“We just thought there had to be some way to keep this legend alive,” Bernis Finke said. “Between the two of us, we decided something needed to be done.” She and her husband John Finke grew up watching Pietenpol airplanes being built and flown in Cherry Grove and are concerned about that important part of Cherry Grove’s history being forgotten. While trying to come up with a … [Read more...]
Nuisance properties continue to plague Canton City Council
The Canton City Council meeting got a little hot last Wednesday, but not because the weather brought 90-degree weather to the area. The town hall got warm as council members voiced frustration over repeat offenders of the city’s nuisance ordinance. Clerk Brock Bergey explained that these issues not only costs the city a lot of money each year in court costs and legal fees, but … [Read more...]
Quail Forever
The Quail Forever group held an activity for Spring Grove High School students the afternoon of May 28. Unfortunately, due to a scheduling snafu, the students didn’t end up coming out to Dean Emmingson’s property for the afternoon. Thurmond Tucker, Minnesota State Coordinator, and Eric Ressel, Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist and Certified Conservation Planner, had created an … [Read more...]
In memory of Denise Jacobson Evans
Some of the members of RPHS class of 2002 gathered at the R-P Softball Field on May 23 to remember a well-loved classmate, Denise Jacobson Evans, who passed away June 28, 2020, from complications of diabetes. Denise was the R-P team pitcher; she loved and excelled at softball — she loved all sports. Her classmates thought it only fitting to plant a Norway Maple tree in her … [Read more...]
Rock it at West Main & Co.
Mobile boutique owner Marsha Von Arx of Hokah came to a screeching halt in Spring Grove earlier this spring. After running an in-home daycare in Hokah for 30 years and working as a pre-school assistant at St. Mary’s Catholic Schools in Caledonia, Von Arx can be found hosting events and helping customers select the perfect outfit at Spring Grove’s only women’s boutique. Von … [Read more...]
Do you know CPR?
Fifteen ladies from New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Minnesota set out on a girls trip to Port Aransas, Tex., to enjoy time together and hang out on the beach. The group included sisters Karly Atwood and Brooke Carr, from Spring Valley. Atwood owns a hair salon in her home and Carr is the owner of Carr’s Club House. The ladies are friends and family that met through the … [Read more...]
Some local events coming back, others will not
After missing so many beloved events, traditions really, in the last year due to COVID, local residents will be happy to hear that some towns are planning on holding events again this year, but they will also be disappointed that some events will not be, and may not ever, come back. One of those big events that was cancelled in 2020 was Preston Trout Days, which will be held … [Read more...]
Welcome to Loubelle’s Ice Cream & Sandwich Shoppe
Local residents and visitors alike will be pleased to stop in to a new business opening in Lanesboro, Minn. After all, we all scream for ice cream! Kim Berekvam, owner of the building, which was most recently leased by Chelsey Clausen to run her business The Bite, and was formerly home to Berekvam’s own business Gil-B’s, was recently faced with a decision. “Chelsey was … [Read more...]
A day filled with surprises for Fillmore County resident, Shirley Jertson
A life-long resident of Fillmore County, Shirley Jertson spent Sunday afternoon, April 18, touring Fillmore County visiting friends and family while enjoying a day of surprises and comfort food, Casey’s pizza. Chris Humble, Director of Volunteer Services at Seasons Hospice in Rochester contacted Jertson’s daughter, Peggy Bjortomt. Humble played a pivotal role in helping … [Read more...]
Fillmore County recognized for “Excellence in Recycling”
Certificates of recognition were presented to engineering and maintenance from the Minnesota Office of the Governor at the Fillmore County Board’s April 13 meeting. The certificates received by County Engineer Ron Gregg and Highway Maintenance Supervisor Brent Kohn were given in recognition of the “Excellence in Recycling” demonstrated through a successful partnership with … [Read more...]