Eleanor Athena Manion Eleanor was born Friday, May 1, 2020, to Andrew Manion and Stephanie Wu of Brooklyn, N.Y. She weighed 5 lb. 13 oz. and was 19” long at birth. Eleanor was welcomed home by her three cousins, Zen(16), Jaden (14) and Joshua (12). Her grandparents are Thomas and Sandra Manion of Fountain and Kwok and Agnes Wu of Brooklyn, N.Y. … [Read more...]
Lanesboro’s Art in the Park goes virtual Drive-in public art, digital content, podcast episodes starting Saturday, June 20
In response to COVID-19, Lanesboro Arts presents Art in the Park 2020 as a social-distanced and virtual event from June 20th through June 30, 2020. After serious consideration, Lanesboro Arts has decided to re-envision Art in the Park 2020 to ensure the safety of artists and community members. Thus, Art in the Park will not take place in person per usual, but will instead be … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Andrew Richard Bickford, 37, Caledonia, Minn.; 1/18/2020, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. 2/5/2020, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Mario Alberto Gutierrez-Ixtacua, 24, Preston, Minn.; 4/25/2020, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. Fillmore … [Read more...]
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services available during COVID
At Fillmore County, the health and well-being of our clients and community is top priority. Fillmore County WIC is currently providing nutrition education and benefits by phone or video appointment. If your economic situation or job status has changed, check the Minnesota WIC website for eligibility information. WIC is a nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps … [Read more...]
Ormah Rasmussen
Ormah Gene Rasmussen was born May 28, 1929, to Clarissa and Neilius Garnes on their farm on the Irish Ridge. Ormah is the youngest of three siblings, with brother Burnell and sister Carole. She attended grade school at the Kelly Schoolhouse. She graduated Mabel High School in 1946. Ormah married Warren Rasmussen at the Mabel Parsonage on August 30, 1946. They resided … [Read more...]
Doris O’Dell
Doris Evelyn O’Dell, age 95, died May 23, 2020. Doris was born February 9, 1925, in Lanesboro, Minn., to John and Alice (Hughes) Lyngen. Doris was Baptized and Confirmed by Rev. P. J. Nestande at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lanesboro, Minn. Doris attended country schools in Holt Township and Lanesboro High School. In the 1940’s, she went to work as a hired girl at the … [Read more...]
Beverly Boyum
Beverly Ann Paulson Boyum, 86, of Rushford, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at Gundersen Health System. Beverly Ann Hatlevig was born August 14, 1933, at home near Peterson, Minn., to Marvin J. and Mabel T. (Halvorson) Hatlevig. Beverly married Orville Paulson on January 26, 1952. Orville died in 1993. She married Marlow Boyum on October 23, 1998. Beverly worked for Rush Products in … [Read more...]
Melvin W. Schmidt
Melvin W. Schmidt, age 99, formerly of Spring Valley, Minn., died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Southview Acres in West St. Paul, Minn. Melvin Schmidt was born October 13, 1920, in Jordan Twp., Fillmore County, Minn., to Ernest and Alvina (Meisner) Schmidt. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Melvin attended school through the eighth grade and … [Read more...]
Lyle Arthur Affeldt
The meeting was called to order at the family farm by Lyle Arthur Affeldt on October 23, 1936, with his parents Arthur “Art” and Emma (Fitzthum) Affeldt in attendance. Other members of the committee included his two sisters Bernice and Lois. Lyle was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Lyle attended school at Wykoff Public Schools, graduating in 1954. … [Read more...]
Wally Storhoff
Wally Storhoff Wallace Dean (Wally) Storhoff, age 85 of Mabel, Minn., took the long road home and passed away of heart failure on May 20, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. He was a kind, patient, loving, and giving man noted for his friendly smile and ability to make genuine conversation with everyone he met. He was born September 9, 1934, in Lanesboro, Minn., to … [Read more...]