A speciAl section of the
2016
Graduation Canton • Chatfield • Fountain • Harmony • Houston • Lanesboro • Mabel • Ostrander • Peterson • Preston • Rushford • Rushford Village • Spring Valley • Whalan • Wykoff
Chatfield
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ~Dr. Seuss
Fillmore Central
“Don’t worry about being successful but work toward being significant and the success will naturally follow.” -Oprah Winfrey
Houston “We’ve only just begun.”
Kingsland
“The hardest years, the wildest years, the desperate and dividing years, these shall not be forgotten years…”
Lanesboro
“Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breaths away.”
Mabel-Canton
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” -Dr. Seuss
rushford-Peterson “Our lives are before us. Our past is behind us. Our memories are forever within us.”
CommenCement:
Chatfield High School Gym 205 union Street NE • Chatfield, MN 55923
SuNDAy, JuNE 5, 2016 AT 1:30pM
CHATFiELD gophers
Brooke Adler
Tristin Aguiar ✍✑
Riley Ahern
Tyler Amy ✍✑
Sami Anderson
Mikayla Baker
Kaylie Bernard ✍✑
Noah Brogan
Nikolas Brundige
Jessica Carr
Logan Claussen
Adam Clemens ✍
Austin Dahl ✍
Connor Demorest ✍✑
Devyn Deyo
Christopher Dokken ✍ ✑
Jerico Drogemuller
Carter Duxbury ✯✑
Autum Erickson ✍✑
Monte Flores - Ruesink
Danyelle Forbes
Hannah Friedrich ✯✑
Andrew Gathje ✍✑
Jacob Gehrking
Sydney Gould ✑
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Bill Funk Trucking 867-3286 • Chatfield, MN
Curry’s Custom Cut Gutter 867-4265 • Chatfield, MN
Chatfield Body Shop 867-3063 • Chatfield, MN
Cy Guy’s Auto Repair 867-4320 • Chatfield, MN
CHS 867-4311 • Chatfield, MN
F&M Community Bank Member FDIC 867-1605 • Chatfield, MN 765-3823 • Preston, MN Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN
Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN Hammell Equipment, Inc. 867-4910 • Chatfield, MN Huntington Electric LLC 251-9510 • Lanesboro, MN
Congratulations graduates
CHAtfIELd gophers
GraceAnna Grant ✍ ✑
Kaitlyn Griffin ✍
Ashley Hanson ✯✑
Christopher Hanson
Mitch Heide
Joe Herrli ✍✑
Colton Hines ✯
Elizabeth Hisey ✍✑
Abigail Hopp ✍✑
Megan Hughes
Andrew Irish
Paige Isensee ✯✑
Sydney Jamison
Shayleigh Johnson
Kalli Kohlmeyer ✍✑
danielle Kramer ✍✑
Kamryn Kullot ✯✑
Megan LaPlante ✯✑
Lauren Hare
Miles Larson
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! JAC’s Bar & Grill 867-3939 • Chatfield, MN Larrabee - Essig Agency 867-3188 • Chatfield, MN Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN
RE/MAX Results Todd Hadoff 259-5454 • Chatfield, MN Root River State Bank Member FDIC 867-4120 • Chatfield, MN
Solberg Welding & Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN
The Hangman Custom Blinds & Drapes 696-0902 • Chatfield, MN Tim Danielson Elcor Realty of Chatfield 867-9100 • Chatfield, MN
Main Street Wireless 867-0000 • Chatfield, MN
Root River Vet Center 765-2117 • Preston, MN
Northwest Security Agency 867-4270 • Lanesboro, MN
Rowland Well Co. Inc. 867-4355 • Chatfield, MN
State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN
Olmsted Medical Center 867-4925 • Chatfield, MN
Shari’s Sports Saloon 867-0089 • Chatfield, MN
Steve’s Auto 867-1448 • Chatfield, MN
William Hanson Waste Removal & Recycling 867-3527 or 259-7124 Chatfield, MN
Sunshine Foods 867-4272 • Chatfield, MN
Wit Boyz Inc. 867-2957 • Chatfield, MN
POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN
Torgerson - Ostby Floor Covering & Stone 886-4257 • Harmony, MN
CHAtFIeLD
gophers
Nicholas Lawler
Demery Little ✯✑
Francesca Littrell ✍
Kayla Mabe
Katie Meeker ✯✑
Destiny Miller
Sean Morrison
Madelyn Muller ✍✑
Isabelle Oehlke
Aaron Paulson ✯✑
MaKayla Pederson ✯ ✑
Chase Salerno
Sheridan Salisbury ✍
Jessica Steenblock
Hailee Stock ✍
✯
Vanessa Sanchez Jennifer Shafer ✍✑
✑
taylor Stokes
Highest Honor Student ✍ Honor
Haley Woltz ✯✑
Lauren Richardson
Student
National Honor Society
Isaac Viss ✯
Hannah McBroom
Colton McGraw
Miranda Nelson Sabrina Neneman
Cody Roberts
Morgan Round
Callie Spelhaug ✍✑
Caleb Stavlund
elizabeth Walsh ✍✑
Patrick Walsh
Class Flower: White Orchid Class Colors: Maroon and White Class Motto: “You have brains in your
