Orland Brunsvold, age 89 of Harmony, Minn., died Monday November 21, 2016 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony. A visitation will be held Monday, November 28, 2016 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Inurnment will be at a later date in Big Spring Cemetery, rural Harmony. (There will be no services, only the visitation on Monday.) Orland … [Read more...]
Michael “Coach Mike” Donahoe
Michael Patrick “Coach Mike” Donahoe of Chatfield died peacefully at home on Monday, November 28, 2016. Mike was born November 8, 1953, to Vincent and Amy Donahoe in Napoleon, Ohio. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1971, then served in the US Army. He attended college studying auto mechanics and business. Mike married Rebecca Peterson, they later divorced. On … [Read more...]
Geraldine (Jeri) June O’Byrne
Geraldine (Jeri) June O’Byrne, 85, of Wykoff, passed away on November 24, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she resided for 1 ½ years. Jeri was born on June 20, 1931 in the Village of Fillmore, Minn., the daughter of Glenn and Maxine (Manley) Winslow. She graduated from Wykoff, Class of 1949. She was united in marriage to Robert O’Byrne Jr. on June 5, … [Read more...]
Patricia L. Hanson
Patricia Lorraine Hanson, 80, of Chatfield, Minn., died on Monday, November 21, 2016 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born in Chatfield to Darrell and Edith (Holets) Horsman on February 19, 1936. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1953. On January 30, 1954 she married Thomas E. Hanson at Chatfield United Methodist Church. The couple … [Read more...]
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SEMAC awards arts grants
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. On November 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 40 grants for a total of $279,680 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern … [Read more...]
Houston County Historical Society to hold Christmas Open House
The Houston County Historical Society will hold their annual Christmas Open House in the new museum on Saturday, December 3, from 11-4 p.m. and Sunday, December 4, from 1-4 p.m. Beautiful Christmas trees and decorations will be on display throughout the museum. Several area collections on display are Santas, courtesy of Luan Hammell, Caledonia; John Deere toys by Larry Van … [Read more...]
Lanesboro inns open doors for Christmas tour
LANESBORO, MN – Celebrate the holiday season with a visit to Minnesota’s Bed and Breakfast Capital. A festive atmosphere will welcome visitors to the 2016 Lanesboro Christmas Inn Tour. Eight participating inns will be decorated for the holidays as Lanesboro area innkeepers welcome you to visit at this special time of year. Set for December 4 from 2-6 p.m., the tour will … [Read more...]
Chatfield Brass Band Christmas concert to be held Dec. 11
The Chatfield Brass Band invites you to join them on Sunday, December 11 at 1:30 p.m. in the newly renovated Potter Auditorium for an afternoon of festive music and entertainment. Special guests will be the popular Rhubarb Sisters and the Burdock Brothers, with Robyn Loewen as accompanist. The 40 member Brass Band, conducted by Carmen Narveson, will perform a variety of holiday … [Read more...]
State Auditor releases 2015 Town Finances Report
ST. PAUL, November 15, 2016 – State Auditor Rebecca Otto today released the Minnesota Town Finances Report, a comprehensive report on revenues, expenditures and debt for Minnesota’s towns. The report analyzes town financial operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015. In 2015, there were 1,781 towns compared to 853 cities and 87 counties. The 2015 population … [Read more...]