liquor stores, No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons.

Roi Joseph Brown, 80, Harmony, MN; 9/29/2015, Unlawful Passing – Against Signs, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Jessica Lynn Daniel, 18, Rochester, MN; 8/14/2015, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. 8/14/2015, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200.

Juan Jesus Galvez, 40, Inver Grove Heights, MN; 8/10/2015, Speeding – Exceed Limit 30 mph – Urban District (49/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $150.

Marlon Edgardo Henriquez, 22, Decorah, IA; 10/4/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Alexis Marie McIntyre, 18, Rochester, MN; 9/20/2015, Consumption by Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $190.

Marcell Reynolds, 47, Canton, MN; 6/20/2015, Overwork/ Mistreat Animals – Torture; Fine $200, Total Fees $290.

Wylie Newton Steele, 25, Caledonia, Minn.; 10/1/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Tyler John Swee, 33, Rochester, MN; 6/13/2015, Assault – 5th Degree – Fear of Bodily Harm or Death, Total Fees $165. Local Confinement – 90 days. Credit for time served: 60 days.

Brooke Arthur Tappe, 54, Decorah, IA; 9/5/2015, Unlawful Passing – Against Signs, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Mixay Yang, 40, Circle Pines, MN; 10/4/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

MN State Patrol – Rochester Brett Allen Bjorheim, 53, Stewartville, Minn.; 9/1/2015, Duty to Drive with Due Care (Inattentive), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Annette Diane Burt, 73, Rochester, MN; 9/30/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Sharon Lee Dierberger, 56, Stillwater, MN; 10/8/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Nicholas Delano Hopp, 28, Decorah, Iowa; 8/16/2015, Speed-

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Brittany Carolyn Jorgensen, 25, Rochester, MN; 10/8/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150.

Wesley Allen Kropik, 75, New Caney, Tex.; 9/24/2015, Interstate Carrier – No ID for Interstate Carrier, Fine $100, Total Fees $190.

Russell Martin Linnett, 54, Austin, MN; 9/24/2015, Tires Unsafe Condition for Driving, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Ronald Joseph Mayer, 62, Riceville, IA; 10/1/2015, Exceed Allowable 80,000 Pound Gross Weight, Fine $1,000, Total Fees $1,090.

10/1/2015, Wrong Class Registration, Fine $100.

10/1/2015, Vehicle Exceeds Width Restrictions, Fine $100.

Maxwell James Nemer, 26, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 9/24/2015, Speeding (75/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $230.

Gayle L. Trouten, 67, Platteville, Wis.; 8/22/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

MN Department of Natural Resources – Enforcement Division Scott William Becker, 43, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/5/2015, Open Burning - Prohibited Materials, Fine $200, Total Fees $290.

Preston Police Department Grant William Lacey, 21, Minnetonka, MN; 10/7/2015, Drugs Possess Over 1.4 Grams Marijuana In Motor Vehicle, Fine $150, Total Fees $240. 10/7/2015, Speeding (56/40), Fine $60. 10/7/2015, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance when Operating Vehicle, Fine $200.

Rushford Police Department Maverick David Hanson, 19, Rushford, Minn.; 8/11/2015, Take/Use/Transfer Movable Property - No Consent, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Unsupervised probation for six months – Conditions (10/6/2015): Remain lawabiding, No same or similar, Pay restitution ($10.00).

Tommy Joe Hegna, 29, Winona, Minn.; 8/20/2015, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290.

Scott Anthony Pressnall, 43, Rushford, Minn.; 7/29/2015, Sale/Possession/Explode/Advertise/Use Fireworks, Fine $150, Total Fees $240.

Tyler Gerhardt Speltz, 25, Altura, MN; 8/28/2015, Driver Fails to Stop for Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

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Fillmore County District Court On October 19, Jerome Woods, 31, of Canton, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Woods is charged with Domestic Assault – Commits Act with Intent to Cause Fear, and Domestic Assault – Intentionally Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm.

Each are felonies carrying maximum criminal penalties of five years in prison, $10,000 fines, or both.

On or about Oct. 13, within Fillmore County, the defendant allegedly committed an act with intent to cause fear in a family or household member of immediate bodily harm or death, and the defendant allegedly did intentionally inflict or attempt to inflict bodily harm upon a family or household member, and said violations were commit-

ted within ten years of the first of any combination of two or more previous qualified domestic violence-related convictions or adjudications of delinquency, to wit; defendant was sentenced for prior domestic assaults in Houston County (1/15/2015, 8/19/2015) and Winona County (8/20/2015).

On October 23, Tiffany Nicole Speiker, 28, of Spring Valley, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Speiker is charged with Domestic Assault – By Strangulation, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of three years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about October 20, within Fillmore County, the defendant allegedly assaulted a family or household member by strangulation.

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Not being able to see the taillights is not the only potential danger when behind another vehicle — so is an unsecured load.

If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minn., send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester, Minn. 55901-5848. (Or reach him at Troy.Christianson@ state.mn.us) Twitter: MSPPIO_ SOUTH.

By Sgt. Troy Christianson Minnesota State Patrol Question: My question is related to the blocking of rear license plates and the taillights on vehicles equipped with rear mount bicycle racks, and also the large platforms that mount into a receiver hitch and Troy H. most often Christianson contain large coolers. Is it legal to block the rear of the vehicle and the license plate with this equipment? Yesterday I was behind a van that had two kayaks strapped to the rear platform and the taillights were completely blocked so the drivers behind would have no idea when the vehicle was braking. I was once pulled over for snow obstructing my rear plate during a blizzard, so I find it odd that more and more cars have their plates obstructed with the carriers mounted on the rear of their vehicles.

Answer: If any part of the taillight or license plate is blocked by a bike, carrier, or any other object, it is illegal and you may get stopped and possibly cited for it.

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property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 3, 2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 18, 2009 MORTGAGOR: Brian S. Tart, an unmarried man MORTGAGEE: Fifth Third Mortgage Company.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 28, 2009 Fillmore County Recorder, Document No. 375144.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Fifth Third Mortgage Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Fifth Third Bank MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 17626 161st Avenue, Spring Valley, MN 55975 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 28.0355.010 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Exhibit A. Legal Description That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4) and that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 SW 1/4) both in section 30, Township 102 North, range 12 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4; Thence North 01 degree 16 minutes 20 seconds East (assumed bearing) Along the West line of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4, 616.79 feet to the point of beginning of the tract of land to be herein described; thence continuing North 01 degree 16 minutes 20 seconds East along said West line , 181.95 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 38 minutes 34 seconds East, 219.33 feet; thence South 36 degrees 43 minutes 14 seconds East, 131.18 feet; thence South 63 degrees 55 minutes 08 seconds East, 117.67 feet; thence North 89 degrees 53 minutes 45 seconds East, 772.79 feet; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds East, 1402.95 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes 30 seconds west, 209.71 feet; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds West, 453.02 feet; thence North 74 degrees 00 minutes 53 seconds East, 135.20 feet; thence North 01 degree 23 minutes 35 seconds West, 247.28 feet; thence North 34 degrees 39 minutes 18 seconds West, 341.50 feet; thence North 59 degrees 43 minutes 41 seconds West, 251.65 feet; thence North 42 degrees 51 minutes 25 seconds West, 319.84 feet; thence South 89 degrees 45 minutes 34 seconds West, 466.30 feet to the point of begining and containing 10.00 acres, more or less. Subject to easement for a township road across the westerly line thereof. Subject to any other easements of record.

Being the same premises as conveyed in deed from David W. Tart A/K/A David A. Tart and Katherine M. Tart, husband and wife recorded 12/11/2006 in document number 356202 in said county and state.

Commonly known as: 17626 161st Ave., Spring Valley, MN 55975 Tax ID: 28.0355.010 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Fillmore ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $144,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $130,283.95

That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Fillmore County Courthouse, Main Lobby, Preston, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owneroccupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: September 22, 2015 Fifth Third Mortgage Company Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 67-15-006767 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Publish 5,12,16,26,2,9 CITY OF LANESBORO ORDINANCE NO: 2015-11 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF LANESBORO, MINNESOTA, ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA BASIC CODE AND AMENDING, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. WHEREAS Minnesota Statutes Section 471.62 authorizes the city to adopt the Minnesota Basic Code by reference and Sections 415.02 and 415.021 authorize the city to cause its ordinances to be codified and printed in a book, NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Lanesboro, Minnesota, ordains: Section 1. The Minnesota Basic Code, First Edition, together with amendments and supplements contained therein, is hereby adopted and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of the City of Lanesboro.” This Code of Ordinances also adopts by reference certain statutes and administrative rules of the State of Minnesota as named in the Code of Ordinances. It is the intention of the City Council that, when adopting the Minnesota Basic Code, all future amendments and supplements are hereby adopted as if they had been in existence at the time this Ordinance was enacted, unless there is clear intention expressed in the Code to the contrary.

