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Rushford moves projects, motel forward

By K irsten Zoellner kirsten@fillmorecountyjournal.com

Larry and Sheryl Johnson stand in the office building/general store at Cedar Valley Resort. The Johnsons have been chosen as the Minnesota Resort and Campground Assoication’s 2013 Operators of the Year.

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High honors for local resort owners

By Barb Jeffers

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Larry and Sheryl Johnson, owners of Cedar Valley Resort in Whalan, Minn., have been chosen as the Minnesota Resort and Campground Association’s 2013 Operators of the Year. The couple attended the three day MRCA conference which took place October 22, 23, and 24, 2013 at the Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, Minn., not having a clue they had been chosen. Larry and Sheryl’s children, Brittany and Luke, however, were notified in advance and kept the secret from their parents so the presentation would be a complete

surprise.

The title “Operators of the Year” is a very prestigious award and to make the announcement even more meaningful is the fact that operators who are considered must be nominated by a member of the association. After nominations, the Board of Directors of the MRCA decides who will be awarded the title. The Johnson’s received a plaque and a dozen roses when the presentation occurred. This award is given by their peers which should make the Johnsons and their staff feel very proud indeed.

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It’s been a long road for several underway Rushford projects. Time delays, special agreements, and plan modification have hampered at least two, but both projects are now moving favorably forward.

Not wanting to further hinder the wait time on the development of the downtown motel, Loken’s Rushford Inn, the council approved the authorization of the signing of the final documents pertaining to a business subsidy development agreement. In something of a catch-22, the city approved the review contingent on an expectant letter from the bank financing the project. Had the city not approved the measure, and the letter been provided shortly thereafter, motel developers would have to wait once again to gain council approval for the documents at the November 11 meeting.

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More bumps for Wykoff’s proposed treatment center at their October meeting, he explained a new proposal that jackie@fillmorecountyjournal.com taps out at approximately $2.9 When WHKS, the firm hired million. This is not a final by the City of Wykoff, first pro- figure and does not reflect any posed the costs to a new waste additional engineering costs treatment center, the plans that could incur from Graves’ came in around $1.6 million. company. He did not have any After a failed bid process that information, as Councilwoman came in well over the proposed Meagan Lund had previousamount, WHKS has gone back ly requested, concerning the to the drawing board for a new absorption of additional costs proposal. When Kevin Graves, by his company. of WHKS visited the council See WYKOFF Page 14 

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“We can’t loan the money until the bank approves, but we don’t want to hold it up if the bank approves it,” noted City Administrator Steve Sarvi.

“This allows the paperwork to move forward.”

The document includes a loan agreement, promissory note, mortgage, security agreement, guarantee agreement and transfer of ownership paperwork, but the legal documents and financial information must be provided in order to fill the contingency and allow the project to continue.

The city has also approved a Planning Commission recommendation for Loken’s Rushford Inn site plan review.

Final construction and architectural plans have not yet been received from Kane & Johnson Architects, Inc. and several areas of the review need further clarification or correction. According to city staff, Lokens have

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Chatfield approves personnel changes

By Karen Reisner The Chatfield City Council at its October 28 meeting approved the appointment of Patrick O’Neill to the position of wastewater superintendent.

Councilor Paul Novotny was absent.

Due to the retirement of Darryl Haner, O’Neill was promoted to the position effective November 1. City Clerk Joel Young said the job description makes it clear that he reports directly to Public Works Director Tony Lammers. O’Neill’s

currently have the required Class D operator’s license.

Lammers said Burke will concentrate his time at the plant while also working with public works.

Finally, a motion was approved to start the recruitment process for a maintenance worker to replace Burke.

Kristi Clarke has worked as Chatfield’s city planner for several years and would like to continue in that capacity. Recently, Clarke joined the consulting firm of Bolton

responsibilities will continue to include snow plowing. He has been training for the new position the last couple of years and is familiar with the wastewater treatment plant.

With O’Neill’s promotion the position of assistant wastewater operator will be open.

Maintenance Worker Tyler Burke has expressed an interest in eventually qualifying for the assistant position. Lammers said it will take about a year before he can earn the necessary license. Burke does not

and Menk, Inc. in Rochester, Minn. Bolton and Menk submitted a proposal which has similar terms as her former agreement to allow her to continue as Chatfield’s consultant.

She will be in the office at City Hall for five hours per day, two days per week, plus an additional four hours per week outside of City Hall. The monthly fee for those services will be $3,700. Any services in addition to those included in the monthly rate will be billed at the rate of $110 per hour.

Young noted the proposal is identical to her previous agreement except for the hourly rate

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C ommentary Defining Republican positions

By Stan Gudmundson A few weeks ago Congress turned the farm bill into an actual farm bill and made separate the food stamp program.

Given that the preponderance of the so-called farm bill as it has existed was actually for food stamps, this made a lot of sense.

Col. Stan But, as in just Gudmundson about anything that is done, the unhinged became hysterical. JA Schumpeter once said that “The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie.” Just so.

A critic said the following, “It’s a terrifying argument...terrifying...because of politics...because what Republicans would most like to do is make food stamps disappear...because Congress is broken, deadlocked, and dumbfounded...it’s hard to imagine a scenario where (Republicans) would ever consider approving the (food) stamp program.”

This was way over the top.

Terrifying because Congress separated the food stamp program from the farm program? These two should have separate from the very beginning.

The author reveals a complete misunderstanding of Republican positions or he is purposely misrepresenting them. Moreover, he hasn’t the slightest comprehension of what conservatives of the Republican party believe in.

And he does not have the slightest clue as to what is going on in the Republican Party.

Where did he come up with this idiocy? Daily Kos, Democrat talking points, BS around the water fountain, the best student paper from an undistinEditorial Cartoon

guished journalism professor, or reading the entrails of a local roadkill?

Since 2007 food stamp enrollment has doubled. Shoot, the US government is even advertising in Mexico to ensure illegal immigrants understand that option when they climb the fence or swim the river. I think most of us would agree that we could cut back on that effort just a little.

As for hanging the poor out to dry, so to speak, that is scurrilous nonsense. Almost everyone in this country, from radical leftist to the furthest on the right, agrees that we have to take care of people who need help.

Almost everyone but not all.

Some of Ayn Rand’s hard-core enthusiasts don’t agree.

We help those who need help.

But we don’t need never ending Democrat efforts to make people more dependent on government.

Many liberals would seem to want everyone to believe that only liberals care about the poor.

Not long ago someone set out to actually prove that that was actually the case. Did a lot of research he did. He was so shaken by what he discovered that he reexamined all his results again and literally set everything aside for six months to come to terms with them. Since he couldn’t change the facts, he actually had to change his mind.

What he found is that conservatives care far more, as a general rule, than do liberals.

That is reflected in comparing what liberals and conservatives gave to charity and also by how much time each volunteered for good causes. Even when he left out giving to churches, conservatives gave far more and also volunteered more. The idea that Republicans and conservatives

don’t care about the less fortunate is mind-blowing stupidity.

Here’s a dandy comparison.

Mitt Romney is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $250 million. He has given about $50 million to charity.

When his far-from-poor father died, son Romney gave away all of his inheritance. Compare that to Obama and Biden. True, Obama’s charitable giving has increased since he was elected to president but “from 2000 to 2004, the Obama’s gave an average of 0.9 percent” and “through 2009 between 4.7 and 6.5 percent”. And the ever-so “generous” big spender Joe Biden? $369 per year for the last 10 years, all of 0.2 percent. Ya gotta love a man with such a big heart.

Liberals are really good about caring as long as it is with someone else’s money. “The bottom line is, we’re not broke,” says Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison, “It’s just that the government doesn’t have it.” Given the liberal approach to economics, it’s no wonder that US economic performance is so dismal.

By the way, as Conrad Black recently pointed out, “In 232 years of American independence from 1776 to four and half years ago, (we) ran up an accumulated federal debt of $10 trillion - and now it’s $17 trillion. A very large share of our bonds, when they’re left unsold, the Treasury sells to a 100 percent subsidiary, the Federal Reserve, at minimal interest rate. They’re paid for by notes that are just created for the purpose and clicked across in an e-mail.” And over the last five years US net worth per capita has dropped more than $100,000.

As for notion that Congress is in gridlock here is another opinion. Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn recently said that, “Washington is dysfunctional... members of Congress and the

Administration agree on too much. We agree on spending money we don’t have. We agree on not over-sighting the programs that should be oversighted. We agree on continuing to spend money on programs that don’t work or are ineffective. Basically we agree on too much.”

Moreover, mainstream Republicans don’t much like their conservative base or conservative members in Congress. Not long ago Senator Cruz related that Republican Senatorial meetings have been unpleasant to say the least. The “mainstream” Republican senators are angry with Cruz. Cruz said the mainstreamers lose their tempers and literally shout at him and a couple of other Tea Party conservatives. The RINOs are upset that people at townhall meetings want them to fight back against liberals and standup for principles. Imagine that. An opposition party that actually opposes based on principle.

Professor emeritus Angelo Codevilla believes that the real problem our country faces is not the choice between liberals and conservatives but divide that exists between the “ruling class”, as he calls them, and the “country class.” He has a point.

People don’t trust government and want less of it.

Finally, the rodeo clown with an Obama mask. This administration is responsible for one scandal after another and the left made a bigger deal of this than any of them to include Benghazi. When in the world did our incompetent clown president become a holy and sacred icon we cannot make fun of? Must be very recent because during the Bush administration they even wrote books and made movies about assassinating him.

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Government this week •Monday, November 4, Lanesboro City Council meeting, City Hall, 5:30 p.m.

•Monday, November 4, Preston City Council meeting, Council Chambers, 6 p.m.

•Tuesday, November 5, Fillmore County Commissioners meeting, Courthouse, 9 a.m.

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

•Tuesday, November 5, Ostrander City Council meeting, Community Center, 6 p.m.

•Tuesday, November 5, Rushford Village City Council meeting, Community Center, 7 p.m.

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

•Monday, November 11, Whalan City Council meeting, City Hall, 5 p.m.

•Monday, November 11, Spring Valley City Council meeting, City Hall, 6 p.m.

•Monday, November 11, City of Rushford City Council meeting, City Hall, 6:30 p.m.

•Monday, November 11, Wykoff City Council meeting, City Hall, 7 p.m.

•Monday, November 11, Chatfield City Council meeting, City Hall, 7 p.m.

•Monday, November 11, Houston City Council meeting, City Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Schedule subject to change.

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C ommentary Guest Commentary: Dear Future facilities committee, Please do not forget the message the voters sent you last November

By Brett Kues Have you been to the school website lately? I have. I went to the site for a couple reasons.

First, I wanted details on the plans to repair, expand, and rebuild our current schools (option 3).

Brett Kues I was a little put off by the cost, $18-$26 million is a lot of money. However, compared to the other options listed, $18.2 million is nearly half the price of building a new EC-3/7-12 school ($35.64M option 10). Over the last year, I have come to accept that the school board is going to continue the perennial referendum until they get a ‘yes’ vote, and if that is an accepted reality,

then it is my opinion, the best plan, and one of the lower cost plans presented is to repair and update what we have. The other reason I visited the school site was because I wanted to see if there was an update on House Bill 306. This bill would appropriate $20 million to the district for repair of the school due to damage from the flood.

This is a great bill, and kudos should go out to Sen. Jeremy Miller and Mr. Ehler for getting it in front of the house for the 88th legislature. If passed, this bill would allow the district to update our current schools with little or no cost to the tax payers depending on which heating option was chosen.

In all there were a total of 10 options listed on the report from ATS&R. The cost for the options range from $0 to do nothing, an option that I believe

is no longer available to us because of the deteriorated state “we” have allowed our schools to reach, to $35.6 million if you build a new EC-3/7-12 on Eiken Drive and keep Peterson open. Option 3 is the option I support, and I was optimistic it may have a chance to reach us for a vote until I took the time to read the minutes from the October 9 meeting. I was surprised to read the direction of the committee seems to be heading back in the same direction of the referendum we voted down less than a year ago. The reason the committee is going in this predictable direction, is the result of a recent survey.

Apparently the committee has conducted a survey which points to a direction the board should consider. The only problem is the survey, like most, is biased, based on the pool in which it was

conducted. The committee did not poll the general population, or even a sampling of it, instead, they surveyed each other. I will not go into the absurdity of this.

In this “survey” they came up with three options. You will not be surprised to hear that every option abandoned our current, stately, building and were the three highest priced options presented to them; $32.3-35.5 million.

In the minutes, the committee was broke down into subgroups to discuss the pros and cons of each plan, while many good points were made on both sides. One obvious negative was not discussed by any group. So I respectfully submit one more listing under the CON category.

Since there is nothing listed in the cost summary for destruction of the current property; a large abandoned building right

in the middle of town that is sure to turn into an eyesore as neglect and decay over take it and it crumbles to the ground is certainly a large CON. The only good I gleamed from the committee minutes was that two of the five sub groups did choose to analyze other options and one of them was to repair, rebuild and expand our current building. They put together an impressive list of Pro’s, but missed one, if the board decided to repair and upgrade existing buildings, a portion of the cost could be offset by the sale of unneeded property. To the subgroup who chose to analyze this option, I offer you congratulations; it appears you have not lost the message given to you at the last referendum vote. To the school board, I invite you to place the survey on the website, and in the paper for people to cut out, take, and return. If you do this right, you can be certain you will have a more comprehensive view of the direction you should take.

Guest Commentary: Preston resident critiques Chicago planning, creates stir

By David Hennessey What can Southeast Minnesota learn from a book about urban planning and development in Chicago?

Actually, quite a bit, partly because it’s coauthored by a Preston native and resident.

“Planning Chicago” by David Hennessey D. Bradford Hunt and Jon B. De Vries (American Planning Association, 2013) examines that city’s planning history back to 1909 when planner and architect Daniel Burnham laid out a sweeping vision for the future. The book, focusing especially on events since World War II, is readable and thorough, and showcases mixed results of Chicago’s development. Surprisingly, many of its insights can apply to rural settings, and De Vries is donating a copy to the Preston Public Library. I think it’s useful reading for anyone interested in the future of our local communities, especially volunteers on any local board, commission, council

or committee working on projects for the common good.

DeVries, a former planning consultant to Chicago and now Director of the Marshall Bennet Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University, maintains dual residence here and in the Windy City. He is aware of local issues and gave two specific examples of how the new book could help with making public decisions in our region.

“One of the themes of the book,” he wrote me recently, “is the importance of citizens creating a shared ‘vision’...to make decisions for the future of their communities. For example, the debate about the costs of purchasing properties in the flood plain in Preston could benefit from a...long-range plan for the entire riverfront area including recreation, flood control, tourism, and economic development goals.” He also noted that the chapter entitled “Positive Middle-Range Planning” could apply to many communities in Fillmore County looking at “improving riverfronts for new pedestrian and recreation uses,

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The book was written at the suggestion of the American Planning Association and released in conjunction with its 2013 national conference in Chicago. It’s getting attention. On April 29, Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business, called it “provocative,” noting the authors “...cover a lot of territory. Mostly, they are right.” It has received 11 reviews on Amazon (10 gave it five stars, one gave it four) including one by an E. Figel who lamented, “I wish I had known half of the planning history presented...BEFORE I worked as a planner for the City of Chicago during the 2000s.”

Though not referring directly to the book, the Chicago Tribune announced to its readers on October 6: “Today the Tribune begins a new opinion leadership campaign to create a new Plan of Chicago, modeled in the spirit of Burnham’s blueprint for the city’s future...Over the next eight Sundays, the Tribune’s Editorial Board...will present a series of editorials defining the challenges that lie before us and the possible solutions...” This call for a new plan aligns fully with the book’s premise.

For me, the work captures well

the traditional tension between planning and development, a tension I witnessed firsthand working as public information specialist at the Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development in the 1980s. I saw planners, the “idea guys,” looking at long-term visions and strategic goals, while developers and many politicians, the “doer guys,” tended to focus on results now.

When healthy, this tension can yield successful, coordinated and even stunning results; when not, it often creates piecemeal projects that fall short of their potential.

