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Chatfield School Board tours STEM shop BY M ARY L. A LLEN maryallen@fillmorecountyjournal.com
At the October 2, 2019, Chatfield School Board meeting, all board members were present except Lanny Isensee and Scott Backer. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, Community Education Director LuAnn Kleven, Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson, and student senate representatives Isaac Rain and Isaac Erding. Superintendent Harris gave an update on a few projects that are nearly completed. The finishing of the front entrance wall should be completed soon and new lockers were installed in the girls locker room. He also discussed two items that will be on the ballot in November. One is the election of a new school board member. Two candidates have filed for the position. The other is the operating levy that will be brought to the voters. Information about the levy is being sent out to the public and can also be viewed on the Chatfield website www.chatfieldschools.com/referendum. Harris urged the public to go to this website for information and also to attend the public meetings that will be held on October 16 and October 23 at 6 p.m. in the high school forum room. The school district has asked Benike Construction to develop a site plan for the parking and driveway area that was once the pool area. At this time much of it is gravel and difficult to maintain. The district is hoping for a redesign that will address traffic patterns for increased safety in that area and easier maintenance. A Safe
Cooking contest returns BY JASON SETHRE jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Do you smell that? That’s the smell of a cooking contest in late October. From 2010 to 2015, the staff at the Fillmore County Journal along with staff from Harmony Foods, Preston Foods, and Rushford Foods, coordinated an annual cooking contest. There were nine categories. 1. Appetizers & Beverages 2. Soups, Salads & Vegetables 3. Main Dishes & Casseroles 4. Meat, Poultry & Seafood 5. Breads & Rolls 6. Pies, Pastries & Desserts 7. Bars, Cakes, Cookies & Candy 8. Dips, Sauces & Spreads 9. Special Diet The staff at the newspaper and the grocery stores took on the role of food judges. The
winners received a combined payout of $630 in gift cards. First place received $40, second place was $20, and third place was $10. Each year, there were anywhere from 50 to 95 recipes submitted for this competition. And, after the cooking contest concluded each year, the Fillmore County Journal would publish a cookbook titled Tasty Temptations that would be inserted in the newspaper prior to Thanksgiving Day. All Tasty Temptations cookbooks from 2010 to 2018 are available online at www.fillmorecountyjournal.com. After taking a break from 2016 to 2018, the newspaper and grocery stores are ready to coordinate another cooking contest. See COOKBOOK Page 2 ➤
Ostrander Fire Chief resigns BY R ICH WICKS rich@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Tim Willette, STEM instructor giving board members and visitors a tour of the STEM shop. Photo by Mary L. Allen Routes to School Grant has been awarded to the city of Chatfield by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This grant is for evaluating routes that students take to school when walking or biking. The goal is to create better situations for safety for those students when they come to school or go home from school. The committee will be observing student traffic both
in the morning and after school and will ask for student and staff input to determine safe routes to school. LuAnn Kleven, Community Education Director, reported the new four day preschool program with a Friday child care option has been very well received and expects it to be a growing proSee STEM SHOP Page 12 ➤
The Ostrander City Council held a regular meeting on October 1, with all members present (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Mayor Pam Kunert, Vernon Thompson, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). No citizens had signed up to address the council. Mayor Kunert read aloud a letter from Dustin Johnson, explaining that he and his family will be moving out of the fire department’s service area, so his last day as fire chief will be October 31. Wendy Brincks added, “He, at their October 8 meeting, is going to work on their recommendations of a replacement fire chief, and they
should be bringing that to you guys at the November council meeting.” Jason Rice, a member of the fire department, reported that the crew’s “grass rig” truck needs further repairs, so it will be taken to Southland Auto. He said an estimate will be obtained and considered for approval before the actual repairs are done. Mayor Kunert welcomed Jeremy Runkle, as Ostrander’s new city maintenance person, stating, “I’m glad you’re with us. I think you’ll be a nice asset to the city.” Brincks said she’s been pleased at what Runkle has already gotten done in his new position. The issue of city water and See CHIEF RESIGNS Page 9 ➤
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This time it will be hosted at the Preston Fall Expo and Craft Fair and Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Fillmore Central Schools in Preston, Minn. The cooking contest will start promptly at 11 a.m. and conclude no later than 1 p.m. The payout will remain the same per category, totaling $630 in gift cards to winners. But, on top of the gift cards, this year there will be a special drawing for a KitchenAid 4.5 Qt. Classic Plus Stand Mixer, valued at $259. This drawing will be conducted at the end of the event, and all partici-
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pants of the cooking contest on October 26 will be eligible to win. For individuals wishing to compete in this cooking contest, the entry deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, October 18, 2019. Look for the registration form in this week’s Fillmore County Journal or you can also submit your entries online at fillmorecountyjournal.com/tastytemptations/. And, for Journal readers who have a scheduling conflict and will not be able to compete in the cooking contest, they can still submit a recipe to be published in the 2019 Tasty Temptations cookbook. Sharing great recipes makes the world a better place, right?
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C OMMENTARY Climate change By Dr. Bryan Van Gorp Rushford, MN The climate crisis is gaining attention among voters, 40 years after it gained the attention of scientists. Most Americans now realize human induced cliDr. Bryan mate change Van Gorp is an existential threat requiring significant policy changes. Many politicians and some scientifically illiterate people are still denying reality. The additional energy trapped as heat because of greenhouse gases is equivalent to 500,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs every day, according to James Hansen, former director of NASA Institute for Space Studies. What can an individual do? science based policies and educate those around you. equals pollution, infinite consumption on a finite planet is
should not be forced to subsidize our own destruction so multinational corporations can profit. Reward what we want; renewable energy, sustainable agricultural, and energy efficiency. emissions. Start low and increase yearly to allow adaptation while driving down emissions. Rich people consume more so will be taxed more. tinue to look for solutions to prevent and mitigate. based on “Drawdown the Most posed to Reverse Global Warmmethods, food waste and eating habits. reforestation, and alternative crops. access to birth control (biggest impact per dollar). building standards (mandatory solar, heat pumps, lighting). changes.
children, consume less and eat a plant rich diet. didates without a plan to get to zero emissions. What policy changes need to be made?
These changes will cost 27 trillion dollars thru 2050 but will save 74 trillion. For 800,000 years carbon dioxide level fluctuated between 200 and 280 ppm. It is currently
ocean, nitrate in wells, pushing opioids and the 2008 banking crisis prove people will not do the right thing without regulation.
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the world and in the US are still increasing.
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of emissions, United States is still first in total emissions thru
Climate change We must focus on the policies that get the most emis- To the Editor, Independent scientists (the sions reductions the fastest. That means closing down fossil few who are not controlled by Government funding) cannot industries that dominate emis- prove man causes global warmsions in the U.S. including steel, ing, cooling or whatever. So, I concrete, paper, chemicals, non- wonder, did the dinosaurs cause their extinction? If the millions ferrous metals and fertilizer. and millions who believe fossil leading climate scientists from fuels are causing global warmaround the world, we must get ing would park their cars (gas and electric, since electric has a bigger carbon footprint than emissions by 2050 to have a gas) they should see immediate results. Solving this controversy. Tom Warren Spring Valley, Minn. for you? Why don’t we take action ple are very good at responding to immediate threats like an attacking animal or a fire. Fillmore County Journal They are poor at reacting to slowly progressing threats with
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keep smoking when they know enough for retirement. Also, fossil fuel companies and politidoubt allowed science deniers to postpone action. The Green New Deal could unite the country in common effort as the New Deal did during the Depression. We could transform our infrastructure, create good jobs, make a more just society and create a more resilient country. We have a chance to lead by example and produce the ideas and materials required for change. No country can solve the climate crisis alone. This is the vehicle that forces us to work together across borders for our joint survival against a common enemy. Quit pretending sustainability is optional. By definition, if we don’t work for a livable climate we are killing future generations.
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C OMMENTARY The joy of politics By Lee Hamilton You’re probably chuckling already. Seriously? “The joy of politics”? That was pretty much the reaction I got the other day when, in the middle of a conversaLee H. tion about Hamilton how confrontational, adversarial, and downright unpleasant politics has become of late, I suggested that it could be both fun and a source of satisfaction. Yes, of course there are always irritations and inconveniences. And the often mean-spirited tone of today’s contentious politics is well beyond anything I encountered when I was in office. But none of this erases the satisfactions that also come with the territory. They start with the people you can meet in the political arena: able, ambitious, articulate, often at the top of their game. They may be friends
or foes, but the foes aren’t usually permanent: sometimes they become friends, as the debate moves along to other issues and you find yourself sharing common ground. In fact, you’re never lonely in politics, because nothing can be accomplished alone. There’s huge satisfaction in the teamwork, in rolling up your sleeves with a likeminded group of people focused on a common goal. Politics is also what allows you to hold government to account, call out its misdeeds and failures, and highlight its successes. You find that you have a voice in the public debate. It’s hard, maybe impossible, to measure your own impact. But there’s a true thrill in the battle: win, lose, or draw. You’re participating in the success and the direction of your community and your country. More to the point, you’re trying to change things. As Teddy Roosevelt said in a famous 1910 speech, “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds
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could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… [Whose] place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” The satisfactions of engaging in politics do not just come when things are easy or running smoothly. They’re most acute, in fact, when circumstances are difficult, when being involved can make a difference, and when working through fraught times yields progress on the other side. It’s true that progress is often incremental; it rarely comes all at once. The pleasures come from knowing that you’re doing your best to solve or mitigate problems and fighting for what you think is right. You’re participating in the great experiment of democracy in America, and are part of a long line of Americans trying to answer Lincoln’s question at Gettysburg of whether this nation “so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.” Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that one “may live greatly in the law.” It’s true for politics, too, despite its difficulties. It challenges you to develop your talents, to hone skills — listening, articulating your thoughts, negotiating with able adversaries and partners, building consensus, compromising in the name of moving forward — that are vital in all walks of life. At its best, politics stretches you and makes you live better. I have to confess that when I suggested to some of my colleagues that I planned to write about the joy of politics, they thought I was joking. Many people don’t like the political process, and they don’t want to engage in it. There’s something about it that turns them off. I recognize that it’s not an endeavor that fits everyone’s makeup or desires. But I’d also ask you this: if you’re serious about being a citizen in a democracy, how can you avoid engaging in it in the manner and to the extent of your choosing? In the end, politics is just how we Americans do our best to help our neighborhoods, our towns and cities, our states, and our country become even better places to live. And if you do get involved, here’s my bet: that you’ll have times that make you wonder why you bothered, but you’ll also find plenty of moments that bring you satisfaction, and even joy. Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.
Bigger dangers than climate change plus hatred By Stan Gudmundson Peterson, MN The Journal deserves credit for printing a wide variety of opinions. They should keep on doing so. And there have been some real doozies. O n e writer sugCol. Stan gested that Gudmundson the Journal not print letters from “climate change” non-believers/skeptics. Unbelievable. Settled science? No such thing, a chemistry professor friend once told me. According to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report, there has been no U.S. Warming Since 2005. So where is the emergency? Some time ago, I covered some of the following in another editorial. But they bear repeating, apparently. If everything the climatehysterics told us could be verified, they would have more supporters. But much of it is just plain nonsense. Obama’s contention that his presidency was the beginning of the healing of the oceans and the earth was ridiculous. The assertion that British children wouldn’t know what snow is, is another. Climategate. Remember that? A very recent article points out that climate disaster prognosticators are zero for 41 in their doomsday forecasts. Then there is the fraudulent. “Climate Researcher” Michael Mann tried to hide the “little ice age,” 1300-1870, with a phony graph that resembled a hockey stick, hence its name. He recently lost a lawsuit against a climate change skeptic when Canada’s British of Columbia Supreme court ordered him to pay all the skeptic’s court costs. Just recently Canada’s EPA equivalent “threw out actual historical data and substituted models of what the temperature should have been.” Or, to put it more accurately, what they wished temperatures would have been. Here’s some perspective on carbon-dioxide. In a filled 10,000-capacity stadium, only three people would represent CO2. That’s 300 parts per million. Four hundred parts part per million? Substitute a fourth person. Never, ever mentioned are those studies by university agricultural departments that conclude, repeatedly, that higher concentrations of CO2 increase crop production and help the greening of earth.
But here are the kickers. The experts tell us that the earth will be hit again by an asteroid big enough to do a whole lot of damage. The earth will cool. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when we are told. Then there are the super-volcanoes. The biggest, Yellowstone, historically has popped its cork every 600,000 years or so. It’s been more than 600,000 years since it last blew. Again, it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Will one of those affect the climate? You bet, big time. Compared to these two certainties, global warming/cooling/whatever, is nothing short of trivial. In the background, are ice ages. They are cyclical. What causes them? Does anyone really know? Is there a way to prevent another one? Another one will come. Yet there is overwrought worry about “climate change.” Hate. That was another dandy. I look at all foulmouthed and hateful comments and loutish behavior on the left and am amazed to find it’s the right who are supposedly the haters. Sure got that wrong, especially about Christians. I give you a new commandment Christ said, “Love one another.” The left knows this but ignores it. If we don’t agree with them, by their definition, we hate. Given human nature, there is some hate on the right but it is nothing compared to that of the left. There are two critical things that drive our support for Trump. First, is results. Trump is getting them. The U.S. economy is doing great. For lots of reasons to include decent trade deals, the reduction of ideologically driven and/or useless regulations, energy-independence, and tax reduction. Wages have and are everywhere going up, especially for blue-collar and the middle class. Trump’s positions on the border, the second amendment, religious freedom, global warming/cooling/whatever and abortion are spot-on. So are his foreign policy and national defense policies. Second, he fights. Against leftist socialist fantasy, abuse, and other nonsense. We don’t care about any of the left’s wild and goofy accusations. We do, however, want justice. Justice for those who attempted a coup against this president. Democrats just censored Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for voting with Trump, 19% of the time. Demonstrates that the left views us conservatives as enemies, not to be defeated, but to be destroyed. MAGA!
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M-C Cougar NEWS The Mabel-Canton FFA would like to thank Larry and Margaret Miller families for hosting the General Livestock Judging contest with our FFA Chapter on Sept 17th. We had just under 90 students from 9 schools plus many M-C students participate in the contest. It is a wonderful contest to practice judging and a learning experience for youth to get involved in general livestock. The M-C FFA looks forward to working with Millers for many more years and having this contest. The M-C FFA is planning a great and fun filled year ahead.
Mabel-Canton recieved a $2500 grant from Rockwell-Collins Greens grant last spring. The science classes are hoping to study local perennial plants and hopes to raise and sell plants (both annuals and perennials) to the community this spring. Mr. Tollefsrud and his IT classes have been working to construct the new greenhouse at the school.
Thank you to the large group of volunteers that came to help check a lot of items off of the school "to do" list to prepare for the beginning of the school year! Many volunteers (some not pictured) helped paint, clean, trim weeds, and do much much more to help us get our building ready. The staff here at M-C thanks them from the bottom of our hearts for their generosity with their time and efforts!
A few weeks ago, students at Mabel-Canton School grades K-4 had the opportunity to attend the oldest steam show in Minnesota. They walked down to the Mabel Steam Engine Grounds to see firsthand just how steam engines work the Friday of Steam Engine Days. Thanks to the Mabel Toot and Whistle Club along with a few other volunteers, students were able to step back in time to witness how threshing and sawing logs were once completed with steam power. Students learned the basic parts of a steam engine, what is needed to create power/steam, and a few fun facts about the engines and equipment being used. The students also took advantage of looking at some of the antique tractors and equipment that was on the grounds, as well as enjoyed an old fashion treat of cotton candy.
UPCOMING MC EVENTS: Oct. 10- Retake Photo day Oct. 11 - Football/Cheerleader Parents’ Night and Senior Night on the field Oct 17-18th - No School MEA Nov. 1 - Early dismissal at 12:15--End of Qtr 1 Nov. 5 - Election Day Nov 7 & 12 - Parent/Teacher Conferences Nov. 27 - Early dismissal at 12:15 for Thanksgiving break, Nov. 28-29th - No School
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Rushford Village considers road issues By Kirsten Zoellner A number of items pertaining to roads and zoning were up for discussion at the Tuesday, October 1 Rushford Village meeting. While no formal decision was made at this time, a decision will need to made on most relatively soon. Of particular interest was an item brought to the table by Mayor Gordon Johnson. The bridge crossing at Aspen Road has been noted by county inspections as needing serious repair. City Engineer Derek Olinger, of Bolton & Menk, has reviewed the report and visited the site. It’s been previously suggested that the bridge may need replacement with a box culvert. Such an undertaking represents a serious financial impact to the city, already scrambling to keep up with road and water issues. “So what would be the thoughts if that bridge went away?” asked Johnson. Currently, the city and Yucatan Township both own sections of Aspen Road. “We’d be on the other side by more than
100-feet. The thought of spending $100,000 or more to put in a bridge seems…” The area is unique in that the west portion of Aspen Drive and Village Drive, are both accessed off Highway 16, roughly a half mile apart, before both heading south and meeting and merging as only Aspen Road. Should the Village abandon the roadway as a through road, homes in a new subdivision there and up the Yucatan Township will access their properties via Aspen Road only. Three homes and a storage unit, properties along the other road, would have access only off Village Drive. City Attorney Tom Manion suggested abandoning the through road and eliminating the bridge is an option, as access to properties still exists. His only noted concern was whether the change would impact any impending or future developments. Public Works Supervisor Travis Scheck questioned whether or not it created any problems with
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child and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, eight 1, brothers: Garfield, Arnold, Berlov- nard, Victor, Donald, Walter, Martin and Leland Matson; and a grandson, LuVerne Torgerson. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends called one hour prior to services at the church, beginning at 10 a.m. Burial took place at Greenfield Cemetery.
