Autumn Louise Humble Seth and Tiffany Humble of Rushford, Minn., are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Autumn Louise, born on July 19, 2017. Autumn weighed 7 lb 11 oz and measured 20 1/4 inches long. Grandparents are Bruce and Kim Thomes of Litchfield, Minn., and Douglas and Lynn Humble of Rushford. She joins brothers Chase and Dominic. … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Birth Announcement
Lillie Rae Holst Justin and Jessica Holst are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Lillie Rae, born August 12, 2017. Lillie weighed 9 lb 7 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. She joins sister Hattie at home. Grandparents are Glenn and Colette Holst of Lanesboro, and Brian and Cheryl Aberg of Mabel. Great-grandparents are Harlan and Dorothy Gjere of Mabel. … [Read more...]
2017 Volleyball Preview
The 2017 volleyball season begins with turnover being a main theme. Last year’s All-Conference teams featured 12 total picks from county teams. Nine were seniors. Fillmore Central, Rushford-Peterson, Lanesboro, and Mabel-Canton lost multiple multi-year stand-out (All-Conference plus) players. Kingsland and Chatfield each graduated experienced seniors groups. And thus … [Read more...]
County Jail inspection report discussed
Sheriff Tom Kaase reviewed the Fillmore County Jail inspection report at the board’s August 22 meeting. The Minnesota Department of Correction’s (DOC) annual inspection of the facility was conducted from May 10 through May 16, 2017. Inspectors found that the “jail does not provide a properly trained food service provider at the facility.” The DOC requested an immediate plan to … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central ready to start the school year
Fillmore Central is gearing up to start school on September 5. Numbers are up from the last school year at 351 students currently enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade versus 345 last year. Open house for the high school and K-6 are on August 30 from 4-6 p.m., along with an open house for SAC and daycare. The open house for Pre-K will also be held on August 30, but … [Read more...]
SWCD program highlights honey bees
On August 8, the Fillmore SWCD sponsored a Prairie Walk at the Savanna Spring Nature Area in Chatfield. One of the featured speakers was Joshua Burgess, a beekeeper from Marion, who spoke about his honey business and the importance of native prairies for producing honey and other crops and food products. August 19 was National Honey Bee Day, a day designated for educating the … [Read more...]
LaMerne Iverson
LaMerne Iverson, age 89, of Decorah and formerly of Harmony, died Monday, August 21, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 25 at Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony with burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. LaMerne Katherine (Pettelko) … [Read more...]
Ernest (Ernie) M. Corson
Ernest (Ernie) Merton Corson, 102, Hesper, Iowa, passed away in his sleep on August 20, 2017, with his family at his side at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, Iowa. Ernie was born on the Young family farm outside of Hesper on May 29, 1915, to Elmer Melvin and Emma (Young) Corson. His family lived in Hesper on the Skunk Farm and also resided in Prosper, Spring Grove, … [Read more...]
Bruce Carl Cady
Bruce Carl Cady, 61, of Missoula, Mont., (formerly of Peterson, Minn.) passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, while biking along the Hiawatha Trail in Idaho. Bruce was born May 31, 1956, in Winona, to Jim and Bernett Cady. He grew up in southern Minnesota, with his sister, Laura and two brothers, Dan and Mike. In 1980, Bruce married JorAnn (Jo) Leckness of Hayfield, … [Read more...]
Congressman Walz’s staff visits proposed veterans home sites
Thanks to Dave Goodmanson, Fountain, who called Congressman Tim Walz’s office last week, three of the congressman’s staff visited Fillmore County on August 15 for most of the day. Goodmanson called about the city’s wastewater facility discussed in another article in this paper. About three months ago Cathy Enerson, who is the EDA director for both Preston and Spring Valley, … [Read more...]