With its reputation for city machine politics, Chicago is perhaps a perfect setting to see that tension, and the book shows it, often to the extreme. The authors note at one point that planned development agreements “required

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Their narrative also reflects the Second City’s driving personality. In its review, the Newberry Library website praised the book for seeing “...the sprawl and scramble of a city always on the make. This isn’t the way other history books tell the story. But it’s the Chicago way.”

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Holiday show offers shopping and entertainment in Grand Meadow Meadow Country Crafts and Gifts, a craft and consignment boutique – will open its doors for a 2013 Holiday Show beginning on October 31 in Suites 104 and 107 of the Grand Meadow Business Center, at 209 2nd Avenue NE in Grand Meadow. The show will be held the first three weekends in November, Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

New this year for the Holiday Show is Out Of The Box Treasures, a unique shop offering a vintage collection of one-of-a-kind new and gently used items. Check out the great merchandise and pick out some special gifts in this new and unusual boutique in Suite 105.

Along with shopping for crafts and gifts, additional features of the Holiday Show include an Open House hosted by the Rail Runners Rail Road model train club and traveling exhibits from the Mower County Historical Society.

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Join us for the 2013 Holiday Show at the Grand Meadow Business Center. Get in the holiday spirit by starting your holiday shopping, planning your holiday decorating and checking out the great activities available at this year’s show. See you in Grand Meadow!

About the Grand Meadow Business Center The Grand Meadow Business Center is the premier place to do business in the Grand Meadow area. Located just two blocks south of Minnesota State Highway 16, the Grand Meadow Business Center offers spacious room for businesses to develop and grow. The town of Grand Meadow is located in the center of Mower County in beautiful southeastern Minnesota, just 20 miles south of Rochester and 20 miles northeast of Austin. The community welcomes new businesses and has an active economic development staff.

CONTACTS: •Grand Meadow Business Center: Dan Hoffman, 507421-7167, dhoffman106@ charter.net •Meadow Country Crafts and Gifts: Ronaele Hoffman, 507-251-0100, ronaele@charter.net Out Of The Box Treasures: Karen Kelm, 402-768-1429, rk24056@gmail.com

Fillmore Central High School will host college information night Fillmore Central High School will be hosting a college information night on Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school media center.

A representative from Southeast Technical College from Winona will have a financial aid presentation with a question and answer period.

Representatives from the following post secondary institutions will then discuss educational options offered at their college: •Rochester Community & Technical College •Southeast Technical College in Winona •Winona State University •St. Mary’s University All college-bound high school students and their parents are invited to attend. The presentations are informational and students do not have to be applying to or planning to attend any of these institutions.

Please note: This event is the same evening as Parent-Teacher conferences.

Share your thoughts at www.fillmorecountyjournal.com Cedar Valley Resort is the people they meet. Sheryl says the Continued from Page 1 most rewarding aspect is “the guests. The two largest cabins family bonds we get to witness can accommodate groups of when families come together and reconnect at the resort” 40.

The cabins at Cedar Val- which is always special to Larry ley Resort are exactly what a and Sheryl. They describe the person is looking for when atmosphere at the resort as fun on vacation, in the area for with Larry adding, “People business, planning a family want to enjoy themselves,” so reunion, girl’s getaways, or any the mood is always light. The other reason a person finds Johnson’s feel as though their himself or herself away from clients also appreciate the fact home. Each cabin is comfort- that Cedar Valley Resort was able and has very nice furnish- built from scratch, with no ings with all of the amenities client base. It is also impressive that the resort, which does of home. not have a lake, thrives in A few of the many activities the land of 10,000 lakes. The that are offered at Cedar Valley resort has also been successful Resort are basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and disc golf. The while being located next to resort also rents kayaks, canoes, Lanesboro which is the Bed & tubes, bikes, cross country skis Breakfast Capital of Minneand snowshoes. Many other sota. Sheryl says that the resort activities are available with the fits in well with the visitors to Root River running along the Lanesboro stating that Cedar property as well as in the town Valley Resort is not a replaceof Whalan and nearby towns ment, but an add-on, to what such as Lanesboro, Peterson, Lanesboro offers guests.

Cedar Valley Resort enjoys a and Rushford, Minn.

When asked what made the wide variety of visitors somecouple decide to start a resort, what depending on the time Larry commented that while of year. Family vacations and growing up his family would reunions are popular in the take one week each summer to summer while other times of go to a resort and they always the year the dynamic changenjoyed themselves. As an es to girl’s getaways, hunters, adult Larry thought it would book clubs, scrapbooking parbe a great way to make a living ties, bike groups, and retreats.

The resort offers something and Sheryl agreed.

The Johnson’s favorite part for everyone with the owners of owning and running the and staff working diligently to

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Monday, November 4, 2013 make sure visitors enjoy a stay they will always remember.

Larry and Sheryl strongly emphasize, repeatedly, that a big part of their success is due to their employees. Larry states that Cedar Valley Resort has a small staff that are extremely devoted and the success of the resort is in large part because of their loyalty and dedication.

Employee Florence Edwardson has worked for the Johnson family for almost 60 years performing various duties including babysitting Larry when he was young. Two additional long-time employees are Reid Mickelson and Brandon Sjarpe.

“All the employees have been our core,” stated Larry.

Along with their employees Larry and Sheryl want to thank their clients for making the Cedar Valley Resort so popular and also state that the Lanesboro Chamber of Commerce and it’s director, Julie Kiehne, have been very supportive with Sheryl commenting that Julie “does an amazing job” enhancing tourism in the area.

Larry Johnson also credits his parents, Gene and Charlotte, for instilling a good work ethic in him stating they were great examples for him to follow.

The family tradition seems to be carrying on with Larry and Sheryl’s children as well. The couple’s daughter, Brittany, age 23, recently graduated from

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Winona State University with a degree in Business Administration and works at the resort full time while son Luke, age 21, is currently pursuing a degree in Construction Engineering at Iowa State.

The future plans for the Johnsons do not include expanding the resort with any more cabins as the couple are happy with the amount of space surrounding the present cabins and do not want that to change.

Instead, they will be going a different direction having purchased two lots in the town of Whalan with plans to build two new homes which will be sold into the community. The building of the new homes is the project of their son and daughter and should provide a great learning experience for each of them.

The Cedar Valley Resort is open year-round and all cabins

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are decorated for Christmas.

The resort will be part of this year’s Christmas Inn Tour and the Johnsons are excited about being included in the popular event. This will give many in the area a chance to see what the resort has to offer.

The sign for Cedar Valley Resort states that it is a “bluff country paradise” and it is a sentiment that is no doubt shared by anyone who has visited the destination. Cedar Valley Resort is located at 905 Bench Street, Whalan, Minn.

The phone number is (507) 467-9000. For more information visit the resorts website at www.cedarvalleyresort.com or email info@cedarvalleyresort.com. Find more photos of Cedar Valley Resort on the Fillmore County Journal’s facebook page at www.facebook. com/fillmorecountyjournal.

New Life Victory Church invites you to Us out at www.newlifevictorychurch.org

Join us sunday mornings at 9:30am harmony community center, 225 3rd ave. sw, Harmony mn

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Obituaries Leonard “Lenny” Floyd Bush Leonard “Lenny” Floyd Bush, 67, passed away at St Mary’s Hospital on Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

He was born on June 18, 1946 to John Sr. and Elaine (Murray) Bush. Lenny was the life of the party and always was up to some mischief. He was loved by anyone who ever met him and will be missed by all.

He is survived by a special friend, Wendy Yaste, of Preston, Minn.; his two sons both of Rochester, Minn. William”Billy” Bush and Leonard Bush and his daughter, Jennifer (Chris) Tucker of Claremont, Minn.; five grandsons; two great grand daughters; one brother Johnnie (Eileen Johnson) Bush of St Charles, Minn., two sisters Joyce Finely of Rushford, Minn. and Kathy (Paul) Bostrack of Lanesboro, Minn.; a brother in law, Merle Stamer of Cherry Grove, Minn.; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his ex-wife Katherine “Kitty Bean” (Berg) Bush, two sisters Judy York and Diane Stamer, and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 1 at 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Rushford with Lenny’s niece, Rev. Brenda Ziebell officiating.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Marjorie Horihan Marjorie Horihan, of Lanesboro, Minn., died on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home where she had lived for six weeks.

She was born near Burr Oak, Iowa, on August 31, 1916 to R.E. Marjorie “Emmett” and Horihan Anna Mullaney Knox.

She attended Canton High School, Canton, Minn. and Valders College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On May 30, 1940, at Plymouth Rock Church, near the family farm, she married William J. Horihan. Marjorie and Bill lived and farmed near Lanesboro for 39 years until his death in 1978.

They raised six children, Charles (Kathryn) of Apple Valley, Minn., Colleen (Larry) Gorrilla of Presque Isle, Wis., Cheryl (Jerry) Patrick of Huntington Beach, Calif., John (Jennifer) of Lanesboro, Richard (Gayle Burdick) of Lanesboro, and Maureen (Daniel) Anderson, of Lanesboro. Marjorie had 17 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her six brothers, Harold, Leo, John, Adrian, Richard and Roger, two grandchildren, and a daughter in law.

A Mass of Christian burial was

on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Lanesboro. A visitation was on Tuesday evening, October 29 at Johnson-Riley Funeral Home.

Jarla Ferne (Olson) Johnson Jarla Ferne (Olson) Johnson, age 83, of Rose Creek, Minn., passed away Friday, October 25, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin, Minn.

Jarla was born April 3, 1930 in FillJarla Ferne more County, (Olson) Johnson Minn. to Thomas and Edna Olson. She went to country school until the eighth grade.

Jarla married Darrel Johnson on May 10, 1946 in Lanesboro, Minn. They had six children that they raised on a farm near Rose Creek.

Jarla loved to take drives around the country side where she grew up, and tell tales of her childhood.

She also enjoyed going to auction sales, playing bingo, and spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include five children, Sharon (David) Kasten, LeRoy, Minn., Rick Johnson, Austin, Pamela Meling, Austin, Randy Johnson, Rose Creek, Cynthia Graham, Austin; 15 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; her

The Official Legal Newspaper for Fillmore County beloved dog, Tessa; two brothers, Dwayne (Sharon) Olson, Austin, Verdon (Mona) Olson, Spring Grove, Minn.; sister-in-law, Ione Johnson, Austin.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Darrel Johnson; parents, Thomas and Edna Olson; sister, Gloria Olson; daughter and sonin-law, Paulette and Gary Kraling; a grandson; a granddaughter; a great grandson; a great granddaughter.

Memorial services were on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Glenn Monson officiating.

Joan Herron Karow Joan Herron Karow, 63, of Rochester, Minn. died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at her residence.

Joan Herron was born February 14, 1950 in Carroll, Iowa to Ivan and Coral (Whalley) Herron.

Joan graduated Joan Herron from Wykoff Karow High School in Southern Minnesota in 1968.

She was married to Mick Karow from 1975 through 1989. Joan began her banking career in 1969 at Marquette Bank, followed by a move to the Head of Community Housing Partnership of Rochester.

While there, she was part of the

“dream team” that wrote the First Time Home Buyers program for the State of Minnesota. She later continued her career at First Bank, NorWest, Wells Fargo, Rochester Mortgage, Countrywide Home Loans, Bank of America, and most recently the Anoka County Housing Department and Rural Development Authority.

She was a member of the Professional Business Women’s Association of Rochester for many years, receiving numerous awards and prided herself in providing classes in the Rochester area in financial management. She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing slots and Keno at area casinos, NASCAR, motocross races, bowling, and volunteering for Christmas Anonymous.

Joan is survived by her siblings, June Lynch of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Walter Herron of Indianola, Iowa, Wayne Herron of Rochester, and Jody (John) Lyons of Parachute, Colo.; three children, Charleen Anderson of Northfield, Minn., Greg (Jenny) Karow of Zumbrota, Minn. and Cindy Karow of Northfield, Minn., eight grand children, 10 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Judy Chadderton; one brother, Wesley Herron and a step-son, Michael Karow.

A fellowship time was held at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes on November 2, with a memorial See OBITUARIES Page 11 

Fillmore County Church Directory Fillmore County Journal • Preston MN 507.765.2151 Perfect Glossy • Preston MN 507.251.5297 A rendahl Lutheran Church....………………………Sundays - 10:30am Highway 30, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 875 -2477 Assembly Of God Church.….………………………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 Services.…………………………Sundays - 10:00am Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2251 Elstad Lutheran Church...……………………………Sundays - 10:30am 37784 Dogwood Rd, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3769 Emmanuel Episcopal Church....……………………Sundays - 10:00am 217 W Jessie St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2164 Faith United Methodist Church..……Sat. - 5:00pm & Sun. - 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 - 10:30am 22423 391st Ave, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3318 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 55939 (507) 268- 4413 Fountain United Methodist Church...………………Sundays - 8:30am Co. Rd. 8 and Cedar St., Fountain, MN 55939 (507) 268- 4456 Garness Trinity Lutheran...…………………………Sundays - 11:00am PO Box 88, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5905

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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 Henry town Lutheran Church.…………………………Sun. - 10:30am PO Box 103, Harmony, MN 55939 (Henrytown) (507) 886-2425 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 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 New Life Victory Church……………………………Sundays - 9:30am 225 3rd Ave SW, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-3525 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.……Sundays - 8:00am & 10:30am 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 55939 (507) 268- 4455 Root R iver Church of the Brethren ………………Sundays - 10:00am 23553 County Rd 20, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 - 4772 Root R iver Community Church …………………Sundays - 10:30am 503 Nannestad Lane, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7074

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service followed by a luncheon.

Pastors Charleen Anderson and Isaac Karow officiated.

Frances I. Kramer Frances I. Kramer, 95, of Preston, Minn., died Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

Frances was born on August 11, 1918 in Carimona Township, Fillmore County, Minn. the daughter of Frank and Clara (Flaby) Workman. She graduated from Preston High School in 1936 and completed normal training also in Preston. She taught country school for seven years.

On October 9, 1943 she married Kenneth T. Kramer in Lanesboro, Minn. The couple lived on the family farm in rural Preston where Frances worked as a homemaker and also for HECO in Harmony, Minn. for many years. She was a lifetime member of Christ Lutheran Church. Frances will be lovingly remembered by her willingness to give so freely of herself to her children and grandchildren.

Frances is survived by her three children, son Robert (Lorna) of Fountain, Minn. and two daughters, Judith and Debra of Preston. Four grandchildren, Gary Jr., Kamra, Chas and Chantelle all of Preston. Three great-grandchildren, Theodore, William and Abigail of Preston. One sister Celesta Hammes of Grand Meadow, Minn. and special nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 48 years Kenneth “Knute”, two sisters, Alvera and Gladys and one brother Garnett.

Funeral services were on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston with Chaplain Carol Schaffer officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston.

Rubye C. Nagle Rubye C. Nagle, age 97, of Preston, Minn., died Sunday morning, October 27, 2013, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn.

Rubye was born April 7, 1916, in Harmony, Minn., the daughter of Elmer and Rose (Rueber) Jacobson. She was a 1934 graduate

of Preston High School. Following high school she went to beautician school in Minneapolis and then returned to Preston where she opened a beauty shop.

She married Harley E. Nagle on September 19, 1939, at Rubye C. Nagle the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Hammond. The couple farmed in Fountain Township, rural Preston, until 1967, when they moved into Preston. She opened a thrift shop at their residence in Preston which she ran until moving into Park Lane Estates. She became a resident of Chosen Valley Care Center in 2011. Harley died January 29, 1993.

Rubye was a member of the Preston United Methodist Church. She enjoyed painting and was involved with the Fillmore County Fair for a number of years.

She is survived by two sons, Jerry (Mary) of Fountain and Fred (Vaughn) of Lanesboro; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandson; and one brother, Donald K. Jacobson of Parachute, Colo. She was preceded in death by her husband; and a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Strahl Nagle.

The funeral was on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at the Preston United Methodist Church with Pastor Beth Perez officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery in Preston.

Glenn Melvin Nordgaard Glenn Melvin Nordgaard, age 59, of Blair, Wis. died on Thursday, October 24, 2013 of acute leukemia in his home surrounded by his family and friends.

Glenn was born on July 30, 1954 in Preston, Minn. to Melvin and Marian (Larson) Nordgaard.

