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Willford family named Grand Marshals

By Barb Jeffers barb@fillmorecountyjournal.com

The Buffalo Bill Days Committee has named the Grand Marshals for the 2015 Buffalo Bill Days parade.

Jon and Barb Willford, along with their son, Mike, his wife, Laura, and their children, Holdyn, 8, and Prailey, 5, will be riding through the streets of Lanesboro, Minn. in style as the Grand Marshals on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 1:30 pm.

As owner’s of VIS Plumbing and Heating since 1988, Jon and Barb Willford are familiar faces in the area. The business was started by Rolland and Irene

Vis in 1965, working out of the garage of their home, eventually purchasing a building on Parkway Avenue N. in Lanesboro.

In 1974, Jon Willford married Barb Vis and in 1979 he began working for Rolland as an apprentice. Jon received his Masters Plumber License in 1991 and Barb did bookkeeping as her mother had done before her.

Rolland passed away in 1987 and Irene in 1997.

The business moved to its current location at 105 Sheridan St. W. in Lanesboro after a downtown fire damaged the former VIS Plumbing and Heating See GRAND MARSHALS Page 17 

The PIEMAN passes his apron The Hero’s Ride was able to get a sneak peek at the State Veteran’s Cemetery in Preston, Minn. that is currently under construction, as they will be laying heros to rest there in the future. The Hero’s Ride took place on Saturday, July 18, 2015.

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Veterans and their families, along with Fillmore County residents and those in the surrounding area, have been anxiously waiting to see the new State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. upon its completion.

Although the cemetery is not open to the public yet, and the entrance is considered a construction entrance at this time, an exception was made on Saturday, July 18, 2015 as the Hero’s Ride made the cemetery their first stop of the day after leaving the Harley-Davidson shop in Rochester, Minn.

Scott (Padre) Eggert with

the Hero’s Ride states that “the Hero’s Ride was formed four years ago as a way to honor Gold Star parents with the proceeds of the ride going to the DAV Minnesota Chapter 28 of the Disabled American Veterans”, which is the reason each of the riders participate.

Eggert says “we give each rider a card that has the names and faces of our local heros that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for us and the ride itself gives each rider the time to reflect on that cost of freedom” that each of those hero’s paid.

The Hero’s Ride visited the State Veteran’s Cemetery to see where they will be “laying one of our heros to rest” someday, Come Enjoy

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explains Eggert.

After arriving at the cemetery, the riders were very impressed with what has been accomplished thus far. Many commented on how special the cemetery will be and how stunning the property is, complete with a pond and beautiful trees surrounding the entire area.

There is a large administration building, a committal shelter, an assembly area, a maintenance building, and shelters with spectacular views of the site.

The 169 acre State Veteran’s Cemetery in Preston will have over 2,300 sites available for casket interment, as well as See HERO’S RIDE Page 2 

By Jason Sethre jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com

The beginning While Joe Gosi knew there would come a day when he would no longer bake another pie for thousands of pie enthusiasts, he couldn’t have imagined what it would feel like to hand over his baby to another pie maker -- until he met Dane and Hillary Diede.

With his wife, Carol, by his side, sitting at the tables where he’s entertained crowds of locals and tourists alike for decades, Joe talked about how he and Carol built this business one apple tree at a time.

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over here, all that was here was a cornfield,” shared Carol. At that time, Joe was 50-years-old, and his plan was to build up the orchard business and sell it by the time he was 65-years-old so he could retire.

After he left Jacobson’s Pine Tree Apple Orchard in midAugust of 1985 to start his own orchard, Joe and Carol Gosi purchased 15 acres of land from Jim Hahn. With a sizable freshly planted crop of 400 apple trees the first year, along with four acres of strawberries, Preston Apple & Berry Farm hit the ground running on Highway 52.

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pre-placed crypts, columbarium riches, and in-ground cremation burials.

Ride captain Craig Ugland spoke about the importance and meaningfulness of the cemetery for service men and women and their families and all of us who owe them our respect and gratitude.

According to a press release by the Minnesota Department of Affairs on November 8, 2013, “burial at a State Veterans Cemetery is open to all Veterans discharged from active military service under conditions other than dishonorable. Their spouses, minor children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children, are also eligible for burial. Eligible spouses may be buried, even if they predecease the Veteran. Also eligible for burial are members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the Reserve Officer Training Corps who die while on active duty for training or performing service or who have 20 years of service in reserve components of the Armed Forces

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creditable for retired pay.”

Ugland noted that there have been some delays in construction, which have pushed back the opening of the cemetery to September 2015.

The Hero’s Ride broke a record for the number of riders on Saturday, with over 160 motorcycles participating.

Most bikes also had passengers, which brought the total number of people riding to over 300, not to mention all of the volunteers with the ride and at destinations along the route.

After leaving the State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, the group traveled to the American Legion in Rushford, Minn. and then to the VFW in Rochester.

Aside from collecting donations from participants, businesses, and individuals, the group also held a raffle at each stop,

which raised additional funds leading to a total of $3,000 raised on Saturday. Eggert commented that the Hero’s Ride was

“very blessed” with great weather on Saturday and also with the number of riders that participated.

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Directors is made up of ten people. Scott Eggert - chairman, Dave Swenson - co-chair, Kay Swenson, Rich Daly, Jim Nelson, Lyle Duxbury, Wayne Stillman, Laura Nelson, Craig Ugland, and Harry Kerr.

These caring and generous people begin planning the Hero’s Ride each year in January.

Eggert states “we are honored to say that 100% of our proceeds goes where it was intended - the DAV. Nothing goes to administration, we work on donation to make this ride happen,” he says.

{ We Live Where We Work } Ellen Whalen is a local gal loving the

rural and small town life. She grew up on a dairy farm north of Cresco, Iowa. Never living too far from that farm, she married a dairy farmer from south of Harmony.

Together John and Ellen were fortunate to raise four children on their own Harmony area farm. During these years Ellen filled many roles in 4-H, church, and local government. The kids have grown and moved, but not too far away. John and Ellen are now enjoying their new roles as grandparents of a one-year old girl. In her free time, Ellen enjoys gardening, cooking and baking, movies and going to the gym with John.

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Eggert says the role of the Hero’s Ride is a very important one, stating “the community is very supportive at the time of a hero’s passing, but over time they soon forget, it’s our job to help them remember!”

The new State Veterans Cemetery in Preston will also be prominent in helping to never forget those who sacrificed for our freedom.

David P. Swantek, Cemetery Director with the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has released the following statement asking the public to not enter the cemetery until it is open to the public: “We understand and appreciate the anticipation of this new facility, however in the interest of public safety and liability for the general contractor and the State of Minnesota, we ask that the general public wait until the official opening of the cemetery to drive through the property.”

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cow and calf herd and raise corn, beans and hay. Ellen is the herdsman, according to her husband, while he is her animal health consultant and does most of the crop work. She enjoys the (sometimes) peaceful life of working on the farm, as well as the opportunity

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C ommentary Contemplating death

By Yvonne Nyenhuis First there are birthday parties.

Then come graduations and weddings followed by baby showers. Now I find funerals crowd my calendar.

Death is a shadow that hovers over us, now and then blocking out the sun.

I am not Yvonne good at copNyenhuis ing with death. I especially haven’t been able to work up any enthusiasm for my own impending demise.

Woody Allen observed “I don’t mind the idea of dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens!”

In eighth grade our class put on a play, “Toad of Toad Hall”

by A.A. Milne. Toad is immured in a dungeon contemplating his execution, which is to take place the next day. He is understandably gloomy. The serving girl who brings him food tries to cheer him up. Toad observes there is little reason to be cheery.

“Tomorrow is the end of the world or the end of Toad, which is the same thing!”

Like Toad, I find it hard to accept that if I die tomorrow, the sun will rise and set, the stars will continue to shine in the night sky and the Mississippi will continue to flow south. The world will not skip a beat! I have difficulty coming to terms with the idea that I am just passing through this world, a blip in time, a drop of water in a mighty ocean, occupying a moment in history.

I’ve always said that when I die “I want to go to Lanesboro” I can’t imagine a better place to Editorial Cartoon

spend eternity. Of course eternity is a long time. We can’t be sure what Lanesboro will be like in a hundred years, five hundred, a thousand! Right now I’m sitting on my deck in the morning sun. I can hear church bells on the hill and birds carrying on a lively conversation, pause now and then to sit on the railing and pay their respects. The petunias I bought from the high-school horticulture class are a riot of color. Behind the brilliance of our geraniums, my neighbor’s hydrangeas are a profundity of giant white snowballs entwined with raspberry bushes already full of fat red fruit ready to be picked. There is such joy in every flower, every blade of grass, there is no way that heaven could be an improvement.

Dying is not in my plans. It’s like leaving a play before the third act. I want to see how things turn out. My grandchildren are beautiful and full of promise. I want to be around to see what they do with their lives.

I want to be here when the new President takes office in 2017.

Friday July 10, I attended the funeral service for Olive Haugen.

When describing Olive’s attributes, the Rev. Patricia Hinike observed that Olive was characterized by her “common sense”.

Olive moved through the White front Café with dignity and calm, remaining unruffled through any emergency which might arise.

My husband, Glenn, and I took over ownership of the White Front in 1987. We opted for an apprenticeship with Olive and Art, working with them for a period of time familiarizing ourselves with the particulars of running a restaurant and getting to know the community. Olive and Art took pleasure in carry-

ing on a tradition that started in 1932, being of service to the people of Lanesboro. The White Front was more than a restaurant, it was a center where everyone came together to share stories and information. I remember cars being double parked in front as people crowded into the place after a football game. Families came to the White Front for coffee and a late breakfast after church on Sundays. Olive explained to me, “First come the Catholics, then the Methodists, followed by the Lutherans!”

When we first took over, I was timid and uneasy with the new venture. I was standing in the dining room next to the swinging doors to the kitchen. Olive saw me hesitating. “It’s all right, you can go into the kitchen. It’s your kitchen!”

On Glenn’s sixtieth birthday, I invited the town to celebrate.

I served an apple breakfast cake, fresh fruit, and coffee. I envisioned our guests munching on the goodies and Glenn circulating among them, having time to visit and enjoy their company. A great number of people came, but to my surprise, instead of eating cake and fruit, they ordered breakfast. Glenn found himself tied to the kitchen up to his elbows, frying pans of eggs and mounds of hash-browns on the grill.

Olive was in the crowd coming through the front door. She announced that she came to give Glenn a big kiss and a hug. I waved her to the kitchen, where undaunted by the confusion, she stopped Glenn in his tracks and threw her arms around him!

I visited Olive a couple of times at the Park Lane assisted living facility in Preston. I took with me albums of pictures of relatives and friends who had frequented the White Front. We looked at the pictures and shared

stories and memories from the past.

As I mentioned, I’m not good at “letting go”. I still expect Marge Horihan to appear and resume making delicious pies!

On Tuesday evenings I look for Phyllis McCarthy to come to dinner and play a game of Scrabble. I half expect the phone to ring and hear Ruth Holthes voice inviting me to come next door for coffee and to play King’s Corners. I see the ghost of her tall thin self bending over in the garden, trimming weeds with tiny sewing scissors. (Only she understood why she did that!)

The father of one of my friends was a minister. He had a good friend who was an atheist. During one of their discussions my friend’s father said “Some day you’ll be up in heaven walking around and you’ll say to yourself, by golly, ‘Theo’ was right!”

Online Reader Poll Results What does the Confederate Flag represent to you?

•A part of American History... 40% •Slavery & Racism................... 35% •A symbol of freedom................0% •This whole thing has been blown out of proportion!................... 25%

Letter about freedom follies...

To the Editor, Castro, Mussolini, Stalin, and countless other monarchic and oligarchic regimes in the annals of history were leaders. I doubt any public input, much less any stinking public input meetings, ever took place under their leaderships. There is no need to confer with an expendable population when pursuing self-serving aspirations, goals, and gains.

Our system of decision making based on representation of the greater population is not only cumbersome, but it is not designed to result in maximizing the potential benefits for our chosen representatives. How dumb could a leader be to buy into that program?

The majority of Houston County Commissioners appear determined to lead us out of this democratic debacle. Yes, it’s only local, but hey, it’s a start.

Kent Holen Houston, Minn.

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Government this week • Monday, July 27, Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m.

• Monday, July 27, City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m.

• Monday, July 27, Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, July 28, Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 28, Fillmore Central School Board, 6:30 p.m.

• Monday, August 3, Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m.

• Monday, August 3, Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m.

Schedule subject to change.

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C ommentary Letter about Houston County shop project...

To the Editor, This Houston County shop project is out of hand. Let me start by saying I sat on commissioner Steve Schuldt’s “public committee” the last time they met. There were some very rational and well thought out conversations. Would you know that from what Steve presented to the county board? I don’t think it was even mentioned by him. Steve’s mind is made up.

At that meeting, we gathered at Caledonia Haulers. Haulers just built a new shop with a beautiful conference room, parts dept., office space, plus room to

service a couple hundred semitrucks and semi-trailers. All of that plus other buildings on 5 acres of ground. Chuck Schulte was there. He built a new shop for his John Deere dealership on 5.5 acres of ground. The State of Minn. shop sits on 6 acres.

Caledonia Implement Company sits on 5 acres. Joe Rud Trucking sits on 3 acres. Sno Pac Foods sits on 5 acres. Caledonia Ready Mix 2.8 acres. Comstock Trucking 1.2 acres. Kruckow Rock Products 5.5 acres. Do you see a trend here? Picture the size of these local businesses, the lots they sit on and what they do with that space. Now understand this.

Houston County has 6 acres at

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By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal Cell: (507) 251-5297 jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com What does the Confederate Flag represent to you?

That’s the question we posed in last week’s reader poll. Is it a part of American history?

Does it relate to slavery and Jason Sethre racism? Is it a symbol of freedom? Has this whole thing been blown out of proportion?

How people perceive the Confederate Flag throughout America really relates to their personal perspective.

Yes, it is a piece of American history, but from what I’ve seen from our national media and on social media, there is a significant lack of knowledge and understanding relating to the nature of the Confederate Flag.

And, yes, our American history clearly indicates that the Confederate Flag was raised by those who herded black people like cattle in the South -- those who had no moral issues with slavery and racism.

But, what’s been interesting is how some people, not just in the South, have related the imagery of the Confederate Flag to freedom -- as in a freedom of expression and even a defiance against political correctness. I think we are so far removed from the bloodiest time in America’s history -- the American Civil War -- that the meaning of the Confederate Flag has evolved into something else.

The American Civil War What’s amazing to me is that the first black slaves brought to America arrived in Jamestown, Virg., in 1619. It wasn’t until our 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican from Ill., drew a line in the sand to end slavery, which materialized into the

American Civil War that lasted from 1861 to 1865. So, it took 246 years for our humanity to forcefully say this wasn’t right? Are you kidding me?

And, according to our history books, the Union had to overthrow the Confederates in the South, which put the southerners at a tremendous defensive advantage. It’s always easier to maintain defense in your own stomping grounds than it is to overthrow from the offensive.

With more than 2.1 million Union soldiers marching to the South to overpower 1.064 million Confederate soldiers, estimates indicate a loss of more than 750,000 soldiers from both sides of the conflict. According to the Minnesota Historical Society (source: http://sites.mnhs. org/civil-war/minnesota-and-civilwar-first-last), “At the outbreak of war in 1861, Minnesota with a population of about 180,000 was the newest state in the union and the first to volunteer troops in its defense. It was estimated that 24,000 Minnesota soldiers (including 100 free black men, scores of American Indians, and at least one woman) often found themselves on the front lines or the last to leave the field in many battles and campaigns of the war, from the Dakota Territory, south along the Mississippi River, to the deep south and east all the way to Washington D.C.” From the onset, Minnesotans, as a majority, have been all about equality, and definitely against racism and slavery.

Some might say that the South still shows signs of racism, more than any other region of our nation. As the recent topic of the Confederate Flag drew national media attention, one person jokingly told me that “the Civil War never ended; we’ve just had a ceasefire for 150 years.”

Racism, more or less What seems to have evolved over many generations is a continuous effort to keep racism alive.

There are white people who openly

the current shop location. They are requesting to build a shop on 22 acres out by the High School.

22 acres of prime tax generating land. Located between 2 residential subdivisions and the new high school. Does this make sense to anyone? At that “public committee” meeting we showed a number of ways to build the shop on the current site. We all know that we need a new county shop. Let’s do it the right way, though. Steve Schuldt told me on the record that this building will end up costing upward of $8 million. He then proceeded to tell me that they don’t need an actual road off of State Highway 76, just a driveway because

“there won’t be that much traffic.

We only have six trucks.” Said a mouthful there didn’t you, Steve. six trucks for an $8 million building. I then asked Steve how many people have spoken to him in favor of the location. He said “less than six”. I then asked how many were against and he said “more than 50”. Yet he still votes in favor of this?? Judy Storlie, who represents LaCresent, made the argument that the new shop needed to go out by the school because she believes the “footings are already poured”. This is the lady that also told me that building this monstrosity out by the school would be doing Caledonia a favor by “turning

development inward”. Yes, that is what she said. She thinks that someday homes will be built where the current county shop is. Does that sound feasible?

She also made a comment that in my mind should get a person removed from public office.

When talking of the projected cost, Judy Storlie said, it gets spread out through the whole county, nobody will know the difference. Perfect attitude for someone holding the public’s checkbook… So let’s spend $8 million on a shop and let’s put it on 22 acres of prime real estate.

What are we waiting for??

Matt Klug Caledonia, Minn.

express their hatred towards black people, which is disappointing to me. And there are black people who are generations removed from their enslaved ancestors, who openly express their hatred towards white people.

And, for some people, black or white, they have preconceived notions about others based on the color of their skin. They have stereotypes pre-programmed in their head the moment they see someone. Racism is not exclusive to white people. There are many black people who are racist, too, which is disappointing to me.

Have we forgotten that people from 20 northern states volunteered to fight against slavery during the American Civil War? There were only 11 states involved in the Confederacy. In other words, those who were proponents to slavery and racism were in the minority.

So, why does racism still exist in America 150 years after the war ended?

Ending racism?

Without a doubt, the events that have unfolded in a Charleston, S.C. church resulting in the murder of nine people, have sparked a

contentious debate about the use of the Confederate Flag, especially on government-owned properties.

And, while 25% of those who voted in this reader poll believe that this whole thing has been blown out of proportion, it does beg a heavier question. Will removing the Confederate Flag from places like the South Carolina State House impact racism?

Unfortunately, no. We can attempt to remove all perceived symbols of racism, but it will take

more than that.

Racism is inherited from one generation to the next, more often than not -- passed down from father to son.

It all starts with how young people are raised from the day they are born. What do their parents tell them? How should they see the world? How should they see people who are different than them? What other influences do they have in their lives? It all matters in the end.

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C ommentary What’s happening on our hills?

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been working on the bluffs around Rushford for many years. With the recent restoration effort on the bluff off Money Creek Road, and addition of goats to our other bluffs, there have been rumors about why this is happening. Some are saying the DNR is improving rattlesnake habitat, and some believe the DNR is moving in more rattlesnakes to these sites. What is really happening?

According to Jaime Edwards, the DNR Nongame Wildlife Specialist who is overseeing this work, the DNR is not releasing more rattlesnakes at any sites in Minn. The bluffs around Rushford and many other areas in SE MN already have timber rattlesnakes. Populations are not as high as they were historically, but several sites still have relatively healthy populations remaining. The DNR is not adding snakes to these sites to augment the snake population. In fact, part of the effort in restoring the bluffs around Rushford and other areas in SE MN is to reduce snake-human encounters. “Our goal is to reduce snake-human encounters by restoring habitat in areas where rattlesnakes are present,” said Jaime Edwards. The habitat restoration does benefit timber rattlesnakes, but it also benefits many other rare and/or declining animals and plants. “The bluffs around Rushford are a natural resource treasure, having many high quality prairies on them. Surveys in the early 1990s found an outstanding level of plant and animal diversity on these sites compared to similar sites around the state,” she said. In recent years, the quality of these prairies has

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been compromised by the rapid increase in cedar trees as well as invasive species such as buckthorn, honeysuckle, and Japanese barberry. The DNR has been working to restore these sites to conditions similar to what they were in the 1950s, which old aerial photos show had little cedar encroachment. The habitat work will benefit timber rattlesnakes, since they like open south and west facing bluffs for sunning and denning. As the bluffs close in from tree and brush growth, rattlesnakes tend to move off to surrounding open areas, which in Rushford is often someone’s back yard.