Dorothy Torgerson On Tuesday, October 2019, Dorothy Torgerson, ing mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and greatgreat-grandmother died at the age of 96 at TradiDorothy tions in Har- Torgerson mony, Minn. Dorothy Elizabeth Matson was born on November 12, 1922, to Martin and Gena (Larsud) Matson. She was joined in marriage to Lester Torgerson on May 24, 1942, at the Lutheran parsonage in Harmony. After WWII they made their home in Harmony and together raised a family and a successful business, Torgerson’s Floor Covering. Lester and Dorothy enjoyed traveling to many destinations and spent many days at their cabin with family and friends. She was known for her great cooking and would share her famous sweet rolls with everyone near her. Dorothy was a member of Greenfield Lutheran Church, Miriam circle and president of Greenfield Lutheran Ladies Aid. She was also a member of Eastern Star. She is survived by three daughters and three sons: Diane (Lee) Bigalk, Larry (Marge), Dennis (Janell), Brad (Barb), Michelle (Orson) Guttormson, and Karen James (fiance Al Scheiller); 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grand-
Marjorie Roseille (Borgschatz) Welch Hands that had done so much for her family were held one last time during heartfelt goodbyes. On September 28, 2019, Marjorie Roseille Welch, age 82, entered Marjorie her heav(Borgschatz) enly home. Welch Marge was mother hen to countless number of families, neighborhood and daycare children that were treated to the fruits of her labor from the farm west of Chatfield she shared with Rod, husband of 60 years. There is no limit to the praise we can bestow on her. Marge was born October 5, 1936, to Edward and Roseille (Closner) Borgschatz, she grew up on the family farm and graduated from Pine Island High School in 1955. Marge was married on August 21, 1959, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Pine
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Island to Roderick M. Welch. Following their marriage, the couple moved to rural Chatfield where they raised their children. During those years she also cared for a passel of children and became a second mother to many. Those left to cherish and honor her memory are her husband Rod, children Bonnie Lutzi, Sharon (Brian) Fisher, Brian (Karen) Welch, Cye Welch, Dawn (Daryl) Buck, Amy (Adam) Koenigs and Mark (Nicole) Welch; grandchildren Scott and Jade Lutzi, Brandon Buenger, Zachary and Marshall Welch, Andrew, Calvin and Mason Buck, Austin, Sean and Josie Koenigs and Erin Knoepke; and two greatgranddaughters. She is survived by siblings Bernie (Rosie) Borgschatz, Verona (Cliff) Prigge, Linda (Earl) LaVan. Marge was preceded in death by her parents, brother Raymond Borgschatz, and sister and brother-in-law Ginny and Reuben Herrick. A memorial service was held 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Calvary Baptist Church in Chatfield, with Pastor Mike Gittens officiating. Visitation was at the Calvary Baptist Church on Wednesday, October 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. A meal like Marge would provide on so many occasions was provided after the service. Interment at Sumner Center Cemetery took place in a service reserved for family. Memorials may be directed to the Calvary Baptist Church towards a new sound system or Chatfield Brass Band to continue Marge’s love and support of music. Ida Mae Zeller Ida Mae Zeller, 95, of Winona, formerly of Whalan, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Friday morning, October 11, 2019, at the Whalan Lutheran Church. Services entrusted to Fawcett Junker Funeral Home, Winona, Minn. Words of sympathy or remembrance may be left at www.fawcett-junkerfuneralhome. com.
Lanesboro welcomes new EDA director
The Lanesboro Economic Development Authority (EDA) would like to welcome Rebecca Charles, of Community Economic Development Associates (CEDA), as the new EDA Director for the City of Lanesboro. Rebecca was selected by the EDA Board from a number of candidates to fill this position. This role is designed to guide the City’s economic development. In this role Miss. Charles will work to plan, attract, promote and work to develop industry and commerce within the city to provide increased economic opportunity for the citizens of the community. The EDA provides important guidance and assistance to the business community in Lanesboro. Though much of
their work cannot be directly witnessed or is outwardly attributed to the group, the EDA is an important committee within the city government. The EDA also offers a wide range of services which can be utilized by local businesses. This includes a low interest loan program, tax abatement, business planning services, data collection, community education and more. Rebecca began in her position at the start of September and will be working from the city clerk’s office on the first and third Thursday of each month. The EDA meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. Meetings are open to the public and are held in the city council chambers, located on the lower level of the city clerk’s office.
Red Cross: Donors of all blood types, races and ethnicities needed The American Red Cross urges people of all races and ethnicities to give blood or platelets to help increase the diversity of the blood supply. The vast majority of blood types fall into one of the major blood groups. However, for patients with rare blood types or those who receive regular blood transfusions, blood must be matched closely – beyond the primary A, B, O and AB blood types – to reduce the risk of developing complications from transfusion therapy. The best match may be someone of the same racial or ethnic group. Eight-year-old AJ Torres requires blood transfusions to treat complications from sickle cell disease, the most common genetic disease in the U.S. The disease is most common among people of African descent or Latino descent, like AJ, and can sometimes cause small blood vessels to become blocked. Diverse donors are important to ensuring AJ has the blood products he needs to regain his health. “Within minutes of receiving a blood transfusion, I watch his
strength be restored, pain vanish and energy return. Soon he transforms back to himself – a rambunctious little boy,” said his mom, Caira Torres. “If an 8-yearold can withstand a needle, so can you.” Donors of all blood types, as well as all races and ethnicities, are needed to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. Appointments can be made by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1 (800) RED CROSS (1 (800) 733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. As a thank-you, those who come to give blood or platelets during the month of October will automatically be entered for a chance to win one of five $500 gift cards redeemable at hundreds of merchants, courtesy of Tango Card. Terms apply; see rcblood. org/game. Upcoming blood donation opportunities 2019, from 1-7 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, 202 S. Sheridan St.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS TUES., OCTOBER 8 8:15-9am, Harmony Community Center. 507-272-3731.* 9-11:30am and 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Building, 113 E. Jessie St., Rushford.* 9am-12pm and 1-4pm, 515 Washington St. NW.* 1pm, General meeting, Harmony Community Center Senior Room. 10-10:45am, Spring Valley Community Center. 507-272-3731.* 10-11am, St. Olaf Catholic Church, Mabel.* 11:30-12:15, Christ Lutheran Church, Preston. 507-272-3731.*
12pm, United Methodist Church, 211 St. Anthony St., lower level.* 1-4pm, Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston St. NW, Preston. For info, call 765-3898.
1-1:45pm, Coffee Street Fitness Center, Lanesboro. 507-272-3731.* 2-4pm, 102 E. Jefferson.*
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8:15-9am, Harmony Community Center. 507-272-3731.* 7pm, 9-11:30am and Presbyterian Church, Mill St.* 12:30-4pm, Tenborg Building, 113 E. 7:30pm, Pioneer Jessie St.* Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St.* 9am-12pm and 1-4pm, 525 Washington St. NW.* WEDS., OCTOBER 9 5pm, Spring Valley Public Library*
1pm, Vaping education by Brenda Pohlman, Public Health. Harmony Community Center Senior Room. 10-11am, Assumption Church hall, Canton. 507251-0520 for information.*
, 7:30pm, First Lutheran Church, 202 N. Oak, use side door on Newburg.*
10-10:45am, Spring Valley Community Center. 507-272-3731.* 11:30-12:15, Christ Lutheran Church, Preston. 507-272-3731.* 5-7pm, First Lutheran Church, 2nd floor, 202 N. Oak, Mabel.*
MON., OCTOBER 13 Estates, Preston.
, 9am, Park Lane
10-11am, Assumption Church hall, Canton. 507-2510520 for information.*
10-11am, Assumption Church hall, Canton. 507-2510520 for information.* , 11:30am, Preston Servicemen’s Club, Preston.
11am, Senior dining and games, Harmony House. 6pm, Spring Valley area. For info & location, call (507) 226-4595. 7:30pm, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St.*
1-1:45pm, Coffee Street Fitness Center, Lanesboro. 507-272-3731.* , 1-3pm, Fillmore County Public Health, 902 Houston St. NW, Preston.*
SAT., OCTOBER 12 9-11am, 102 E. Jefferson.* 8pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Call (507) 251-1771 or (507) 765-2518.*
, 7pm, Spring Valley Library.*
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Free radon and nitrate testing in Mabel Fillmore County Public Health is providing a free radon and nitrate testing event at the Simple Living Farmer’s Market located at Hwy 44 on Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 8:3011:30 a.m. Radon gas can cause lung cancer and is in many homes. The
only way to know if you have radon is to test your home with easy-to-use test kits. Fillmore County residents may also have nitrates in their private well. High nitrate levels can cause Blue Baby Syndrome in infants. Having high nitrates may also mean other harm-
Eagle Bluff to host annual Banquet on the Bluff October 12 Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro will host its 23rd annual fall banquet fundraiser, Banquet on the Bluff, on Saturday, October 12. The event raises funds that support Eagle Bluff’s year-round outdoor environmental education programming. Eagle Bluff serves more than 16,000 students, adults and families every year, providing outdoor-focused experiences that empower people to care for the earth and each other. For many children, Eagle Bluff offers the rare opportunity to experience nature and the environment first-hand while supplementing their classroom learning in history, language arts, and the sciences. The Eagle Bluff curriculum adheres to the state of Minnesota academic standards and reinforces STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) objectives. Attendees of Banquet on the Bluff will be making these transformative experiences happen for children with their gener-
ous support. “We offer students the chance to self-discover the natural sciences hands-on,” Eagle Bluff Executive Director John Torgrimson said. “Imagine learning geology by studying our karst region first-hand, or calculating the velocity of arrows while shooting archery, or navigating the night sky by studying constellations.” This year Eagle Bluff welcomes Murt Boyum from the Lanesboro Sales Commission as the evening’s featured auctioneer. Guitarist Kerry Klungtvedt will serenade guests while they enjoy an exquisite main course of beef top sirloin medallions, garlic herb mashed potatoes with mushroom sauce, and seasoned tri-colored carrots followed by a dessert of poached pears and cranberries. Vegan and gluten-free meal options will be available. Doors open with beer, wine and appetizers at 5 p.m. Fun and entertainment will
Seed Grant funding available for Minnesota clean energy projects Do you and your community need funding to get an energy efficiency or renewable energy project off the ground? The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) can help! CERTs seeks to provide Seed Grants to support the labor costs for clean energy projects that spur community development in Minnesota. Project proposals should be for community-based energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that also provide forums for community education about the technologies and their economic, ecological, and community benefits. “Since 2006, CERTs has awarded more than $1.2 million to over 355 projects,” said Lissa Pawlisch, Clean Energy Resource
Teams Director. “Those projects ranged from energy efficiency for a food cooperative to solar power for schools, and much more.” Specific examples of projects from each region in the last round of Seed Grant awards: ping the switch on LED lighting at Discovery Woods School fleets a worthwhile investment?
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Fishery Share The event is Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Eagle Bluff Dining Hall on their campus in Lanesboro. Tickets can be reserved online at eaglebluffmn. org/banquet or by calling (507) 467-2437. Ticket packages range from $60, which includes dinner and drinks, to a Patron package of $100 (valued at $140) which includes dinner, drinks, a drawing ticket package, and specialty Eagle Bluff recycled ChicoBag. The evening is presented by F & M Community Bank. Southeast MN getting charged up about electric vehicles! erated Rural Electric leads by example with LED lighting tion to ROCORI outdoor classroom CERTs offers many tools and resources to help you plan your project, so get started today! Proposals must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2019. Learn more and apply at cleanenergyresourceteams.org/seedgrants. Funding for these projects is provided through the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources.
the wastewater treatment plant was discussed. Brincks said “The plant passed inspection… everything was good… They did do a flush last Tuesday (September 24). I have heard no complaints… Jeff (Tart) did a different style of flushing, and then Chris (PeopleService) did the standard flushing that PeopleService has to do.” Brincks also informed that council that Jeremy Runkle can become trained to perform the water and wastewater work for the city, but he would need to be trained under an adequately licensed operator in the meantime. She suggested two options; Mark Arndt, or Steve Bushman (WHKS). Brincks stated, “Mark Arndt is from Wykoff. He used to manage the Wykoff plant… He would be interested in working with our town. He carries all the way up to a Class B license. He would be on a contract basis. You would need to contract him for three years.” She added that this options appears to be less costly than contracting with WHKS (Steve Bushman). She said Arndt and Bushman have each indicated they are willing to come meet with the council if requested. No formal action was taken at this time, but the council voiced an interest in looking further into the possibility of contracting with Arndt. Brincks updated the council regarding the city’s efforts to contract with someone for the city’s snow removal for the 2019-2020 season. She said that advertising for bids was not yet done, because League of Minnesota Cities guidelines state that formal bids are not required under $25,000. $6
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Instead, the city can just get cost quotes. The council agreed with this plan. As quotes are received, they will be brought to the council for consideration. “The Lions Club was wanting to buy a Christmas banner for the city,” Brincks reported. She gave council members several banner options to choose from, and said that the Lions Club would furnish the banners, but the city would be responsible for whatever type of brackets are needed to hang the banners from the city’s light poles. A written report from the Fillmore County Sheriff’s office summarized the service and patrol activity for the month of September. There were a total of 13 calls/services listed, including four Ambulance, two warrant, two suspicious activity, one MAARC (Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center), one theft, one 911 hang up, one assist, and one animal complaint. Brincks also said she hasn’t yet heard back from Sheriff DeGeorge to schedule a time to visit with the council, but said she believes he still intends to do that. Since the upcoming election is a special election, Brincks explained, the council could vote to shorten the polling hours, as a cost-savings measure. The council voted to have the polls open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 5. Brincks also pointed out that absentee balloting is now open. The council approved a quote from Kruegels for up to 4,500 gallons of propane, for the city’s 20192020 heating season, at a cost of $.979 per gallon. Due to the special election, the next regular meeting of the city council will be November 12 at 6:30 p.m., in the community center. The public is welcome.
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Fillmore County Sports Morken Gets 700th, Cougars Win Decorah Invite
The Decorah Tournament champion Mabel-Canton Cougar volleyball team and their 700-win head coach Lonnie Morken (back row, far right). M-C is 26-2 and ranked #5 in Class A. Photo by Paul Trende ber 700. The Cougars also beat Jesup (21-7, 21-12) in Pool B play. In Blue Pool play, M-C beat Central Elkader (21-15, 21-9) and MFL-Mar Mac (21-3, 21-7). In the Championship Pool, M-C beat Decorah (21-13, 21-17) and toughest competitor #7 in Class 1A (Iowa) Wapsie Valley (2118, 21-23, 15-8) to claim first place. The Cougars had 92 digs versus Wapsie. Danielson (12 kills) and McCabe (31 assists, 24 digs) came up big. Tourney leaders: McCabe (22 kills, 58 digs, 115 assists, 16 aces), Newgard
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By Paul Trende Mabel-Canton volleyball coach Lonnie Morken entered the year with 679 career wins. Given the Cougars almost never stray THE TRENDE REPORT below 25 wins in a season, 700 was just a matter of time. He entered the week of Monday SepPaul Trende tember 23 just three short. M-C (18-2) won two SEC matches. Kingsland fell 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-15). Kenidi McCabe authored a triple-double (10 kills, 12-12 serving, 4 aces, 23 assists, 11 digs). Payton Danielson (8 kills, 11 digs, 13-13 serving, 4 aces), Sarina Stortz (7 kills), Jordyn Newgard (5 kills, 6 digs), and Emily Carolan (5 kills) helped. M-C was perfect at the service stripe (77-77, 18 aces), paced by Lauren Wyffels (23-23 serving, 7 aces, 12 assists, 9 digs). Kingsland got closer than an earlier meeting (25-6, 25-10, 25-9), led by Ellie Buchholtz (9 kills), Alyssa Link (12 assists), Audrey Webster (16 digs), and Caitlin Miner (6 kills). The Cougars then downed G-E 3-0 (25-15, 25-3, 25-9). Stortz (12 kills), Carolan (6 kills), McCabe (4 kills, 25 assists, 8 digs), and Danielson (4 kills, 29-30 serving, 7 aces, 6 digs) did work. M-C then took on the Decorah Tourney. A win over South Winn (21-5, 21-8) gave Morken victory num-
(18 kills, 66-67 serving, 10 aces, 45 digs), Danielson (42 kills, 39 digs), Stortz (36 kills), Molly Lee (40 digs), and Wyffels (29 digs). Morken is just the fifth coach in Minnesota history to eclipse 700 wins in volleyball, joining AdaBorup’s Ruth Hayden, LakevilleNorth’s Milan Mader, Hibbing’s Gail Nucech, and Stewartville’s John Dzubay. M-C (ranked #5 in Class A) is 10-0, 26-2. The next two teams in the SEC-East, SG (8-2, 16-6) and Lanesboro (7-3, 13-12), have 29 combined wins.