He grew up on the family farm and graduated from the Peterson High School. Glenn loved working as a truck driver and farmer during his adult life.

Glenn is survived by his mother, Marian Nordgaard of Rushford, Minn.; two sisters, Dianne (Lester) Dunn of Lanesboro, Minn. and Barbara (James) Snackenberg of New Prague, Minn.; a brother,

Arendahl Lutheran Church

Bazaar Auction Bake Sale & Supper Arendahl Lutheran Church, Rural Peterson Saturday, November 9, 2013 Bake Sale & Supper 5:30 p.m. • Auction 7 p.m.

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Monday, November 4, 2013 Ardell Nordgaard of Lanesboro; a son, Adam (Jennifer) Nordgaard of Taylor, Wis.; a daughter, Vanessa Nordgaard of LaCrosse, Wis.; three grandchildren.

Glenn was preceded in death by his father, grandparents Theodore and Mary Nordgaard and Nels & Inger Larson and a sister, Jeanette Nordgaard.

Graveside services were on Monday, October 28, 2013 at the North Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in rural Lanesboro, with Pastor Kerry Eversole officiating.

Visitation was on Sunday, October 27, 2013 in the Jack Funeral Home in Blair.

Glenn’s family sincerely thanks the caregivers at Gundersen Clinics in LaCrosse and Whitehall, the Hospice Team from Black River Falls and his special friends for the dedicated and kind care given over the past year. Glenn was blessed with patience, good heartedness, and was selfless, putting other people’s needs, interests or wishes before his own. He will be missed.

Hazel A. Olstad Hazel A. Olstad, 98, of Rushford, Minn. passed away on October 24, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home.

Hazel was born February 8, 1915, in Houston, Minn., the daughter of John and Gelena (Jore) Doblar. She married Clifford H. Olstad; he Hazel A. Olstad died May 6, 1994. Also preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers, Archie and Ralph; two sisters, Myrtle and Ruby; a son, Dale; and a son-in-law, Vern Carlson.

Hazel is survived by three daughters; Marilyn (William) Worra, Rantoul, Ill., and their children Amy and Daniel; Janice Carlson, Bloomington, Minn., and her children, Eric, Kurt, and Leif; Ramona (John) Litcher, Lewisville, NC, and their children Jade, Jeff, and Danta; one son Claire (Ione), Rushford, and their children, Calvin, Angela, Clark, and Heath; a daughter-in-law Betty, Lewisville; and 24 great grandchildren.

Winona Teachers’ College prepared Hazel to teach in a oneroom country school. Later she was involved with the lunch program at Head Start and eventually at the Rushford Public School.

Rushford Lutheran Church and the community of Rushford were a vital part of her life. Hazel taught Sunday School over 20 years, was active in the Hannah Circle, the quilting project, and making lefsa for the Men’s Supper and the Bazaar. As a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for 70 years, she served as president, also supported the Band Mothers, and was once nominated for “Mrs. Rushford.”

In her retirement, Hazel learned to crochet. She made afghans and scarves for all of her family and friends. She donated afghans to the Good Shepherd Nursing

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Home and also made lap robes for the home and for veterans.

Hazel enjoyed her vegetable gardens; it follows that “In the Garden” was one of her favorite hymns and will be sung at her memorial service.

Blessed be her memory.

Visitation was at Hoff Funeral Home in Rushford on Monday October 28 from 5 - 8 p.m. A funeral service was at Rushford Lutheran Church with Pastor Roger Michaelson officiating.

Carol Marie Smith Carol Marie Smith, 64, of Dorchester, Iowa, died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Carol was born July 23, 1949, in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Leroy and Margaret (Schutz) Colsch. She Carol Marie Smith attended Jefferson #4 country school, followed

by St. Patrick Catholic School and Waukon High School. In 1966, Carol married Larry Smith at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dorchester, Iowa. The couple lived in various places around Allamakee County before settling near the Iowa/Minnesota state line around Dorchester. Carol spent her career at Northern Engraving in Spring Grove, Minn.

Carol loved to play bingo and never played without her lucky elephants on hand. She collected unique items, and liked gardening and going to auctions with Larry.

She thoroughly enjoyed traveling with her sisters; a trip to Graceland was very memorable as Carol loved Elvis. Carol valued time with her family; she was always on the lookout for treasures to give the grandchildren.

Carol is survived by her husband Larry of Dorchester; three children: Mary (Lynn) Thomas of Preston, Minn., Melissa (Joseph) Driscoll of Brownsville, Minn., and Brian (Michelle) Connor of La Crosse; three step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; seven brothers: Charlie (Debbie) Colsch of Monona, Iowa, Lyle Colsch of Dorchester, Dan Colsch of Holmen, Wis., Paul Colsch of Marquette, Iowa, John (Jeane) Colsch of Hokah, Minn., Jim Colsch of Black Hammer, Minn., and Don Colsch of Harmony, Minn.; five sisters: Karen Thomas of Har-

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risburg, NC, Anita (Steve) Von Arx of St. Charles, Minn., Chris (Arman) Kindschy of Rochester, Minn., Madonna Baker (Kevin Kuderer) of Tomah, Wis, and Theresa Colsch of Waukon; two sisters-in-law: Margaret Jones of Castalia, Iowa, and Gail Colsch of Texas; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son Edward; three brothers: Kenneth, David, and Gerald Colsch; and brother-in-law David Baker.

Honorary casketbearers are Clarissa Driscoll, Julia Smith, and Jamie, Josh, and Jacob Thomas.

Casketbearers are Preston Baker, Jeremy Heire, Matt and Mike Colsch, and Bill and Jake Colsch.

Funeral services were on Monday, October 28, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, Iowa, with Father Jim Dubert officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Jessica M. Wilcenski Jessica M. Wilcenski, 37, of Rushford, Minn., died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at her home.

Jessica was born on September 1, 1976, in Minneapolis to Richard and Janie (Wick) Thelen. She was raised in Anoka, Minn. and graduated from Anoka High School in 1994. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Minnesota Duluth in Duluth, Minn. Jessica worked at Menards in Duluth and later Menards in Eau Claire, Wis. where she met Keith Wilcenski.

Jessica and Keith were married on March 15, 2002 in Las Vegas.

The couple lived and worked in Wausau, Wis. and Chicago prior to moving to Rushford in 2006.

Jessica enjoyed fishing and most of all being a mother to her two boys.

Jessica is survived by her husband, Keith; two sons: Easton and Foster; mother, Janie Thelen-Janzen and her husband, Dan Janzen of Champlin, Minn.; two brothers: Jon (Amy) Thelen of Rodgers, Minn. and Joe (Kim) Thelen of Princeton, Minn.; and by her maternal grandmother, Oly Wick of Coon Rapids, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her father and sister, Lori.

There was a memorial service for Jessica on Saturday, November 2, at Root River Church in Rushford with Rev. Peter Enns and Rev. Jeff Rasmussen officiating. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the church.

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hired a civil engineer to assist with some work areas. As previously mentioned, this approval upon contingency will keep the ball moving forward on the project.

Also moving forward are plans for sanitary sewer and water utilities to the Jon Dammen property on the north end of the city. Now court-ordered to correct the faulty system, Dammen earlier petitioned the city for the utilities after years of back and forth debate on the issue. Final plans and specifications by Otomo Engineering have been approved, however legal descriptions and a special assessement agreement with Dammen are still pending.

Work may be performed yet this fall.

Josh DeFrang, of Otomo Engineering, was on hand at the Monday, October 28 council meeting to explain changes to the plan and progress of the project to date. According to DeFrang, the line has shifted slightly to the north to gain coverage over sanitary mains.

An issue on assessment to a property of unknown ownership is still in the works as determination of who actually owns the 30 foot gap of land is continued. The city may claim the piece if no owner can be found through public notice and hearing or create a special zone as opposed to assessing at all it. “We may not figure out who owns it, but we’ll figure out how to deal with it,” said Sarvi.

With the plans approved, the project can be sent out for construction bids. “This is a court-ordered issue, so we’re in a time crunch,” said Public Works Director Jeff Copley.

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lic works handle the project was shot down quickly by Sarvi.

“The tolerance on the project is pretty tight. We prefer to have a contractor do it so we can hold them accountable.” All bids will come back to council for review and final authorization.

In other news, the city has been selected as a 2013 Legacy Destination by Conservation Minnesota and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Ten cities from across the state were selected for the honor. Rushford’s accolades came in recognition for use of Legacy funding for the recent bike trail project. In all, eight grants have been provided to the community, whether the city, school district, or local organizations, during 2013, totaling $200,455.

“Each year we single out a handful of communities who seem to be embracing the true spirit of the Legacy Amendment,” said Paul Austin, Executive Director of Conservation Minnesota. “And by looking at the cross-section of arts and outdoor projects that have been helped by the amendment in the previous year, it is clear that this year, Rushford deserves that recognition.”

“When we looked at which cities around the state were doing great work in utilizing the Legacy Amendment, Rushford stood out,” added Sheila Smith, Executive Director for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, in a statement. “Be it support for the Rushford Area Society of the Arts, or connecting the Root River Trail to Rushford, the city is really benefitting from the passage of this amendment.”

The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Monday, November 11, at 6:30 p.m., at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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National Child Safety Council seeks Fillmore County donations

By Mitchell Walbridge For 41 years in Fillmore County, the National Child Safety Council has effortfully been educating children from preschool age through high school on many aspects of safety. Some of the topics include crime prevention, accident prevention and substance abuse, and even human trafficking and child abduction prevention.

Throughout the school years students in Fillmore County are given age-appropriate learning materials that educate the children on a variety of topics. Safety Coordinator Kim Hiscox manages fundraising and education coordination in Fillmore County and has been doing so for several years.

Today, Hiscox said that the safety materials cost $4.25 per child, a relatively small amount for materials such as the booklets and posters that serve as learning tools. Hiscox stresses the importance of ongoing repetition of safety lessons, especially sexual solicitation via the Internet.

“Thirteen percent of elementary-aged children have received some type of sexual soliciation or approach through the Internet,” Hiscox commented. In one of her discussions with a Fillmore County principal, they realized that this is one out of every eight children, a truly shocking number.

Funding for the materials and operation of the National Child Safety Council comes

from local businesses within a jurisidiction, such as Fillmore County for example. Then, the funds are put use by supplying the educational material for the students.

Last year nearly 40 businesses from Fillmore County contributed to the program.

This year businesses that wish to donate may send donations to the regional office at: National Child Safety Council 809 14th Street West Des Moines, IA 502653422 Donations are due by the end of November in order to provide for this year’s safety programs.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school students across the country can help patients in need by donating blood and platelets, volunteering at blood drives and donation centers, and recruiting new donors with the American Red Cross. In turn, students can earn educational rewards for their community service as they get ready for post-secondary education or other opportunities.

The new High School Leadership Program, together with the existing Young Minds Change Lives Scholarship Program, focuses on educating, recognizing and rewarding youth for their support of the Red Cross and the hospitals and patients it serves.

Students have the opportunity to receive a college recommendation letter from a local Red Cross executive, a Red Cross red cord to wear at graduation, the chance to win a $5,000 scholarship, and through the Young Minds Change Lives Scholarship program, earn scholarship money for their high school.

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Thanks to the dedicated members of the High School Leadership Program, the Red Cross will help ensure supplies of blood products are readily available for patients in need. The pints collected as a result of their efforts can potentially be used to treat cancer patients, trauma victims, organ transplant recipients, premature babies, sickle cell disease sufferers and more.

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The urgency for this project to get off the ground has been upgraded since the current plant is experiencing equipment failure. An updated project schedule was given to the council and WHKS is hoping to have a contractor on board

by March 2014. The completion is projected for fall of 2014.

Councilman Rocky Vreeman addressed WHKS representative Graves and inquired about the problems that the local community of Peterson is having with condensation. Wykoff is proposed to receive the same plant. Graves explained the Peterson plant does not have an adequate HVAC system which has resulted in condensation issues. He assured Vreeman the Wykoff plans include an HVAC unit that is above and beyond the unit at the Peterson plant. Grave stated condensation would not be a problem for Wykoff.

Pet complaints were a hot topic. Councilwoman Lund reported complaints from residents about dogs invading people’s yards. The council was also visited by Linda Jacobson, a Wykoff resident who expressed concern about people walking dogs without leashes. She stated that dogs are ‘doing their business’ in her yard and thought there was a leash law. City Clerk Davis

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confirmed there was a leash ordinance and Mayor Hare volunteered to mention the pesky problem with pets in the newsletter.

In other business, Councilwoman Lund made a motion to approve a resolution for the water rate increase. Mitch Grabau seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.

The fire hall and city building are in need of roof repair and Al Williams stated that someone had been contacted to get this done but he had not yet heard back.

Fillmore County Sheriff Daryl Jensen would like to meet with the council to talk about the updated contract for patrol. Mayor Hare requested the city clerk invite him to the November council meeting.

Unfortunately, the party hired to replace retired city worker Al Williams, has withdrawn and taken another job.

City Clerk Davis was instructed to post ads for the position.

Mayor Hare had made a call to the Kingsland superintendent regarding the purchase of the tennis court next to the Kingsland Middle School.

Hare suggested the court would be used as a parking lot.

The city has to express interest to Kingsland, at which point it could be discussed. The council gave Mayor Hare permission to pursue the interest and contact Kingsland to confirm interest.

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Spring Valley City Council notified of unsanitary properties

By Gary Peterson For several weeks the Spring Valley City Council has been discussing a proposed ordinance that would address dangerous living conditions in rental properties.

Lately there has been an appearance by citizens who believe they either live in unsanitary conditions or there are unsanitary properties nearby. The citizens are using the public comment segment on the agenda and usually they come prepared with pictures of dilapidated, unsafe or unclean locations. The citizens are asking for help in ridding these neighborhoods of the filth and to enact the ordinance that would permit some control over these properties. Up to this point the council has been saying they would like to study the ordinance before they do anything. Councilman Todd Jones said that he is in favor of taking some action to get these sites cleaned up.

There were two people that took the stand and commented about property they feel are not safe to live in or nearby.

One resident says he is complaining about a vacant piece of property at 301 N. Huron. He says the building is dilapidated and needs to be torn down. He says there are raccoons and squirrels living in the structure and it needs to be taken care of.

Another resident who lives on South Broadway has found it difficult to find property to live in because he claims the conditions he is living in are unhealthy.

According to the renter there is fecal matter on the floor of his apartment because the toilet only works part of the time and there are tobacco smells from the business below that are very strong.

These types of complaints will undoubtedly continue as residents wait for the rental ordinance to be heard and passed.

The public comment had one more visitor. Pastor Dennis Timmerman of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church thanked the council for the community garden area, but he said there is a problem.

He said that he believes someone took advantage of the tomato crop in the garden and stole many of the mature crop. Most of the tomatoes were stolen and everyone agreed that this type of conduct is uncalled for as well as being illegal. There appears to be some new regulations that will be put into effect for next year including the installation of cameras. the council also approved a resolution which authorizes the Executive Of a Development Agreement be entered into with Kappers Fabricating.

Kappers had requested the City to assist with the financing of certain costs incurred in connection with the construction an approximately 12,000 square foot expansion to the developer (Kappers).

Also approved was an agreement between Spring Valley Area

Ambulance Service and Information Systems Sciences. The agreement will ensure that health information will be protected as contained in HIPAA. The City of Spring Valley is encouraging all property owners to ensure their house number is properly displayed. There are some homes that do not have numbers and this presents problems when ambulance or fire is trying to find your house. If you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact City Hall at (507)346-7367.

Winter is just around the corner and Chad Hindt reported to the council that they are getting all services ready to go. The lawn mowers have been taken off the equipment and it’s been replaced with snow blowers and blades.

Fire Chief Chris Czapiewski reported that the Fire Department had a total of 30 runs last month, most of which were assisting the ambulance on runs.

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In its debut year, the Ag kids were hard at work all summer long tending to a garden. The produce, which included everything from zucchini to squash was harvested earlier this fall and put to use in the school kitchen. Not only did students learn the value of growing their own food, it benefited the entire student body with tasty homegrown food served at lunch.

