By Karen Reisner
City Administrator Joe Hoffman reviewed the progress on a variety of ongoing projects at the city council’s May 20 meeting. Councilman David Harrison was absent.
Hoffman said the city utility has authorized about $10,000 to t
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Sunday, May 26th, 2013
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- 2:41:47, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, I just looked up Senate File 796 and in it there are said p ... [Read More]
Chester “Chet” Rindels
Fri, May 24th, 2013
Posted in Preston Obituaries
Posted in Preston Obituaries
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Chester “Chet” Rindels, 91, of Preston, Minn. died, Thursday, May 16, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Chet was born on September 26, 1921 in Castlewood, South Dakota, the son of Samuel and Annie (Ruesink) Rindels. Chet attended school in Castlewood through the eighth grade. He then went to work on the family farm. When he was 19 he worked his way through the harvest fields to get to the Greenleafton, Minn. area where three of his brothers were residing. On August 1, 1941 he married Esther Ruesink at Esther’s home in a garden ceremony in rural Greenleafton. He worked for several farmers in the area. He then built homes in the area with Vic Wubbles. He also did masonry work. He worked for Kappers Construction in Spring Valley. He plowed snow for the state of Minnesota. In 1976 the couple moved to Preston and he became the city manager. While in Preston he opened up Chet’s Cobbler Shop in the basement of his home. He retired in 1986. He took many trips up north for fishing and enjoyed golfing and gardening. He was a longtime member of the Greenleafton Reformed Church and served as a deacon and elder. He was a member of the Preston Lions Club, he was the first president of SMMPA and a member of the Preston golf course. He was also a Commissioner of the Preston Public Utilities.
Chet is survived by his wife of 71 years, Esther; one daughter LuAnn (Loren) Rindels of Preston, one daughter-in-law Evie (Roger) Rindels of Austin, Minn.; three granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law Erwin Ruesink of Spring Valley, Minn; a special cousin Virgil Rindels; many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son Roger, five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Greenleafton Reformed Church, rural Preston, with Pastor Roger Lokker officiating. Burial was in the Greenleafton Reformed Cemetery, in rural Preston.
Preston’s Trout Days kicks off town festival season
Fri, May 24th, 2013
Posted in Preston Features
Posted in Preston Features
By Mitchell Walbridge
After a prolonged anticipation for spring and warmer weather, Preston began the summer festival season with Trout Days. Running from Friday, May 17 through the entire weekend, Trout Days provided many activities that were enjo
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Preston Lions Club visits Historic Forestville
Fri, May 17th, 2013
Posted in Preston Features
Posted in Preston Features
The Preston Lions Club met at Historic Forestville on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. to spend an enjoyable evening in a peaceful setting. The Lions members were met by Sandy Scheevel, Site Manager, and John Grabko, Site Supervisor. The event be
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Letter about Davids following party line
Fri, May 17th, 2013
Posted in Preston Letter to the Editor
Posted in Preston Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
I am writing this letter in the early morning hours of May 10th, just hours after the State House approved a bill that will make gay marriage legal. I have never been more proud to live in this great state, and I hope that soon the
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Letter about MN Marriage
Fri, May 17th, 2013
Posted in Preston Letter to the Editor
Posted in Preston Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,
I’m very saddened today by the decision our state’s “leadership” has made to re-define marriage. If people want to live a lifestyle that we were not designed for, that is their choice. But, to re-define marriage and change
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5th and 6th grade students from Fillmore Central School
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in Preston Education
Posted in Preston Education
State Representative Greg Davids (R-Preston) and State Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) are pictured with 5th and 6th grade students from Fillmore Central School. The group visited with the lawmakers recently while touring the State Capitol in St. Pa
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Christ Lutheran Church welcomes special visitors
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Preston Faith & Worship
Posted in Preston Faith & Worship
The congregation of Christ Lutheran Church of Preston, Minn. welcomed special visitors during the month of April 2013. Pastor Rocio Morales and Martha Gualtero from San Pedro Lutheran Church in Bogota, Colombia were visitors from April 5 - 15.
On
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Motorcycle charity ride route through Preston
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Preston Features
Posted in Preston Features
The Preston City Council at their April 29 meeting agreed to be one of the host cities for the thirteenth annual Ronald McDonald House Charity Ride to take place on Sunday July 28.
The ride raises an average of $130,000 annually. This year it is
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