head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ~Dr. Seuss
commencement:
145 Main Ave. South • Harmony, MN 55939
Fillmore Central High School • Varsity Gymnasium
SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 AT 1:30PM
FILLMORE CENTRAL
falcons
JOSHUA BACK
SAMUEL BAHL ✑
Austin Bahler
BLAKE BIGALK ✯✑
NATHAN BIRCH ✍✑
PEYTON BREITSPRECHER
BAILEY BRUNSVOLD
Allison Coyle ✯✑
Alice Carpentier
Andreas Christensen
LIENN CUNNINGHAM
THERESA DOERR
Lexie Dols ✯✑
Laura Donney ✯
Luke Dutton
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Al Larson & Sons Plumbing & Heating 765-2405 • Preston, MN American Family Insurance Kiel Anderson, Agent 765-2372 • Preston, MN Amish Tours of Harmony 886-2302 • 800-752-6474 Harmony, MN B&B Olympic Bowl 765-2522 • Preston, MN
Bluff Country Computer Works 886-9675 • Harmony, MN
Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN
Branding Iron 765-3388 • Preston, MN
First State Bank of Fountain Member FDIC 268-4321 • Fountain, MN
Cetera Investment Services, Steve Donney 886-3300 • Harmony, MN Crop Production Services 886-4222 • Harmony, MN
Bauer Built 765-9871 • Preston, MN
Estelle’s Eatery & Bar Matt & Heidi (Harstad) Brown 886-1234 • Harmony, MN
Blue Ridge Storage & Truck Parts 765-4944 • Preston, MN
F&M Community Bank 867-1605 • Chatfield, MN 765-3823 • Preston, MN
CLASS FLOWER: Alstroemeria
CLASS COLORS:
Black, Silver, and Teal
ClASS Motto:
“Don’t worry about being successful but work toward being significant and the success will naturally follow.” -Oprah Winfrey
First Southeast Bank Member FDIC 743-2204 • Canton, MN 886-6922 • Harmony, MN Fountain Building Center 268-4343 • Fountain, MN Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN Gehling Implement & Auction 765-2131 • Preston, MN
Congratulations graduates
FiLLMorE CEntrAL
falcons
Shelby Ebner ✯✑
Megan Hendrickson✯ ✑
Sama Karram
Matson Kiehne ✍✑
Kurtis Hershberger✍ ✑
Korby Koch
Dacoda Johnson
Vincent Jones
Alex Lange ✯✑
Erin McKay
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Gundersen Harmony Care Center Sports Therapy 886-6544 • Harmony, MN Haakenson Electric 251-5535 • Preston, MN Hahn Lumber Co., Inc. 886-2232 • Harmony, MN Hammell Equipment Inc. 886-2255 • Harmony, MN Harmony Agri Services, Inc. 886-6062 • Harmony, MN Harmony Foods 886-2225 • Harmony, MN Harmony House 886-4612 • Harmony, MN Harmony Insurance Group 886-2100 • Harmony, MN Harmony Repair Service 886-2301 • Harmony, MN Harmony Telephone Co. 886-2525 • Harmony, MN Harmony Veterinary Clinic 886-6321 • Harmony, MN Herman’s Standard 268-4434 • Fountain, MN
K&R Equipment 268-4425 • Fountain, MN Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN Kingsley Mercantile 886-2323 • Harmony, MN Koliha Insurance, LLC Lynda Koliha, Agent 886-2484 • Harmony, MN Major & Company Accounting and Tax 765-4444 • Preston, MN McCabe Repairs 765-2404 • Preston, MN Minnowa Construction, Inc. 886-6162 • Harmony, MN Morem Electric, Inc. 886-4541 • Harmony, MN Oak Meadow Meats 886-6328 • Harmony, MN Olmsted Medical Center 765-5324 • Preston, MN Pamela Ristau CPA 765-2180 • Preston, MN POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN
Preston Auto Parts & Root River Hardware 765-2101 • Preston, MN Preston Dairy & Farm 743-2250 • Canton, MN 765-2484 • Preston, MN Preston Equipment 765-3803 • Preston, MN Preston Floral & Gift 765-2214 • Preston, MN Preston Foods 765-2465 • Preston, MN Preston Liquor, LLC 765-2565 • Preston, MN Preston Service Plus 765-3846 • Preston, MN Preston Servicemen’s Club 765-2205 • Preston, MN Reicks Auto Driver’s License Bureau 765-2281 • Preston, MN RE/MAX Select Properties Roxanne Johnson 886-4221 • Harmony, MN Richard A Nethercut, P.A. Attorneys Richard Nethercut & Greg Schieber 886-6131 • Harmony, MN
Congratulations graduates
Fillmore CeNtral
falcons
Drew Nevalainen ✍
ross olson
Haley ostrom
taylor Pierce-Sprenger
tyson ristau
marshall rolfs
Charlotte Schmidt
Vaughan Schmidt
Nathan Schwartz
Gabrielle Shupe ✯✑
✑
National Honor Society
✯
Highest Honor Student
✍ Honor trace tollefson
Student
Caitlyn Walsh ✯✑ These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors!