Behind O’Hare/ Rislov, LARP Boys Win Again
It always helps the team cross country score when your top two runners combine for a three. For a second time this year, LARP boys top two went 1-2, egging the Tro-Cards to victory. At the St. Charles Invite (at SC’s Golf Course), LARP (46) beat nearest foe, section competitor La Crescent (56), to claim the top spot. Junior Luke O’Hare (17:23.9) won his fourth race of
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the year while sophomore Tyler Rislov (17:24.4) pushed him to the finish, taking runner-up a second time. Andrew Hoiness (10th place, 18:29.9), Ricky Buchanon (14th place, 18:38.3), and Grady Hengel (20th place, 19.05.3) rounded out Matt Kingsbury’s scoring runners. Hengel’s finish was key. La Crescent had four of its runners in the top eight, but their fifth runner took 32nd. Chatfield’s boys took 4th, LFC 7th, and Kingsland 11th (of 12). Gophers Treyton Lanning (12th, 18:36.8), Brady Woltz (17th, 18:55.5), and Alex Wright (21st, 19:09.2) finished top 25, as did Burros Carson Ruen (15th, 18:38.8) and Riley Serfling (22nd, 19:13.5) On the girls’ side, Stewartville (39), PEM (55) and Chatfield (79) went 1-2-3. LFC was 6th, Kingsland and LARP incomplete. Tiger Kailee Malone (20:44) was girls’ champ. Gophers Aletta Strande (7th, 21:47.2) and Tessa McMahon (8th, 21:47.7) as well as Burro Brielle Ruen (9th, 21:59.9) finished top 10. Knight Susan Mettler (19th, 22:59.4) and Gophers Abbi Gillespie (20th, 23:08.1) and Bea Martin (25th, 23:25.9) finished top 25. Each race is 5000 meters.
Gophers Bounce Back, Backer a Big Effort
Chatfield football started the year with two wins, freshman tailback Sam Backer making a big early splash. The Gophers then dropped back-to-back contests to Triton (16-14) and Caledonia (41-8). In week five, Jeff Johnson’s group got back on track behind their big o-line and young running back. The frosh did nonfrosh things, rushing 24 times for 273 yards and 4 TDs (including an asterisked, go-left, get bottledup, reverse ground, re-treat, recovSee SPORTS Page 11 ➤
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LARP cross country runners, junior Luke O’Hare (left) and sophomore Tyler Rislov (right), finished 1-2 at the St. Charles Invite, helping their team to a first place finish. It’s LARP’s second team first place finish. At each, O’Hare and Rislov had gone 1-2. Photos by Paul Trende, Fillmore County Journal
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er, head way around to the right, 66-yard TD run). The Gopher rolled up 309 yards on the ground and pitched a shut-out in beating Zumbrota-Mazeppa 34-0. Ben Roline added Chatfield’s other TD, a 2-yard run. Z-M was held to under 100 yards total offense (20 passing, 64 rushing). The Gophers improved to 2-2, 3-2.
It was a week of long volleyball matches. Journal covered teams played three five-set affairs and four four-set affairs. Monday saw Kingsland and Houston resume their match from a week earlier. Houston led 1-0 before postponement per floor condensation. The Hurricanes led the match 2-1 before the Knights took the final two sets for the comeback 3-2 win (21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 17-15). Set five was tied a 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Houston was at match point (15-14). Kingsland scored the last three (two Ellie Buchholtz kills). Hitter Buchholtz (15 kills, 9 assists, 18 digs) and setter Alyssa Link (23 assists, 8 digs) led the way. Shelby Beck (8 kills, 19-20 serving, 3 aces), Audrey Webster (14 digs), and Hannah Peshel (8 digs, 20-22 serving) helped. Zoe Scrabeck had five aces all in game two. Tessa Peterson hit it where Kingsland wasn’t (team-high 16 kills). Emma Geiwitz (6 kills, 4 aces), Casey Porter (24 assists, 14 digs), Jenny Albrecht (13 digs), and Becca Rostad (11 digs, 3 aces) helped team ‘Cane. A night later, FC (3-1, 8-7) and L-A (4-0, 12-4) went five sets in an upper-echelon TRC match. For the second straight year, the Falcons fell behind 2-1 only to rally for the 3-2 win (1625, 25-17, 10-25, 25-21, 15-11). Kandace Sikkink (10 kills, 25 assists, 18 digs, 19-20 serving) and Lauren Mensink (14 kills, 12 assists, 16 digs) posted doubledoubles. Maddie Krage added 14 kills. K.J. Corson had 25 digs. Ciarra McNally (20 kills, 22 digs) and Kylie Kreidermacher (29
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It’s a small step. For a program that won 11 total matches the past two seasons combined, staying on the plus side of .500 is a sign things are going in the right direction. Lanesboro volleyball heads to October with more “W’s” than the last two seasons combined. The rising young squad posted two wins on the week. One was a big one. By taking down Spring Grove 3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-17), the Burros ended a 10 match losing streak to the Lions. SG (166) had won 26 consecutive sets in the series. The tri-pronged attack of lefty junior right-hitter Sydney Taylor (16 kills, 14 digs, 21-22 serving), frosh 6’0” middles Kaci Ruen (11 kills, 18 digs) and Jessie Schreiber (9 kills), led the attack. Sophomore Ella Cambern racked up 35 assists. Payton Benson (21 digs) and Malia Tessum (20 digs) did back-line work. Two nights later, Julie Schreiber’s girls dispatched with Leroy-Ostrander 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-13). Taylor (14 kills, 3 aces), Ruen (10 kills), Schreiber (8 kills, 15-16 serving, 5 aces), and Cambern (33 assists) led the way. The Burros (7-3, 13-12) have teetered around .500 all year. They’ve won three straight.
assists, 17 digs) led the Cardinals. L-A started the year 12-0. Their four other losses came at the Class AA Showcase. Meanwhile in Rushford, R-P downed the Houston 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-16, 25-12). Kaleah Davis (13 kills, 9 digs) and Kaylee Ruberg (9 kills, 9 digs) led the offense, set by Isabelle Kahoun (27 assists, 11 digs). Lakyn Rasmussen (5 kills, 20 digs, 19-19 serving) and Alyvia Eide (20 digs, 19-20 serving) did defensive work. Elly Malone (4 kills, 13 digs) and Alora Wilkemeyer (5 kills) helped out. Albrecht (10 kills, 17 digs, 6 blks), Geiwitz (7 kills), Rostad (11 digs), Peterson (5 kills), and Lilly Carr (15 assists) led Houston. On Thursday, Chatfield led W-K 2-1, but fell in five sets (25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 12-25, 10-15). Zayda Priebe (13 kills, 4 blks), Mollie Henry (12 kills), Paige Erickson (9 kills), and Kielan LaPlante (9 kills) led the “O”. Devann Clemens (21 assists, 10 digs) and Teagan Allen (21 assists, 17-17 serving) set. Peyton Berg (23 digs) and Abby Nosbisch (19 digs) played defense. Competitive without many “Ws”, Chatfield is 1-2 in five sets, 1-4 in four sets. The sophomore libero Berg has 106 digs in six TRC matches (17.7 per). Elsewhere, FC and Cotter played a hard fought four-set affair. The Falcons fell 3-1 (27-29, 25-27, 25-16, 22-25). FC had 127 digs. K.J. Corson had 48 including getting her 1,000th. Mensink (15 kills, 18 assists, 24 digs) and Sikkink (14 kills, 21 assists, 11 digs, 27-29 serving, 6 aces) again had double doubles, Krage again 14 kills. Ashlyn Simon added
Fillmore Central’s K.J. Corson, seen here in a match versus La Crescent, recently had a 48 dig game versus Cotter, putting the junior over 1,000 digs for her career. Photo by Paul Trende
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20 digs, Hope Sexton 18. Corson has 161 digs across six TRC matches (26.8 per). Elsewhere, Houston fell to Schaeffer Academy in four, 3-1 (25-16, 17-25, 27-29, 19-25). Albrecht (8 kills, 4 blks), Peterson (6 kills, 17 digs), and Carr (15 assists) did work. Finally, R-P won its second fourset affair of the week, downing D-E 3-1 (25-10, 25-23, 20-25, 26-24). Davis (12 kills, 4 aces, 4 blks), Ruberg (12 kills), and Wilkemeyer (7 kills) did the hitting. Kahoun (22 assists, 14 digs), Eide (31 digs, 18-18 serving), Malone (18 digs), and Rasmussen (20 digs) combined for 83 digs. Eide, a junior libero, has 151 digs across six TRC matches (25.3 per). Records: FC (4-2, 9-8), R-P (2-5, 8-12), Chatfield (2-4, 7-10), Houston (3-6, 5-16).
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Fillmore Central football got its first win, beating W-K 28-12. R-P (3-1) and #8 in AA L-A (4-0) battled to a one-point Cardinal win (28-27). The Trojans led 21-14 and were in the red zone late in the fourth, but fumbled. L-A scored (21-21), R-P scored (27-21) and L-A scored again (28-27) all in the final 3:00. Houston (3-1) also played a big game versus Spring Grove (3-1). The Lions (3-1) scored with 0:17 left for a 29-22 win. The fourth quarter featured each team notching two TDs (29 points). Ellie Buchholtz had 21 kills to lead Kingsland past Randolph 3-0.
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FC 28, W-K 12 (FC: Zach Haugerud 6-15, 169 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing, 11-52 rushing; Hadrian Williams 10-93, 2 TDs rushing, 17-yard reception; Carson Kiehne 3-103, TD receiving (69-yard TD catch) - averaging 26.3 yards per reception; Grant Kennedy 2-49 receiving, two INTs defensively. W-K scored first followed by 28 unanswered FC points. Falcons: 1-1, 1-4) Kingsland 15, Lanesboro 34 (L: Seth Semmen 10-18, 166 yards, 2 TDs passing; J.T. Rein 10-48, 2 TDs rushing; Ben Snyder 2-77, TD receiving; Caden Anderson 4-53, TD receiving; Jake Gathje 3-yard TD run. K: James Howard 10-40, TD rushing; Lucas Howard 2-23, TD receiving, 2-29 rushing; William Jahn 5-16, 61 yards, TD, INT passing. Burros: 2-2, 2-3. Knights: 0-4, 0-5) R-P 27, #8 in AA L-A 28 (RP: Triton Meldahl 30-177 rushing, 1-yard TD recep-
tion, 96-yard KOR TD; Malachi Bunke 18-25, 203 yards, 3 TDs, INT passing; Kobe Lind 7-82, TD receiving; Justin Ruberg 2-26, TD receiving; Vinnie Mason 3-50 receiving. LA: Cole Mundt 17-66 rushing, 2-51, TD receiving; Blake Schilling 7-17, 227 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing; Sam Bronk 2-76, TD receiving; Kolten Riser 2-97 receiving; Collin Bonow 8-66, TD rushing. Trojans scored in third to take a 21-14 lead. With under 5:00 left, R-P fumbled at L-A 9-yardline. Cardinals then went 80 yards in six plays (70-yard pass on 4th and 7). A Schilling to Bronk 6-yard TD (plus PAT) made it 21-21 (2:40). Meldahl returned the ensuing kickoff 96-yards, making it 27-21 (2:24). L-A then went 70 yards in two plays, Schilling hitting Mundt on a 45-yard TD pass. Trojans got to L-A 40, but threw interception (1:03). Schilling was 4 of 5, 146 yards, 2 TDs over the final 4:00 (3 of 12, 79 yards, INT over first 3-plus quarters). L-A is 5-0. Trojans: 1-1, 3-2) SG 29, Houston 22 (H: Wyatt Walters 24-137, 2 TDs rushing; Mikkel Schutte 6-9, 112 yards, INT passing; rushing TD. SG: Chandler Bergrud 19-29, 215 yards, TD, INT passing, 15-101, 3 TDs rushing; Caden Grinde 13-192 receiving. Hurricanes scored first. Lions then posted 22-unanswered points (led 22-8, 8:23 in 4th). Houston then scored back-toback to tie game at 22 (2:33 in 4th). SG went 64 yards in eight plays, a Bergrud 2-yard TD on 3rd and goal the game-winner (0:17). ‘Canes: 3-2, 3-2) L/P 30, M-C 18 (M-C: Gavin Johnson 26-175, 2 TDs rushing; Jack Arneson 14-yard TD pass to Ethan Underbakke. L/P: Jed Nelson 14-26, 257 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs passing, 24-105 rushing; Zach Bollingberg 5-119, 2 TDs receiving. M-C scored late in third (:52) to pull to down 22-18. L/P replied early in fourth (10:19) to lead 30-18. Cougars never threatened thereafter. Game had 160 yards worth of penalties. Athletics ended a 32-game losing streak. MC: 0-5, 0-5)
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Randolph 0, Kingsland 3 > 25-16, 25-17, 25-19 (K: E. Buchholtz 21 kills, 3 blks; A. Link 27 assists; S. Beck 6 kills; A. Webster 14 digs; Anika Reiland 10 kills. Knights are 5-5, 5-11)
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gram. Two ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) classes are being offered this year on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Enrichment classes have started and the play that is usually presented in the summer will be given this fall on November 19. The play this year is Pinocchio. Some of the adult classes that will be offered this year are Defensive Driving, Protecting Your Assets and Zumba classes. Student Senate member Isaac Rain reported to the board that homecoming activities are in full swing and that some adjustments had to be made for the weather. Instead of powder puff football the students will have a dodgeball competition. Elementary Principal Shane McBroom briefed the board on the progress of individualized learning and how the teachers have been working with coaches from EdVision to facilitate this. The elementary students are having fun with homecoming week with dress up days and a pep fest on Thursday. Randy Paulson, high school principal, introduced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) instructor, Tim Willette to the board. Mr. Willette took the board and visitors on a tour of the STEM workshop. He demonstrated the new laser engraver that uses Corel Draw to produce engraving on most any surface. During FLEX time he offers mini-classes where students can engrave their name on their laptops or other belongings. A CNC metal lathe that was given to the program by South East Technical School when they replaced theirs and a metal band-
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saw from McNeilus Company was also donated to the school. Other equipment available to students are a CNC plasma cutter, and eight welding stations, along with many woodworking tools. Many other area business have also supported the program either with equipment, material, field trips or by providing community experts to demonstrate. Those other businesses are Manahan Machine Shop, Tuohy Furniture, Chatfield NAPA, EZ Fabrication, and Fastenal. There are two classes offered where students may receive credits that will transfer to post-secondary programs. The main thrust for the STEM classes is to give students real life skills that will help them in their career path after they leave high school. Under the consent agenda the board approved the meeting minutes of September 9 and the special meeting minutes of September 18. Fundraisers for 2019-2020 were approved, along with the seniority list for 20192020. New hires approved were Michele Thompson and Marcia Schindler for co-student senate advisors and Zach Slowiak as service club advisor. Resignations were accepted from Jay Harstad as Math Wizards advisor and Colleen Bradt as a preschool aide. The job posting for Math Wizard advisor was also approved. Board member Amy Jeffers read the Resolution of School Board Supporting Form A: Application to MSHSL Foundation. The school district can use this funding to assist students who financially could not afford activity fees. The meeting was adjourned and the next meeting will be held on November 6 at 7 p.m. in the forum room at the high school.