Section 2. The Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following titles (sections of the Minnesota Basic Code which are not yet adopted are indicated): TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS 10. General Provisions TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION 30. General Provisions 31. Departments, Boards and Commissions 32. Emergency Management TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS 50. Garbage and Rubbish 51. Sewer Regulations 52. Water Regulations 53. Storm Water Drainage Utility 54. Rates and Charges TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE 70. Traffic Regulations 71. Parking Regulations 72. Snowmobiles 73. Recreational Vehicles 74. Bicycles, Roller Blades, Roller Skates, Roller Skis and Skateboards TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS 90. Abandoned Property 91. Animals 92. Health and Safety; Nuisances 93. Streets and Sidewalks 94. Establishing Fees for Emergency Protection Fire Services TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS 110. General Licensing Provisions 111. Commercial Amusements 112. Liquor Regulations 113. Peddlers and Solicitors 114. Tattoo and Body Piercing Services

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES 130. General Offenses TITLE XV: LAND USAGE (Not Yet Adopted) 150. General Provisions 151. Zoning 152. Subdivision Control 153. Anti-Blight Regulations Section 3. All prior ordinances, pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code of Ordinances, shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance, except as they are included and re-ordained in whole or in part in the Code of Ordinances; provided, this repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall this repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, zoning, subdivision, and other land use regulations, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall this repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code of Ordinances. All fees and charges established in ordinances or resolutions adopted prior to the adoption of this city code shall remain in effect unless amended in this code or until an ordinance adopting a schedule of fees and charges is adopted or amended.

Section 4. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in it and not previously published in the city’s official newspaper. The Clerk of the city shall cause a substantial quantity of the Code of Ordinances to be printed for general distribution to the public at actual cost and shall furnish a copy of the Code of Ordinances to the County Law Library or its designated depository. The official copy of this Code of Ordinances shall be marked and kept in the office of the City Clerk.

Section 5. It is the intention of the City Council that, when adopting the Minnesota Basic Code and any supplements or additions to it, that all existing and future amendments to any state or federal rules and statutes adopted by reference or referenced in the Minnesota Basic Code and any supplements or additions to it are hereby adopted by reference or referenced as if they had been in existence at the time the Minnesota Basic Code and any supplements or additions to it was, are or may be in the future adopted, unless there is clear intention expressed in the code to the contrary.

Section 6. The Code of Ordinances is declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the city and shall be received in evidence as provided by Minnesota Statutes by the Courts of the State of Minnesota. A copy of the Code of Ordinances marked “Official Copy” shall be filed as part of the official records of the city in the office of City Clerk. The City Clerk shall provide a copy of the Code of Ordinances to any person who requests a copy and shall charge that person the cost to the city of the copy of the Code of Ordinances.

Section 7. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances, and the Code of Ordinances itself, shall take effect upon publication of this ordinance in the city’s official newspaper.

Section 8. Any amendments to a statute or rule adopted in this code or any former code or ordinance which continues to be in effect, shall be included by reference as if the amended statute or rule had been in existence at the time the code or ordinance was adopted.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANESBORO, MINNESOTA ON February 2nd, 2015 Robin Krom, Mayor Attest: David Todd, City Administrator Published 26,2

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF Fillmore DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default Court File No. 23-PR-15-477 has occurred in conditions of the following Estate of Martha Graves, Decedent described mortgage: NOTICE of informal appointment D AT E O F M O R T G A G E : of personal representative and December 31, 2003 notice to creditors MORTGAGOR: Nathan R. Feltis, a Notice is given that an application for single person. informal probate of the Decedent’s will MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Home dated December 27, 1990 and codicil Mortgage, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: ( 0 ) to the will dated N/A and separate writing ( 0 ) under Minn. Stat.524.2-5 I3 Recorded January 16, 2004 Fillmore County (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar.

Recorder, Document No. 337134.

The application has been granted.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Notice is also given that the Registrar Assigned to: Minnesota Housing Finance has informally appointed Melinda Graves Agency.

Dated December 31, 2003 and Jason Graves whose address are: Recorded January 16, 2004, as Document set forth below: No. 337135.

Melinda Graves 3040 Stonecrest Place, TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE Redding, CA 96001 TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON Jason Graves MORTGAGE: NONE PO Box 243 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE Telluride, CO 81435-0243 ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: as personal representative of the Estate Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: other interested person may be entitled to U.S. Bank National Association appointment as personal representative or MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: may object to the appointment of the per206 Main Street West, Spring Valley, MN sonal representative. Unless objections 55975 are filed with the Court pursuant to Minn.

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 36.0313.000 Stat. §524.3-607) and the Court otherwise LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: orders, the personal representative has full The W. 40 feet of Lot 1 and the W. 40 power to administer the Estate including, feet of the N. 14 feet of Lot 2, all in Block after 30 days from the date of issuance of 12, in the Original Town of the Village (now letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease city) of Spring Valley, as per the recorded or distribute real estate. Any objections plat thereof on file and of record in the to the probate of the will or appointment office of the county recorder in and for of the Personal Representative must be said county filed with this Court and will be heard by COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS the Court after the filing of an appropriate LOCATED: Fillmore petition and proper notice of hearing.

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF Notice is also given that (subject to Minn.

MORTGAGE: $48,500.00 Stat. §524.3-801) all creditors having AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE claims against the Estate are required to DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING present the claims to the personal repTAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: resentative or to the Court Administrator $37,195.51 with in four months after the date of this

That prior to the commencement of Notice or the claims will be barred. this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee /s/ James D. Attwood complied with all notice requirements as Registrar required by statute; That no action or James D. Attwood proceeding has been instituted at law or Court Administrator otherwise to recover the debt secured by Attorney For Personal Representative said mortgage, or any part thereof; Dennis G. Larson PURSUANT to the power of sale Larson Law Office contained in said mortgage, the above 312 W. Main St. described property will be sold by the Decorah, IA 52101 Sheriff of said county as follows: (MN 00060501) DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December (IA. AT0004530) 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM 563-382-8449 PLACE OF SALE: Fillmore County Publish 26,2 Courthouse, Main Lobby, Preston, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and State of minnesota disbursements, including attorneys’ fees county of fillmore allowed by law subject to redemption third judicial district within six (6) months from the date DISTRICT COURT of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their PROBATE DIVISION personal representatives or assigns unless Court File No. 23-PR-15-746 reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat.

In Re: Estate of §580.07.

Esther Evedell Hanlon, Decedent.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF PROPERTY: If the real estate is an ownerWILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT occupied, single-family dwelling, unless OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND otherwise provided by law, the date on NOTICE TO CREDITORS or before which the mortgagor(s) must Notice is given that an Application vacate the property if the mortgage is not for Informal Appointment of Personal reinstated under section 580.30 or the Representative was filed with the Registrar, property is not redeemed under section The Registrar accepted the application and 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 17, 2016 appointed Pamela Brink, whose address unless that date falls on a weekend or is 550 1st Ave. SW, Harmony MN 55939, legal holiday, in which case it is the to serve as the personal representative of next weekday, and unless the redemption the decedent’s estate. period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Any heir, or other interested person may Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM appointment of the personal representative.

FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: Any objection to the appointment of the None personal representative must be filed with “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR the Court, and any property filed objection REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, will be heard by the Court after notice is THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL provided to interested persons of the date REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY of hearing on the objection.

BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A Unless objections are filed, and unless JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER the Court orders otherwise, the personal MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION representative has the full power to 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER administer the estate, including, after thirty THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED (30) days from the issuance of letters of PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A general administration, the power to sell, RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN encumber, lease, or distribute any interest FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED in real estate owned by the decedent.

IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND Notice is further given that, subject ARE ABANDONED.” to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s Dated: October 9, 2015 estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date Minnesota Housing Finance Agency of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee Dated: October 21, 2015 /s/ James D. Attwood Registrar USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, /s/ James D. Attwood P.L.L.P. Court Administrator Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Attorney for Applicant Mortgagee Richard A. Nethercut, PA 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Greg Schieber Minneapolis, MN 55416 P.O. Box 657 (952) 925-6888 32 Main Ave N 135 - 15-007643 FC Harmony, MN 55939 Attorney License No: MN# 395855 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A Telephone: (507) 886-6131 DEBT COLLECTOR. FAX: (507) 886-2711 Publish 2,9 Publish 26,2,9,16,23,30 ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF FILLMORE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 23-CV-15 Martha G. Lager, individually, Martha G. Lager, as Trustee of the Stephanie Larson Special Needs Trust dated August 6, 2008, Stephanie Larson, individually, and Sarah Larson Powell, individually, Plaintiff, vs.

