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Lanesboro residents speak out against wastewater treatment plant project once again BY H ANNAH WINGERT hannah@fillmorecountyjournal.com

A community input time was held for 15 minutes before the June 3 Lanesboro City Council meeting. Several residents spoke out against the wastewater treatment plant project, asking that ordinance 151.30 be removed from the council’s consent agenda that evening. The ordinance pertains to the floodplain district, which would allow the city to build the wastewater treatment plant across the road from where the current one sits, a location that many have reservations about. The general feeling from the community members present was that the city has not been open enough with the residents about the wastewater treatment plant project and deciThe new Fillmore County Court Administrator Becky Brandt with retired Court Administrator Jim Attwood. Photo by Karen Reisner BY K AREN R EISNER karen@fillmorecountyjournal.com

New Court Administrator Becky Brandt took the oath of office administrated by Judge Matt Opat on June 4. She will replace retired Court Administrator Jim Attwood who served in the position for 31 years. Brandt is no stranger to district court operations. She served the Olmsted County District Court for 21 years. She began working in the Juvenile Division in 1998, then moved to the Civil Division, and finally to the Family Division. She worked as the court assistant for Judge Kevin Lund for many years before working

for Judge Kathy Wallace until July 2018. For the last several months she has served as the court operations supervisor. Brandt felt she could not pass up a chance to “come home” to work in Fillmore County when the unique opportunity of the court administrator position became available. She is part of a large extended family, many of whom live in southeastern Minnesota. Her parents, James and Diane Leichtnam, live in Grand Meadow. Two of her four siblings, James and Diana (Weiss) still live in Grand Meadow. She also has a sister Bev (Rochester) and a brother Jerome, plant superintendent at Kerry Americas. Her daughter

Paige, 31, lives in California and her son Jake, 17, will be a senior next year. Her husband Jay is a commercial floor installer, contracting through Hiller’s Flooring America. Brandt went to school in Grand Meadow and graduated in 1982. She went to business school and worked 12 years as a legal secretary before serving the Olmsted County District Court. Experience and hard work are the drivers that qualify her for the position she now holds. “I love this area. It is my favorite spot in the whole state,” she shares. Brandt See ADMINISTRATOR Page 3 ➤

sions were made without much input from the public. “I would reject that narrative,” Mayor Jason Resseman said, adding that there has been nothing deceptive or out of order with the process. City Administrator Michele Peterson pointed out that notices have been posted appropriately for each of the meetings to notify people of the subject, time, and place. The regular meeting was opened at 6 p.m. with an approval of the agenda and minutes of the previous meeting. The consent agenda was approved with no changes and included approval for accounts payable, ordinance 151.30 along with a summary for printing the ordinance, a resolution amending ordinance 31.60 regarding EcoSee LANESBORO Page 10 ➤

Veterans Treatment Court BY K AREN R EISNER karen@fillmorecountyjournal.com

Judge Ross Leuning, Freeborn County, informed the county board at their June 4 meeting about the establishment of a Third Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court. Leuning explained that the Treatment Court is an intensive probationary program. It is a specialty court that provides for treatment rather than incarceration to prevent future illegal activity. A successful program can save dollars. Captain Leuning is uniquely qualified to lead in the establishment of the Treatment Court. He retired from the military in 2018 after almost 38 years of service. Leuning was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in 2011 to

serve as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District. In 2017 Leuning was asked, as the only veteran on the bench, to spearhead the creation of an 11 county Third Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court. The Treatment Court’s first session was in March 2019. The 11 counties include Rice, Steele, Waseca, Freeborn, Mower, Dodge, Olmsted, Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, and Winona. This Court works with veterans in legal trouble. It helps veterans work through issues including, but not limited to, addiction, mental health issues, domestic abuse, and PTSD. The See VETERANS Page 18 ➤

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enjoys camping at Forestville and biking the whole length of the bike trail. She also hikes and works out regularly at a gym. Her other passion is genealogy, discovering her family’s roots. A court administrator manages daily operations of the courthouse by working with local judges, court staff, Minnesota Judicial Branch offices, justice system partners, and county offices. The court administrator is responsible for the courthouse’s administrative operations which include courtroom and customer service functions, case related financial records, jury, technology, human resources, facility management, and overseeing case processingrelated functions. Brandt notes, “I need to ensure that all court users have equal and fair access to justice and high quality customer service.”

Judge Matt Opat administers the oath of office to the new Fillmore County District Court Administrator Becky Brandt. Photo by Karen Reisner

Police Chief Schultz to retire

By Karen Reisner The Preston City Council accepted the retirement letter submitted by Police Chief Matt Schultz at the council’s June 3 meeting. Schultz has been with the city for 19 years. His retirement will be effective August 5. Schultz plans to work up to the date of his retirement, during the next two months, to make the transition process as smooth as possible. Mayor Kurt Reicks asked if we can promote within the police department to fill the chief ’s

position. City Administrator Joe Hoffman said they will need an internal search process. He added that hiring/promoting from within the department helps keep personnel within a small department. The council voted unanimously to post internally, first, to fill the chief ’s position. A committee including Hoffman, Schultz, Councilman Robert Maust, and Mayor Reicks was formed to interview applicants. Hoffman suggested that they invite Lanesboro and Fountain

administrators to the interviews, as the police department also serves their communities. Potential amendments to the city code Planning and Zoning held public hearings on potential amendments to the city code. There were no comments from the public at the public hearings. P & Z then recommended the amendments be made to the city code. The first amendment was in response to the growing trend of shed homes (shomes), a large pole shed with a portion built as a living quarters. P & Z sug-

gested language be added under the definition of a dwelling as follows: “An attached garage shall occupy no more than 45% of the dwelling footprint.” The council’s discussion morphed into a discussion of the state building code. By consensus the council agreed to bring back a resolution to the next meeting for this proposed amendment. The second proposed amendment dealt with privately owned swimming pools. P & Z wants all pools including inexpensive, more temporary pools to be regSee SCHULTZ Page 9 ➤

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C OMMENTARY Devil’s Advocate… Climate change mythconceptions Pt. 2 By Aaron Bishop Harmony, MN It seems I need to address myths and misconceptions about climate change. Again. Mythconception #7: A 1922 Washington Post article stated: ‘If the warming trend continues, many coastal cities worldwide will be uninhabitable’. This quote was not in the Washington Post article as Aaron Bishop stated by Jeff Erding in a recent FCJ article, nor would the claim be true, because the original 1922 Monthly Weather Review (the Washington Post citation) referred to sea ice. Neither sea nor oceanic ice contributes to sea level rise. Scientists have known this long before 1922. This concept is illustrated by ice in a glass of water. The level of water remains the same before and after the ice melts. Glacial ice coming from landmasses contributes to sea level rise, not sea ice. Mythconception #8: “One hundred percent of scientists who want to stay on the government gravy train of grant money will say they believe in climate change.” Two points to address. First, climate change isn’t a belief system. It’s the cumulative effects of global warming resulting from increased greenhouse gases in our finite atmosphere. Carbon dioxide emissions allow more water vapor to be trapped in the atmosphere and are therefore the driving forces behind climate change. Even the U.S. military acknowledges and recognizes climate change as a major destabilizer of regions adversely Editorial Cartoon

affected by new and often extreme weather patterns. U.S. servicemen and women deal with the effects of climate change often, at home and abroad. Second, there is no “government gravy train” for climate change research. According to the Office of Budget and Management, from 1993-2017, $154 billion was spent on climate change programs. However, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found of six agencies it studied that 94% of the funding went to nuclear power programs and technology; that means it was not going to scientists researching the past, present, or future conditions and hazards that climate change poses. Climate scientists (including geologists) would likely fare better working in the private sector instead of having to beg for grant money. Grant writing is arduous and timeconsuming, nor accompanied by any guarantee of funding. The U.S. Department of Defense has deemed climate change a national security threat. In January of 2019, the Department of Defense provided a 22-page report concluding: “About two-thirds of the 79 installations addressed in this report are vulnerable to current or future recurrent flooding and more than one-half are vulnerable to current or future drought. About one-half are vulnerable to wildfires…. In a few instances, locations considered not currently vulnerable were deemed to be vulnerable in the future…. It is relevant to point out that “future” in this analysis means only 20 years in the future.” -Report on Effects of a Changing Climate to the Department of Defense 2019 Former Defense Secretary James Mattis stated: “I agree that the effects

of a changing climate — such as increased maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea levels, desertification, among others — impact our security situation.” In March 2019 the Government Accountability Office issued an annual High-Risk Series report emphasizing areas the United States government can improve economically. Their chapter titled: “Limiting the Federal Government’s Fiscal Exposure by Better Managing Climate Change Risks” consists of measures the U.S. Government is failing with regard to climate change resiliency programs, focusing particularly on disaster relief and USDA insurance programs. In summary, due to a lack of preparation for climate change now, we may experience major financial shortfalls in the future. I am proud our U.S. military bravely stands and vocally recognizes the legitimacy of the world’s climate scientists and their research. If neither the scientific community’s research nor the United States military’s published warnings of climate change convince you of human-caused climate change I’m unsure what will. I applaud everyone else who has decided to face the reality no matter how unwelcome it is. I request the Fillmore County Journal cease allowing climate deniers a platform to invent or repost misinformation that misguides the public. Opinion is one thing. Fabrications is another. We may expect such nonsense on Facebook, but we must hold our local newspapers to a higher standard. It shouldn’t become a conduit for fake news, or “alternative facts”. Cheers. Sources (lengthy) can be found on the online version of the Fillmore County Journal.

Time to listen to common sense By Amy McCall Lanesboro, MN Lanesboro Public Utilities (LPU) Commissioner Don Bell said it best: “Why would you put critical infrastructure on a sandbar in the floodplain, next to a river that floods?” This dose of common sense matches the wisdom of city leaders that set a 1998 (and still current) policy of no development in the flood- Amy McCall plain. State floodplain hydrologists came to town a few weeks ago and also recommended no development in the floodplain. DNR’s floodplain recommendations are expected to become mandatory by state rule, and are based on American Society of Civil Engineers best management practices. The LPU Commissioners attended that floodplain presentation. The city council was invited, but did not attend. The mayor dropped by for part of the presentation. Armed with expert advice, the LPU put a moratorium on the city’s proposed use of the Hwy 250 bridge site for the development of a new sewer plant. However, LPU Commissioners were not permitted to explain the reasoning for the moratorium during the June 3 city council regular meeting. The city attorney informed the council that they did not need to pay attention to the moratorium, and the council chose not to engage in discussion

about its merits. They ignored the advice of the LPU, the DNR, and the wisdom of the city’s own policy. Instead, the council passed new floodplain ordinances, after deleting DNR’s recommended language that defines a wastewater treatment facility as a “critical” facility. The council also deleted the DNR’s recommended minimum elevation of a critical facility in the floodplain. The city council is rightly concerned about front-end costs, but has directed their engineer to focus his design on the Hwy 250 bridge site, simply because it’s near the old sewer plant. Less cost in piping and pumping sounds good, right? Well, the site is actually not big enough for the engineer’s design, so the city has now expressed interest in purchasing the adjacent home. That’s right, the proposed sewer plant site is in a neighborhood – right at one of only five entrances to the city. Now let’s get back to common sense. When you make a multi-million dollar investment, it not only makes common sense to listen to experts, but to also thoroughly evaluate risk. HowSee COMMON SENSE Page 5 ➤

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ever, the city has not performed a risk assessment, or an economic impact analysis to see how this proposed site would affect longterm facility costs or the bottom lines of community businesses. The Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Authority would likely be willing to assist in those efforts. At the very least, the city should have spoken with the local fly fishing shop and the local outfitters that bring 3,000 people per week to town and put them on the river. Many of those tourists get out at the Hwy 250 bridge and walk back to town to spend their money at community businesses. If they have to walk by a sewer plant, how likely are they to get back in the water or even to come back to town next time? Lanesboro dodged a bullet earlier this year with flooding caused by a huge snow melt. A huge ice dam formed near Rushford and

Houston. Fortunately, we had three and a half weeks of cool, dry weather. A couple inches of rain during that period or an ice dam closer to Lanesboro would have been a disaster — reshaping the river bank and destroying critical infrastructure. Many folks in town have witnessed the power of the Root River when it gets up out of its banks, and they have the common sense to stay away from a flooding river. If the sewer plant gets damaged or destroyed by flooding, the engineer won’t pay for it. FEMA will be off spending billions of dollars on hurricanes. The city can’t count on the state for a bailout because the state budget is unpredictable and the state has recommended against building in the floodplain. Who does that leave to pay for the mistake the city is about to make? Local taxpayers! Now that the community is talking about this project, hopefully the city will listen to common sense.