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Community members invited to participate in collaborative Theatre District Mural in downtown Lanesboro Lanesboro Arts and Commonweal Theatre Company invite community members of all ages to participate in the creation process of a large-scale Theatre District Mural to be installed on the south wall of the building at 204 Parkway Ave. N. in downtown Lanesboro. Community paint sessions are taking place on Wednesday, October 16 and Friday, October 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as on Thursday, October 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Individuals or groups interested in participating are welcome to drop in during those times or contact Kara Maloney of Lanesboro Arts or Stela Burdt of Commonweal Theatre to schedule a shift to help paint the mural. The mural’s design will be painted onto parachute cloth, a canvas-like material, inside the building at 115 Parkway Ave. N. in Lanesboro October 16-18. Then, from October 19-23, the painted cloth will be installed at its final location adjacent to the St. Mane Theatre and Commonweal Theatre in a manner similar to applying wallpaper. Lanesboro is a unique rural community, in that it is home to two active theatres on its main street. Designed by artist Erik Pearson, with community input and ideas from a May 2019 brainstorming meeting, the Theatre District Mural celebrates the performing arts and highlights both theatres, but also honors and reflects the Lanesboro community’s rich heritage and traditions. “Community is public art’s raw material,” shares Lanesboro Arts Co-Director Adam Wiltgen. “We
are thrilled to be partnering with an artist like Erik Pearson who has experience bringing a community’s vision and ideas to life through an engaging design and painting process.” During the brainstorming meeting, community stakeholders drew pictures of ideas for the mural, as well as wrote key aspects that they wanted represented in the design. Common themes were that people wanted the history of Lanesboro represented honoring nature, agriculture, townspeople, cultural and generational diversity, and more. Participants voiced opinions for the design to be bright, welcoming, inspiring, and colorful. The design Pearson created includes both fictional and real people from Lanesboro based off research and historical photos. “A supportive community is what makes theatre and the arts possible. It is very fitting that Pearson’s design focuses on the audience and that the creation process is open and accessible to all,” says Hal Cropp, Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre. Lanesboro Arts and Commonweal Theatre’s goals for the mural are to encourage walkability to the north side of Parkway Avenue, create a sense of community pride and strengthen collaborative efforts to beautify the community. The Theatre District Mural will be the seventh community-engaged, public art project in Lanesboro, following the 2001/2011 Bronze Medallion Tour, 2005 Commonweal Construction Wall Mural, 2014 Lanesboro Library Mural,
2014 Haiku Poetry Parking Lot, 2017 “Colors of Bluff Country” Mural on the back of the St. Mane Theatre, and the 2017 mosaic mural on the side of Pedal Pushers Cafe. Pearson believes public art is more accessible to all – including those who perhaps wouldn’t go to a gallery or theater. Pearson shares his excitement, “When art is everywhere, it changes the meaning and feeling of the downtown area and makes people explore more.” In 2001, as the first Artist in Residence at Lanesboro Arts, Erik Pearson taught a community drawing class, gave art presentations in the Lanesboro Schools and worked on a series of paintings. Pearson was invited back to Lanesboro in 2005 to create a 56’ long, 12’ high mural — his first — on a safety wall surrounding the construction area of the Commonweal Theatre. Currently, Pearson works full-time as an established artist in Saint Paul, Minn. Lanesboro Arts and Commonweal Theatre are supported in this project through a “Paint the Town” grant from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation in partnership with Ace Hardware, who will supply 29 gallons of paint for the mural. For more information visit www.lanesboroarts.org, call (507) 467-2446 or email kara@lanesboroarts.org. The community painting sessions are handicapped accessible and are located at 115 Parkway Avenue North, formerly Lulu’s Funhouse, in downtown Lanesboro.
Fillmore Central Schools – mini grant program A mini grant program has been continued for the 22nd straight year by F & M Community Bank in Preston, First State Bank of Fountain and First Southeast Bank in Harmony for the Fillmore Central School District. Grants of up to $500 each have been made available to classroom teachers for the 2019/2020 school year so they can implement a variety of innovative ideas and projects where funding is not always readily available. The goals of this program include funding projects where other means are not available and making it as easy and simple as possible. Since it began for the 1996/1997 school year, the banks have pledged over $214,900 in the form of mini grants. When the program began, the banks pledged $7,650 toward the program. As interest increased in obtaining funds, the banks made additional monies available so that $10,500 is now available through the mini grant program. This year the faculty submitted 27 grant requests. Some examples of the requests approved by the committee are:
science, social studies and spanish books. ence, social studies, welding, art, reading and spanish materials. web based math program and “Future City Competition” registration and supplies. for creative mathematical thinking to be included in the take home science experiment backpacks for
hands-on learning approach to science. related materials. and “I Love to Read” program There have been many other classes, equipment, travel expenses, etc. funded by the mini grant program over the past 20 plus years. Hopefully it has helped the Fillmore Central School faculty as they provide the very best learning opportunities and experiences for our children!
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Fraud investigator annual report By Karen Reisner Nathan Barker, Fraud Prevention Investigator for a five county region, updated the Fillmore County Board on dollars saved due to fraud prevention efforts, regarding public assistance programs. Commissioner Randy Dahl was absent. Barker is the fraud investigator for Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Wabasha, and Winona Counties. He noted 10 cases were referred to him from Fillmore County (two more cases than in 2018). The annual savings/overpayments for Fillmore County were in the amount of $37,049. In the five county region there were 182 referred cases
in 2019, with savings/overpayments in the amount of $461,641. Fifty-five of the 182 cases were disqualified. Barker said there is fraud in assistance programs throughout the state; 585 cases were disqualified statewide. Investigators find fraud and, in doing so, free up money for people that need that assistance. The ultimate goal is to stop fraud, through both education and fraud investigations to deter abuse of assistance programs. Chairman Duane Bakke suggested every application should note on the application that there is a fraud investigator. Social Services Manager Kevin Olson explained there
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Monday, October 7, 2019 is this kind of information on every application an applicant signs. However, there still will always be people who try to cheat the system. County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman said the knowledge that there is a fraud investigator can act as a deterrent for most people. Barker noted there is a perjury statement in bold print on an application for assistance. CSAH 5 road repair County Engineer Ron Gregg and Alan Thorson, former owner of Minnowa Construction, Inc., described the long term problems with an approximately 500-foot stretch on CSAH 5, southwest of Chatfield. This section of road was reconstructed and surfaced in the early 1970s, after which the first slide occurred in the mid-1970s. During construction the area was filled with 15 feet of fill over unstable soil. The area settles/slides due to an underground formation. Several engineers and soil testing consultants have looked at the problem. There is a layer of silty clay above Sandstone bedrock. When it becomes moist, it liquefies and turns into a slide area. The bedrock is about 45 feet down from the surface. The greatest drop occurred this last spring after a record amount of snowmelt. The ability for this section to drop is a
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safety issue. It is also a maintenance issue, requiring gravel to be added to keep the surface up to the hard surface road on either side of it. Thorson has put together several possible scenarios/ fixes. He said some are not economical enough to be considered. In 2003 a repair was attempted using a trench and a French drain, but the removal of soil didn’t go deep enough to address the problem. Thorson said you have to get down to the Sandstone bedrock, as the moisture does not penetrate the Sandstone. Gravel can always continue to be added but it doesn’t solve the problem. There are a couple of “land bridges” in Minnesota. Gregg and Thorson recommended constructing a land bridge to take care of lateral movement. It is the most economical and best solution. With a land bridge, piles would be placed into the Sandstone. It would be the same construction as a bridge without railings. The estimated nearly $1 million project is not in the fiveyear plan. Gregg said funds can come out of the regular state aid construction account, so it will not affect anything in the current five-year plan. Bakke said we don’t have a choice. Commissioner Marc Prestby agreed, saying it needs to be done. Gregg added that traffic is increasing on that segment. A motion to move
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ahead with developing plans was approved. Gregg will be back at a later date with the plans to request board approval to advertise for bids. Other business in brief ment to the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance, Section 604.05(9), Performance Standards in the Ag District was approved as recommended by the Planning Commission. The amendment will remove the restriction that did not allow construction of a dwelling on land with a crop equivalency rating greater than 65. Zoning Administrator Cristal Adkins said there has been no more feedback or comments from the public. All other restrictions in this section will remain in place. Commissioner Mitch Lentz added he has heard no controversy concerning the amendment. 2020/2021 Natural Resources Block Grant Agreement. This includes funding for shoreland, septic treatment systems, local water management, and Wetland Conservation Act. The septic treatment systems portion is for 2020 only. replacement social worker in Public Health effective October 17. as a replacement case aide in Social Services effective October 16.
Minnesota Property owners Second Half Real Estate Taxes Due October 15th Heidi Jones, Fillmore County Auditor/Treasurer reminds all property owners of the October 15th deadline for payment of second half real estate taxes. A 2% penalty on homestead property and a 4% penalty on non-homestead property will be assessed on second half payments received or postmarked after October 15, 2019. The penalty will increase on November 1st, as indicated on the penalty schedule printed on the back of your property tax statement. IF YOU OWN A FARM: You will have until November 15th to pay the second half property taxes on property classified by the County Assessor as agricultural property. A 2% penalty on homestead property and a 4% penalty on non-homestead property will be assessed on second half payments received or postmarked after November 15, 2019. The payment due date is shown on your 2nd half tax stub and tax statement. Please look over the due dates on your property tax stubs, in case you have one or more parcels with different due dates. THE PAYMENT DROP BOX IS LOCATED UNDER THE AWNING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO THE LEFT OF THE ENTRANCE DOORS. Property tax information and property tax statements: are available by parcel number or address on the Fillmore County web page. Go to www.co.fillmore.mn.us/ auditor-treasurer then select Property Tax Search and Information. You can then select the Tax Search and Statement link. Searching can be done by parcel number or by the address of the parcel. The year defaults to 2019 however, you may select prior years back to 2011. To view the tax statement, simply click print bill. Please contact the Auditor/ Treasurer’s office if you have any questions about the web offering. CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS: We now accept credit card payments by calling 507-765-3811 or you may access it through our webpage at www.co.fillmore. mn.us/auditor-treasurer and follow the appropriate links. *Please note there is a 3% finance charge by the credit card entity to process these transactions and is collected with your payment. (For charges $33.00 or less there is a $1.00 fee $34.00 and above, 3% is applied) ACH Payments (AUTOMATIC CLEARING HOUSE). For more information please call the Auditor/Treasurer’s office at 507-765-3811. This form can also be accessed via our webpage www.co.fillmore.mn.us/auditor-treasurer Heidi Jones Fillmore County Auditor/Treasurer
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Social It’s finally time to admit that our short summer has come to an end. As record-breaking precipitation is being recorded, try to find some time between the raindrops to clean up your summer veggie garden. Several of my clients have reached out and asked about underperforming vegetables.
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Unfortunately, much of this is due to the moisture. Tomato blight has been running rampant in the last few years; specifically tomato blight. Blight refers to a family of fungi that can spreads during wet weather. Symptoms of blight can manifest as brown spots on
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4 cups finely chopped green tomatoes 1 tablespoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon apple or pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) Place chopped tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy. Sift together flour, spices, baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add raisins and nuts to dry mixture; add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Dough will be very stiff. Mix well. Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Top with caramel, ice cream, or your favorite cream cheese frosting.
that collects on the foliage can promote the growth of the fungus. 5. Plastic mulch. You can use contractor bags, tarp, or professional-grade plastic mulch made for this purpose. I like to use pond liner that is left over from landscape jobs. Because the fungus can live in the soil, it is able to spread from rain droplets hitting the ground and splashing soil particles on to the bottom leaves. Using a barrier of plastic will prevent this. Lay a soaker hose down, then put the plastic mulch over the hose. Stake everything in place and make an “x” in the plastic to plant your tomato seedlings. Be sure to leave the end of the soaker hose exposed so you can easily hook up the garden hose to it. See FOOD Page 15 ➤
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toes or potatoes had been. Green beans, corn, leafy greens, herbs, beets, turnips and radishes are a few examples of plants to rotate in. 3. Try container planting. Tomatoes and potatoes grow quite nicely in big containers. They will thrive in something as simple as a 5-gallon bucket. Don’t forget to make several holes in the bottom of your container for drainage, and don’t crowd the plants. Two tomato plants in a 5-gallon bucket will be plenty. If using a planter from the previous year, be sure to scrub it clean with a bit of bleach. 4. Keep the leaves dry. Investing in a soaker hose or small section of drip irrigation will help keep the leaves dry, and prevent the fungus from spreading. Avoid watering with a sprinkler and also avoid watering at night. The moisture
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leaves, stem rot, underdeveloped and rotten tomatoes, or death of the plant. While blight will not live through the winter on tomato cages or trellises, it can overwinter in your soil. There are a few steps that you can take to prevent this fungus from ruining next year’s crop. 1. Remove all tomato and potato plants in the fall, including roots, leaves and and any unripened fruit. The spores from this fungus can overwinter in the soil if there is plant tissue left in the garden. Potatoes are in the same family as tomatoes, so be sure to find all of those potatoes that grew underground. 2. Rotate your plants. Next spring, try growing a different plant in the space where the toma-
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6. Don’t crowd the plants. Tomato seedlings are tiny, but grow quickly! Be sure to give them ample space in the garden. If in doubt, space three feet apart. Try to trellis the plants to keep good air flow between the foliage. Hopefully you had some toma-
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“It’s a question to whether or not we have a duty to them in the first place.” “They knew it. This didn’t come upon anyone and it was very clear with this subdivision to begin with,” added Pettit. As the matter is in the hands of the property owner, the council took no action. In other Planning and Zoning
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items, another communication from a solar contractor has been received in representation for a Village property. This time, the request is for a 13.6 kW project, larger than has previously been approved by the council, but still within allowed size guidelines. The location is the Emmerson farm north of the Grinde Bridge off Highway 16 west. The Planning and Zoning Board has requested a permit application be received by the October 15
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meeting. The board will review the application before making a recommendation to the council and setting a public hearing. The public hearing for the David and Leanne Kasper solar project has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. The MiEnergy solar array project is still awaiting a meeting between the array contractor and the Planning and Zoning Board. The permit application for the project was discussed and it was determined
that the property owner should file the application, not the contractor, as was done in this case. The 2020 budget is still under consideration. The 2018 budget amount was $435,000. There are a number of special considerations for next year that may see the amount raised. These include loss of $10,000-16,000 annually from the county, possibility of excavation and grading work in south Rushford, and the upcoming need for a public works truck,
originally planned for 2021. It’s expected that the budget will be discussed further at the next council meeting. The Truth in Taxation meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 17. Property owners within the Village with questions should consider attending. The meeting is open to the public. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Tuesday, October 15, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall. The public is encouraged to attend.
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Beef 4th Senior Cow Calf & Prospect Calf Showmanship Jens Lind Independent
Beef Champion Hereford Cow Calf Pair Jens Lind Independent
Beef Champion Intermediate Market Beef Showmanship Audrey Redalen Arendahl Hi-Flyers
Beef Champion Red Angus Heifer Hans Lind Independent
Beef Division 2 Crossbred Steer Audrey Redalen Arendahl Hi-Flyers
Beef Reserve Hereford Heifer Tar Tut Independent
Dairy Aryshire Summer Yearling Heifer Morgan Wingert Harmony Helping Hands
Dairy Ayrshire 3-4-year-old Cow Coltin Wingert Harmony Helping Hands
Dairy Champion Ayrshire Heifer Morgan Wingert Harmony Helping Hands
Dairy Jersey 4-year-old Cow Riley Mulhern Root River Rabbits
Dairy Reserve Crossbred Total Merit Heifer Claytin Wingert Harmony Helping Hands
Dairy Senior Interview Winners Rice, Fillmore Morgan Wingert
Dairy Judging Intermediate Klaudia Biel, Kenny Biel, Claytin Wingert, Eli Hopp
Dairy Judging Intermediate Individual Adhyn Schell,Winona; Calvin Benrud, Goodhue, Rice; Klaudia Biel, Fillmore; Evelyn Scheffler, Lauren Rott, Olmsted, Dodge, Wabasha
Dairy Judging Senior Kelsey Biel, Morgan Wingert, Krissie Biel, Devin Troendle, Coltin Wingert
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Dairy Showcase 8 Morgan Wingert Harmony Helping Hands
Dairy Showcase 13 Kelsey Biel Independent
Dairy Showcase 22 Coltin Wingert Harmony Helping Hands
Dairy Showcase 25 Devin Troendle Lanesboro Livewires
Poultry Awards Senior Judging
Meat Goat Market Wether Kaci Goldsmith Root River Rabbits
Meat Goat Market Wether Kaci Goldsmith Root River Rabbits
Sheep Black Face Commercial Ewe Lamb Holdyn Willford Lanesboro Livewires
Sheep Dorset Ewe Lamb Tanner Marquardt Mabel Busy Bees
Sheep Heavyweight Market Lamb Bailey Ruen Lanesboro Livewires
Sheep Lightweight Market Lamb Randy Gerard Mabel Busy Bees
Sheep Other Breeds Yearling Ewe Jackson Musselman Lanesboro Livewires
Sheep Wether Dam Carson Ruen Lanesboro Livewires
Sheep White Face Market Lamb Taiden Olson Mabel Busy Bees
Rabbit 6th Advanced Showmanship Hailey Lange Harmony Helping Hands
Swine Champion Duroc Market Barrow Garrett Aggen Harmony Helping Hands
Swine Champion Spot Barrow Brooklyn Simon Harmony Helping Hands
Swine Reserve Crossbred Breeding Gilt Carter Holmen Arendahl Hi-Flyers
Swine Reserve Senior Showmanship Ryan Holmen Arendahl Hi-Flyers
Rabbit Other Small Breeds Senior Buck Alex Rowland Root River Rabbits
Drill Team, front row: Kelcy Nagel, Coach Melissa Ketterhagen, Lexie Hamersma. Back row: Coach Tom Haugstad, Alyssa Gehrke, Nati Vande Zande, Wyatt Jensen, Emily Miner, Coach Maggie Haugstad.