By restoring the bluff prairies to a more open condition, snakes will stay on them longer, thereby reducing snakehuman encounters. This isn’t fool proof, as Jaime indicates, because rattlesnakes do forage in the woods, and as the summer heats up, they move to cooler areas. Peak snakehuman encounters typically occur in July and August, the hottest part of the summer.

The rumor that is going around that the DNR is releasing more snakes on the bluffs around Rushford. This is not true. “I think the confusion comes in because of our rattlesnake responder program,” said Jaime. We developed this program to relocate nuisance rattlesnakes. We have trained, permitted volunteers who will respond to rattlesnake calls in the Rushford area (as well as other areas of SE MN).

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a known active den. Limited research has indicated rattlesnakes moved a significant distance from their den will have roughly a 50% chance of survival if released in another active den. Mortality is significantly higher if they are moved great distances (more than five miles) to an area without an active den. So, snakes found in the backyards of Rushford residents are typically returned to the closest “snake bluff” to that residence. No snakes from outside the region are relocated to the Rushford bluffs.

Timber rattlesnakes are a threatened species in Minn.; and therefore, receive legal protection under the law. It is legal to kill a rattlesnake that you feel is threatening your life, children, pets, or livestock, but it is illegal to go to a den site and kill or harass rattlesnakes.

“The law is designed to protect rattlesnakes at their den sites and in the wild, but still allow people options in their own backyard,” said Jaime. We developed the responder program to provide a non-lethal alternative to landowners and homeowners. Many people think the rattlesnake population is high or increasing. There are areas in SE MN where timber rattlesnake numbers are healthy, Rushford is one of those areas. Overall, rattlesnake populations have declined across the region and are no longer found in many areas where they occurred in the early 1990s. Their numbers have declined significantly from historic population levels. “Based on our surveys, it appears timber rattlesnake populations in Fillmore County are stable. We are not seeing any significant population increases. Our goal is to retain our current population as stable, without further declines.” In Minn., timber rattlesnakes don’t reach reproductive maturity until they are 9-11 years old, and they don’t reproduce every year. With that type of life history, it will take a long time for the snake population to increase significantly as a result of improved habitat conditions. Jaime believes the amount of restoration work and the visibility of these projects has brought snakes to forefront.

As a result, people talk about rattlesnakes more and relay experiences more frequently, making it seem like there are more snakes around. “We do have years with increased sighting reports, but when we are on the bluffs, we are not seeing significantly higher numbers of snakes. The variation in sightings reports does tend to fluctuate with weather patterns.

During really hot years and dry years, we get more snake sightings reported.”

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The curious case of the Loony Left LOLZ says: The earth’s atmosphere is thin, like the skin on an apple. Anyone who thinks it is impossible to harm the earth or affect climate because it is “too big” really doesn’t have a grip on science. Well, that’s why republicans don’t believe in it. Ask them to prove it as SV80 did and they will stomp their feet like an angry two year old. It’s just not worth arguing with insanity. They make up crazy theories about “carbon dioxide going through the ozone” and “natural filters to prevent damage from pollution” really? They just make up things as they go along, hoping no one calls them out on it. “The sun is made from carbon, lead is natural so it is harmless, mercury is harmless, etc.”

SV80 says: Great post, LOLZ. You are right. I don’t know why I waste my time trying to talk sense to these numbskulls.

Kim Wentworth says: @sv80- I gave you people that have been validated by their peers, if that don’t fit your mold, tuff, deal with it. you keep throwing out that” 99% of climatologists” phrase which is a simple lie. YOU seem to forget that the original argument was NOT on “climate change”, but on global warming. Since people like you were destroyed by facts on the global warming thing you went with a new phrase of climate change. Well what do you know but yes you are right, the climate does change. Of course it changes, but hey, your crowd seems a little more believable.” Childish”,” insulting temper tantrums”, you typed them same words with the same threat, look for it you will find it. Your latest post can be summed up like this: little sv is going home and take all of his toys with him because he got a little sand thrown in his face and he is never coming back again.” so, if I have offended, um, I don’t know what to say because in my adult male world “offended” does not exist.

LOLZ says: Same old result. The global warming denier has a meltdown and starts talking about how tough he is. What a joke.

SV80 says: Oh, Oh!! Said I was done with you, Mr. Wentworth, but can’t resist. The angrier and more insulting your rants become mean only one thing---you have lost this argument and you know it. The only thing you have left is bluster. Remember, loud, angry noise does not replace sound arguments. Give it up. Move on.

Kim Wentworth says: lolz- ??

Kim Wentworth says: @ lolz, sv80- I double checked my post and I can’t find where I said how tough I am? I am not sure what your reading but lets be clear my little friends, I am for sure NOT a pc sort of a guy. So, like it or hate it, learn to love it, cause I aint going anywhere.

Livin’ The Dream says: Don’t know much about history Don’t know much biology Don’t know much about a science book Don’t know much about the French I took Don’t know much about geography Don’t know much trigonometry Don’t know much about algebra Don’t know what a slide rule is for This is the Republican’s song. Why would anyone vote for them?

Paul says: I was once told and truly believe, “Never argue with an idiot. You can’t win and it only takes you down to their level.” Denial of facts, tantrum like responses, I am right and don’ t have to change responses, responding form the far ends of the spectrum, a willingness to see facts as true only if they are what you believe; these attitudes rarely if ever change. Spend your efforts on those who have minds and hearts that are open and are not scared about the possibility the world might not exist the way they think it does. Another old saying “don’t beat a dead horse” applies here. The only power the extreme fringe has is the power we give it by arguing with them. It’s not worth are time and we are better then that. For those in the middle 60% stay true to your principles and the fringes will eventually fall off, much like the ice shelves and glaciers are falling into the sea today.

SV80 says: Well said, Paul and livin’ the dream.

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Senior LIVING and then I had so much pain in my back that I couldn’t even run 200 feet.” In such a predicament, many athletes, even those who are not senior citizens, might give up, but not Roger. He switched to other sports that didn’t cause him such pain, such as biking, swimming, and archery.

“Then, in ’09, I read a flyer from Humana about the Senior Games,” Roger explains, “and I said ‘Hey, I could do that.’ I had an old 1970 JC Penney bike with a 3-speed shift between the legs. And I thought it would be fun to throw the javelin, too.” Roger has been participating in (and excelling in) the Senior Games ever since. He added, “I swam

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in high school, and about two years ago, I thought I’d try swimming just to see what the competition was like. Well, I got three first place finishes in the backstroke (50, 100 and 200 distances). It blew my mind!”

Roger has competed in the Senior Games in five states (Minn., Wisc., Iowa, S.D., and Mo.), and he recently returned from the National Senior Games, which was held this year in the Twin Cities. At Nationals, he placed eighth in archery.

At this year’s Minnesota Senior Games, he won two silver medals (second place) in cycling, and he has an impressive collection of medals from his years of competition. But he has an even more impressive collection of friends and memories from these experiences. Roger says that he’s made friends in all of the sports he competes in, from all over the country, and says the competitors are friendly and helpful, but when the game is on, it becomes highly competitive. He explains, “I saw an 80-year old woman who could not get on the bike by herself, but when she went for the time trial, she just took off! She was fast!”

In talking about the archery competition, Roger explained, “We do what’s called a 900 Round. We shoot at 40, 50, and 60 yards. We shoot six arrows, five times, at each distance. So we’re shooting 90 arrows a day and the maximum score would be 900.” He said the “bull’s eye” (worth ten points) is about ten inches across.

Roger said he’s learned a lot of helpful tips from other competitors, and he’s upgraded his equipment considerably. He is proud to show off his newest bike, about which he said, “It’s only 17 pounds, and all carbon fiber. I’ve only had it for about two months!”

When Roger was asked if

on.

The National Senior Games, which were held July 3-16 in the Twin Cities, had roughly 12,000 athletes take part.

Roger is quick to point out that almost every state allows anyone 50 or older to compete (meaning you don’t have to be a resident of that state). The cost is very reasonable, as well.

Registration for the Minnesota Senior Games cost only $45, which allows a participant to compete in up to five separate sports (and additional sports are only $5 each). The website for anyone interested is MNSeniorGames.com. Registration for the 2015 Iowa Senior Games was only $25. When asked his advice for anyone considering participating, Roger said, “Try. Just go out and try. Get out and do a little training and talk to people in whatever sport you’re interested in.”

Some of the awards won by Roger Wertanen in various Senior Games.

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Roger grew up in Minneapolis, but moved to the Peterson area after he graduated from college, because he and his wife wanted to raise their children away from the big city. He worked as a Registered Nurse for 30 years, from 1977 through 2007. Regarding his athletic background, Roger said, “I ran in high school, and I ran in the Air Force. I ran until ’04,

he’ll slow down, now that the National Senior Games are done, he answered, “Kind of, but not really. I’ll be riding two or three times a week at least, and I’ve got a stationary bike at home. And I’ll be doing archery until it gets too cold to shoot.”

And when asked if he plans to continue competing, Roger quipped, “Oh yeah, at least until I’m 100…or more!”

The Minnesota Senior Games, which were held May 28-31 in St. Cloud, offered over 20 individual sports, including: archery, badminton, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, pickleball, disc golf, race walk, racquetball, road race, table tennis, cribbage, free throw, shuffleboard, tennis, and track & field (as well as team sports: basketball, softball, and volleyball).

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Activities that promote good posture and flexibility can help improve balance and alignment of the body. Perform stretches smoothly and slowly after exercising to maintain your range of motion.

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By Barb Jeffers A very special group of Fillmore County ladies meet once a month, just as they have since

1951, and their name is The Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club.

The current members of the group say that beginning in

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The one room Pleasant-Dale Watson Country School #78 building is now part of the Fillmore County History Center in Fountain, Minn. and sits on the grounds near the history center.

The Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club originally had 12 members - one for each month of the year.

When a new family moved into the district, the women of the family were not automatically in the group, they had to be asked

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Now, anyone is invited to join the group and they welcome additional members at any time.

It is the hope of the current members to find new members to keep the club in existence.

Charter members of the Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club were Gaelah Pickett, Emma Mulhern, Sadie Anderson, Helen Anderson, Phyllis Woellert, Evelyn Afseth, Delores Afseth, Buelah Afseth, Ruby Nagel, Florence Arnold, Kathryn Means, and Lulu Mangan.

There are seven current members and three honorary members of the Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club in 2015.

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2015 Officers are: president/ treasurer - Dollie Acton, secretary - Arlouene Pickett and vice president/cheer - Lois Ray. The club members meet on the first Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. either at a members home or at the Village Square in Fountain. Each of the ladies live in the Preston/Fountain area

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or have lived in the area in the past.

During the roll call for their meetings they have a different theme to discuss, such as their favorite color and why, an embarrassing situation that has happened to them, or most recently - a favorite 4th of July memory.

Each year the Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club takes a tour, which this year includes Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, and the Harmony House restaurant and Generations Antique Mall in Harmony, Minn.

They also have a Christmas party every year, with former member Pat Schwarz holding the hostess record for hosting the holiday event in her home five years in a row before moving to Spring Valley, Minn.

The Christmas get-together includes a potluck followed by playing board games and card games that were popular years ago. Instead of bringing gifts to the Christmas party as they did in the past, the women now bring items to donate to the food shelf.

Kyllo, who has made small books with members names and information each year since 1999, says the members of the club “get together, visit and eat” while forming friendships. Three former members now live at Traditions in Preston, including Flora Grabau who joined the club in 1961, Luana Bernau who

joined in the 1970s, and Marie Glaser.

Bernau began making scrapbooks of the groups meetings and activities in 1986, which are very interesting to look at. The scrapbooks are filled with pictures of places they visited, cards, newspaper clippings, and more.

Through the decades of the

club’s existence, members have visited places all around the area, including Vesterheim museum in Decorah, as well as enjoying a Norwegian dinner at the Cliff House there many years ago.

Other interesting trips over the years have included traveling to Spillville, Iowa and touring the Fillmore County History

Back Row: L to R: Darlene Kyllo, Shirley Goutcher, Marie Glaser, Pat Schwarz, Lois Ray and Arlouene Pickett Front Row: L to R: Luana Bernau, Flora Grabau and Delores Afseth.

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In 1951 the annual dues for members of the Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club were $0.25. In 1970 they were one $1.00.

Today the dues remain at $1.00 per year.

Below is the member list of the Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club in 1951. Note how each woman signed her name “Mrs.”, followed by their husband’s name, which is a bit antiquated from how most women sign their names today.

Mrs. Elgar Anderson Mrs. Eugene Anderson Mrs. Ray Arnold Mrs. Julius Afseth Mrs. Evelyn Afseth Mrs. Lyman Boice Mrs. John Fortin Mrs. Clement Mangan Mrs. Clayton Mulhern Mrs. Eugene Means Mrs. Harley Nagel Mrs. Wendell Pickett Mrs. Arthur Plium Whether in the 1950s or in 2015, the purpose of the Merry Meeter’s Birthday Club has remained the same: to get together with others and have an enjoyable time. If you would like to be part of the fun contact any of the current members.

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work for the telephone company, commuting back and forth to Rochester until March of 1996, Joe managed their newfound business in Preston. In the background, from the beginning, Carol did all of the bookkeeping, while Joe managed the farm operation.

The business has changed a lot over the past 30 years since its inception. Today, there are roughly 1,000 apple trees, and the PIEMAN has attracted an audience near and far.

But, Joe hasn’t always been known as the PIEMAN. He started making pies in 1995 and it grew from there. As Joe and Carol reflected on their pie-making side of the business, they estimated that they made an average of 3,000 pies per year for a grand total of 60,000 pies over the course of their ownership.

“That’s a lot of pies,” said Joe, with a smile and a chuckle.

As the years progressed, and the pie business kept “rising”, a representative from the Preston Area Chamber of Commerce, Michelle McBride, helped Joe’s notoriety explode to a magnetic tourism level.

Michelle was an extremely creative person, and during a Halloween contest organized by the PACC, Michelle created a display of Joe Gosi using a pumpkin as a head. In that display, she referenced Joe as the PIEMAN. From that point forward, Joe latched onto the concept and his fame became 2x2, 2x4 & 2x8 ads newsworthy enough to attract the attention of local TV stations and media throughout the region.

In essence, Joe Gosi, the PIEMAN, became a tourism attraction without even trying. Everyone wanted to visit the Preston Apple & Berry Farm to meet Joe the PIEMAN. He even bought a red stamp to put on his boxes

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of pies going out the door. It goers. Since they knew each And, the Preston Apple & zucchini, sweet corn, lettuce, was like Joe’s stamp of approval. other from high school, they Berry Farm was a perfect fit for tomatoes, and kale -- along with If Joe Gosi made this pie, you sparked a conversation. From Dane and Hillary Diede. It was many more fresh vegetables. knew it had to be good. that day forward, they got to close to their families, bringing And, with Hillary’s culinary Joe recalled when he went know each other more. Even- together their professional aspi- background, they plan on sellto Kurt Reicks at the license tually, they started dating and rations and their personal family ing soups and sandwiches along bureau in Preston and requested stayed together ever since, connections -- a good match. with picnic-type lunch boxes the personalized license plates whether living nearby or from a While Dane and Hillary for people on the bike trail. for PIEMAN. It was available, distance. intend on keeping all of the In addition, they will be addso Joe bought it.

As Dane honed his skills on great things that made Preston ing more tables inside the store Today, Joe the PIEMAN has intensive production vegetable Apple & Berry Farm successful, and outside the showroom, with traded in his apron full-time for farms in rural Loveland, Colo., they are also planning on add- long-term plans of providing another love in his life -- fishing. Hillary moved back to Roches- ing some new customer experi- a “dinner on the farm” experiWhile he has been a regular on ter and tapped into her experi- ences. ence. the banks and docks of fishing ence in the culinary arts as a With Dane’s vegetable farm- Dane and Hillary Diede invite holes in the Winona area, he chef at ZZest Market & Cafe ing background, he is planning their neighbors, near and far, to will now be able to frequent Restaurant. on planting fresh veggies to stop by and sample some of their his favorite spots whenever he And, then Dane popped the share in the same manner as new ice cream flavors. They’re wants. Since he’s retired, he can question. a farmers market. He’ll show- excited to become a permanent focus all of his attention on When Dane proposed to Hil- case fresh cucumbers, radishes, fixture in Preston, Minn. catching sunnys. lary in March of 2014, they had And, Carol will be by his side no idea they would be getting as they settle into their new married and buying a business home. With the help of their within a matter of weeks. That great-niece from Hungary, Szofi, was a fate they couldn’t have they have packed up and moved predicted. from their home and business in And, then it happened in Preston to their new stomping November 2014. grounds in Fountain.

Dane’s father had been a regu Celebrating 50 years of mar- lar at the Preston Apple & Berry riage together on November 6, Farm for nearly 15 years. He with Joe recently celebrating his apparently fell in love with Joe 80th birthday on June 7, and and Carol Gosi’s business just as Carol’s birthday just around the much as everyone else. corner, they are starting a new There was a for sale sign out chapter in their lives. And this in front of the Preston Apple & chapter is titled “Retirement”.

Berry Farm, and Dane’s father The next chapter informed him of this opportu As Joe and Carol hand over the nity. keys to what they built from the From that point forward, ground up, they know that they Dane and Hillary were on a are leaving the Preston Apple & mission. They first visited the Berry Farm in good hands. operation in February of 2015.

A new story begins. The Dane As the idea of purchasing and Hillary Diede story. the business progressed, it soon They graduated together from became a apparent. On July 8, Mayo Senior High School in 2015, Dane and Hillary Diede Rochester, Minn. in 2003, but became the proud owners of to ONEin TIME, weekApple beginning 7/26/2015 tookrun no interest each otherthe at Preston & Berry Farm. that time.

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Obituaries Angeline Repinski Angeline Repinski, 73, only sister to Mary (Mer) Thoen, Lanesboro, was taken into God’s Kingdom after being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer seven years ago. With the prayers of so many, miracles kept Angie going with courage, strength, and determination --all without ever a complaint.

A graduate of Cotter High School, Winona, Minn., she entered the Sisters of St. Francis, Rochester, and was known as Sister Zita for nine years. Always a caregiver, she moved to Fla. to care for her grandparents for over 10 years and earned an AA Degree as a surgical technician. Angie returned to Winona, working various jobs, retiring due to ill health after 23 years at Peerless Chain, Winona, in Quality Control.

As her mother entered her 90s, Angie lived with her; again a caregiver, while she started her battle with cancer. Her Mom passed at age 97 on December 12, 2014.

Angie loved all animals, especially dogs, and adopted a turkey, goose, horse, donkey, chickens, birds, and cats. Angie could fix anything! As a conversationist, she readily made life-long friends.

Angie is survived by her sister, Mary (Mer) Thoen; special nephew, Michael; aunt, Elva; nieces, nephews ,and many cousins. Angie’s medical team at Gunderson-

Monday, July 27, 2015

Spring Valley Township to Emil and Ida (Seabright) Koball. Violet attended and graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1941 and was united in marriage to Lester Fimon on September 23, 1950 in Spring Valley. Together Lester and Violet farmed in the Spring Valley area all their lives.

Violet enjoyed fishing and always planted a large garden. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for many years.

She is survived by two grandchildren: Charles Fimon of Spring Valley and Kimberly Fimon of Stewartville; four great-grandchildren: Marissa, Emma, Aiden, and Charlie; and one sister, Arlene Kappers of Spring Valley. Violet was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Curtis; and two Violet I. Fimon Funeral services for Violet brothers: Lawrence and Carl.

