At the August 12 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, a resolution was approved calling for a public hearing on September 9, concerning the proposal for the issuance of healthcare facility revenue bonds for the Chosen Valley Care Center project. Councilor Josh Broadwater was absent. City Clerk Joel Young said the care center has been working with the city for a couple of … [Read more...]
Alta Mildred (Borgen) Reese
At the age of 106, Alta Borgen Reese died peacefully on July 29 at Edenbrook Care Center in Rochester, Minn. Alta Mildred Borgen was born June 3, 1913, on the family farm in Pilot Mound Township, Minn., to Gilman and Alida (Foss) Borgen. After attending Paulson school, a rural common school near the family farm, Alta boarded in Lanesboro, Minn., and graduated from … [Read more...]
Elaine Bernice (Johnson) Lee
Elaine Bernice Lee, 90, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Elaine Bernice Lee (Johnson) was born to Benjamin and Esther Johnson on May 9, 1929, in Blair, Wis. Elaine was an avid bowler in her youth and was on many bowling teams. As she grew older, she would donate her time knitting caps for the sharing tree at Root River … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Nancy Kay Boettcher, 73, Chatfield, Minn.; 6/12/2019, Failure to Yield at Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Sakinah Lamoni Caradine, 19, Chatfield, Minn.; 4/16/2019, No Motor Vehicle Insurance - Driver, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Jeanette Louise Finley, 52, Chatfield, Minn.; 4/25/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees … [Read more...]
Chatfield Center for the Arts receives Mardag Foundation Grant Award for Building Capacity in Operational Infrastructure
The Saint Paul based Mardag Foundation selected Chatfield Center for the Arts (CCA) as one of 14 nonprofit organizations to receive an award in its 2019 first round grant category of Building the capacity of arts and humanities organizations to benefit their communities. Chatfield Center for the Arts was awarded $30,000 over two years to be used for Building Capacity in … [Read more...]