Hippology/Judging Teams, front row: Individual Horse Trip participants: Sonora Olivier, Grace Boelter, Lexie Sydney Bronner, Dana DeGeorge, Kelcy Hamersma, Cora Schnebly, Lauren Nagel, Isabelle Olson, Sonora Olivier, Olson. Back row: Bailey Erwin, Samantha Grace Goddard, Kjersta Hinz, Walter Baker, Emily Miner, Walter Olivier, Olivier. Not pictured: Hannah Luck. Wyatt Jensen, Nati Vande Zande, Grace Goddard and Coach Maggie Haugstad.
Rabbit Interview Winners
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Samantha Payne looks to grow 4-H in county
Samantha Payne welcomes everyone to experience the power of 4H. Photo by Rich Wicks By Rich Wicks Since May 30, Samantha Payne has served as the interim 4-H Extension Educator for Fillmore County, working at her office in the Fillmore County office building on Houston Street. As of September 26, the word “interim” has been removed from her title, and she says she’s eager to work in this role for a good, long time. In describing her background, Samantha stated, “I grew up on a corn and soybean farm in western Minnesota. I was active in helping my dad and uncle in the operation of the farm.” Later, she attended college at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, graduating
with a double major of Ag Business and Ag Engineering Technology, and a minor in Crop Science. As if that weren’t enough to keep her busy during college, she also was active in a number of service organizations, as well as tutoring and working as a teacher’s aide. During her final semester, she worked as a substitute paraprofessional for a school district. Now, she brings that high-energy approach to Fillmore County 4-H. In describing the transition from an “interim” position to her permanent role, Samantha said, “As the interim educator, I was basically just keeping the ship afloat.” She said that she
doesn’t have any plans for drastic changes now that she’s in her permanent role, but she hopes to help grow Fillmore County’s 4-H program, and help the county’s citizens understand what 4-H does. According to Samantha, Fillmore County 4-H currently has about 350 kids participating, and roughly 160 adults, so just over 500 in total participation. Youth in kindergarten through one year past high school are eligible to participate in 4-H, either for short-term programs, or ongoing involvement. She added, “4-H isn’t meant just for kids who live on farms. We have plenty of opportunities for those
2019 State Fair non-livestock results Static results Caleb Barth (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Quilting Krissie Biel (Independent) - Blue, Exploring the Enviroment Grace Boelter (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, Child & Family Development Emma Broadwater (Bloomfield Cloverleaves) Purple, Clothes You Make; Blue, Club Community Pride Noah Broadwater (Bloomfield Cloverleaves) - Blue, Wildlife/Biology
Clothes You Make, Purple Emma Broadwater Bloomfield Cloverleaves
Nick Fetterly (Challenging Workers) - Purple, Shop Nolan Fetterly (Challenging Workers) - Purple, Shop Hannah Grabau (Independent) - Red, Food Preservation Jeremiah Grabau (Independent) - Blue, SelfDetermined Oliver Hoeltzle (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Lawn & Landscape Design Vivienne Hoeltzle (Harmony Helping Hands) Blue, Elements of Photog-
Fruit Connor Ruen Lanesboro Livewires
raphy Ceona Johnson (Arendahl Hi-Flyers) - Red, Potatoes Ramie Johnson (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, Food Preservation Ella Kleve (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Child & Family Development Ashley Kramer (Challenging Workers) - Blue, Flower Gardening Hailey Lange (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Quilting Kathryn Pickett (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Food
Food and Nutrition, Purple Emma Rowen Racine Rural Rookies
that live in town as well. We have projects ranging from Home Economics to Crafts to Food Science, as well as we have a Lease program that allows kids to lease from those families that do have farms, and keep their animals there but still learn how to care for them.” There are 10 local 4-H clubs within the county, in Chatfield, Harmony, Lanesboro, Mabel, Peterson, Preston, Racine, Rushford, Spring Valley, and Wykoff. “But all that’s required in order to start a new local 4-H club is a minimum of three families and five kids,” so if anyone lives where there isn’t a 4-H club, she encourages them to enquire about starting one. Samantha also pointed out, “4-H isn’t just a growing opportunity for the youth. It’s also a growing opportunity for adults, and we’re always welcoming new volunteers. They don’t have to be parents. According to Samantha, 4-H funding is largely through fundraisers and donations. She explained, “Our largest fundraiser is the Gold Card fundraiser which the kids do in the spring. It is a card that has discounts for businesses around the county.” The next biggest funding source for the county chapter, she said, is direct donations from individuals and organizations throughout the county. October will be a busy and exciting month for 4-H,
as Samantha shared that October 6-12 is National 4-H Week, with this year’s theme being, “Inspire Kids to Do.” Other events this month include Annual Federation Meeting/Family Fun Night, October 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds. This event will include a potluck meal, movie, bonfire, and officer elections. 4-H also encourages any new members to join before October 31, although new members are welcomed anytime. There is no fee for joining 4-H, although certain optional adventures and clinics may have a small fee to cover the cost of supplies. Most people associate 4-H with showing animals at county and state fairs, and that is a part of 4-H. But some additional 4-H programs and projects that are perhaps lesserknown include Expressive Arts & Communication, Shooting Sports & Wildlife, Photography, Wood & Metal Shop, Flower Gardening, and many more. A national study by Tufts University found that 4-H participants have better grades, are more engaged with school, are more likely to see themselves going to college, and are less likely to engage in risky behaviors. Samantha encourages anyone interested to contact her at (507) 7653896 or payne278@umn. edu.
Revue Morgan Picket (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Elements of Photography Zayda Priebe (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, Elements of Photography Anika Reiland (Bloomfield Cloverleaves) - Blue, Quilting; Blue, Club Community Pride Zach Reiland (Bloomfield Cloverleaves) - Purple, Wildlife Management Hannah Rolfs (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Photo Manipulation Emma Rowen (Racine Rural Rookies) - Purple, Food Revue Connor Ruen (Lanesboro
Livewires) - Purple, Fruit Mara Schwarz (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Clothes You Make Jeffery Snyder (Racine Rural Rookies) - Blue, Corn Jacob Welch (Bloomfield Cloverleaves) - Blue, Elements of Photography Demonstration results Kelsey Biel (Independent) - Purple, Livestock Demonstration Eve Grabau (Independent) - Blue, Livestock Demonstration; Blue, Demonstration Hailey Lange (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Livestock Demonstration
Shooting Sports, Purple Zachary Reiland Bloomfield Cloverleaves
Shop, Purple Nicholas Fetterly Challenging Workers
Shop, Purple Nolan Fetterly Challenging Workers
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4-H members enjoy time at Minnesota State Fair
ing dates, causing a shortage of yearling heifers. However, she’s optimistic that the problem will be corrected in the coming year, and the cows will be able to calve on time. Both Morgan and Garrett arrived at the fair on August 21. Garrett showed his pig at the swine show on August 23, and Morgan showed her Ayrshire on the 24th. But there was a lot more to it than participating in one showing. When they each arrived on that Wednesday, they first had to prepare and set up the stalls/pens for their animals and check them in. Over the next few days, they were interviewed and quizzed about their livestock. Then came the actual show, during which they were judged. Both Morgan and Garrett received purple ribbons and placed first. Morgan was also a grade 10-11 interview winner and placed eighth overall in the dairy showcase. Garrett received the title of Champion Purebred Barrow. It wasn’t all work though. Morgan, Garrett and the rest of the 4-Hers from Fillmore County were able to spend time together while enjoying the state fair. Although the fair wrapped up on September 7, the work isn’t over for the members of 4-H. “We never really stop working and developing our projects,” Morgan explained. “Our heifers are washed and
walked every day. I like spending time picking out the bulls to breed to our heifers, correcting faults and planning ahead to the next generation of our show string. We really start to get our animals in the show season routine about March and take them through October then we get them ready for winter.” Garrett agreed, adding that he puts many hours into his projects and his pigs year-round. He works hard to make sure that all the pigs in the barn stay healthy while deciding which one to show at the next fair. “4-H has been an experience of a lifetime,” Morgan said. “This organization has helped me gain confidence, develop leadership skills, educate the public about what I’m passionate about, and help younger 4-H members who want to get involved. It has also given me the opportunity to form strong friendships from people all over the state.” Garrett agreed. “4-H has been a big part of my life,” he said. “I have met some of my best friends in 4-H.” Both highly recommend 4-H to others. “Joining 4-H is a decision you won’t regret,” Morgan said. “It will give you so many opportunities to put yourself out there, meet new people, and learn new things.”
Fillmore County family carries on a passionate tradition of 4-H
teer, empowering the next generation of learners and leaders 4-H is growing. Some of the Ristau cousins are current 4-H members, engaging in various learning projects and leadership roles in their local club and county. They credit 4-H giving them opportunities to build skills while serving as mentors, leading meetings and exploring projects with friends. Tracy’s daughter Taryn already can see just how valuable 4-H has been in her life. “4-H brings a lot of positivity to the community, and has helped me grow as a person,” she said. “I can stand up in front of a crowd and speak, and have learned the importance of responsibility.” What can you do? Get involved! Whether you’re an adult or young person, you can learn so many skills by being a part of 4-H. And, according to Sharon, you’ll make many friends and memories along the way. “4-H is about developing lifelong friendships, and helping others through community service and role modeling.” It really is a great place to grow up. Want to have learning and leading experiences like the Ristau family? Find a 4-H club near you.
Fillmore County 4-H members at the Minnesota State Fair. Back, left to right: Klaudia Biel, Morgan Wingert, Emma Mulhern, Meghan Hopp, Kasi Ruen, Kelsey Biel, Krissie Biel. Front, left to right: Claytin Wingert, Kenny Biel, Riley Mulhern, Thad Evans, Coltin Wingert and Devin Troendle. Photo submitted By Hannah Wingert Each year, members of 4-H from all over the state travel to the Minnesota State Fair to show their animals and projects. This year was no exception for Fillmore Central High School seniors Morgan Wingert and Garrett Aggen. Both have been a part of 4-H for many years and have participated in numerous fairs, both county and state. Morgan shows dairy cattle and Garrett shows cattle and pigs. “I have always had a love for dairy cows,” Morgan
explained. “Showing and judging dairy cattle has been one of my biggest hobbies.” Although he also shows cattle, Garrett prefers the swine project category. “I have many friends who I’ve met through showing pigs,” he said. This year, he brought five pigs and one Simmental heifer to the Fillmore County Fair, and Morgan brought five dairy cattle, which included two Ayrshires, two Brown Swiss, and one Holstein. When it came time to head to the Minnesota State Fair, Morgan decided to show her
4-H is a generational thing for the extended Ristau family. Photo submitted By Bailey Ruen University of Minnesota student Fillmore County 4-H member For Vern and Kay Ristau, being involved in the 4-H youth development program is a family tradition. One they were glad to pass on to their children and grandchildren too. Since the beginning Vern and Kay both grew up in 4-H and knew they wanted their kids to have the same experience. In 4-H, they built values and strong life skills they used throughout their lives. Vern and Kay’s children – Sharon, Scott, Todd, and Tracy – all developed a strong passion for 4-H. They were
members of the Carimona Cruisers 4-H Club in Fillmore County and participated in a number of learning projects ranging from sheep and dairy, photography, foods projects and performing arts. Each of their projects, along with the leadership roles they held as they grew, developed critical skills including hard work, communication, and public speaking. What it’s all about Now Sharon, Scott, Todd, and Tracy all have children of their own. Many of their children have participated in 4-H, and a new generation is finding ways of learning and leading in their local 4-H program. Over the years, each sibling
Ayshire Summer Yearling, which took First in Class, Grand Champion Ayrshire at the county fair. Garrett took his Champion Purebred Duroc barrow pig. Before leaving for the state fair, Morgan and Garrett both had a lot of work to do. The animals had to be conditioned by practicing showmanship and being walked daily. “Preparing for the fair is the best part of the process,” Morgan said. This year, Morgan faced some unique challenges as the harsh 2018/19 winter pushed back the breed-
has contributed time, money and ideas to help youth in their community build the same skills they grew as kids. Tracy, the youngest of Vern and Kay’s children, is a volunteer 4-H club leader, helps with 4-H fundraisers and serves on a number of committees that support youth learning and community service. She spent several years coordinating special learning events for Fillmore County’s youngest 4-H youth, the Cloverbuds. “4-H teaches youth to be dedicated to their project or task on hand,” Tracy recently reflected. “Whether walking a lamb to tone the body or finishing the final touches of painting a fence for a local community pride project, 4-H teaches the importance of volunteering.” Todd is on the committee that supports youth who are interested in learning about poultry and also helps with the local 4-H sheep show. “4-H instills a strong value system of being able to take pride in your project work,” he responded when asked why he invests his limited free time in the 4-H program. He enjoys working with the members because he sees the joy they get through exhibiting their project learning for the public.