Ole Jorgenson; Hans Valder; Hans H. Valder; Lewis Harkness; Henry C. Williams; Nelson Miner and Caroline C. Miner, his wife; Hans A. Olson; S. F. Wilker; Iver Thompson; Nels Oleson; H.A. Boyer; Sivert M. Hookland; Peter H. Johnson; Martin Oleson; Hans Johnson; Ole Halverson; Anthony Scheie; Peter P. Thompson; Ole O. Bagley; Andrew A. Scheie; Henry Harvey; B.C. Spande; Benjamin Johnson; H. H. Valder; Hans Olson and Thonette Olson, his wife; John Anderson; Ole Sivertson; Lars P. Thompson; Holger Olson; P. P. Thompson and Betsy Thompson, his wife; Nels O. Henderson; Mathias B. Johnson and Anzonetta Johnson, his wife; Josie Henderson and Orlando, her husband; Inger Spande; Severen Spande; Albert Spande; N. B. Spande; Elizabeth Watland and D. J. Watland, her husband; C. B. Spande; Andrew Johnson; Christian Spande a/k/a C. B. Spande and Annie Spande, a/k/a Anna Spande, his wife; George Hanson and Irene Hanson, his wife; Gertie Spande a/k/a Gertrude Spande; Albert N. Spande and Minerva Spande, his wife; Victor S. Spande a/k/a Victor Spande and Katherine Spande, his wife; Burton J. Spande a/k/a Burton Spande and Alma Spande, his wife; Mildred Kingsbury and Harold Kingsbury, her husband; Georgia Larson and Lew W. Larson, her husband; Ruby Kyseth; George G. Hanson and Irene Hanson, his wife; Brian T. Larson and Dee A. Larson, his wife; Jennifer L. Garrett, wife of Brian T. Larson; Jennifer Ann Lee, and all successors and assigns; also the unknown heirs of the aforesaid persons, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the

Complaint herein, subject to any easements of record, Defendants.

SUMMONS THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS. 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though there may be no court file number on this Summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons.

You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at: Timothy A. Murphy HAMMELL & MURPHY, P.L.L.P. 110 East Main Street, P.O. Box 149 Caledonia, MN 55921-0149

ner of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 00°00’14” West, along the east line of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 1304.50 feet to northeast corner of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence South 89°51’38” West, along the north line of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 219.87 feet to the point of beginning.

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3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do

not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7. THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Fillmore County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows: That part of the Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 101 North, Range 8 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89°51’38” East, along the north line of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 1091.76 feet to the centerline of Wisel Creek and to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence South 06°59’06” East, along said centerline, 36.64 feet; thence South 29°20’07” West, along said centerline, 206.87 feet; thence South 50°56’40” West, along said centerline, 229.78 feet; thence South 88°48’57” West, along said centerline, 101.80 feet; thence North 55°06’47” West, along said centerline, 153.76 feet; thence North 79°17’14” West, along said centerline, 99.74 feet; thence South 04°29’42” West 151.43 feet; thence North 87°26’31” West 477.00 feet to the west line of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence South 00°19’10” East 920.40 feet to the southwest corner of said Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 89°51’33” East, along the south line of said fractional Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 1304.45 feet to the southeast cor-

Ditch trapping in forestville township Trapping in ditches, culverts, and road right of way in Forestville Township is limited to gophers only. All other trapping in the ditches will not be allowed.

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WELL CARED FOR WALKOUT RANCH

UPDATES GALORE!

7 AVE B NE, CHATFIELD

528 DIVISION ST NE, CHATFIELD #4066852

#4065628

• 4 Bedroom • 2,478 sq. ft. • 0.25 Acre lot • Kitchen, Bath, Laundry remodeled in 2003 • Newer roof, windows, doors, vinyl siding, CA • Main floor living • Short walk to downtown/School

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BEAUTIFUL WALKOUT TOWNHOME

1975 RANCH WITH EVERYTHING ON MAIN LEVEL NEW PRICE

425 UNION ST NE, CHATFIELD

• 3 Bedrooms, • 2 Baths • 0.26 Acre lot • Garage • Open layout • Hardwood floors, • Newer furnace • Updated Oak cabinets, • Finished lower level • Great location close to school & downtown

TRAILER SALE! 2016 H&H 6’x12’ v-nose, ramp door $2,750.00; 7’x16’ v-nose, ramp door $4,063.00; Dump trailers 10’,12’,14’&16’; 10k, 12k, 14k & 21,000 lb, both Bumper pull & Gooseneck. New FUEL tank trailers 500 & 990 Gallon. “130” trailers in-stock.

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NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM No personal claim is made against any of the defendants in the action above entitled.

Dated: October 13, 2015.

HAMMELL & MURPHY, P.L.L.P. Timothy A. Murphy Atty # 76594 Attorney for Plaintiff 110 E. Main Street P.O. Box 149 Caledonia, MN 55921 Phone: (507) 725-3361 Publish 2,9,16

NEW LISTING

$124,900

$114,900

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The above described parcel contains 30.91 acres, more or less, and is subject to any easements, covenants, and restrictions of record.

8. The object of this action is to determine that the Defendants have no right, title, estate, interest or lien in or on the above described real estate.

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2000 Itasca Sunrise Motor home. 32’, no pets, no smoking. One owner, seniors. 507-875-2579 or 507251-0637. s26,2-x

$129,900

112 UNION ST. NE, CHATFIELD

#4067122

• 5 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2 Car garage • Storage shed • Main floor living • Stained glass window • Etched glass • New roof, vinyl siding, windows & deck • All appliances • Great location close to High School • Move-in condition

$149,900 1028 MAIN STREET SOUTH, CHATFIELD #4066774

$142,500 #4066570

• 2 Bedroom • 3 Bath • 2001 • 2,148 sq. ft., • Both levels finished • Main floor laundry • Panel doors • Ceramic tile, Gas fireplace • Master Suite w/whirlpool tub, shower & walk-in closet • Low Association Fee • Large common area • Country View

• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Main floor laundry • Oversized 2 car garage • Storage shed • Patio • 3 season sun room (14’ x 24’) • Steel siding • Private backyard • Energy efficient • Appliances • Conveniently located across from school

11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON SECLUDED ACREAGE

QUALIFIES FOR ZERO DOWN!

#4066901

• 3 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3 Car Garage (1,377 sq. ft.)

• 1993 Custom built • 5,000 sq. ft. • Walkout • Sunroom • Main floor living • Master suite • Fireplace, • Hardwood floors • Maintenance free exterior • Finished lower level • Tons of storage • Covered porch & patio • Great hunting,

REMODELED INSIDE AND OUT!

$99,000 924 WASHINGTON ST NW, PRESTON #4058113

• 3 Bedrooms • Bath • 2,400 sq. ft. • 0.41 Acre lot • 1957 Ranch w/full basement • 2 Enclosed porches, • Newer windows, vinyl siding, roof, mechanicals • 2 Car garage • Corner lot with mature trees

TOWNHOME LOTS CHATFIELD ORCHARD RIDGE LOTS – BANK OWNED

METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED

GORGEOUS ORIGINAL WOODWORK

2 Walkout townhome lots with private backyards. This upscale neighborhood is on a paved dead end road with city utilities.

Only $20,000/each.

• 4 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • Walkout • 3 Season porch • Open layout • Sunroom • Paneled doors • Fireplace • Quality built • Master suite • Southern Exposure • Abundance of storage • View • Finished 2 car garage

$124,900 #4063669

• 3 Plus bedrooms • 2 baths • Open layout • 2,348 sq. ft • Pocket doors • 9’ Ceilings • Open staircase • Stained window • Quality windows • New roof • Vinyl Siding • Deck • Porch • Remodeled bath/kitchen • 1,216 sq. ft. garage w/ workshop • Main floor laundry • Main level handicap accessible

242 GOLD ST NORTH, WYKOFF

$132,500 412 FILLMORE ST W, PRESTON

#4066376

• 4 Bedrooms • 3 Updated Baths • 2 Car Garage • Main floor living • Open layout • Maple cabinetry • 2,960 sq. ft. • New stainless steel appliances • New roof, wiring, flooring, & some windows • Great location next to Trail, River & Downtown BEAUTIFUL FOUR-SQUARE LOADED WITH CHARACTER

$73,900 #4063449

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Remodeled baths • 2 Car garage • Main floor living • 2,274 sq. ft. • 3 City lots • Wood floors • Original woodwork • Leaded window • Newer roof, vinyl siding, central air & furnace

105 CHATFIELD ST S, DOVER

$169,900 #4062411

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 1200 sq. ft. Garage • 3,468 sq. ft. • 2 Lots • Hardwood floors • Original woodwork • Built-ins • Gas fireplace • Finished attic • Updated kitchen & baths • Drive a little & save a lot • Just move-in

FOUNTAIN – Large level lot (132’ x 300’) on the corner of a dead end street in an established neighborhood. $19,900 $16,900

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$229,900 8401 MAPLE VALLEY RD SE, ROCHESTER #4066678

$149,900 21225 COUNTY 20, PRESTON

#4065823

• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 1983 Walkout ranch • Overlooks Maple Valley Golf Course & Root River • 2,584 sq. ft. • Main floor living • Open layout • New Well, Septic & Furnace • Radon Mitigation • Maintenance free exterior • Gas fireplace • Finished LL

• 3 Bedroom • 2 Bath • 2 Car Garage (768 sq. ft.)

