By Katrina Bergey At Chatfield Elementary School, an exciting camp has just wrapped up. Camp Invention was a week-long program running from Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21. Children came each day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The week ended with an “Inventor Showcase” on Friday where the attendees showed off all the projects they had been tirelessly working on throughout … [Read more...]
Eagles win First Place!
“Special Olympics Minnesota believes that through sports training and competition, people with intellectual disabilities benefit physically, mentally and socially; families are strengthened; and the community at large, both through participation and observation, is united in understanding people with intellectual disabilities in an environment of equality, respect and … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Child Care Center recognized in national publication
At the June 20 Lanesboro School Board meeting, Board member Dave Lawstuen announced that the Lanesboro Child Care Center had been mentioned in a national publication from the Bipartisan Policy Center. The May 2019 article, titled “From the Ground Up: Improving Child Care and Early Learning Facilities,” talked about the importance of early childhood learning and quality child … [Read more...]
Street projects approved
At the June 24 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, Brian Burkholder reviewed street projects planned for this summer. Councilor Josh Broadwater was absent. Rochester Sand and Gravel will be in Chatfield with its milling machine. At the last council meeting mill and overlay projects were discussed for sections of Twiford St. and Spring St., three alleys, Liberty St. and … [Read more...]
County performance measures discussed
County Coordinator Bobbie Vickerman reviewed the 2018 Performance Measure results at the board’s June 25 meeting. In 2010 the Minnesota legislature created the Council on Local Results and Innovation. Counties that participate in the comprehensive measurement program are exempt from levy limits for taxes. Fillmore County has adopted more than the required 10 performance … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central spring sports season wraps up
Principal Heath Olstad gave the spring sports update to the board at the June 24 school board meeting. All spring sports have wrapped up for the year. Congratulations were extended to the girls golf team for becoming the Section Champions and for taking seventh place in state. Madison Scheevel placed second overall. Congratulations were also extended to the 4×400 relay team … [Read more...]
Pinkie goes to Relay for Life auction
Linus Hammell bought Pinkie a couple of years ago and is donating it back to the 2019 Fillmore County Relay for Life auction. The tractor, shown here with Jared, Jacob, Jordon and Kjersten Peterson and dog, Max, is currently displayed at the home of their grandfather Dale Peterson, on Hwy. 16 southeast of Preston. These four young adults are passionate about the Relay for Life. … [Read more...]
City of Lanesboro to celebrate sesquicentennial
The quaint, scenic town of Lanesboro, Minn., has had the experience of being a boom town when the railroad came through to bleak times during economic downturns and has now come full circle, back to a bustling city beginning with the creation of the bike trail which takes the path of the old railroad through town. The City of Lanesboro will be celebrating its 150th birthday … [Read more...]
Bloodmobile coming to Harmony on July 9
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please remember your donor card or driver’s license. Donors are encouraged to use RapidPass (redcrossblood.org/RapidPass), which is a tool that allows the donor to complete the reading and … [Read more...]
R-P approves sale of former elementary/high school buildings
It’s been nearly two years since the Rushford-Peterson School District vacated the former school buildings in both Rushford and Peterson. In that time, several suggestions, scenarios, and proposals have been floated in the community over what to do with the sites. The former elementary and high school buildings, in Rushford, present a particular set of challenges for … [Read more...]