It’s that time of year, time for Parent-Teacher conferences.

Although it feels like school has just begun, it’s already time to attend the annual fall P/T conferences. On both Thursday, November 7th and Tuesday, November 12th, from 4:00 – 7:30, teachers will be available at all three levels to meet with parents and discuss student progress. This is a great time to check in on students and explore their classrooms. We hope to see you there!

Middle School book Fair Need a great upcoming holiday gift? How about a “just because” gift? What better idea than to stop at the Elementary and Middle School Book Fair and pick up a treasured book. From November 5th – 12th, both sites will have the annual Book Fair set up in the libraries. The fair will run during the school day, as well as the night of conferences. In addition to getting books into the hands of eager readers, any profits from the fair will benefit the library. It’s a great gift that keeps on giving.

Want to show school spirit or just give a great gift? The Student Council is selling a new round of Knight Wear, with select items even available to be customized. The order form can be found on the main page of the school website, with orders getting submitted the 15th of each month. Funds from the clothing order help the student council put on annual events, like the Sadie Hawkins dance. Act today, you’ll want this Knight Wear!

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By Paul Trende At the start of the season, SubSection 1A-East volleyball and Section 1AA football each had a pair of teams seemingly destined for each other. On the volleyball court, Mabel-Canton and Fillmore Central ended last season with an epic 1A East semifinal affair. Both teams began 2013 ranked in state (M-C #5, FC #10). FC rose as high as #1 (and fluctuated between it and #2) while M-C was a steady top 10 team. Each won their respective conference titles. On the football field, Caledonia and Chatfield entered 2013 as the top two teams in the new SFA Blue Division. A week one collision, with the #1 Warriors coming out on top 19-18, only escalated the plot. The teams finished one (Caledonia, 8-0) and two (Chatfield, 7-1) in conference. The four teams have been working all season towards a collision with each other, battles that are now officially set.

FC and M-C Cruise to Finals The #2 Falcons and #7 Cougars both progressed dramalessly through their early round opponents. M-C (2-seed, 31-2) hosted Houston (7-seed, 17-11) in the quarters. The ‘Canes went to standout senior OH Abbey Loken early (six first set kills).

But a 5-0 M-C run (keyed by a trio of Lydia Geving aces) turned an 8-7 lead into a 13-7 edge.

Houston couldn’t recover and fell 25-17. M-C then dominated the next two games (25-11, 25-9) for the 3-0 sweep. Geving (7 kills, 5 aces, 5 digs), Sara Lind (10 kills, 3 aces), Belle Sand (9 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks), and Carly McCabe (26 assists, 3 aces) were a fearsome foursome. Loken (8 kills, 14 digs) and junior S Alexa Horihan (16 assists) led Houston. The Cougars had 18 aces, Houston none.

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Fillmore Central (1-seed, 29-2), meanwhile, handled another SEC team, 8-seed Spring Grove (19-10), in straight sets (25-11, 25-11, 25-17) in their quarterfinal. Taylor Case (22 kills, 13 digs, 3 aces) and Morgan Malley (33 assists) led FC. None of that was news. Senior OH Tori Peterson’s return (9 kills) was. Peterson missed a couple weeks per a hip injury. Her return certainly bolsters their attack. They are at full strength again.

In the semis, M-C faced off with 3-seed 11th ranked Goodhue (21-7), led by former Lanesboro volleyball coach Lindsey Mace. The Cougars got a statement from 6’0” senior MH Sara Lind in game one. Lind had a trio of kills, two of the free ball variety, that helped spark a 6-0 M-C run (up 10-6). A 5-0 run shortly thereafter (up 16-8) helped the Cougars to a 25-16 win. In game two, they seemed well on their way again (up 12-5), but a 5-0 Goodhue run gave them a 16-15 lead. M-C regrouped, scoring the next three points (up 18-16). Goodhue closed to down one three times (22-21, 23-22, 24-23), but never forced a tie. M-C got the 25-23 win. In game three, the Wildcats took a good lead (13-7), only for M-C to score eight of the next nine points (to lead 15-14).

With it 16-all, M-C scored four straight, and then won 25-20 for the 3-0 sweep. Lind (11 kills), Sand (11 kills, 15 digs), Geving (6 kills), McCabe (29 assists, 14 digs, 4 kills, 3 aces), and libero Christine Lee (20 digs, 3 aces) showed off their senior credentials; the same for Goodhue’s Mikayla Miller (13 kills, 19 digs) and Mikalya Tipcke (29 assists, 7 digs).

FC’s semifinal opponent was 5-seed Lewiston-Altura (17-14).

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Daley’s 38 kills and 32 digs) felled 4-seed Wabasha-Kellogg in the quarters in a mild upset. A second set of Falcons would not fall. The Card’s went to Daley early, and FC junior MH Sammi Bakke sent a statement, sandwiching two blocks around a free ball kill in succession. The points were part of a 5-0 Falcon run that put FC up 7-2. Short of a couple meaningless late game let downs, FC plowed straight ahead to 25-12, 25-20, and 25-16 victories. The Cardinals held just a single lead (2-1) and the match saw just two ties (1-1, 2-2), all in game one. FC was the first to 20 all three games, by a wide margin (20-9/22-9, 20-13/2213, 20-11/23-11). They dominated behind Case (15 kills, 10 digs), Bakke (9 kills, 2 aces, 1.5 blocks), Malley (5 kills, 30 assists, 3 aces), and Sara Schultz (13 digs, 19-20 serve receive, 12-12 serving). Taylor Daley led L-A with 11 kills. Maren Daley had 17 assists and 8 digs. For the Sub-Section title, it will be a heavyweight battle of 33-2 M-C versus 31-2 FC. The Neis Anti-Venom For the second consecutive year, the Chatfield football team had to go through a ranked opponent, on the road, to get to a Section final game. A year ago, the Gophers downed 6th ranked L-A 29-12. This year, Chatfield (3-seed, 8-1, #9 in Class AA) trekked to Dodge Center to take on SFA White champion Triton (2-seed, 8-1, #10 in Class AA).

Unlike in 2012, when Jeff Johnson’s boys jumped all over L-A 22-0 in the first half, the Goph’s had to wear down Triton. The only first half touchdown was a Nate Skare 63-yard strike to Jayme LaPlante. Triton’s Ethan Otterbein (31-yard field goal) posted the other score. Chatfield led 7-3 at intermission. Jake Neis had 10 carries for 48 yards. In the second half, those two things changed. Midway through the third quarter, Neis burst through a big hole and sprinted 40 yards to pay-dirt (13-3 Gophers). On Chatfield’s next offensive play, it was did on the burst, the big hole, the sprint, the Neis, and the TD (49 yards). The runs broke open the game and put Chatfield up 20-3. Skare (47 yards) and Alex Haffner (5 yards) added TD runs

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Gopher VB Eyes Sub-Section Title The last two seasons, Chatfield volleyball has made it to the SubSection 1AA East final. Each time, they ran into powerful Caledonia and bowed in straight sets. That won’t happen this year.

The Gophers are the powerful team in Sub-Section 1AA East, the top seed (22-8). They made quick work of their first two opponents.

Lake City (8-seed, 4-21) was Chatfield’s quarterfinal foe. The Tigers made the long drive down US highways 63 and 52 to fall in straight sets (25-8, 25-17, 25-11). The Gopher’s got 11 kills from Brook Irish and 10 from Maddy Kammer. Setter Gabrielle Salisbury was excellent with 25 assists, 8 digs, and 4 aces (all led the team). Kirsten Keefe (5 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces, 16-16 serving) and Alex Duxbury (6 digs, 3 aces) also did their parts.

The Chosen Valley girls then headed up US 52 to Rochester for a semifinal meeting with St. Charles (4-seed, 8-20). The Saints were the only team other than Fillmore Central to take a conference set from Chatfield.

But, in spotting the Gophers 10-4, 6-2, and 10-4 leads, they didn’t put themselves in a position to recreate such a result.

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Salisbury had 21 assists, 4 aces, and 4 setter kills. Alex Duxbury led Chat with 13 digs.

To win the Sub-Section, Chatfield won’t have to down a team nicknamed Warriors.

Dover-Eyota (3-seed), behind 3-Rivers kill-leader Brandi Blattner (28 kills, 26 digs), mildly upset 2-seed Caledonia in five sets (21-25, 25-17, 25-12, 21-25, 15-13). It will be Chatfield (248) and D-E (16-13) for the 1AA East title. The Gophers downed the Eagles 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-10) in the final league game on October 21.

Bance, O’Hare, Gomez, Olson Head to State Four county Cross-Country runners, two from Chatfield, one from L/FC, and one from L-A/R-P, are heading to state.

Chatfield junior Christian Bance finished third individually behind Lourdes’ Ian Torchia and Cotter’s Matt Schrupp. Torchia (16:07.1) ran away with first, while Schrupp (16:53.4) was better than Bance (16:58.1) just a few days after the opposite was true. L-A/R-P’S Austin O’Hare finished 5th. O’Hare, a senior, makes his second trip (2011) to state in cross country. His team had a great showing finishing 4th behind P-E-M (1st), Cotter (2nd), and Lake City (3rd).

Ryan Ruberg (20th), Dylan Linder (25th), and Hunter Herber (29th) finished in the top 30, as did Chatfield Gopher Justin Friedrich (27th). The Goph’s finished 7th, L/FC 14th, and Kingsland 18th (of 22). On the girls’ side of things, L/FC freshman Kiera Olson and Chatfield junior Karen Gomez finished 6th and 7th respectively. They earned trips to state. It’s Gomez’s third birth. She’s gone the last two years (best finish, 43rd as a freshman in 2011). Bailey O’Hare (LARP) finished 20th and Leah See SPORTS Page 17 

JAKE NEIS Chatfield Gopher Football

Chatfield senior tailback Jake Neis is AOTW. Neis broke off two huge runs, 40 yards and 49 yards, on consecutive carries in the third quarter of the Gophers Section 1AA semifinal game versus #10 Triton. The scores broke open a 7-3 contest and helped Chatfield to a 35-3 victory, a second consecutive Section 1AA title game (See ‘The Neis Anti-Venom’).

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Ruen (L/FC) 30th. Distance running sensation Emi Trost of Cannon Falls was Section 1A champion by 58 seconds. Teamwise, Dover-Eyota and Lake City finished 1-2. L/FC (12th), L-A/ R-P (14th), Kingsland (16th), and Chatfield (17th) were all in the bottom half. The 5000m and 4000m events took place at Northern Hills Golf Course in Rochester.

Football 10-22: (1A and 9-man Quarterfinals): •Goodhue (5-seed, 3-5) 12, FC (4-seed, 3-5) 13 (FC: Bryce Whitehill 10-16, 100 yards, 2 TD’s passing; Logan Masters 4-59-TD receiving; Jordan Miller 8-yard TD reception. G: Tyler Schumacher 4-21, 99 yards, TD, 2 INT’s passing, 3-116TD receiving, 10-41 rushing; Jacob Pasch passing TD; Sam McNamara 3-56-TD receiving.

Goodhue drove 78 yards in the final two minutes to the Falcon six (1st down, 0:24 left). On 4th and goal from the five (0:03), Schumacher did a QB sprintout. He had one-foot in the end zone, but Logan Masters jarred the ball loose. Josh Jones recovered it and returned it 50-plus yards to end the game. A Collin Bennett PAT in the 1st quarter was the difference.)

•Southland (7-seed, 2-6) 47, R-P (2-seed, 6-2) 20 (Trojans played without multiple starters.

QB Jonnie Koenen was intercepted four times. Rebels had two defensive TD’s and a special teams TD. R-P finishes the season 6-3) •Kingsland (8-seed, 0-8) 6, #3 Blooming Prairie (1-seed, 8-0) 42 (BP: John Rumpza 14-14, 230 yards, 4 TD’s passing; Cole Sunde 3-83-TD receiving. K: Quinn Larson 23-yard TD pass to Marcus Plaehn. Knights season ends at 0-9) •St. Charles (6-seed, 2-6) 20, #9 in AA Chatfield (3-seed, 7-1) 68 (Chatfield had nine players score TD’s headed by Jayme LaPlante’s two receiving scores.

Gophers scored 27 points in each of the first two quarters to lead 54-0 at halftime) •Houston (5-seed, 3-5) 27, M-C (4-seed, 4-4) 18 (H: Dylan Lee 9-42-TD rushing, 88-yard KOR TD; Peter Jergenson 15-130 rushing; Sam Mlsna 6-39-TD rushing; Brady Ramin-Pierce 17-yard FR TD. M-C: Hunter Johnson 26-1202 TDs rushing; Donnie Lind 8-91 receiving; Collin O’Bieglo 12-27, 141 yards, TD passing; Mac Nelson 20-yard TD reception. M-C had three offensive TD’s, Houston two, but the Ramin-Pierce FR TD and the Lee KOR TD were huge. M-C’s season finishes at 4-5) •Lyle/Pacelli (7-seed, 1-7) 34, Lanesboro (2-seed, 7-1) 60 (L: Tylar Miller 6-146-3 TD’s rushing; Niko Anderson 6-90-2 TD’s rushing; Gabe Decker 7-80-2 TD’s rushing. Burros rolled to

53-14 halftime edge) 10-26 (1A and 9-man Semifinals) •FC (4-seed, 4-5) 0, #3 BP (1-seed, 9-0) 29 (FC: B. Whitehill 9-28, 69 yards, 4 INT’s.

BP: J. Rumpza 13-29, 267 yards TD passing, rushing TD; Jake Decker 11-35-2 TD’s rushing; C. Sunde 7-143-TD receiving.

Falcon’s season ends at 4-6) •Grand Meadow (3-seed, 8-1) 35, Lanesboro (2-seed, 8-1) 6 (L: N. Anderson 23-131-TD

rushing. GM: Landon Jacobson 27-175-4 TD’s rushing; Trenton Blieifus 19-108-TD rushing; Cody Ojulu 3 INT’s. Anderson’s TD made it 6-0 Burros, but GM scored 35 unanswered after that (21-point 2nd quarter). TO’s: Lanes 6, GM 2. Burros season finishes at 8-2) •Houston (5-seed, 4-5) 6, #9 Spring Grove (1-seed, 8-1) 56 (H: P. Jergenson 12-43, TD rushing. SG: Caleb Happel 28-263-5 TD’s rushing. TO’s: Houston 6,

SG 2. Houston’s season ends at 4-6) Volleyball 10-24: (1A East Quarterfinals): •R-P (6-seed) 1, Goodhue (3-seed) 3 • 16-25, 25-23, 17-25, 19-25 (R-P: Kendra Crawford 25 digs; Kate Mackenzie 6 kills.

G: M. Tipcke 7 kills, 39 assists, 22 digs, 6 aces, 2 blocks; M. Miller 17 kills, 18 digs, 6 aces.

Trojans finish season at 15-13)

Houston’s Abbey Loken goes for the tip attack over Mabel-Canton’s Sara Lind and Belle Sand.

Sand, Lind, and M-C company were too much for Loken’s ‘Canes. M-C downed 3-0. The Coug’s then downed Goodhue 3-0 to move on to a huge Sub-Section final versus Fillmore Central.

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‘Movies’ will be the theme for the Season Finale “Over the Back Fence” ‘Movies’ is the theme for the season finale “Over the Back Fence” Community Variety Show, held on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mane Theatre in Lanesboro, Minn. The show is presented by our local talented cast members, hosted

by Damon Prestemon, with Rita Dalzell on the keyboard.

This month will feature movie quizzes, drive-in movie stories, songs like “Goldfinger” (1964 James Bond) and “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” (1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and “Over the Rainbow” (1939 The Wizard of Oz), the Lanesboro Community Theater’s movie

production of ‘Cinderella’, and more. Damon will also welcome onstage award-winning writer Morgan Grayce Willow, who will read poetry from her new publication ‘Dodge and Scramble’ which features poems written while she was Artist in Residence in Lanesboro in 2008. We will also learn about two of our sponsors, F&M Community Bank and the Lanesboro Christmas Inn Tour.

Musical guest this month will be Thick and Thin, and Deb Norland will provide pre-show music beginning at 7:10 p.m.