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National Trout Center opposes new sewer plant location in Lanesboro Jeffrey S. Broberg, LPG Chairman, National Trout Center St. Charles, MN Dear Lanesboro Mayor and City Council: The National Trout Center (NTC) passed a resolution at our April 9 Board Meeting in opposition to the proposed Lanesboro Wa s t e w a ter Treatment Plant Jeffrey S. (WWTP) Broberg location at the MN 250 bridge. I submitted NTC objections to the City Council at your June 3 meeting. After re-reading the engineering report and hearing current updates from Lanesboro residents at the City Council meeting, I am more confused than ever how the new sewage plant site was ever selected by the City Council. NTC asks again that the City Council reconsider the location and approach to upgrading Lanesboro’s sewage plant. Two things seem to be in conflict. and the public believe that Lanesboro already has a functioning WWTP that meets the discharge standards and works fine. It has the benefit of being out of sight out of the public, has no impact on the floodplain, and has the capacity for renovation, growth, and added efficiency. pervasive culture and concern for serving the visitors and tourists that come to town. I have Regarding “Climate science or climate science fiction” To the Editor, Does Jeff Erding believe the earth is flat, too? Leaving aside whether humans are responsible for all of it, the climate is changing; ice is melting; coastal cities are becoming endangered; species are becoming extinct. This is science fact, not science fiction. If we as humans can do anything to limit the amount of warming to a level humans and other species can live with, it behooves us to do it. To continue our present standard of living while eliminating fossil fuel consumption, we need solar and wind power, but also, sad to say, a whole bunch of new nuclear plants, like Sweden has. Wouldn’t it be better to: a) voluntarily limit consumption and b) go organic? Continuing as we have been seems to lead to more suffering, more inequality, increasing fear

always been impressed with how much Lanesboro is concerned with making a good first impression. Visitor impressions and service to Lanesboro visitors was part of almost every Council discussion this week, except the location and impact of new sewage plant at the City’s gateway. I am at a loss to explain the disconnect between Lanesboro’s desire to impress tourists while proposing a massive blight on the shore of the Root River. Placing an industrial sewage treatment plant at the MN250 bridge is neither a location, nor a design, that welcomes your visitors. Regrettably, civil engineers are rarely sensitive to land use and planning concerns. The City needs to realize that sewer plant engineers are neither trained, nor are they inclined to consider the community character. As technical experts, sewage engineers do not account for all the communities’ needs, nor do they care about the permanent impression that their sewer plant leaves on visitors. Without firm guidance, civil engineers have a general tendency to ignore existing recreational uses and land use compatibility for public works projects; these are viewed as City planning concerns, not engineering concerns. This risk of a lifelong mistake is worse when the City blindly accepts the recommendations of out-ofregion engineers. It sounds like perhaps the Council has not considered all the dramatic land use impacts of a sewer plant, is not aware how the proposed new treatment process takes much more room and will continuously have offensive odors, noise, and lights that will be objectionable

to everyone within 500 feet of the plant at all hours of the day. In the long-term, the City must acknowledge that the look of the sewer plant will decline over time. The looks of the plant will be among the least of concerns for the sewer plant operators, but over time the looks, odor, noise and lights will be the focus of concerns for neighbors and tourists. A sewage plant crammed in along the river will be a painfully obvious scar for everyone who lives in town in who or comes to Lanesboro. This controversy looks like a classic case of Lanesboro permitting the engineers to be in charge. This proposed WWTP relocation is the sort of thing that the NTC believes needs a qualified second opinion. Before Lanesboro makes a final decision on the WWTP the NTC advises City Fathers to compare the details of a new plant and ask the community to be involved in the plans. Before making a commitment to place a permanent blight at the 250 Bridge, Lanesboro residents and users of the Root River deserve a closer look at all the impacts and costs for the plans proposed by the engineers. The City Council should have the courage to reject plans that degrade Lanesboro. If allowed, the Lanesboro WWTP will result in the loss of tourists and will be a permanent smelly blight on the neighborhood. Everyone who comes to Lanesboro on MN250 will arrive with a negative impression. Unfortunately, the City Council, not the engineers, will bear the responsibility. Lanesboro residents and tourists will remember the City Council for the mistake.

of the future leading to totalitarian with climate change. Accepting the solutions, and possibly the collapse reality of the facts makes coping of American agriculture as well as effectively much more likely. Sincerely, our democracy. Alima Fairchild We need both preventive strateRushford, Minn. gies and adaptive strategies to deal We are your #1 source for legal notices.

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OBITUARIES Steven W. Lee

Steven W. Lee, 62, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at his home, with his family at his side. Steven Wayne Lee was born on February 22, 1957, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Lyle and Alice (Hallum) Lee. He was raised in the Peterson, Minn., area and was a 1975 graduate of Peterson High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1976 to 1999 when Steven W. Lee he retired to Rushford. Steven met J. Rose when he was in the Air Force. They were united in marriage on January 13, 1992, in Mesa Ariz. Steven was a huge bicycle enthusiast who lived his life to the fullest. He had a fabulous, colorful sense of humor that only the people closest to him were able to experience. Steven was a friend to all and would help anyone in need. He enjoyed hunting and was a gun enthusiast. He is survived by his wife Rose, mother Alice Lee of Peterson, children: Michelle (Matthew) Flaby of Wykoff, Minn., Amanda (Dan Andrus) Lee of

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Baraboo, Wis., Brandon Lee of Rushford, Allyson (Kevin) Christian of Rushford, and a German exchange student who Steve considered his daughter, Bodil (Ole) Ipsen; 12 grandchildren: Maryiah, MaKayla, Tylar, Jordan, Taylor, Hunter, Holden, Annabelle, Finn, Stine, Marit and Lotta; three great-grandchildren: Lincoln, Daxxon, and Stella; three siblings: Ardell (Andrea) Lee of Rushford, Joanne (Keith) Pederson and Jeff Lee, both of Peterson; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Steven was preceded in death by his father. Memorials are preferred to the family so that they can purchase a memorial bench in Steven’s memory. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. Burial took place in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford. Please leave a memory of Steven and sign his online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.

day, May 23, 2019, at Mayo Clinic-Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn. Memorial services for Robert Long will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Hindt Funeral Home in Robert Long Spring Valley. Following the service there will be a celebration of life at the VFW Hall. Robert Eugene Long was born December 23, 1937, to Thurston and Irene (Rowe) Long. He attended school in the Wykoff area. He was united in marriage to Kay Gartner on August 31, 1956, in Providence, R.I. Together they had a son, Curt, and a daughter, Joy. Robert entered the Navy for four years from 19561960. He worked in Blooming Prairie, Minn., as a cable splicer for a telephone company, worked for Hormel for nine years, and then later started his trucking career. Robert started his own trucking firm, R.E.L. Trucking, in Cumberland. His passion was driving and buying trucks. Robert E. Long He is survived by his wife Kay Robert E. Long, age 81, of Long of Cumberland, Wis., his Cumberland, Wis., formerly of son Curt (Debra) Long of Katy, Spring Valley, Minn., died Thurs- Tex., four grandchildren: Curtis Long, Ashlee Long, Cassie Brown, and Eric Brown; three great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Joy Renae Brown, five sisters: Nellie, Eleanor, Ella, Ilene, Florence; and three brothers: Johnny, Bill, and Thurston Jr. Condolences may be left at www.Hindtfuneralhomes.com.

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Debbie Skadson Debbie Skadson, 63, of Houston, Minn., died on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Debbie was born in La Crosse, Wis., on January 21,1956, to Donald and Irene (Senn) Vix. She was raised in Houston, Minn. and graduated from Houston High School in 1974. She married Jim Skadson in 1975, and they later divorced. Debbie attended vocational school and then worked at Winnebago Software

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11:30-12:15, Christ Lutheran Church, 1-1:45pm, Coffee Street Fitness Center, Preston. 507-272-3731.* Lanesboro. 507-272-3731.* First , Lutheran Church, 2nd floor,5-7pm, 202 N. Oak, 2-4pm, 102 E. Jefferson.* Mabel.* 7:30pm, Chatfield.

Ricky Voigt Ricky Earl Voigt, a life-long resident of the Preston and Spring Valley areas, passed away peacefully at Edenbrook Healthcare Facility in Rochester on Monday, May 27, 2019, at the age of 61. He was surrounded by his family. Rick lived on the family farm near Preston where he was Ricky Voigt active in the farming operation until 2003, when he moved to Spring Valley into a home provided by Cardinal of Minnesota. Rick loved the farm and was involved in numerous activities. He participated in tractor pulling contests, hunting, horse plowing events, and riding and driving horses, which were his passion. He was employed at the DAC in Preston and took the responsibilities of his job very seriously — he was dedicated and rarely missed a day of work. In addition to working at the DAC, Rick started a saddle cleaning business on the family farm where customers would bring their saddles to have them detailed. Rick loved people and if you met Rick you had a See OBITUARIES Page 9 ➤

Fillmore County Church Directory Christ Lutheran Church..........………………..........Sundays - 9 : 00am 509 Kansas St NW, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-2161 Greenf ield Lutheran Church..…..........……….......Sundays - 9 : 00am 235 Main Ave S, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-3272 St. Columban Church.…..…….......………………..Sundays - 10 : 00am 4 08 Preston St NW # 2, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-3886 St. Mary’s Catholic Church...…...................................Sundays - 8:00am 405 Twiford St SW, Chatfield, MN 55923

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1-4pm, THURS., JUNE 13 Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston St. NW, Preston. For info, call 8:15-9am, Harmony Community Center. 765-3898. 507-272-3731.* 9am. Clara House, Harmony.* 5pm, Spring Valley Public Library* 9-11:30am and 7pm, 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Building, 113 E. Presbyterian Church, Mill St.* 7:30pm, Pioneer Jessie St.* 9am-12pm and Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St.* 1-4pm, 525 Washington St. NW.*

p.m. until the time of the service at the church on Saturday. Burial took place in Money Creek Cemetery. Please sign Debbie’s guestbook and view the memorial video at www.hofffuneral.com when it becomes available.

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, 7:30pm, First Lutheran Church, 202 N. Oak, use side door on Newburg.*

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

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MON., JUNE 17 10-11am, Scotland Presbyterian Church, Canton. 507-251-0520 for information.* 1-1:45pm, Coffee Street Fitness Center, Lanesboro. 507-272-3731.* , 1-3pm, Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston St. NW, Preston.* , 7pm, Spring Valley Library.*

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like a second mother to Rick. A special thank you is also given to Continued from Page 6 Kelly, the staff, and all the workfriend — he would often walk ers at the DAC in Preston – Rick up to a complete stranger, shake loved you guys, the staff and their hand a say, “Hey, I know residents at Edenbrook of Rochyou!” Rick was a forgiving person ester where Rick spent his last six who showed love to everyone. He months — the love and care that never held a grudge and always you demonstrated to Rick were forgave any wrong done to him — a blessing his family will never the world could learn a lot from forget. him. He had an uncanny memory Rick was preceded in death by and would always surprise people his parents, Leonard and Ruby with information he remembered Voigt; and two sisters, Nita (Robfrom previous decades. Rick loved ert) Soltau and Peggy (Ed) Case. to tell people, “My birthday is He is survived by four siblings: coming up!” His birthday was Wayne (Barbara) Voigt, Cheryl March 14 and it was mandatory (Richard) Case, Kevin (Nancy) that the entire family celebrate Voigt and Tim (Ellen) Voigt; as this national holiday. He was a well as 19 nieces and nephews and special part of our family that will a multitude of friends. be dearly missed. What a blessing The family would like to invite to know that Rick is spending you to a special time to celebrate eternity in heaven with Jesus, his Rick’s life on June 28 at 6 p.m., Lord and Savior who has prepared at the Valley Christian Center in a place for him. Spring Valley where Rick was a The family would like to faithful member for over 40 years. express sincere appreciation to Pastors Tim Wilson and James Sharon McNeil and Cardinal of Leonard will officiate. A meal Minnesota who provided a loving will be provided. home in Spring Valley for Rick Online condolences may be left for nearly 15 years — Sharon was at Hindtfuneralhomes.com.

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ulated for safety. Any pool over 18 inches deep will have the same safeguard requirements to prevent children from gaining uncontrolled access. Fencing must be at least five foot in height. Hoffman said there is concern about the safety of inexpensive pools when they are not in an enclosure. By consensus the council agreed to bring back a resolution to the next meeting for this proposed amendment. The third proposed amendment was to reduce from eight feet to six feet the maximum height for fences in a rear residential yard. P & Z felt eight feet is too high for a residential neighborhood. Reicks insisted he could see no reason for the change from eight feet to six feet. He wanted to know why. City Attorney Dwight Luhmann explained it would not apply to existing fences. No action was taken. Other business in brief city participate in the placement of new curb behind the Branding Iron to prevent water run off to the building. He said 130 foot of curb would cost $4,600. The location for the proposed curb is not a city street, but is plowed by city crews in the winter and for the most part is used as a city street. Reicks asked if the city has a right of way. Hoffman explained there are a number of easements. Councilwoman Holly Zuck said we should do what has been done in the past to stay consistent. A motion was approved unanimously to pay a portion of the curb work, 60% city and 40% property owner. The city will also provide some gravel and patch black top for reconstruction behind the curb, plus the labor and equipment for that portion of the job. housing incentives for 2019 was approved. The incentives are

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Throckmorton reported the annual picnic will be on June 19, 6:30 p.m. at the fire hall. A special meeting of the council will be posted in the event a quorum attends the picnic.

