Arlene Pearl Rain, 87, passed away gracefully March 11, 2017 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Arlene Pearl Erickson was born January 27, 1930 to Peter and Alpha Erickson. Arlene spent her early years in the Pilot Mound area, graduating from Chatfield High School. Vergel and Arlene Rain married, lived, and raised six children in the Pilot Mound, Preston area. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
Two Lanesboro students declared Mayor for the Day
Two Lanesboro Public School students were recognized in the “Mayor for the Day” essay contest sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities. Fourth grader Isaac Snyder was selected as one of the three winners in the contest and sixth grader Peyton Olson received an honorable mention. Isaac was unable to attend the Lanesboro City Council meeting on the evening of March 6, but … [Read more...]
Divided we stand
Being divided is nothing new for this country. It has struggled since its inception 240 years ago. “The work of Democracy has always been hard. It has been contentious and at times bloody.” (Barack Obama) April 19, 1775, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The country was divided between those who were Patriots, … [Read more...]
Mandt Champ, Tekautz 3rd at State Wrestling
Their once was a (handle-bar moustache) professional wrestler who used his mania to run wild. At the 2017 Minnesota state meet, a (mustached) Chatfield guy authored some mania of his own. Junior 145-pounder Jake Mandt spent most of the year ranked #1 in Class A. A few years back, he wrestled around with Chatfield’s last individual state titlist, Hank Friederichs. Mandt’s fate … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 13 Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 Fillmore County Commissioners, City Hall, 9 a.m. Harmony … [Read more...]
High Flying 5-Seed Claims 1A East
FC (5-seed, 15-12) and Kingsland (3-seed, 17-10) came into the 1A East girls semis as the “underdogs.” R-P (1-seed, 19-6) and M-C (2-seed, 20-7) came as the favorites. But amongst the top five seeds, there was a lot of parity this year. Tournament results were apropos. Teams that hadn’t won in the regular season, won. Sophomores came up huge in the semis, as teams with the … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The time I ripped my pants
When I was just a wee lass I made a number of embarrassing mistakes. But, I did learn from them! So hopefully by sharing this story, you too can learn, and maybe not make the same blunder. I believe it was coming up on the first day of fourth grade, and my mom had taken my sister Maegan and I school shopping. I was looking at clothes, you know, for my first day outfit, and I … [Read more...]
Trojans and Knights Make Boys Semis
Two county boys teams moved on to the 1A East semis. “Old reliable” R-P (2-seed, 17-8) battled past FC (7-seed, 11-15) in the final game at Rushford gymnasium. The Falcons started the game 9-2. Trojan sophomore Landon Skalet then hit three three’s, the only made Trojan trifectas of the stanza (3-19). They were part of a 17-3 R-P run. FC scored the last four of the half to … [Read more...]
Marching for science
In today’s political climate, there are many protests, marches, and signs declaring justice for an array of reasons. However, on April 22 there will be a new march. One that not only exemplifies the need for justice in this area, but to amplify the importance it has on our everyday lives. We are not the powerful society or humans we think we are without it. What type of issue … [Read more...]
Unemployment rate steady at 4% in January
Employers cut 8,300 jobs ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota’s unemployment rate was 4% in January, unchanged from the state’s revised jobless rate in December, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.8% in January. Minnesota employers eliminated 8,300 jobs … [Read more...]