• Totally remodeled kitchen & baths • Deck • Newer windows • New roof & furnace • Vinyl siding • Hardwood floors • 2005 Septic • Pellet stove • Pasture • Just off the blacktop • Move-in-Condition

FINGERSON & DONAHOE FIRST SUBDIVISION - CHATFIELD ONLY 4 LOTS REMAINING • $37,900 - $41,900 • 0.31 acres - 0.51 acres • Covenant Controlled • Close to Elementary School • Close to Golf Course

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LOTS AND ACREAGES FOR SALE CHATFIELD – Commercial lot offering 0.85 acres, city utilities, level, 311 feet of Hwy 30 frontage, ready to build & only couple blocks off Hwy 52. #4062958 $89,900

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3.74 ACRE

REDUCED 5K

425 2ND AVE SE, HARMONY

• 4 Bedrooms • 4 baths • 3 Car Garage • 5,415 sq. ft.

• Main floor master suite & laundry • Quality throughout • Custom cabinetry, upgraded trim, fireplace, sunroom • 3 Finished levels • Private yard • Close in on paved road • Recent updates, roof, furnace, water softener, driveway

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$419,900

$399,900 2053 VALLEY VIEW LANE NE, CHATFIELD #4066480

HILLSIDE DR. SE

10695 170TH AVE SE, CHATFIELD

5.64 ACRES

$239,900 360 ORCHARD RIDGE RD NW, CHATFIELD #4060675

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SPECTAULAR VIEWS!

#4065103

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2 Car Garage • 1.7 acres • Main floor living • 9’ Ceilings • Wood floors • New metal roof • Steel exterior • Updated kitchen • Newer windows • Mature trees • Level yard • Nice view • Pole shed (30’x40’) with workshop & 1 car garage

• 3 Bedroom • Main floor living • 2 Car Garage • Updated Kitchen and bath • New flooring • Vinyl Siding • Replacement windows • New roof • Storage Shed • Covered patio • Choice of schools

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$179,900

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506 1ST ST, FOUNTAIN

2.95 ACRES

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2005 TOWNHOME WITH FINISHED LOWER LEVEL

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RACINE – Lyman’s Second Subdivision. Located in newer development on cul-de-sac street with city utilities, choice of builder and covenant controlled. Hurry only 1 lot available.$22,900

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SOLD CHATFIELD – RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT (0.59 acre) in established

SOLD

202 RIDGEVIEW LANE S, LANESBORO

SOLD

• 3 Bedroom • 4 Bath • Walkout • 3,288 sq. ft.

403 FILLMORE ST SE, CHATFIELD

SOLD

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2,684 sq. ft. • Master suite

605 LINCOLN ST SE, PRESTON

SOLD

• 3 Plus bedroom • Main floor living • 0.68 Acre

1046 JOHN & MARY DR. SE, CHATFIELD

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• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 3 Car garage • 2,460

355 1ST AVE SE, HARMONY

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• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2 Car Garage •

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625 lyndalE aVE., Spring VallEy $82,900

300 E. FrEmont, Spring VallEy $108,500

Affordable 3 bdrm home. Own cheaper than paying rent! Main floor laundry, eat in kitchen & dining area, main floor bedroom, deck and alley access in back yard. The home is ready for immediate occupancy. This would also make for great investment property for rental.

Great starter home! 4 bedrooms and many updates. Newer kitchen, appliances, cupboards and countertops, main floor laundry, newer full bath with double sinks, newer furnace and a/c unit, updated windows and vinyl siding. For $82,000 a new garage could be built by JJBK Construction. Priced to sell with mortgage payments much less than rent payments.

Ranch Style Home - ready for immediate occupancy. Numerous updates, including new roof, new furnace & A/C, new flooring, hardwood floors, and freshly painted interior.

You’ll love the spacious back yard with storage shed. All located in desirable mature neighborhood close to the school and north park. If you are looking for one level living - this is it. Move right in. All the work has been done!

Great 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level home.

Perm siding, newer shingles, updated bath in lower level with family room & master bedroom. You'll love the extra garage which is heated, elec., & a/c to it. Great for RV’s, workshop or extra storage. The home is open and bright with all appliances included. The interior has been freshly painted

25 Center St. W, Harmony, MN 55939 www.SEMNrealestate.com Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

1013 Wayside St NW, PRESTON

Tired of renting? Affordable home offering main floor bedroom, bath, & laundry. 3 season porch, updated windows. Large detached 2 car garage. Easy walk to services, parks, and trail. $44,900 LOTS & LAND XXXX Matthew St SW, PRESTON

Extremely well cared for 3 bedroom ranch home located on a quiet, dead end street with mature trees. 3 main floor bedrooms. Basement laundry & 3/4 bath plus rec area. Large deck & yard. $94,900

1120 Matthew St. SW, PRESTON

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304 Fillmore St. W, PRESTON

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Expansive views to enjoy! red Start your traditions here!

Unique 4 bedroom, 3 LOCATION, VIEW, LOCATION, VIEW! Plenty of space to grow. bath home.

Vaulted living Border’s rural. Nice sized lot, with a 24 x 72 Entertain on the deck or room, hardwood floors & visit in the 3 season porch. pole shed and 8 x 12 storage shed. large windows. Walking trail & gun range. 2 car Walk-out basement. 2 car detached garage. New roof on house & garage garage, large cement pad. New roof & gutters 2015!

XXX Pleasant St NE, PRESTON 2015! $229,900 Easy walk to downtown. $104,900 Great location from downtown, parks, trail, and post office. Lot is fairly level and would work well for a building an easy access 517 Pleasant St NE, 212 Houston St, SW home PRESTON PRESTON

Nolan Valley Lots

Move in ready! Charming High ceilings, charm & details in this home. tastefully updated. Full Kitchen features a butlers’ laundry with storage in pantry & space for a basement.

Semi-private deck, 2 storage sheds. table. 3 nice bedrooms up. Full basement with laundry and ample storage Excellent location with biking and hiking trail access space. Spacious garage and nicely landscaped right out your back door! $76,900 yard. $79,900

35 5th St NE, Harmony

110 2nd Ave SE, Harmony

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701 lyndalE aVE., Spring VallEy $115,000 Updated 3 bedroom ranch style home. Hardwood floors have all been refurbished, new linoleum in bathroom, and new carpet in in lower level. Freshly painted interior and neutral decor. This home has a nice open floor plan that will be sure to please. You'll also enjoy the deck between the house and garage with privacy fence. The lower level is finished with family room and den/office area (could be used as 4th bedroom with egress window), laundry area and workshop with workbench. The 2 stall garage has a work bench in it as well. This property is in move in condition and ready for immediate occupancy.

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513 Spring Ave NW, PRESTON

Great access from public road into rural subdivision. Enjoy Wisel Creek & catch a few trout. Zoned rural residential ag. Buildable.

XXXXX Cardinal Lane–8.38acres XXXXX 403rd Ave – 6.37 acres

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500 S. BroadWay, Spring VallEy $69,900

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XXXXX County 15, HARMONy

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208 FrEdErick St., lEroy $53,000

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Easy access location on a hard surface road, mature windbreak, electric at property & shared well. 7 Acres $90,000

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715 North Broadway (Home Federal Bldg.), Spring Valley, MN Email - brenda@brendasheldon.com www.brendasheldon.com 400 main St. SW, prESton $45,000 Located near Root River and trail system you will find this quaint little 2 bedroom, 1 bath home. The owners currently use this property as a weekend get-away, but it is also very suitable for year round use. Updated electrical, newer furnace and some updated windows. Formal dining and eat in kitchen with large deck off the back over looking park like back yard area. Large 2 car detached garage and back of property is non-buildable so you will not have any "back yard" neighbors giving you much more privacy. Very affordable property!

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34868 242nd St, LANESBORO

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Panoramic view! Open living space & vaulted ceilings. Main floor bedrooms & bath. Finished basement. 4 season room & wrap around deck.

Att Garage, heated, water, drains, 220. Plus 32x24 steel shed-electric. Fantastic location just outside city limits.

800 Viking Ave S, LANESBORO

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Move right in! Main floor bedroom, bath, & laundry.

New siding, shingles, updated windows, and interior sheetrocked, wiring, lighting & flooring. 3 good sized bedrooms up, full bath and den/nursery. $106,900

Wooded and private on edge of Lanesboro.

4 bedroom 4 bathroom home with vaulted ceilings, fireplace, nice woodwork, and deck plus 2 garage. Second home with 1 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment & 2 car garage.

American 4-Square with beautiful original features including hardwood floors, open stair case & leaded glass. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Basement with workspace. Great 3 season porch plus back deck.

2 Guest cabins. $182,000

332 Minnesota Ave W, MABEL Quiet location on dead end street. Large 3 bedroom home with quality finishes including cherry cabinet, Corian counters, tile flooring, hardwoods, & fireplace! 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms.