RJC Building & Remodeling 951-8786 • Harmony, MN
Sandy’s Hair Affair 765-2253 • Preston, MN
The Sweet Stop & Sandwich Shoppe 765-9956 • Preston, MN
Root River Hardwoods Kiln Dried Lumber Store 765-2284 • Preston, MN
Scheevel & Sons 765-4756 • Preston, MN
The Trail Head Inn 765-2460 • Preston, MN
Solberg Welding/Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN
Torgerson’s Auto Sales & Auto Care 886-2430 • Harmony, MN
Root River Vet Center 765-2117 • Preston, MN S&A Petroleum - Martin Oil Preston Motor Mart bp 765-3330 • Preston, MN S&S Automotive NAPA Auto Parts 886-6111 • Harmony, MN Sally’s Hair To Dye For 765-4773 • Preston, MN
SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN
Torgerson - Ostby Floor Covering & Stone 886-4257 • Harmony, MN Valley Design 268-4221 • Fountain, MN Village Depot 886-2409 • Harmony, MN
commencement:
Houston High school Gymnasium 306 W. elm st. • Houston, mN 55943
FRiDay, JuNe 3, 2016 aT 7:00pm
HousToN Hurricanes
NoT piCTuReD Justin Cripps ✑
Benjamin Goetting ✑
Thomas Hibbs
Kelly Jerviss ✑
Connor Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson
Lydia Johnson
Ruby Johnson
Cortney Johnston
Kassandra Kitching
NoT piCTuReD Jessilyn Knutson ✑
Damien Lampert
Cameron Lee
Nathan Lee
James Loken
Trevor Lundberg
Tylor Nelson
eryn olson-englund
Laura pelowski
austin peplinski
✑
Class Flower:
Red-tipped white rose
Class Colors:
Crimson and Silver
Class Motto:
“We’ve only just begun.”
National Honor society
Congratulations graduates
HoUSTon Hurricanes
Richard Petersen
Patrick Pinney
Dustyn Radsek
Matthew Rediske
Hayley Schaub ✑
Dakota Schmal
Jessica Schultz
Micah Schutte ✑
Alicia Smith
Anna Sweet ✑
noT PIcTURED
noT PIcTURED
Elise Walters
Ian Welke
Garrett Thornton-Paulson
Maya Upton ✑
Jack Woxland
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! AcenTek 888-404-4940 • Houston, MN
Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN
Lola’s 896-2076 • Houston, MN
Bluff Country Financial Services 896-3030 • Houston, MN
Gary’s Pump & Well Service 896-3330 • Houston, MN
POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN
Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN
Rosendahl Repair LLC 896-7070 • Houston, MN
H&R Block 896-3105 • Houston, MN 725-3801 • Caledonia, MN
Root River Market Co-op 896-8001 • Houston, MN
Bremer Bank 896-3179 • Houston, MN Cox True Value Hardware & Appliances 896-3146 • Houston, MN DDP Auto Services 896-4902 • Houston, MN Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. 896-3147 • Houston, MN
J&R Carpet & Floor Cleaning 896-3319 • Houston, MN
S&A Petroleum Houston Food Mart bp 896-3000 • Houston, MN
Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN
SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN Solberg Welding & Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN Vicki’s Accounting Service 896-3332 • Houston, MN
CommenCement:
Kingsland High school 705 n section ave • spring Valley, mn 55975
FRiday, JunE 3, 2016 aT 7:00pm
Kingsland
Knights
dylan affeldt
logan Back ✑
josie bellrichard ✑ ✍
alex Bradley (James Bradley)
adam Buchholtz ✑✍
Kevin Burch
derek Clement
logan Copeman
Courtney Erding
Johnathan Fenske
andrew glenna
Rachel grabau
aaron greene
Benjimin gruszynski
Colt Hamersma
Kelby Hamersma
Jenise Hebig-stier
Kenny Jefferson
sophia Johnson
Tyler Kappers
Kahri Kolden ✑✍
Cody Krahn
Quinn larson
Cory Kaster
Reann Kimball
Congratulations graduates
KiNgsLANd
Knights
Kaelyn Lee
Troy Leutink
Hunter Meisner ✑✍
Hannah Meyer ✑
Ashlyn Mildenstein
Connor Mills
Makala Nauman
Eaen O'Byrne ✑✍
Brennen O'Connor
Kiara Reichstadt ✑ ✍
✑
National Honor society ✍ Honor student
Class song: “My Wish” Rascal Flatts Class Colors: Hot Pink Class Flower: White Rose Class Motto: “The hardest years, the