Fimon were set for 1 p.m. Wednes- Condolences may be left at day July 22, 2015 at Our Savior’s www.Hindtfuneralhomes.com Lutheran Church in Spring ValRobert “Bob” Adrian ley, with the Sorenson Rev Betsy Robert “Bob” Adrian Sorenson, Dart offici94, of Chatfield, passed away at ating. Burial the Chosen was in the Valley Care Fra n k ford Center SunC e m e t e r y, day, July 19, Fra n k ford 2015.

Twp., Mower Violet I. Fimon Robert County. Visitation was held one hour prior to was born July 17, 1921 in the service at the church.

Violet I. Fimon, age 92, of Pilot Mound, to Robert “Bob” Spring Valley died Saturday July Minn.

18, 2015 at the Spring Valley Care Clarence A. Adrian Sorenson & Lucy (Rain) Sorenson. RobCenter.

She was born July 1, 1923 in ert attended Thorson Country Lutheran loved her as much as she loved them. We all became family.

Thank you for caring & loving my sister. So many special friends, too numerous to list, thank you..we love you so much.

Waiting for Angie in heaven are parents, Mary & David Paszkiewicz; grandparents, Francis & Anton Paszkiewcz and Rose & Frank Repinski; many aunts & uncles, cousins, and pets.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Sign Angie’s guest book at www.watkowski-mulyckfuneralhome and see her Facebook page. Memorials towards Gunderson’s Steppin Out in Pink can be directed to 973 Gilmore Ave, Winona, Minn, 55987.

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School in Fillmore County. He went to work farming with his father. In September of 1944 he was drafted into the Army. He served as a staff sergeant and squad leader seeing action in the Luzon Campaign and South Pacific Theater. He was decorated with the Bronze Battle Star, three overseas bars, Infantry Combat Badge and Bronze Battle Victory star. After the war he served in the occupation of Japan.

On November 5, 1947, he married Signa Waadevig. The couple made their home in Chatfield.

Robert worked at the Rochester State Hospital, and later owned and operated Terrace Rest Home with his wife. He later worked for Griffin Construction until retiring in 1984. He then worked at the superintendent of the Chatfield Golf Course.

Bob enjoyed golfing, gardening, and boating.

Robert is survived by two sons: Wayne (Wendy) Sorenson Gahanna, Ohio, and Curtis (Peggy) Sorenson of Chatfield; twelve grandchildren: Scott (Melissa) Sorenson, Matt (Darci) Sorenson, Becky Sorenson, Daniel Sorenson, Graham Konkel, Jennifer (Colin) Sullivan, Sean (Heidi) Sorenson, Krista (Jon) Davis, Dustin (Sara) Rich, Chelsey (Justin ) Cyphers, Andrea Moulton, & Karlee Moulton. Fifteen great-grandchildren also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings: Richard Sorenson, Stanley Sorenson, and

Marjorie Kester.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, at Chatfield Lutheran Church, with Pastor Mark Docken officiating.

A committal service with Military Honors accorded by Chatfield VFW Post 6913 followed at the Chatfield Cemetery.

Visitation took place on Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorials are preferred to Chosen Valley Care Center.

Riley Funeral Homes in Chatfield assisted the family with the arrangements. To share a memory of Bob, please visit rileyfuneralhomes.com Lisa Holden Lisa Holden, age 45, of Lanesboro, Minn. died Monday evening, July 13, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn.. A visitation was held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Lisa was Lisa Holden born on August 18, 1969 in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. At a young age Lisa and her siblings were adopted by JoAnn Fenske and Bill Holden; they grew up in Southeast Minn. Lisa was a fan See OBITUARIES Page 13 

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

First Baptist Church-Preston.…………Sundays - 10 : 30am & 7: 00pm 108 Chatfield Ave NW, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 - 4960 First English Lutheran Church.………...……..…..Sundays - 9 : 00am 217 W Grant St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2793 First Lutheran Church of Highland...............................Sundays - 9: 00am 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 - 8 : 30am Main Street, Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268- 4413 Fountain United Methodist Church...…...…………Sundays - 8 : 30am Co. Rd. 8 and Cedar St., Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268- 4456

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

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

Pioneer Presby terian Church…………....…….…..Sundays - 8 : 30am 206 Fillmore St NE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867- 4037 Preston United Methodist Church ………............Sundays - 8 : 30am 212 Saint Anthony St N, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765 -2503 R iver Of Life Regional Church 220 N Money Creek St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2853 Root Prairie Lutheran Church …………...…..…Sundays - 10 : 0am County Rd 11, Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268- 4455

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

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

St Ignatius Catholic Church.……………….........……Sundays - 10 : 30am 213 W Franklin St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-7565

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

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

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

St Patrick ’s Church Hall ………………......…......Saturday - 5 : 00pm Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2480 St Paul Lutheran Church.............Wed. - 7: 00pm, Sundays - 9 : 00am 128 Fillmore St SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 (507) 867- 4604 St Paul’s Lutheran Church...........................................Sundays - 8 :30am 215 N Miller St, Lime Springs, IA 52155 (563) 566-2389

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

Union Prairie Lutheran..……………………………Sundays - 9 : 00am Hwy 16, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3363 Whalan Lutheran Church.............................................Sundays - 10:30am Lanesboro, MN 55949 (Whalan) (507) 467-2398 Wykof f United Methodist Church.…….………..…Sundays - 8 : 30am 236 Gold St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 202-2275

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of Harley Davidson mortorcylces and the Dallas Cowboys.

She is survived by her companion, Kevin Krohn of Lanesboro; six children: Samantha (Justin Fisher) Johnson and Shawn Johnson all of Harmony, Minn., Derek Woods and Dakota Woods, both of Maynard, Iowa, and Cree Van Horn and Cheyene Van Horn, both of Charles City, Iowa; one granddaughter, Braylee Fisher of Harmony, Minn.; three brothers: Bill Holden of Lewiston, Minn., Gerald Holden of Prince Albert, Canada, and Joseph Holden of Winona, Minn. Lisa was preceded in death by her biological parents.

the Schultz family farm near Preston. Walter passed away in 2003.

For the past two years she resided in the Gundersen Harmony Care Center where she received wonderful care.

Margaret Ma rg a re t Eunice Hemker was a very loving and caring person. She had the misfortune of being struck by a car at the age of six. Severe injuries from the accident made her life more challenging. Despite this, she was a wonderful baker and a tireless caretaker of her mother, Pauline and her husband, Walter.

She enjoyed painting and was an avid gardener.

Margaret is survived by her sister, Leona Grisham of Kings Mountain, N.C.; two brothers, Philip (Virginia) Schultz of Remer, Minn. and Kenneth (Mercedes) Schultz of Wykoff; sister-in-law, Dorothy Schultz of Rushford; along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, eight brothers, and four sisters.

The funeral was 2 p.m., Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with Rev. Dave Jore officiating. Burial took place in the Greenwood Cemetery in Preston. Friends called the church on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service.

The family prefers memorials be directed to Christ Lutheran Church, Greenwood Cemetery, or the Gundersen Harmony Care Center.

Thauwald Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

Adell “Steve” Stevens Adell “Steve” Stevens, 95, of rural Lanesboro, Minn. died on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at his home, on the farm he worked and loved for sixty years.

Steve was born on July 13, 1920, to Mervyn and Arlene Stevens in Fertile, Iowa. He married Frances Stinehart of Mason City, Iowa on February 1, 1942. They moved to Minnesota in 1955. Here, Steve farmed and was a carpenter in the North Prairie area for most of his life.

Steve is survived by seven children: Jean (Marv) Slafter, Doug Stevens, Chris Riggle, Russ Stevens, Janet (Wayne Harper) Stevens, Sonja (Bill Sims) Stevens, and Karen (Steve) Thorson.

Steve was preceded in death by his wife, Fran in 2006; and his son, Wes in 1969.

Visitation and coffee was held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford.

A private family graveside serMark R. Storlie vice will take place at North Prai- Funeral services for Mark R. Storrie Cemetery in rural Lanesboro. lie were held 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Margaret Eunice Hemker Church in Margaret Eunice Hemker, Spring Valley, age 84, of Preston, Minn., died with the Rev. Thursday morning, July 16, 2015, Jim Scaife at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital and Rev. in La Crosse.

David Larson Margaret was born March 29, of f iciat i ng.

1931, in Preston, the youngest of Burial took 16 children, to Richard and Pau- place in the Mark R. Storlie line (Bender) Schultz.

Spring Valley She married Walter Hemker on Cemetery. Visitation was held January 6, 1962, in Albert Lea, from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the Minn. They made their home on Hindt Funeral Home in Spring

Monday, July 27, 2015 Valley and continued for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.

Mark Ronald Storlie, age 40, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 16, 2015.

He was born January 8, 1975 to Jimmy and Dianne (Larson) Storlie at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Mark spent most of his early years growing up in Jacksonville, Fla. prior to moving back to Minn. in 2006. Mark graduated from Allan D. Neese High School in St. Augustine, Fla. He was currently employed as a yard manager at Menards South in Rochester. Mark made an impression on everyone he met.

He had a great sense of humor and making friends came easy for him.

Mark was a loving son, brother, and friend and was a dedicated Florida State Fan. Mark will be greatly missed by his parents, Dianne (Adrian) Roberts of Jacksonville, Fla. and Jimmy (Debbie) Storlie of Rochester, Minn.; brothers, Dan Storlie of Byron, Minn. and Matt (Michelle) Storlie of Cottage Grove, Minn.; sisters: Nicole Hielscher of Jacksonville, Fla., Jaimee (Cody) Daigle of Pensacola, Fla. and Jill Storlie of Hopkins; grandmother, Ethel Larson of Spring Valley, Minn.; nephews, Nick Storlie and Andrew Daigle; nieces, Alexis Hielscher and Hailee Daigle; and a host of friends he touched, for nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much.

Condolences may be left at www.Hindtfuneralhomes.com

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•Rushford Food Shelf, 9-11:30am, 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Bldg., 113 E. Jessie St., Rushford.* •Preston Food Shelf, 9am-noon, 1-6pm, 515 Washington St. NW, Preston.* •Arthritis Foundation senior exercise, 10:30-11am. Harmony Community with Soy ink Center. InfoPrinted (507) 288-6944.* •Knit it Together, 3:30-4:30pm, Preston Public Library. Knitting for all levels.* •Bluff Country Toastmasters, 5:30pm, Spring ValleyPrinted Public Library.* with •Chatfield AA meets, 7:30pm, Pio­neer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St., Chatfield.* recycled paper •AA Closed Printed meeting,on8pm, Presbyterian Church, Mill St., Rushford.*

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(507) 288-6944 for info.* •Mabel Food Shelf, 5-7pm, First Lutheran Church, upstairs of education wing, 202 N. Oak, Mabel. *

the great outdoors and spent his time hunting, fishing, and camping. Arthur also had a talent for telling stories. There was always a story to be told and laughs to be had when he was around. One of Arthur’s biggest passions that he took everywhere he went was his love of music. As always, the louder the better.

Arthur is survived by his three children: Andrew Axel, Arie Lynn, and Ashley Marie; five grandchildren: Morgan Quinn, Brooklyn Hope, Kaden Nicholas, Wyatt Dean, and Tayven Axel; and siblings, Diana Sutton and James Foster.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Felper and Meredith “Tootie” Foster; stepfather, Frank Foster; and brother, Charlie Foster.

Condolences may be left online at www.hindtfuneralhomes.com.

Dr. Raymond A. Krueger Raymond “Ray” Arthur Krueger, 62, of Stewartville, went Home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 16, 2015.

His death of me t a s t a t ic prostate cancer occurred at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.

Dr. Raymond Ray was A. Krueger born on September 7, 1952 in New Hampton, Iowa to Robert and Norma (Schissel) Krueger. He grew up on a dairy farm with his eight siblings.

Arthur B. Foster He served his country honor A visitation for Arthur Foster ably in the United States Army, will be held Tuesday, July 28, 2015 being stationed at Fort Huachuca, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hindt Funer- Ariz. al Home in Ray graduated from the UniSpring Valley, versity of Northern Iowa with a Minn. bachelor of arts degree and taught Arthur B. high school chemistry. Later he Foster, age attended medical school at Des 60, of Spring Moines University, obtaining Valley, Minn. his Doctor of Osteopathy. After passed away residency, Ray came to work for Wed ne sd ay, Olmsted Medical Center at the July 15, 2015 Arthur B. Foster Spring Valley office from 1992 to doing what he loved most, fishing the present. Ray was a Fellow of at Lake of the Woods. the American Academy of Family Arthur was born April 24, 1955 Practitioners. For his missionary in Adams, Minn. He loved and work, he received the “Above and enjoyed spending time with his Beyond” award from OMC. grandchildren and teaching them On August 16, 2003, Ray marhow to fish. He had a passion for ried Connie Fields in Omaha,

CALENDAR OF EVENTS TUES., JULY 28

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•Children’s Concert in the Park, concessions at 6pm, balloon sculptures 6:30-7:30pm, Will Hale and the Tadpole Parade at 7:30pm. In honor of Chatfield Public Library 100th Anniversary, Chatfield City Park.

•AA Class “Road’s Journey”, 8pm, 301 E. Franklin St, Spring Valley. (A yellow house).*

FRI., JULY 31 •Preston Farmers Market, 11:00am til sold out (or 5pm) Preston bike trailhead.* •Snakes of the Blufflands, 7pm, Houston Nature Center.

•Chatfield NA meeting, 7:30pm, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St., Chatfield.* •Little Songs on the Prairie, 9-10pm, Mystery Cave Amphitheater, Preston.

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Nebr. They had a wonderful, Christ centered marriage which, upon his death, was just short of 12 years. His interests included medical/evangelistic mission trips, many with Samaritan’s Purse. He provided medical care and shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ in many countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Russia, Honduras, Mozambique, Haiti, Bolivia, and the USA. He helped establish a children’s home in Honduras, and in 2014 he and Connie built and financially supported an orphanage in the slums of Haiti. Their most recent mission trip was to Alaska with Samaritan’s Purse volunteering with “Operation Heal Our Patriot’s”.

Ray loved to play the organ to praise the Lord and was the organist for the Fillmore Free Methodist Church, where he attended services and was very active. He enjoyed mentoring, scripture memorization, and studying the Bible.

Ray is survived by his wife, Connie of Stewartville; siblings: Robert (Robin) Krueger of Charles City, Iowa, Paul (Patrice) Krueger of New Hampton, Iowa, Linda (Brian) Gillespie of Poulsbo, Wash., Karen (Andrew) Sinnwell of Charles City, Iowa, Rebecca (Richard) Rausch of Ionia, Nancy (William) Gardner of St. Francis, Minn., Beth (Jamy) Ball of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and Gordon (Donita) Krueger of Cedar Falls, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his uncle, Carl (Judd) Krueger; and brother-in-law, William Gardner.

A memorial service will be held on August 1, 2015, 2:00 p.m. at the Fillmore Free Methodist Church, 19127 County 8, in the Village of Fillmore, Minn., with the Reverend Michael Hopper officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 1:45 p.m. prior to the memorial service.

Ray donated his body to the Mayo Clinic and a private burial will follow at a future date.

If you have a story to share about Ray, Connie would appreciate receiving a written copy.

Memorials may be designated for Samaritan’s Purse, Seasons Hospice, or the orphanage in Haiti.

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SAT., AUGUST 1 •Spring Valley Area Foodshelf, 9-11am, 102 E. Jefferson, Spring Valley.* •Whalan Good Ol’ Days Picnic, 12pm, Whalan Town Hall. Potluck, bring plates and utensils.

•You’ve Got the Sinking Feeling Hike, 9:30-11:30am, Mystery Cave, Preston.

•Lanesboro AA group, 8pm, Bethlehem Lutheran. Church. Call (507)251-1771 or (507)765-2518.* •A Hardwoods Home Companion, 8:309:30pm, Mystery Cave Amphitheater, Preston.

SUN., AUGUST 2 •Snakes of Forestville, 10-11am, Mystery Cave Amphitheater, Preston.

•Cowboy Church Service, 6pm, Cherry Grove United Methodist Church. For more info or directions, call (507) 3462830.

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Chatfield School Board discusses special education, welcomes new staff, reports changes in test scores and finances

By Morgan McManimon-Myers The Chatfield School Board meeting on Monday July 20, 2015 at 7 p.m. The agenda was approved following motion by vice chair F. Mike Tuohy and second by director Scott Backer. Claims and accounts were approved following motion by treasurer Lanny Isensee and second by clerk Greg LaPlante.

Superintendent Edward Harris thanked Nick Duchateau, director of the north cluster of Hiawatha Valley Education District (HVED), for attending and reporting the district summary.

Harris noted the challenging role Duchateau has, and commented on the excellent work he’s done so far, stating “Nick’s very responsive, seeks information, and I really enjoy how he approaches conversations, challenges, and problem solving. Duchateau explained his role – he supervises 20 highly specialized staff who provide special education to students in their district, which include 14 public and 2 charter schools (Ridgeview and Bluffview). He routinely rotates through the schools, meeting with Chatfield’s presidents and superintendents to discuss progress. He provided handouts of

information to the board regarding needs and costs and details of funding and budgeting for the program, pointing out that state aid changes yearly, and they were still forecasting for the next year.

During the board committee reports, Backer noted that Laura Fredrickson has been doing a great job as the interim executive director for special education, and that interviews to find a permanent executive director have taken place and an excellent candidate has been selected. The official announcement is pending.

Isensee stated he accompanied the 8th grade on their Washington, D.C. trip, and that he was “very proud of our kids – of the way they acted and carried themselves in front of everybody.

They were very respectful.” He also credited the teachers and staff. Brief committee reports included director McMahon discussing negotiations, Tuohy reviewed district task force meetings, chair Jerry Chase discussed the teacher’s association and task force updates.

Elementary Principal Craig Ihrke was pleased to report the MCA scores have increased, with 5% increase of 3-6th graders

meeting/exceeding in math, and a 10% increase meeting/exceeding in reading. All grades overall exceeded the state average. Ihrke mentioned that Chatfield’s Reading Research program, which has been greatly successful, will be featured as a success story at state and national levels. Summer school first session went well, Ihrke notes that next year may see summer school schedule alterations, and that not as many students were recommended for summer schools due to scores increasing quite a bit. He noted the upcoming Kindergarten roundup Aug 11 at 6:30 for kindergarteners and families to meet and greet teachers and get to know the classrooms. September 8 and 9 K-3 will meet with teachers to assess where kids are in their learning process – half are signed up already, and Ihrke encouraged parents to sign up kids for these conferences as soon as possible.

Elementary pictures will be September 22.

High school Principal Randy Paulsen reported that school pictures will be August 19 from 1-6 p.m. this year. He noted the hiring of a new science teacher, Robert Deering.

Harris discussed the difficulty

Chatfield’s been having in getting umpires and referees for games. He noted that most districts have trouble meeting the need, but Chatfield’s pay rates for these roles are less than surrounding areas. He recommended the board allow a $5 increase in umpire and referee pay for games, mentioning this cost would be offset by reducing the need to get refs and umps from Rochester, whose rates are higher and also require pay for travel. He reported two leaves of absence: Jayna Harstad and Dawn Kullot, noted the MDE summer seminar he will be attending, and the Phase IV Training Backer will be attending. Harris was very pleased with the high school facility task force, and offered thanks to board and community members for their dedication, saying “there was a good mix, dynamic discussion, and a variety of viewpoints. He recommended the board discuss a date to look at the concept, draft budget, and revisit operational fund condition. It was agreed an email would be sent with several dates. Harris mentioned that new legislation resulted in a change in Health & Safety Deferred Main-

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tenance, with the old structure showing an $80,000 expenditure.