The “Over the Back Fence” Community Variety Show is

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Pressing Cider My heart sank as I heard the news.

The Amish family who had pressed our apples into cider for many years was not home. Indeed, nothing was left in the house at all, reported a friend who tried to reserve our pressing date. A neighbor reported that they had moved away to Wisconsin.

What on earth were we to do with some 40 bushels of apples? We needed a new presser. Our small group of friends had been working together annually to make fresh cider, picking our apples, helping to process them,

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and bottling the crisp new vintage for freezing.

Luckily, the family was careful to get word to me, through their lawyer who happens to be my husband, that someone else was taking up the business. With great relief I paid a visit to a friendly young man who not only learned from his predecessor, but hand-built his own new and improved pressing system. A convenient drive-through shed enabled easier unloading of the heavy apple bins onto an elevated platform. A quieter motor ran a feed grinder to

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crush the apples into pomace, which dropped immediately down into a large bin before being raked into the beautiful wooden frames he made and stacked three at a time. A few cranks on the hydraulic cylinder put pressure on the frames and liquid gold came running out the sides of the frames. The dry pomace left over was thrown into a wagon, and fed to the sheep nearby. We agreed on a date for him to press our cider.

On our designated morning, the group effort mobilized. My husband helped me load the 14 bins of apples I had picked after they were kissed with a few frosts to add sweetness. As I drove the borrowed pickup across the countryside I noticed other farmers hauling corn and cattle and felt a part of the whole harvest miracle.

A crew of loyal friends were making their way from Harmony, Lanesboro and Preston to help out. It was a cool and breezy morning, but none of the predicted snow and rain showed up, so we felt lucky. As we converged at the lovely grouping of Amish farms, our supervisor welcomed us, directing visiting buggies to where they could unload their apples.

We got right to work, as he started up the grinder engine and we fed the apples through, tossing any rotten ones onto the pomace wagon. A group of children watched the commotion, and the older ones helped out, cranking the press and bringing milk cans for the finished cider.

I pulled out my steel cup and thrust it into the gush of cider, and passed it around, while it was pronounced delicious and complex. Tasting nothing like pasteurized store-bought cider, fresh cider has all the flavor of the

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apple itself.

Finally, the bins were empty and there sat a row of seven ten-gallon milk cans filled to the brim. We loaded them up and drove a short way to my main cider partner’s home, where we set up an assembly line to siphon the cider into a hodge-podge of clean juice, vinegar and milk jugs. After rinsing the milk cans and the jugs, we divvied up the 70 gallons of cider.

I took 30, with plans to chill, freeze

or ferment my share. It was amusing to watch the four women start to say they’d take one or two, but eventually give in to my pleadings that we had to deal with this cider. Certainly we weren’t about to let any go to waste, so in the end it was all parceled out with promises of sharing with others.

Hard Cider

Place fresh cider into a glass gallon jug filled to the brim. Place the jug on a tray in a quiet, out of the way place. After a few days the cider will turn dark and start to bubble and foam up, as the natural yeasts present on the fruit begin to ferment sugars into alcohol. Foam may rise up out of the neck of the jug, so keep it clean and replenish the level of the cider near the top of the jug.

Within a couple of weeks the foaming will stop and the fermenting will settle down to a steady state of bubbles rising. At this point put a bubbler airlock, a stopper filled with water, on the jug (available for $1.25 at brewing shops.) This allows the jug to exhale gases while keeping everything else out. The cider will cycle through dark brown, golden brown, tan to almost clear. Allow it to keep fermenting until the bubbling totally stops, if you want complete fermentation, which will take a couple of months. Let it sit for another month or two to clarify. Then siphon off the hard cider and bottle. Look into adding just a little sugar at this point for natural carbonation, but pay attention to details because you don’t want any burst bottles.

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Monday, November 4, 2013

Campaign to end hunger

By Angie Rodenburg It may come as a surprise to many people that that one in ten Minnesotans go hungry. That statistic is precisely why Jim Hoiness, owner of Rushford, Harmony, and Preston Foods, has chosen to participate in the Minnesota Grocers Association’s program to help fight hunger and “take care of Minnesota’s own.” Collectively, over 17 million meals have been provided by the program in the five years it has existed.

Hoiness is doing what he can to end hunger in Fillmore County and invites community members to join him in the pursuit. Hoiness said, “We’ve always had customers interested in helping the food shelf during the holidays.” The program gives people an opportunity to help those less fortunate by getting the food shelves stocked up for the holiday season.

Every October and November, when shoppers check-out at any of the three of Hoiness’s locations, the shopper has the option to give an additional dollar to SEMCAC, a community action agency that runs the Fillmore County food shelves. Every dollar given will be matched dollar for dollar by the grocery stores, F&M Community Bank of Preston, Rushford State Bank, and First Southeast Bank of Harmony. Each store has a goal of reaching $2,000.

This year the stores and banks are getting creative in their fundraising efforts by hosting silent auctions. Tim Kiehne, Preston Foods manager, had the idea to auction off items such as a Snapple Bike, Twins Jersey, and an NFL football, along with various other items at the Preston location. Each of the banks will also be auctioning off a

Keurig Coffee Brewer and Wide Awake Coffee sample packs to the highest bidder.

Wendy Todd, SEMCAC’s Outreach and Emergency Services Director, said, “The grocery stores and banks have been really great. Food costs have gone up, which they have for everybody, but they have been really supportive.” Todd went on to say, “It also raises awareness that there are food shelves in the area. Many people do not know they exist.”

The fundraising started on October 24 for the Rushford location and October 28 for the Preston and Harmony locations. Hoiness said, “Fundraising is going well. In five days Rushford raised $250, with one generous customer giving $100.” The fundraising will go until November 16, or until the goal is reached. However, even if the match goal is reached before the November 16, the stores will continue to take donations that will be added into the final check given to SEMCAC. When asked why the grocery stores do not simply donate food to the food shelf, Hoiness said, “Donating money gives SEMCAC the flexibility to do what they need with the dollars.” In the past the stores have donated actual food, but found it worked better to simply donate money.

If you would like to help Rushford, Preston, and Harmony Foods reach their goals, simply visit one of the stores and let the cashier know you would like to make a donation. Remember, every dollar is matched dollar for dollar.

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By Kaysie Kerns Recently a new drug named Molly, formerly known as Ecstasy, has been re- introduced to our culture. Molly is a drug that causes euphoria in a person’s brain that makes hormones amplify, leaving the person feeling happy and full of Kaysie Kerns energy.

If someone told you that taking a simple pill would help relieve stress and make you forget your worries, would you take it? Think again and think about the many negative side effects.

Molly can make your body crash after the effects wear off, leaving you with anxiety, tremors, depression, seizures, and high blood pressure. Molly can cause these side effects and many more, including death. Many deaths have been linked to Molly. The

negative effects easily outweigh the positive.

Not only is Molly harmful to your body, but it is very addictive. Once your body has lost its high, it begins to crave more. It is said that after you have stopped taking Molly and its effects have worn off, your body will feel itchy, you can’t concentrate, and you become very paranoid. The only way to relieve these feelings is to take more, and more, until your body begins to slowly shut down, and you go into a coma. Since Molly is illegal, it is not known what a dosage would lead to, although many overdoses cause death.

Even our pop culture has helped the reputation of Molly.

Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and Madonna are just a few of the celebrities who have promoted Molly in their songs. Molly is glamorized in music calling it a “pure” and “safe” drug when it is easily manipulated and is rarely ever

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The usage of Molly in the last two years has doubled, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Molly has become much more popular with high school and college students and has become much easier to get than ever before.

Molly is also a relatively cheap drug. It only costs around $15 to $50, making it all the more popular among penny pinching high school and college students.

Saying Molly is also Death may be a bit extreme, but if you take into consideration the negative over the positive, it’s not too farfetched. If you are ever faced with the option of taking Molly, would you? For me the decision is easy. Just remember Molly isn’t exactly what it is cracked up to be. Would you rather have a temporary high, with a lifetime of possible health issues or even worse death? The choice is yours.

Kaysie Kerns is a student at Mabel-Canton High School. She is one of 8 area students participating in the Journal Writing Project, now in its fifteenth year.

New crop reporting deadline for forage and fall seeded crops

By Tammy Martin A new deadline has been established by the Farm Service Agency to report your forage and fall seeded small grains for the 2014 crop year. All of these crops along with pastures that you normally report must be certified by November 15, 2013. No appointment is needed in Fillmore County, just stop in when it works for you. This is a busy time of year for producers so it is easy to forget. Mark this on your calendar and please do not wait until the 15th as it is very possible we could be very busy that day. Forage that will not be planted until spring, does not fall in this category; these acres will be reported during the normal crop reporting date of July 15.

Please note that if a report is not completed by November 15, a minimum of $46 will be charged for every farm that has unreported fall-seeded small grains and perennial forage and pastures as a late filing fee. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 507 765-3892. Our office will be closed November 11 for Veterans Day. For more information about FSA, visit your local USDA Service Center or online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mn/.

CRP and DCP/ACRE Annual Payments Most of the Fiscal Year 2013 Conservation Reserve Program and the Direct and Counter Cyclical Program and ACRE Direct payments have been made in Fillmore County. If you have not received your payment, please contact us as we may need some information

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Producers with base acres of certain commodities are eligible for DCP or ACRE direct payments. ACRE payments for 2012-crop barley, corn, grain sorghum, lentils, oats, peanuts, dry peas, soybeans, and wheat are scheduled to be released beginning October 24 and contingent upon national average market prices and yields in each state. In Minnesota the price did not trigger for 2012 for any of the commodity crops therefore, no ACRE payments will be made for the 2012 crop year.

ACRE payments are scheduled to be made for large chickpeas, small chickpeas, canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sesame, and sunflowers in early

December, after the 2012/13 average market year price is published in the Agricultural Prices publication scheduled to be released on November 27.

The 2008 Farm Bill, extended by the American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012, provides authority to enroll land in DCP, ACRE and CRP through September 30, 2013, however, no legislation has been enacted to reauthorize or extend this authority. Effective October 1, 2013, FSA does not have legislative authority to approve or process applications for these programs. We will announce the new signups, when the new farm bill is approved.

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R-P renews superintendent’s contract

By Kirsten Zoellner After a recent snafu involving a well-meaning board chairwoman Angela Colbenson who followed school legal counsel advice, the district has officially approved Superintendent Ehler’s contract for another two years.

Ehler’s past contract expired June 30 while the district waited to settle teacher contracts. Per legal advice, and to satisfy a Minnesota legal statute, Colbenson authorized Ehler to continue working past the expiration date under his current contract terms. This stirred up disapproval from board member Taylor Peterson, who noted decisions made regarding a superintendent’s contract must be made by the board as a whole. Peterson also voiced several concerns over the terms of the contract.

During a closed session meeting on October 21, the board discussed the contract once again. A two-year contract was approved, with an optional extension for the third year being offered if both parties mutually agree. Salary was increased 1.11 percent for 2013-2014 and 3.06 percent for 2014-2015, $103,682 and $107,182 respectively. Should the option for a third year be approved, salary would increase 2.59 percent. This contract is begun retroactively July 1, 2013 and will end June 30, 2015.

Notice of renewal or nonrenewal will be agreed upon by December 15, 2014.

The package increases include salary, health, life, dental and LTD insurances, 403b contribution, teacher retirement and payroll taxes, as well as providing a $5,000 annual contribution to a Health Care Savings Account. According to a district press release, “The salary ben-

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Peterson noted displeasure at the July meeting in regards to some of these benefits, particularly insurance coverage and time off. According to the contract, the district will provide the superintendent family coverage health, dental and vision coverage, under the district group plan at the expense of the district. In addition, the district will provide a group term life plan providing $100,000 of coverage, long-term disability, and liability insurance.

The new contract allows 20 working days of annual paid vacation each contract year, with unused vacation taken within six months after the end of the contract year in which it is earned. Upon termination of employment, the superintendent is entitled to payment for any unused vacation days accrued. Paid sick leave is earned at the rate of one day(s) for each working month, and may be accumulated to a maximum of 140 days. Upon termination, the superintendent is entitled to payment for any unused sick days accrued and earned at a rate of $100 per day. Other allowances for time may include paid emergency leave, bereavement leave of up to three days, not subject to sick or personal time, for each instance within immediate or close family.

In other news, the school board has also approved a resolution of support for the 2014 Capital Budget Process, Local Request for State Funds, in a 6 to 1 vote with Taylor Peterson opposed. “We are continuing to pursue additional funding,” noted Superintendent Ehler.

Attention all youth ages 11-16 It’s that time of year again to start thinking of our snowmobile safety class.

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“If we’re going to pursue state funds, we must submit an application so it’s on record and we must have a resolution on file.”

The Senate Bonding Committee will be at the district the first part of December.

Ehler and board members Angela Colbenson and Greg Smith met again with Representative Greg Davids back on October 2. According to Ehler, they used the opportunity to visit with Davids about efforts to pursue funding for both Rushford-Peterson and the Moose Lake School initiative.

The district has been partnering with Moose Lake in an fundseeking efforts. “It was a positive meeting and we appreciated Representative David’s time and interest,” noted Ehler.

Special Congratulations to: R-P Knowledge Bowl Teams.

Team 1 placed first in the competition with the other teams placing in the next three spots, respectively. “We took back the first four places and we brought four teams,” noted Principal Timm enthusiastically.

R-P FFA, which brought back first and second place honors, out of 48 teams, in the Livestock Judging Contest. Also, to the Livestock Judging team which competed at U of M judging contest October 8. That team placed first of 86 teams. More than 300 students competed and R-P had three place in the top 10.

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November 14 is Give to the Max Day

By Mitchell Walbridge On Thursday, November 14 residents of Preston and the Spring Valley area will face off in a rematch for this year’s Give to the Max Day, a philanthropy-driven friendly competition to see who can raise the most money through www.givemn.razoo.com, a platform website that makes it easy for individuals to donate to nonprofit organizations. Also this year the communities of Rushford and Harmony will be in competition.

GiveMN was launched in November 2009 and since its inception it has helped raise more than $62 million for 6,600 nonprofits and schools. GiveMN has benefits for both donors and the recipients.

For non-profits, GiveMN helps reach a broader range of potential donors, which in turn increases fundraising. The expenses accrued during fundraising is also cut significantly. For donors, donations can be made quickly and easily, and the website platform allows individuals to research non-profits before donating.

The winning community’s school wins bats from Miken Sports in Caledonia, Minn. and the runner up community’s school receives sports bags. Last year the Preston Area Community Foundation raised $11,905, taking the winning slot over the Spring Valley Area Community Foundation, which raised more than $5,420 last year.

“For any non-profit it is a good and unique to receive donations for your organization. There are many, many dollars given statewide to a variety organizations and schools,” said Sheila Craig of Preston, Minn.

In previous years the interest earned on the Preston Area Community Foundation’s endowment fund, for example, has assisted groups who apply for assistance to complete community projects. Past assistance has included the purchase of youth-sized tennis rackets for Fillmore Central Schools, the purchase of a ball diamond scoreboard, cribs for the daycare. The Preston Historical Society has also received funding for windows for the caboose and the O’Hara School building.

Other previous recipients include the National Trout Center, Boy Scout Troup 67, Fillmore Family Resources and the Commonweal Theater.

In Preston, all donations will be matched again this year by Dan Christianson of F & M Community Bank (a minimum of $10).

Donations must be made online on November 14. Funds that go to the Spring Valley Area Community Foundation “enhance the quality of life for residents of Spring Valley, Wykoff, and Ostrander. Donations can be made at www.givemn.razoo.com and by searching for a specific town or organization in the search bar.

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Man rides 2,000 miles for Dakota land recovery Alpha Delta Kappa month and other ways of life. However, and they are all over the age of 70. observed

By Mitchell Walbridge Since September 3 John Stoesz, orignially from Mountain Lake, Minn. located in Cottonwood County, has been riding miles on his bicycle all to support a cause that he’s very passionate about.

Hoping to hit 40 Minnesota counties by the end of October, Fillmore County was county number 35.