wildest years, the desperate and dividing years, these shall not be forgotten years…”
Congratulations graduates
Kingsland
Knights
Karson Reiland
Josiah Roth ✍
Morgan sanford
Chelsey schwab
andrea scrabeck
Tucker sha
Hailey smith ✑
Kaylee stearns
Brittany VanTries
ashley Zimmerman
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Brenda Sheldon Property Brokers 346-2060 • Spring Valley, MN Essig Agency 346-7244 • Spring Valley, MN Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN First State Bank Minnesota 346-9836 • Spring Valley, MN Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN Hyland Motors 346-2433 • Spring Valley, MN Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN Kruegal Gas Service 346-7362 • 800-464-6121 Spring Valley, MN Marburger Insurance 346-7646 • Spring Valley, MN
Marzolf Implement 346-7227 • Spring Valley, MN Matt’s Body Shop 346-2161 • Spring Valley, MN Ody’s Country Meats 346-2579 • Spring Valley, MN Olmsted Medical Center 346-7373 • Spring Valley, MN POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN Root River Vet Center 765-2117 • Preston, MN Scott’s Auto Works 346-9920 • Spring Valley, MN Simpson’s A&W Drive-in 346-7486 • Spring Valley, MN SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN
Solberg Welding & Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN Spring Valley Senior Living 346-7381 • Spring Valley, MN State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN Sunshine Foods 346-2804 • Spring Valley, MN Thompson Motors 352-2435 • Wykoff,MN TJ’s Liquor 346-1979 • Spring Valley, MN True Value Hardware 346-2863 • Spring Valley, MN Zeimetz Motors 346-7337 • Spring Valley, MN
commencement:
Lanesboro High school Gymnasium 100 Kirkwood st e, • Lanesboro, Mn 55949
sunday, June 5, 2016 at 1:30PM
Lanesboro burros
Kaelen atkinson
Gabriella brazee ✍ ✑
bailey eide-Hungerholt
nathan eversole ✍✑
rachel eversole ✍✑✯
Christopher Freese
elsa Hennessybarnes ✍ ✑
James Kenyon
rachel Kimball
erin Larimer
Cory Mensink
Kimberly Morrow
Markus Mulvihill
Cade Pederson ✍✑
steven rein ✍✑
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Cedar Valley Resort 467-9000 • Whalan, MN Commonweal Theatre Co. 800-657-7025 • Lanesboro, MN Dr. James M Waldow, DDS 467-2269 • Lanesboro, MN Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN Granny’s Liquor 467-2700 • Lanesboro, MN Haakenson Electric 251-5535 • Preston, MN Huntington Electric, LLC 251-9510 • Lanesboro, MN Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN Krage Insurance & AE 467-3309 • Lanesboro, MN
Lanesboro Arts 467-2446 • Lanesboro, MN Lanesboro BP Food Shop 467-2121 • Lanesboro, MN Lanesboro Sales Commission 467-2192 • Lanesboro, MN Merchants Bank 467-2145 • Lanesboro, MN 864-7744 • Rushford, MN Peterson Creative Photography & Design 421-9906 • Lanesboro, MN POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN Preston Dairy & Farm 743-2250 • Canton, MN 765-2484 • Preston, MN Preston Equipment 765-3803 • Preston, MN
Richard’s Pump Service 268-4352 • Fountain, MN River Hills Chiropractic 467-2629 • Lanesboro, MN Root River Vet Center 765-2117 • Preston, MN SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN Solberg Welding & Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN Sarah’s Diner 743-8204 • Canton, MN The Cracked Egg 467- 3444 • Lanesboro, MN
Congratulations graduates
Lanesboro burros
Violet richardson
olivia rogers ✑
nick Wagner
Zacc Wead
Class Song:
Tiger Lily
Madeline snyder ✍✑✯
adam sutter ✑
✍ Honor
The Climb - Miley Cyrus
Class Flower:
Halle scott
student ✑ national Honor society ✯ Valedictorian & salutatorian
Class Motto:
“Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breaths away.”