Under the new system, the state contributes 50%, and for FY17, the expenditure is projected to be $160,000, FY18-$250,000, and FY19-$340,000. The tax impact on a $200,000 home was reported to be $0, $13, and $27 for each fiscal year, respectively. Harris mentioned that a MN Rural Education Association recognition of excellence was submitted, and thanked those involved.

Consent items were approved, including approval of assistant wrestling coaches-Zach Curry and Matthew Mauseth; Jr. Highvolleyball coaches; spring sport coaches for 2015-16; HVED Agreement to Purchase Education Services SY 2015-16; resignation elementary custodian-Dan Murphy; posting elementary custodial position; hiring of science instructor Deering.

Donations and grants were acknowledged, umpire/referee fee increases were approved, employee passes were approved, Jayna Harstad’s partial leave of absence was approved.

Upcoming meetings and events: •August 11: Kindergarten Roundup •August 17: Regular school board meeting, 7 p.m.

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By Hannah Wingert The Lanesboro School Board met on June 16, 2015 at 7 p.m.

All board members were present.

The minutes from the June 18, 2015 board meeting were reviewed and approved with no changes.

Treasurer Lolly Melander gave

the treasury report. The Lanesboro school district currently has a bank balance of $148,744.16.

The district bills and payroll were approved by the board.

The board compared last year’s milk bids from Ziebell’s Hiawatha Foods to this year’s bids. Overall, most of the prices remained rela-

tively the same with a few going up or down by a small amount.

The board accepted the bid and noted that they appreciate the way Ziebell’s continues to treat the Lanesboro School District fairly.

The breakfast and lunch prices for the 2015-2016 school year were reviewed. The school is required to increase the prices by $0.10 this year. Superintendent Jeff Boggs assessed prices at other local school districts and reported that Lanesboro’s prices are in line with everyone else’s.

The last pay increase for substitute teachers was in 2011. Superintendent Boggs recommended bumping the pay from $110 a day plus mileage to $115 a day plus mileage. He pointed out that quite a few of the teachers on the Lanesboro substitute list have mentioned that they really enjoy subbing at the school. A pay increase is an investment in both the teachers and the kids. The motion to increase the pay was approved.

A letter of resignation from para-professional Becky Stocker was received and read aloud by Superintendent Boggs. Stocker said that the past 8½ years working as a Para-professional for the Lanesboro school district have been an incredible blessing to her and her family. She enjoyed being able to be done with work at the same time her children finished school for the day. She requested that her name be added to the substitute teacher list for the upcoming school year.

The next board meeting will be held on August 20, 2015 at 7 p.m.

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Rushford-Peterson approve contracts for 2015-2016

By Kirsten Zoellner The Rushford-Peterson School Board approved a number of housekeeping items at the Monday, July 20 meeting, including staffing requests and annual agreements with Hiawatha Mental Health Center, Minnesota State College Southeast Technical, and Minnesota State High School League. Of further discussion were contracts for a new athletic trainer and building repairs of the Rushford facility.

Current athletic trainer Judi Tekhautz has requested not to renew her long-time contract and provided the district with a number of reputable sources for her replacement. These include Gunderson Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System, and Winona Health. R-P Athletic Director Dan Bieberdorf noted various items about the proposed contract from each provider. After speaking with coaches about what time of coverage they feel is required at sporting events, Bieberdorf recommended that the school board provide sports medicine coverage at 21 events during the year, the “bare bones coverage”, plus eight additional events.

Each of the providers will assign a trainer to R-P, but will have a team of trainers to assist if there is a conflict in that trainer’s schedule. The trainer assigned will attend all home football, wrestling, and track events and five

basketball events. The trainer will also make twice weekly visits to the school to meet with coaches or athletes. While the district preferred to have a trainer at all home events, it posed a substantial cost increase. The lowest cost proposal was from Winona Health in the amount of $3,175 and was approved unanimously The district also approved a contract with Interstate Roofing & WTP, Inc. for the repair of the roof over a portion of the 1936 building, in particular Mr. Honken’s classroom. Recurring water problems and leakage prompted Superintendent Ehler to seek out bids. Two were received and included removal of the flat roof down to the deck, modifications to the deck, adding of an additional surface drain and insulation, and then reroofing.

Interstate Roofing bid $49,712 while Schwickert’s bid a mere $392 higher.

Discussion of the two bids included whether or not the district was required to take the low bid and the past work history of the two firms with the district.

“They have impeccable reputations. Both have served us well,” noted Ehler.

Board Director Peterson questioned whether the roof could be patched in light of the district’s plans to vacate the premises in 2017. Ehler noted that the district made plans earlier in the

year to balance work done at the Peterson facility and in Rushford in fairness to both communities.

“Then, when the buildings are turned over, they can be repurposed without lots of additional expenses. There are advantages to move forward and reinvest in the community.”

“It ticks me off,” countered Peterson. “When I came on board, I wanted to fix the roof and was told we couldn’t. Now that we have the referendum we’re putting in money to make it marketable.

It seems like we’re falling into a pattern. Now, we want to fix it.”

“I take personal offense to that,” responded Ehler. “You’re right.

They were letting the facilities go.

We took a very active approach when I got here to fix our building. Since 2008, we have done

nothing but enhance our facilities. Now, granted you wanted to move forward with a roofing project. We did not have the dollars to do that. It wasn’t something that was neglected. We have worked diligently to improve our facilities.”

Board Director Jon Pettit had concern over the Garland Company specs and details of the Schwickert’s bid, but it was noted both companies are using the same Garland specs. It was also noted that Schwickert’s is a Minn. company, while Interstate is based out of Onalaska. “I guess I hit a nerve for $400,” noted Pettit.

The board unanimously approved the Interstate bid. Work will be completed before the start of the school year.

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ATS&R architect Dean Beeninga gives an update to the school board July 20 regarding the site plan, design, and water runoff control for the new school. Pictured, left to right, are Beeninga, Board Directors Joyce Iverson and Dean Mierau, and Board Chairman John Linder.

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inga was also on hand at the meeting to discuss the site plan and design for the new school site. A short PowerPoint presentation detailed the elevation layout, materials used, and water control measures.

An environmental impact study was not required for the site, but the Department of Natural Resources has reviewed and approved the site. Water runoff from the building, paved surfaces, and the bluff ravines will be directed to a holding pond. A pipe at the top of the holding pond will allow the water to be released in its natural path at the same rate it would have prior to the school construction.

“We’re very aware and taking it into account to control water,” said Beeninga. “The whole site generates a lot of water.”

Also discussed was an agreement with Dan and Mary Jo Grimsrud for the use of their private drive as a service lane for the new school.

The road will be widened four feet, paved to the top, meeting with school property boundaries, and will have curb and gutter installed to assist with water control. The road will remain the property of the Grimsruds. Also utilizing the road is Meadows Inn B&B, who has an access easement.

Final details of the agreement are being mutually worked out by all parties involved.

The next regularly scheduled school board meeting is Monday, August 17, at 5:30 p.m., in the high school biology room. The public is encouraged to attend.

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for pictures and autographs, and held a drawing for prizes. The Continued from Page 1 grand prize, a Lennox Elite XL central air unit, was won by Rick building. and Sue Schnaufer of Lanesboro.

After working in the busi VIS Plumbing and Heating, ness during the summers while currently employs Jamie Kelly, attending school, Mike joined Dave Keene, Peter Ruen, and the company full time in 2000, Jake Masters. Jon noted that and his wife Laura started in he was also fortunate to have 2013. long-term employees Rick Schad VIS Plumbing and Heating and Alan “PeeWee” Helgeson also has a second location located for many years until their retireat 55 Main Street in Harmony, ment.

Minn., giving them the opportu For more information about nity to serve an even larger part VIS Plumbing and Heating call of the area.

(507) 467-2240 or (507) 886 A lot has changed in the 2008 or visit the business website plumbing and heating business at visplumbingheating.com. over the years, including the use Jon and Barb also own and of cell phones, which saves a great operate another business in amount of time, and the distance Lanesboro, located in the old traveled to perform work is farVIS Plumbing and Heating building downtown, called Emil Farqart’s, which has a variety of items including gifts, Lanesboro souvenirs, t-shirts, and more. If you have never visited Emil Farqart’s take the opportunity while in town for Buffalo Bill Days.

Jon, Barb, Mike, and Laura are very honored to be named Grand Marshals. Mike stated “it’s nice” to be asked and Jon states it is “quite an honor” and said “it’s a nice gesture by the Buffalo Bill Days Committee”, which they appreciate.

The Willford family is excited The Willford family, including Mike, Barb, Jon, and Laura (not and looking forward to not only in photo) have been chosen as the Grand Marshals for the 2015 being Grand Marshals in the parade, but the entire Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill Days parade in Lanesboro, Minn.

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ther now as they travel a radius of 50 miles for jobs.

New technology has certainly become a very large part of the business and Mike enjoys that aspect of his job as well as “the friendly customers”, he states.

Jon prefers to leave the technology to Mike and says his favorite part of the job is “talking to the people” who are not only customers, but also friends, after knowing them so many years.

VIS Plumbing and Heating held a 50th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, July 18, 2015, where Jon spoke to friends who have also been customers for all of those 50 years. The Willford’s served a delicious meal and draft root beer to approximately 400 people, had Dave Lennox on hand

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Special Peterson meeting ends without permit

By Kirsten Zoellner The city of Peterson held a special meeting Wednesday, July 22, to consider the moving of an electrical utility pole at 109 Mill Street. The property owners, Gary and Shirley Quarve have requested to move the pole and service to accommodate a garage reconstruction project.

The issue has been a topic of discussion for the council since earlier this year. The Quarves were present at a May 13 council meeting as the council reviewed a permit application.

At the time, the two were dis-

appointed in the length of time for adjacent property owners to secure a survey, as property lines were in dispute. Quarve suggested moving the electrical pole further into the property, but was advised the city prefers to keep utility easements on the property line whenever possible to limit future issues. No utility easement was ever recorded on the property deed.

At the June 17 meeting, it was noted by City Clerk Megan Boyum that there appeared to be no known easements for See PETERSON Page 25 

Nine citizens turned out for the July 22 Peterson special meeting. Pictured left to right, are Heidi Halvorson, Laurie Johnson, Jean Rue, Shirley Quarve, Gary Quarve, and Steve Paulson.

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Monday, July 27, 2015

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Real Bites The Cracked Egg An international diner Right next to the Lanesboro bp Food Shop, you’ll find a place that many people refer to as the old Chat-N-Chew. Yes, it was the Chat-N-Chew for many years, but now there’s a new chef in town by the name of Adam Mindrum.

And, Adam has brought a fresh new feel and taste to the restau-

Monday, July 27, 2015

By Jason Sethre

rant under the name The Cracked Egg. While the success of his business is a balancing act between locals and tourists, his menu and ambiance easily cater to both.

As I was visiting with Lanesboro business owners involved in promoting their support for the upcoming Buffalo Bill Days, I had to take a rare break for lunch.

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At The Cracked Egg, my first selection in the July 2015 Real Bites draft was the cheeseburger with egg. Now, just to clarify, that is an egg on top; not on the side.

And, that was my hope. To combine a fried egg sandwich with a cheeseburger is simple perfection.

Accompanied by a side of seasoned fries, the smiling waitress brought to me exactly what I craved. I know I’m a little weird, but I had to put ketchup and mustard on the egg that was on top of the cheese-covered burger.

It tasted great, but I think I will bypass any condiments next time in order to capture the deliciousness of the egg itself.

It was an outstanding burger, and the fries were a wonderful marriage. But, one thought crossed my mind. I’ve been enjoying the comedic performances of Jim Gaffigan -- a bacon fanatic -and I wonder what it would taste like to add two strips of bacon on top of the egg and cheeseburger.

I may have a special request during my next visit to The Cracked Egg. Adam, if you do add this extra burger to the menu, can I request that you call it Jason’s Burger?

Sorry. I know I’m high maintenance. And, I’m just kidding about naming the burger after me. I’d prefer you name it after my first born. That’s a joke, too.

Congratulations to Adam MinWith an egg atop this 1/3 pound cheese-smothered hamburger drum and his family! They have patty, The Cracked Egg presented an opportunity to brush up on worked hard to create an excellent new dining experience in historic my German.

Photo by Jason Sethre Lanesboro.

I had wanted to stop by The Cracked Egg for quite some time, and I finally found the time was right. The sun, the moon, and the eggs were aligned.

So, I stopped by this new Lanesboro restaurant and found a seat towards the back of the restaurant. I observed about 30 people filling tables with conversation and laughter.

There was one particular table in which I overheard accents that weren’t so foreign to me. I studied four years of German, and I recognized some Deutschlanders.

Now my German is pretty rusty, so thankfully they were speaking English the majority of the time.

It was like an international dining experience. Just think of all of the Europeans who visit our little corner of Minn. We live and work in this beautiful

area, and they come to experience what we may sometimes take for granted. Their presence sparked a number of other thoughts, as I scanned the menu to find a perfect fit for my appetite.

When traveling to other areas or even other countries in which we’ve never been, my wife and I have often heard horror stories of how we need to be careful to not stray from certain areas or stay out too late.

When tourists visit this area, they don’t have to worry about anything. We live in safe communities, and there really is no other comparison in my book.

What happens in Fillmore County, stays in Preston at 901 Houston Street NW. Lest I digress from my soapbox of the greatness of our area. Back to the menu.

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power lines. The council determined that the moving of electrical utility poles, by the request of the property owner, would be paid for by the property owner, with work done by a contractor hired by city and paid up front. The council was apprised of the Planning Commission’s work to create a policy for easements and utility movement. After reviewing several policies of other municipalities, a draft policy was approved.

The policy was formally adopted July 8.

Mayor Tim Hallum began discussion at the special meeting, noting the cost for moving of the utility pole was determined by Tri-County Electric to be $5,800.

It was proposed the line be bored underground. The city of Peterson would pay $3,100 for the cost of disconnect, moving of the pole, and reconnect. The Quarves

would be responsible for $2,700, the cost of the boring and service from the pole to the home.

Councilor Gail Boyum made a motion to formally accept the breakdown of costs to allow the moving of the utility pole.

Councilor Loren Rue seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

Mayor Hallum asked Gary Quarve if he was in agreement.

Quarve responded, “No. You know my position. No.” The council then turned to the second agenda item, a Land Use Permit for Quarves garage project. However, without agreement on moving the utility pole, the application for permit of the garage project was denied by the council. “I don’t know how you can approve the addition of the garage without it,” noted Clerk Boyum.

“Right now, it’s the function of the lawyers,” countered Quarve.

“We’ll let them fight it out.”

“Let Forever Be Delayed” exhibit coming to Lanesboro Lanesboro Arts will present “Let experiencing some of the feelings, Forever Be Delayed”, an exhibit thoughts, and sensations of that of oil paintings by Adam Paul place and time. But as the saying Johnson. The exhibit opens with goes, one can’t cross the same river an artist reception on Saturday, twice, and so painting these places August 15, 2015, from 6-8 p.m., become mostly a reflection on the and runs through October 11, space between then and now.”

Min2015. There neapolis, will be wine Minn. artist and hors Adam Paul d’oeuvres, Johnson and live describes music at the himself as reception. having “a Always regular day free and job”, grabopen to the bing studio public, the time on Lanesboro weekends Arts Galthe lery is open “Patchwork #3”, oil painting by Adam and seven days Paul Johnson, part of his exhibit occasional a week showing August 15-October 11 at the e v e n i n g whenever t h r o u g h Lanesboro Art Gallery in Lanesboro. he can.

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Adam Paul Johnson says the He has been painting since high title of ‘Let Forever Be Delayed’ school, and did some printmakalludes to something in his expe- ing in college. “Whenever I’m rience of making the paintings, painting, that’s my favorite seaand more generally to the flow son. Winter is chilly in the studio of time. “Landscape has always and summer is hot, but it’s all been central to my painting—it part of the cycle. Landscape is the simply seems to be the way my format that that I seem to think mind works when confronted by in, and images derived from the a blank canvas,” he says. “But landscape are almost all I do”, he while the work starts with the says. landscape, it’s the space that the The exhibit is sponsored by place takes me to that is the real Inspire(d) Driftless Magazine, and made possible by the voters of Minsubject of the painting.”

The body of work in ‘Let For- nesota through a Minnesota State ever Be Delayed’ includes several Arts Board Operating Support grant, series of paintings, and new work thanks to a legislative appropriation in larger sizes. These paintings from the arts and cultural heritage have their beginnings in photos fund. Providing year-round arts taken while the artist has traveled programming for more than thirty with family and friends. Later, years, the mission of Lanesboro Arts sifting through the images, he is to serve as a regional catalyst for often finds that the ones describ- artistic excellence and educational ing the incidental places intrigue development in providing diverse him most. They are in some way art experiences for people of all anonymous, places passed through ages. For more information: www. on the way to somewhere else. lanesboroarts.org / 507-467-2446 And for whatever reason, it’s these / info@lanesboroarts.org. Handialmost arbitrary views that he capped accessible and free to the finds most inspiring. “As I paint public, the exhibition gallery is them, my mind slips back to located at 103 Parkway Ave N. in these locations and I find myself Lanesboro, Minn.

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Preston 2015 sidewalk improvements

By Karen Reisner Jim Bakken, Public Works, discussed proposed sidewalk replacements at the July 20 council meeting. Councilman Robert Maust was absent at the 8 a.m. meeting.

Bakken recommended replacing the sidewalk on the south side of Vesterheim Apartments along Kansas St. Pedestrian ramps are in the plans to be added on both sides of Chatfield St. This section of sidewalk is used as the school emergency exit route to Christ Lutheran Church.

The addition of the pedestrian ramps will allow all students and staff to use the shortest emergency exit route. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $7,215. The city’s portion will be $5,152.50. Assessments will include $250 to the school and $1,812.50 to Vesterheim Apartments for a total of $2,062.50.

The city’s portion includes the cost of the pedestrian ramps and necessary curb replacements associated with the ramps; these costs are not assessed to property own-

Wykoff News

By Donna Erdman Wykoff will have a vendor for the farmers market at the pavilion at the Wykoff Community Center starting July 25 from 8:30-10 a.m. The vendor will come every other Saturday. Other vendors are welcome. Plan to stop for locally grown produce.

Thanks to Bill and Connie Bicknese, who on Wednesday morning gave a tour of Ed’s Museum to 17 AAA ladies from Minneapolis that came on a bus from Northfield. Some of the ladies went to the Bank Gift Haus also. They left at noon for lunch and a tour at Assisi Heights.

Daughter Gina and husband, Carlos Marting visited and spent the night with Mary Sackett.

The John and Bertha Stender family reunion held a picnic potluck on the south side of the Wykoff Community Hall on Sunday. Melvin Eickhoff, the oldest first cousin, celebrated his 90th birthday. Forty-nine came from Albert Lea, Eyota, Rochester, Spring Valley, Stewartville, Twin Cities, Wykoff, and California.

Thanks to Mary Sackett and Roxanne Sabotke who gave tours on Sunday at Ed’s Museum, with visitors from Burnsville, Eagan, Rose Creek, Rochester, Rosemount, Harmony, Prairie du Chien and Twin Cities. It was a busy day at Ed Krueger’s Museum.

On Sunday, Pastor Michael Hopper of the Fillmore Free Methodist flew to Orlando, Fla. to participate in the Free Methodist dimensional general conference. Pastor Hopper met with over 2,000 Free Methodists from around the world. The General Conference included uplift-

ers.

Bakken said the project is slightly over budget for 2015 sidewalk replacements, which is $5,000. The improvement project was approved. City administrator Joe Hoffman noted that Bakken does an annual assessment of city sidewalks, a policy that was adopted by the council several years ago. The city makes the improvements it can with the funds available.

Other business in brief Hoffman reported that the city’s group health insurance is purchased through Southeast Service Cooperative (SSC). This group health fund is a collaboration of several cities, counties, and school districts. Preston has received a claims margin refund in the amount of $11,723 because the number of claims in 2014 were significantly below expectations. Preston employees are on a Blue Cross plan which bills the service coop.