Stoesz is traveling mile after mile to “recover the land” or “makoce ikikcupi” as it would be stated in the Dakota language. Stoesz is an avid supporter of the 501(c) (3) organization Oyate Nipi Kte’s mission to recover the traditional knowledge of the Dakota – including language, spirituality, ecology,

he is truly dedicated to the land recovery mission. A dedication so deep that he was willing to pedal more than 2,000 miles for the cause.

Today, according to Dr. Waziyatawin, Founder and Council Member of Oyate Nipi Kte, the Dakota people reside only on 0.01 percent of their original land base in Minnesota. This is why Oyate Nipi Kte is dedicated to the restoration and re-establishment of the spiritual and physical connections of their homeland.

Dr. Waziyatawin notes that in Minnesota, the number of fluent speakers of the Dakota language has now dwindled to less than 10,

John Stoesz, originally from Mountain Lake, Minn., ventured a 40 country-wide bike ride through southern Minnesota to raise awareness for Oyate Nipi Kte’s Dakota land recovery project.

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In order to preserve the Dakota culture, Oyate Nipi Kte has the overall goal of establishing new communities on their homeland in order to resume their traditional ways of life.

Stoesz has a deep commitment to social justice, which led him to his 40 county ride. From September of 2005 to June of this year, Stoesz was the executive director of the Mennonite Central Committee Central States, a relief development and peace organization that raises upwards of $5 million per year. The organization encompasses 16 states including Minnesota.

In a press release Stoesz stated, “I love the Mennonite Central Committee organization, but I had contributed my gifts there and the time was right for me to return to Minnesota for this virtually important task of Dakota land recovery.”

Oyate Nipi Kte, which translates to “The People Shall Live”, continues to work towards its mission thanks to people like Stoesz who planned to visit the county seats of all 40 counties in order to bring awareness to recovery of Dakota lands and traditions. To learn more about Oyate Nipi Kte, visit www.OyateNipiKte.org. Tax deductable donations may also be sent to Oyate Nipi Kte at 4052 Highway 212 SE, Granite Falls, Minn. 56241.

Alpha Upsilon, an area chapter of the Alpha Delta Kappa international honorary sorority for women educators, were involved in activities during October celebrating Alpha Delta Kappa month. Members of Alpha Upsilon chapter are from Chatfield, Dover-Eyota, St. Charles and Fillmore Central.

The Alpha Delta Kappa organization consists of professional women educators actively engaged in teaching, administration, or some specialized field of the teaching profession, in addition to retired educators.

Alpha Delta Kappa members promote high standards in education, and also sponsor altruistic projects in and outside of their communities.

Some of the projects the Alpha Upsilon members have

been involved in include preparing and serving meals at the Dorothy Day House, supporting the local post prom parties, providing needed clothing for disabled veterans, purchasing books and school supplies for communities hit by disaster, and giving a $500 scholarship every two years to a local student majoring in education.

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By Jerrold Tesmer Extension Educator Fillmore/Houston Counties Three Land Rent Workshops have been scheduled for Houston, Fillmore, and Winona Counties.

The first will be Thursday evening, November 7, 6:30 p.m. in room 108, F i l l m o r e Jerrold Tesmer County Office Building, 902 Houston Street NW, Preston.

The other two workshops will be on Saturday, November 9.

The morning workshop will be in the Houston County Justice Center, lower level, East meeting room, in Caledonia from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The afternoon workshop will be at the Winona County Office Building, 202 W 3rd Street, Winona from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in conference room B. Winona Extension Educator Jake Overgaard and Fillmore/ Houston Extension Educator Jerry Tesmer will share information from three recently revised publications from the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee.

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At the Fillmore County site, Jessica Bronson, NRCS District Conservationist, will provide additional information on Conservation Compliance.

The prevented planting acres this year raised a number of questions on the issue.

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Fillmore Central Elementary Suspects in multiple church robberies arrested applies to be celebration school According to Fillmore Coun- tiple firearms. Components of tigation will be forwarded to the

By Jade Sexton At the regular school board meeting on October 29, Dean Chris Mensink informed the board that Fillmore Central Elementary is eligible to be a Minnesota Department of Education Celebration School.

He explained the top 25 percent of schools in Minnesota are eligible for this recognition, and it is based on MCA scores as well as growth.

Mensink said they must apply to receive the title of Celebration School, and they are working on the application right now.

Mensink also shared that the One & Done Fundraiser that the students in grades 5-8 participate in each year raised $12,386. This money goes toward field trips, band and choir, sports, and many other places it is needed. Mensink thanked the community for their continued support.

Personnel The resignation of John Aske, high school custodian, was approved. It was also approved to hire John Koch for that position. The hire of Katie Sveen as a paraprofessional at the elementary school was approved.

Aaron Janssen was approved for the seventh grade girls basketball coach.

Jim Stevens was hired as a long-term substitute for Dennis Petersen, Industrial Arts.

Also hired for a long-term sub was Terry Sinn in first grade for Jeanette Burns’ maternity leave.

The board approved a shared service agreement with Kingsland for an ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education) teacher. The services of Paula Birch will be used as needed in Kingsland for any new referrals.

Lawn Tractor Superintendent Richard Keith explained the drive shaft broke on the tractor they used to drag ball fields and clear snow from the sidewalks at the elementary school. The trac-

tor was sold at an auction for $1,250, and they will be selling two more tractors that are not being used.

Keith presented quotes to the facilities committee earlier this month and they agreed on an X730 with a new broom for $9,500 from Preston Equipment. It is brand new, and includes a factory warrantee.

The board approved.

Other Business The board discussed having a board retreat so the board can get together for discussion.

There will be no decisions made and no action taken at this retreat. A date and time will be determined.

The board approved the following items: •Sports sharing agreements with Mabel-Canton for wrestling, and Lanesboro for wrestling, track, baseball and softball with Lanesboro •The certified staff seniority list.

ty Sheriff’s Office Captain John DeGeorge, the investigation into several area burglaries led to the execution of a search warrant and the arrest of a suspect at a rural Spring Valley address.

32-year-old Michael Niemeyer of Rochester, Minn. admitted to investigators that he committed several burglaries in Fillmore and Mower Counties, including the burglary of St. John’s Lutheran School in Wykoff, the First Baptist Church in Spring Valley, and several downtown Spring Valley businesses.

Further investigation led Investigators from the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office, the Southeast Minnesota Narcotics and Gang Task Force, and the Mower/Austin tactical team to the execution of a search warrant at 10158 County Road 8 in rural Spring Valley. During the search investigators recovered stolen property related to the area burglaries, as well as small amounts of suspected methamphetamine and mul-

a methamphetamine lab were also discovered on the property.

52-year-old Mark Burrington was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, and may face charges related to manufacturing methamphetamine.

Other individuals present at the scene were detained and later released. The results of the inves-

Fillmore County Attorney for charges. Niemeyer remains in custody in the Mower County Jail.

Coins • Antiques • tools • HouseHold

A u c t i o n

Lunch by Gleasons

saturday, november 9, 2013 - 9:00am Sale to be conducted at the

spring Valley sales Auction Building 412 east Park street, spring Valley, Mn

AUCTIONEER NOTE: We will be selling a large selection of furniture, antiques, collectibles, coins, tools and household items from 2 estates and 3 parties downsizing. Don’t Miss This Auction!

Selling 2 Rings - All Day 15-17 Hayracks of Smalls

107 Lots of coins selling at 11am

For more info contact auction company www.springvalleysales.com or auctionsgo.com

sAle ArrAnged And ConduCted By sPring VAlley sAles CoMPAny

AuCtioneers: Dick Schwade Lic. 23-10018, 507-346-2183 or 7834, Cell 507-251-7313; Tom Jasper 50-113, 507-251-7654; Kevin Grabau 23-91, 507-951-1478 ringMAn: Bob Root, Roger Becker Clerk: Spring Valley Sales - Fax 507-346-2163.

AnnounCeMents dAy of tAke PreCedenCe oVer Any AdVertised or Pre-Printed MAteriAl All of tHe ABoVe MerCHAndise is selling As is, wHere is, witH no wArrAnty. terMs: CAsH or good CHeCk dAy of sAle. notHing to Be reMoVed until settled for. not resPonsiBle for ACCidents or MerCHAndise After sold. PleAse Bring ProPer identifiCAtion.

ACCePting MAjor Credit CArds. • sAles tAx CHArged wHere APPliCABle.

Home financing that has a nice ring to it.

Save up to $2,000* until Nov 15.

Highland Prairie Lutheran Church

Bazaar

43267 Bowl Drive • Peterson, MN

Sunday, November 10 Bluegrass Worship Service @ 10:30am Lunch (Soup, Sandwiches & dessert)

@ 11:30am Bake Sale & Christmas Table

Nobody knows more about financing homes, unique properties, new construction and acreage in local communities than we do. And now’s a great time to apply, with our discount on origination fees. You can save up to $2,000 when you apply

by November 15th, 2013.

Call an AgStar Home Mortgage Specialist at 866-577-1831 or visit AgStarHome.com for all the details.

(during lunch)

Auction with Murt @1:00pm

Call 866-577-1831 for more details on terms, credit costs and disclosures. Example: Loan amount of $150,000, 30 year fixed, 6.5% interest rate with monthly payment of $948.10 and Annual Percentage Rate of 6.623%. (discounted $750 on origination fee, all other normal fees apply.) Minimum down payment of 5%.

Other rates and terms available. Offer is subject to credit approval. Offer is good for new loans only; conversions do not qualify. *1/2% off origination fee, maximum of $2,000. © 2013 AgStar. AgStar Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer, lender and provider. AgStar Home Mortgage Services and AgStar Financial Services are registered trademarks of AgStar Financial Services, ACA. All rights reserved.

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Fillmore County Police Reports Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Ty Allen Burgeson, 29, Preston, Minn.; 9/2/2013, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Alcohol; Fine of $3,000 (Stay $2,100 until 10/14/2015), Local confinement for 365 days (Stay 333 days for two years, credit for time served of 32 days), Supervised probation for two years - Remain law-abiding, No same or similar, Chemical dependency evaluation/ treatment, Outpatient treatment, Aftercare, No alcohol/controlled substance use, Do not enter bars or liquor stores, No possession of alcohol or drugs, Random testing, Submit to random searches.

Alex Edward Lecy, 20, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/23/2013, Open bottle law - Liablity of nonpresent owner; crime described; Fees $190.

Philip Harold Richert, 58, Decorah, Iowa; 10/1/2013, Operate Unregistered Vehicle/Without Plates Displayed on Public Street/ Highway; Fees $190. 10/1/2013, Uninsured Vehicle - Owner Violation; Fees $200. 10/1/2013, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance when Operating Vehicle; Fees $200.

Dakota James Schoonover, 18, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/23/2013, Liquor - Consumption by persons under 21; Fees $290. 9/23/2013,

Canton

Hay & Straw

Monday, noveMber 11, 2013 • noon note: Sale iS 2nd Monday of eaCH MontH

Sale Site: Preston dairy & farm of Canton 1/2 Mile west of Canton, Mn of Hwy 52

To Consign Hay or Straw or for more information: Call Don 507-743-2250 or Gehling Auction Company 507-765-2131 All hay must be on the lot by 5:00pm the Friday, prior to the auction.

Loader tractor will be onsite 1 week ahead of sale and 1 week after the sale. All round bales & big square bales must be unloaded, no Saturday, Sunday or Sale Day unloading. Loader fee is $1.00 per bale.

Only small square bales will be sold on trailers or wagons but must be weighed empty and full there will be no exceptions. www.gehingauction.com or email gehling@gehlingauction.com

Liquor - Possession by Person Under 21; Fees $290.

Lanesboro Police Department Brian Lee Morrison, 28, Rochester, Minn.; 7/4/2013, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/ Noisy/Obscene; Fine of $1,000 (Stay $700 until 10/14/2014), Local confinement for 90 days (Stay 88 days for one year, credit for time served of two days), Supervised probation for one year - Remain lawabiding, No same or similar, No alcohol/controlled substance use, No possession of alcohol or drugs, Random testing, Domestic abuse counseling/treatment, Complete DWI Program, eight hour alcohol class, Submit to random searches, Do not enter bars or liquor stores, no assault, no aggressive behavior.

Jon Robert Tjepkes, 32, Preston, Minn.; 8/12/2013, Disorderly Conduct; Fees $290.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nicholas James Shafer, 27, Chatfield, Minn.; 10/5/2013, Failure to Obtain a Burning Permit; Fees $140.

Minnesota State Patrol Cassandra Jane Daniel, 24, Rochester, Minn.; 9/7/2013, Drivers License - Driving After Suspension; Fees $290.

Steven Harold Heidtke, 54, Chatfield, Minn.; 9/7/2013, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passengers Must Use; Fees $115.

Jessica Ellen Kasper, 36, Peterson, Minn.; 9/9/2013, Speeding 69/55; Fees $140.

Sharon Kay Schmidt, 70, Spring Valley, Minn.; 10/2/2013, Duty to Drive with Due Care - Speed Greater than Reasonable; Fees $130.

Jody Laverne Solberg, 50, Lanesboro, Minn.; 7/30/2013, Gross Weight Single Axle Restriction; Fees $290.

Steven Brian Worden, 38, Chatfield, Minn.; 8/15/2013, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passengers Must Use; Fees $115.

Cody Allen Zappa-Wrubel, 20, Chatfield, Minn.; 9/14/2013, Speeding 72/55; Fees $150.

Rushford Police Department Cody Jon Colsch; 21, Spring Grove, Minn.; 8/19/2013, Uninsured Vehicle - Owner Violation; Fine of $200, Unsupervised probation for one year - Remain lawabiding, No same or similar, No driving without insurance, Have valid license to drive. 8/19/2013, Failure to Stop at Stop Signs or Stop Lines; Fees $150.

Chong Koua Xiong, 36, St. Paul, Minn.; 9/14/2013, Drivers License - Driving After Revocation; Fees $290.

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Taking Order for Holiday Pies!

Caramel Apples & Fresh Apple Cider

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS TUESDAY, NOV. 5

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6

•Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10-10:30am, Sylvan Manor, 503 Parkway Ave., Lanesboro.

•Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10:3011am, Kenilworth Apartments, 503 Parkway Ave., Lanesboro.

•SEMCAC Senior Dining Bingo, 11am, Rushford Tenborg Center.* •Knit it Together, 3:30-4:30pm, Preston Public Library. Knitting for all levels.* •Greenfield Lutheran Junior Luther League’s Annual Chili Supper, 5-7pm, Greenfield Lutheran Church dining room, Harmony.

•Bluff Country Toastmasters meet, 5:30pm, Spring Valley Public Library.* •Magdlin-Gilbertson VFW Meeting, 7pm, Preston Servicemen’s Club.

Members bring 2 dozen cookies for cookie plates by 6:30pm.

•Chatfield AA meets, 7:30pm in the Pio­neer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St., Chatfield.* •AA Closed Meeting, 8pm, Presbyterian Church, Mill St., Rushford.*

Library. No school, no story hour.* •Canton Senior Citizens meet, •Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 9:301pm for cards and visiting, Canton 10am, Hillside Apartments, 409 S. Hudson Ave., Spring Valley.

Community Center.* •Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10:45•Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club, 11:15am, Community Center, 200 S 2pm, Arlouene Pickett home. Roll call: Broadway Ave., Spring Valley.

Favorite holiday tradition.

•Annual Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner, •Mabel Area Food Shelf open, 11am-1:30pm & 5-7:30pm, Little Cedar 5-7pm.

Lutheran Church, Adams, MN. •College Information Night, 6:30pm, •Burr Oak Lutheran Church Meatball Fillmore Central High School Media Supper, 4-8pm, Burr Oak, Iowa.

Center. Representatives will be on •Story Time “Puff the Magic Dragon,” hand to answer questions and discuss 10-10:30am, Preston Public Library. various colleges.

•Spring Valley Area Foodshelf, 2-4pm, •Preston Historical Society meeting, 1300 West Tracy Rd., Spring Valley.* 7pm, Methodist Church, Preston.

Public invited.

