A woodsy walk A cool, still morning dawned. After a quick breakfast, I make sandwiches to wrap for lunch. As I tuck my pants into my socks to keep the ticks out, cars begin pulling up the driveway for the annual Harmony Garden Club wildflower walk. A stroll around the garden and a quick refresher on the names of trout lilies, yellow bellwort and rue anemones blooming near … [Read more...]
National Trails Day is June 3: Lost Creek Hiking Trail offers fun and education!
The American Hiking Society has designated Saturday, June 3 as National Trails Day. We are fortunate to live in an area that offers many trails to enjoy hiking, biking, skiing, etc. The Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Bluff Country Hiking Club, is utilizing the Lost Creek Hiking Trail west of Chatfield as an opportunity to also educate … [Read more...]
Save Sunday for Dad
Art in the Park 2017 moves to Saturday, June 17 LANESBORO, MN – Art in the Park, Lanesboro Arts’ annual fine art festival in Sylvan Park, is happening on Saturday, June 17 this year. This marks the first time the popular summer event will not be taking place on Father’s Day, a Sunday, since its inaugural year in 1980. After several years of surveys and deliberation, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Christopher Michael Bradley, 37, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 4/22/2017, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 30 mph – Urban District (40/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Emma Noelle Buddecke, 18, Eagan, Minn.; 3/31/2017, Speeding (74/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Jamie Louise Carson, 45, Spring Valley, Minn.; 4/13/2017, Possess Small Amount Marijuana – … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On May 8, Demetrius Bryce Nailing, 56, of Canton, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Nailing is charged with two felonies, Terroristic Threats – Reckless Disregard Risk, and Domestic Assault – By Strangulation. The first count carries a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both, the second count a maximum penalty of three … [Read more...]
Fillmore County 4-H horse project holds annual awards banquet
The Fillmore County 4-H Horse Project met on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at the F&M Bank community room in Preston for their annual awards banquet and potluck. To start off the evening, a slide presentation of horse activities from the past year was shown by the 2015-2016 horse project historians. During the awards program members received horse related awards in two … [Read more...]
Mary Ellen Patricia Allen
Mary Ellen Patricia Allen (Worden), 80, of Chatfield, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. She was born on September 9, 1936 to Elmer and Marie (Lundt) Worden at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. Mary Ellen grew up in Chatfield, Minn., where she graduated high school in 1954. After high school, Mary Ellen attended Mayo Clinic College … [Read more...]
Christopher Lee Davids
Christopher Lee Davids, age 37, of Greenwood, Mo., and formerly of Rochester, Minn., died Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Lee’s Summit, Mo. He was born April 3, 1980, in Rochester, Minn., to Jonathan Lee Davids and Debra Kay (Anderson) Davids. He attended and graduated from Mayo High School in 1998 and continued his education at Rochester Community College. On May 31, 2003 he was … [Read more...]
Floyd Shipman
Floyd Shipman, age 70, of Cresco, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Hawkeye Care Center in Cresco. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco. Interment will be in Wacousta Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. Friends may call on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Floyd was born on December 26, 1946, in … [Read more...]
Tracy Gulbranson
Tracy Gulbranson, age 40, of Preston, Minn., died at her home on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2017. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, May 15 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, followed by burial in Greenfield Cemetery, Harmony. Visitation was Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Tracy LeAnn Gulbranson was born on August 19, 1976. She … [Read more...]