Hoffman said this is great news, as it follows a healthy year for Preston employees. He presented

several options for the disbursement of these funds. The check is made out to the city and could all go into the General Fund or 15% could be divided among the city’s 14 employees. Hoffman asked for a few weeks to allow department heads to weigh in on how best to use the money.

Councilman David Collett suggested it be put toward next year’s insurance premium. Hoffman said another option could be ‘seed’ money for health care savings accounts to help with deductibles. The issue was tabled.

A new mutual aid agreement with Spring Valley Ambulance was approved as requested by Spring Valley and recommended by ambulance director Ryan Throckmorton. There were no notable changes from the previous agreement. Preston also has mutual aid agreements with Rushford, Lanesboro, Chatfield, and Harmony. These agreements allow one ambulance service to call another when needed during an emergency event.

ing worship services, biblical training, as well as conducting church business. He returned on Friday.

John and Deena Peterson and family have been to be with Marguerite Peterson. Marguerite attended the annual Racine Tractor Show on Saturday.

At the conclusion of the Wykoff Fall Festival meeting Tuesday, July 14, it was concluded that the Wykoff Fall Festival Steeple Race this year will begin at 3 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church and that the four person teams can register to participate in this fun relay starting September 1. Each team requires one person under age 12 and one person over the age of 55.

The 2015 Wykoff Fall Festival for the third year “Strut Your Stuff” talent show will be Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September, 26 at 7 p.m. in the gym at Kingsland Middle School. All are invited to put their hidden talents on display.

Social clubs and businesses are encouraged to pull acts together.

Call Eva at 352-4255 for information or to register.

There will be the annual Treasure Hunt during Fall Fest in 2015.

Domanick Bicknese Bushman had a fun weekend in Wykoff area with family and friends at the graduation open house at the Wykoff Methodist Church.

Nick is thankful for the cards and gifts from everyone. He will be returning to the DasselCokato area where he has a job working on 4-wheelers.

Four Spring Valley ladies who always celebrate their birthdays together celebrated on Thursday at the Bank Gift Haus.

On Monday, guests of Wendy and Randy Grabau were Eva Barr, Todd Juzwiak, Chester and Stanley, and her cousin, Steve from Utah.

On Thursday, Wendy attended the Fillmore County Republican annual picnic in Lanesboro.

On Saturday, Randy and Wendy visited Connie Krueger.

Bill and Sandy Luce visited Orlo Link on Saturday. On Sunday, Orlo attended the 80th birthday of his sister, Arlene Folkert in Rochester.

For the period of June 15 to June 30, 1961, the ten high producers for the Wykoff Co-operative Creamery Company were Erhard and Ernest Freimark, Walter Bicknese and sons, Harlan and Louis Schmidt, Keith Lichty, James McCabe, Clarence Nash and Jeche Bros., Walter Mulhern, Gerald Gehrking, Walter Schwier, and William Mulhern.

The Wykoff High School Class of 1946 held a class reunion on Sunday, July 9, 1961, at Silver Lake Park. Ten of 17 members were present. Those attending with their families were: Ralph Fligge, Fred Mundfrom, Floyd Prinsen, Donald Eickoff, Norman Meyer, Max Eickhoff, Mrs. C. Bratoger (Emily Eickoff), Mrs. G. Bairer (Marjorie Schmidt), Mrs. M. Root (Phyllis Nash), and Mrs. W. Bicknese (Connie Mosher).

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Monday, July 27, 2015

Mabel-Canton prepares to open SAC program

By Hannah Wingert The Mabel Canton School Board congratulated Cody Ward for competing in the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyo. at their regular meeting on July 21, 2015.

The second reading of the MSBA Policy 4427, which affects the workload limits for certain special education teachers, was reviewed and approved.

The coaches and advisors for the 2015-16 school year were also approved.

The school business manager, Todd Netzke, updated the board on the 2015-16 budget. He stated that the budget

looks good and it appears that the school will come in under budget in the coming year.

Board member Jane Hall questioned if the speech therapy time alloted for will go down in the next year. Superintendent Jennifer Backer said that she was in contact with the teacher and believed that the time needed for students would most likely decrease in the coming year.

The district bills were approved after review by the board.

There was no interim administrator report from Michelle Weidemann, as she was absent from the meeting.

Superintendent Jennifer Backer reported that all the MDE reports have been completed, thanks to the office staff. The Civil Rights Compliance Review report came in with only minor changes to be made around the school, such as padding under sinks so individuals with wheelchairs won’t bump their knees, enlarging the handicapped parking spots, putting specific posters up at the school, etc. The changes need to be completed and submitted for review by December 1, 2015.

Enrollment numbers for the 2015-16 school year are holding steady.

The 2015-16 student hand-

book was reviewed. The school will be stopping the snack cart service, but will continue to offer milk break. The student dress code will be reviewed with the staff and enforced in the coming year. The finalized handbook was approved.

It was noted that the school only receives funds for approved applications for the free and reduced breakfast and lunch program.

The board discussed the final reading of the SAC handbook.

Board member Jane Hall asked that the billing procedures be clarified. Crystal Adkins suggested switching from monthly bills to bi-weekly which would be more budget friendly for the families registered in the program. It was also decided that bills will be sent on the 15th and 30th of each month, and a late fee of $10 will be assessed if payment is not received by the next billing cycle. The handbook was approved. Families interested in the SAC program are encouraged to register as soon as possible. The deadline for registrations is July 31 and forms can be found online at the Mabel-Canton school district website or by emailing hkleiboer@mabelcanton.org.

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By Sgt. Troy Christianson Minnesota State Patrol Question: Hi, I read your Ask a Trooper responses in the daily news and have a question for you: (common sense)I am aware it is illegal to leave your dog in the Troy H. car, but I was Christianson also told its illegal to leave your car running/ idling with the dog in the car so you can keep the air conditioner on for them, wondering if this is true? I looked it up and saw no idling laws except for Minneapolis.

Answer: You are correct; Minn.

State Statute 346.57 says, “A person may not leave a dog or a cat unattended in a standing or parked motor vehicle in a manner that endangers the dog’s or cat’s health or safety. A peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, a humane agent, a dog warden, or a volunteer or professional member of a fire or rescue department of a political subdivision may use reasonable force to enter a motor vehicle and remove a dog or cat which has been left in the vehicle in violation of subdivision 1. A person removing a dog or a cat under this subdivision shall use reasonable means to contact

the owner of the dog or cat to arrange for its return home. If the person is unable to contact the owner, the person may take the dog or cat to an animal shelter.”

This is a good question, as it could be a bit of a gray area with the situation you described. The law addresses the issue of the unattended pet in a “standing or parked motor vehicle” but also states “a manner that endangers the dogs or cat’s health or safety.”

You mention that the dog is left in the running car with the air conditioning on and doors locked. I see a few issues: How do we know the air conditioning is working?

Where is the owner of the vehicle and when are they coming back?

What if the vehicle’s engine quits running or the vehicle runs out of fuel?

Cities with high auto thefts, as well as for noise reasons in residential areas, have ordinances in place so that a vehicle cannot be left unattended, locked up, and idling.

I would advise any pet owner to err on the side of caution and always look out for your pet’s well-being and safety.

If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minn., send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minn. State Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester, Minn.

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• Lock your doors and windows. Consider upgrading to deadbolt locks, secure sliding doors with bars or dowels to prevent opening. Install stoppers in windows so they cannot be opened beyond a safe point.

• Avoid hiding a spare key. Burglars are

often aware of this trick and often find them.

• Install motion detection lights outside of your home.

• Have a neighbor or friend keep an eye on your residence if you are away. • • Have mail and newspapers held so they don’t stack up. DON’T advertise by posting on social media sites or your outgoing voicemail messages.

• Be cautious with unexpected guests at your front door that you do not know. • If they claim to be from a company, make sure their vehicle and clothing verifies it.

Ask for a business card, and if they have none, make note of their appearance, vehicle make, and license plate when they leave.

• Be alert and if something makes you suspicious, report it.

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Jason Sethre, Publisher

Can you zone promotions per Zip Code?

Yes, we do it all the time for businesses and organizations all throughout Fillmore County.

And, we only charge a fraction of what the USPS charges with their Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) program. If you were to insert a single sheet (8-1/2” x 11”) promotion in our newspaper, the cost of insertion would be 5.25 cents each.

Meanwhile, the USPS would charge you over 18.2 cents per piece for the same size promotion.

So, we are only charging 29% of what you would pay for the same marketing piece to reach the exact same households with a zoned Zip Code program. If you have any questions about our zoned Zip Code program, please contact me at 507-765-2151. I will gladly explain your options for target marketing at a Zip Code level.

What constitutes a buildable property?

One of the most frequently asked questions when dealing with the sale of rural land is whether or not a given property is buildable?

To further qualify the question, most people are referring to a “permanent dwelling” or a home when they ask. If you are thinking of selling land, having an approved buildable site significantly increases the value of a property relative to an otherwise similar property that is not buildable. Likewise, if you buy a property with the intent of building your dream home, it is a pretty big letdown if you find out you cannot get a building permit after you own the land. There are a number of factors including, but not limited to; slope, flood plain, tillable soils restrictions, physical access and population density ordinances that must be taken in consideration.

The other thing to keep in mind is that most municipalities have separate ordinances for what is referred to as a “cabin”. A good first step in researching is to contact the local zoning/planning administrator. Getting started on such research is always a little intimidating and as a service to both buyers and sellers, I am able to assist in finding answers and asking the correct questions surrounding the buildable aspects of a property.

SMG

Make your landscape memorable Great design begins with your home, who you are, elements you are comfortable with and the activities of your life. Design style is as important to the exterior of your home as it is to the interior of your home. It is also complementary.

Individual personality, style and tastes make a garden distinctive and memorable. In addition, with approaching cool months ahead and the prospect of disappearing foliage, make the most of your landscape with a garden ‘built’ for these seasonal changes. Introducing variety simply means creating some breaks in the monotony.

Make a characteristic tree or large shrub the focal point of your garden. Use evergreens or plants with interesting characteristics that maintain a pleasant structure through the off-season, creating a landscape worth admiring.

The right choices are essential to a unique and personal landscape design. © EODL

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How much does a website cost?

The average cost of a website has gone down over the years. In 2000, the average range was $6,000-$10,000 and today it is about $2,250-$10,000. Why the big range in cost? Factors such as the number of pages, the design, user interaction, and other customizations can affect the cost. Responsive design is a must these days, yet many agencies will charge a premium for this. Additional cost with a website are the hosting fees, domain registrations, and hiring help to maintain the site. As SMG Web Design, we include everything for one price...and we are very competitive with the average cost. If your business does not have a website, call us today to see what we can do for you.

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Rick Dahly

I have a gun for home defense, is there anything else that I should also have?

A gun is an essential part for anyone’s home defense. However, the most important thing anyone needs for home defense is to be prepared with a safety plan. You should go about this with your family in the same sense that you do a fire drill or weather related emergency. If you suspect you have an intruder in your home, your family needs to know how to act and what is expected of them—and PRACTICE with your family. There are a few other items to consider as part of your safety plan that can assist in providing yourself with added safety: cell phone (for quickly calling 911), a bright flashlight, and a light mounted on your home defense gun (being able to quickly identify a threat is vital). Do you have a safety plan?

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Key evaluation points: • Stand count - Assess the alfalfa stand and stem density to ensure it is adequate to maximize yields.

• insect and disease diagnosis - Identify insects and diseases present and determine treatment.

• tissue analysis - In-season tissue sampling analysis identifies which nutrients need to be addressed. www.fce.coop

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Fillmore County Police Reports Chatfield Police Department Leslie Craig Rudlong, 61, Rochester, Minn.; 5/4/2015, Littering – Dangerous Object on Highway, Fine $100, Total Fees $220.

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Alyssa Rochelle Bergo, 32, Spring Valley, Minn.; 5/29/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Misty Jo Draper, 31, Mabel, Minn.; 6/16/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Sean Robert Eckholdt, 24, St. Charles, Minn.; 4/27/2015, Speeding (40/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $160. 4/27/2015, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance when Operating Vehicle, Fine $200.

Samuel Lee Hanson, 35, Stewartville, Minn.; 6/12/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Daniel Herman Haskenhoff, 52, Sumner, Iowa; 6/28/2015, Speeding (50/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Tyler John Hickman, 18, Stewartville, Minn.; 5/31/2015, Consumption by Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $190.

Wayne Clifford Jonsgaard, 51, Mabel, Minn.; 5/27/2015, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passengers Must Use, Total Fees $115.

Karen Sanford Kimelman, 46, Byron, Minn.; 4/22/2015, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 7/6/2016), Total Fees $415. Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 87 days for one year).

All time done by September 21, 2015. Can do 24 hours CWS instead of jail time – would need to notify Fillmore County Court

and Fillmore County Jail if completed CWS. Supervised probation for one year – Conditions (7/7/2015): Remain law-abiding, No same or similar, No alcohol/ controlled substance use, No possession of alcohol or drugs, Random testing, No driving without insurance - have valid license to drive, Sign Probation Agreement follow all rules and recommendations of probation - all conditions under the direction of DFO, Do not enter bars or liquor stores, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Ms. Kimelman has completed Chemical Assessment - recommended 12 hour DWI course - has signed all releases of information for probation.

Gary Wayne Livingood, 56, Wykoff, Minn.; 4/19/2015, Driving After Cancellation, Fine $200, Total Fees $320. 4/19/2015, Uninsured Vehicle - Owner Violation, Fine $200. 4/19/2015, Operate Unregistered Vehicle/ Without Plates Displayed on Public Street/Highway, Fine $100.

Alejandro Rodriquez Nunez, 20, Rochester, Minn.; 5/9/2015, Driving Without a Valid License or Vehicle Class/Type; Multiple Licenses Prohibited, Fine $100, Total Fees $220. 5/9/2015, Speeding (74/55), Fine $60.

Tajamal Jamal Rasool, 25, Coon Rapids, Minn.; 6/13/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Benjamin Jon Rowland, 34, Fountain, Minn.; 5/4/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Ronald D. Schellenberger, 26, Baraboo, Wisc.; 4/11/2015, Display Cancelled/Stolen/Revoked Plates, Fine $300, Total Fees $420. 4/11/2015, Driver Must

Carry Proof of Insurance when Operating Vehicle, Fine $200.

Jeffrey Lynn Thomas, 50, Spring Valley, Minn.; 6/22/2015, Duty to Drive with Due Care Speed Greater than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Nicholas Robert Volkart, 31, Ostrander, Minn.; 6/13/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Gaige Phillip Volkman, 19, Peterson, Minn.; 6/6/2015, Speeding (80/50), Fine $100, Total Fees $290.

MN Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division Cody James Crowley, 24, Austin, Minn.; 6/14/2015, Fail to Display ATV Registration/Decal as Required, Fine $25, Total Fees $115.

Justin Anthony Tlougan, 34, Utica, Minn.; 6/14/2015, Unlawful Operation of Motor Vehicle on State Trail, Fine $25, Total Fees $115.

MN State Patrol Rochester Niko Durant Anderson, 20, Lanesboro, Minn.; 6/10/2015, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passengers Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $115.

Courtney Elizabeth Brink, 30, West Concord, Minn.; 5/10/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Duane Maynard Gilbertson, 45, Fountain, Minn.; 6/22/2015, Duty to Drive with Due Care Speed Greater than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Mary Kaye Howe, 51, Omaha, Neb.; 6/7/2015, Speeding (69/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Michael Phillip Knight, 30, Chatfield, Minn.; 5/29/2015, No Plates or Insignia Registered Under Section 168.187, Fine $100, Total Fees $190.

Charity Marie Reese, 22, Dewitt, Iowa; 5/27/2015, Duty to Drive with Due Care - Speed Greater than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. 5/27/2015, Driving Without a Valid License or Vehicle Class/Type; Multiple Licenses Prohibited, Fine $100.

Douglas Arthur Snyder, 72, Preston, Minn.; 6/20/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Liza R. Walleser, 28, Lanesboro, Minn.; 6/30/2015, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

Vincent Yang, 41, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; 6/10/2015, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passengers Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $115.

Preston Police Department Austin Riley Krenke, 20, Stewartville, Minn.; 5/30/2015, Driver Fails to Stop for STOP Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. 5/30/2015, Liquor Possession by Person Under 21, Fine $100.

Rushford Police Department Damian Michael Kreidermacher, 23, Lewiston, Minn.; 5/20/2015, Motor Vehicle Noise Limits, Fine $50, Total Fees $140.

Ryan Terrence Moldenhauer, 19, Houston, Minn.; 4/20/2015, Headlights - Fail to Dim Within 1000 Feet of Oncoming Vehicle, Fine $40, Total Fees $130.

The FCJ reaches over 13,000 households each week.

District Court news On July 20, 2015, William Bruce Manhart, 36, of Harmony, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Manhart is charged with three felonies, Domestic Assault – Commits Act with Intent to Cause Fear, Domestic Assault – Intentionally Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm, and Assault - 3rd Degree – Substantial Bodily Harm. All three carry maximum criminal penalties of five years in prison, $10,000 fines, or both. On or about April 4, 2015, within the city of Harmony, the defendant allegedly committed an act with intent to cause fear in a family or household member of immediate bodily harm or death and the defendant allegedly inflicted or attempted to inflict bodily harm upon a family or household member.

Said violations were committed within ten years of the first of any combination of two or more previous qualified domestic violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency, to wit: the defendant has previously been sentenced for Gross Misdemeanor – Domestic Assault (3/16/2009), Gross Misdemeanor – Domestic Assault (5/19/2014), and Interference with an Emergency Call (3/16/2015). The defendant also allegedly assaulted another, and inflicted substantial bodily harm.

On July 15, 2015, Nathan Randal Gossman, 30, of Canton, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Gossman is charged with three felonies, Harassment – Restraining Order – Violate Within Ten Years of First of Two Previous Domestic Violence Convictions/ Adjudications, Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule I, II, III, or IV – Not Small Amount Marijuana, and Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor

Vehicle. The first two offenses each carry maximum penalties of five years in prison, $10,000 fines, or both. The third offense carries a maximum criminal penalty of three years and one day in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about July 12, 2015, within Fillmore County, the defendant allegedly violated a restraining order issued under Minnesota Statutes Section 609.748 and said violation occurred within ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic violence-related offense convictions, to wit; defendant has convictions of Gross Misdemeanor – Domestic Assault (10/18/2010) and Violation of No Contact Order (2/14/2011). The defendant allegedly unlawfully possessed one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified as schedule I, II, III, or IV, except small amount marijuana, to wit; methamphetamine. The defendant allegedly, by means of a motor vehicle, fled or attempted to flee a police officer who was acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty, and the perpetrator knew or should reasonably have known the same to be a peace officer.

On August 3, 2015, Jeremy Ryan Walters, 21, of Preston, will appear before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.

Walters is charged with Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule I, II, III, IV – Not Small Amount Marijuana, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.

On or about June 29, 2015, within Fillmore County, the defendant allegedly unlawfully possessed one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified as schedule I, II, III, or IV, except small amount marijuana, to wit; Lorazepam (a schedule IV controlled substance).

Tool • Machinery • FarM PriMaTive aucTion

A u c t i o n

Lunch by Gleasons

Wed., august 5, 2015 - 9am 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 selction of mechanic, woodworking, electrical supplies, hand and power tools, along with farm machinery, farm primatives, and misc. Don’t miss this auction!

selling 2 rings Part of day 6 Hayracks of Tools from Dave

Consigned by Dave Crother’s Estate, Mona Crothers, owner of Winona, MN. Dave was a maintenence man for many firms for 50 years and took pride in his very clean selection of tools.

Consigned by Donald Drinkall Estate. JD A unstyled, JD B w/loader JD H, JD B w/belly mower, A.C-C w/belly mower, 1968 Pontiac, 1968 Buick Skylark 2 Dr. Hardtop, Ford F100 1960s pickup needs work, plus misc small farm machinery, and 5 hayracks of farm related and primatives. JD 425 lawnmower, JD 68 lawn mower, JD 3 bottom plow, 2 bottom plow, JD 490 corn planter. JD #5 mower, 8’ Disk, only partial listing.