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nomic Development Authority, a lease amendment with Verizon, an icon agreement for the dam project, the building permits, extensions, and renewals policy, and an application for lawful gambling for an upcoming golf tournament. The city has received several complaints about how narrow Auburn Street is when people are parking on both sides. Peterson suggested changing the parking on that street to no parking or on just one side of it. Council member Tom Smith pointed out that with the street being more narrow, traffic is forced to slow down which is safer for kids. The matter was tabled to gather more information. A resignation from Heritage Preservation Commission member Susie Slater was approved. Chamber of Commerce member Don Lukkason reported that a website for Lanesboro’s 150 year celebration is in the final editing stages and should be up anytime. The schedule for the celebration will be posted on the website along with other information. He noted that the city’s general website was revamped about four years ago, and the Chamber is considering doing so again. “We’re pretty proud of it, but we’re always improving,” Lukkason said. The membership drive for the Chamber will begin in July. Lukkason pointed out that even businesses that aren’t directly affected by

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tourism can benefit from Chamber membership. “We appreciate the work that the Chamber does for the community as a whole,” Mayor Resseman said. Mayor Resseman was able to acquire the #OnlyinMN traveling monument from the Minnesota Board of Tourism. The monument will be set up in Lanesboro for a period of three weeks, which includes the Buffalo Bill Days weekend. “It’s a good opportunity for Lanesboro and for Buffalo Bill Days to get statewide and even national recognition,” he said. The Lanesboro Visitors’ Center will now be open on Sundays as well as during the week. Several Lanesboro business owners had expressed concern about the town’s outdoor trash bins attracting bees and sometimes spilling over. With that in mind, Mayor Resseman reached out to Harmony Enterprises for information on SmartPack Automatic Compactors. Harmony Enterprises was able to offer a lease option to the city to place five compactors around town. “They’re very amenable and very excited about the prospect of having these in Lanesboro,” Resseman said. The lease would include pick-up of the containers around October, storage over the winter months, and placing them back in place in April along with servicing the compactors as needed. Using the compactors would cut down on the amount of time that city workers spend emptying the current trash bins. Council

member Autumn Johnson asked if it would be possible to schedule more frequent pick-ups, but while that would alleviate the issue of overflowing garbage, it would not deter the bees that are attracted to the trash cans. The compactors have sensors to open when someone needs to throw something away and would also alert the city workers when they needed to be emptied. The monthly cost for five compactors would run the city between $162 and $189 based on the options requested. “I think it would be reasonable to try it, but I think we could try it with maybe two or three,” council member Bridget Harvey said. She made a motion to do so with three compactors which was approved by the rest of the council. Mayor Resseman will speak with Harmony Enterprises and have more details for the council to review at the next meeting. Mayor Resseman recommended that the city enter a contract with CEDA to work with the Lanesboro EDA, which has gone from seven to three members due to a lack of volunteers. “It’s my understanding that best use of CEDA is if you have a project that you want help with instead of just throwing money at the wall,” Johnson said. Mayor Resseman felt that CEDA would help the EDA overall so they could grow and become more effective in Lanesboro. He had previously spoken with EDA members in both Preston and Harmony, both of which have contracts with

The FCJ reaches over 13,000 households each week. CEDA. “They feel that CEDA is one of the most valuable resources they have for generating economic development,” he noted. The council decided to table the matter until next month to look into it more. A resignation from Public Utilities Board member Jeff Bollen was approved. The board recently passed a motion to place a moratorium on the wastewater treatment plant project. Lanesboro City Attorney Thomas Manion noted that while the board can make recommendations, the council has the final say in the decision.

The Filthy Fifty bike race coordinators requested permission from the council to place a banner across Parkway Avenue and smaller banners on the light posts for the weekend of their event. The council approved the request. The city received notice from Fillmore County that due to a court settlement, there will be a decrease in just over $6,000 in the city’s June tax payment from the county. The next Lanesboro City Council meeting will be held on July 1 at 6 p.m. with a public input time starting at 5:45 p.m.

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Kingsland funding still tight By Rich Wicks The Kingsland School Board held a “work session” board meeting on June 3. Members present included Board Chair Jackie Horsman, Kyle Rader, Maranda Emig, Natasha Howard, Tiffany Mundfrom, Leah Stier, and Superintendent James Hecimovich. Also attending were Principal Scott Klavetter, Building & Grounds Director/Athletics & Activity Director John Dols, and Business Manager Amber Herbrand. Herbrand gave the board an update on the budget for the next fiscal year, saying, “Right now, it is a deficit spend in the unassigned (funds) and there is the potential with the state, after listening to the MSBA legislative update today at noon, that it could get worse.” She went on to describe how the governmental funding is not keeping pace with the costs of operating the school. She said Kingsland has worked hard to trim unnecessary costs, but it’s still not been enough.

Jackie Horsman quipped, “So to recap, we have 99 problems, and literally all of them are education funding.” Herbrand added that the budget is “very presumptive” and that she used conservative funding estimates, but summarized that budgeting is, “Definitely more of an art than a science.” The board discussed several policies. Tiffany Mundfrom brought up a question regarding Use of School District Facilities & Equipment policy, mentioning that in some sports, Kingsland equipment is used (and temporarily stored) at other venues, and it might need to be clarified that the equipment should not be used by other groups. Horsman pointed out, “That’s actually a MHSL guideline. We were looking at that stuff. We can’t let other organizations use our equipment. So we couldn’t (even) if we wanted to.” The board consensus was to clarify this in the policy, to explain the reason why this practice is not allowed.

HARMONY FLAG BURNING CEREMONY The Harmony American Legion Post #81 will be having a flag burning ceremony on Friday, June 14 at 6pm in the Harmony Community Center parking lot. Please bring your flag for retirement to the ceremony, leave it with a legion member or drop it off at Koliha Insurance office by June 14.

Monday, June 10, 2019 John Dols informed the board that, “The city, John Fenske, asked if we’d be willing to send out a Blackboard Connect to people reminding them about registrations for swimming lessons and summer recreation programs. Registrations, especially for swimming, are down, and we’re kind of attributing that to the fact that we let out two weeks early, so the kids didn’t get as much notification.” With the board’s approval, Dols will send out the notification as asked. He also mentioned that the registration deadline has been extended. The board discussed the ongoing long-term facility maintenance project. Principal Klavetter explained that the board may wish to consider approving some data wiring upgrades this summer. He said that while the project going on this summer, there is an opportunity to install wiring/outlets/moldings that would otherwise have to be retrofitted later, which could create a hazard (such as wires and cables simply hanging down from ceiling tiles). After lengthy discussion of options and funding possibilities, the board voted to approve up to $20,000 for adding or moving 25 outlets, installing 59 Cat 6 stubups, and installing 32 HDMI wire mold stub-ups. Herbrand will help investigate the available funding options for this. The board discussed planned communications related to the operating levy referendum. The

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been consideration of splitting it into two positions. Dols and Hecimovich agreed that it would not be a “50/50 split” since athletics requires much more scheduling workload than activities do. Dols stressed that he wants to do whatever is best for the students and Kingsland. The board agreed that the first step to take is to clearly spell out the expectation of the position. The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. The next board meeting will be on Monday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. As always, the public is welcome at all open meetings.

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Fillmore County Sports By Paul Trende Each of the counties four track and field programs is sending m u l t i p l e THE TRENDE athletes to REPORT the state meet. Six r e l a y s and seven individuals have qualified. LFCMC’s E m m a BreitsprePaul Trende cher is the s e c t i o n’s top hurdler, as she set the pace in the 100-meter (15.45) and 300-meter (45.62) prelims, then won each final (15.31, 44.99). Both times were under state qualifying standards. Her 300-meter pace set the field and meet records. The junior was a dual state entrant in each event last year, taking third in the 300-meter event. Teammate Carson Kiehne requalified in the 400. The sophomore ran 51.33 (prelims) and 50.59 (final) to take second, both times behind PEM’s Kyler Bade (50.24, 49.78). Kiehne’s finals run was a season best and it topped his 2018 section final (51.09). Burro Pole Vaulter Kassidy Broadwater’s story was interesting. The junior wasn’t out for track and field to start the year (made it just in time). After a bit of a marathon, Broadwater did enough to out-do Byron’s Emma Johnson (third) and teammate Breitsprecher (fourth) to claim second behind Lourdes Julia Cordes. All vaulted 9’6” (which was Broadwater’s personal best). LFCMC had a state vaulter last year too, Ashley Miner. LFCMC’s two boys relays were semi-surprises, only cause Drew Wyffels, Josh Peters, Ben Snyder, and Kiehne had ran 4x200s competitively just twice together this year, 4x400s thrice. They’d only done so at the same meet once (Sub 1, both took second). The 4x400 qualified first (3:28.71), then beat (3:26.60) L-A (3:26.99) narrowly in the finals, each team faster than qualifying standard (3:27.71). The 4x200 qualified fourth (1:33.25) then was only bested (1:32.31) by Chatfield (1:31.78) in the finals. Peters/ Kiehne are the “FC,” Snyder the “L,” and Wyffels the “M-C.” Kiehne anchored both. Chatfield’s boys 4x200 and 4x100 each made statements (ending a one-year state draught for the Gophers). The 4x200 (Ben Muller, Jared Baker, Jack Tuohy, Chance Backer) won both the prelims (1:32.28) and finals (1:31.78), the latter over LFCMC. The 4x100 (Carson Larrabee, Muller, Gage Tuohy,

Backer) finished fourth in the prelims (45.24), then ran 44.31 to give the Gophers a shortrelays, first place sweep. Each ran season best times in the finals. Backer, in his first year of track, anchored both runs. Muller and G-Tuohy were apart of Chatfield’s 4x100 and 4x200 state qualifiers in 2018. GMLOKS’ girls relay continued their preeminence. The 4x200 (Anika Reiland, Hailey Hindt, Lauren Buchholtz, Riley Queensland) three-peated as section champ, winning the prelims (1:47.06) and finals (1:45.18). The 4x100 (Isabelle Olson, Reiland, Kassidy Kirtz, Buchholtz) was bested by Lourdes (50.40/49.661) twice (50.49/49.669), by the narrowest of margins in the finals. Each GMLOKS relay would’ve made state on standard. Each has made state the last three years. The 4x200 is on year four. Buchholtz has been a part of all four. The 4x200 is the defending state champ (winning time, 1:45.23). Buchholtz and Hindt will compete at state individually. Known for her jumping, Lauren picked a great time for a season-best 17’1 ½” leap in the Long Jump. It took third behind SC’s Lindsay Root (17’9” ½”) and PI’s Jaci Newman (17’1 ½”). Lauren qualified by standard (16’11”). It’s her second individual qualification (400 as a frosh). She added a sixth place finish in the 100. Hindt, with a season-best time

(45.09), pushed Breitsprecher (44.99) in 300-hurdle final, taking second to qualify for state. Hailey was also close in the 100-hurdles (third place). Finally, RPH gets a pair of state entrants. Luke O’Hare came out of nowhere, from a “track and field” angle. He ran both the 1,600 and 3,200 (two days apart), a first. He qualified for state in both by taking second twice (4:35.20, 9:55.20). PI’s Eric Wittlief (4:31.37) won the 1,600, Stewartville’s Alex Lawrence (9:54.93) the 3,200. It was O’Hare’s first year of track and field. He was the 2018 cross country Section 1A individual champ. Team-mate Triton Meldahl had multiple events to try to make state (110-H, 300-H, Long Jump). He punched through in the 110-hurdles, qualifying fourth (16.10), finishing second (15.73) in the finals, behind PEM’s Jacob Munsch (15.42), just ahead of PI’s Will Warneke (15.74). Meldahl qualified second (42.64) in the 300-H and finished fourth (42.23). He also took fourth in the Long Jump (21’0 ½”). State standard was 21’8”. Triton hit 22’ or more twice earlier in the season. GMLOKS’ Reiland (3rd 200, .1 second from qualifying), LFCMC’s Brielle Ruen (3rd 400, .24 seconds out of second), RPH’s Emma Geiwitz (3rd L-Jump, 4” out of second), and RPH’s Brady Gile (3rd T-Jump) got close to state. RPH’s Kaleah Davis (4th Shot)

also finished top five. LFCMC’s girls 4x400 (Macayla Brogle, Ruen, Kammry Broadwater, Breitsprecher), RPH’s girls 4x200 (Kjersta Hinz, Brielle Rasmussen, Jenny Albrecht, Allison Papenfuss), and GMLOKS boys 4x800 (Jacob Kerrins, Brendan Kennedy, Christian Hjelman, Lucas Howard) each took fourth. Rasmussen (200), Gile (200), Queensland (H-Jump), and Kirtz (L-Jump) added sixth place finishes. LFCMC’s Tyler Raaen (800) took sixth. LFCMC’s Kaylee Arndt took sixth (1,600) and seventh (3,200). The meet was held at Winona’s Paul Giel Field.

Scheevel, Falcons Six-Peat For State

It wasn’t the ideal title season. A would-be scoring golfer (Keanna Weedman) missed the year per injury. Star Madison Scheevel shot a 50. The team had four losses and won neither a TRC regular season nor meet title. Nonetheless, Aaron Mensink’s Fillmore Central girls golf, for the sixth straight year, are 1A Champs and headed to Becker for the State Class A tourney. In a four-full-team field, FC (753) bested Caledonia (764). The Falcons led by six strokes after Day 1 (374 to 380). By 11 total strokes, the Warriors had twice beat FC in the regular season. The senior Scheevel, who took third (184), third (168), second (160), and second (167) the past four years, led the way. She shot a field-pacing 163 (85, 78) or +23. A strong Day 2 led to nine strokes make-up on Day 1 leader Jenna Wiebke of Caledonia (81, 87 > 168), who took second. Falcons Hailey Lange (91, 98 > 189) and Taylor Bushman (98, 95 > 193) took a third and fourth. Over-

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Relays, Hurdlers and More Headed to State Track

all, FC was five strokes better than Caledonia at golfer #1, nine better at #2, and five better at #3, annulling a 10-stroke difference at #4. Eighth grader Chloe Morem was FC’s fourth overall (100, 111 > 211; 10th place). FC used Morem’s Day 1 score, Courtney Hershberger’s Day 2. The 8th grader Hershberger (122, 108 > 230, 17th place) had a big day-today improvement. Freshman Marissa Topness (106, 121 > 227, 15th place) also competed for FC. It was just a 28-girl field. No other county competitor finished top ten. Houston and Lanesboro also brought full teams. The meet was held at Willow Creek Golf Course in Rochester.

