The Chosen Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) 2012 Fall Grant applications are now available online at www.cvcfoundation.com.
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
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- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
- 6:52:10, May 6th 2013 - Jason Sethre, Publisher of Fillmore County Journal & Olmsted County Journal - Maryh, ... [Read More]
- 7:29:56, May 5th 2013 - maryh - Where are OCJ's available for pickup...other than at the new office? ... [Read More]
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Chatfield officer receives traffic safety award
Fri, Sep 28th, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Government
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Chatfield Officer Grace McCallum was awarded a certificate of accomplishment and given a commendation letter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. She was one of four officers in the state of Minnesota to receive the award. She was recognized at the September 24 city council meeting.
Scott McConkey of the southern Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety nominated her for her effort during the 2012 May/June enforcement wave. McConkey noted that rural highways have a higher per miles driven fatality rate than do metro communities.
Officer McCallum stopped 16 vehicles and issued 16 citations for No Seatbelt Use during a four hour shift during a “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign. McConkey insisted that “the people we stop are not the enemy, they are the people we serve.” He related that the first fatal crash that he was involved with happened about 25 years ago east of Chatfield. The victim did not wear a seat belt. McConkey said there was no reason for the person to have died.
Sergeant Derek Fugelstad, Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department, presented her with the certificate of accomplishment and Chief Shane Fox with McCallum’s letter of commendation to be placed in her file.
The council approved a resolution to again participate in the Office of Traffic Safety “Safe and Sober” campaign. This is a program administered by the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department. The federal grant funds pay for overtime for officers to enforce DUI, seatbelt, and speeding laws.
Help Our Neighbors
Pastor Mark Docken, Chatfield Lutheran, explained that Help Our Neighbors is a community wide organization developed with the primary goal of helping senior citizens stay independent as long as possible, allowing them to stay in their homes longer. Services they want to provide include transportation, respite care, doing chores around the house, leaf raking, and chronic disease and falls prevention education. This is a partnership effort involving several congregations and other local civic and volunteer community organizations. Chatfield Lutheran is the sponsoring organization.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has awarded a grant of $180,000 over three years toward this effort.
Bill Sullivan noted that this organization is not specifically religious based. He said that CCTV is a huge asset to help get the word out. C .....
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Scott McConkey of the southern Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety nominated her for her effort during the 2012 May/June enforcement wave. McConkey noted that rural highways have a higher per miles driven fatality rate than do metro communities.
Officer McCallum stopped 16 vehicles and issued 16 citations for No Seatbelt Use during a four hour shift during a “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign. McConkey insisted that “the people we stop are not the enemy, they are the people we serve.” He related that the first fatal crash that he was involved with happened about 25 years ago east of Chatfield. The victim did not wear a seat belt. McConkey said there was no reason for the person to have died.
Sergeant Derek Fugelstad, Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department, presented her with the certificate of accomplishment and Chief Shane Fox with McCallum’s letter of commendation to be placed in her file.
The council approved a resolution to again participate in the Office of Traffic Safety “Safe and Sober” campaign. This is a program administered by the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department. The federal grant funds pay for overtime for officers to enforce DUI, seatbelt, and speeding laws.
Help Our Neighbors
Pastor Mark Docken, Chatfield Lutheran, explained that Help Our Neighbors is a community wide organization developed with the primary goal of helping senior citizens stay independent as long as possible, allowing them to stay in their homes longer. Services they want to provide include transportation, respite care, doing chores around the house, leaf raking, and chronic disease and falls prevention education. This is a partnership effort involving several congregations and other local civic and volunteer community organizations. Chatfield Lutheran is the sponsoring organization.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has awarded a grant of $180,000 over three years toward this effort.
Bill Sullivan noted that this organization is not specifically religious based. He said that CCTV is a huge asset to help get the word out. C .....
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Chosen Valley Community Foundation fall grant applications available online
Fri, Sep 28th, 2012
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Posted in Chatfield Business Announcements
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Chatfield school year off to a good start
Fri, Sep 21st, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Education
Posted in Chatfield Education
With another school year back in session, Chatfield School Board members met on September 17 to see how students are approaching the new academic year. Both Principals Craig Ihrke and Randy Paulson were present to give insight.
Irhke and Paulson ha
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Chatfield sets preliminary levy and budget for 2013
Fri, Sep 14th, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Government
Posted in Chatfield Government
City Clerk Joel Young stated at the council’s September 10 meeting that the proposed levy increase is now at 4.8 percent, down from a few weeks ago. A total of ten thousand was removed from the preliminary budget of which $5,000 reduced the levy
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Robert L. Bornfleth
Fri, Aug 31st, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Obituaries
Posted in Chatfield Obituaries
Robert Leslie Bornfleth, 89 of Columbus, Wisc. (formerly of Rochester) was born on November 29, 1922, in Jordan Township, Fillmore County, Minn. to Ernest and Isadora (Briggs) Bornfleth. He died on August 29, 2012, at the Larson Home in Columbus, Wi
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Chatfield Center for the Arts, local landmark designation
Fri, Aug 31st, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Government
Posted in Chatfield Government
Robert Vogel, Preservation Planner, explained to the Chatfield City Council at their August 27 meeting the process to designate the Center for the Arts as a local landmark. Paul Novotny was absent.
Vogel had submitted a report to the Heritage Pres
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Chatfield ready for new school year
Fri, Aug 24th, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Education
Posted in Chatfield Education
The Chatfield School Board met for the last meeting before the start of a new school year on August 20, 2012. A wide variety of information was passed on from school administrators to the board about the academic year that will begin in September.
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Chatfield to upgrade paging antennae
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Government
Posted in Chatfield Government
Chief Shane Fox explained that the current repeater is not capable of narrow band operation during the Chatfield City Council’s August 13 meeting. It is mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that all public safety mobile radios
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Birth Announcement - Ava Briella Grover
Fri, Aug 3rd, 2012
Posted in Chatfield Social Scenes
Posted in Chatfield Social Scenes
Ava Briella Grover
Lindsay Lea and Troy Grover of Chatfield, Minn. are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Ava Briella. Ava was born on July 13, 2012, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minn. She weighed 9 lb. and was 21 inches long.
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