Perhaps you’d think that the Ristau children would only volunteer while their own children were involved, but that’s not the case! Sharon’s kids have finished their 4-H careers, the last in 2013, yet her engagement remains strong. She volunteers on committees that support youth who want to deepen their learning in sheep and market animal projects. She also helps with local 4-H fundraiser efforts. Sharon particularly enjoys volunteering with 4-H because, “it provides me with an opportunity to work with youth, helping to mentor and guide them in the development of their leadership skills.” “A life changing organization” Vern and Key’s grandchildren, the third generation of 4-H members from the Ristau family, are carrying on their learning and leading tradition of their grandparents. Sawyer and Steph have already completed their 4-H experiences, building skills they now use as young professionals and community members. “I learned how to coordinate projects, be a mentor, and a leader,” mentioned Steph. And in the tradition of those Ristaus before her, she finds time to volun-
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2019 State Fair livestock results Beef Kammry Broadwater (Carimona Cruisers) - 4th Place Commercial Summer Yearling, Showmanship Callback Kassidy Broadwater (Carimona Cruisers) - 2nd Place Red Angus Registered Junior Yearling, Showmanship Callback Nick Fetterly (Challenging Workers) - 6th Place, Registered Hereford Steer, Showmanship Participant Keagan Fiesler (Arendahl Hi-Flyers) - 8th Place Registered Simmental Steer Alison Freese (Lanesboro Livewires) - 6th Place Purebred Dairy Steer Colton Guenther (Root River Rabbits) - 5th Place Purebred Dairy Steer Hans Lind (Independent) - Purple, Champion Red Angus Heifer; 1st Place Red Angus Registered Junior Yearling, Showmanship Callback Jens Lind (Independent) - Purple Champion Hereford Cow/Calf Pair; 4th Place Senior Cow/Calf Showperson Audrey Redalen (Arendahl Hi-Flyers) - Champion Market Beef Intermediate Showperson, Interview Champion, 5th Place Crossbred Steer Brady Ristau (Carimona Cruisers) - 3rd Place Foundation Simmental Junior Yearling Joey Ristau (Carimona Cruisers) - 9th Place Market Heifer, Showmanship Participant Emma Rowen (Racine Rural Rookies) - 6th Place Pure Breed Dairy Steer, Interview Finalist, Showmanship Participant Isabel Snyder (Racine Rural Rookies) - 6th Place Crossbred Steer, Showmanship Participant Tar Tut (Independent)Purple, Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer; 1st Place Hereford Registered Junior Yearling, Showmanship Callback Dairy Kelsey Biel (Independent) - 13th Dairy Showcase, Blue, Grade Holstein Winter Calf; Interview Finalist, Senior Dairy Judging Team Kenny Biel (Independent) Red, 9th Place Jersey Winter or Spring Calf, Intermediate Dairy Judging Team Klaudia Biel (Independent) - Dairy Showcase Rising Star, Blue, Grade Holstein Fall Calf; Intermediate Dairy Judging Team, 3rd Place Individual Intermediate Judging Krissie Biel (Independent) - Red, 8th Place Jersey Summer or Spring Yearling; Senior Dairy Judging Team
Thad Evans (Root River Rabbits) - Red, Grade Holstein Fall Calf Eli Hopp (Root River Rabbits) - Intermediate Dairy Judging Team Sara Hopp (Root River Rabbits) - Red, 8th Place Grade Holstein 3-year-old Cow Emma Mulhern (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, 4th Place Jersey Summer or Spring Yearling Riley Mulhern (Root River Rabbits) - Purple, 1st Place Jersey 3- or 4-year-old Kaci Ruen (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, 7th Place Registered Holstein Summer Yearling Devin Troendle (Lanesbro Livewires) - 25th Dairy Showcase, Blue, 1st Place Grade Holstein Aged Cow; Senior Dairy Judging Claytin Wingert (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, 4th Place Dairy Crossbred & Other Breeds Summer or Spring Yearling; Reserve Champion Crossbred Total Merit, Interview Finalist, Intermediate Dairy Judging Team Coltin Wingert (Harmony Helping Hands) - 22nd Dairy Showcase, Champion Ayrshire Cow, Champion Ayrshire Production, Champion Total Merit Ayrshire Cow, Purple, 1st Place Ayrshire 3- or 4-year-old; Senior Dairy Judging Morgan Wingert (Harmony Helping Hands) - 8th Dairy Showcase, Champion Ayrshire Heifer, Purple, 1st Place Ayrshire Summer or Spring Yearling; Interview Winner, Senior Dairy Judging Goat • Dairy Goat Megan Drogemuller (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, Lamancha Junior Doe Kid, Red Showmanship Patrick Drogemuller (Root River Rabbits)- Blue, Recorded Grade Dry Yearling Doe; Blue Showmanship Cody Guenther (Root River Rabbits)- Blue Nubian Senior Doe Kid, Blue Showmanship Dylan Schultz (Challenging Workers) - Blue Nigerian Dwarf Junior Doe Kid, Red Showmanship • Meat Goat Kaci Goldsmith (Root River Rabbits) - Purple, Altered Male Meat Market Goat Payton Guenther (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, Altered Male Dairy Market Goat Avalon Jacobson (Norway Go-Getters) - Reserve Champion Heavyweight Meat Market Doe, Purple, Female Meat Market Goat Emarie Jacobson (Norway Go-Getters) - Blue, Altered Male Meat Market Goat, Interview Finalist Paige Olson (Mabel Busy
Bees) - Blue, Altered Male Meat Market Goat Horse Grace Boelter (Root River Rabbits) - 8th Judging Reasons, 8th Hippology Exam, 9th Hippology Stations, 11th Hippology Overall Individual, Horse Related Sydney Bronner (Carimona Cruisers) - 1st Hunt Seat Equitation, 3rd Western Horsemanship, 4th Western Showmanship, 5th Hunt Seat Pleasure, 6th Western Pleasure Dana DeGeorge (Norway Go-Getters) - 4th Training Step 4, 4th Western Showmanship, 5th Hunt Seat Pleasure, 8th Hunt Seat Equitation, 8th Western Horsemanship, Western Pleasure Grace Goddard (Root River Rabbits) - 5th Barrels, 5th Jumping Figure 8, 5th Key Race, Western Showmanship Kjersta Hinz (Norway GoGetters) - 4th Western Pleasure Type Showmanship, 5th Hunt Seat Equitation, Western Pleasure, Westerns Horsemanship, Hunt Seat Pleasure, Trail, Poles, Jumping Figure 8, Key Race Hannah Luck (Lanesboro Livewires) - 3rd Key Race, 6th Barrels, Poles, Jumping Figure 8 Kelcy Nagel (Carimona Cruisers) - 4th Jumping Figure 8, 9th Key Race Sonora Olivier (Root River Rabbits) – Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Hunt Seat Equitation, Trail, Key Race, Training Step 2 Isabelle Olson (Lanesboro Livewires) - 3rd Horse Speech, Western Showmanship, Poles, Key Race Walter Olivier (Root River Rabbits) - 9th overall Judging, 6th Hippology Stations, 12th Overall Hippology Individual Drill Team - Nati Vande Zande (Carimona Cruisers), Wyatt Jensen (Independent), Emily Miner (Bloomfield Cloverleaves), Lexi Hamersma (Independent), Alysse Gehrke (Lanesboro Livewires), Kelcy Nagel (Carimona Cruisers) - 5th Place Large Group Freestyle Hippology & Judging Intermediate Team 1: Sam Baker, Grace Boelter, Walter Olivier, Sonora Olivier - 2nd Overall Hippology Exam, 2nd Overall Hippology Stations & 2nd Overall Hippology, 3rd Judging - Earned Trip to National Arabian Horse Judging Contest October 24-26, 2019 in Tulsa, Okla. and Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, S. Dak. in January 2020 for Hippology Intermediate Team 2 (Grace Goddard, Cora Schnebly, Lauren Olson & Bailey Erwin)-5th overall Hippology, 4th Judging, Earned
Trip to Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, SD for the end of January for Hippology Senior Team: Nati Vande Zande, Emily Miner, Lexie Hamersma & Wyatt Jensen - 16th Overall Hippology, 16th Judging Poultry Bailey Erwin (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, Pigeon Fancy 1 Young Bird Kelsi Goldsmith (Root River Rabbits) - Blue, Bantam Breeding Pen Chickens Gavin Janssen (Valley Wild) - Red, Brown Egg Layers Chickens Ceona Johnson (Arendahl Hi-Flyers) - Red, White Egg Layers Chickens, Showmanship Callback Rachel Johnson (Root River Rabbits) - Red, Brown Egg Layers Chickens Ramie Johnson (Root River Rabbits) - Red, Brown Egg Layers Chickens Madilyn Smith (Carimona Cruisers) - Red, Bantam Breeding Pen Ducks; Interview Finalist, Showmanship Callback Rabbit Caleb Barth (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Other Small Breeds Purebreds Senior Doe; Interview Finalist Brayden Blanck (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, Running Breed Junior Doe Eve Grabau (Carimona Cruisers)- Blue, Mini Rex Junior Doe; Green, Minnesota Meats Oliver Hoeltzle (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Dutch Senior Buck Vivienne Hoeltzle (Harmony Helping Hands) - Red, Dutch Senior Doe Hailey Lange (Harmony Helping Hands) - Red, Market Single Fryer; Red, Rabbit Carcass; 6th Place, Advanced Showmanship Izayah Rietheimer (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, Market Pen of Three Fryers; White, Rabbit Carcass Seth Rolfs (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Netherland Dwarf Senior Doe Alex Rowland (Root River Rabbits) - Purple, Other Small Breed Purebreds Senior Buck Sheep Randy Gerard (Mabel Busy Bees) - Purple, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Participant Tanner Marquardt (Mabel Busy Bees) - Purple, Registered Dorset February Ewe Lamb; Interview Finalist, Showmanship Participant Natalie Murray (Mabel Busy Bees) - Blue, Black Face Market Lamb Jackson Musselman (Lanesboro Livewires) - Purple, Registered Other Breeds Yearling Ewe Taiden Olson (Mabel Busy Bees) - Purple, White Face Market Lamb Maddex Rindels (Carimona
Cruisers) - Blue, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Participant Adam Ruen (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, Black Face Ewe Lamb Wether Dam; Showmanship Participant Bailey Ruen (Lanesboro Livewires) - Purple, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Callback Brielle Ruen (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Participant Carson Ruen (Lanesboro Livewires) - Purple, Black Face Ewe Lamb Wether Dam; Showmanship Participant Cole Sass (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Participant Orion Sass (Lanesboro Livewires) - Blue, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Participant Kimmie Vrieze (Racine Rural Rookies) - Blue, Black Face Market Lamb; Showmanship Participant Holdyn Willford (Lanesboro Livewires) - Purple, Commercial Black Face January Ewe Lamb; Showmanship Participant Swine Garret Aggen (Harmony Helping Hands) - Champion Duroc Barrow, Champion Purebred Market Barrow, Purple, 1st Place Registered Duroc Market Barrow Nolan Fetterly (Challenging Workers) - Purple, 4th Place Market Gilt Brayton Gudmundson (Harmony Helping Hands) Blue, 5th Place Registered Yorkshire January Gilt Carter Holmen (Arendahl Hi-Flyers) - Reserve Champion Crossbred Gilt, Purple, 2nd Place Crossbred January Gilt Ryan Holmen (Arendahl Hi-Flyers) - Red, 8th Place Registered Yorkshire January Gilt; Reserve Champion Senior Breeding Gilt Showperson Luke Ruen (Lanesboro Livewires) - Purple, 2nd Place Crossbred February Gilt Mara Schwarz (Carimona Cruisers) - Blue, Crossbred Market Barrow Brooklyn Simon (Harmony Helping Hands) - Champion Spot Barrow, Purple, 1st Place Registered Spot Market Barrow Madison Simon (Harmony Helping Hands) - Blue, 5th Place Market Gilt; Reserve Champion Intermediate Market Gilt Showperson Jacob Welch (Bloomfield Cloverleaves) - Champion Duroc Gilt, Purple, 1st Place, Registered Duroc March Gilt; Champion Advanced Breeding Gilt Showperson, Interview Finalist, Interview Winner
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FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL
Monday, October 7, 2019
Fillmore County Police Reports Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Michael Hennessy, 31; 3/30/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Tor Robert Janson, 41, Decorah, Iowa; 4/2/2019, No Motor Vehicle Insurance (Driver), Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Mycole Howard Jevne, 22, Decorah, Iowa; 7/12/2019, Inattentive Driving/Fail to Drive With Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Mickie Leba Kiger, 58, Rushford, Minn.; 5/18/2019, Disorderly Conduct - Offen-
sive/Abusive/Boisterous/Noisy/ Obscene, Total Fees $90. Local Confinement - 90 days. Credit for time served: 90 days. Tyler Dean Merkel, 32, Spring Valley, Minn.; 7/10/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Ida L. Miller, 18, Canton, Minn.; 9/1/2019, Minor Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Benjamin Tucker John Morris, 34, Spring Valley, Minn.; 8/4/2019, Careless Driving - Operate Any Vehicle Carelessly on Street or Highway, Fine $100, Total Fees $190.
Auction
9:00 A.M.
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Sale to be conducted at Spring Valley Sales Auction Biulding, 412 East Park Street, Spring Valley, MN
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AUCTIONEER NOTE: To settle Maynard’s Estate the family will be selling his farm items along with antiques, collectibles, tools and household iems. Machinery and tools start at 9am.
Selling 2 ringS all day • 3 hayrackS of farm miScellaneouS itemS 8-10 harackS of houSehold itemS 2 hayrackS of farm toyS and truckS Selling at 9am in 3rd ring I.H.C. 1086 D. WF. Cab 3 ph., good rubber with T. A.5 Loader M.L 500 with snow bucket Oliver 1600 gas WF 3 pt. I.H.C.H WF with Loader
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MACHINERY J.D. 3x16 Pull Type Pow, Hyd Lift J.D. 11 1/2 Field Cultivator on Rubber Oliver 12” Tandem Wheel Disk 1.H. 2 Row Corn Planter, Pull Type 3 pt. 2 Row Rear Cultivator I.H. 430 Square Baler Vermeer 605 Round Baler D.M.I Anhydrous Applicator 3 pt. 3 pt. 7” blade 3 pt. Bale Mover
V-Blade for J.D. Loader Flare Box on Running Gear Kilbros Center Dump Gravity Box on Running Gear Van Brunt 10’ Grain Drill on Rubber (3) Flatbeds with running gears 3 pt. Hop Carrier Made into Scaffolding 1,000 Gal L.P. Tank Gehl 880 haybine
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3 pt. Road Grader 6’ Rotary Mower 3 pt. Bark Buster Log Splitter Farm King 8”’Dual Auger Snowblower 8’ x 16’ Steal Bale Rack with Gear 3 pt. post hole digger 500 gal. Poly Tank Kewanee 7’ 3pt. Blade J.D. MX8 3 pt. Rotary Mower or auctionsgo.com
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8/4/2019, No Motor Vehicle Insurance (Owner), Fine $200. 8/4/2019, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30. Dawndee Marie Reineke, 29, Rochester, Minn.; 9/3/2019, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. 9/3/2019, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40. Ralph Charles Riehl, 43, Rochester, Minn.; 7/7/2019, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200, Total $290. Dannie D. Swartzentruber, 22, Clarissa, Minn.; 9/1/2019, Prohibited Lights, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Kpoleh Papie White, 32, Blaine, Minn.; 10/14/2018, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. MN Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division Christopher Cheyenne Elstun, 24, Spring Valley, Minn.; 9/7/2019, Take Canada Goose Without Possession of Valid Special License, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. MN State Patrol - Rochester Anna Mee Meh, 28, Waterloo, Iowa; 9/14/2019, Speeding (72/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Justin Paul Schmitz, 28, Lewiston, Minn.; 8/3/2019, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $115. Preston Police Department Elliot Noah William Burt, 19, Fountain, Minn.; 7/7/2019, Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Uriah Donald Jimenez Bybee, 18, Rushford, Minn.; 7/7/2019, Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. James Allen Guenther, 48, Peterson, Minn.; 7/16/2019, Expired Driver’s License (Over 21 Years of Age), Fine $105, Total Fees $195. Lucas Allen Ronnenberg, 23, Peterson, Minn.; 4/21/2018, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290.
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Ask a Trooper By Sgt. Troy Christianson Minnesota State Patrol Traffic quiz: 1) It is legal to operate a motor ve h i c l e without a license plate light. True or False 2) The use of headphones while driving Sgt. Troy H. a motor Christianson vehicle is legal as long as the driver has one ear uncovered. True or False 3) The maximum bumper height for a private passenger vehicle or station wagon is 20 inches. True or False 4) It is legal to drive a pickup with the tailgate down, even if it is empty. True or False 5) An unattended vehicle obstructing traffic may be removed by a police officer. True or False 6) Animals either ridden or herded are considered traffic while using the roadway for purposes of travel. True or False 7) A Minnesota resident can receive a speeding ticket from another state jurisdiction, not pay the fine, and have his/her license in Minnesota suspended until such fines are paid. True or False 8) A bottom-dump cargo vehicle transporting gravel must be equipped with wheel flaps that cover the entire width of the vehicle, and have a ground clearance of six inches or less when
fully loaded. True or False 9) A law enforcement agency can mandate the number of citations that they want their officers to write monthly? True or False 10) You can loan your car to someone, even though you know their license is suspended. True or False Answer Key: 1:F, 2:T, 3:T, 4:F, 5:T, 6:T, 7:T, 8:T, 9:F, 10:F 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.
AUCTION CALENDAR Thurs., Oct. 10 at 5:30pm - 3 bedroom rambler real estate. For more information, contact Spring Valley Sales, 507-346-2183. Listing in the Journal Sat., Oct. 12 at 9am - Machinery, farm related, tools, household items. For more information, contact Spring Valley Sales, 507-346-2183. Listing in the Journal
Online Auctions Starts ending Thurs., Oct. 10 at 6pm Furniture, tools, farm toys, collectibles and more. For more information, visit www.GehlingAuction. com. Listing in the Journal
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Monday, October 7, 2019
FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL
Fountain weighs city engineer proposals, concert events By Kirsten Zoellner While initially indicating it was unlikely a decision would be made that night, the City of Fountain approved the hiring of engineering firm Widseth Smith Nolting at the Wednesday, October 2 meeting. Engineering firm WSB & Associates is currently working with the city, particularly on zoning projects, the comprehensive plan, and mapping. However, City Clerk Rhonda Flattum noted the company is not on a term contract with the city. Two proposals for city engineer were received; Widseth Smith Nolting and Bolton & Menk. Both companies offered a relatively similar proposal package, including free attendance at council meetings and no reimbursement for travel. While the pay rate represented just $2 per hour difference, Bolton & Menk had proposed a cost incentive in general engineering. Engineer Matt Mohs, of Bolton & Menk, was present
at the meeting to highlight information about the firm and opportunities for the city. Mohs was previously Fountain City Engineer for the last year and a half under WSB & Associates, but switched to Bolton & Menk more than a month ago looking for additional city engineering work. Mohs noted that Bolton & Menk exclusively contracts for city engineer work. “If I were to come on, nothing will really change, other than the billing program. The program is advantageous. We like to be engaged with communities,” added Mohs. “We serve communities long-term; longevity is what I want to highlight.” Engineering areas of particular to the City of Fountain discussed in the presentation include water tower and treatment plant work. The company is offering a reduced fee, 20-hour, general engineering rate to the city should the council opt to approve a contract. “With rural cities, we’re
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really watching the dollars and cents,” continued Mohs. “I would anticipate a smooth transition - little to no transition whatsoever.” “The sooner the better. We should make a decision,” noted Mayor Jim Schott. Following discussion on the proposals, Councilor Chad Wangen made a motion to go with Widseth Smith Nolting. The council voted 3:1 in favor with Councilor Dave Gudmundson opposed. The agreement will begin January 1. A letter of notification will be sent to WSB & Associates. In other news, the council talked at length regarding a possible Conditional Use Permit for Beaver Bottoms Saloon for the purpose of private concert events. A public hearing was held prior to the council meeting regarding the issue. According to Schott, owners of the saloon are wanting to hold two concert events a month. Discussion at the hearing including times and days, location, noise and glare levels, security, emergency personnel, parking and alley traffic, and more. The first, three-band concert event was slated to be held Friday, October 4. Schott noted the saloon was discouraged from holding any events during weekdays, except holidays, only once a month, and at no time other than 6-11:30 p.m. “If it’s during the week, they’re going to let everyone know a month in advance,” he added. Concerts would be held on a deck/stage at the back of the building, including a meet and greet deck for VIP ticket holders. A fence will prevent concertgoers from leaving the event, with reentry, once inside. “No one can hand anything through and no one can see it,” said Schott. The fence will also assist with sound deadening. While the volume of the concerts was discussed,
it was unclear whether or not the bands had any method to monitor decibel levels. The city currently has noise and glare guidelines spelled out in city ordinances. Police coverage at events will include two privatelyhired officers, a front bouncer inside, and nine other security personnel. Preston Police Chief Blaise Sass, with whom the City of Fountain contracts, was present to discuss concerns and protocol put in place. “With anyone wanting to have an event, we don’t want officers tied up with private event when there’s other emergency happening. They have arranged in advance to have security personnel,” said Sass. An additional concern is parking for police, fire, or ambulance personnel should the need arise. Barricades will block the alley between Huey’s Liquor and Frontier for emergency personnel only. “They get in and out without tearing everything down,” added Schott. In addition, the north side of city hall will be barricaded with caution tape for the parking of personal vehicles of volunteer emergency crews. As for concert parking, any public parking space is allowed. Private parking areas, such as the post office and business parking lots, are off limits, but may be used if the business wants to allow or charge for parking privileges. Drury’s Furniture will allow the blocking of their loading dock one time. Otherwise, there is no blocking off Right-of-way without permission from the city and the parties affected. “An event holder going to have a hard time telling people where they can and can’t park,” cautioned Sass. The saloon owners are working cooperatively with other Fountain businesses, including Village Square, to make the event a success. While the restaurant is typically closed after 8 p.m., concertgoers will
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be able to order pizza from the restaurant, that will then be delivered by staff to a warming unit at the saloon. “She’s kind of got everyone involved in this,” added Schott. “It’s not just for this event,” continued Schott speaking to the Conditional Use Permit (CUP). “There are conditions the city and zoning need to consider putting in.” The saloon will get a one-time event trial. After, the city will evaluate the outcome and discuss the feedback from the saloon and community. Only after will a CUP resolution be drafted for future events. “If approved, they will have to abide by it.” “We couldn’t be drawn up until we know what conditions we wanted,” said Flattum. “We’re giving her and the community this opportunity to see how this event goes before we move forward with CUP.” Other items from the council meeting that were approved include reimbursement to resident for malfunction of a lift station. In this instance, the station is attached to a resident’s property. While the residence wasn’t flooded, the alarm did go off multiple times. The resident contacted the city, but it wasn’t until a MiEnergy rep came and contacted the city that it was determined the pump was malfunctioning, running around the clock since July. “Why was it not checked when the alarm was going off,” asked Wangen. “How many more do we have like that,” added Gudmundson. It was determined there is at least one other lift station attached directly to a private property. “It’s not really her fault. She did notify the city, added Flattum. “We’re going to have to have John [Hanson] look at these,” concluded Schott. “They’re supposed to be looked at every other week to make sure they’re running properly.” The next regularly scheduled meeting is Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m., at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend.