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.

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Rushford Village talks hall rental; public hearing for expanded solar array

By Kirsten Zoellner The Tuesday, July 21, Rushford Village meeting consisted largely of Planning and Zoning issues, but the potential rental of the Village Hall garnered most of the discussion.

Mayor Gordon Johnson met recently with Root River Yoga owner Amanda Griggs regarding the weekly usage of the hall for her classes. “I offered to give her one month to utilize the facility at no charge. Then we can establish a monthly user rate or that type of thing. She has paid a damage deposit,” stated Johnson. “I don’t think rent-free for an extended period of time

would be fair.” $25 is currently the full day usage charge for the facility, without food. Johnson requested the council consider the option and make a motion to do so or deny it.

“I think we need to stick to our rates with the public. We don’t want to start picking and choosing who we give rates to,” noted councilor Dennis Overland. It was also suggested by both Overland and City Attorney Tom Manion that the city obtain a certificate of insurance coverage from Root River Yoga for liability purposes.

“It’s a great to use the space; good for business, good for the

The Rushford Village Council debates the merits of a free trial rental of the Village Hall at the July 21 meeting. Pictured, clockwise, are councilor Chad Rasmussen, Mayor Gordon Johnson, Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit, and councilors Dennis Overland, Todd Baker, and Hamilton Peterson.

Photo by Kirsten Zoellner

community. It seems an awful lot like a community education type program and that should be fine,” noted Manion. Playing devil’s advocate, however, Manion discussed concerns that might be perceived by the public.

“Are you opening up a can of worms?” questioned Overland.

Councilor Hamilton Peterson made a motion to approve the month of August rent free for the facility usage. The motion died for lack of second. Mayor Johnson will go back and suggest to Griggs that the regular user rate be paid.

A public hearing for an expanded photovoltaic system at Tri-County Electric has been scheduled for August 4.

The cooperative is planning on expanding its current 73,000 watt solar array to a 1 megawatt array. “This is big. This is huge,” said Johnson. The plans will take the array from property line to property line on the west boundary of the site. An Interim Use Permit is required.

This prompted the suggestion by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a policy on Interim and Conditional Use Permits. “What it is that’s being recommended is that we would adopt the procedure that would allow these types of things to come before Planning and Zoning prior to the council for final approval. It would maintain

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the continuity that we’ve established so far. It isn’t changing anything, except to ensure the process will continue as it has,” clarified Johnson. A policy will be drafted for approval.

The council will also have conversation with Hi-Tech Industries due to a concern brought to the council regarding materials on the property that may be contaminated. “There are materials that were brought there after the flood, that were dumped, and I know that materials are still there. It shouldn’t be that way. I don’t know how many options he has,” noted Johnson. The mayor will meet with Mike Peterson regarding the concerns.

Another complaint brought to the council was in regards to the number of vehicles parked on the road by Curt’s Place in south Rushford. The com-

pany is limited to the number of vehicles that can be parked on site, but a number of vehicles are being parked on the public road.

Again, the council will have a representative speak with Curt Paulson regarding the concerns.

The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Tuesday, August 4, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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FLASHBACK

Do you remember what was happening in Fillmore County the week of July 28, 1986? Our team searched the archives to find Volume 1, Number 42 of the Fillmore County Journal, and here’s what we found.

Attractions:

Spring Valley Historical Society and Laura Ingalls Wilder Site 1876 Methodist Church Museum 220 W. Courtland St. Spring Valley, MN 55975 507-346-7659 wilderinspringvalley@hotmail.com springvalleymnmuseum.org

1865 Washburn Zittleman House Ag Building History Hall Gift Shop

Open 10 am-4 pm each day Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend Only weekends in September & October or by appointment.

31st Annual

2015 Buffalo Bill Days Friday, Saturday, & Sunday July 31st, August 1st and 2nd

www.lanesboro-mn.gov or e-mail buffalobilldays@yahoo.com Lanesboro City Office (507) 467-3722

Raffle Tickets $5 at the Park Info Booth at Sylvan Park, Cash Prizes!!!

Friday, July 31st

4 p.m. Beer & Brat Tent opens, music 5-8 pm 7 p.m. Men’s Softball Tournament starts 7:30 p.m. Commonweal Theatre - “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. “Trouble Shooter” Street Dance in front of the Fire Hall 6 p.m. - 3 a.m. Sober Shuttle Rides by R&M Amish Tours, call (507)467-2128

Saturday, August 1st

Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament begins and Men’s Softball Tournament continues 8:30 a.m. Registration for “Buffalo Roam” 5K/1 Mile all ages, 9:00 a.m. start 10 a.m. Beer & Brat Tent opens 10 a.m. Market Place and Farmer’s Market opens-Sylvan Park 11- 5 p.m. BINGO in the Sylvan Park Shelter 11:30 a.m. Registration for Bean Bag Tournament Community Center Parking Lot - noon start MUSIC AT THE GAZEBO: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. “Root River Jam Band” 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

“Arnold Bradley Band” Noon – 4 p.m. Kids Carnival and Petting Zoo at Sylvan Park 1:30 p.m. Commonweal Theatre – Production of “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” Local shops open all day. Please thank businesses for their donations to make this event possible!

7:30 p.m. Commonweal Theatre - “Charley’s Aunt” 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Band and Dance at Beer/Brat Tent – (Gym in case of rain) “Next 2 Nothing” $5 cover 9:45 p.m. FIREWORKS!!!! (in case of rain, rescheduled for the same time on Sunday) 6 p.m. – 3 a.m. Sober Shuttle Rides by R&M Amish Tours, call (507)467-2128

Sunday, August 2nd

Men’s Softball & Co-Ed Volleyball Tournaments continue 10 a.m. Beer & Brat Tent opens 10 a.m. Market Place and Farmer’s Market opens

Golf Tournament:

Play 18 holes of golf anytime from Friday 7/31 at 5 p.m. to Sunday 8/2 at noon. Winner to be announced at the Beer and Brat tent on Sunday around 7 p.m. For more information call (507) 467-3742.

10:30 a.m. “Highway 30” Ecumenical Service at Park Gazebo - Canned good and Free-will donation 11 a.m. Chicken BBQ at Community Center 11 a.m. “Cannon Old West Society” robs the Bank, downtown 11-5 p.m. BINGO in the Sylvan Park Shelter Noon - 4 p.m. Kids Carnival and Petting Zoo at Sylvan Park 12:30 p.m. “Cannon Old West Society” shootout: Good Guys vs Bad Guys at the Gazebo 1:30 p.m. Grand Parade After Parade Free Kid’s Train Rides at Sylvan Park 3:00 p.m. Kid’s Pedal Pull at Basketball Court 3:00 p.m. “Raven’s Fire” Music at the Sylvan Park Gazebo 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. DJ & Karaoke at Beer & Brat Tent

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Open 11am-9pm during

Buffalo Bill Days Late Night Friday and Saturday, 10:30-1:30a.m.

Carryouts available!

507-467-2200 Open 7 Days A Week Hours: 11am-9pm 111 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN

2015 Buffalo Bill Days July 31st, August 1st and 2nd

“Cannon Old West Society" Sunday, August 2nd

Todd Hadoff, GRI Cell: 507-259-5454 Email: homes@toddhadoff.com Website: www.ToddHadoff.com

REMAX Results

Preston Specialties, Inc.

11 am

Protecting your products from the inside out.

FamIly Owned and OPerated SInce 1976.

Bank Robbery

12:30 pm

HAve A SAfe ANd fuN tiMe At BuffALo BiLL dAyS! At Preston Specialties we care about your products.

Shoot out - Good Guys vs. Bad Guys at the Gazebo

. . . We specialize in corrugated and composite structures. . . . We custom design packaging to meet your specifications. . . . We are committed to greener packaging.

103 Coffee Street • Lanesboro, MN • 507-467-2137 • www.prestonspecialties.com

A Sunday Night Tradition for Buffalo Bill Days!

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ortrait Art for High School Seniors, Children & Families

August 2nd | 9pm-1am

Karaoke Joe

507.421.9906

ROOT RIVER SALOON ON & OFF SALE

112 Coffee St. • Lanesboro, MN • 507-467-3355

LaNeSBOrO

FOOd SHOP Hwy 16, Lanesboro, MN 55949 507-467-2121

Camping Supplies Baked Goods • Ice Movie Rentals • DNR License

MINNeSOTa LOTTery

Gopher 5 and Daily 3 Instant Scratch Offs

Open 6am -11pm every day

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ow booking fall family & senior portrait sessions.

Lanesboro Sales Commission, Inc. Lanesboro, MN 55949 • 507-467-2192 www.lanesborosalescommission.com

Family Owned and Operated

reguLar auCTIoN

every Friday 10:30 am Selling all Classes of Livestock SaLe orDer: Sheep & goats • Veal & Starter Calves • Dairy Cattle & Beef Cows & Breeding Bulls Followed by Feeder Cattle, Market Cows & Bulls

SLaughTer CaTTLe auCTIoN

one of the Largest Finished Cattle auctions in the Midwest. every Wednesday 8:30 am Fat Cattle, Market Cows & Bulls Check our markets on our web page and DTN

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Personalized service to accommodate your needs.

Accounting, Auditing, Tax Preparation 209 St. Anthony Street, PreSton, Mn 55965 pam@pamristaucpa.com • 507-765-2180

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Raymond Krueger, DO Michele Lunaas, APRN, CNP Roxie Tienter, APRN, CNP

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counseling Paul Broken, MA; Luke Mattheisen, LPC; Alan Rodgers, LICSW Psychotherapy, psychiatry, case management, adult rehab mental health services

8am - 4:30pm, Mon-Fri • 1-800-422-0161 • 65 Main Ave. N, Harmony www.zvhc.org

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- a service of DFO Community Corrections.

real estate Over 2,500 acres sold in the past year!

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

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STATE OF MINNESOTA NOtice of Mortgage IN DISTRICT COURT Foreclosure sale COUNTY OF FILLMORE DATE: June 26, 2015 THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has Court File No. 23-CV-15-472 occurred in the conditions of the follow Case Type: 0T – Quiet Title Action ing described Mortgage: Nicole Welch, INFORMATION REGARDING Plaintiff, MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED 1. Date of Mortgage: June 6, 2008 vs.

Theobold Schweitzer 2. Mortgagors: Terry G. Lesser & Nan John A. Schweitzer Lesser 3. Mortgagees: Marine Credit Union Edward Joseph, H.U. Gossman, Mary O’Brien, Fletcher A. Tinkham, 4. Recording Information: Miss Mary O’Brien, Charles Groth, Recorded on June 16, 2008, as Document Dennis Gavin, Cicely Gavin, Number 365474, in the Office of the Andrew Reuber, Rose Jacobson, Fillmore County Recorder, Minnesota.

Emma Tienter, John L. Olson, 5. Assignments of Mortgage, if any: Frank Workman and Clara Workman, None.

Amos S. Anderson and Helen Anderson, INFORMATION REGARDING Clarence Jestness and Alice Jestness, MORTGAGED PREMISES Harold A. Barnes and Marcella M. 6. Tax parcel identification number of Barnes, the mortgaged premises: R06.0364.000.

Robert A. Lyngen and Norma Lyngen, 7. Legal description of the mortgaged Larry G. Anderson, Gregory D. Anderson, premises: Janice A. Easthagen, Patricia Ann Lots 1 and 2 and the North 25 Anderson, feet of Lot 3 in Block 2 of Walker Also All of the Unknown Heirs of the and Stebbins Addition to the City of Defendants; Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Also, All Persons or Parties Claiming Any Escepting the West 50 feet thereof.

Right, Title, Estate, Interest of Lien in the Check here if all or part of the described Real Estate Described In the Complaint real property is Registered (Torrens) Herein.

8. The physical street address, city, Defendants. and zip code of the mortgaged premSUMMONS ises: the state of minnesota to the 315 North Mill Street above named defendants: Rushford, MN 55971 you, and each of you, are hereOTHER FORECLOSURE DATA by summoned and required to 9. The person holding the Mortgage: serve upon plaintiff’s attor[check one] ney an answer to the original is a transaction agent, as defined by complaint in the above entitled Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30. action, which complaint has been The name(s) of the transaction agent, filed in the office of the clerk of residential mortgage servicer, and the the district court in and for said lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. county, state, and to serve a copy 58.02, is/are […]. of your answer to the said com The transaction agent’s mortgage plaint upon the subscriber at his identification number, if stated on the office in the city of preston, in Mortgage, is […]. the county of fillmore, and the x is not a transaction agent, as defined state of minnesota, within twenby Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30. ty (20) days after service of the The name(s) of the residential mortsummons upon you, exclusive of gage servicer and the lender or broker, the day of service. if you fail to as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is/are answer the said complaint within Marine Credit Union the time aforesaid, the plaintiff 10. If stated on the Mortgage, the will apply to the court for the name of the mortgage originator, as relief demanded therein. you are defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is N/A. hereby notified that this action INFORMATION REGARDING involved, affects or brings in FORECLOSURE questions real property in fill 11. The requisites of Minn. Stat. 580.02 more county, state of minnesota, have been satisfied. described as follows, to-wit: 12. The original principal amount Beginning in the Southeast corner of secured by the Mortgage was Outlot 1 in Columbian Addition to the $114,353.21 Village of Preston; thence westerly 13. At the date of this notice the along the South line of said Outlot 1 (for amount due on the Mortgage, including purposes of this description bearing of taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the said South line of Outlot 1 is assumed Mortgage, is: $109,808.39.

North 90°00’00” West), a distance of 14. Pursuant to the power of sale in 66.00 feet to the true point of beginning the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreof the parcel to be herein described; closed, and the mortgaged premises will thence North 11°00’00” West along the be sold by the Sheriff of Fillmore County, westerly line of said Outlot 1, a distance Minnesota, at public auction on August of 233.66 feet; thence North 90°00’00” 27, 2015, 10:00 a.m., at Fillmore County West, 252.44 feet to a point in the cenCourthouse Main Lobby, 101 Fillmore ter line of the Decorah-Preston road; St. E, Preston, MN thence southeasterly along said cen 15. The time allowed by law for ter line of Decorah-Preston road on a curved course, concave southwesterly redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s (curve data:radius=1307.71 feet; delta personal representatives or assigns is 6 angle=10°51’14”; chord bearing and months after the date of sale. distance=South 21°59’12” East, 247.36 16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, feet), and arc distance of 247.73 feet to “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, a point in the prolongation westerly of single-family dwelling, the notice must the northerly line of Oak Street; thence also specify the date on or before which North 90°00’00” East, 204.41 feet along the mortgagor must vacate the property said northerly line of Oak Street to said if the mortgage is not reinstated under true point of beginning; subject to right section 580.30 or the property redeemed of way for said Decorah-Preston road under section 580.23.” If this statute over the westerly side thereof’ containapplies, the time to vacate the property is ing 1.18 acres, more or less including 11:59 p.m. on February 27, 2016. said road right of way and containing THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR 0.99 acres, more or less excluding said REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, road right of way. EXCEPT: Beg. at the THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL SE. Corner of Outlot 1 in Columbian REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, Addition to the Village (now City) of MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS Preston; thence W’ly. along the S. line IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED of said Outlot 1 (for purposes of this UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, description bearing of said S. line of SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, Outlot 1 as assumed N. 90°00’00” W.), AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT a distance of 66.00 ft. to the true point THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE of beginning of the parcel to be herein IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL described; thence N. 11°00’00” W. along DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE the W’ly. line of said Outlot 1 to a point UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN 65.00 ft. N. of the N. boundary of Oak AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND Street; thence W. 22 ft.; thence SE’ly ARE ABANDONED. in a straight line to a point 88 ft. W. of Name and address of Attorney for the SE. Corner of Outlot 1 in Columbian Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Addition to the Village (now City) of Attorney Daniel E. Dunn Preston; thence E. 22 ft. to the true Main Street Law Offices, LLC point of beginning of the parcel being 504 Main Street, Suite 200 described. Seller certifies there are not P.O. Box 1627 any wells located upon premises.

La Crosse, WI 54602-1627 notice is further given that the Name of Mortgagee or Mortgage object of said action is to obtain Assignee: a judgment delaring that plainMarine Credit Union tiff is the owner in fee simple 218 Mill Street of the property descibed above, Rushford, MN 55971 and that the defendants, each of MAIN STREET LAW OFFICES is them, have no right, title, estate, attempting to collect a debt on our interest, or lien in or upon said client’s behalf and any information real estate. obtained will be used for that purNotice if further given that no pose. If you have previously received personal claim is made by plaina discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy tiff against any of the defencase, this communication should not dants. be construed as an attempt to hold Minn. Gen R. Prac. Rule 114 et seq. proyou personally liable for the debt. vides for contested civil cases to be subPublish 6, 13, 20, 27, 3, 10 mitted to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, except for those actions enumeraterd in Minn. Stat. Section 484.76

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Dated: July 2, 2015. corson law offices, llc /s/Steven Corson Atty #18995 Attorney for Plaintiff 117 St. Paul St. SW P.O. Box 65 Preston, MN 55965 Phone: (507) 765-2121 (507) 765-2122 Publish 27,3,10

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENTS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: TIME AND PLACE: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Wykoff, Minnesota will meet at the Community Center in the City of Wykoff, Minnesota at 7:00 o’clock P.M. on Tuesday, August 4th, 2015, to consider the construction of the following improvements, towit: 2015 Street Reconstruction.

NATURE OF IMPROVEMENT: The construction of road reconstruction of Fillmore Street from approximately 100 feet east of First Street to Trunk Highway 80, Silver Street north of Fillmore Street, and 4th Street north of Fillmore Street. Road reconstruction will consist of reclaiming existing bituminous pavement and aggregate base along with installation of new bituminous pavement for the project area.

ESTIMATED COST: The total estimated cost of said improvements is $98,140.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE ASSESSED: The area proposed to be assessed for such improvements is as follows: Fillmore Street from approximately 100 feet east of First Street to Trunk Highway 80, Silver Street north of Fillmore Street, and 4th Street north of Fillmore Street.

AUTHORITY: The Council proposes to proceed under the authority granted by Chapter 429 M.S.A. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting. Written or oral objections will be considered. A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessments will be available at this meeting.

DATED: July 15, 2015.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Cheryl L. Davis City Clerk/Treasurer/Zoning Administrator Publish 20,27 Notice of Board Meeting Date Change The Pilot Mound Board will meet on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pilot Mound Town Hall. /s/ William Sullivan, Clerk Pilot Mound Township Publish 27,3

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Monday, July 27, 2015

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The family of Eldon (Eldie) Sauer would like to thank everyone for the food, flowers, cards, and memorials. A special thank you to Pastor Paul Thompson, Laurie Bjertness for her beautiful songs, the Henrytown ladies for the lunch, his many friends and relatives for faithfully visiting Eldie during his brief stay at the Harmony Care Center, to the staff at Harmony Care Center for taking care of him.

To his neighbors, Kim and Marilyn Davis, who sat with mom at the Care Center the night he passed away and have been so good to Eldie, thank you!

I would like to thank everyone who brought food, flowers, sent cards, and stopped by to visit after my back surgery.

Special thanks to friends like “super Sandy”, who never stops cutting the grass, and to my family, especially Kris, who stayed with me for 3 weeks. Without family living close-by, your friendship is appreciated even more. Many thanks.

Gerrie Daley t27-x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The family of Norma Dahl would like to thank everyone for all their thoughts, prayers, phone calls, texts, hugs, and support after her stroke & passing. Special thanks to Janice for all your help so she could live at home like she wanted until her stroke. Special thanks also to Ron, Bonnie, & Pastor Mary for always being there. Thanks to Tim Mengis for coming back from vacation early for the funeral & to his fill-in Bernie for being so great. Thanks for all the beautiful flowers, plants, stepping stones, angels, cards, & memorials. Thanks to the church ladies for a great lunch. Thanks to Harmony Ambulance, officer Dan Dornink & Gold Cross for their fast response & great care. Thanks also to the St. Mary’s staff on Domitilla 2 for their wonderful care & concern.