Class Colors: Black and Orange
Congratulations graduates
MABEL-CANT N Cougars
ANTHONY BANKES
CONNOR BENSON
DELANIE DAVIS
TANNOR FAIRCHILD
WYATT FREDERICKSON
TAYLOR GRAVOS
PARKER HENRY
MITCHELL KUHN
MITCHELL LEE ✑
SAMANTHA LOPPNOW
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Bank of the West Member FDIC 493-5426 • Mabel, MN
Jim’s Car Care 272-0543 • Canton, MN
POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN
Craig’s Auto Repair 493-5399 • Mabel, MN
Keller Williams Steph Liddiard, Agent 563-794-1033 • Mabel, MN
Preston Dairy & Farm 743-2250 • Canton, MN 765-2484 • Preston, MN
Evangeline’s & Krazy Kwiltz 493-5893 • Mabel, MN
Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN
Nethercut - Schieber - Attorneys 493-5088 • Harmony, MN
Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN
Kraus Oil Co., Inc 498-5138 • Mabel, MN
S&A Petroleum - Martin Oil Mabel bp 493-5924 • Mabel, MN
First Southeast Bank Member FDIC 743-2204 • Canton, MN 886-6922 • Harmony, MN
Larson Well Drilling 493-5087 • Mabel, MN
Gjere Construction 493-5864 • Mabel, MN Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN
Odell Lee Agency of Krage Insurance 493-5599 • Lanesboro, MN Pit Stop Service 493-5538 • Mabel, MN
Commencement:
Friday, June 3, 2016 at 7:30 PM M-C High School Gymnasium 316 W Fillmore Ave Mabel, MN 55954
Class Flower:
Blue Rose With White Tips
Class Motto:
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” -Dr. Seuss
SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN Solberg Welding & Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN Steuart Laboratories Retail Outlet 493-5585 • Mabel, MN Village Farm & Home 493-5217 • Mabel, MN
Class Colors: Blue and White
Congratulations graduates
Mabel-Cant n Cougars
MeGan MelbOStaD
aleXanDeR MenGIS
taYlOR RICHaRDSOn
alYSSa tanGen
eMMa WatHIeR
✑
bRYCe MICHelS
HannaH UnDeRbaKKe
bohdana Oliynyk
bRIttanY QUaM ✑
JOSHUa VatlanD
CODY WaRD
national Honor Society
Congratulations Class of
2016
Congratulations graduates
RushfoRd-PeteRson Trojans
elizabeth Baker
Waylon Banks
shayna Bellock
Bryan Bendickson
Keean Benson ✍✑
Alex Bessler
Carissa Bieberdorf ✍ ✑
hannah Boyum
Mitchell Brand
tatyanna Bronk
Megan Brown
Ivana Butkovic
Alejandra Corsanego-torres
Matthew Culhane
noah dahl ✍✑
Maria doerr
Bradley eggert
tucker eide
Zoe feller
Not Pictured Marissa didier
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! American Family Insurance Jordy Graham Agency 864-7978 • Rushford, MN Brown’s Tire, Battery & Transmission 864-2969 or 864-7049 Rushford, MN Butch Johnson Insurance 864-2800 • Rushford, MN Chuck’s Feed & Grain 875-2247 • Peterson, MN Dahl’s Auto Works 864-7711 • Rushford, MN Darr Auction & Realty 864-7952 • Rushford, MN Dennis Overland Insurance Agency Inc. 864-2757 • Rushford, MN
Engelson & Associates, LTD 864-1040 • Rushford, MN
Merchants Bank 864-7744 • Rushford, MN 467-2145 • Lanesboro, MN
Farm Bureau Insurance & Financial Services; Derek Berg 864-2220 • Rushford, MN
Micah Hanson State Farm 864-2884 • Rushford, MN
Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. 864-7733 • Rushford, MN
New Beginnings Salon 864-2500 • Rushford, MN
Ferndale Golf Club 864-7626 • Rushford, MN
Nordic Lanes/The Creamery 864-7799 or 864-7214 Rushford, MN
Fillmore County Journal 765-2151 • Preston, MN Good Samaritan Society 765-2700 • Preston, MN Hammell Equipment Inc. 864-2845 • Rushford, MN Kelly Printing & Signs 765-9805 • Preston, MN
Norsland Lefse 864-2323 • Rushford, MN Pam’s Corner Convenience Store 864-7949 • Rushford, MN POET Biorefining 765-4548 • Preston, MN
Congratulations graduates
RusHFoRD-PeTeRsoN Trojans
Harriet Flinsch ✍
Taissia Friesen
Lauren Hadley
Kayla Hanson
Indra Hermanson
Not Pictured Kamila Ismailova
Brooke Johnson
Clay Johnson
Paige Kahoun
Jullajit Kanopthammakul
Bryce Kingsley
Dalton Kingsley
Kate Klungtvedt ✍✑
Zachary Kniseley
Nicholas Knutson
Not Pictured Brittany Kuss
Dakota Larimer
Nickolas Lee
Vladimir Mikhailov
Tanner Morrison
These Businesses are Proud to Support Area Graduating Seniors! Rushford Chiropractic Clinic Dr. David Hinz 864-8888 • Rushford, MN Rushford Dental Clinic 864-7773 • Rushford, MN Rushford Foods 864-2878 • Rushford, MN Rushford Hardware Rental & Garden Center 864-2540 • Rushford, MN Rushford State Bank Member FDIC 864-7755 • Rushford, MN SMG Web Design 765-2151 • Preston, MN
Solberg Welding & Ironside Trailer Sales & Service 886-4600 • 886-4602 Harmony, MN State Representative Gregory M. Davids District 28B Paid for by People for Davids Committee of Preston, MN 951-3893 • Preston, MN
Winona Health Rushford Clinic 864-7726 • Rushford, MN Winona Health Physical & Sports Therapy 457-4329 • Winona, MN
CLass oF 2016 ✑
National Honor society
✍ Honor
student
Congratulations graduates
RuSHfORd-PeteRSON Trojans
Phimlaphas Munikanond
Savannah Neitzke ✍ ✑
Bailey O’Hare ✍✑
Rachel O’Shaughnessy ✍ ✑
Justin Quella ✍✑
Austin Ritter
Kendra Sand
Nathan Sarvi
Merve Simsek
Caleb thompson ✍✑
Kelsey toomey
Joel trejo
Jessica Vande Zande
Morgan Vitse ✍✑
Kyle Weidemann
Clara Wieser ✍✑
Katharina Woellner
Caryn Wolter ✍✑
Class Flower: Latin Lady Rose
Class Motto:
“Our lives are before us. Our past is behind us. Our memories are forever within us.”