Cougar Softball 1A Runner-Up

There is the good news. Mabel-Canton softball doesn’t have to worry about an “if only” scenario as it pertains to state. The Cougars are Section 1A softball Runner-Ups emphatically. They beat everyone they faced in the post-season, save for Section 1A champs #2 in Class A Waterville-ElysianMorristown. Twice the Buccaneers downed the Cougars definitively. Then there is the bad news. For seniors Maddy Michels, Hannah Snell, and Lexi Thorson, it is over. Twice this year (volleyball), the trio captained teams that played for state, but fell short. In M-C’s second trip to Austin in three years, they (East 2-seed, 14-6) first were felled by W-E-M (West 1-seed, 20-0) in the “chair” game. The final was 7-0. The Cougars had just three hits (Kenidi McCabe/ Payton Danielson 1-3, 2B) versus Buc junior pitcher Trista See SPORTS Page 13 ➤

EMMA BREITSPRECHER LFCMC Track & Field

LFCMC junior Emma Breitsprecher won the Section 1A 100-meter and 300-meter titles, cementing her status as the Section’s top hurdler. She set a meet and field record (44.99) in the 300. She made state in each event last year too, finishing third in the 300. Photo by Paul Trende, Fillmore County Journal Brought to you by:

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Hering (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, Win). Herring went 3-for-3 (RBI). Brielle Bartelt (2-4, 2 R) and Lindsay Condon (2-3, 2B, R) had two hits for WEM. Autumn Taylor (1-4, 3B) and Allison Rients (1-4, 2B) each

had 2-run extra base hits. M-C (14-7) then faced BP (11-11) in an elimination game. The Blossoms came in having just rallied to beat W-K 8-5. M-C got four in the first (4-1) and three more in the third (7-2). BP scored three in the fourth (7-5). But Jordyn Newgard’s 2-run double in M-C’s fourth

sparked another 3-run inning. Leading 10-5, M-C took advantage of four walks in the bottom of the fifth. A Thorson RBI-single ended it by 10-run rule. Kati Bergey’s Cougars prevailed 15-5. Newgard (2-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R), Thorson (2-3, RBI, 2 R), and Danielson (2-4, RBI, 3 R) had multiple hits. Emily Carolan (1-4, 2B) had 3 RBI and picked up the win (5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K). Molly Lee (1-3, 2 RBI, 2 R) and McCabe (1-3, 2B, RBI, R) helped the cause. The Cougars had 11 hits and walked six times. M-C (157) then trekked back to Austin two days later, needing to beat W-E-M (21-0) twice. The Buccaneers were decisive in the only game needed, a 10-0 win in five innings. Herring faced one over the minimum (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, Win). WEM had a 6-run second. Kylie Pittman (1-3, HR, 2 RBI) and Ellie Ready (2-3, 2B, 3 RBI) had the biggest hits. M-C’s excellent season ends at 15-8 as Section 1A Runner-Up, their best finish since the 1990s. Five-year starters Michels, Snell, and Thorson were key in helping M-C go 44-23 the last three years.

Gophers Ride Ends in Austin, Again

The Section 1A champion boys 4x100 relay team from Chatfield; Chance Backer (top L), Ben Muller (top R), Gage Tuohy (bottom L), Carson Larrabee (bottom R). Photo by Paul Trende

The Section 1A champion boys 4x400 relay team from LFCMC; Ben Snyder (top L), Josh Peters (top R), Carson Kiehne (bottom L), Drew Wyffels (bottom R). Photo by Paul Trende

Someday, Chatfield softball will make it to state. It they want to do so with star pitcher Lexi Chase, it’ll have to be next year. This season marked the Gophers sixth straight trip to Austin for a section Final Four, the eighth straight 17-plus win season. But, Chatfield came up short of simply playing for state, of making a section title game. Jerry Chase’s Gophers (18-5) did get a big win, over #3 in AA Z-M (19-4) in an elimination game. A Chase lead-off double, and error, and Alanna Goetzinger’s 2-out, 2-run single gave the Gophers two first inning runs. Cougar Avery Steffen’s lead-off solo home run a ½ inning later made it 2-1. In the fifth, Abby Nosbisch doubled and scored on a fielder’s choice making it 3-1. The Berg sisters authored RBIs in the seventh inning (Belle sac fly, Peyton double) for some insurance. Via a 5-1 total, Chatfield beat the Cougs. Chase (2-2, two 2B, 2 R, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, Win) led the way, never facing more than four in an inning. P-Berg (1-4, 2B) and Goetzinger (2-4) each had two RBI. Nosbisch (1-2, 2B), Katie Ihrke (1-3, 2B), and Teagan Allen (0-1) also scored runs. Z-M beat both Lourdes and Cotter in the regular season. The Gophers (19-5) then faced nemesis #2 in AA Cotter (21-2), which fell to Lourdes 4-1 in the “chair” game. The pivotal inning was the fifth. Chase got an out, but then walked two and ceded pitching to Carlie Berge.

A slow ground-ball to short turned into an error and a run scored. A Tiegan Mancuso single then authored the game’s only RBI. For a fourth straight game, Chatfield’s offense couldn’t plate a run versus Rambler senior pitcher Isabel Northup (despite amassing eight hits). The season ended via a 2-0 final. Chase had two hits but took the loss (2-3, 4 1/3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 5 K). Northrup again grabbed the pitching spotlight (7 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, Win). Chatfield’s season ends at 19-6. It’s is their third straight section “third” place finish. They haven’t made a title game since 2014. Belle Berg and Goetzinger are the only two seniors. Berg has been a great one, a five-year starter with 20-plus career home runs and 100-plus RBIs.

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FC’s Jake Fishbaugher took second at the Section 1A golf meet to qualify for state. LARP’s Jacob Anderson tied for seventh at the Section 1AA Meet, missing the state cut by one stroke.

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(1A Elim Game) W-K (5-16) 4, R-P (8-12-1) 0 (RP: Trojans had just four hits. Their season ends 8-13-1)

Golf (5/28 - 5/30)

(B) 1A Meet (Bethlehem Academy (350, 337 > 687) beat BP (358, 355 > 713) for the boys team title. Kingsland (383, 367 > 750) and Lanesboro (387, 373 > 760) made the

Day 2 cut, taking third and fourth. FC’s Jake Fishbaugher (77, 75 > 152 = +12) was second after Day 1, and finished that way behind Southland’s Max Schmitz (73, 77 > 150 = +10). Kingsland’s Wyatt Pruter (82, 83 > 165) and Lanesboro’s Hayden Lawstuen (87, 80 > 167) took seventh and eighth (missed state cut). Willow Creek GC) (B/G) 1AA Meet (Red Wing (321, 314 > 635) beat PI/ ZM (337, 329 > 666) for the boy’s title. LARP (344, 343 > 687) made the Day 2 cut, finishing fourth. Winger Cecil Belise (67, 72 > 139) shot -5 to lead the field. LARP’s Jacob Anderson (82, 80 > 162 = +18) tied for seventh, missing the state cut by one stroke. Zach Anderson (83, 87 > 170) tied for 13th. Jeremiah Hines (83, 91 > 174) tied for 18th place. Chatfield also competed, but had no golfers make the Day 2 cut. Eighty-five guys competed. Red Wing (325, 310 > 635) won the girls team title over Lake City (328, 327 > 655). LARP (386, 406 > 792) made the Day 2 cut, finishing fourth overall. Wingers Leah Herzog (72, 68 > 140) and Sophie Yeomans (71, 70 > 141) went 1-2 shooting -4 and -2. LARP’s Anna Hennessy (82, 96 > 178 = +34) was sixth after Day 1, but finished tied for 11th. Lexi Reps (95, 95, > 190) finished 21st. Chatfield’s two golfers didn’t make Day 2. Sixty-five golfers competed. Cannon Falls CC)

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CHATFIELD GOPHER SOFTBALL (19-6) TRC West Champions (Fifth Straight Year); 1AA East Runner-Up; Sixth Straight Year to Austin; Eighth Straight 17-plus Win Season

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Court works with the VA and their Veterans Justice Outreach Officers to get the veterans’ “lives back on track.” In 2007 in Buffalo, N.Y., Judge Robert Russell in drug court noticed a veteran was not responding. He asked bailiffs with a military background to speak with the veteran, after which the veteran did respond. The judge then segregated veterans to a court process specifically for veterans. The success rate was 90%; nine out of 10 did not reoffend. Treatment Court proved to be more effective than general probation. The Treatment Court seeks to resolve the underlying issues that lead to criminal behavior. The experiment has proven to be very successful, as there are now 460 Veterans Treatment Courts nationwide. The Court connects veterans with VA medical care and suicide prevention programs. Seventy percent of veterans that commit suicide have never been in contact with the VA. Volunteer mentors follow the veterans in Treatment Court, providing support and guidance. They are considered key in helping justiceinvolved veterans succeed. Leuning explained that the Third Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court held in Steele County is now operating on a small scale. There has been an application for federal funding. They will learn later in the sum-

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mer if they are awarded the federal grant. They have also applied to the state to be sanctioned as a Treatment Court in Minnesota, which will allow them to be eligible for state funding. With the federal grant they will be able to expand into two locations, western and eastern half of the district. Fillmore County is the likely location for the eastern five counties. Leuning noted that Fillmore County has been informally leading on this through its county attorney Brett Corson and VSO Jason Marquardt. Chairman Duane Bakke asked if the federal grants are one time only. Leuning said there is an initial federal grant and a supplemental after three years. At the end of a six-year period the court will be eligible for state funding. Leuning said after six to eight years we will know if the program is successful. The federal government evaluates the success of these programs. Leuning added if the program is really successful, eventually, there may be an opportunity for county funding. In this case the funding will be divided among the 11 counties and based on the per capita use of the Court. Leuning concluded with veterans statistics that are very concerning: one in six have PTSD, one in five have substance abuse issues, every day 20 veterans commit suicide, and in Minnesota veterans age 18 to 34 commit suicide 4.5 times the national average. Leuning said we can literally save lives

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by getting these veterans connected. The Treatment Court is one possible answer, as we see them in the early stages of dysfunction. Other business in brief

the STS contract will not exceed $140,000. The cap for the ICWC contract is $225,000; the county gets $55 per day for each state inmate it houses.

requested approval to purchase from Karl Smaby a small parcel (.9 acre) for an access drive, adjacent to the existing Choice Wildlife Management Area. It would allow access for management and maintenance of the area, as well as public access. Preble Township supervisors were supportive of the purchase. The purchase will made with Reinvest in Minnesota funding and was approved by the board. ern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, thanked the board for past contributions to SMIF. She reviewed the work SMIF does centering around economic development, early childhood support, and community development. More economic growth can be created through work with entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. SMIF’s goal is to have every child ready to enter kindergarten. Grants are made to communities under 5,000 population to help keep them vibrant and strong. SMIF acts as the fiscal host for community foundation programs. cussed the Sentence to Serve (STS) two-year contract with the state and the Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) two year contract with the state. Both were approved. The total for

employment policy and the announcements, recruitment, and selection policy were discussed. Both policies will be brought back to the next meeting. A request to retire through the Early Retirement Incentive Program by Kathy Thiss, Public Health, was approved with thanks for her 10 years of service, effective May 30. ted to the county engineer for the Carimona Township Bridge replacement project on Jack Pine Rd. The lowest bid submitted by Minnowa Construction in the amount of $199,717.19 was approved. The engineer’s estimate was over $226,000.

nesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC) took Minnesota Department of Revenue to court over valuations and won the lawsuit. MERC will need to be reimbursed for taxes paid 2009-2013 and 2014-2018. This involves 20 parcels within the county. Reimbursement including 4% interest will total $234,749.99. The total will be sent to MERC this Friday, June 7, to avoid further interest charges. Jones said she doesn’t think it will have the massive impact that she initially believed it would. The total refund will be split among the county, school

state. Jones expects the state will be footing over half of the refund total. Jones said she will calculate the numbers for each taxing jurisdiction. After which, the board can decide on a reimbursement plan and time period for recovering funds from each of the taxing updated the board on the refund jurisdictions. ordered by the Tax Court. Min-

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Ballots are due in our office by noon on September 6, 2019. Results will be published in a special edition of the Fillmore County Journal on September 30, 2019. Only original ballots printed in the newspaper will be considered eligible. Ballots submitted in batch will be discarded & excluded from voting process. Ballots submitted anonymously will NOT be accepted.