We miss her terribly, but your love & support help make this time easier.

Marilyn Torgerud Joleen Anderson & family Candis Miller & family Tina Dodd & family Jaimie Hammon & family Andy Torgerud & family Jenni Ortman & family t27-o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Clarence Orval Sauer Carmona Sauer Jerry and Olgie Sauer JoAnne and Paul Meldahl Bob and Julie Sauer Linda and Jack Lloyd Jim and Becky Sauer And all Uncle Eldie’s many great-nieces and nephews t27-o

I would like to thank the Fillmore County Fair Board, the Extension Office, and all the volunteers who created another wonderful free fair. Thank you for keeping up a place where the people of the local area can meet and compete.

Phil Hebrink t27-x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Prime hunting and Rec. Mostly wooded parcel. approx Nbr of acres 80. tree Coverage Medium. type of Property Mixed Use. Hobby Farm. apx Pasture acres 10. apx Wooded acres 70. land improvements Public Road. legal description Section 25 Twp 104 Range 011 80 Acres 7.50 AC W 1/2 SE 1. County Fillmore. MLS # 4058366

11749 Snake Point Dr, CaLeDonia, Mn 55921 $809,000 Country estate with farm house completely remodeled from ground up with top quality materials and design country style kitchen fireplace, huge master suite, crows nest office, central family room, detached media center, large deck and patio wrap around porch, outdoor kitchen and fireplace, detached barn, and landscaping to accent this very fine home. 5 BEDROOM, 3 FULL BATHROOMS, 1/2 BATH, 6,825 SQ. FT., 2 FIREPLACES, 2 STORY, 6 GARAGE STALLS, APPROX NBR OF ACRES 6.69. County Houston. MLS #4054737

601 e Main St, SPring grove, Mn 55974 • $879,000

Good quality steel & brick garage / shop with 5580 sq. ft. office, overhead doors: 14x14, 14x16, 3 overhead hoists, radiant and f. air nat gas exhaust air system. 3 Phase electricity. Pole building 5500 sf. type of Property: Commercial, 2 UNITS, 3 OvERHEAD DOORS, aPProx Lot DiMenSionS: 10 ACRES IRREGULAR, 20 PARkING SPACES, County Houston. MLS #4061225

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The family of Richard Anderson would like to thank everyone for the love and support shown to us during the loss of our loved one. Our family greatly appreciated all the thoughts and prayers, beautiful plants and flowers, and delicious food sent to us by many of you.

Special thanks to the ambulance crew, Hoff Funeral Home, Pastor Roger and Pastor David, Ron Haugen, Sharon Evavold, May Himlie, RLC Dinner Committee, and the many friends, family, and neighbors.

Richard was a gentle and kind-hearted man who will be missed forever, but will live in the hearts of all who knew him.

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Peaches are in this week. Chris Gingerich, 2318 Yankee Ave. Cresco, IA. s27-o Horse Sale: Belle Plaine Western Exchange, Belle Plaine, IA. Next Scheduled Sale: Saturday, August 8, 2015. Tack 10:00 a.m., Horses immediately following. Sale 2nd Saturday of every month. Upcoming Sales: September 12 & October 10, 2015. Check out our website for details and sale results: www.westernexchange. com; Info/To Consign: 319-444-2320; email: bpwe@netins.net (MCN)

Sat., Aug 1 at 9am - Machinery, Vehicles, and Farm Related Auction. Charles Fravel, Owner.

Sale held at20452 Cty Rd 20, Preston, MN. For more information contact Spring Valley Sales at www.springvalleysales.com or 507-346-2183. Notice in the Journal.

Sat., Aug 1 at 9:30 am -Joe and Carol Gosi Retirement Auction. Held at Preston & Apple Berry, 645 E Hwy 52, Preston, MN. For more information contact Bentley-Dokken Auctions, Inc. at www.auctionsgo.com or 651-343-1302. Notice in the Journal.

Wed., Aug 5 at 9am - Tool, Machinery, & Farm Primative Auction. Held at Spring Valley Sales Auction Building. For more information contact Spring Valley Sales at www.springvalleysales.com or 507-346-2183. Notice in the Journal.

Thur., Aug 27 at 9:30am- Gehling Consignment Sale. Tractors, Combines, and much more. For more info cal Gehling Auction Company at 507765-2132 or toll free 1-800-770-0347. Listing in the Journal.

MACHINERY/HOUSE MOVING EQUIPMENT AUCTION, MON., AUGUST 3RD, 9:00 A.M. House Moving Equipment: Beams, Blocking, Jacks & Timber; Combines; Systems; Heads; Tractors; Planters; Sprayers; Haying; Wagons; Augers; Tillage; Spreaders; Livestock; Attachments; Vehicles/Trailers; Mowers/ Snowblowers; Miscellaneous. Check website daily for new items. www.gilbertsaleyard.com. GILBERT’S SALE YARD, LLC, 641-398-2218. 2 Mi. N. of Floyd, IA on Hwy. 218. Tractor House Internet Bidding Available (MCN)

ONLINE AUCTIONS Sun., July 26 at 5:30pm - DARR online auction.

5 bidding days. For more info and complete listing DARR Auctions & Realty 800-852-0010 or www.darrauctions.com. Partial listing in the Journal

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GREAT INVESTMENT FOR OWNER OCCUPANT DUPLEX

40 wooded acres, buildable, trout stream near Lanesboro. WI-MN Real Estate. (715) 301-0203 rogetude@ gmail.com r20tfn-o

6.5 ACRES IN THE VILLAGE OF MARION

2005 TOWNHOME WITH FINISHED LOWER LEVEL

NEW PRICE

ELCOR Realty Co.

PRIVATE SETTING/EDGE OF TOWN

LOADED WITH ALL THE EXTRAS!

NEW PRICE

TIM DANIELSON

E-mail: homes@timdanielson.com www.timdanielson.com 272 Main St. North Chatfield MN 55923 Ph: 867-9100 Cell: 259-9110

• 4 Bedroom/2 Bath • 1996 • 2152 sqft • 0.36 Acres • Separate Entries, Electric & Laundry Areas • Main Level has No Steps & Great View • Lower Level Walkout • Zone Heating/Cooling • Open Layout • Steel Siding • Great Location

242 GOLD ST NORTH, WYKOFF

$76,900 #4063449

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

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$84,900 605 LINCOLN ST SE, PRESTON

#4063178

• 3 Plus bedroom • Main floor living • 0.68 Acre • New septic • Newer furnace & A/C • Vinyl siding • Updated windows, roof, flooring, doors & trim • Garage • Storage shed • Tons of wildlife • Wooded view

4 LILLIE LANE SE, PINE ISLAND

$169,900 #4062411

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

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

$209,900 #4064518

$189,900 5529 65TH AVE SE, ROCHESTER

#4062567

• 2 Bedroom • 1947 Remodeled walkout ranch • Updated kitchen with Custom maple cabinetry • 2 Car Garage (30’x40’) • Fruit trees • Private • Park like yard with stream • Lower workshop • 2 small sheds • Choice of Chatfield, Dover-Eyota or Rochester Schools

PRIVATE ACERAGE

CUSTOM RANCH WITH 3,610 SQ. FT.

NEW LISTING

+/- 38 ACRES

• 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 3 Car garage, 2,110 sq. ft.

Granite countertops, high end stainless appliances All ceramic tile and wood laminate flooring throughout Walkout family room with fireplace, Patio, Deck

NEW PRICE

$239,900 31310 GAELIC ROAD, LANESBORO #4063231

• 4 Bedroom • 2 Bath • Upgraded foundation • New roof • Vinyl siding • New well & good septic • Numerous outbuildings for multipurpose • 1 pond • Fenced pasture • Excellent hunting

$259,900

106 SPRUCE ST SE, FOUNTAIN

#4064128

• 4 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3 Car Garage • Master Suite • Quality throughout • Upgraded trim package • Fireplace • Crown molding • 9’ ceilings • Hardwood & Ceramic floors • Open Layout • Deck • Private & Fenced in backyard

GORGEOUS ORIGINAL WOODWORK

TOWNHOME LOTS

NEW PRICE

105 CHATFIELD ST S, DOVER

$245,000 360 ORCHARD RIDGE RD NW, CHATFIELD #4060675

425 2ND AVE SE, HARMONY

CHATFIELD ORCHARD RIDGE LOTS – BANK OWNED

$129,900 #4063669

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

Only $20,000/each.

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

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416 ORCHARD RIDGE RD NW, CHATFIELD

OLD • 3 BedroomsS • Study • 3 Baths • Walkout • 255 WINONA ST NE, CHATFIELD

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729 WINONA ST SE, CHATFIELD

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•3 Bedrooms plus 2 dens • 2,046 sq. ft.• Main floor

1256 LONE STONE CT SE, CHATFIELD

LD • 4 BedroomsSO • 2 Baths • 3 Car garage • Open layout

LOTS AND ACREAGES FOR SALE

CHATFIELD – RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT (0.59 acre) in established neighborhood ideal for walkout.

Great view of the Root River valley and a short walk to downtown. No restrictions. #4063031 $29,900 CHATFIELD – Commercial lot offering 0.85 acres, city utilities, level, 311 feet of Hwy 30 frontage, ready to build & only couple blocks off Hwy 52. #4062958 $89,900 FOUNTAIN – Large level lot (132’ x 300’) on the corner of a dead end street in an established neighbor$19,900 hood. $16,900 FINGERSON & DONAHOE FIRST SUBDIVISION - CHATFIELD RACINE – Lyman’s Second Subdivision. ONLY 4 LOTS Located in newer de- REMAINING velopment on cul-de- • $37,900 - $41,900 sac street with city • 0.31 acres - 0.51 acres OUTL OT B utilities, choice of • Covenant Controlled builder and covenant AMC O DR . SE controlled. Hurry only • Close to Elementary 3 lots available.

School Prices starting at • Close to Golf Course $19,900.

HILLSIDE DR. SE

METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED

• 3 Bedroom • 2 Bath • 2 Story • Close to town • Newer roof • furnace • water heater & water softener • Loafing shed • 3 car garage (960 sq. ft.) • Nice views • Zoned Agriculture • Close to Root River & Mill Creek

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Brenda Sheldon, ABR, GRI

625 lyNdale aVe., SpriNg Valley $82,900

Ranch Style Home - ready for immediate occupancy. Numerous updates, including new roof, new furnace & A/C, new flooring, hardwood floors, and freshly painted interior. You’ll love the spacious back yard with storage shed. All located in desirable mature neighborhood close to the school and north park. If you are looking for one level living - this is it. Move right in. All the work has been done!

705 Ford aVe., SpriNg Valley $89,900

Excellent location! Walking distance to swimming pool & south park. 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch style home. Lower level completely finished with large M. bedroom & walk-in & separate closets, 3/4 bath w/shower, storage room w/built in shelving, workshop area, family room, dining room w/hdwd floors, separate main floor laundry, fenced yard w/ raised garden bed, & patio area. Perm siding w/ brick accent!

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12207 County 15, HARMONy

Great access from public road into rural subdivision.

Enjoy Wisel Creek & catch a few trout. Zoned rural residential ag. Build a cabin or your dream home.

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

2002 built home on 6 acres. Oak wood floors, covered front porch, wood heat, walk out basement and walk up attic. Fenced yard and garden space. Barn & pole shed, shop space, and chicken coop. Self-sustaining lifestyle with no mechanical systems.

Looking for a place in the country without being isolated?

This is a easy access location on a hard surface road, mature windbreak, electric at property & shared well.

Nice location for your horses, toys, camper, or build your new home! $135,000.

201 Main St. S, CANtON Why rent when you can own?! Main floor bedroom, bath, and laundry.

2 bedroom house plus den. 2 car garage $52,000

550 Main Ave. N, HARMONy

260 1st St. NW, HARMONy 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home.

Tile & hardwood floors. Finished basement. New metal roof 2010. 2 car attached & insulated garage.

Motivated seller! $115,900

Why rent when you can own?!

Main floor bedroom, bath, and laundry. 2 bedroom house plus den. 2 car garage. $52,000

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$119,900 332 CEdar St., fountain

32337 JunipEr rd., ChatfiEld

6.22 acres • 7 bedrooms • 3 baths • 4800 Sq.ft • 2 family rooms • Rec room • Fireplace • Living room • Formal dining room • Large deck • Large private patio • 2 laundry rooms • Master bath • W/in closet • 4 car garage • Heated shop • Great location $98,900 200 aShburn St. E, lanESboro

Large wooded corner lot • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • .32/acre • Large living room • Dining room • Open kitchen • New roof • 2 car attached Loaded with character • Wood floors garage • Storage shed • Patio • Schools can be Fillmore • Original woodwork • Newer roof Central, Lanesboro, Chatfield, or Kingsland • Upper level • Updated electrical box • New plumbing • Large open laundry • Could be used as rental also dining room • Living room • Open kitchen w/pantry • Located along the scenic bluffs • Close to trail • Close to $194,500 river • Walking distance to downtown

107 SpruCE St. SE, fountain

$285,000

35064 242nd St., lanESboro

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

Centrally located in the heart of Harmony!

Features original tin ceiling and wood floors. Retail on main and basement level.

Doors, windows, CA, wiring, and lighting in 2004. HE furnace w/air cleaner & rubber Absolutely an ideal location on US Hwy 52 and membrane roof all in 2011. Full basement. Main Ave N Harmony. This property offers great visibility for your business.

100 Coffee St., LANESBORO Super location across from the winery in Lanesboro.

Great location for a boutique or office. Updates include: windows, doors, shingles, rain gutters, circuit breaker, furnace, hot water heater, half bath, and wall AC .

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601 auburn avE, lanESboro

3 bedrooms • 2 baths • 3 car heated garage and 1 car garage • Wood floors • Remodeled kitchen • Remodeled bath • Vinyl siding • Deck • Patio • Open living and dining room

51 Main Ave. N, HARMONy Fantastic opportunity to run your dream restaurant in Historic Downtown Harmony, MN. This well established restaurant has a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu! Offers free parking on street and on city lot. New tile in kitchen 2014, new front awning 2015

25 Center St E, HARMONy

22 Main Ave N, HARMONy

Turn Key restaurant/building. Building renovated in 1998 as a gift store and in 2010 transformed into the restaurant. Beautiful design with consideration to lighting, space, and atmosphere. Complete with a welcoming reception area, wine bar and seating area plus a large dining room with generous space.

State of the art fully equipped kitchen.

Excellent location on Main Ave. Offers two units plus bathroom, barber and beauty shops side by side. Would make a super office space or boutique. New metal roof in 2013, electric heat, wall AC units, washer and dryer hookups.

THE LEAdER In THE REAL ESTATE InduSTRy! $74,900 409 main St. Sw, prESton

526 1St St., fountain

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

$169,900

$389,900

545 3rd avE., nw, harmony

15 3rd avE Sw, harmony Large ranch • 5 bedrooms • 5 baths • Main floor laundry • Large kitchen • Formal living and dining room • Newer window • Newer roof • Remodeled baths • 2 rental units w/separate entrances and parking • 2 furnaces • 2 c/a • Great opportunity to own and rent $84,900

308 CEdar St., fountain

Large ranch • 3 bedrooms on main floor • Main floor laundry • Large yard • Wood floors • New windows 403 hillCrESt St. E, lanESboro

$199,500 310 maplE dr., lanESboro

1-level living • Large ranch • 3 bedrooms • 3 baths • Master bath •Walk-in closet • In-floor heat in house and garage • Maple kitchen cabinets • Main floor laundry • Open living and dining and kitchen • Deck

800 Viking Ave S, LANESBORO

215 Main Ave N, HARMONy

15 W Center St, HARMONy

$154,900

Located close to state trail and downtown • 3 bedrooms • Scenic views • 2 decks • 2 baths • W/o • Large yard • Great for permanent or weekend getaway

101 wESt viEw dr., lanESboro 2 acres • 5 bedrooms • 4 baths • Backs up to woods • Master bath • 2 w/in closets • Living room w/fireplace • Formal dining room • Large family room • Open kitchen and dining area • Covered deck • W/out to patio • 2 car attached garage • 2 car heated detached garage • Finished loft area

607 Fillmore Ave. S, LANESBORO

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302 Elmwood St E., lanESboro

$318,000

Unique 4 bedroom, 3 bath Home. Vaulted living room, hardwood floors & large windows.

Walking trail & gun range. Heated 2 car detached garage. 2 +/- acres. $247,000

109 Spruce St., FOuNtAIN 2006 Build.

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors & main floor laundry.

Recently painted interior. Full finished basement with family room, 2 bedrooms, and full bath plus office. $192,900

Wooded and private Original features in this Quiet location on dead on edge of Lanesboro.

3 bedroom, 3 bathroom end street, backs 4 bedroom 4 bathroom home.

Updated kitchen up to country. Large home with vaulted & bath. Basement with home with quality finishes! 3 bedrooms, 4 ceilings, fireplace, nice woodwork, and deck plus 2 workspace. 3 season bathrooms. Master with en-suite. Garage garage. Second home with 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom porch plus back deck. 2 Guest cabins. $200,000 space - 2 car garage plus 1 car det. apartment & 2 car garage.

$75,500

Newer home • 3 baths • 4 bedroom• Wood floors • Master bath • 6-panel doors • Heated 3 car garage • Large deck • Large bedroom • Vaulted ceilings • Kitchen nook & bar • Maintenance free siding • Dead end street • Backs up to the park

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Beautifully done 2 bedroom home with high ceilings and nice woodwork. Full basement with laundry & storage space. Root River Trail access right in your backyard! Deck off back. $76,900

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3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Douglas Fir floors • Archways • Open living and dining room • d/o • 2 car garage • Enclosed porch • Block exterior

12207 County 5, HARMONy

Country Living offered at an affordable price! 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Newer furnace, CA, and new septic.

Garage which offers tons of storage space.

Mature trees, zoned agricultural, and located on hard surface road

204 N Maple St., 30 5th St NE., 140 1st Ave. HARMONy RuSHFORd SE, HARMONy Spacious 2 One level living Roomy and bright 4 bedroom. Main bedroom with open in this 2 bedroom floor living room, ranch. Detached floor plan. Full dining, with 2 bedrooms and full bath. 2 garage. Fenced backyard with deck. basement with a family room area, laundry, car det garage. Updates in 2011 include Backs up to greenspace and creek. and 3/4 bath. Attached garage 28 x 28, plus roof, windows, furnace and central air. $70,900 breezeway. New roof 2014. $72,900 $94,900

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212 Houston St. SW, PREStON

304 Fillmore St. W, PREStON Open & Bright! 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths plus LL walk out basement with family room and storage. Huge 3 season front porch plus side deck with retractable awning! 2 1/2 car garage. $107,500 7 ac

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Kelsey Bergey Real Estate Agent remax@harmonytel.net Office 507-886-4221

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

35186 County 115, HARMONy

Todd Hadoff

300 e. FremoNt, SpriNg Valley $114,900 Great 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level home.

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

The interior has been freshly painted.

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202 Pine St., FOuNtAIN Great updates in this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. Custom built kitchen cabinets. Main floor laundry, bedroom & bath. 24 x 40 garage w/ workshop. $114,900

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1020 S. Broadway, SpriNg Valley $114,900

Cute ‘’Cape Cod’’ style home. Updates include newer shingles, cement drive, electrical updates to house, garage, & storage shed, laminate floors, & updated paint colors. Hardwood floors throughout main level in excellent condition.

Upper level includes bedroom & sitting room area.

Garage has new door, insulated, & electrical.

Lower level ready for your finishing touches. 3 bdrms & 1 full bath!