Commencement:
Sunday, May 29, 2015 at 1:30pm Rushford HS Gymnasium 102 N. Mill Street Rushford, MN 55971
Class Colors: Green and Gold
Congratulations To All Graduates! Spring Valley, MN Ph. 507-346-9836 fsb@lakes.com LeRoy, MN Ph. 507-324-5260 fsbleroy@smig.net “Reach for your Dreams”
“CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIORS”
AND TO ALL THE GRADUATES, MAY ALL YOUR FUTURE DREAMS COME TRUE!
KEEGAN LELIEFELD, Decorah High School, Son of Larry & Rona Leliefeld
P.O. Box 401, Decorah, IA 52101 563-382-0300 • Fax: 563-382-0305 www.geo-inc.com SHOP LOCATION: 407 2nd Avenue SW, Cresco, IA 52136
Brad Eggert Rushford Foods
Joel Trejo Rushford Foods
Kate Klungtvedt Rushford Foods
Brittany Kuss Rushford Foods
Caleb Thompson
alex Bessler Rushford Foods
Clara Wieser Rushford Foods
Megan Brown
Austin Ritter
Nick Lee Rushford Foods
drew Nevalainen Harmony Foods
NOw SELLING... Flavorburst soft serve cones
Kendra sand Rushford Foods
Noah dahl Rushford Foods
2016 dacoda Johnson Harmony Foods
Congratulations Josh Back Harmony Foods
Leah Wroge Harmony Foods
To ouR gRaduaTEs!
Congratulations
Congratulations to all of our graduating student writers and thank you for your writing and dedication!
Delanie Davis Mabel-Canton
Tannor Fairchild Mabel-Canton
Alex Mengis Mabel-Canton
Connor Benson Mabel-Canton
Hannah Underbakke Mabel-Canton
Blake Bigalk Fillmore Central
!
Congratulations Class of 2016
We’re proud of You
!
507.421.9906 Now booking for the Class of 2017 GRADUATION SPECIAL: Call or Text by May 26 for $50 off any senior portrait session
Matson Kiehne Fillmore Central
Congrats Graduates! 136 St. Anthony Street, Preston, MN 55965 • Office Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm Phone: 507-765-2151 • E-mail: service@smgwebdesign.com
Celebrate
a birthday, anniversary or congratulate a loved one with a happy ad in the Fillmore County Journal!
. 1 col. x 3itein black/wh
For only
$
50
17
r Add color fo $ a! only 3 extr
www.smgwebdesign.com • www.facebook.com/SMGDesign
Email your ad and a photo to ads@fillmorecountyjournal.com and we’ll add the artwork! Fillmore County Journal P.O. Box 493 Preston, MN 55965
Ad deadline is Wednesday Noon for the next Monday’s edition.
Check out our
Garden Center
Country
Meats & Catering 17643 121st Ave. • 4.5 miles South of Spring Valley on Hwy 63
See Us for All Your Party Needs! • Meats • Salads • Meat & Cheese Trays • Buns • Much More! 507-346-2579 • 800-660-MEAT M-F 7-5:30 Sat. 7-12:00
www.odyscountrymeat.com EBT Customers Welcome
for Memorial Planters
Stop by for your
Graduation Supplies! • Flowers for your garden • Hanging Baskets • Graduation Cards • Great Gift Ideas! • Lifetime tables & Picnic tables
Bryce Michels Mabel-Canton Graduate
Congratulations from the Village Farm & Home staff! Diane, Alisa, Ray, Pierce, Kevin & Joan 11748 State Hwy 43 • MABEL, MN 507-493-5217
Experience
Life
RIDERS AREN’T ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT. BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS FRAGILE.