2 car garage plus 1 car det. $168,000 260 1st St. NW, 35186 Cty 115, HARMONy HARMONy

109 Spruce St., FOuNTAIN

509 Parkway Ave S, LANESBORO

You can’t build for this Motivated seller! price! 4 bedrooms, 3 Home is nicely laid out bathrooms. Vaulted and roomy, main floor bedrooms & bath. ceilings, hardwood floors & main floor laundry.

Finished basement Recently painted interior. Full finished basement with family room, 2 bedrooms, and full bath plus with family room/rec area. Insulated attached 2 car garage. No backyard neighbors! $114,900 office. Deck off back. $179,900 204 N Maple St, 460 1st Ave SE, 208 Elmwood St E, RuSHFORd HARMONy LANESBORO

XXXXX Faith Trail, LANESBORO Views of rivers & bluffs! This is one of the best lots in the subdivision just north of Lanesboro. Garden shed, septic, electric, and water hookups are ready for your dream home or camp for the season! Access to river and paved trail system.

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$129,900

112 AvEnuE AvE. A nE, ChAtFiELD

Ranch home • Wood floors • Formal living room • Formal dining room • Family room w/gas fireplace • Newer roof • Updated electrical box • Heated garage • Large car port • Storage shed • Garden area • Patio • Firepit

215 Main Ave N, HARMONy Absolutely an ideal location on US Hwy 52 and Main Ave N Harmony. This property offers great visibility for your business.

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$199,500 310 MAPLE Dr., LAnEsboro

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3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Steel siding • Wood floors • New roof, Furnace, C/A, Carpet, Water Heater • Freshly painted • Garage

2 acres • 5 bedrooms • 4 baths • Backs up to g istiN woods • Master bath • 2 w/in closets • Living room NEw L 108 GrEEnLEAFton rD, $89,900 PrEston w/fireplace • Formal dining room • Large family room • Open kitchen and dining area • Covered Edge of city limits • Next to bike trail and root river deck • W/out to patio • 2 car attached garage • 2 • 9/10 acre lot • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • New roof, car heated detached garage • Finished loft area windows, siding, furnace, c/a • Large fenced area for yard and garden • Hook-up to city utilities avail.

CED! 35064 242nD st., U D E R CED LAnEsboro

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12.43 acres • Woods • Tillable • Pasture • 4 bedrooms (3 on main) • 2 baths • Main floor laundry • Master bath • Vaulted ceilings • Open floor plan • Large deck • 20x36 horse shed • 26x36 machine shed • 2 deer stands • Large yard • Edge of city limits

$64,900

305 CottAGE GrovE AvE sE, PrEston

Large lot (.43 acre) • Close to park and ball field • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Covered porch • Vinyl siding • Newer windows • 2+ garage

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100 Coffee St., LANESBORO Super location & affordable. Updates include windows, doors, shingles, & MORE! Sign post in front ready for your sign. REDUCED!!

No backyard neighbors!

One level living with 2 bedrooms. Detached garage.

Fenced backyard with deck. Backs up to greenspace and creek. Updated roof, windows, furnace, and central air. $68,500

35 Main Ave. S, HARMONy

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25 Center St E, HARMONy

Restaurant/building. Complete with a welcoming 15 W Center St, HARMONy reception area, wine bar and seating area plus a large dining room with generous space.

Excellent condition commercial building with highway Excellent location on Main Ave. Offers exposure. Building features ICF block & new two units side by side. New metal roof construction in 2009. in 2013.

$85,000 Loaded with character • Wood floors • Original woodwork • Newer roof • Updated electrical box • New plumbing • Large open dining room • Living room • Open kitchen w/pantry • Located along the scenic bluffs • Close to trail • Close to river • Walking distance to downtown

$275,000

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51 Main Ave. N, HARMONy

1-level living • Large 332 CEDAr st., ranch • 3 bedrooms • 3 baths • Master bath •WalkFountAin Large wooded corner in closet • In-floor heat in house and garage • lot • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • .32/acre • Large living Maple kitchen cabinets • Main floor laundry • Open room • Dining room • Open kitchen • New roof • 2 car living and dining and kitchen • Deck attached garage • Storage shed • Patio • Schools can $129,900 be Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, Chatfield, or Kingsland 709 tWiForD st, • Upper level laundry • Could be used as rental also ChAtFiELD 101 WEst viEW Dr., LAnEsboro

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Turn key business! Fantastic opportunity to run your dream restaurant in Historic Downtown Harmony MN.

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$74,900 409 MAin st. sW, PrEston

$154,900 526 1st st., FountAin

Close to state bike trail • Ideal for Character throughout • 4 bedrooms • 2 baths • Wood weekend getaway • Main floor laundry • New flooring • floors under carpet • Large living room • Formal dining New appliances • Newer furnace • Newer roof • Heated • Main floor master • D/O • New windows • High garage w/bar area • 3 car garage • New Windows ceilings • 880 sq.ft. garage • 1.1 acres • Large yard CED!

$169,900 15 3rD AvE sW, hArMony

Large ranch • 5 bedrooms • 5 baths • Main floor laundry • Large kitchen • Formal living and dining room • Newer window • Newer roof • Remodeled baths • 2 rental units w/ separate entrances and parking • 2 furnaces • 2 c/a • Great opportunity to own and rent

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XXXX GREEnLEAFTOn Rd, PRESTOn 1) Gorgeous wooded building site with city utilities, 3.88 acres, next to trail and root river, ideal for cabin or permanent home. $67,500

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$35,000

1 1/2 acres of commercial property next to State 3 acres • 18’ vaulted Montana Pine ceiling • Maple Bike Trail and Root River. 9 hole miniature golf kitchen cabinets • Cedar wood floors • In-floor course, refreshment stand, and room for other possibilities. High traffic area. heat through-out house, garage • Surround sound Ng • Security system • Brick wall fireplace • Sun room Listi bEnt WrEnCh - bAr/ NEw w/fireplace • Screened-in porch • Paneled doors rEstAurAnt, g N i t $129,900 s $239,900 i L FountAin • Pantry • Main floor laundry/mudroom • Master 244 hArWooD AvE nE NEw ChAtFiELD bath • Storage shed • Close to state bike trail Well established bar/restaurant/off-sale business Ranch home • 2+ located at the start of the State Bike Trail. Seating up $75,500 302 ELMWooD st. E., bedrooms • 2 baths • Newer roof • Newer windows to 150 plus large deck for summertime fun. Turn-key LAnEsboro • 2 car garage • Wood floors • Fenced yard • operation with everything staying. Great opportunity.

Storage shed Located close to state trail and $198,500 downtown • 3 bedrooms • Scenic hArMony GrEEnhousE & tiNg is L views • 2 decks • 2 baths • W/O Large yard • 205 FrAnkLin st. nW NEw FLorAL PrEston Great for permanent or weekend getaway Great opportunity to $149,900 own this commercial acreage and business. Ideal Large Duplex (could be B&B or $129,900 CED! location on Highway 52. Currently is Harmony residential) • 4 bedrooms and 2 baths on 1 side REDU 107 ZEnith st., Greenhouse & Floral and Dog Pad, LLC. • 3 bedrooms and 4 baths on side • Wood floors LAnEsboro Unlimited potential for business opportunities.

• 10 ceilings • Newer roof • Covered porch • Deck 2.7 acres • City limits • New metal roof, knotty pine ceilings and walls, • Formal living room • Formal dining room • 2 furnaces • Air units • Separate electric meters • 2 Private • Wooded • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Vinyl loft area, garage, patio deck, all new fencing, 2 greenhouses and additional building. car garage • Unlimited potential siding • W/O lower level • Gorgeous setting

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$102,500

119 ELM st., FountAin

Charming 1 1/2 story home • 3 bedrooms • Remodeled and updated • .42/acre private lot • Cul-de-sac • Mudroom • New roof • New windows • Vinyl siding • Garage • Peaceful setting

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Large ranch • 4 bedrooms • 2 baths • 2 car garage • 2 decks • Formal living room • Formal dining room • Wood fireplace

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REAL ESTATE

FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL

Monday, November 2, 2015

REAL ESTATE

LIVE REAL ESTATE AUCTION: 120± Acres * Executive Home 25± Acre Lake * 2 Tracts NOVEMBER 19 * 11 AM; 13802 E 195th St, Peculiar, MO. UC - Kansas City Auction and Realty 1-877318-0438 AuctionKansasCity.com. UC – bigInk Real Estate & Auction Services (MCN)

Canton Nursery Parcel Offered Sealed Bids The property to be sold is located at 204 Main Street South, Canton MN 55922 Described as: 6.79 acres, section 28, township101, range 9 Tax parcel ID: # 09.0012.000 includes land, buildings, and all remaining equipment and personal property in AS IS condition. List of equipment upon request.