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Palmer amaranth found in Houston County, Minnesota
MDA encourages farmers and agronomists to scout fields before harvest
ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has positively identified the invasive weed Palmer amaranth in Houston County. The MDA was contacted by the Houston County Ag Inspector after discovering several hundred plants in a small hay field. The field has since been mowed and burned off to destroy any plants, seedlings, and seeds produced this season. The MDA Palmer amaranth team will monitor the site for up to three years for any new plants. The source of the infestation is still under investigation. “While we’re still trying to determine how Palmer amaranth got into the field, we’re asking farmers to scout for the weed now before harvest,” said Denise Thiede, MDA’s Seed Unit Supervisor. “The plants will be identifiable with flowering and fruiting structures. Seedhead spikes can get up to three feet long and are pricklier than waterhemp or other pigweed spikes.” If you suspect Palmer amaranth on your property, collect the whole plant and contain any seed produced. Contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Arrest the Pest line at 1 (888) 545-6684 or arrest.the.pest@state.mn.us, the
University of Minnesota Extension, or your local crop consultant. People torch the site of the Palmer amaranth infestation to kill off plants and seed Conservation Corps Minnesota staff torch the area infested with Palmer amaranth in Houston County. Flame torching is an effective management strategy to kill Palmer amaranth plants, seedlings, and seeds on the soil surface. Palmer amaranth is listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota. All above and below ground parts of the plant must be destroyed, and it cannot be moved. The weed is also listed as a prohibited weed seed in Minnesota as well as in Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. This means no Palmer amaranth is allowed in any seed offered for sale in the state. A zerotolerance approach to this weed is essential to protect agriculture in our region. Since it was first discovered in the state in 2016, Palmer amaranth has been found in eight Minnesota counties, including Houston. It was discovered in conservation plantings in Lyon and Yellow Medicine counties in 2016, and Todd and Douglas counties in 2017. The MDA confirmed the weed in row crop fields in Redwood and Jackson counties in 2018. Palmer amaranth has been eradicated from all those sites. The weed was also found in a proso millet field in Lincoln County in August 2019. The Lincoln and Houston sites will be monitored to determine if further management is needed to eradicate these newly introduced populations. Details of previous finds are on the MDA website. This work on Palmer amaranth is supported by the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources.
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FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL
PUBLIC NOTICES
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SUMMARY OF MINUTES SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 COUNTY BOARD MEETING The Fillmore County Board met in special 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. September 10, 2019 County Board minutes The Board approved the Commissioners’ warrants. The Board reviewed the Auditor’s warrants. Commissioners’ Warrants Fund Name Amount 1 County Revenue Fund $59,157.18 13 County Road & Bridge $155.839.21 14 Sanitation Fund $82.764.07 23 County Airport Fund $24.00 Subtotal $297,784.46 Finance Department Warrants 1 County Revenue Fund $629.00 12 County Road & Bridge $345,389.79 14 Sanitation Fund $1,476.42 23 County Airport Fund $364.92 73 Greenleafton Septic Project $355.79 Subtotal $348,215.92 Totals $646,000.38 Victim Services and Women’s Shelter: • Proclamation for October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Zoning: • Access permit for Darin & Elizabeth Johnson, Pilot Mound township • Access permit for Jeff & Patty Brogle, Arendahl township Nursing: • Board approved the purchase of a new freezer for vaccines • Board recommended someone come in and look at energy backup alternatives for County appliances and equipment. Community Services: • Board unanimously approved the Foster Care Transportation Agreement with Fillmore Central Schools for the 2019/2020 school year Highway: • RESOLUTION 2019-041: 2019 Rock Contract with Bruening Rock Products CP 23-19-02 • Board approved use of Infrastructure dollars to replace the client parking area and the lower parking lot Human Resources: • Board approve all 2020 Health Care cafeteria plan benefits • Read first reading of the draft changes to the Personal Appliances policy • Board approved the second reading, as the final version. of the Work Hours and Attendance policy Coordinator: • Board approved a 3.49% proposed levy increase • Board approved computer and server replacements for units with 2007 operating systems • Board approved the GIS bid from Schneider Gesopatial at $63,200 for GIS services, web hosting and implementation • Board approved extending Cindy Blagsvedt’s contract for reporting completion • Board approved the December meeting dates 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 7 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION In Re: Estate Of Renee Marie Larson, Decedent. Court File No.: 23-PR-19-618 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE T0 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 July 13, 2001. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Roger 0. Lanswerk, whose address is 42971 104th Street, Mabel, Minnesota 55954, 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: October 1, 2019 /s/ Becky Brandt Registrar Michael A. Murphy (MN# 0347449) Murphy Law Office, PLLP 110 E. Main St. PO Box 149 Caledonia Minnesota 55921 Telephone: (507) 725-3361 Facsimile: (507) 725-5627 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-19-454 In Re: Estate of Edward Arnold Knutson, Decedent. NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Julie Norby, whose address is P.O. Box 6 Lanesboro, MN 55949, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir 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 of general administration, 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: October 2, 2019 /s/ Becky Brandt Registrar MANION LAW FIRM Court File No. 23-PR-19-454 Thomas M. Manion MN# 0067167 P.O. Box 420 Lanesboro, MN 55949 Telephone: 507-467-2317 Facsimile: 507-467-2400 e-mail: tmanion@tmanionlaw.com Publish 7,14
Monday, October 7, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICES 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: December 16, 2002 MORTGAGOR: Mark D Peacock and Gretta S Peacock, husband and wife, as joint tenants. MORTGAGEE: First State Bank of LeRoy. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 23, 2002 Fillmore County Recorder, Document No. 327887. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Merchants Bank, National Association. Dated December 16, 2002 Recorded December 23, 2002, as Document No. 327888. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: First State Bank of LeRoy RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Merchants Bank, N.A. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 413 Buchanan Avenue, Spring Valley, MN 55975 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 36.0388.000 & 36.0389.000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, Block 5, Allen’s Addition to the City (formerly Village) of Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Fillmore ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $60,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $44,445.66 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: December 5, 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 six (6) 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 5, 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: September 25, 2019 Merchants Bank, National Association 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 94 - 19-007471 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Publish 7,14,21,28, 4,11
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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 23-PR-19-577 In Re: Estate of Gerald Otis Hellickson, 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 December 22, 1994; Codicils dated January 29, 2004, December 22, 2011 and December 16, 2013. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Elaine Hellickson, 24001 County 14, Preston MN 55965, 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: September 22, 2019 /s/Becky Brandt, 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 30,7 FILLMORE CENTRAL ISD 2198 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is hereby given that Fillmore Central ISD 2198 requests proposals for: Group Life & Long Term Disability Insurance Specifications will be available from National Insurance Services, 250 South Executive Drive, Suite 300, Brookfield, WI 53005, Phone: 800-627-3660, Extension 1231. Proposals are due no later than 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at National Insurance Services, 250 South Executive Drive, Suite 300, Brookfield, WI 53005. Publish 7,14
BID NOTICE Rushford-Peterson ISD #239, County of Fillmore, Rushford, MN 55971, will receive sealed bids at the Office of the Superintendent, Rushford-Peterson Schools, 1000 Pine Meadows Lane, Rushford, MN, up to 12 Noon on Friday, October 18, 2019, for snow removal at 1000 Pine Meadows Lane, Rushford during the 2019-2020 school year. Bids will be opened at 4:30 PM on Monday, October 21, 2019, at the Facilities Committee meeting at Rushford-Peterson Schools’ Conference Room and the School Board will award the snow removal bid at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Monday, October 21, 2019 at 5:30 PM in the RushfordPeterson Schools’ Forum Room, 1000 Pine Meadows Lane, Rushford. Snow removal specifications: • Snow should be removed when there is a snow event of 1” or more • The removal must be completed by 7:30 am • Snow should be removed from these areas: Parking Lots: Main and Northwest Bus / parent drop-off areas Loading dock area • Additional “push back” and other snow management to be included in rate • For snow events less than or near 1 inch, contractor and school representative shall converse Snow removal bid should include: • A single, flat rate per snow event • Proof of $1.5 million liability insurance • A statement that the contractor agrees to repair any property damage caused by his/her equipment • A separate add-on bid per event for salting / sanding all applicable areas as requested by the school district If more information is desired, please contact Jon Thompson, Superintendent at 507-864-7785 ext. 1001. Bids may be in letter form, sealed, and may be mailed directly to the Superintendent of Schools and should be marked "Snow Removal Bid" on the envelope. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. School Board School District #239 Rushford, MN By: Bonnie Prinsen, Clerk
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Approximately 140 acres located in Section 8 of Wilmington Township, Houston County, Minnesota, will be sold on bids.
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The property is located on County Road 17, approximately a ¼ mile south of Hwy. 44. The premises are legally described as follows: The East Half of the Northeast Quarter (E ½ NE ¼) and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW ¼ NE ¼) and the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (E ½ NW ¼ NE ¼) of Section 8, Township 101 North, of Range 6 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian 85 acres tillable, 12 acres in CRP, balance woodland and good hunting.
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Sealed bids will be received at Murphy Law Office, 110 East Main, Caledonia, MN 55921 until October 28, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. Bids shall be made in writing, enclosed in a sealed envelope and plainly marked “Horton Property Sale” on the exterior. The bid shall contain the name, address, phone number, email address and bid amount. The bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check payable to Murphy Law Office Trust Account for 5% of the bid as earnest money deposit. SELLERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS AND TO NEGOTIATE WITH BIDDERS, AND FURTHER RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT A BIDOFF BETWEEN THE TOP SIX (6) BIDDERS. If Sellers exercise their right to conduct a bid-off, the bid-off shall occur on Monday, November 4, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Murphy Law Office. Sellers reserve the right to conduct the bid-off according to Sellers’ discretion, including the right to conduct a confidential bid-off in person or by telephone.
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715 North Broadway (Home Federal Bldg.), Spring Valley, MN Email - brenda@brendasheldon.com www.brendasheldon.com
$82,900
Very well maintained 3 bedroom 1 bath home. Nice front foyer area, permanent siding, newer metal roof, 100 amp electrical service, hardwood floors, breakfast nook/dinette area connected with kitchen, newer washer and dryer with all appliances included and storage shed in the back yard. The upper level has one bedroom and a multipurpose room which could be used as a play room, entertainment room or extra storage. Located in the small community of Wykoff and within walking distance to downtown businesses. Whether you are starting out or slowing down, this is definitely a home worth looking at!
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Hard to find small acreage located just outside of Adams. The house is a multi-level home with 2 car attached garage. There is a 20x30 machine shed with heated workshop, storage shed and another metal building used for additional storage. New mound septic system in Aug. of 2018. Newer roof on house and garage. This is a 3 bedroom 2 bath home with large family room in lower level. HUGE REDUCTION!!! Main floor consists of large eat-in kitchen which is open to$179,900 the living room, bedroom, office and bath. The upper level is home to the master bedroom, full bath and another bedroom. The lower level has a large family room with large bay windows. The lowest level of the home is the utility room. A good price for an excellent piece of the country!
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Parklike setting with newer house built on 4 city lots on the edge of town. 4 bedroom 3 bath ranch style home with cathedral ceilings, master bedroom with walk in closet & m. bath. Living room, kitchen and informal dining all on main floor with open concept design. Patio doors lead to the deck outside overlooking the beautiful back yard. Lower NEW PRICE!! $217,000 level partially finished with theater room, large bedroom w/egress windows and 3/4 bath with shower. Sit on your deck and watch the abundance of wildlife roaming the yard.
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$109,900 505 CaLhoun avenue s, LanesboRo 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
$77,000
433 haLF st, whaLan Beautiful setting along the bluffs • 1/2 acre (3 lots) • Vinyl siding • 2 car garage plus 1 car garage • Enclosed porch • Close to Root River • Next to state bike trail • Unlimited potential
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13020 241St ave, harMony , Mn
Located in the township of Bristol you will find a very unique 2 story home with hardwood floors, original woodwork, 4 upper level bedrooms, a room used as a library and bath. Main floor features eat-in kitchen with oak & cherry custom cabinetry, 700-foot family room with cast iron wood stove - or could be used as office, day care facility, or other form of multiple purpose room, sun room with 9-foot bay window, high ceilings, 2 front porches and back deck with hot tub. Attached 3 car garage. Nice little garden area with storage shed all located on large corner lot.
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503 benCh st, sw, ChatFieLD Ranch home on corner lot • New metal roof • Updated 1305 Lone stone Ct se, ChatFieLD windows • Covered patio • 2 car garage • 2 bedrooms New home • 4 large bedrooms • 2 baths • Immaculate on main floor • 3 baths • Main floor laundry • Large condition • 3-car heated garage • Completely finished family room • Room for expansion in lower level • 9’ ceilings • Main floor laundry • A lot of storage room
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Trailer Sale: 18 different DUMP trailers; New Aluminum 3 horse slant; 14’ Livestock, 6X12 V-nose ramp door $3,299.00; 7X16 V-nose, ramp door $5,199.00; UTV, ATV, mower, motorcycle trailers in steel & aluminum. Special Motorcycle pull-be-hind cargo $1,399.00; For information & prices www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com for information & prices or 515- 9724554. (MCN)
90 Main st., Fountain *Commercial building* This commercial property is located on Main St and near to State bike Trail • Business possibilities for retail, office space, room rentals and restaurant • Improvements include new roof, updated commercial electric, walls and new rooms, new plumbing, new insulation and more • Over 4,000 sq.ft.
COmmeRCial BUILDING $129,900
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27639 230th st, pReston Acreage *approx 8 acres • Perfect hobby farm with outbuildings for small business or handyman • Just north of city limits • 4 bedroom • 3 bath home • New windows • New doors • 50x64 heated shop with office and loft area • 2 outdoor wood burners • 16x24 shed • 15x60 heated shop with 40x60 shed • 20x26 shop • 26x40 garage with loft • Barn 24x60 shed with water for animals • New Back top driveway • Property has a lot of possibilities
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110 CoFFee st. LanesboRo 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
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330 paRksiDe DRive se, pReston Come check out this refreshing floor plan that is appealing and functional. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with room to grow. Nice yard with no neighbors to the rear and the patio is ready and waiting for you to enjoy.