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Rushford Village updates from engineer By Kirsten Zoellner The Tuesday, June 5 Rushford Village Council meeting almost didn’t happen with Councilors Dennis Overland, Chad Rasmussen, and Rich Smith out. Overland and Rasmussen were on storm watch with the Rushford Fire Department. The meeting was almost called for lack of quorum, but Councilor Dennis Overland joined Mike Ebner and Mayor Gordon Johnson for a delayed 7:15 p.m. start. Rasmussen arrived part way through the meeting. Following approval of minutes from the previous meeting, financials, and a brief update from Planning and Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit, Derek Olinger, of Bolton & Menk, provided an update on Benson Lane. The creek crossing, which was completely renovated last year, began showing signs of washing

on the the sides and under the concrete. Olinger visited the site last week and met with Ryan Oian of Generation X Construction, the firm which did the project. The site is still under warranty, so Oian will do miscellaneous site regrading to alleviate water getting under the concrete. The work will be done within the next two weeks. “It’s pretty minor. Luckily caught early, so not a major problem,” noted Olinger. “This brings up another point; this is a Missouri Crossing, so there is going to be a time when that creek level comes up and water starts running across. One of the reasons we don’t typically build these unless you absolutely have to is kind of the situation here, where they’re more prone to maintenance issues. It’s not always going to be where this project is going to be under warranty. This is going to have to be

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one of those infrastructure items in town where you watch and once in a while fill a void that comes up or something else. It’s just kind of the nature of the beast with these types of crossings.” “Would it help to put any kind of grid over the culverts to help with debris, so it doesn’t lodge or try to go into the culvert,” asked Johnson who eluded to a situation elsewhere where debris was lodged and built up. “The more you get like that... it gets filled in and there gets to be a problem.” Olinger noted that the culverts in the crossing are now substantially bigger that what was previously there. “It’s just one of those things that you’re going to have to be watching, especially if the water’s running out there and you know that thing is overflowing, it’s not a bad idea to run out there and take a quick look at it just to make sure it’s not completely jammed up.” Onlinger noted he’d stuck a tape measure it to see the depth and it was over five feet. The site has a geotextile fabric in place and it is working correctly. “That’s what it’s for,” added Olinger. “We wrapped all the fill that’s under the concrete in that. So that theoretically, when water does get to it, it doesn’t take the soil with it.” He did clarify that there are some corners that have less wrap. “It was caught in time,” noted

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Johnson. Another ongoing maintenance problem is drainage in south Rushford. According to Olinger, the survey report is complete and Bolton & Menk is working with a water resource engineer out of Mankato to help address the issues. “He’s just starting to dive in,” said Olinger, who anticipated further information by July. Rain is hampering the progression of work on public works projects, but Public Works Supervisor Travis Scheck did let the council know work is being completed on various issues. One of the ongoing issues that he has been able to tackle is work at the lift station. “I’m still fighting with the lift station every week, week and a half, even with cleaning out the baskets. The catch baskets prior

to the sewer system are being plugged with personal hygiene products and wipes that are sold as “flushable.” Neither are flushable and can wreak havoc on the city’s sewer system pumps. Johnson questioned whether or not grinder pumps could be added to the lift station, but Scheck indicated they are quite expensive. “They may be expensive, but it’s still maybe cheaper than the maintenance,” said Johnson. Olinger added the additional risk is backup of the system. “And then it does some serious damage.” The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Tuesday, June 19, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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A little of this, A little of that. By Kathy Little Want to give a woman a panic attack? Hide her purse. After she has a meltdown, explain that it was just a joke. Then run very fast and far away so she won’t be able to injure you! A lost purse is not a laughing matter to most women. That purse contains her whole life and acts as a security blanket. Whatever the situation, she

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has what she needs in her purse, whether it be eye drops, Kleenex, lip balm, bandaids, aspirin, lotion, credit cards, library card, sunglasses, reading glasses and of course, cash and her phone and coughdrops and a pen and paper and a tape measure and more make-up and a brush or comb. She is better

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prepared than any Boy Scout could ever hope to be. Men often make fun of their wife’s purse until they need something she has in it. Some women, no matter their age, remember their first purse. It might have been for Easter, along with a hat and gloves. It might have been when they entered seventh grade when they needed lunch money and make-up. The higher the grade, the bigger my purse got because I wore more make-up and started “ratting my hair” so I needed a comb, brush and Aqua Net hair spray. Some of those handbags were the size of carry-on luggage and so heavy that my shoulder ached at the end of the day! Thank goodness for backpacks today. My friend Evie swears by one. So much easier to shop with both hands free. Some women, like my friend Ginnie, favor designer hand bags or purses. The day she came to exercise class with a gray leather Michael Kors purse, I couldn’t focus on the exercise routine because I lusted after that purse. She did let me touch it after class. A woman from Chatfield, Minn. told me she prefers to buy purses at thrift shops

and garage sales. That way she can buy more. She sorts and stores them by seasons. Some women always match their purses and shoes by color to match their outfit. I used to do that but don’t anymore. It takes too much time to change all my “stuff” from one bag to another. I now have a convenient purse that is just the right size and is black, brown, tan and white. I do love red purses and shoes and have a Michael Kors red purse and a red Coach bag. Red shoes and purses make me happy. What works for one woman doesn’t necessarily work for anybody else. No matter how close, women usually do not buy matching purses like they might buy

matching t-shirts or hats. Purses are too mystical and magical for that and now come in all colors of the crayon box including purple, orange, yellow, blue and green. Black, brown, beige, white and navy are the most common colors because who doesn’t have a pair of shoes in those colors? Purses are practical and a fun fashion statement. Don’t get me started on scarves and jewelry. Men, this is why women need to go shopping soooooooooooooooo often. We want to look good for you. In our house we have a saying, “You be good to Mama; Mama be good to you.” Compliment your partner on her taste in purses and see what happens!

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Celebrating On June 14th, Join us for the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of

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Ryker Leslie Arndt Ryker Leslie Arndt, son of Dustin and Alicia Arndt of Fergus Falls, Minn., was born on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minn. He weighed 9 lb and was 22 ½ inches long. He is welcomed home by his proud big sister, Oaklyn. Proud grandparents are Curt and Jen Arndt of Chatfield, Minn., and Kevin and Connie Klimek of Glenwood, Minn. Great-grandparents are Virginia Horman of Chatfield, Richard Arndt of Chatfield, and Romie and Arlene Klimek of Glenwood, Minn.

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Planning continues for proposed veterans home in Preston

Local leaders of the Preston veterans home project met May 16 with MDVA, the Minnesoa Department of Administration and architecture/engineering firms of Wold and Perkins Eastman. Photo submitted ST. PAUL, MN. – Aging veterans and other eligible family members from Preston and the surrounding region may have a new option for residential skilled nursing care by 2022. For the last few years, local officials and veterans’ advocates have lobbied for the addition of a new Minnesota State Veterans Home in their community. Plans are moving forward, according to officials from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA). Preston is one of three Minnesota cities pursuing a future Minnesota Veterans Home. The proposed Preston location is a 15-acre bluff-top site surrounded by a 200-year-old

native white oak forest. In 2018, the Minnesota Legislature allocated $10.2 million toward the cost of the project which will be funded by a combination of federal-granted (65%), state-bonded and pending community-provided monies (35%). In March of this year, MDVA submitted an application for Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; that funding will not be confirmed until early 2020. While Federal funds are not guaranteed, there is optimism among the planning team. “MDVA looks forward to approval of our Federal funding request and breaking ground

on this new veterans home next year,” said Douglas Hughes, Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Healthcare, MDVA. Representatives from MDVA, the Minnesota Department of Administration and the architecture/engineering firms of Wold and Perkins Eastman visited Preston on May 16 to provide an update. Local leaders were eager to learn more about the proposed veterans home and how their fall 2018 feedback was incorporated into the facility’s design. The Preston home’s design incorporates regional building materials, such as wood and stone, and is laid out to take advantage of the views of the surrounding countryside from the bluff-top setting. The public spaces include a town center featuring a small coffee shop/ cafe, theater/meeting room, family dining room, meditation room/chapel, and club room. The 54 residential units are split into three, 18-resident “households,” avoiding long institutional-feeling hallways. “The Preston community is excited and honored to be home of the future veterans home,” said Preston Mayor Kurt Reicks. “The picturesque bluff-top site, the state-of-theart facility and the exceptional care delivered will provide a

well-deserved home for our veterans. We owe it to the men and women who served our country.” Local officials invited to the May 16 meeting included Joe Hoffman, City Administrator, City of Preston; Jim Bakken, Public Works Director, City of Preston; Kurt Reicks, Mayor, City of Preston; Robert Maust, City Council Member, City of Preston; Charles Sparks, City Council Member, City of Preston; Cathy Enerson, Economic Development Director, City of Preston; Jason Marquardt, Veterans Service Officer, Fillmore County; Duane Bakke, Commissioner, Fillmore County; Cliff Sackett, Preston VFW and American Legion; Ron Laughlin, Preston VFW and American Legion; Becky Jones, President, Preston Chamber of Commerce; Gabby Kinneberg, Tourism Director, City of Preston; Don Brockway, American Legion; Charles Aug, F&M Community Bank; Don Gildner, co-chair of the Preston Veterans Home Committee and John Szuch, local veteran. Construction on the veterans home will be led by a general contractor which will strive to hire a significant percentage of sub-contractors from the local community. The new Minnesota veterans homes will also

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support the local economies long-term by offering employment opportunities to those who share the MDVA mission to care for veterans. For more information, visit the MDVA website at www. mn.gov/mdva/homes/futurehomes. About MDVA The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is a cabinet-level state agency dedicated to serving Minnesota Veterans and their families. In addition to overseeing the five State Veterans Homes, MDVA helps eligible Veterans and families secure state and federal benefits and provides programs and services relating to higher education, benefits, burial, claims, outreach and veterans employment. Veterans and their families are encouraged to visit www.MinnesotaVeteran.org or call 1-(888)-LinkVet for more information about benefits.

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The conversation continues – UMN Extension and partners host Farmer Roundtable By Haely Leiding University of Minnesota Extension Assistant The second series of Farmer Roundtables was hosted May 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. Houston County Economic Development Authority (EDA), Spring Grove EDA, Trinity

Lutheran Church, and University of Minnesota- Extension have teamed up to host an opportunity for farmers in the area. Farmers of all types — young, old, organic, grazers, or conventional — are welcome to talk about mental health, opportunities to add income to the farm, or just to grow a sense of com-

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home. Past attendees of the farmer roundtables are excited to attend upcoming events to see what else they can learn. The crowd created a list of information they wished to gain from future conversations including bringing in outside educators and speakers.

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Nine Minnesota 4-H youth selected as delegates for this annual conference On April 5-11, more than 230 youth from 46 delegations across the United States, United States territories, and Canada participated in the National 4-H Conference at the National 4-H Conference Center near Washington, D.C. The conference engages youth in developing a briefing to a federal agency on an issue of interest for both the youth and the agency. Jacob Welch was one of nine Minnesota 4-H youth selected as a delegate for this year’s conference. The youth engaged in three months of preparatory meetings before they departed for D.C. While at the conference, each youth delegate was placed in a round table, a group of peers, that were challenged with the task of developing and delivering a briefing to a federal agency. Jacob was on the Future of Agriculture roundtable, and delivered a presentation on to U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. Following their briefings, the delegates also had a chance to visit with Minnesota members of Congress and congressional offices. Conference activities also included an educational workshop on civility, a youth town hall, and network-

ing activities with youth from the other 4-H programs. The delegates also had the opportunity to tour the White House, monuments and war memorials, and some museums along the National Mall. “The National 4-H Conference provides youth with an incredible opportunity to share their perspectives with federal agencies and legislators who represent us in D. C.,” said Jacquie Lonning, Extension 4-H Youth Development Director of Civic Engagement & Leadership. “As they develop their briefing, they also gain skills in decision making, intercultural communication, and public speaking, all important skills to prepare them to be change agents in their community.” Jacob stated about the trip, “The National 4-H Conference allowed me to convey my love for agriculture to our elected officials while representing the 4-H program. I met so many other people that had a strong passion for 4-H and the agricultural industry just as I did. It helped me develop and strengthen my leadership and communication skills, which I will use for the rest of my life.”

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This experience was sponsored in part by a 4-H endowment at the University of Minnesota Foundation, 4-H Clovermart store, and the Fillmore County 4-H Federation. To learn more about the National 4-H Conference, go to https://z.umn.edu/ n4hc or contact Jacquie Lonning, civic engagement & leadership director, at (612) 6249117. About Extension 4-H 4-H is a youth development program of the University of Minnesota Extension. Available for youth beginning in kindergarten, 4-H’ers participate in hands-on learning experiences in STEM, leadership & civic engagement, animal science, creative arts and much more. Through 4-H’s learn-by-doing process, youth obtain essential life skills such as problem solving, decision making, coping and communicating that help them succeed in their school, college, community and career. Research shows that youth who participate in 4-H have better grades and are more emotionally engaged with school, are more than twice as likely to be civically active and contribute to their communities. Learn more at https://z.umn.edu/mn4h.

By Michael Cruse Extension Educator Fillmore and Houston Counties Join us for a community conversation on value added agriculture and other topics at the Trinity Church in Spring Grove on May 29, 2019, from 10-11:30 a.m. Michael Cruse With weak markets for conventional commodity products and increasing interest in local, home grown goods, value added agriculture has become a hot topic. What is value added agriculture? It is simply adding value – economic, social, etc. – to the products we produce and the farms we operate. There are many ways to add value in agriculture. Everything from grinding grain for flour and making cheese out of your milk to opening a corn maze and leasing out hunting land. But while value added agriculture has the potential to increase an operation’s revenue, these options come with a significant amount of extra work

and risk. Where are you going to find financing to expand your operation? If you decide to produce an end product like cheese, clothing or alcohol, how comfortable are you with marketing and meeting state and federal regulations? Where do you start? Why not start with a conversation with your peers and neighbors over coffee? University of Minnesota Extension, the EDAs of Houston County and Spring Grove, and other community partners invite you to just such a conversation at the Trinity Church in Spring Grove on May 29, 2019 from 10-11:30 a.m. The goal of this discussion is twofold – to help build community and to brainstorm ideas centered on value added agriculture in southeast Minnesota. This conversation is free to attend. Registration is requested so we know how much coffee to make. To register, either visit z.umn.edu/4afd or call the Fillmore County Extension Office at (507) 765-3896.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 • 9:00A.M. LOCATION: 12156 Cocker Drive, St. Charles, Minn. Sale to be held at farm, from St. Charles take Hwy 74 South 5 ½ miles to Hwy 6, then East 1 ½ miles to Old Fort Road, then South ½ mile, then East on Cocker Drive to 12156. HORSES Team of 4 & 5 Yr Old Red Sorrel Belgian Geldings, Broke to all Farm Machinery Team of Smooth Mouth Red Sorrel Belgian Mares, Broke, One w/Foal at Side Team of 5 & 6 Yr Old Belgian Mares, Half Sisters, Broke, One w/Foal, Pulling Bred Pair of Friesian Morgan X Geldings, Full Brothers 1 & 2 Yrs Old 3 Yr Old Standard Bred, Dutch X Gelding, Black & Broke 6 Yr Old Standard Bred, Dutch X Gelding, Black, Watches Traffic 11 Yr Old Morgan Mare in Foal to Friesian Stallion, Should Foal by Sale Date Started Pony Some Harnesses, Collars, Ropes & Halters New & Used Neck Yokes & Eveners