OPEN HOUSE DATES: Tuesday, October 20 from 2 – 4 pm & Saturday, October 24 from 10- noon. Private showings may be scheduled by contacting listing broker.

The top three bidders will be required to meet Thursday, November 5 at 10 am at the RE/MAX office in Harmony for a bid-off. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities in the bidding process. Announcements on the day of the bid opening shall take precedence over previous announcements. Buyers must make their own inspection of the property Submit Bids to listing broker no later than: 4 PM on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 All bids must be: in writing, signed by person making the offer, include a return address, best reachable telephone number, and a letter of financial capability supporting the buyer’s offer.

For detailed packet contact: RE/MAX SELECT PROPERTIES, ROXANNE JOHNSON, BROKER 25 W. CENTER ST., P.O. BOX 425, HARMONY, MN 55939 PH: 507-886-4221 Cell: 507-458-6110 www.SEMNrealestate.com Roxannejohnson@remax.net

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

St. Mark Lutheran Church of Rushford is looking for an organist for Sunday and occasional services.

Call 864-7111 for more information. h19,26,2,9-x

Help Wanted: Milking part-time mornings and afternoons on 120 cow dairy farm, Greenleafton area. Must have reliable transportation and references.

Call (507) 259-9713. h2,9-o

Help wanted for fall work driving John Deere, 4 wheel drive tractor. If interested call 507-875-2522, Tails End Services LLC. For more details and a job application. h19,26,2-o

Help wanted at the cracked egg, Lanesboro, MN. Part-time cook, wait staff, & kitchen staff. 507-467-344. h26,2,9,16-o

Good Shepherd Lutheran ServiceS

has current openings for experienced, mature, and caring individuals

nurse Nursing Assistant • Part-Time or Full-Time cook Dietary Aide • Part-Time Evenings Housekeeping/Laundry Aide • Part-Time or Full-Time • Convenient and close to home and school • Quality and caring staff, loving residents, rewarding work • Child care on-site with employee discount • Flexible scheduling, shift differential, no mandatory over-time or shift rotation • Wages based on education and experience • On-site Fitness Center For more information contact Kelly at GSLS, PO Box 747, Rushford, MN or call 507-864-7714. Or visit our website at www.goodshep-rushford.org to fill out an application.

Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider

JOB POSTING FILLMORE COUNTY DAC ASSISTANT MANAGER POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: The Fillmore County DAC seeks a full time assistant manager who reports directly to the Executive Director. 32.50 hours per week, M-F, 7:30-2:30. QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: QUALIFICATIONS: • A Baccalaureate Degree in a field related to human services and one year of full-time work experience providing services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older; or • An associate degree in a field related to human services and two years of full-time work experience providing services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older; or • A diploma in a field related to human services from an accredited post-secondary institution and three years of full-time work experience providing services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older; or • 3 or more years of experience working in Business Administration AND • Administrative and/or managerial experience • Demonstrated written and oral communication skills • Demonstrated skills in completing forms, reports, and bookkeeping work • Demonstrated skills in attending trainings, and training staff • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team • Familiarity with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Knowledge of general office machines and telephone system • Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with others • Ability to communicate professionally and positively • High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information including experience following the HIPPA Privacy and Security Rule, and Minnesota Government Data Privacy Act • Excellent organizational skills and ability to excel at details, multi-tasking, and working under pressure PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Proficiency with Microsoft Office software • Experience working for a non-profit • Experience in working toward meeting state statues • Accounting and business management experience If interested send completed application, your resume, and credentials to Lori Weiss at the Fillmore County DAC. Address: 108 Fillmore Pl. P.O. Box 205, Preston MN 55965.

EOE. Salary to be determined. Position open until filled.

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Driver/Warehouse Position: Reichel Foods, Inc., a food processing facility in Rochester, MN is searching for a self motivated, positive person to fill a 1st and 2nd shift Driving/Warehouse position. This person will be responsible for production line replenishment, scanning, shipping, receiving, storing, and may include transfer of goods from the production plant to the warehouse along with weekly/ daily inventories.

Responsibilities will also include unloading and loading of trucks using a forklift, pallet jack, and bar code equipment.

Must be able to lift more than 50 pounds occasionally throughout the day and perform other warehouse duties as necessary. Forklift experience preferred. CDL Class A or B required. Starting pay is $10.00 or based on experience. Please send resumes to: CMG 3707 Commercial Drive SW, Rochester, MN 55902 or email to: Kelsey@corpmgmtgroup.com h26,2o

LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. Story, Schoeberl & Seebach, LLP of Cresco, Iowa is looking for a part time Legal Administrative Assistant with the possibility of going full time. Applicants should have excellent word processing (Word and Adobe Acrobat), proofreading, document production and organizational skills. You will be responsible for answering the phone, assisting clients and scheduling appointments for three attorneys, as well as document preparation, filing and calendaring of court dates. Prefer applicants with prior law firm experience. Interested applicants please send your resume and references to: Story, Schoeberl & Seebach,LLP, PO Box 89, Cresco, IA 52136-0089. h26,2-o

openings on the Heritage Preservation Committee, the Park Board, as well as the Public Utilities Commission. Applications are available at the City Office, 202 Parkway Ave S. Applications are due by November 13th at 3:00pm. Please call with questions 507-467-3722. Must be a resident of Lanesboro. h26,2,-o

8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach needed at Fillmore Central Schools. First day of practice is November 16, 2015. Submit letter of application to: Chris Mensink, A.D., Fillmore Central Schools, P.O. Box 50, Preston, MN 55965. Position open until filled. h2,9-o Drivers: CDL-A Wanted: Guaranteed Pay PLUS mileage .50/mile, $2500 sign on bonus, quarterly incentives plus $1500 annual incentive, attractive and affordable benefits package 855-9027681. h2,9-o MABEL GrEEn LEA sEnior LivinG is LookinG for spEciAL pEopLE who wAnt to MAkE A diffErEncE.

Looking for a career in Ag? We are Hiring!

Scale Attendant/Customer Service Associate

All American Co-op is looking for a self-motivated, detail oriented individual with strong administrative skills to act as scale attendant and customer service associate at our Stewartville office. Duties maintaining daily scale operations, monitoring grain quality, greeting customers, $ and performing account-billing and order activities. Must be dependable, self-motivated, and able to multi-task in a fast pace environment. Applicants must be willing to work long hours seasonally and have a flexible working schedule.

View a complete job description at www.allamericancoop.com/employment Send applications and current resume to All American Co-op Attn: Brent Vorpagel PO Box 125 Stewartville, MN 55976 vorpagel@allamericancoop.com

temporary part-time Activity Assistant Green Lea Senior Living is seeking a part-time Activity Assistant. Apply in person at Green Lea Senior Living.

Call Leah Stammeyer, Community Life Coordinator, with questions.

nurse Full Time Night "ApplicantsShift will receive consideration without because of race, creed, color, sex, 1,000 Sign On discrimination Bonus age, national origin, disability, religion, marital

EMPLOYMENT GuNDERsEN HARmoNy CARE CENtER Where old friends become reacquainted and new friendships are found!

Part-time CNA

Day/Evening Rotation, every other weekend Contact: Ruth Furan,DON (507) 886-6544 Ext:73371

GuNDERsEN HARmoNy CARE CENtER 815 Main Ave. S. Harmony, MN 55939

Help Wanted

Dietary

Department is looking for a Dietary aide!

part-time, includes every other weekend For more information contact Shelly Dolley at 507-886-6544 ext: 73375

Gundersen Harmony Care Center

status, sexual orientation, and status with regard to public assistance, military/veterans status, or any other legally protected characteristic."

Green Lea senior Living 115 N. Lyndale Ave., Mabel, MN 55954 • EOE (507) 493-5436 …because the journey matters

NEW STARTING WAGE SCALE

Full-Time & ParT-Time • Nursing Assistants (Full-Time & Part-Time $1750 Sign-On Bonus)

• RN’s & LPN’s (Full-Time & Part-Time $3500 Sign-On Bonus) • Home Health Aides (Part-Time) Chosen Valley Care Center is looking for individuals who are compassionate, energetic, hardworking, and reliable to join our health care team. We currently have full-time and parttime positions available. We are willing to train the right applicant. We offer excellent benefits to employees working full-time.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield with 100% coverage on Preventative Care.

• Health Partners Dental Plan • Matching Funds for 401(k) Plan • Life & Accidental Death & Disability • Generous, Flexible PTO • Tuition Reimbursement • Supplemental Insurance Benefits through AFLAC Applications should be forwarded to: Chosen Valley Care Center Attn: Director of Clinical & Resident Services, 1102 Liberty Street SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 or applications may be downloaded at www.chosenvalleyseniorliving.com, (EOE/AA)

Chosen Valley Care Center, InC. A Senior Living Community

RN, Case Manager Good Shepherd Lutheran Services, Rushford, MN, has an opening for a part-time RN, Case Manager Duties include care plan implementation and management, MDS assessments, providing nursing care in accordance with physician’s orders, monitoring staff performance, and providing guidance and correction as needed. Long Term Care experience is preferred but not required. Applications available at www.goodshep-rushford.org or at Good Shepherd 800 Home Street at the reception desk.