Roxanne Johnson, Broker, ABR, CRS, GRI RoxanneJohnson@remax.net Cell: 507-458-6110

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812 S. Broadway, SpriNg Valley $84,900 Beautiful stucco 1 1/4 story home. Hardwood floors, arched doorways, bay window, French Doors, newer neutral carpet, 2 full baths & 3 bedrooms. Knock down ceilings, 2 decks, and updated electrical. Great location in established neighborhood. You’ll love the oversized 2 car garage that is insulated and has electricity to it & blacktop drive. The extra large lot allows for a nice back yard.

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715 North Broadway (Home Federal Bldg.), Spring Valley, MN Email - brenda@brendasheldon.com www.brendasheldon.com NEw lISTING!

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$99,500

Townhouse • Maintenancefree living • Ideal for weekend getaway • Sun porch • 2 car attached garage • Deer in backyard

3 acres • 18’ vaulted Montana Pine ceiling • Maple kitchen cabinets • Cedar wood floors • In-floor heat through-out house, garage • Surround sound • Security system • Brick wall fireplace • Sun room w/fireplace • Screened-in porch • Paneled doors • Pantry • Main floor laundry/mudroom • Master bath • Storage shed • Close to state bike trail

$86,900

4 bedrooms • New roof • Newer plumbing • Updated electrical • New kitchen cabinets and counters • Main floor laundry • 2 car garage • Deck $134,900

107 ZEnith St., lanESboro 2.7 acres • City limits • Private • Wooded • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Vinyl siding • W/o lower level • Gorgeous setting

$149,900 19405 StatE highway 80, wykoff 2.5 acres • Blacktop road • 4 bedrooms on main floor • Main floor laundry • Remodeled kitchen • New carpet • Freshly painted • Lower level is sheetrocked for family room and 2 dens • 720 sq ft garage • Enclosed breezeway • Large deck

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Location, location, location • Next to state trail • Next to Root River and Dam • Quiet street •3 bedrooms • New windows • New carpet • Garage • Fire pit • Walking distance to downtown • Behind Bass Pond

LOTS FOR SALE - MABEL 1) 3.82 acre lot with woods, creek, w/o, great views of Nolan Valley. Ideal for cabin or permanent home with privacy, scenery, and wildlife. $48,900 2) 3.96 acre lot with woods, creek, w/o, great views of Nolan Valley. Ideal for cabin or permanent home with privacy, scenery, and wildlife. $49,900

LOT FOR SALE - EvERydAy Rd, WHALAn 1) 3 acre secluded wooded building site on edge of city limits and ideal for house or cabin or rec land. Great hunting and scenery. $46,900

LOTS FOR SALE - LAnESBORO 1) 3.77 acre lot located 2 1/2 miles north on 250, close to Root River and state trail. $74,900 2) 5.76 acre lot located north on 250, close to Root River and state trail. $89,900

RECREATIOnAL LAnd lanESboro

16 acre heavily wooded site with great hunting, mushrooms, and a lot of wildlife. $47,500

COMMERCIAL harmony

Great opportunity to own this commercial acreage and business. Ideal location on Highway 52. Currently is Harmony Greenhouse & Floral and Dog Pad, LLC. Unlimited potential for business opportunities. New metal roof, knotty pine ceilings and walls, loft area, garage, patio deck, all new fencing, 2 greenhouses and additional building. $198,000

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Historic Scanlon House Bed & Breakfast Inn is seeking part-time housekeepers, starting immediately.

Experience preferred, but not necessary.

Includes weekends. Call 507-467-2158 or 507-273-1003. h11,tfn

Looking for evening bus help about 2-3 shifts per week. Must be at least 16 or very close. Stop and pick up an application at the Branding Iron. Any questions call Steve at 765-3388. h20,27o

NOW HIRING Company OTR drivers. $2,000 sign on bonus, flexible home time, extensive benefits. Call now!

Hibb’s & Co. 763/389-0610 MCAN

HELP WANTED

Spring Valley Senior Living is currently hiring full-time and part-time CNA’s, LPN’s, and RN’s. All shifts available. Every other weekend worked required. Shift and weekend pay differentials offered.

To apply, send application or resume to Spring Valley Senior Living, Attn: HR, 800 Memorial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975, or email hr@svseniorliving.com.

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Old Village Hall Restaurant in Lanesboro is hiring wait persons and part-time dish washer/salad prep.

Must be available evenings and weekends. Call Sarah at (507) 467-2176 or stop in for an application. h20,27-o

Coffee Street Inn is seeking an individual for PT/FT yearround employment. Meticulous cleaning and people skills, along with dependability and honesty are required.

Living in or near Lanesboro is a plus.

Call 507.467.2674 and talk to Hannah or text 612.618.5420 for an interview.

Resumes can be sent to Info@coffeestreetinn.com h27,3,10,17-o

Spring Valley Senior Living is currently looking for a full-time Scheduler to work in the nursing department. Previous scheduling experience required. To apply send application or resume to hr@svseniorliving.com. EOE h20,27-o Fillmore Central Schools is seeking a full-time custodian at the Harmony site. 3:30 PM-Midnight.

Application available online at FC website: www.fillmorecentral.k12.mn.us or any school office. Send completed application to: Mindy Broadwater, Custodial Supervisor, Fillmore Central High School, P.O. Box 599, Harmony, MN 55939. Position open until filled. h20,27o Looking for part-time bartender, could be some days and nights. Some experience suggested. If interested pick up an application at the Branding Iron or call Steve at 765-3388. h20,27-o

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PART-TIME PERSONS TO HELP with milking at 180-cow dairy. Located north of Granger, MN. Dependability, experience with cattle important. Call 507-6962215 or 507-251-0946. h20,27-o Full-Time Maintenance Supervisor position available at Ostrander Care & Rehab. Boiler License and knowledge of regulations and compliance with state and federal guidelines is preferred, but willing to train. Please send resume to Ostrander Care & Rehab, Attn: Marian Rauk, Administrator, 305 Minnesota Street, Ostrander, MN 55961, marianrauk@careandrehab.org, fax 507657-2403, or online at careandrehab.org/ careers.php. Benefit eligible. Sign-on bonus available. Phone 507-657-2231 for more information. EOE/AA h20,27,3,10o Volleyball coaches needed at Fillmore Central Schools.

9th grade and B-squad. Send letter of application to: Chris Mensink, A.D., Fillmore Central Schools, P.O. Box 50, Preston, MN 55965. Positions open until filled. h27,3-o

$500 Sign-on Bonus .

Part-time Supervisor

Rushford Foods is searching for an Evening Supervisor. Successful candidates will have experience: supervising up to six employees; have a positive customer service attitude; be able to multi-task and complete work assignments proficiently. A typical work schedule will be 18 – 25 hours per week. Shifts will be up to three evenings (4pm – 9:30pm) per week and a weekend rotation of various shifts. Please apply in person, mail your resume to Rushford Foods; ATTN: Mike Agrimson; PO Box 369; Rushford, MN 55971 or go to www.myrushfordfoods.com “EMPLOYMENT” tab fill-out and submit an online application. .

$500 Sign-on bonus will be paid after 90 days of successful employment

Taher food service has positions available at Mabel-Canton Schools, cashier & kitchen subs are needed. Contact Jane Hall at 507-2729363. w27,3-o Linda Horihan Agency has an immediate opening for a Customer Sales Representative/Admin Assistant in their Rushford office.

Previous experience in sales/service industry preferred. Must be willing and able to get a MN insurance license.

Desired Qualifications to include a high level of skill in spelling, punctuation, and typing, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, professional telephone manner, being organized and self-motivated, and the ability to multitask and work independently. This is a full-time, benefit eligible position with the opportunity for growth. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to jan@horihan.com. h27,3,10-o St. Johns Lutheran School (LCMS), in Wykoff, has a teaching position open for the 2015-2016 school year. Total hours for a qualified candidate would be 18-20 per week.

Responsibilities include 8 hours per week (Tuesday and Thursday), as a Preschool Teacher; 6 to 7 hours per week as a Kindergarten through 8th grade computer teacher; 3 to 4 hours per week, to work with students in remedial reading. This position is contracted for the 2015-2016 school year. For further information regarding this position, or to apply, please call St. Johns Lutheran School at (507) 352-4671. h27-o

Can you multi task and be willing to make a differenCe in someone's life?

if yes, please join our team!

we are looking for a universal worker.

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Must be willing to work every other weekend and call-in basis. Duties will be to help with personal cares, serving meals, and housekeeping.

Contact Julie Vettleson or stop in for an application.

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

meadows of mabel Chosen Valley Care Center, InC. A Senior Living Community

Chosen Valley Assisted Living HHA/CNA FT/PT/ON-CALL position available Every 3rd Weekend/Holiday 6pm to 6am 12 hour shifts CVAL has a great opportunity for employment at our facility.

We are looking for caring, energetic, reliable, outgoing people wanting join our team. Duties to include light housekeeping, bathing assistance, medication administration, dining room waitress, and activities. Qualifications for this position are current nursing assistant certificate. CPR certification preferred. We offer excellent health and dental benefits, PTO, as well as matching retirement plans and friendly work environment. Applications can be picked up at Chosen Valley Care Center, Inc. 1102 Liberty Street SE Chatfield, MN 55923 Or submitted online at www.chosenvalleyseniorliving.com

610 East. Newburg Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5436 • EOE

CLASS-A CDL Regional Driver. Good home time. Great pay and benefits.

Matching 401k. Bonuses and tax free money. No touch freight. Experience needed. Call Scott 507-437-9905. Apply on-line www.mcfgtl.com (MCN)

GuNdeRseN HARMoNy CARe CeNTeR Where old friends become reacquainted and new friendships are found!

director of nursing services

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

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

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

in Peterson is looking for reliable, dependable people to help build wood crates.

1st shift hours

6:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.

Starting pay is $10 per hour.

Please apply in person between 9:00a.m to 2:00p.m.

Hwy 16 Peterson, MN.

Help Wanted

Dietary

RN/LPN/TMA

Full-time day/evenings

Department

New graduates welcome!

CNA

is looking for a Dietary aide/Cook!

Part-time day/evenings

part-time, including every other weekend

Contact: Ruth Furan,DON (507) 886-6544 Ext:104

GuNdeRseN HARMoNy CARe CeNTeR 815 Main Ave. S. Harmony, MN 55939

For more information contact Shelly Dolley at 507-886-6544 ext: 105

Gundersen Harmony Care Center

Seneca Foods Corporation at the Rochester location is looking for Owner/operator semi trucks with end dump trailers or self powered belt bottom trailers to haul peas and sweet corn this season. Mainly hauling in the Rochester growing area but occasionally they may have to travel to other MN Seneca plants. The trucks are paid weekly based on both an hourly and a mileage/ mileage wt rate. We would prefer trucks that are manned to run both dayshift and nightshift.

For more information call 507-280-4548 or email dstauffer@senecafoods.com

Green Lea senior LivinG is LookinG for speciaL peopLe who want to make a difference. must be caring, compassionate, and a team player.

part-time rn/Lpn Bonus Pay on weekends and shift differential.

Contact Joyce or Suzy or stop by for an application.

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

Green Lea senior Living

…because the journey matters

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

United Packaging Inc.

E.O.E.

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

Good Shepherd Lutheran ServiceS

has current openings for experienced, mature and caring individuals

nursing assistant Full-Time Evening Shift

$1500 SiGn-on BonuS • Convenient and close to home and school • Quality and caring staff, loving residents, rewarding work • Child care on-site with employee discount • Flexible scheduling, shift differential, no mandatory over-time or shift rotation • Wages based on education and experience • On-site Fitness Center For more information contact Kelly at GSLS, PO Box 747, Rushford, MN or call 507-864-7714. Or visit our website at www.goodshep-rushford.org to fill out an application.

Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider

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HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

GET THE JOB DONE

Whether you’re in need of a babysitter or an efficient office manager, you can find the help you deserve by advertising in the Fillmore County Journal Classifieds. And when you’re in search of a better position, our listings can make short work of the situation.

Call 507.765.2151 • Fax 507.765.2468

RNs & LPNs

$3500 Sign-On BOnuS

New Graduates Encouraged to Apply

Chosen Valley Care Center has an exciting opportunity for RNs and LPNs to join our team. At this time we have full-time, part-time, and on-call positions available. We offer 12 hour shifts, every 3rd weekend. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits.

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

• Health Partners Dental Plan • Life & Accidental Death & Disability • Generous, Flexible PTO • Tuition Reimbursement • Supplemental Insurance Benefits through AFLAC Please send an application or resume to Attn: Director of Nursing, Chosen Valley Care Center, 1102 Liberty St. SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 or e-mail cm2@chosenvalleyseniorliving.com (EOE/AA)

Monday, July 27, 2015

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EMPLOYMENT

SERVICES

Harmony House Restaurant

TRANSMISSION SERVICE & REPAIR: Foreign and domestic, auto & light truck. 3 year, 100,000 mile warranty.

is seeking ambitious individuals for part-time wait staff, approximately 20 hours per week.

Must be able to do early mornings and lunch shifts, some weekends involved.

Experience preferred, but will train.

Apply at the Harmony House Restaurant, downtown Harmony.

Contact Marilyn at 507-886-4612

SERVICES

Call for prices. Brown’s Tire, Battery, & Transmission. Rushford 507-864-2969 or 1-888-864-7049. v17eow-o Norby Tree Service: Stump grinding, tree trimming and removal. Call Dave Norby at 507-259-3118. v8/2tfno REBUILD ALTERNATORS and starters for auto, truck, and farm implements.

Same day service. Used cars for sale.

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

507-864-7440 or 507-459-1504. v11tfno Computer problems - viruses, lost data, hardware or software issues? Contact Geeks On Site! 24/7 Service. Friendly Repair Experts. Macs and PCs. Call for FREE diagnosis. 1-800-640-7650 (MCN)

F/T Permanent positions with OT on weekends We offer a 401k plan

Great Performance is rewarded. $9.50/hour. Excellent Vacation Pkg., Paid 8hr. for Holidays, Medical & Dental available. If you are looking for a company that you can grow with, this is a great opportunity!!!

Drug Testing & Background screen required APPly in Person AT CMG 3707 Commercial Dr. SW Rochester, 55902 Or call 507-923-4955 We look forward to meeting you!

has current openings for experienced, mature, and caring individuals

Cook • Part-Time Days (Every other weekend/holiday) Nursing Assistant • Part-Time Evenings Bremmer Suites assisted Living aide • On Call (must be 18 years of age or older)

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

ReSidential - CommeRCial

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

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

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

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

nurse Full Time Night Shift

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136 St. Anthony Street, Preston P 507.765.2151 • F 507.765.2468

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

CALL FOR ALL YOUR REPAIR NEEDS!

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

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

(Free eStiMateS)

Shapmaiiraha’nSdWdeelSding ign re Portable Welding Custom round bailing

Call Shamiah!

507-951-1698 Shamiah Womeldorf, Rural Lanesboro

NURSING ASSISTANTS

AUTOS

$1750 Sign-On Bonus

DONATE YOUR CAR truck or boat to Heritage For The Blind. Free 3 day vacation, tax deductible, free towing, all paperwork taken care of 800/439-1735 MCAN

Full-Time, Part-Time, & On-Call Chosen Valley Care Center is looking for individuals who are compassionate, energetic, hardworking, and reliable to join our health care team. We currently have full-time and part-time positions available. We are willing to train the right applicant. We offer excellent benefits to employees working full-time.

•Blue Cross Blue Shield with 100% coverage on preventative care

•Health Partners Dental Plan

•Life & Accidental Death and Disability

•Generous, Flexible PTO

•401K Matching Retirement Plan

•Tuition Reimbursement

•Supplemental Insurance Benefits through AFLAC Applications should be forwarded to: Chosen Valley Care Center, Attn: Director of Nursing, 1102 Liberty St. SE, Chatfield, MN 55923 or applications may be downloaded at www.chosenvalleyseniorliving.com (EOE/AA)

A Senior Living Community

Needed: an energetic person to play games with the residents. Flexible hours. Call Cindy in Activities

h e Jo u r n C ome t o t

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT $ 1,000 Sign On Bonus

Chosen Valley Care Center, InC.

Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider

AUTOS

schroeder drywall

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

Good Shepherd Lutheran ServiceS

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Make arrangeMentS now For your Snow Care

A Senior Living Community

Great Place to Work! CMG is Hiring for 1st and 2nd shift production positions.

nd Ne e d t o se

TNT Lawn Service

Chosen Valley Care Center, InC.

***Full Time Production***

SERVICES

AUTOS

AUTOS

CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/ Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800871-9134 (MCN) MOTORCYCLES WANTED: 60’s and 70’s Motorcycles. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) CASH FOR CARS: Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not Sell your Car or Truck TODAY Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3805 (MCN) Cars for Troops! Donate your car and help the military charity of your choice. Fast, free pickup. Tax Deductible.

Call Now! 800-955-1628 (MCN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-283-0205 (MCN)

Fillmore County Weather Forecast July 27

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61 80

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

Sun & Moon Schedule

Date: SunriSe & SunSet 7/27/15 5:52am 8:36pm 7/28/15 5:53am 8:35pm 7/29/15 5:54am 8:34pm 7/30/15 5:55am 8:33pm 7/31/15 5:57am 8:32pm 8/01/15 5:58am 8:31pm 8/02/15 5:59am 8:29pm

MoonriSe & MoonSet 5:11pm 2:17am 6:08pm 3:06am 7:01pm 4:03am 7:49pm 5:06am 8:33pm 6:15am 9:13pm 7:27am 9:49pm 8:41am

Weather ART

Moon Phases • August & September new

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SERVICE

You’ve Been Looking For At Preston Equipment!

Family Owned, Full Service, Independent Dealer for over 40 years 3 Pre-Season Combine & Head Inspections 3 Post Season Planter Inspections 3 Experienced and Knowledgeable Technicians 3 Certified ATV/Lawn & Garden Service 3 Ask Us About Our Competitive Service Rates

“ Basket ball” by Payton Comstock Wykoff, MN

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

New & Used Appliances

VALLEY APPLIANCE Sales & Service • delivery & installation • Parts Sales • in-Store Specials 141 N Broadway, Spring Valley, MN • 507-346-2860

STOP IN fOr IN STOrE SPECIALS

Mobile Service Availability

SHELDON PLUMBING & HEATING Preston Equipment 21144 US Hwy 52, Preston, MN 55965 507-765-3803 www.preston-equipment.com

141 N Broadway, Spring Valley, MN • 507-346-2860

New Construction • Remodel • Service • Furnaces • Air Conditioners • Filters Boilers • Humidifiers • In-Floor Radiant Heat • Air Duct Cleaning Maintenance/Service Contracts • We use environmentaly friendly refrigerants

Phil Sheldon • 507-346-2860 Master Plumber • Lic. #059496PM

Summer TenT Sale

Prices Effective In Tent Only • July 30th - July 31st 2015 • 9 AM - 6 PM Saturday, August 1st, 2015 • 9 AM - 1 PM• While Supplies Last Each

Green Peppers

2

3/$

Romaine Hearts

4

2/$

Each

Celery

1

$

00

2

$

39

Lb.

Red & Green Grapes

1

$

49

2

Green Top Radishes

1

2/$

16 Oz.

Strawberries

4

2/$

Dozen

Local Sweetcorn

250

Lb.

Local Hot House Tomatoes $

Each

$

Peaches

00

Nectarines

Blueberries

4

2/$

Each

Avocados

4

5/$

5 Lb. Bag

Local Red Potatoes

5

2/$

Head Lettuce

239

$

100

$

Lb.

Cherries

1

$

99 Lb.

10 Oz.

Grape Tomatoes

199

$

1 Lb.

Each

Cauliflower

5

2/$

Lb.

Pint

Each

6 Oz.

Raspberries

4

2/$

Each

Local Athena Melons

4

2/$ Each

Local Broccoli

4

2/$

Baby Carrots

1

$

00

5 Lb. Bag

Onions

2

$

99

Each

Watermelon

299

$

Each

Cucumbers

1

2/$

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