MACHINERY 28" Canadian Threshing Machine, Good C-40 Silage Cutter B-40 Silage Cutter Set of McCormick #9 Cutter Knives, Very Good McCormick Corn Binder w/Bundle Carrier, Good McCormick Low Tie Binder, Completely Restored, Very Nice McCormick Corn Binder for Parts McCormick 8' PTO Grain Binder w/Honda Engine, Like New Condition, Ties Excellent McCormick Trailer Gear #9 Mower w/7' Bar, Excellent Condition McCormick Regular Gear #9 Mower w/6' Bar, Good Condition McCormick #7 Mower w/5' Bar McCormick #9 for Rebuild w/6' Bar JD #3 Mower for Rebuild Massey Ferguson Hay Rake, Good McCormick Old Style Side Delivery Rake JD Hay Loader w/Original Print, Good Shape

Yoder Equip. 9' Hay Tedder, Like New 8' Hay Tedder Kicker, Good 2 Fore Carts, One Pioneer JD #71 Corn Sheller Detweiler 2 Row 7000 Corn Planter, Low Hours MM 1200 Corn Sheller 6 Cylinder Deutz 100 Hp on Gear, Rebuilt 2) Grain Bed Wagons w/Bang Boards w/953 Gears, Excellent Condition Hay Rack Wagon w/953 Gear, New in 2018 5) JD & International 2 Bottom Plows 3) JD & Emerson 1 Bottom Plows 2) 8' Quack Digger on Rubber 9' Quack Digger on Steel 3) 14' Rotary Hoe, 4 Sections 2) 4 Section Drags 3 Section Drag 2 Section Drag Drag Cart Lime Spreader 2) 14' Single Disc Cunningham Hay Crimper Model 8-15, 7' 2) Massey Ferguson 124 Small Square Balers, One for Parts Massey Ferguson Bale Throwers 3) Elevators, One for Parts Pequea 4 Wheel Spreader w/Hydraulic End Gate, 85 Bu, Low Hours NI 2 Wheel Spreader on Steel JD Model R 2 Wheel Spreader on Rubber 2) McCormick 1 Row Cultivator, One for Parts Super Duty Saw Rig on Wheels, Includes Skids to Cut Ice w/11 Hp Honda 100 Plus Steel Wheels Several Sets of Big 4 Mower Wheels Clipper Fanning Mill Misc. Trks, Seats, Coulters, Tongues, Bob Sled Parts Cattle Head Gate Wooden Calf Hutches Goat Feed Bunks, Various Sizes & Styles Squirrel Fans Hydraulic Jack on Stand

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MENNO U. & POLLY MILLER, Owners 12156 Cocker Drive, St. Charles, Minn. Any announcements made on day of sale take precedence over any printed material. Not responsible for accidents. AUCTIONEERS: John Marg - Lic. #28-09-013 Murt Boyum - Lic. #23-18-001, Rushford, MN

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Americans traveling more this summer, despite biggest seasonal rise in gas prices since 2011 (May 21, 2019) — The largest seasonal surge in gas prices since 2011 isn’t slowing down travel plans this summer as more Americans are hitting the road than staying home, according to GasBuddy’s 2019 Summer Travel survey. According to the annual survey, nearly 75% of Americans said they will take a road trip this summer, a 16% increase from last year, while 38% cited high gas prices for impacting their summer travel decisions, nearly the same as 2018’s gas price sentiment. The increase in motorist’s desire to hit the road comes as the national average has gently fallen after advancing 67c/gal from New Year’s Day to a peak on May 4, the second largest seasonal rise ever behind a 93c/gal

surge in 2011 and ahead of last year’s 49c/gal rise. Gas prices are expected to fall slightly ahead of the holiday weekend, with GasBuddy predicting the national average at $2.83 per gallon on Memorial Day, 14-cents lower than Memorial Day last year, helping motorists spend $287 million less from Thursday to Monday. “For many Americans, this spring has pinched pocketbooks at a dizzying rate, but that still won’t hold back many from hitting the road for the 90 days or so of prime summer weather. While the rise in prices has been steep this spring, perhaps the most important factor is that in many places, gas prices are still well below their all-time highs and perhaps even more importantly, over 50% of the nation’s gas stations are selling at $2.99

per gallon or less, and that’s a key ingredient in the recipe for many Americans to hit the road again this summer,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. GasBuddy’s 2019 summer travel survey highlights Americans who are taking a road trip this summer are covering more ground. Forty two percent will be driving more than 500 miles round trip, compared to 31% in 2018. cent more people plan to take trips longer than one week this summer compared to last year, while weekend trips and day trips are down 7%. road trip fear. With higher gas prices this summer, the number

one road trip fear is overpaying at the pump, followed by the car breaking down and needing to use a restroom but unsure of which gas stations have clean facilities. curb appeal. When deciding where to stop, travelers continue to care about convenience and price. The top three factors when choosing a pit stop include: (1) convenient location, (2) gas prices and (3) curb appeal. GasBuddy Summer Travel Survey issued to 1,680 GasBuddy members from on April 24, 2019. Summer travel is defined as the period between May 24 – September 2, 2019 (Memorial Day through Labor Day). About GasBuddy GasBuddy is a company that

connects drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop. As the leading source for crowdsourced, real-time fuel prices at more than 150,000 gas station convenience stores in the U.S., Canada and Australia, millions of drivers use the GasBuddy app and website every day to find gas station convenience stores based on fuel prices, location and ratings/reviews. GasBuddy’s first-ofits-kind fuel savings program, Pay with GasBuddy, has saved Americans more than $6 million at the pumps since its launch in 2017. The company’s business solutions suite, GasBuddy Business Pages, provides Fuel Marketers and Retailers their best opportunity to maintain their station information, manage their brand, and promote to their target consumer audience. For more information, visit http://www.gasbuddy.com.

Lanesboro’s own community variety show goes “On Broadway” Friday, June 14 leader Sean Burke also runs the Burke Music House listening room music venue in down- E2 Boutique, Estelle’s Eatery town Winona. Host Damon Prestemon Bank, Granny’s Liquor, Great returns for the 25th season with his rapid-fire wit and keen improvisational instincts that keep the show fresh and moving nity Foundation, Lanesboro forward while having fun with the performers and guests on stage. Maria Klingsheim, a powerhouse vocalist and lover of show tunes based in Harmony, Minn., will serve as this month’s musical director, accompanying the all-volunteer cast throughout the show. Doors open for seating at 7 p.m. with Maria Klingsheim also providing preshow musical entertainment beginning at 7:10 p.m. duced by Lanesboro Arts and is staged at the St. Mane Theatre on the second Fridays of March through November in 2019. Upcoming shows include “Surfin’ USA” on July 12 and “Anniversaries” on August 9. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased online at www. lanesboroarts.org, in person at the Lanesboro Arts Gallery (103 Parkway Ave N), or at the door at the St. Mane Theatre—as available – beginning at 6:30 p.m. the evening of the show. The St. Mane Theatre is located at 206 Parkway Ave N. in Lanesboro. Every show is unique, with a different theme and fresh material. Each show is also broadcast on Winona State University’s KQAL 89.5FM on the Wednesday five days after the show at 6 p.m. (also available for streaming at www.KQAL.org). Addi-

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Celtic rock group The Burke Band of Winona is June’s featured musical guest. Photo submitted. guest The Burke Band from Broadway” is the theme of the Winona, Minn. The group uses vocal harmonies, acoustic gui- tars, tin whistle, fiddle, harsented by Lanesboro Arts on monica’s and a unique drum, as Friday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m. at they weave their way through the historic St. Mane Theatre in downtown Lanesboro. Songs their own original songs. The like “There’s No Business Like Burke Band consists of relaShow Business,” “Bosom Bud- tives Sean Burke, Kevin Burke dies” and “Something to Believe and Brian Burke, as well as a In” will each be part of a gleeful rotating cast of musicians that evening that also includes jokes, includes percussionist Jesse Lanik and fiddle players Alex stories, and sing-alongs. June’s show features musical Meine & Amanda Sattler. Band

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Ask a Trooper By Sgt. Troy Christianson Minnesota State Patrol Question: When golf carts are using a pedestrian crosswalk, are vehicles required to yield? This happens in some towns where the roadway separates a golf course. Answer: Unless there is an ordinance or some other special allowance set by local or state Sgt. Troy H. officials golf Christianson carts are treated as motor vehicles and not pedestrians. Minnesota State Statute talks about electric personal assistive mobility devices and how the person operating one has the rights and responsibilities of a pedestrian but this does not include golf carts. In Minnesota where trafficcontrol signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk. The driver must remain stopped until the pedestrian has passed the lane in which the vehicle is stopped. Drivers should try to stop far enough back so drivers in other lanes can

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also see in time to stop. Also, do not block crosswalks while stopped, and don’t pass other vehicles stopped in these areas. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. Pedestrians, don’t count on drivers paying attention — make eye contact with motorists before crossing. Continue to be alert and check for vehicles when walking in a crosswalk. Just a reminder that anyone who is operating a golf cart under the influence can be arrested for DWI, as it fits the definition of a motor vehicle. The DWI statute says that it is against the law to operate any motor vehicle anywhere in the state of Minnesota. No matter what vehicle you plan on driving, line up a sober ride before you decide to drink. You can avoid a ticket — and a crash — if you simply buckle up, drive at safe speeds, pay attention and always drive sober. Help us drive Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester, Minn. 55901-5848. Or reach him at, Troy.Christianson@ state.mn.us.

Nursing Homeapplication Report Card SEMAC announces July 1 grant Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be challenging. For deadline The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council announces a call for proposals by Individual Artists. All proposed projects must begin no earlier than September 1, 2019, and be completed within 12 months, culminating with a capstone event that is accessible and open to the public. Online applications will be available throughout June with a July 1, 2019, submission deadline. SEMAC, a non-profit arts agency, is designated by the State of Minnesota Arts Board as the regional arts council for eleven southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. For information about the grant application process, eligibility, or grant writing assistance, contact the SEMAC office at 2778 D Commerce Dr. NW, Rochester, Minn. 55901 or call (507) 281-4848. Information may also be found on our Web site at www.semac.org. With limited funding available each fiscal year, every SEMAC grant category is competitive and includes an LOI stage used

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Sat., June 22 at 9:30am- Skid steer, backhoe, misc. attachments, trucks, trailers, lawn mowers, construction equipment, misc. tools and supplies. For more information, contact Hoyt Zenke, 507429-9999. Listing in the Journal

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FORESTVILLE TOWNSHIP CHANGE IN MONTHLY MEETING Forestville Town Board has rescheduled their June regular meeting. The meeting will be held on June 25, 2019, at 7:30pm at the Forestville Town Hall. Lori Winter, Clerk Forestville Township Publish 10

NOTICE CITY OF WYKOFF Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Wykoff, Minnesota, will meet at City Hall in the City of Wykoff, Minnesota, at 7 o’clock P.M. on June 10, 2019, to consider the construction of the following improvements, to-wit: 2019 County Road 5 Utility Reconstruction. Publish 3,10

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 15, 2011 MORTGAGOR: Beverly J. Olson and Donald L. Olson. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Advisors Group its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded January 13, 2012, Fillmore County Recorder, Document No. 387054. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Dated April 4, 2019 Recorded April 11, 2019, as Document No. 421373. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 1009400-0005002095-8 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: American Advisors Group RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 318 South Church Street, Peterson, MN 55962 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: R07.0117.000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: All the tracts, or parcels, of land lying and being in the County of Fillmore and State of Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit: Lot 1 and the North half of Lot 2, Block 7, Village of Peterson COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Fillmore ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $118,500.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $90,573.73 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: June 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Fillmore County Courthouse, Main Lobby, Preston, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within twelve (12) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owneroccupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 29, 2020, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: April 24, 2019 Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 136 - 19-003163 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Publish 6,13,20,27,3,10

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: OTHER CIVIL (REFORMATION OF INSTRUMENT/ QUIET TITLE) Court File No. 23-CV-19-265 Thomas J. Fowler, also known as Thomas Fowler, Sue M. Fowler, also known as Susan Fowler, Four Ponds Inc., and Fowler Oil Company, Plaintiff, v. Merrit Warner, Ursala Warner, Helen M. Rafferty, State of Minnesota, Mark C. Rafferty, Bertha Rafferty, also known as Bertha Joslyn Rafferty, August Schultz, also known as August E. Schultz, Clara Sample, Rosetta Schultz, Herman A. Payne, Elizabeth Payne, Art Brink, also known as Arthur Brink, George J. Van Rhee, Rosa E. Van Rhee, City of Spring Valley, Spring Valley Area Star City Development Corporation, Hugh A. Fowler, Adah S. Fowler, David William Bushaw, J. Michael Jones, Denise Jones, Robert D. Simonson, Blake E. Greenfield, Adam J. Otto, Hugh A. Fowler Revocable Trust dated the 8 day of October, 1996, Jason Foster, Laurel Hansel, Main Street Properties, LLP, also, all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien, in the real estate described in the complaint herein, including the heirs at law, and legatees and devisees of any of the foregoing defendants who are deceased or dissolved, Defendants. SUMMONS THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS. 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The original Plaintiff’s Complaint is on file at the office of the Court Administrator of the above named Court. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons. 2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this Summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at the following address: Law Office of Shawn Vogt Sween LLC Shawn Vogt Sween, Attorney at Law 104 Main Street Grand Meadow, MN 55936 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer. 4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint. 5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case. 6. A LT E R N AT I V E DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute. 7. THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Fillmore County, State of Minnesota, legally described on the attached Exhibit A. The object of this action is to determine that the defendants have no right, title, estate, interest, or lien in or on the above described real estate. 8. 557.03 NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 557.03 you are hereby served with notice that no personal claim is made against you and that any defendant upon whom this notice is served who unreasonably defends this action shall pay full costs to the plaintiff. Dated: April 4, 2019 LAW OFFICE OF SHAWN VOGT SWEEN, LLC /s/Shawn Vogt Sween Shawn Vogt Sween MN# 0387368 104 Main St S Grand Meadow, MN 55936 Telephone: 507-754-4555