Contact Shelly Stensgard for more information at 507-864-7714.

Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider

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Mabel Green lea senior living is looking for Special people Who Want to Make a Difference

PT & FT

CNa/RN/lPN shifts available

Bonus-Pay on Weekends and shift differential.

"Applicants will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, religion, marital status, sexual orientation and status with regard to public assistance, military/veterans status, or any other legally protected characteristic."

Green lea Manor Nursing Home

115 N. Lyndale Ave. Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5436 • EOE

…because the journey matters

MABEL GrEEn LEA sEnior LivinG is LookinG for spEciAL pEopLE who wAnt to MAkE A diffErEncE.

Nurse Full Time

$ 1,000 director of Sign On nursing services

siGn-on Bonus AvAiLABLE Be a part of a creative and dynamic team of managers who are person centered in their approach to resident care! Mabel Green Lea Senior Living seeks a Minnesota licensed RN. Experience in nurse management preferred. Contact Julie Vettleson or stop by for an application.

"Applicants will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, religion, marital status, sexual orientation and status with regard to public assistance, military/veterans status or any other legally protected characteristic."

Green Lea senior Living

115 N. Lyndale Ave., Mabel, MN 55954 • EOE (507) 493-5436 …because the journey matters

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FARM

AUCTION CALENDAR Sat., Oct. 31 9am - Vehicles, Guns, Sporting Goods, Household Auction. Sale held at Spring Valley Sales Auction Bldg, 412 East Park St., Spring Valley, MN. For more information contact Spring Valley Sales at www.springvalleysales.com or 507-346-2183. Notice in the Journal.

Sat., Oct. 31 9am - Farm Equipment, Machinery, Vehicles, Farm/Yard Misc., Collectibles, Shop Tools, Woodworking Tools Auction. Sale held at 36790 Doe Road, Lanesboro, MN. For more information contact Suess Auction & Implement at www.suessauction.com or 507-378-2222. Notice in the Journal.

Mon., Nov. 9 at noon - Canton Auction Hay & Straw Sale. For more info call Don Ward at 507-743-2250 or Gehling Auction Company at 507-765-2132. Notice in the Journal.

Thurs., Nov. 19 at 10am- Gehling Auction estate and farm sale. For more info call Julie Andera at 563-382-9590 or Gehling Auction Company at 800-770-0347. Listing in the Journal.

Thurs., Dec. 10 at 10am - Fillmore County, MN Land Auction. For more info call High Point Realty & Auction at 507-218-1243 or visit www.

HPRAA.com. Notice in the Journal.

ONLINE AUCTIONS Sun., Nov. 1 at 6:30pm - DARR online auction.

Large Consignment Auction. For more info and complete listing DARR Auctions & Realty 800-8520010 or www.darrauctions.com. Listing in Journal.

Sun., Nov. 8 at 5:30pm - DARR online auction.

Large Consignment Auction. For more info and complete listing DARR Auctions & Realty 800-8520010 or www.darrauctions.com. Listing in Journal.

To list your Auction 507-765-2151

Custom cornstalk baling $11 a bale, 100 bales or more. 2-569 JD balers. Call (507) 951-1698. f12,19,26,2-o For Sale: Walco 68” Snowblower, 3 point mount, used very little, like new. $1,075. 507-8642695. f26,2,9-x

Custom Baling

WILL DO CUSTOM ROUND BALING • CRP Mowing • Grass bales for sale

Covering Harmony, Preston, Wykoff Spring Valley, & Lanesboro

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WANTED

THANK YOU

Wanted: Cars, trucks, buses, and semi trailers, running or not. Serving SE MN and northern IA. Luke Junge, Preston, MN. Call 507-259-4556. w30tfno

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Family of Francis Klomps would like to thank everyone for their kindness and support during Francis’s nursing home stay and recent passing. Thanks to all who sent prayers, kind words, flowers, food, cards, and memorials in memory of Francis. A special thank you to Reverend Amanda Larsen for the beautiful eulogy; to Nancy Dahly, Steve Arnold & Walter Bradley for the special music at the service; to the Preston United Methodist Church for the use of their facility; and to the members of the Fountain Methodist Church for the fine lunch served. We would also like to extend a huge Thank You to all of the staff at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield for their friendship and the excellent care they provided Francis during his stay there; and also to Seasons Hospice for their support. t2-x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Looking to Rent: Small farm, housing for single occupant, land for two horses, can provide many references.

585-727-7516. w19,26,2-o

GARAGE SALES Lanesboro United Methodist Church Rummage and BAKE sale at 507 Parkway S on Nov. 6 from 4-7 pm and Nov. 7 from 9-12am. Great selection of clothing, furniture, deco.

More info on: https://www.facebook. com/LanesboroUMC. g2-o

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

Nice 2BR apt. in Preston, $350/mo + util. Scott 765-3600. r8tfn- o

For rent 2 bedroom apartment in Spring Valley fourplex. $400/ mo plus utilities. (507) 937-3338. r2,9-x

CALL JEREMIAH

Large lot in New Horizon Trailer Park in Preston. Available immediately.

765-2131 or 1-800-770-0347. r10/5tfno

AUTOS

Need to store snowmobiles, a classic car, or a boat? Space is available for rent in a building located in Preston. Call 507-251-5297. r28tfn- x

563-608-2254

For Sale: 2006 Cadillac DTS, Loaded, roof package, extra chrome, Northstar, diamond, stored winters, nice. 78,000 miles, $10,900. 507-864-2695. a26,2,9-x DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-283-0205 (MCN)

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 2 bedroom apartment in Harmony. Appliances, furnished, no pets. $400 per month. 507-452-6178. r26,tfn-o For Rent in Fountain 2 bedroom apt in fourplex. Please call (507) 2684468 r26,tfn-o

RUSH CREEK TOWNHOMES

Flying South for the Winter?

Subscriptions only $55 for a year!

Call 507-765-2151

services TRANSMISSION SERVICE & REPAIR: Foreign and domestic, auto & light truck. 3 year, 100,000 mile warranty. Call for prices. Brown’s Tire, Battery, & Transmission. Rushford 507-8642969 or 1-888-864-7049. v17eow-o Norby Tree Service: Stump grinding, tree trimming and removal. Call Dave Norby at 507-259-3118. v8/2tfn- o REBUILD ALTERNATORS and starters for auto, truck, and farm implements.

Same day service. Used cars for sale.

Specializing in Toyota Prius sales and services. Hi-Tech Rebuilders, Rushford.

507-864-7440 or 507-459-1504. v11tfno Celebrating 20 years in the ICF Industry Complete sales and education available of 42518 State Hwy 44 • Mabel, MN 55954 multiple ICF Forms and Phone (507) 493-5888 • Fax (507) 493-3888 all related accessories Email tristateicf@gmail.com including ICF Bracing Website www.tristateicf.com sales and rental.

BEst PriCEs, Build different, Build Better, BEst suPPort, WE knoW iCF's.

Build Forever.

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2 BR – 1.5 BA available 11/15 Income based rent, includes water, sewer, trash.

Attached garage, in-unit laundry, tons of storage.

Jane: 507-923-7772 Equal Housing Opportunity

Space available in New Horizons Trailer Park in Preston (near Casey’s and Fillmore Central School).

Call 507-765-3880 for more information. r2,9-o CHATFIELD – Clean 2001- 2 bedroom + den, 3 bath, townhome with main floor living, 2 car garage, finished LL. No mowing/snow removal, NP, NS, $850/month + utilities. Avail 1-1-16 Ref. required. Call Tim 259-9110. r2,tfn-o Fountain: 2 bedroom apartment with garage. (507) 259-6961. r2,tfn-o PRESTON 2 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APARTMENT with garage stall. $475/ mo with utilities included. No pets. No smoking. 765-2382 r2-o

Scenic View TownhomeS • Spacious 2 & 3 bedrooms • Attached garages included • Beautiful area • Starting at $505 Income restrictions apply.

507-864-7880 • Rushford, MN www.paramark.us

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schroeder drywall Drywall Hanging • taping • texturing Rusty Schroeder “Free estimates” 507-765-3648

CALL FOR ALL YOUR REPAIR NEEDS!

Scheevel and Sons, Inc. (507) 765-4756 Precision Laser Excavating

Specialties: Ponds, Waterways, Terraces, Driveways, Building Sites and More.

Ron (507-273-9796), Aaron (507-272-3923), Eric, & Nate Scheevel 17057 Kind Rd. • Preston, MN

no Waiting List!

