At their January 22 meeting, the Fillmore Central School Board approved the official appointments, assignments, and designations for 2018. Ross Kiehne was appointed as chairperson, Craig Britton as vice-chairperson, Deb Ristau as clerk, Jim Love as vice-clerk, and Sue Sikkink as treasurer. There were no changes made to the annual board salaries and they remained at $1,440 … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Hillary Ann Churchill, 25, Spring Valley, Minn.; 12/29/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Mitchell Ray Dempewolf, 19, Spring Valley, Minn.; 12/9/2017, Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Kevin Lee Good, 55, Mabel, Minn.; 9/29/2017, DWI - Other Controlled Substances, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 for one … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On January 18, Matthew Alan Onstad, 39, of Altura, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Onstad is charged with Fleeing Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, a felony with maximum criminal penalty of three years and one day in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about January 16, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull the suspect over for … [Read more...]
A View From The Woods
Book club I assess our new local heritage pork supply in the freezer, fresh kohlrabi stored in the basement, refrigerator potatoes stashed in a cool closet. Between cookbooks, a messy stack of clipped recipes and and online cooking sites, I select a menu and plan out a timetable. Fresh ham roast with maple syrup and balsamic sauce, cranberry walnut slaw, mashed sweet potatoes … [Read more...]
Chatfield purchases capital financial planning service
Mike Bubany, David Drown and Associates (DDA), presented information about their capital financial planning service at the January 22 meeting of the Chatfield City Council. He explained that he has been discussing the benefits of the service with city staff for a couple of months. Information can easily be plugged in to show on a spread sheet the effect a particular project … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Moves to 8-1
The last time Chatfield wrestling started the year 8-1, it was 2013-2014. That 8-1 start became a 27-1 Class A state championship season. It would be a bit much to expect that much from this year’s Gophers. Section 1A boasts defending Class A champion #1 Z-M (16-4), plus #3 Goodhue (13-3). But Travis Bartels group is off to a great start. Caledonia/Houston was the latest … [Read more...]
Rostad Tops 1,000, Hurricanes Move to 14-3
It was a week that ended with a tough loss. But Houston’s girls watched their top player hit a ballyhooed threshold and they beat a couple league foes to stay atop the SEC-East. Junior Alyssa Rostad entered a match-up at Schaeffer Academy needing 17 points to hit 1,000 for her career. With an assist from her sister Becca, the 5’5” guard nailed a three to become one of six in … [Read more...]
FT’s Big in Houston Boys Comeback
In early December, Houston’s boys felled M-C 53-51 on the strength of a late James Hongerholt driving finger-roll. In the teams’ re-match, the Hurricanes recovered from a double-digit halftime deficit to get a win and sweep the season series. The Cougars got off to a 7-0 start and led by 31-20 at intermission. The lead was still eleven (39-28) five minutes into the second. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FCLMC’s Stefan Nikoloski (220) and Caden Anderson (120) each took first at the Robbinsdale-Cooper wrestling tourney. LARP wrestling (3-2 vs TRC, 6-5 overall) won two tight matches, beating D-E 39-37 and Caledonia/Houston 39-36 (Z-M Invite). Jordan Beck (19), Ian Meisner (16), and Wyatt Pruter (16) combined for 51 points, Zach Bubany had a point/assist (13/12) double-double, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/15 – 1/20)
FC 36, Goodhue 43 (FC: Josh Peters 11 pts (3-11 threes); Matt Lutes 9 pts; Logan Corson 8 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 3 stls. FTs: FC 2-5, G 10-19. Wildcats took lead for good in final eight minutes. Defending section champ Goodhue is 9-7) W-K 73, Lanesboro 52 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 18 pts, 9 rebs, 8 assists; Andrew Luck 15 pts. WK: Zach Kjeseth 25 pts) GM 59, Houston 56 … [Read more...]