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
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2.9 acres • Wooded • Close to hunting, fishing, camping • Private • Ideal for house or cabin REDUCED! 27583 Deep RiveR RoaD LanesboRo $569,900
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140 acres • Prime hunting ground • 63 acres tillable • 20 acres pasture • Building site with outbuildings • 1920 sq. ft. pole shed • Barn • Well
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Roxanne Johnson BROKER, ABR, CRS, GRI 25 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE PH: (507) 458-6110
REALTOR, GRI 8 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE PH: (507) 886-4221
New Construction! Featuring 2 main floor bedrooms including master with en suite and walk-in closet, quarter sawn oak kitchen cabinets, rustic hickory floors, carpeted bedrooms, tiled bathrooms, electric fireplace. Basement is insulated & wired, walk-out. 3 car garage. The kitchen cabinets are quarter sawn oak and the floors are rustic hickory. $315,000
735 3rd Avenue SE, Harmony
202 Hudson Ave, Canton
305 River St SW, Preston
Buildable Lots & Land 6 ACRES RURAL MABEL. Inviting for an organic homestead, building a home, barn, establishing an orchard, or garden & still have room to graze a few animals. Disconnect from a busy world, drop a line in Wisel Creek trout stream. $29,900
Impressive home w/ quality finishes & awesome master suite! Wonderful for entertaining: private patio w/ fenced yard, main floor living room with fireplace, LL rec room w/ in-floor heat, home theatre & bar. $239,900
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Cabin on paved trail & Root River. Ideal for getting away & enjoying the outdoors. Enjoy this little getaway or plan to stay. $59,900
2940 48th St NE, Rochester
31414 220th St, Lanesboro
Backs up to country. This home offers lots of space for defined areas, family, friends, hobbies, and home office. Oak hardwood floors, open staircases, and generous closets in every bedroom. Could easily be two units living. $85,900
64 Main Ave N, Harmony
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New Construction- finished top to bottom! Walk-out ranch with open vaulted living space, white kitchen cabinets, granite counter tops, center island & stainless steel appliances. Master bedroom, full bath, & laundry on main. LL family room, full bathroom, and two bedrooms. Att 2 car garage. $225,000
60 acres w/ high and low land covered in wildflowers & native grasses. Mature trees comb the hillside w/ a view of rolling terrain.
507 Fillmore Ave S, Lanesboro
301 Ashburn St E, Lanesboro
Fresh farmhouse design. Open living concept, high ceilings, wood floors, gas fireplace & shiplap. 2 car attached garage and backs up to county. $325,000
30acres +/- between Lanesboro-Preston. Walk-out Ranch with nice views. Heated shop with water, compressor overhead door, office, horse barn with 12 box stalls, indoor arena, outdoor arena, loafing shed, fenced pastures. Approx. 5 acres tillable. $399,000
Attractive historic building in the heart of the action! Main floor commercial space with half bath. Upper level apartment with high ceilings, some original features and very spacious. CA, FA, garage, deck. $68,000
105 Preston St NW, Preston
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sold B&B offers comfortable elegance, tucked into a quiet neighborhood blocks from downtown within walking distance of the Root River and bike trail. Offers 4 suites, owners unit, 2 car garage, and carriage barn.
Charming & bright 1927 home. Awesome view of the north bluff & short walk to the Root River & trail access. 3-bedroom, 2 bath, garage with RV carport, storage, fenced yard. $154,900
Private setting w/ neat view & great location. Parklike yard and tons of potential.
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504 PARK ST SE, CHATFIELD
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$149,900
• 1 Bedroom • ¾ Bath • Garage • Full basement • Vinyl siding • Rural setting • Shared well • Ideal for starting out or weekend retreat • Close to City Park • Selling “AS-IS”
• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2 Car Garage (24’ x 30’) • No steps • Gas Fireplace • Large Patio • New furnace •1657 sq. ft. • Brick Exterior • Nice solid house • Private backyard • Quiet Street • Selling “AS-IS”
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$195,000
REDUCED 15K
404 JAMES ST NE, CHATFIELD
• 3 Bedrooms • 2 remodeled baths • 2 Car Garage (992 sq. ft.) • 6 Panel doors • In-floor heat in finished garage • Updated mechanicals & appliances • New flooring • Established neighborhood • Well maintained • Walking distance to High School & Pool
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING $345,678 517 HAWKEYE ST. SW, CHATFIELD #5290512
#5220607
• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Bath • Oversized 3 Car Garage • Open Layout • Main floor laundry/office • Quality built • Custom trim • Gas fireplace, Paneled doors • Steel siding • Whirlpool tub • Finished lower level • Deck • View • Edge of town on large rural lot EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN & WELL MAINTAINED NEW LISTING
2017-NO NEED TO BUILD!
$389,900
1448 AMCO DR SE, CHATFIELD
WALKOUT RANCH WITH NEW SEPTIC
• 3 Bedrooms • ¾ 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
NEW CONSTRUCTION - RANCH!
#5281842
• 5 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3 Car Garage • 0.28 Acre • Both levels finished • Stone accents • Vaulted ceilings • Main floor living • Private Master Suite w/walk-in closet • Solid doors • 9’ ceilings • Large open space out backyard • Still time to personalize with your own colors & tastes
5 ACRES
$389,900 373 HILLSIDE DR SE, CHATFIELD
#5281554
• 5 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3 Car Garage • 0.28 Acre • Private master suite • 9’ Ceilings • Panel doors • Quality built • Walkout • Patio • Deck • Storage Shed • Beautiful yard • Fenced yard • Security system • Heated/Finished Garage • Move-in & Enjoy
AMAZING 3 STORY HOME NEAR TROUT STREAM
#5297033
•3 Main floor bedrooms • Full bath • 2 Car Garage • 80’ x128’ Lot • Full Block Foundation • Walk-up attic • Newer windows • Good roof • Vinyl Siding • New Furnace • 100 amp Electric service • 2,216 sq. ft. • Main floor living
$329,900
NEW PRICE
10541 HWY 52 SE, CHATFIELD
#5293784
514 RIVER ST SW, CHATFIELD
#5295300
NEW PRICE
$169,000 228 HARWOOD AVENUE NE, CHATFIELD #5287977 • 3 Main floor bedrooms • 1 bath, Garage • Quiet Street • All new Kitchen & painted trim • Modern flooring • Deck • Hardwood floors • Steel siding • Finished lower level • Close to school • Updated appliances • Just move-in PERSONALIZE YOUR NEW HOME
#5285923
• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2 Car attached Garage • 1 mile from town on blacktop road • Newer windows • Vinyl siding • wrap around deck • New septic • Good well • Updated mechanicals • 28’ x 32’ Pole shed new in 2013. • Additional 4 car garage w/concrete floor, shop area
EXCEPTIONAL VIEWS – HUNTING- FISHING
77 ACRES
$649,900 30286 HOT IRON DRIVE, CHATFIELD
PRISTINE HOBBY FARM
4.75 ACRES
5 ACRES
$169,900
$799,900
11 ACRES
29297 GUNFLINT ROAD, CHATFIELD
#5034315
• 5 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 4,871 sq. ft. • Completely updated • New 2 Car Garage with studio & ½ bath above • Original woodwork • Modern kitchen w/custom cabinets • Massive great room addition • Native grasses & flowers • Numerous outbuildings in great condition • Additional Land Available 6.73 ACRES HOBBY FARM
105 ELMWOOD ST EAST, LANESBORO
#5253824 #5253738
• 3 Bedroom home/apartment on second level • Main floor kitchenette • ¾ Bath ideal for Airbnb rental • Main level for office or retail space • Wood floors • New metal roof and quality triple pane windows • Enclosed porch • Patio • Garage • Across from Bike Trail
$149,900 26133 JASMINE DRIVE, FOUNTAIN #5204767
• 3 Bedrooms • Main floor living • Metal roof • Updated furnace & central air • Shared well • 30’ x 52’ Pole shed built in 2007 with concrete floor • +/- 4 Acres of pasture • Cash or Conventional financing • Selling “AS-IS” condition • Cosmetic updates needed
#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
$69,900 301 W TRACY ROAD, SPRING VALLEY
ELCOR Realty Co. sold
SOLD 628 N SECTION AVENUE, SPRING VALLEY D • 2 Car Garage • 4 Bedrooms SO• L2 Baths 122 MAIN ST S, WYKOFF LD• Main floor living • 4 Bedrooms SO• 2 Baths 106 CIRCLE DRIVE, FOUNTAIN • 3 Bedrooms SO• 2 LBathsD• Attached garage 908 SECTION AVE S, SPRING VALLEY S•O2 CarLD • 2 Bedroom Garage • 0.48 acre 100 PLEASANT STREET SE, PRESTON
• 5-2 Bedroom Units • 1-1 Bedroom unit
#5284689
LOTS & ACREAGES FOR SALE
#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
For more information on these listings and others visit .…
www.timdanielson.com 272 Main St. North Chatfield MN 55923 Ph: 507- 867-9100 Cell: 507- 259-9110
• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 2 Car Garage • 3,348 sq. ft. • New roof, updated furnace & central air • Main floor living • Numerous outbuildings with metal siding in excellent condition • 2 Barns • 40’ x 80’ Pole shed • 44’ x 80’ Pole shed • 24’ x 42’ shed • 1997-30’ x 40’ shop metal inside & out, concrete, heated
ATTENTION INVESTORS!
$109,900
$339,900
NEW PRICE
27839 271ST AVE, FOUNTAIN
FARM LAND
20266 STATE HWY 16, WYKOFF
#5273049 #5034315
• 2 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 2 Car Garage • Pole Shed • Quality built (2007) custom walkout ranch • Open layout • LL partially finished • 2 Fireplace • Hickory hardwood throughout • Trout run access • Beautiful sunsets/sunrises • Private setting • 22 tillable acres • Balance in woods • Native flowers/grasses • Chatfield/Lanesboro Schools • Good well & septic
PRIVATE COUNTRY SETTING
UPDATED COMMERCIAL BUILDING
#5289721
• 4 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3 Car Garage • 0.24 acre • Finished Walkout Lower Level • Open Floor Plan • Solid doors • Painted trim • 9’ ceilings • Main floor living • Master suite w/walk-in closet • Vaulted ceilings
$393,900
32876 US 52, CHATFIELD
homes@timdanielson.com
$349,900
NEW LISTING
1475 AMCO DR SE, CHATFIELD
TIM DANIELSON
CHATFIELD – JORDAN 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 Jordan 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
www.timdanielson.com
LANESBORO – 20 acre building site (5 tillable, balance woods) adjacent 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 LANESBORO – CARROLTON TOWNSHIP – Wooded 12.19 acre parcel ideal for recreation/hunting featuring approximately 400’ of creek frontage and adjoins State land. #5290693 $49,900
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FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL
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EMPLOYMENT
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R-P COMMUNITY ED is now hiring for a kids’ club after-school child care supervisor. PT Monday-Friday 3-6pm. Apply at www.r-pschools.com/page/3131 or call 507-864-7065. h16,23,30,7-o.
CUSTODIAL SUBSTITUTES NEEDED: at Fillmore Central Schools, Harmony/Preston MN. Interested candidates should submit a completed Classified Employment Application to Mr. Heath Olstad, Principal, PO Box 599, Harmony, MN 55939 or heath.olstad@ isd2198.k12.mn.us. Application available at any office or online at www.fillmorecentral.k12.mn.us. 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. h30,7-o
TNT Lawn Service
BESSE MINI STORAGE Units available. Preston, MN. 507-765-2471. s30TFN-o
NORBY TREE SERVICE: Stump grinding, tree trimming, and removal. Call Dave Norby at 507-259-3118. s8/2TFNo
PART-TIME GRADER/PLOW OPERATOR. Year-round. Applicants call Gary Krahn, 507-352-2665 or Jim Schmidt, 507-352-4377. h16,23,30,7-o CITY OF WYKOFF is seeking applicants to fill a part-time CUSTODIAL/ MAINTENANCE position. This is a part-time, as needed position, some nights and weekends are required. Applicants can submit in writing their interest to: City of Wykoff, 217 Gold St. N., Wykoff, MN 55990. Email inquiries can be sent to wykoff@arvig.net or call 507-352-4011. h30,7-o CITY OF HOUSTON, MN JOB OPENING. Full-time Municipal ClerkAdministrator. Salary Range: $50,000 -$70,000. See city website for job posting and application. www.houston.govoffice.com. Position is open until filled, with priority given to applications submitted by October 11, 2019. h30,7-o
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EXPERIENCED COMBINE DRIVER that will do harvest work in the Lanesboro area. 507-272-9358. h7-o
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Lanesboro School District #229 is accepting applications from qualified individuals for the position of
Head Girls Basketball Coach for the 2019-20 season. Email, send, or drop off a letter of interest, completed application (available on school website), and any other pertinent information to Bret Klaehn - Athletic Director, 100 Kirkwood St E., Lanesboro MN 55949 or bretklaehn@lanesboroschools.com. Open until filled. EOE.
SUNFLOWER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is looking for full time and part time Assistant Teachers and Teacher Aides to assist in various rooms. Experience in Early Childhood preferred but not required. CPR, First Aid, Mandatory Reporting and Universal Precautions will be needed but can be obtained while on the job. Successful candidates will be nurturing, dependable, easy-going, and professional. Visit www.sunflowerchildcare.org to find an application (Fax to 563-3821274), email to: sunflower_dee@yahoo. com , or stop in the center, 300 Hwy 9 West in Decorah, Iowa. h7,14-o APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for part-time intermittent Jailers at the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office. This position is a non-exempt position, ineligible for benefits. Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license, certified or within 6 months become certified in CPR and First Aide, and must be of good physical condition and able to lift and carry 25 to 50 lb. of weight. Successful candidate must be willing to authorize a personal criminal background investigation, pre-employment physical and psychological evaluation. Starting salary is $21.43/hr. Application and job description with complete listing of qualifications may be obtained from: Fillmore County Coordinator Office by phone at (507) 765-4566. Applications also available online @ www.co.fillmore. mn.us. Applicants must complete current County application to be considered; resumes may be included but will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. County employees are eligible to apply for this position along with the public. Application deadline: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. EOE. h7,14,21-o
Full -time
ALA (CNA) Overnights • $1,000 Sign- on Bonus
Some benefits
A great place to work!
Assisted Living of Preston
is seeking dedicated, caring and compassionate individuals for part-time shifts Part-time evenings (4:30-9 pm and 5-9 pm, rotating holidays and every other weekend) Must be 18 years of age
EZ-GO & YAMAHA GOLF CARTS SALES & SERVICE NEW & USED Ivan Vreeman
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Now HiriNg!!! Full and Part-time positions available in Preston and Spring Valley. Full-time LPN position in Rushford. Competitive Wages & Benefits available!
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Kingsland • Spring Valley
Knights News THe FOrNiTe WOrLd cup
FFA NEWS Our FFA members had the chance to attend workshops to gain leadership skills and tour a local ag business around rushford.
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Soccer isn’t the only sport with a World cup. A World cup is a big competition. A boy who won the Fortnite World cup. He won 3 million dollars. He practices 6 hours a day. The boy who won was 16.A World cup is where lots of people compete but only 100 make it. you have to be very good. it takes a lot of effort. He practices 6 hours a day. He did it another time but lost. His practice has paid off. He practices after school. The desk he has now he doesn’t like. He is buying a new desk with his money. He is saving the rest for college. Winning the world cup takes a lot of practice. you know grown ups don’t like video games but if they won 3 million dollars they would love them! Aiden-5th grade mrs. Lanning’s class
SiNGiNG SeALS Sunday, October 13 - Homecoming coronation - 5:00 pm HS Gym monday, October 14 - Homecoming Assembly - 8:00 am Wednesday, October 16 - Homecoming Assembly - 1:00 pm Thursday, October 17 - Friday, October 18 - meA break monday, October 21 - No School (Teacher inservice) Wednesday, October 30 - picture retakes Friday, November 1 - mid-semester
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bLOOd driVe Kingsland High School Located in the Kingland High School gym 705 N Section Ave - Spring Valley
TueSdAy, OcTOber 22, 2019
i’m going to talk about seals. Seals are very smart animals. They can mimic human speech and songs. They are very talented animals. They use their vocal cords like humans do. The humans play a beat from a song and then the seals copy it. They are super smart. When the seals copy the songs its so cool. One of the most popular song is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. When the seals match the sound they get rewarded. The seals learn that when they copy the sounds they get a treat. it takes about a year of training. The trainers make vowels easier for the seals. Seals only need to know the five vowels to copy the sounds. The seals can also sing the Star Wars theme song. people are starting to see the other animals that can sing too! Like dolphins use the muscles in their blow holes to make sounds. i just wanted to say that animals are amazing you just have to get to know them.
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please call 1-800-red cross (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and enter Kingsland HS to schedule an appointment.
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