Have you heard that Kedron Valley Farm is raising shrimp in Southern Minnesota? This should come as no surprise to area residents hearing that Aaron Terbeest, graduate of Kingsland High School in 2004 and Winona State University in 2009 with a degree in psychology, has ventured into a new kind of farming involving the hatching and growing aquatic animals. Fillmore County … [Read more...]
Harmony native chaperones musicians for Presidential Inaugural events
Karen (Whalen) Needham, of Houston, Tex., attended the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. as director of orchestra operations for Virtuosi of Houston, when a “Small Ensemble Orchestra” was invited to perform for several receptions. “When you are attending an event as an adult leader or chaperone, the event takes on an entirely different focus,” states Karen. “As a … [Read more...]
Veterans Day – a family affair
The Cleveland family of Spring Valley has a long and rich relationship with the military. Patriarch of the the family, George Cleveland, was unable to enlist in the military during World War II due to a disability caused by a bout with polio when he was a child. He did, however, serve an enlistment with the Civilian Conservation Corps as a young man. “The Civilian … [Read more...]
Matt’s Body Shop serving area residents since 1961
By Mary Whalen When dialing Matt’s Body Shop & Tire Service on the north side of Spring Valley, be sure to let the phone ring a good long time because owners, Dave Blazing and Chris Czapiewski are usually in the shop working on vehicles. For over fifty years, Matt’s Body Shop, which was started by Matt Paulisich, has been assisting area residents with a personal service … [Read more...]
Penny Solberg enjoys serving Spring Valley seniors and their families
President/CEO, Penny Solberg of Spring Valley Living, grew up on a farm near Harmony, Minn., and married a farmer. Even though she is well known throughout the state as a leader in the healthcare field and is an avid traveler - inside and outside of work - she still considers herself a just farm girl from Fillmore County. Perhaps her connection with those who work the land … [Read more...]
Spring Valley’s new “coffee time” place
Anytime can be “coffee time” in Spring Valley since Wayne and Joanie Musel have opened the doors of Comforts of the Past August 15, 2016. The idea of sharing her gifts came to Joanie in 2013 when employment conditions changed and Wayne began thinking about retiring from his roofing position at Schwickert’s in Rochester. “I wanted to give back to the community in a way I know … [Read more...]
Glenn Hisey retires – bowhunting’s legacy continues in museum
A person never retires from the activities which are a part of his life. Yet after thirty-five years of leadership roles within the Pope and Young Club, Glenn Hisey has changed the direction of his involvement with the museum he was instrumental in bringing to Chatfield in 2004. It is impossible in writing about Hisey’s retirement to separate him from the Pope and Young Club, … [Read more...]