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Peterson gears up for Gammel Dag By K irsten Zoellner kzoellner@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Stephanie and Sandy, of the Fit Tourist will guide bicycle tour participants on one of three routes Saturday, June 16, during Gammel Dag festivities. Photo by Kirsten Zoellner
Who hasn’t heard someone complain about missing the good old days? Luckily, Peterson has a solution to the nostalgia with its 31st annual Gammel Dag (Norwegian for “Good Old Days”). Scheduled for Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 17, the celebration is packed with something for everyone and then some. New this year is a multi-faceted bicycle tour and a bike clinic. The event is in three-way partnership with HaveFunBiking, The Fit Tourist, and Wahoo! Adventures, all Twin Cities-based organizations that encourage exploration in the out of doors, especially by bicycle. The clinic begins Friday, at 1pm, and continues again Saturday morning, at 9am, prior to the tour. “For those interested in getting back in the saddle, the ‘Have Fun Biking...Again’ clinics are designed to reintroduce and help you find joy in bicycling,” says Stephanie, The Fit Tourist. “Do you remember how fun it was to
ride a bike as a kid and that sense of freedom you had? Do you see people biking on the trails and wish that could be you? If you are not already riding confidently, we will help you get back on your bike!” The clinic will provide minor bike maintenance and adjustments for proper fit, including seat, handlebar, and brake adjustment. Safe bicycling rules and hints will also be discussed. The cost of either clinic is $15 and will include a short bike ride. Clinic participants will meet at the historic Peterson Station Museum, located right on Mill Street. To pre-register for a clinic, go to: www.signmeup.com/84029. Registrations will also be accepted prior to the clinic start. Following the clinics, The Fit Tourist and Wahoo! Adventures will take participants on one of three guided bike tours. The distance options include 15, 35, or 65-mile routes. Refreshment stops and sag support (for those whose biking nostalgia catches up with them) will be provided
along each route. Upon returning, participants will enjoy a dinner and mouth-watering pie served at Judy’s Country Kitchen, just off the Root River State Bike Trail. As an added bonus, riders choosing either the 15 or 35-mile routes will have the opportunity to ride their bike in the Gammel Dag Grand Parade before peddling out of town. The Fit Tourist, now in their 2nd season offering group and private walking/biking tours, and Wahoo! Adventures, who specialize in customized tours, coordinating all details of the adventure from beginning to end, will lead the various guided tours. The cost for the tours, including dinner, is $30 per participant. Registrations placed after June 6 will be $35 each. Tour participants will gather prior to the tour start at 205 North Church Street. Those wanting to partake can pre-register at: www.signmeup.com/84031. See GAMMEL DAG Page 3
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Celebrating what has been achieved, R-P seeks to be authorizer of Dakota School looking to what can be one day a significant amount of local elbow grease. kreisner@fillmorecountyjournal.com More has been done with less Thursday evening, May 24, funding due to contributions supporters and local state legis- of time and energy by volunlators committed to the ongoing teers from area service groups, improvement of the Chatfield the Chatfield Center for the Center of the Arts assembled Arts Advisory Committee, Senfor a celebration of the progress tence to Serve, Chatfield EDA, N made to date. During this Heritage Preservaw opeChatfield otime N a s of limited government budgets, tion Commission, Boy Scouts, t h 7 Nitog kLion’s Club, Wits’ End supporters have managed Theatre wee Company, Mike Fenske Paintmake improvements through some grants and donations and ing, Pathfinder C.R.M. and By K aren R eisner
Chatfield Public Schools Community Service Class. This celebration recognized the numerous monetary contributions from local groups and foundations including, but not limited to, Chosen Valley Community Foundation, Chatfield Booster Club, Chatfield Commercial Club, Chatfield American Legion Club, Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation, Southern See CHATFIELD ARTS Page 22
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cally serves less than 50 students; students who will at some point seek a middle and high school education within the area. R-P hopes that education comes within their doors. In addition to possible enrollment increases, the district would also see a slight monetary reimbursement from its role as authorizer. According to the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, “One of the basic components
The school board has granted Superintendent Chuck Ehler permission to explore the possibility of being the authorizer for the Dakota Charter Community Schools, a move that could yield several benefits to the R-P district. One of the most obvious is the potential increase to future enrollment in the district. The Dakota Area Community School is a K-5 facility that typi- See DAKOTA SCHOOL Page 24
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