Between the two programs, they hold the distinction of representing 9-Man Section 1A at state every year since 2010. Included are a combined six state titles. When Grand Meadow and Spring Grove football hook up, it’s a big game. The 2020 incarnation mainly did one thing that was already generally known; defending section champ #6 in Man GM is, if not a team, the team to beat in … [Read more...]
Volleyball Teams Stay Unblemished
Four volleyball teams won two matches on the week, allowing each to stay unblemished on the year. Three are from the SEC-East, meaning there will be some big matches upcoming in the future for that division. #4 Cougars Down GM and G-E At the head of the SEC-East list, the SEC list period, are the Class A fourth-ranked Mabel-Canton Cougars. Lonnie Morken’s group took … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield football (tied for #9 in Class AA) out-scored D-E 29-0 in the second quarter to roll to a 50-9 win. Sam Backer had four TDs (see Athlete of the Week) while Grady Schott blocked two punts, one for a TD, had an interception, and a sack. Cal/Houston/SG boys soccer (13-seed) upset Rochester-Lourdes (4-seed) in the first round of the 1A soccer play-offs by a 2-1 margin. … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/12 – 10/15)
Southland 3, Houston 2 > 25-23, 15-25, 26-24, 12-25, 9-15 (H: Emma Geiwitz 13 kills; Sydney Torgerson 11 kills; Lilly Carr 27 assists; Becca Rostad 18 digs, 5 aces; Allison Papenfuss 15 digs; Richelle Botcher 10 digs) St. Charles 3, R-P 1 > 25-22, 18-25, 20-25, 16-25 (R-P: Elly Malone 13 kills, 20 digs; Alyvia Eide 21 digs; Hailey Jenkins 16 digs; Isabelle Kahoun 24 … [Read more...]
Soccer (Section 1A Tournament, 10/12 – 10/16)
(B) Cal/SG/Hou 2, Lourdes 1 (With the 13-seed, the Warriors pulled off the upset over 4-seed Rochester Lourdes on a windy night in Rochester – reported to be the program’s first-ever win over the Eagles. It is also the boys’ first playoff win in at least 10 years or more. The Warriors never trailed after Nick Schmitz scored the night’s first goal. After Lourdes tied it up … [Read more...]
Ruth Evelyn (Chapel) Boyum
Ruth Evelyn (Chapel) Boyum, 87, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2020 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Ruth was born to Lloyd Sr. and Lula (Ray) Vix on April 25, 1933 in Hokah, Minn. She grew up and lived the majority of her life in the Houston area where she graduated from Houston High School. She had four children with her first husband Richard Chapel. She … [Read more...]
Happy Hart 4-H Club meets in person for the first time in seven months
Mere words cannot express the joy of finally having an in-person 4-H meeting in seven months. Happy Hart had their first club meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we are able to do just about anything. We have many guidelines to follow in order to have a meeting, but that didn’t stop us from taking advantage of an outdoor meeting. We are unable to interact … [Read more...]
Sports and activities attendance decisions for Houston Schools
By Wanda Hanson The Houston School Board wrestled with how to balance safety and the desire of students and parents for a sense of normalcy during COVID as they met October 15, 2020. The Southeast Conference decided that schools will be allowing visitors at volleyball games based on 25% of their gym capacity. For Houston High School this maximum capacity will be 116 … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Thomas Christopher Benedum, 50, Houston, Minn.; 9/23/2020, Speeding (81/55), Fine $100, Total Fees $275. Nicholas James Evenson, 42, La Crescent, Minn.; 9/28/2020, Seat Belt Required - Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. Jamie Lynn Jahnke, 33, St. Paul, Minn.; 1/30/2020, Uninsured Vehicle - Owner Violation, Total Fees … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S EXECUTION SALE REAL PROPERTY
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S EXECUTION SALE REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of an Execution issued out of and under the seal of the District Court of the State of Minnesota, in and for the Third Judicial District and County of Fillmore, upon a judgment entered May 13, 2019, and docketed April 24, 2020, in said Court and County in an action therein, wherein ZB, N.A. was … [Read more...]