SG/Cal 11, Houston 1 (Hurricanes rapped out 12 hits, left 12 on base. Game was 5-1 entering 7th) GMLOK 11, FC/L 1 [5] (GM: Masie Voigt 2-2, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; L. Hughes 2-4, R, 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 11 K, 6 BB, Win (4-0); Zoe Scrabeck 2-4, 3 RBI, R; Liz Jacobsen 2-3, 2B, RBI. FCL: K.J. Corson 1-2, R; K. Biel 1-3, RBI) #3 in AA Lourdes 8, #5 in AA Chatfield 2 (C: Teagan … [Read more...]
Minnesota Libraries launch statewide author contest Indie Author Project creates opportunities for self-published authors
SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating) is pleased to join in the announcement of a new statewide literary contest designed to spotlight the top self-published young adult and adult fiction books in the state. Winners in each category will receive: •$1,000 each in adult and young adult categories. Prizes sponsored by the Minnesota Library Foundation and … [Read more...]
Award-winning documentary Decoding the Driftless screening at Potter Auditorium
Chatfield, MN — Go on a wild ride of adventure above, on, and below the amazing Driftless Region with the screening of the award-winning documentary, Decoding the Driftless, coming to Potter Auditorium at Chatfield Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The film soars over ancient, rugged bluffs, skims the surface of primordial rivers, ventures deep underground to … [Read more...]
Eagle Bluff wins $1,500 grant from Rochester Area Foundation
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro was chosen to be a part of the Rochester Area Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Community Choice Grants Program for the month of March. The theme for March was Sustainability and the non-profit with the most votes would receive the top grant of $1,500 to support their programming. There were five environmental nonprofits … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Daniel Ntirandekura, 20, Dallas, Tex.; 1/15/2019, Exceed Limit of 30 mph - Urban District (47/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $180. 1/15/2019, No Proof of Insurance - Driver, Fine $200. 1/15/2019, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Albert Duncan Culbertson, 35, Whalan, Minn.; 12/18/2018, Disorderly Conduct - … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On April 17, Paul Marshall Daigle appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Daigle, 40 of Spring Valley, is charged with Domestic Assault - By Strangulation, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of three years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about April 16, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a domestic disturbance. The defendant … [Read more...]
Southeast Minnesota Cities and School District receive grants for safer routes to school
ST. PAUL, MN – Sixty-three schools in Minnesota will benefit from $2.3 million in planning assistance and infrastructure grants that support the Safe Routes to School program, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced. This includes grants provided to the City of Spring Grove, Dodge Center, Chatfield, La Crescent and Lake City Public Schools in Southeast … [Read more...]
LCT/LPS presents a modern take on a children’s classic: Alice @ Wonderland by Jonathan Yukich
What would happen if a 21st century Alice collided with Lewis Carroll’s legendary Wonderland? This is the fun that audiences can discover in the Lanesboro Community Theater, Inc./Lanesboro Public School production of Alice @ Wonderland, performing Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m. at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro. Winner of the Shubert Fendrich … [Read more...]
Harmony Ambulance thanks Harmony Enterprises for 30 years of support
On March 18, Harmony Enterprises owners Steve and Umbelina Cremer were presented with a plaque at the Harmony Ambulance Service’s regular meeting. The plaque honored the way that Harmony Enterprises has supported the ambulance service and the community for over 30 years. “Because Harmony Enterprises is so willing to let these first responders go and have for more than 30 … [Read more...]
Peter Haack
Funeral services for Peter H. Haack will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, with Pastor Mark VanHouse officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service at the church. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Peter Haack, age 63, of Spring Valley, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 21, 2019, at … [Read more...]