As It Should Be
Lived In addition to being vastly outnumbered by cars, bike riders are much
Visit
Bluff Country
www.visitbluffcountry.com
more exposed. So, even when a rider does something boneheaded, remember—your broken headlight is easier to fix than their broken bones. Take the high road and give bicyclists the space they need to ride safely. Check our website for more road sharing tips.
VISIT ORTHOINFO.ORG/BIKESAFETY ota.org
AAOSPSA16_BikeSafety_Mag_6.875x10.indd 1
orthoinfo.org
1/6/16 3:53 PM
www.p
restonm
embership Share ntourM ism and Prices nsom Optio.c
• Post Cards •
Summer Share
• Inserts •
2014
el delivery of a ¾ bush This is our 18-week l family or a meant for a smal box. This size is onal There are 8-13 seas vegetarian couple. ery. crops in each deliv …….. $600.00 Individual delivery ehome or workplac rm Dropped by your areas. Email to confi ed limit in available ess. addr your availability to ……. $550.00 Group site pick up it up there. site and you pick Dropped at a host . for drop locations Check our website ………… $425.00 Half share ……… le, single el box for a coup bush 5/9 ler, A smal lable at member. Only avai person, or a new . group drop locations
Minnes
Community Supported Agriculture
ota’s T rout Ca
pital
• Rack Cards •
See website for prices
............... Spring Share ........of a ½ bushel box in
eries There are 3 deliv to satisfy . It is a great way May and early June s early in fresh local vegetable . your craving for early up sign shares, the season. Limited
Local Food Naturally Grown Delivered to You
....... See website for prices
........ Fall Share ................ we gh Thanksgiving
n We offer one doze boxes. These are summer produce and sell out quickly. lar popu mely extre
up? How do I sign www.earthdancefarm.net, website at Go to our it. n form and subm fill in the registratio
Earth Dance Farm e Nelsen Norm Gross/Lauri . 27842 141st Ave 55975 Spring Valley, MN 2 Phone: 507-378-425 .net ancefarm Email: info@earthd arm.net www.earthdancef
it
Are you ready?
.00 .................. $80 Egg Share ..... eggs with your
nta o t es eso e Nelsen Norm Gross/Lauri . 27842 141st Ave 55975 MN y, Spring Valle farm.net info@earthdance
pmr inn
ncefarm.net
www.earthda
Vis
The spring market is here.
In late October throu deliveries of storage bushel offer 3 biweekly ns, s, herbs, hardy gree veggies, root crop the season . Perfect to extend apples and more g the holidays. durin l loca eat and
Amber Hamernik, Mor
tgage Banker
(507)452-5298
Purchase, Refinance,
Eastwood Bank • 27
Jerry Enright, Realtor
or Build a new home
W. 2nd St. • Eyota, MN
www.eastwoodbank.c
om
ail.9x6.2014.indd
“Your Hometown Rea
ltor”
55934
Member FDIC Property Brokers.DirectM
(507)250-6312
www.prestonm
2518 Superior Dr. NW
Mem • Rochester, MN 55904
ber FDIC jenright@pbofm n.com
ntourism.com
5/
2
FV.PAT.indd
1
4/22/14 11:12 AM
Pretty Good or
Perfect Glossy?
