Jenifer Lynn Dahly, 42, of Fountain, Minn., died Thursday, February 1, 2024. Jenifer, or Jenny as her siblings called her, fought a battle with cancer for over eight years, but her fight didn’t stop her from living her best life. She was a great wife, mother, sister, auntie, daughter and friend. Jenifer was born on January 9, 1982, in Independence, Iowa, to Steve and Monica … [Read more...]
Fountain Lacks for Council Issues
The first meeting of 2024 for the Fountain City Council was the shortest meeting on record, just a minute and 10 seconds on January 3, due to the absence of Mayor Tammy Danielson and a surprisingly short agenda. Opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, the attending council proceeded with the agenda, which included the consent agenda only. In it were the minutes from the … [Read more...]
Doris “Nanny” R. Schleusner
Doris “Nanny” R. Schleusner, 80, of Fountain, Minn., died Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Our House in Austin, Minn. She was born January 22, 1943 to Robert and Lucille Dodge. Doris married Arnold Schleusner on July 20, 1960. The two farmed near Douglas, Minn., until 2001, when they moved to Fountain to continue farming. Doris had a green thumb that took her to farmers markets … [Read more...]
Fountain Approves 2024 Levy
The Fountain, Minn., council zipped through a short agenda at the December 6 meeting. Having just one notice and two items of business, the council sped through approving the budget and levy for 2024. The final levy will be $223,500. The amount represents $123,500 from the general tax levy, $65,000 sewer tax levy, $25,000 capital improvement tax levy and $10,000 Equipment Fund … [Read more...]
Leona “Beezie” Cambern
Leona “Beezie” Cambern, 79, of Fountain, died on Friday, November 3, 2023, surrounded by her family at Season’s Hospice House in Rochester. Beezie was born on June 30, 1944, in Austin, Minn., and graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minn. On October 23, 1965, she married the love of her life, Willis “Willie” Cambern. They shared 48 years together until … [Read more...]
Fountain Forced to Make Repairs
At the November 1 meeting, the Fountain Council learned from Public Works Director John Hanson that the city must replace a part at the north lift station repair, located near the intersection of Highway 52 and County Road 11. “This past weekend, we noticed one pump was running almost 24 hours a day,” said Hanson. After inspection with Dan Shimota of W.W. Geotsch & … [Read more...]
Fountain Addresses Nuisance Complaints
Nuisance complaints continue to roll into Fountain City Hall. At the September 6 meeting, the city council discussed the ongoing complaints and how to deal with them. “It’s the same old, same old,” said City Clerk Mary Tjepkes. “Noise complaints.” Mayor Tammy Danielson wants to investigate further with the League of Minnesota Cities and determine the difference between a … [Read more...]
Fountain Puts a Stop to Speeding
Last month, following citizen complaints and years of rampant speeding on Cedar Street, the Fountain Council unanimously approved installing a four-way stop at the intersection of Cedar and Third Street, which is about halfway down the length of Cedar Street. At the time, they also discussed the extension of temporary speed bumps, making it impossible to go around and move the … [Read more...]
Fountain addresses resident complaints
At the July 5 meeting, the Fountain Council discussed in length a number of citizen complaints. They included both noise during the day and after the 10 p.m. noise cutoff, as well as parking and street concerns. “Some of them are kind of nit-picky,” said Councilor David Gudmundson, who’d requested the complaints be discussed. No identifying information was given during the … [Read more...]
MPCA agreement ends for Fountain
Amid several comments of celebration at the June 7 council meeting, the City of Fountain finally saw its stipulation agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) end. As reported in the Fillmore County Journal in August 2017, the agency approved the new plant in 2009 and began operation the following January. In 2015, MPCA notified the city of a violation. The … [Read more...]
Fountain approves 50-year lease of city-owned land
At the May 3 meeting, the Fountain Council unanimously approved a 50-year lease of city-owned land to Harmony Telephone Company. The plot of land at 91 Pine Street is roughly 50 feet by 50 feet. A 10-foot by 20-foot “hut building” will be constructed to house the company’s fiber optic equipment. City Clerk Mary Tjepkes contacted the cities of Wykoff, Lanesboro, and Preston … [Read more...]
Mark Vern Spelhaug
Mark Vern Spelhaug, 62, of Bethany, Mo., passed away Monday, March 27, 2023, at his home. He was born on August 20, 1960, in Harmony, Minn., the son of Vernon Hubert and Marjorie Pauline (Evenson) Spelhaug. Mark was baptized and confirmed at Root Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Fountain, Minn. He grew up in Fountain and graduated from Preston-Fountain High School in 1978. … [Read more...]
Fountain Council selects new engineer
After months of discussion, the City of Fountain has selected a new engineer. At the April 5 meeting, the council unanimously approved hiring Bolton & Menk. The firm’s work agreement will be on a per-project basis. They included a fixed fee if the city wanted an assessment of its wastewater treatment plant. The council cited the firm’s experience and recommendations from … [Read more...]
Charles Souhrada
Charles Souhrada, 88, of Von Ormy, Tex., formerly of Fountain, Minn., passed away at home on March 27, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Anna May (Dougherty) Souhrada, daughters Charlotte Brevig and Julianna (Harold) Fravel, and son Shawn Souhrada. He is also survived by seven grandchildren: Jason Fravel, Amber Fravel, Carl Brevig, Joshua Grant, Jacob Grant, … [Read more...]
Avis “Iris” Wright
Avis “Iris” Wright, 88, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Eagle Crest South in La Crosse, Wis. Iris was born to Alfred and Gladys (Cronk) Segelstrom of Minneapolis, Minn., on October 12, 1934. The death of two children and a devastating house fire, combined with the Great Depression, proved too much for the Segelstroms. They separated, and their five remaining … [Read more...]