Are yOu AT LeAST 62 yeArS Or BeTTer, hAnDiCAppeD Or DiSABLeD? Lakewood Apartments located in beautiful downtown Chatfield, Mn

• Rent based on income (30%) • Clean, safe, quiet and friendly environment • Off-street Parking and on-site laundry • Heat paid • Pets welcome

• Community Room with Big Screen TV and Kitchen • Elevator • Spacious 1 Bedroom Apartments with appliances • Close to City Library, Churches, Downtown and Medical Center

If thIs Is what you’re lookIng for, look no further.

507-867-4791 or just come and visit us at Lakewood Apartments, 420 Bench Street, Chatfield, MN 55923

For rent

ReSidential - CommeRCial

11753 State Hwy 43, Mabel, MN 55954 Craig Henry Shop 507.493.5399 • Mobile 507.450.5573

Spring iS here! Time to get your MOVe on!

Randy Haakenson • Commercial • Residential • Agricultural 326 Parkside Dr. SE Res 507-765-2297 Preston, MN 55965 Cell 507-251-5535

TNT Lawn Service Make arrangeMentS now For your Snow Care

• Mowing • StuMp grinding • Fall Clean-up • Snow plowing • iCe ManageMent

• aerating • power BrooMing • inSured • light BaCkhoe work Call: 507-268-4977 or Cellphone: 507-429-6755

(Free eStiMateS)

Office space for rent in downtown Preston. Beautiful view, conference room, lunch room and bathroom facilities. Spacious with 470 square feet. $385/mo.

Call 507-251-5297 for details.

FillMore County Weather Forecast November 2

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This is a projected forecast, for the most up-to-date weather go to www.fillmorecountyjournal.com and click on the weather icon.

Sun & Moon Schedule

Date: SunriSe & SunSet 11/02/15 6:46am 4:57pm 11/03/15 6:47am 4:56pm 11/04/15 6:48am 4:54pm 11/05/15 6:50am 4:53pm 11/06/15 6:51am 4:52pm 11/07/15 6:52am 4:51pm 11/08/15 6:54am 4:50pm

MoonriSe & MoonSet 10:56pm 12:33pm 11:55pm 1:10pm Prev. Day 1:43pm 12:53am 2:13pm 1:51am 2:41pm 2:48am 3:09pm 3:45am 3:36pm

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Fillmore County’s 7th AnnuAl Th

TURKEY DAY RUN Registration at 7:30 a.m.

RiveRside oN the Root in Lanesboro, MN.

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November 26th

Run/Walk begins at 8:00am in Lanesboro on the Root River Trail and concludes at the Trailhead Inn in Preston for a total of 10.3 miles. This is not a sanctioned race.

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Order a T-Shirt with the logo celebrating this 7th Annual Event. Orders must be mailed in and paid in full prior to the event. Shirts will be mailed out to participants after all orders are collected.

Bring a donation for the Preston Food Shelf

Event Hosted by The Unofficial Fillmore County Running Club

Craig Britton, Preston • Ross Kiehne, Harmony Jim Peters, Harmony • Jason Schwarz, Fountain Jason Sethre, Fountain Call (507) 251-5297 with questions or visit www.fillmorecountyjournal.com to register in advance.

“Fall Day” by Beau Spring Valley, MN

All children 13 and under are welcome to submit Weather Art. Send your picture to Fillmore County Journal, P.O. Box 496, Preston, MN 55965 or email it to: ads@fillmorecountyjournal.com or drop it off at the Fillmore County Journal, 136 St. Anthony St., Preston, MN Be sure to include Child’s First and Last Name, Age, Town, and Title of Art Work.

EstatE Farm Thurs., November 19, 2015 • 10:00am salE sitE: John Dybvik EstatE (JuliE anDEra, trustEE) 2944 County roaD a 14, DECorah, iowa

loCation – From harmony 4 miles south on hwy. 139 then East 11/2 miles on County a 14, From Cresco 12 miles north on hwy. 139 then 11/2 miles east on county a 14

Live Online Bidding Available On GehlingLive.com Selling Tractors Case IH Magnum 305 MFWD-2009-1,100hrs.-4 remotes-540/ 1000 pto-3 pt.-QH-luxury cabheated leather seat-diff lock-high flow hydraulics-electric adjust mirrors-Firestone 480/80R50 w/duals-380/85R38 w/ duals-ser.#Z9RZ03787-1 owner, Case IH 5250 Maxum MFWD 1995-3494 hrs.-3 remotes-540/1000 pto.-3 pt.QH-18.4X38 w/ duals-ser. # JJF1037666,-Case IH 5230 Maxxum 2 wheel-1994-3161 hrs.-open station-19.4X34ser.#JJF1030549- IH- super M-1953-15.5X38, Ford 601, Ford 8 N, Combine and Head- Case IH 6088-2011-552 sep.-776 eng.-AFS- 2 speed hydro-color touch screen display-chopper-HID lighting-30.5X32-ser.#YAG004966-2nd owner, Case IH 2606 chopping corn head-2010-ser.#6665860005-2nd owner, GPS Trimble 750 WASS Signal light bar-(new in spring of 2015)- Trimble Nav ll- cabling to complete the system, Planting Equipment-JD 1760 12 row 30” Maxi Merge XP-liquid fertilizer-trash whips-individual row shut offs-air clutches-pneumatic down pressure-computer trak 350 monitor-Trimble true count air clutches-Trimble 500 light bar WASS signal-Trimble tru count controllers and compressor on planter to operate the system-2012-used 2 seasons-ser.#CCM745260-1 owner, Unverferth seed pro 400-4) box tandem axle seed tender w/ 6” conveyor-ser.#D54920334-1 owner, Case IH 5100 12’ drill w/ grass seed, Brillion SST 1201-seeder w/ both boxes and hyd. Lift, Tillage Equipment- Case IH 330 31’ Turbo Till w/ rolling basket-ser.# JFHOO49121-1owner, JD 2210 32’ Field cultivator w/ walking tandems-frt. gauge wheels and rolling basket-ser.#LOO6563-1 owner, Bush hog 22’ disk, Case IH 12 row 30” cultivator, JD 400 15’ rotary hoe, Furest pasture drag, Ferguson 2 bottom plow, Grain Handling Equipment- Parker 739 Grain cart w/ scale-roll tarp and 30.5X32-ser.#D55-490114-1 owner, Brent 757 gravity box-brakes-lights-455/55R22.5-1 owner, 2) Brent 644 gravity boxes-brakes-lights-fenders-285/75X24.5 w/duals-1 owner, J & M 350 gravity box on gear-385/65X22.5, Kory 250 bu. Gravity box on Kewanee 47 gear-12.5L15, Mayrath 10”X72’ auger w/hyd.swing hopper-1 owner, Westfield 10”X31’ auger-1 owner, Mayrath 10”X41’ auger w/ hyd. Swing hopper- 1 owner,2) Mayrath 10”X41’ augers-1 owner, Feterl 7”X52’ auger, Hay Equipment- JD 567 Silage special baler w/ net-1 owner, JD 946 MoCo w/ steel rolls-1 owner, Case IH WRX 301-12 wheel rake-1 owner, Mini Excavator- Kubota KX-121-R3AT- 3 super series-349 hrs.-cab-air-heat-quick attach-24” & 12” buckets-Hyd. Thumb kit-1 owner, Miscellaneous Equipment- Bobcat 440 B skid loader-1991-1703 hrs.-w/ bucket-grapple bucket-pallet fork 7 home made hitch attachment, Big Dog S 8 pull type scraper- 1 owner, Big Dog 12’ box blade- 1 owner, Landoll Icon 16’ pull type grader blade- 1 owner, Lundell 8’ 3 pt. snowblower, 2) Barge boxes on gears, 3 pt. log spliter, 3 pt. bale carrier, Westendorf bale carrier- Pickups and Trailers-2001 Chevrolet 2500 Silverado 4X4-224,000 miles, 1996 Chevrolet S 10 4X4 sport-100,600 miles, 2011 Featherlite 3110-17’ aluminum trailer w/ ramps,1 owner, 1994 Kiefer 1825 25’ gooseneck flatbed trailer w/ 1000 gallon poly tank- 1 owner, Miscellaneous- Including Assortment home sawed lumber 2X6 up to 2X10 Assorted lengths, assortment of wood and steel post- Assortment of gates-Diesel skid tank-Honda 4 wheeler-plus other miscellaneous farm related items.

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November 2015

Kingsland • Spring Valley - Wykoff

Knights news parent - Teacher Conferences

Fall Athletics Banquet

It’s that time of year again, Parent-Teacher Conference night!

Conferences will be held on both Thursday, November 12 & 19, from 4 7:30 pm. Please make plans to attend!

Mark your calendars, the Fall Athlete Banquet is fast approaching. The annual banquet will be held on Sunday, November 8 starting at 5 pm in the KHS Café. More information on tickets will be available from the HS Office.

State Bound Congrats to the 3rd place Forestry team, who is now state bound. Placing as individuals were Reece in 5th, Ian 4th, and Duncan 11th. Best of luck!

Student of the Month Congrats to the FFA Student of the Month. Zach is a great student to have involved in FFA, working hard in class each day. Way to go!

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