THURSDAY NOV. 7 •Chatfield Brass Band rehearsals, •Free Senior Coffee, 9am, Heritage 7pm, Chatfield Elementary Band Grove, Harmony.* Room. New members welcome. bcdnarv@aol.com or 507-867-3315.* •Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10-10:30am, Good Shepherd •AA Class “Road’s Journey,” 8pm, Apartment Community Center, 800 301 E. Franklin St., Spring Valley (a Home St., Rushford. yellow house).* •Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10:4511:15am, Tenborg Center, 113 E Jessie FRIDAY, NOV. 8 St., Rushford.

•Veterans Turkey Party, 6-8pm, Mabel •Story Hour, 11am, Harmony Public American Legion Hall, Mabel. Meatball

dinner and door prizes.

•Solo Friends over 50 Group, 6pm, Our Saviors Lutheran, Spring Valley. For more info call 507-226-4595.

•Chatfield NA meeting, 7:30pm, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St. Chatfield.* •Harmony AA Group, 8pm, Harmony Community Center. For more info call 612-251-3822 or 507-272-2191*

SATURDAY, NOV. 9 •Spring Valley Area Foodshelf, 9-11am, 1300 West Tracy Rd., Spring Valley, MN.* •Arendahl Lutheran Church Bazaar, Auction, Bake Sale & Supper, 5:30pm - bake sale & supper, 7pm - auction, Arendahl Lutheran Church, rural Peterson.

•Lanesboro AA Group, 8pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church. For more info, call 507-251-1771 or 765-2518.*

SUNDAY, NOV. 10 •Legion & VFW Men’s Auxiliary Breakfast, 8am-1pm, Spring Valley Community Center.

•St. Paul Lutheran School Family Bingo Night, 5pm, St. Paul Lutheran,

Chatfield. Great prizes, lunch served, all ages welcome.

•Fountain AA Group closed meeting, 7:30pm. Fountain Lutheran Church, south Main St. and Highway 52.*

MONDAY, NOV. 11 •Veterans Day Program, 8:30am, Rushford-Peterson High School gym.

•Community Coffee, 9am, Park Lane Estates, Preston.* •Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10-10:30am, Cherrywood Estates, 101 & 105 Cherrywood Dr., Mabel.

•Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 10:3011:15am, Fire Hall, 109 N Elm, Mabel.

•Senior Dining Club Meeting, 11am, Chic’s in Preston.

•Public Blood Pressure Clinic, 1-3pm, Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston Street NW, Preston, MN.* •TOPS (take off pounds sensibly) Meeting, Spring Valley Care Center Activity Room. Weigh-in from 5:456pm, meeting from 6 to 6:45pm.

Questions contact Judy at 507-3462469.* •VFW Ladies Auxiliary Meeting, 7pm, Spring Valley VFW Hall.

Professional Guide accountants

Dental

MAJOR & COMPANY TAX PREPARATION, ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL SERVICES ENROLLED AGENTS 409 Spring Ave., Preston, MN 55965 • 507-765-4444

RON SCHREIER, EA

•

TIM MCLAUGHLIN, EA

RUSHFORD D E N TA L C L I N I C

MeDical

Gary M. Marcoux, D.D.S. 208 S. Elm Street Rushford, MN

(507) 864-7773

• Family Dental Care • Cosmetic Dentistry/Whitening • New Patients Always Welcome

Pamela Ristau, CPA

Personalized service to accommodate your needs.

Accounting, Auditing, Tax Preparation 209 ST. ANTHONY STREET, PRESTON, MN 55965 pam@pamristaucpa.com • 507-765-2180

Teri Klaehn CPA,

insurance

LLC

Tax, Payroll and Accounting Services

Quickbooks ProAdvisor

F&M INSURANCE SERVICES

125 St. Paul St., Preston, MN 55965 507-765-3696 - Teri@tklaehncpa.com

assisteD living Park Lane Estates Assisted Living 111 Fillmore Place SE Preston, MN 55965 507-765-9986

“Where Life Begins Again” cnation@goldenhorizons.org

counseling

MeDical

65 Main Avenue North, Harmony Marcy Allen, LPC; Paul Broken, MA; Mark Bronson, MS, LICSW; Alan Rodgers, LICSW 8:00am - 4:30pm, Mon-Fri 1-800-422-0161 www.zumbromhc.org

Psychotherapy, psychiatry, case management, adult rehab mental health services

VICTIM SERVICES

lisa stensrud, dPT

507.867.8007 fax: 507.867.8018 stensrud.lisa@myfcpt.com

- a service of DFO Community Corrections.

Sexual Assault Program ~ Victim/Witness Assistance Program All services are free & confidenital

Po Box 232 212 fillmore st. W Preston, Mn 55965

Advocacy, information & assistance for victim/survivors of sexual assualt & other felony crimes. Community & professional education & consultation. Located in the Fillmore County Court House - Preston, MN

This space is available for your business!

MON-FRI 765-2805 OR CALL 24 HR CRISIS LINE TOLL-FREE 1-877-289-0636

To advertise on this page please call 507.765.2151 or email ads@fillmorecountyjournal.com

real estate Over 1,500 acres sold in the past year!

•Specializing in hunting land, farm land, hobby farms & rural properties •Small town work ethic backed by nationwide marketing •Local expertise, born and raised in southeastern MN

chad garteski, Agent/Land Specialist

Cell: 507.269.2742 • Email: Chad@WeissChoice.com www.WeissChoice.com

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Monday, November 4, 2013

Classifieds

Call 507-765-2151 or 800-599-0481 (in 507 area code) FAX 507-765-2468 or e-mail: news@fillmorecountyjournal.com

NOTICES

NOTICES

FARM LAND AUCTION 2 of 3 parcels selling with no minimum/no reserve.

29.97 acres/development potential, 10 acres wooded/tillable, 62 acres tillable.

Online auction closes Nov. 19. www.

AllianceBid.com 763/262-5555 License # 86-79. Alliance Bid Inc. MCAN

CANADA DRUG CENTER is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 75% on all your medication needs. Call today 800/259-1096 for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. MCAN

KAPPERS FABRICATING, INC. of Spring Valley is looking for experienced MIG and TIG welders, Finishers, Fork Lift Operator. KFI offers benefit pkg including health and dental insurance and 401K. Applications are available at Kappers Fabricating, Inc. 1015 Industrial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975. h4,11o

GUARANTEED INCOME for your retirement. Avoid market risk & get guaranteed income in retirement! Call for free copy of our safe money guide plus annuity quotes from A-rated companies!

800/631-4558 MCAN

HARMONY HOUSE Restaurant has openings for part-time waitstaff Monday - Friday. Weekend positions also available. Students may apply. Any questions contact Marilyn 507-886-4612. h4,11- o

IF YOU USED the blood thinner Pradaxa and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Pradaxa between October 2010 and the Present.

You may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 800/535-5727 MCAN

EMPLOYMENT

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

TAILS END SERVICES, LLC is looking for farm tractor drivers for fall work.

Driving 4-wheel drive John Deeres. For more information call 507-875-2522. h28,4- o

Professional service Guide

Basement Waterproofing

ConstruCtion

plumBing

Dave’s Plumbing & Heating, Air Conditioning LLC New Construction & Remodeling• In-Floor Heat • Drain Cleaning

Appliance Sales & Service • New & Used

WE FIX WET BASEMENTS!

Call Dave • Cell: 507-259-4238

Mention this Ad and Receive $100 off Basement Waterproofing System

Spring Valley & Preston • Bus. 765-2173 or 346-7879

Free Estimates • 507-259-7776 • www.AllStarBasements.com

Cleaning

NEWMAN

PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING, LLC

ServiceMASTER of Chatfield

• New Construction • Remodeling • Insured • Free Estimates • Licensed 507-743-8325 SEE US FOR ALL YOUR HEATING & COOLING NEEDS Randy Newman - 507-421-2536 - GeoSystems

Professional Cleaning ~ Carpet, Furniture, Floors, Furnace Duct Cleaning, Fire & Water Damage, Janitorial Service.

The clean you expect The service you deserve

Jeff Hebl, Owner 507-467-4798 • Lanesboro, MN

specializing in roofing

ConstruCtion

MELDAHL CONSTRUCTION INC. PETERSON, MN 55962 • 507-875-2496 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES: GRAIN BIN CONSTRUCTION

We Carry • Dryers • Grain Bins for Drying & Storage

& Tear Down , Millwright, Grain Legs, Auger, and Conveyor Construction, Concrete Construction.

-Fans -Heaters -Roof Vents -Floors

•concrete •new Home •siding •remodeling free esTiMaTes!

Taylor Marsden • 507.450.4501 Mabel, Mn • licensed & insured #Bc664972

motors & motor repair RISTAU FARM SERVICE ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR SHOP

50-100 new/rebuilt motors on hand at all times

Fountain, MN

Lic# BC474301

Diamond Shelter Sales of Minnesota, LLC DAN SERFLING www.diamondshelters.com dan@diamondshelters.com

25988 County 14 Preston, MN 55965 Ph/Fax 507-765-2537 Cell 507-951-0731

AL LARSON & SONS Plumbing & Heating

• New Homes • Remodeling • Air Conditioning

308 St. Anthony St., Preston • Furnace • Drain Cleaning

BRUMM’S PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC TAYLOR OUTDOOR WOOD STOVES ~ RADIANT FLOOR HEATING A-MAIZE-ING HEAT CORN FURNACES & BOILERS ~ GAS FURNACES & BOILERS AIR CONDITIONING ~ SEPTIC SYSTEMS ~ NEW CONSTRUCTION ~ REMODELING FREE ESTIMATES ~ INSURED

For ALL your building and remodeling needs.

507.421.2956

Many Years of Experience • MARTY HUNGERHOLT, 507-467-2203 • RANDY HARMON, 507-467-2410 • RICHARD NEPSTAD, 507-765-3621

MN CONTRACTORS LIC. #20382343

sPaces availaBle!

Lic. #008744PJ

Lic. #7046

propane gas

KRUEGEL GAS SERVICE PROPANE SERVICE INSTALLATION DELIVERY

1-800-464-6121

SERVING SOUTHERN MN SINCE 1954

satellite serviCes Craig Stortz #PL07718

Power Limited Licensed

STORTZ SATELLITE

& Truck Repair

if you are interested in advertising on this page please call us at 507.765.2151 or email us at ads@fillmorecountyjournal.com

Nick Stortz #PL07719

Serving the Tri-State area Residential & Commercial Accounts for Direct TV & Dishnet.

Cable - Phone - Internet - Wiring Canton, MN

Toll Free 866-862-5397 Bus 507-743-8486 Cell 507-259-1454

septiC pumping

Tony Brumm • Mabel, MN 55954 Phone: (507)493-5507 • Cell:507-251-9212

Welding & truCk repair

HUNGERHOLT CARPENTRY

Lic. #008399PJ

Calls welcomed any time!

507-765-2405

• Insured • Septic systems • New Construction • Remodeling

Dave Swenson Don Tollefsrud Matt Swenson

auTHoriZed Baldor dealer

plumBing

www.duanegilbertsonconstruction.com

and Cabinetry

PLUMBING & HEATING

507.765.3873-lanesboro,Mn • 507.932.4560-st. charles, Mn

(And More!)

30 Ton, 136 ft Boom Truck Service THE FIRST BIN DESIGNED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

• CUSTOM CABINETS • REMODELING • ROOFING • GARAGES • SIDING • SHEDS & MORE • GRANICRETE COUNTER TOPS H:507-268-4949 C:507-272-3624

507-493-5282 • Free Estimates

With 210 feet of hose!

We’re #1 in the #2 Business Pumping & Agitating

For Fast Courteous Service • Call 507-352-6790

Put your business here!

Share your thoughts at www.fillmorecountyjournal.com

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

SPRING VALLEY SENIOR Living is currently hiring a full-time LPN or RN for the evening shift. Every other weekend worked required. Shift and weekend differentials offered. If interested please send application or resume to: Spring Valley Senior Living, Attn: HR, 800 Memorial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975. Or e-mail hr@svseniorliving. com. EOE h21,28,4- o

FULL-TIME FARM Manager Wanted: Would you like to become a Manager for a 900 sow farm? We are searching for a dependable individual with great people skills, experience in all aspects of swine caregiving, including gestation and farrowing, and ability to work fulltime. Competitive wages and benefit package are available. Please call: 507324-5901 ext. 101 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applications and Resumes will be accepted weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. h28,4,11- o

HOUSING MANAGER, residential facilities for disabled individuals.

Experience only. Send resume to PO Box 536, Austin, MN 55912. h21,28,4x

Green Lea Manor is LookinG for speciaL peopLe who want to Make a difference.

Must be caring, compassionate, and a team player.

part-time rn/Lpn & cna shifts available.

Will train and reimburse for classes, if not on the registry.

Bonus Pay on weekends and shift differential.

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW being accepted for a full-time Merit Office Support Specialist, Sr. position in the Fillmore County Community Services, Social Services Division. This is a regular, non-exempt position, eligible for benefits. Minimum Qualifications: Requires minimum of High School diploma or general education degree (GED) and at least three years of related office experience which includes one year experience as an Office Support Specialist; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the work of the job. Rate of Pay: Starting salary at $13.1264/hour according to the 2013 MN Merit pay scale with final salary dependent on qualifications. Applicants must complete a MN Merit System application to be considered. Application materials may be obtained from: www. co.fillmore.mn.us; or at http://agency. governmentjobs.com/mnmeritsystem/ default.cfm, Job #616.23. Application deadline: Friday, November 8, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. EOE h21,28,4- o

Green Lea Manor nursing home 115 N. Lyndale Ave., Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5436

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EMPLOYMENT

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for a full-time Merit Office Support Specialist position in the Fillmore County Community Services, Social Services Division. This is a regular, non-exempt position, eligible for benefits. Minimum Qualifications: Requires minimum of High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and two years of related office experience and/ or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the work of the job.

Rate of Pay: Starting salary at $11.2183/ hour according to the 2013 MN Merit pay scale with final salary dependent on qualifications. Applicants must complete a MN Merit System application to be considered. Application materials may be obtained from: www.co.fillmore.mn.us or at http://www.agency.governmentjobs. com/mnmeritsystem/default.cfm. Job #614-OC. Application Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. EOE. h28,4,11- o

SPRING VALLEY Senior Living is currently accepting applications for fulltime and part-time evening CNA’s. Every other weekend worked required. Shift and weekend wage differentials offered.

Students encouraged to apply! Send application or resume to Spring Valley Senior Living, Attn: HR, 800 Memorial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975. Or e-mail hr@svseniorliving.com EOE. h28,4- o

Drury’s Furniture is looking for a Full-Time Delivery Assistant The ideal candidate would be able to lift and deliver heavy furniture on a daily basis and would have a friendly, customer-service based attitude.

Contact Nicky or stop by for an application.

E.O.E.

FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL

Monday, November 4, 2013

SPRING VALLEY Senior Living is accepting applications in the Dietary department for a part-time evening dietary aide. To apply send application to Spring Valley Senior Living, Attn: HR, 800 Memorial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975. Or e-mail hr@svseniorliving.com EOE. h28,4- o

Full time, seasonal oFFice admin needed January thru April. Must be selfmotivated and computer literate.

Experience with Microsoft Office suite and Quickbooks preferred.

Send resume, references and salary requirements to:

Apply in person at: Drury’s Furniture

…because the journey matters

100 Main Street, Fountain, MN Weekdays 9am-5pm • 507.268.4363 Email: drurys@drurysfurniture.com

PO Box 78, Preston, MN 55965 No drop ins or phone calls, please.

Gundersen Harmony Care Center

RN/LPN oR TMA

Part & Full Time Evening Shifts Available Shift Differentials, Flexible Scheduling and Training. For more information contact: Ruth McGarvey, RN, DON 507-886-6544 x104 or rmmcgarv@gundersenhealth.org

Classified ad form

Green Lea Senior LivinG iS LookinG for SpeciaL peopLe who want to make a difference.

$9.00 minimum (15 words or less) per week. 10¢ each additional word.

full-time activity director

Ad must reach our office with pAyment by noon wednesday for monday’s paper

Price includes online listing on www.fillmorecountyjournal.com Ad copy as it will appear in paper:

This position will be responsible for planning, developing and providing a quality Activity/Wellness program to assist residents in growing their personal potential through physical, mental, social, spiritual, emotional, and vocational dimensions of wellness.

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Mon., Nov. 11 - Noon - Hay & Straw Auction.