Facsimile: 507-754-4554 e-mail: shawn@svslawoffice.com EXHIBIT A That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 103 North, Range 13 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, and that part of Griswold Street of GRISWOLD AND WARNER ADDITION, according to the plat thereof on file at the County Recorder’s office, said Fillmore County, said part of Griswold Street now partially vacated, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 27; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds East along the west line of said Southwest Quarter 211.11 feet to the point of beginning; thence continue North 00 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds East along said west line 138.45 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds East 33.00 feet to the east right-of-way line of Section Avenue; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds East along said east right-of-way line 180.21 feet to the southerly line of MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY PLAT NO. 23-32*; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 41 seconds East along said southerly line 110.21 feet to right-of-way monument B27; thence southeasterly 172.51 feet along said southerly line on a nontangential curve concave to the southwest, having a radius of 2817.58 feet, a central angle of 03 degrees 30 minutes 29 seconds and a chord which bears South 68 degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East for 172.49 feet, to the south right-of-way line of said Griswold Street; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 41 seconds East along said south right-of-way line 8.59 feet; thence South 00 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds West parallel with the west line of said Southwest Quarter 114.50 feet; thence South 88 degrees 30 minutes 41 seconds West parallel with and 114.43 feet (deed 114.50 feet) south of the south right-ofway line of said Griswold Street 72.56 feet; thence South 00 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds West parallel with said west line 149.27 feet; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 11 seconds West parallel with the south line of said Southwest Quarter 48.30 feet; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds East parallel with said west line 4.43 feet; thence South 89 degrees 19 minutes 24 seconds West 57.65 feet; thence North 89 degrees 21 minutes 01 seconds West 134.87 feet to the west line of said Southwest Quarter and point of beginning. Publish 27,3,10

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-19-344 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of William B. Thomas, also known as William Boyd Thomas, Decedent Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and lnformal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated April 26, 1993. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed James R. Thomas, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: May 24, 2019 James D. Attwood Registrar Lee Novotny (MN# 0389227) Novotny Law Office, ltd. 22 Second Street SE Chatfield, MN. 55923 Telephone: (507) 867-4080 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Publish 3,10

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-19-357 In Re: Estate Of Beverly Louise Wingert, Also Known As Beverly L. Wingert Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated January 13, 2000. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Bruce Wingert and William Wingert, to serve as the co-personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: May 30, 2019 /s/James D. Attwood Court Administrator Lee Novotny (MN# 0389227) Novotny Law Office, Ltd. 22 Second Street SE Chatfield, MN. 55923 Telephone: (507) 867-4080 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Publish 10,17

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-19-349 In Re: Estate of Elsie Lorraine Fann, also known as Lorraine Fann and as E. Lorraine Fann, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated November 30, 1988. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Gary Fann, whose address is PO Box 85, Rushford MN 55971, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: May 24, 2019 James D. Attwood Registrar LUHMANN LAW, LLC Dwight D. Luhmann MN# 0300238 PO Box 87 Preston MN 55965 Telephone: 507-216-6622 Facsimile: 507-216-6033 e-mail: dwight@luhmannlaw.com Publish 3,10

SUMMARY OF MINUTES MAY 28, 2019 COUNTY BOARD MEETING The Fillmore County Board met in regular session at the Courthouse in the City of Preston. All members were present. Also present were the Coordinator/Clerk, and other department heads and staff, citizens, and two members of the press. The Board approved the following consent agenda items: 1. May 28, 2019 County Board minutes as presented. The Board did not approve the Commissioners’ warrants. The Board reviewed the Auditor’s warrants Zoning: • Board unanimously approved an access permit for a new field drive for Aaron Gillespie in section 7 of Carrolton Township Highway: • Board unanimously approved to award Croell, Inc., at the low bid, in the amount of $3,516,637.47 for the Concrete Overlay Project SP 023-601-033 on CSAH 1. • Board unanimously approved entering into an Airport Maintenance and Operation Grant Contract with MnDOT. • RESOLUTION 2019-023: Authorizing the County Engineer and the Highway/ Airport Office Manager to execute the contract on behalf of Fillmore County. Public Health: • Updated the Board about the Fillmore-Houston Joint Board of Health (JBOH) - Joint Powers Agreement. • Discussed the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Peer Breastfeeding Support Grant Program • RESOLUTION 2019-022: Authorizing Acceptance and Execution of Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Family Homeless Prevention & Assistance Program Human Resources: • Board unanimously approved the request to hire Lyle Johnson as intermittent Bailiff/Transport in the Sheriff’s Department. • Board unanimously approved the resignation for Jonathan Holger, Child Support Officer. • Board unanimously approved the request to advertise for a replacement Child Support Officer. • Board unanimously approved the request to advertise for Child Support Enforcement Aide. • Board unanimously approved the request for classification into the new pay system for the position of Child Support Enforcement Aide in Social Services. • Board unanimously approved the request to advertise for Office Support Specialist, Sr. • Board voted unanimously to adopt the Merit System EEO/AA policy for 2019. Other Administrative: • Board unanimously approved closing off a section of Fillmore Street East/County 12 by the Memorial entrance to the Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. for a Veterans Tribute. • Board unanimously approved transferring the Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit #X-92132-19-011 from May 19th to June 8th for the Preston Area Chamber of Commerce. Sheriff: • Update to the Board regarding the recent tornado activity. The above represents a summary of the County Board actions on the listed date. Official County Board minutes are on file in the Fillmore County Courthouse and are available for review during regular business hours. County Board meetings are usually scheduled for Tuesday mornings at 9:00 in the Commissioners’ Room in the Courthouse. Questions regarding the minutes or upcoming meetings can be directed to Bobbie Vickerman, Coordinator/Clerk of the County Board at 507/765-4566. Publish 10

GENERAL NOTICE FOR FORESTVILLE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS TO CONTROL OR ERADICATE NOXIOUS WEEDS Notice is herby given that all persons in Forestville Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota shall control or eradicate all noxious weeds on land they own, occupy, or are required to maintain. Control or eradication may be accomplished by any lawful method. Failure to comply with the general notice may mean that an individual notice will be issued. The Local Weed Inspectors are township supervisors. This notice will be strictly enforced! Lori Winter Clerk – Forestville Township

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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for the position of Child Support Officer in the Social Services department. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position. Minimum requirements: Completion of the technical college Child Support Officer diploma or AAS degree program or two years of experience as a Support Enforcement Aide or Collections Officer with responsibility for carrying out part of child support collections; or three years of experience in work related to child support collections in a county social service agency; or three years of experience as a Financial Worker or the equivalent in a public human service agency; or four years of experience in collections work outside of a county social service setting; or three years of college with emphasis in criminal justice, public administration, business administration, paralegal, social work, psychology, sociology, or other related human services field. Starting salary is $22.48/hr. Applicants must complete current Minnesota Merit application and pass the Minnesota Merit Child Support Officer test to be considered. Merit applications and position descriptions are available at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mnmeritsystem, Job #937-OC or at www.co.fillmore. mn.us. Applicants will be notified by the State of MN of the time, date, and location of the MN Merit Child Support Officer test following this application period. The successful candidate will be chosen from the testing pool for a period of up to two years. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019. EOE. h10,17-o

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for the position of Support Enforcement Aide in the Social Services department. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position. Minimum requirements: High school diploma, or equivalent, and three years of increasingly responsible clerical experience or experience working with the public. Starting salary is $20.61/hr. Merit application and job description with complete listing of qualifications are available at http://www. governmentjobs.com/careers/mnmeritsystem, Job #936-OL-23, or at www. co.fillmore.mn.us. Applicants must complete current Minnesota Merit application and pass the Minnesota Merit Support Enforcement Aide test to be considered. Applicants will be notified by the State of MN of the time, date, and location of the MN Merit Support Enforcement Aide test following this application period. The successful candidate will be chosen

from the testing pool for a period of up to two years. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019. EOE. h10,17,24-o

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WANTED: A FEW GOOD PEOPLE School bus drivers needed in the Harmony & Preston area immediately for routes and extra trips. Excellent part-time jobs. Will train.

CALL HARMONY TRANSIT Phone - 507-886-2020 The University of Minnesota Extension is hiring

4-H Program Coordinators.

Starting full-time salary ranges from $36,899 (2 years of experience) to $42,432 (4 years of experience), and additional based on experience. Openings in each of the following Minnesota counties: Carver, Clay, Fillmore, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Mower, Nicollet, Roseau, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington & Wright. Positions range from half-time to full-time. We seek candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and leadership experience with youth development programs, volunteerism, and educational programs. 4-H Program Coordinators lead and manage the county 4-H program, build community relationships, lead volunteers, promote and manage educational programs, steward finances, and provide leadership to governing boards, committees, and clubs. To access complete job descriptions and apply online, go to: https://z.umn.edu/4HPCPositions

Priority deadline is June 25.

Positions will remain open until filled. The U of M is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

PRESTON Full-time Position PRESTON, HARMONY & SPRING VALLEY

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RUSHFORD Part-time LPN Position Competitive Wages & Benefits available!

Apply online at www.mapleleafservices.org or call 507-765-2107 Providing services for people with developmental disabilities for over 40 years!

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FULL-TIME SAWMILL POSITION Work 4 days a week and have weekends off. Benefit package available, retirement plan. FULL-TIME LUMBER STORE POSTITION

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for a full-time Office Support Specialist, Sr. position in the Fillmore County Coordinator’s Office. This is a regular, non-exempt position, eligible for benefits. Minimum Qualifications: Requires minimum of High School Diploma or GED, some relevant training/education post-high school, strong computer aptitude and one to three years relevant work experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. Rate of Pay: Starting salary at $19.79/hour according to the 2019 non-union pay plan. Job description and application materials may be obtained from www.co.fillmore.mn.us; Fillmore County Coordinator’s Office, 101 Fillmore Street, P. O. Box 466, Preston, MN 55965; or by phone at (507) 765-4566. Current County application form REQUIRED. Resumes accepted but not in lieu of a completed application. County employees are eligible to apply for this position along with the public. Application Deadline: 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019. EOE h3,10,17-o

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Canton City Council Starting pay of $60 per story, with future increases possible.

Please send a letter of interest and writing sample to Editor, Fillmore County Journal, P.O. Box 496, Preston, MN 55965 or email: ellen@fillmorecountyjournal.com or call for more information, 507-765-2151

EZ FAB IN CHATFIELD IS HIRING! We have the following openings 1st shift

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Lanesboro School District #229 is accepting applications from qualified individuals for the position of Full-Time Title I Intervention Specialist for the 2019-2020 school ear starting August 26, 2019. Must meet state educational guidelines. Lanesboro Public School is a progressive P-12 district located in Southeast Minnesota. Send cover letter, application and resume to Superintendent Matt Schultz, 100 Kirkwood St E, Lanesboro MN 55949. Application for the position can be found on our school website (www.lanesboro.k12.mn.us). Application deadline is 6/21/2019. EOE

Fillmore Central School is accepting applications for

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Interested candidates should submit a letter of application to: Principal Heath Olstad, Fillmore Central High School, P.O. Box 599, Harmony, MN 55939 or electronically to heath.olstad@isd2198.k12.mn.us. Position open until filled. Fillmore Central ISD #2198 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Lanesboro School District #229 is accepting applications from qualified individuals for the position of Elementary Special Education Teacher for the 2019-2020 school year starting August 23, 2019. Lanesboro Public School is a progressive P-12 district located in Southeast Minnesota. Send cover letter, application, resume, credentials, transcripts and 3 letters of reference to Superintendent Matt Schultz, 100 Kirkwood St E, Lanesboro MN 55949. Application for the position can be found on our school website (www.lanesboro.k12.mn.us). Application deadline is 6/21/2019. EOE

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Invitation to Bid Sale of Surplus House (for Relocation) Lanesboro Public Schools Lanesboro, MN Lanesboro Public Schools is soliciting bids for the purchase of an existing house to be removed/relocated from 208 Kirkwood St. E., Lanesboro, MN 55949. This sale is of the HOUSE ONLY and DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY REAL ESTATE. The house purchased through this sale must be removed from the property by the purchaser before July 15, 2019. The currently occupied house may not be available to be moved until July 1, 2019. The house is located as follows: Parcel ID: 19.0249.000 Address: 208 Kirkwood St E, Lanesboro, MN 55949 Interested parties should contact the Business Office at Lanesboro Public Schools to obtain bidding instructions, additional information on the house, and requirements for removal/relocation/salvage. The house is being sold as-is, where-is, and with all faults and defects therein. The minimum bid is $1.00. Lanesboro Public Schools reserves the right to reject any or all bids for any reason(s) deemed in the best interest of Lanesboro Public Schools. BIDS DUE: 4:00 pm (CDT), Thursday, June 20, 2019. Bids are to be delivered to: Lanesboro Public Schools Attn: Business Office 100 Kirkwood St E, Lanesboro, MN 55949 Dated: June 6, 2019 Matt Schultz, Superintendent

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Beautiful well maintained and updated 4 bedroom 3 bath home situated on 0.97 lot in Spring Valley. New laminate floors on main level, main floor master bedroom with walk in closet, main floor laundry, front porch and back deck off living room. Both living room and family room have gas fireplaces. The lower level walk out is completely finished with 2 bedrooms, full bath, large enough for ample sized family room and still room for a pool table or game tables. Raised garden beds in back yard, 3 stall garage with cement drive, and beautifully landscaped yard. Call for your appointment to preview!