Bu y in g & Se ll in g The
218
S 11th St
S 12th St St
350 St
Dr
Dr
Ct Colony
son
David
Liberty
Rd
S 14th St
S 13th St
iln
St
St
St
eK
N 14th
N 12th
S 8th St
Lim
St
St
N 8th St
N 12th
S 9th St
S 10th St
S 5th St
Cedar St
Elm St
Heritage
• Business Cards •
Home of the Niagara Cave
Dr
Cedar St
• Magazines •
in St. 635 Ma 50461 IA Osage, 2-5329 (641) 73 6-6665 (888) 40
of corner on the in Osage Located and 218 9 ay Highw
in St. 635 Ma 50461 IA Osage, 2-5329 (641) 73 6-6665 (888) 40 .com
om
h-usa.c
ss-stitc
sa
-stitch-u
ss www.cro
• Brochures •
Minnesota
Oak St Chestnut
Nook tchery The Sti reat Center et and R
Elm St
Har mony
9
218
St
Osage City Park
S 6th St
S 4th St St
St
N 9th St
S 5th St
S 2nd St
S 3rd St
Ave Kirkwood
Elm Ct
Pleasant
St
Park St
Vine St
N 11th
St
Chestnut
S 7th St
S 2nd St
St
N 10th
S 3rd St
S 4th St
Pleasant
N 13th
St
N 5th St
N 6th St
Osage
Oak St
Main St
State St
State St
St
Cherry
N 11th
N 8th St
N 7th St
N 3rd St
S 1st St
Pleasant
St
Chase St
218
Main St
9
Osage
State St
Mechanic
Chase St
SN
Main St
Chestnut
Park St
N 6th St
N 3rd St
State St
Ash St St Walnut
St Walnut
218
Chase St
9
Osage
9
St
Stitch & d Cross Counte king Supplies oo pb a Scr r Photo One-Hou
Pine St
Maple St
County Mitchell l Regiona Center Health
Maple St
Ash St
Mechanic
Pine St
H
N 4th St
St
Pine St
St Walnut
N 1st St
W Main
N 2nd St
rge fers a la supplies along Nook of titchery d scrapbooking an -stitch ent. pm lo ve photo de e store, above th after located t center is you may reques when retreat enience o development nv co your or phot . ng pi urs shop reservations ur aking yo ct for is perfe , quilting, ng at Center he Retre ng, cross stitchi ng up. ki tchi scrapboo eetings, or ca t sm es to ge busines ed famili l r extend ions, or funera great fo un It’s also r holidays, re fo er th toge ng rapbooki stays. wa for Sc North Io place in A great Highway retreats! ted off of d ntly loca cate convenie a. Osage is lo We are w e Iowa Io th e, m ag fro 218 in Os ately 25 miles approxim Border. ta Minneso
2nd St
N 5th St
Osage y Cemeter
Poplar St
Ave Poplar St
St
5th St
St Gardner Poplar St
No
Sunshine
N 10th
of the best e have orlds... w both n of selectio
Shop • Dine • Explore • E njoy
ry Stitchoek
in the Located Osage.... f o t r hea
www.cro
104 Main Street SW Preston, MN 55965
Hardwood Furniture Furniture Restoration Custom Woodwork Antiques Upcycled & Vintage Decor
Artisans: Mike & Kari Oden 507.951.3387 or 507.95 Showings By Appoint
www.bluffcountrywoo
ment
brett
1.3563
dworks.org
PErF E C t
MainBusinessCard.W
hiteBackground.indd
g lo S S Y 1
practice cture, chiro un up ac g n “Embraci
Fall 2013
t of our shots.” Mos ing “rabies are not an just giv vices that es more th ined in ser tra olv o inv als ine we are medic t ry bu , ina ine ter medic nter, ve l veterinary ver Vet Ce conventiona Southeast Minnesota. At Root Ri treated with nic in 5:00 p.m. patients are terinary cli 00 a.m. – ve r he ot y an ay from 8: id Fr – available at y onda
Back Roads Spring/Summer 2014
www.Explore Harmony.com
re” pet healthca and modern
rs: M ler Han trave all a 2007 ffice HouReso rt offers today’s Big ORiver at Dr. Julie Dr. Julie announce th ff. to ever y day sta le ed r ab as ou ail ple d av e . MN toed instay We arorta animals place N has joine , comf cture foromic quiet al, U of M eble Owatonna, econ th • Acupun of te tic ua ac grad unty. on staff nesota. She pr Minbring Fillmore Co SE to behaviorist own!! in r your he up t or ew gh s ts gr • AnimalStay ou ior peour room in one iage br for senof r recent marr monitoring
ure until he mmunity! • Blood press and food lie to our co rbs, Tui-na Chinese He come Dr. Ju el w se ea • Training in Pl therapy and dogs able for cats tic care avail t • Chiroprac igh ee we tions and Fr al examina • Free dent staff r technical checks by ou d healing used to spee laser therapy • Low level pets in in pa 4/22/14 1 and decrease r website1 rough our.indd 4.Gabby's able thCompute om) Big River Resort.RackeCard.201 dering avail ervetcenter.c • Onlin or ! www.rootriv out it ck che e– with combined (New servic Grain Free Cannot be 20, 2013. per client. ing the new in stock One coupon . Valid until December n, MN et - includ • Science Di Weight Loss Diets are other offers erinary Center, Presto Vet lic Root River all and Metabo Dr. Julie H
WABASHA, MN
00 off 0 $1 ts w it h appo in tmen Dr. Ju lie H a ll
507.765-2151 507.251.5297 www.perfectglossy.com
4/29/14 1:02 PM
care!
Excellent 5-2117 for an y at 507-76 t’s Call us toda uss your pe t or to disc to help appointmen only job is ur O s. ed ! ne end healthy healthcare ur furr y fri you keep yo
www.perfectglossy.com In This Issue:
Printing SolutionS
Wher
2014 Festi vals and Event s Chatfield: The Chose n Valley e To Stay And Play When Visiti ng Bluff Count ry
ff of RRVC Drs. and Sta
exclusively ty dedicated llmore Coun Fi in ic in terinary Cl The only Ve
to cats & d