Sale Site is at Preston Dairy & Farm of Canton.

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Thur., Nov. 14 - 1pm - Land Rent Auction. 32 Acres more or less. Owners Lyle & Ann Meldahl.

Auction held at Canton Community Center. For more information contact Grover Auctions at 507259-8438 or 507-951-3746. Also online at www. groverauctions.com. Listing in the Journal Sat., Nov. 16 - 9am - Real Estate Auction.

Marjorie Spelhaug Estate. Sale Site is at 513 1st Street, Fountain, MN. For more information contact Spring Valley Sales at www.springvalleysales.com.

Mon., Nov. 25 - 6:30pm - 188.50 Acres Prime Bare Cropland with 185 Acres of tillable cropland.

Auction held at Stewartville American Legion, 1100 2nd Street NW, Stewartville, MN, 55976. For more information contact 800-801-4502. Matt Maring Auction Co., Inc. www.maringauction.com.

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Area Farmers, Consignors and Merchants. Sale Site at Dale & Kathie Grobe farm, Elgin, MN. For more information contact Tony Montgomery Realty & Auction Co. at 507-259-7502 or online at tmracompany.com. Listing in the Journal.

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PUBLIC NOTICES notice for pilot mound township Reminder that the board will meet on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 because of Veteran’s Day. Meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Pilot Mound Town Hall.

William Sullivan Clerk Publish 4 County projects bids close november 25, 2013 fillmore county, mn notice to contractors Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be accepted by the County Engineer, at the Fillmore County Highway Department, Preston, MN until 1:30 p.m. on the 25th day of November, 2013, for the following project: SAP 023-599-173: Construct Br #23587, Bridge replacement with concrete slab and approach grading, on Grosbeak Road, approximately 1.4 miles south of the Jct TH 16 in Section 25 of Carrolton Township. Major quantities include construction of a 45 foot concrete slab span bridge, minor approach grading and aggregate surfacing. Plan and Proposal price is $25.00 picked up, and $30.00 if sent by US mail.

Plans, Proposal and Specifications can be examined and obtained from the Fillmore County Highway Department, 909 Houston Street NW, Preston, MN 55965, ph. # 507-765-3854. Request for plans and proposals must be accompanied by a check, draft or a money order, payable to the Fillmore County Treasurer, in the amount mentioned above.

Bids submitted must be individually sealed, and identified on the outside for each specific project. A bidder’s bond or a certified check in the amount of at least 5% of the total amount bid and payable must accompany the bid to the Treasurer of Fillmore County.

Fillmore County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Dated: October 22, 2013 Ronald Gregg County Engineer Fillmore County, MN Publish 28, 4, 11

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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of ordinance adoption fillmore county zoning ordinance The Fillmore County Board of Commissioners adopted a new Section 737 of the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance, titled Farm Winery on September 24, 2013. The Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance can be viewed in its entirety on the Fillmore County website at www.co.fillmore.mn.us Chris Graves Fillmore County Zoning Administrator Publish 28, 4, 11 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DATE: October 15, 2013 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described Mortgage: INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED 1. Date of Mortgage: January 10, 2007 2. Mortgagors: Robert J. Sammann 3. Mortgagees: Marine Credit Union 4. Recording Information: Recorded on January 31, 2007, as Document Number 357052, in the Office of the Fillmore County Recorder, Minnesota.

5. Assignments of Mortgage, if any: N/A INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGED PREMISES 6. Tax parcel identification number of the mortgaged premises: 04.0222.010.

7. Legal description of the mortgaged premises: See Exhibit “A” Check here if all or part of the described real property is Registered (Torrens) 8. The physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises: Rural Route 1, Box 64A, Peterson, MN 55962 other foreclosure data 9. The person holding the Mortgage: [check one] [ ] is a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30. The name(s) of the transaction agent, residential mortgage servicer, and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is/are The transaction agent’s mortgage identification number, if stated on the Mortgage, is [X] is not a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.

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The name(s) of the residential mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is/are.

10. If stated on the Mortgage, the name of the mortgage originator, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is N/A. INFORMATION REGARDING Foreclosure 11. The requisites of Minn. Stat. 580.02 have been satisfied.

12. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $ 140,000.00.

13. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage, is: $168,390.75.

14. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Fillmore County, Minnesota, at public auction on Thursday, December 19, 2013, 10:00 a.m., at Fillmore County Courthouse, main lobby, 101 Fillmore Street, Preston, MN 55965.

15. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 months after the date of sale.

16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, the notice must also specify the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23.” If this statute applies, the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on June 19, 2014.

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. Name and address of Attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Attorney Daniel E. Dunn Main Street Law Offices, LLC 504 Main Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 1627 La Crosse, WI 54602-1627 Name of Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Marine Credit Union MAIN STREET LAW OFFICES is attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 23-PR-13-730 In Estate of Herman A. Hovda aka Herman August Hovda aka Herman Hovda Decedent NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated July 24, 2008 and codicil to the will, dated , and separate writing under Minn. Stat. 524.2-513 (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Steven H. Hovda and Peter H. Hovda whose address is PO Box 383, Grand Meadow, MN 55936 and PO Box 4, Grand Meadow, MN 55936 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the

Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objection to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with the Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat. 501B.41, subd. 5.

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THANK YOU

THANK YOU TO Troop #43 Cub Scouts, Troop #43 Boy Scouts and the Root River Rabbits 4-H group for all their help in the Help Our Neighbors 2013 2nd Annual Leaf Rake. Also a big thank you to HON board members, volunteers from Chatfield Lutheran Church and all other volunteers that made this event so successful.

t4- o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THANK YOU to everyone for your prayers, flowers, gifts and cards for my birthday. God’s blessings.

Elmira Rosheim t4- o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THANKS TO MY FAMILY for the wonderful 80th birthday party. Thanks also to all who attended and to those who sent cards, flowers, gifts and made phone calls.

Lorraine Klomps

t4- o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE FAMILY OF Mel Haugstad would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbors for all the kind words, prayers, cards, flowers, food, visits and memorials. Also, thank you to Good Samaritan Society and Mayo Hospice for their wonderful care during Mel’s battle with cancer. We would also like to thank Jeff Thauwald for his kind help, Pastor Dave Jore for his visits and prayers and Christ Lutheran for prayers and serving the lunch. We will not forget your kindness.

Vonnie Haugstad Jeff and Julie & family Kevin and Jamie & family Greg and Laurie & family

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A BIG THANK YOU to our wonderful family and fantastic friends for the FUN party given for us as we reached another decade! Our kids really out did themselves with all the planning and work for us. The delicious food, great birthday card wishes and gifts are very much appreciated. We really had A LOT OF FUN! Love and thanks to all of you.

Diane and Charlene

t4- x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE FAMILY OF F.J. Wingert would like to thank everyone who provided support and prayers through this difficult time. We would like to thank Seasons Hospice, the ladies of Fountain United Methodist Church for serving the lunch, Pastor Beth, Steve Arnold soloist, Margaret Bartsch organist and Thauwald Funeral Home.

Beverly Wingert Nancy Hartley & family Louise and Joe Marquardt & family Jerry and Shirley Wingert & family Bruce and Tracy Wingert & family Bill and Janeen Wingert & family

t4- o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, thank you to all of you who honored me with cards, flowers, calls, hugs, gifts and by coming to my 80th birthday party. A special thank you to my daughter, Peggy, for the party - super job Peggy! Also thanks to Jeanine Sherry and Beth Anderson for the surprise gift of music. I will never forget turning 80.

May God Bless you all.

Shirley Jertson

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Efficient 2 bedroom home with beautiful oak hardwoods throughout except kitchen. Good sized bedrooms with generous closet space. Main floor laundry. Updated windows, shingles, light fixtures, painting, shutters & covered back patio (9 x 18). Super sized 1 car garage. $65,000/$299.45 PI/M*

Starting up or slowing down this 3 bedroom home has been updated in 2007 including kitchen, bath, siding, windows, shingles and front porch. Main floor bedroom & bath. 2 bedrooms up with large storage room with potential to finish for additional living space or 2nd floor bath. Deck off kitchen area. Det garage. large lot. Nice lot. Inviting home with wood floors everywhere but kitchen and bath.

Freshly painted 2013. $64,500/$297.14PI/M*

150 5 St. NE., Nicely laid out 1 1/2 story home with HARMONy welcoming 3 season porch Main living areas are open and bright with an Very well cared for home on a open staircase leading to 3 nice size wonderful lot with bedrooms with large closets. Wood mature trees. Floor floors under carpets. Back covered deck plan is well laid out offers room to cook out. Det garage with vaulted ceiling, in the living, dining & kitchen. and garden space. Take a look today! Detached one car with heated workshop. Few blocks from golf course and Root River Trail $67,000/$308.66 PI/M*

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If you love older homes here it is! Original woodwork,9 ft. ceilings, pillars, decorative moldings, hardwood floors, & original cabinetry. Eat in kitchen, large dining room with access to 3 season porch.

Main floor bedroom & bath. 3 bedrooms, den & full bath up, plus walk up attic. $89,900/$414.16 PI/M*

308 Fillmore St. W, PRESTON

Wonderful home with nicely updated kitchen. Formal dining room plus eat in kitchen. Access to deck from kitchen plus large screened porch for enjoying your evenings. Spacious upstairs with nice family room and 3 bedrooms on one level.

Full bath on upper level with access to walk thru closet to bedroom. Good sized backyard with alley access to garage. A few blocks from Trail access and Root River. $97,000/$446.87 PI/M*

1920’s Bungalow with high ceilings, wood floors, and nice layout. Walk up attic area has been sheet rocked & offers additional space. Vinyl siding, shingles 3 yrs, water heater -6 yrs, boiler 4 years. Large 3 season front porch. Seller invites your offer. $41,900/$193.03 PI/M*

450 2ND Ave. SE., HARMONy 560 1ST Ave. SW., HARMONy

Packed with Potential 3 bedroom home on quiet tree lined street. Front covered porch, hardwood floors. Main floor bedroom, 1/2 bath, and laundry. Full bath & 2 bedrooms up with large closet. Det garage. No back yard neighbors. $39,000/$179.67PI/M*

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Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom home, Main living area is open with vaulted ceilings & fireplace. Dining area offers door to backyard deck/patio area. Master bedroom with master bath. Updated windows, doors, & siding. Large yard with alley access. Attached garage. $139,900/$644.50 PI/M*

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317 n Section ave SpRing valley $57,000

Beautifully updated and well maintained 4 bdrm, 2 bath home.

Hardwood floors, newer updated 13x21 eat in kitchen, formal dining room and open staircase. Main floor laundry, main floor bdrm, large garage with heated workshop area & full attic.

Updated mechanicals and newer roof in 2002.

A lot of house for the money! Enjoy the quiet community of Ostrander with this 3-4 bedroom home, 2 baths, large open kitchen/dining area, formal living room and family room on main floor. Lower level has large family with large enough for a pool table and a den/study that could be the 4th bedroom. 2 car attached garage and patio area.

Affordable property & cheaper than paying rent! Nice open floor plan on main floor. Hardwood floors in living room, dining room and den/study area. Large eat in kitchen w/lots of cupboard space. Main floor laundry off kitchen. 3 bedrooms in upper level and a newly updated full bath with new tub & shower surround. The master bedroom is large with double closets. Large back deck and nice back yard.

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Deer Ridge • Spectacular Home • Unique Floor Plan $329,900 • 5 Bed • 4 Baths • In-Floor Heat In House & Garage 212 franklin St., preSton • Western Cedar Ceilings • Hickory Floors • Family 249 highway 63 n., raCine Charming 2-Story • Completely Updated & Remodeled Room W/30’ Ceilings That Includes Floor To Ceiling Approx. 6 Acres • Private Setting W/ Woods & Pasture • 5 • 4 Bedrooms • Master Bath • New Kitchen w/maple Windows To Enjoy Wonderful Scenery & Wildlife • Bedrooms • 3 Baths • Open Floor Plan • Main Floor Laundry/ cabinets • New Appliances • Wood Floors • Ceramic Master Shower With Heated Floor • Must See Tile • Built-in Hutch • Formal Living Room • Formal Mudroom • Sunken Living Room • Sun Room • Dining Room Dining Room • New Roof • Fenced Private Backyard • Family Room • Master Bath W/ Jacuzzi • 2 Car Heated • Large Deck • All Landscaped • Vinyl Siding • 2+ $110,000 Garage • Horse Shed • 24 x 32 Heated Shed • Wrap Around Garage • Lots of Character Deck W/ 30’ Pool • All Fenced • Additional Outbuildings •

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21559 Cty rd 102, Chatfield

4.58 Aces • 3 Bedrooms • 2 Full Baths • Master Bath • New Cedar Siding • New Steel Roof • 2 New Decks • Remodeled Kitchen • Fireplace • Formal Living Room • Formal Dining Room • 32x30 Shed with Heated Shop • Wildlife • Scenery

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611 Kenilworth Ave. S, LANESBORO Impeccably maintained 3 story home. Formal & informal living areas, original wood floors, impressive open staircase, pocket doors,& wonderful woodwork.

Updated kitchen & baths plus a 1400 sq. ft. addition Basement partially finished! $295,000

Log cabin, nestled in the woods. Enjoy the covered front porch, or sunshine on the deck. Take a walk on the trails & enjoy the fire ring. A natural paradise for turkey, deer, and enjoy bird watching. Fresh water trout streams within a short drive. $99,000

Quality built Ranch home & 2 car garage offers a picture perfect setting in the rolling wooded terrain overlooking Riceford Creek trout stream. Custom cabinets, floors, and millwork. Geothermal heating system. Professionally landscaped plus patio,& cedar fencing. Detached multi 2 cars, shop & storage space, pole shed,& small barn. State forest land nearby. $250,000

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Updated kitchen & bath, 2 bedrooms, and main floor laundry. Front enclosed 3 season porch. 2 car detached garage. Perm siding, Shingles on home in 2004, steel on garage 2012, updated doors and windows. Move in ready! $69,900/$322.02 PI/M*

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225 5TH Ave. SE., HARMONy

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Semi Private backyard! Walk-out 4 bedroom ranch home. Tile & oak hardwood floors and updated kitchen.

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Custom oak cabinets in kitchen with under cabinet lighting, center island plus a bay window and door to private covered patio. Nice master bedroom with walk in closet and full bath. Main floor laundry. Windows, central air and siding 5 years. Natural gas fireplace. Many updates in 2008. Heavy mill vinyl siding with brick on front entry. $115,000/$529.79 PI/M*

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750 burr oak ave ne, Chatfield

2 Lots (.68/acre) • 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 20x20 Sunroom • 2 Open Floor Plan • In-Floor Heat • 18’ Ceilings • 9’ Ceilings • Main Floor Master • Main Floor Laundry • 3 Fireplaces • 2 Car Att. Garage • 2 Car Deatt. Garage • Wrap around Car Garage • Wonderful Views • Deck • Private Backyard deck • Hot Tub • Across from school and parks • Freshly Painted

310 maple St., laneSboro 3 Bedroom on main floor • Wheel Chair Assess. InFloor Heat in House & Garage •3 Baths Main Floor Laundry • Fireplace

3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Wood Floors • Archways • High Ceilings • Block Exterior • 2 Car Garage

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CommerCial building - wykoff Completely renovated building that is ideal for any type of restaurant, catering or other business opportunity. The lower level is finished for additional space. $149,900 new liSting - CommerCial building 206 Main St. Chatfield. Great rental income, multiple business rental, 2 apartments rental, newer furnaces, ideal location. $89,900 CommerCial building - laneSboro $69,900 Great opportunity to own large commercial 223 Center St., utiCa building in a high traffic area. Potential 1 Level Living • Handicapped Accessible • Vinyl business could be retail, restaurant/bar, Siding • New Flooring • Attached Garage • Main Floor convenience store/grocery, crafts or many Laundry • Storage Shed • Quiet Backyard other uses. Can be divided off. $64,500

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laneSboro - Deer Ridge - 3.73 acre building site with panoramic views, woods and shared well all on dead-end road - $39,900 Chatfield - Fingerson & Donahoe - 1st Subdivison - Lots Starting At - $29,900

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