STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE CITY OF CANTON ORDINANCE #2023-05 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF CANTON, MINNESOTA, ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA BASIC CODE OF ORDINANCES, 2023 EDITION AND AMENDING, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, … [Read more...]
Pastor Ralph Livdahl
Pastor Ralph Livdahl, born August 5, 1924, was released to his Maker on October 16, 2023. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., in the fall of 1942 and entered the Army in 1943, serving with the 1482nd Engineers. He later returned to Concordia, graduating Summa Cum Laude in spring of 1946. Ralph attended Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., graduating … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Sean Albert Eglinton, 30, Spring Grove, Minn.; 10/1/2023, Owner Who is Not Driver Must Later Produce Proof of Insurance (if required), Fine $200, Total Fees $275. 10/1/2023, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200. Christopher Joseph Graw, 43, Caledonia, Minn.; 9/20/2023, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The First Twins Playoff Win of My Life
By Ben Udstuen The Minnesota Twins just recently won their first series in the playoffs since 2002, let alone their first playoff game since 2004. They haven’t even made it to the playoffs in 12 of these 19 years. So while watching a postseason game featuring the Twins, you can imagine the surprise of seeing a W by the Twins side rather than the opposing side. As a junior … [Read more...]
Fire Destroys Miken Sports Production Building
Miken Sports, in Caledonia, Minn., a division of Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. experienced a fire in one of their older buildings on October 14. The company is assessing the damage in cooperation with the local fire department and the state fire marshal’s office. Miken will continue to operate the warehousing and distribution operation, as well as the MLB® helmet … [Read more...]
Beverly Ann Housker
Beverly Ann Housker, age 88 of Spring Grove passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Harmony Place, Harmony, Minn. She was born April 27, 1935, (a twin) in Spring Grove to Odin and Viola (Miner) Moen. She was a lifelong resident of the Spring Grove and Mabel area. She attended school at the brick schoolhouse in Black Hammer for seven years and was a member of the … [Read more...]
Ron Soland
Ron was born on August 19, 1949, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Vernon and Janice (Fossum) Soland. He was one of five children. Growing up in Harmony, Minn., he quickly found a lifelong love for fishing with his father. After graduating from Harmony High School in 1967, Ron attended Austin Vocational School for carpentry, graduating in 1969. He joined Brunsvold Builders in … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Kendra Rachelle Rohrer, 33, Brownsville, Minn.; 9/20/2023, Speeding (71/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Fillmore County Police Department Herman Edward Bakker, 63, LeRoy, Minn.; 9/1/2023, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. 9/1/2023, Expired (Registration) for More Then Six Months, Fine $100. … [Read more...]
Holiness is Everywhere
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches This past summer I traveled to the Holy Land and got to see the holy sites of Israel and Palestine. It was a trip of a lifetime, especially as a pastor. I got to see in person many of the holy places where Jesus walked! I remembered my baptism in the Jordan River. I rode in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. I … [Read more...]
James Hahn
James Hahn passed away on October 12, 2023, at Gunderson Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. He was 98 years old. James Darius was born on June 12, 1925, in Preston, Minn., the son of Joseph Godfrey Hahn and Ursa Broadwater Hahn. He was the youngest of 11 children. James attended Preston Public School, and after finishing school, he helped his dad on the farm, which was … [Read more...]