Are you a low-income homeowner? Does your house need exterior paint or other exterior repairs? Do you need a new roof, siding or windows? Does your yard need new landscaping or fence repairs? Do you need a wheel chair ramp?
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Friends cut down 200-year-old tree in Lanesboro
Fri, May 17th, 2013
Posted in Lanesboro Home & Garden
Posted in Lanesboro Home & Garden
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By Jade Sexton
The huge white oak tree fell over during a storm last summer in the backyard of Dona Conway. The fallen tree took up much of the backyard, and it remained there most of the summer until a group of Amish cut it up and hauled the brush away for firewood. What was left standing was a tall, bare trunk.
This spring, Nathan Arnold and Carla Joseph have been housesitting for Conway while she visits family in Austria. Nathan was helping his friend Kevin Hoeltzle move when he noticed that he owned a large two-man crosscut saw. He suggested they use it to cut down the tree.
When Kevin saw the tree, he thought maybe Nathan had been joking. The tree was a lot bigger than he thought it would be. Together, after sharpening the old saw, they spent six hours cutting it down, not an easy task, as the cut was low.
“We wanted to get it as low to the ground as possible,” explained Nathan.
After a couple of hours, Carla came out to see what they were doing. “I didn’t really think they were going to do it,” she said. “Then I got suckered into helping.”
The job was a workout for them, and was made more difficult by the fact that the tree was starting to rot, and there was ice inside that melted as they worked.
“It’s hard to find a cut that smooth,” said Kevin of the end result.
Nate made an attempt to count the rings in the old tree, but had a difficult time seeing all of them. “I got about one-third of the way through, and I got to 75,” he said. “It must be close to 200 years old.”
Lanesboro was founded in 1885, meaning this tree was standing before the town was there, and before people built their homes around it.
“I don’t think anyone has cut down a tree using a crosscut saw for about a hundred years,” said Kevin.
The group of friends is planning to have someone come look at the tree to find out its exact age. Nate is planning on making a chair out of the trunk they cut down, but using a chainsaw this time.
When asked why they chose to use the crosscut saw, Nate replied, “Just to see if it could be done.”
The huge white oak tree fell over during a storm last summer in the backyard of Dona Conway. The fallen tree took up much of the backyard, and it remained there most of the summer until a group of Amish cut it up and hauled the brush away for firewood. What was left standing was a tall, bare trunk.
This spring, Nathan Arnold and Carla Joseph have been housesitting for Conway while she visits family in Austria. Nathan was helping his friend Kevin Hoeltzle move when he noticed that he owned a large two-man crosscut saw. He suggested they use it to cut down the tree.
When Kevin saw the tree, he thought maybe Nathan had been joking. The tree was a lot bigger than he thought it would be. Together, after sharpening the old saw, they spent six hours cutting it down, not an easy task, as the cut was low.
“We wanted to get it as low to the ground as possible,” explained Nathan.
After a couple of hours, Carla came out to see what they were doing. “I didn’t really think they were going to do it,” she said. “Then I got suckered into helping.”
The job was a workout for them, and was made more difficult by the fact that the tree was starting to rot, and there was ice inside that melted as they worked.
“It’s hard to find a cut that smooth,” said Kevin of the end result.
Nate made an attempt to count the rings in the old tree, but had a difficult time seeing all of them. “I got about one-third of the way through, and I got to 75,” he said. “It must be close to 200 years old.”
Lanesboro was founded in 1885, meaning this tree was standing before the town was there, and before people built their homes around it.
“I don’t think anyone has cut down a tree using a crosscut saw for about a hundred years,” said Kevin.
The group of friends is planning to have someone come look at the tree to find out its exact age. Nate is planning on making a chair out of the trunk they cut down, but using a chainsaw this time.
When asked why they chose to use the crosscut saw, Nate replied, “Just to see if it could be done.”
Habitat is looking for Homeowners for A Brush with Kindness Home Repair Program. Limited spots available!
Wed, May 1st, 2013
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Posted in All Home & Garden
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Solar PV Workshop April 13
Tue, Apr 9th, 2013
Posted in All Home & Garden
Posted in All Home & Garden
The next event in the Off Grid Solar PV series will be a held on Saturday, April 13th, 12:30 p.m. at the home of Brian and Ruth Lavelle, located west of Caledonia and north of Spring Grove in Black Hammer township. The workshop will start with a sit
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Electric outage to affect residents of Harmony
Fri, Apr 5th, 2013
Posted in Harmony Home & Garden
Posted in Harmony Home & Garden
A new transformer will be installed on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1 AM. Therefore, almost the entire community (except the north industrial park area) will be without electricity starting on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1 AM. The outage could last up
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Gardening: We Dig It Workshop
Fri, Mar 8th, 2013
Posted in All Home & Garden
Posted in All Home & Garden
Are you ready for spring growing season? If so, the We Dig It Gardening Workshop may provide you with some great inspiration. The Houston County Master Gardeners and Caledonia Community Education are hosting their third annual gardening workshop o
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Deadline to apply to purchase Habitat for Humanity home is March 15
Fri, Mar 8th, 2013
Posted in All Home & Garden
Posted in All Home & Garden
Winona, MN - Habitat for Humanity Winona-Fillmore Counties is accepting applications now through March 15 for a single family home to be built in Winona.
To qualify for a Habitat home, the family must currently be living in substandard housing, be
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Habitat for Humanity has no “waiting list” for homebuyers
Fri, Feb 15th, 2013
Posted in All Home & Garden
Posted in All Home & Garden
Winona, MN- Habitat for Humanity Winona-Fillmore Counties is now accepting applications for a single family home to be built in Winona.
To qualify for a Habitat home, the family must currently be living in substandard housing, be unable to obtain
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Separating recyclables
Fri, Feb 8th, 2013
Posted in All Home & Garden
Posted in All Home & Garden
The second and third most common questions I get asked are, “Where does all that stuff go?” and “Who gets the job of separating all that stuff?” The easy answers are, “Twin Cities” and “a large machine, along with a few nimble people w
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Spring is just around the corner...time for tree planting!
Fri, Jan 18th, 2013
Posted in All Home & Garden
Posted in All Home & Garden
Jeanette Serfling, Administrative Assistant
It’s time to think about your spring tree planting needs. The SWCD tree program is in full swing offering a variety of bare root shrubs, deciduous trees and conifers and potted conifers. We sell good qu
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