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• 1 Bedroom • Bath • Garage • Full basement • Vinyl siding • Rural setting • Shared well • Ideal for starting out or weekend retreat • Close to City Park • Selling AS-IS

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• 2 Bedrooms • Main floor laundry • Double lot • Custom Ash cabinetry • Wood floors • 2-Storage sheds • Completely remodeled inside & out • Move-in condition • Secluded location within walking distance of downtown

ACREAGE/BUILDING SITE

433 HALF ST, WHALAN

Beautiful setting • 5.8 acres (3 lots ) • Newer windows • Vinyl siding • 2 car garage plus 1 car garage • Enclosed porch • Close to Root River • Next to State Bike Trail • Unlimited potential

#5234234

• 3 Bedroom • 2 Bathrooms • 3 Garage stalls • New roof • Enclosed Porch • Corner lot (0.37 acre) w/mature trees • Open staircase • Modern kitchen • Updated bathrooms • Gas fireplace • Deck • Main floor bedroom & laundry • Ceramic tile • Appliances

COMPLETELY REMODELED

140 acres • Prime hunting ground • 63 acres tillable • 20 acres pasture • Building site with outbuildings • 1920 sq. ft. pole shed • Barn • Well

REDUCED 40K

7.16 ACRES

$349,900

10541 HWY 52 SE, CHATFIELD

#5220607

• 3 Bedrooms • Bath • 2 Car Garage • 3,128 sq. ft. • Hardwood floors throughout • Main floor living • All new Windows, Roof, Siding, HVAC, Electrical • Remodeled Kitchen & Bath • 13 miles to Rochester • 3 Pole Sheds • Newer well and septic installed in 2018 BRAND NEW TWINHOME

6.73 ACRES HOBBY FARM

REDUCED 200K

$999,998 12089 SPRING ROAD SE, CHATFIELD #5034315

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Custom Walkout Ranch • 2004 • Both floors have in-floor heat • Handicap accessible • Ceramic tile throughout • Granite tops • Fireplace • Barn/Machine shed (40’x96’) 3 Box stalls • 5 double tie stalls • 60 acres tillable • 55 acres pasture • 8 acres woods, Balance yard

$99,900 #5213171

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Main floor living • Vinyl siding • Replacement windows • 0.23 Acre lot • Updated furnace, wiring, plumbing, central air • Storage shed • Appliances • Selling AS-IS ATTENTION INVESTORS!

BRING YOUR TOOL BELT!

$29,900 204 JEFFERSON ST W, SPRING VALLEY #5213425

• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 0.10 Acre lot • Original woodwork • Open staircase • Wood floors • Loaded with potential • Little TLC will add tons of equity • Affordable • Close to downtown • Selling AS IS condition

122 MAIN ST S, WYKOFF

$74,900 301 W TRACY ROAD, SPRING VALLEY #5223725

• 3 Bedrooms • Built 1944 • 0.62 Acre corner lot • 2 Garage stalls • Hardwood floors • Central Air • Enclosed porch • Room for expansion • Selling AS-IS • Ideal starter home or investment opportunity

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$109,900 20266 STATE HWY 16, WYKOFF

FORESTVILLE STATE PARK

2.9 acres • Wooded • Close to hunting, fishing, camping • Private • Ideal for house or cabin REDUCED! 27583 DEEP RIVER ROAD LANESBORO $569,900

RANCH WITH EVERYTHING NEW IN 2012

INCREDIBLE HILLTOP SETTING WITH GORGEOUS VIEWS

127 ACRES

$59,900

$199,900 616 WINONA ST. SE, CHATFIELD

SPUD BOY DINER 105 PARKWAY AVE, LANESBORO Owner is retiring • Unique diner (1927 Goodell Diner Car) • High traffic area • Scenic Lanesboro • Located on Main St • Close to state trail • Property runs down to Root River • Room for outside seating • Turn key operation

LISTIN

NEW LISTING

$139,900

#5237988

117 CROWN HILL RD. W., PRESTON 5.38 acres in city limits • 544’ of river frontage • 4 large bedrooms • 2 baths • Formal dining room • Living room • Den • Wood floors • Wide baseboard • Main floor laundry • Enclosed porch • Covered wrap-around porch • Barn • Shop • Ideal spot for fire pit

LOADED WITH CHARACTER & UPDATES

NEW LISTING

$124,900

SOLD!

COMMERCIAL BUILDING $129,900

Great opportunity in Lanesboro on high traffic area • Ideal retail business • Updated building • High ceilings with tin • 1/2 bath on main floor • New front entrance • Ready for immediate use • Upstairs apartment has 2 bedrooms • Kitchen bath and pantry • Private fenced area in back with covered patio

CUTE DOLL HOUSE!

NEW LISTING

If you are looking for a house that is ompletely updated and remodeled ($2,000 allowance for upstairs windows), all new mechanicals including Reduced C/A, updated 100 amp electrical panel, all new stainless steel appliances and new washer & dryer, look no further! This 3 bedroom 1 bath home with a 2 stall detached garage and ample sized lot is ready for immediate occupancy. The updates are completed with new flooring, completely painted interior with knock down walls & ceilings and brand new main floor full bath. Call me for an appointment to view!

110 COFFEE ST. LANESBORO

• 5 Acres • Beautiful setting • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Cedar log siding • New metal roof • High vaulted knotty pine ceilings • Open floor plan • Fireplace • Wood stove • Large loft area • Finished lower level with walkout • 2nd kitchen in lower level • Covered porch • Large private deck • Apple trees • Abundance of wildlife • 40x24 garage/machine shed • Peace and quiet on dead end road

CUTE AND COZY

212 S. MAIN ST. GRAND MEADOW, MN

$149,000

$172,500

REDU

27315 230TH ST, PRESTON 5 acres • Charming country home (Crestwood Country Cabin) • Ideal for horse set up • Wood ceilings and walls • 3 Bedrooms • Main floor laundry • Open living and dining area • Steel roof • New windows • RV hook-ups • Loft area • Insulated 2+garage • Covered porch • Shed with country kitchen • Deck fire pit 14x30 storage shed • Great views • Close to town • Can be used as a rental property or personal home

24096 ORCHARD ROAD, WYKOFF Charming home in scenic Lanesboro • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • Wood floors throughout home • Enclosed porch is perfect for an office • Formal living room & dining room • Main floor laundry • Newer roof • Walking distance to school. Quick possession available.

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$225,000

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$435,000

$119,900

124 N. BROADWAY SPRING VALLEY, MN

Chatfield Office Rochester Office 116 N. Main St. 4123 26th St. NW

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22004 411TH AVE, LANESBORO

513 1ST ST., FOUNTAIN

$69,900

307 W. COURTLAND SPRING VALLEY, MN

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Great opportunity to own HUGE PRICE REDUCTION 172,900 or MAKE SELLER REASONABLE commercial property in downtown OFFER!!! Come see this newly Spring Valley. Was a former law renovated 3 bedroom 2 bath office and has 3 offices, conference Reduced home. The new laundry room room, reception area and bath on and main floor bath are completed, the kitchen is updated, all new sheet rock and interior painting is complete, updated main floor. Updated and remodeled with newer sheet rock, flooring windows, new carpeting, new laminate floors, new furnace and and updated paint colors. Storage room in upper level. Could be used a/c, new front porch and new back deck, updated shingles – for multiple business types. Plenty of parking spaces and exposure. Like buying a brand new home. Come see the finished product!!

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Spring

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

3 bedroom 1.5 bath ranch style home located near south park in Spring Valley. Excellent location, great condition and one owner home.

REAL ESTATE

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$152,700

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#5204767

• 5 Bedrooms • 2 Car garage • Solid Foundation • Original woodwork • Hardwood floors • 9’ Ceilings • Barn • Hog Shed • Pole shed • Selling AS-IS • Blacktop road • Buyer responsible for well & septic

$179,900 116 & 120 SCHULTZ STREET, UTICA

• 3 Bedrooms, • 2 Baths • 2 Car Garage • No steps • 1,358 sq. ft. • Main floor living • Open layout • Ceramic tile floors • Vaulted ceilings • Patio • Maintenance free exterior • No association fees • Great price & only a short drive to Rochester/Winona

TIM DANIELSON

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www.timdanielson.com 272 Main St. North Chatfield MN 55923 Ph: 507- 867-9100 Cell: 507- 259-9110

ELCOR Realty Co.

LOTS & ACREAGES FOR SALE LANESBORO 20 acre building site (5 tillable, balance woods) ad acent to state land. Blacktop road, great views, good access, new driveway, trails and tons of wildlife. 5032444 $149,900 LANESBORO New rural subdivision with acreage lots located next to bike trail with Root River frontage and trout stream access. Shared well & 46 acres of common area. Call for details $79,900

ST. CHARLES Walkout lot (0.21 acres) with city utilities in established neighborhood. No Covenants. 5032909 $24,900 $19,900 WYKOFF/CHATFIELD – Approved 7 acre wooded building site with a great view, driveway built and ust off the blacktop. Additional Land Available Close to bike trail and Root River. 5211858 $76,900

FARM LAND CHATFIELD – ORDAN TOWNSHIP 154 Acres of bare land, (100 acres tillable, 40 acres pasture with spring, 14 acres woods/non-tillable). Possible building site. $885,000 $840,000 $750,000

WYKOFF Farm in ordan Township 124 acres located in a beautiful valley with the Root River running through the property. Approximately 45 acres could be tillable with the balance being fenced pasture. Includes hay shed. $399,900

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SOLD 604 RIVER ST. SW, CHATFIELD OLD • 2 bedroomsS • Updated Bathroom, 320 AVE A NE, CHATFIELD S•OMainLfloorDliving • 9’ ceilings • 2 Bedrooms 628 WARREN AVE, SPRING VALLEY

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403 Parkway Ave N. Lanesboro, MN $250,000

Don’t miss this opportunity with over 200 feet of river front property nestled below the towering bluffs of beautiful scenic Lanesboro. Excellent Very private and beautiful Home nestled location to build your new business or renovate in 2.79 acres with panoramic views the older existing buildings and business.

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1913 S Shore Dr. Albert Lea, MN $419,000 Zero-entry sprawling rambler w/stunning NE facing views across Albert Lea Lake which is nestled on 1 acre & approx. 300 feet of shoreline incl. This breathtaking home will amaze you w/beauty & character the moment you walk inside. High 12' Ceilings, beautiful FP in the LVRM, Radiant flr heat system -8 zones including the gar, Lennox- 4 zone heating & AC system w/UV / HEPA filtration system, Kohler generator system 12RES- auto transfer switch, natural gas fueled, boat lift & Aluminum dock system.

701 Parkway Ave • Lanesboro, MN $165,000

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406 Saint James Dr. • Lanesboro, MN $84,900

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500 Riverview Dr. • Whalan, MN

$84,900 The Cracked Egg is a well established 2.61 ACRES 2.50 ACRES restaurant for sale in scenic Gorgeous Lot for sale with the enjoyment Lanesboro! Great Location off of US of common woods, trails and access to the Gorgeous Lot for sale with the enjoyment Hwy 16 and Parkway. Root River for outdoor enjoyment. It’s time of common woods, trails and access to

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740 3rd Ave SE, Harmony

22092 County 19, Spring Grove

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A Slice of Country nestled in the rolling wooded terrain of SE Minnesota near Supersaw Valley Campground and Riceford Creek and only 4 miles to Spring Grove. Just shy of an acre, this property offers a 1,300 sq ft home with 3 bedrooms. Attached insulated garage, plus detached 1 car . Shop has infrared heat, circuit breaker and 220 with 10 x 11 overhead door. 400-foot deep well. $165,000

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Private, yet less than a mile to town- 66 acres 2 bdrm, 2 bath ranch home. Fireplace, HE Furnace, central air, steel roof det 2 car garage, outbuildings. Septic 2016 & good well. Nice mix of pasture & crop land. Tama & Fayette soils. $425,000 Hard to find a lot like this in town! 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with heated 4 season porch to enjoy year round. Detached 1 car and 2 car garages, on 2.25 acre lot. Plenty of space to garden, build a shop, and play ball! Backs up to country and directly across from Mayo bus pick up lot. Just a short walk to paved trail system, river, and park. $115,000

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2013 360th St, Decorah IA Charming 1927, Cute kitchen wood floors, and built ins. 3 bedrm, 1.5 bath home on great lot with view of North Bluff. Carriage barn with lg covered area, fenced yard, gardens. $167,500

COMMERCIAL Preston - Endless Possibilites! 2-unit commercial building MOVE IN READY - office, store & more. Potential pop up shop rentals & residential units. $49,900

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A slice of county east of Burr Oak, Iowa offering quiet country life on 1 acre. 2005 three bedroom ranch offering main floor living, vaulted living space, open and bright. Huge deck to take in that fresh country air and countryside views. Shared well, private septic and shared access. Mature windbreak on north side offers some privacy from public road.

A Little Slice of Heaven! This 2 bedroom country home offers a scenic country view with mature trees and conveniently located to the areas best trout streams not to mention the Newburg Store. New metal roof on home, nice layout, and an awesome heated 3 car garage with concrete driveway on hard surface road. $92,900

Preston Condos Simplify your life. New offering of condo living in Preston. Pet friendly, smoke free building with a great location next to the Root River park & trail head. A walk-able distance to downtown business & most amenities. Add your personal touch to this 1 bedroom condo & spend your free time doing things you enjoy! Open parking or option to purchase private garage & designated parking. Call today!

Preston: 2 - Half Acre lots, with city utilities, open views over city. Works well for a walkout basement. $38,000 each Minnesota & Iowa Licensed

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