At the May 1 meeting of the Preston City Council, approval was given for payment in full to Ledegar Roofing, a total of $80,649 pending a satisfactory inspection by the architect on Wednesday. The work on the city hall roof was completed this last week. The total includes an additional cost of $520 to replace 160 square feet of deteriorated wood decking. City Administrator … [Read more...]
Lanesboro plans to observe Arbor Day this year
Lanesboro Mayor Autumn Johnson read a proclamation at the May 1 city council meeting declaring that Arbor Day would be honored in the City of Lanesboro on Saturday, May 6. “We urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to work to protect our trees,” she said. Lanesboro’s financial advisor, Mike Bubany from David Drown Associates, recommended that the council approve his … [Read more...]
Good news for Fountain’s Waste Plant woes
“Are we in compliance? We’re knocking it out of the park right now,” said Rick Whitney. Whitney serves as the front man for the Wastewater Treatment Plant through PeopleService, whom the city contracted with in September 2012 in effort to help mitigate problems with its aging plant. The city has been out of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) compliance since October … [Read more...]
Magdlin-Gilbertson Auxiliary celebrates 70 years
Magdlin-Gilbertson ladies celebrated their 70th anniversary on May 2, 2017, by having a pizza party and cake prior to their regular monthly meeting. Eighteen members were in attendance. A charter was issued to the auxiliary on April 30, 1947. The first officers were: president – Florence Foss, secretary – Lily Hopp, and conductress – Doris Olson. There were 17 charter … [Read more...]
MiEnergy Cooperative members give $3,000 in local donations
MiEnergy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Trust Board met recently and elected to donate $3,000 to the following local organizations: • $1,000, Monster Bash, Harmony, Minn., to help renovate restrooms for handicap accessibility. • $500, Commonweal Theatre, Lanesboro, Minn., to support the Student Matinee Series that offers discounts to area high schools for educational … [Read more...]
Sewer lines, garbage, and summer recreation
The Chatfield City Council, at their April 24 meeting, approved the televising of 6,743 feet of sanitary sewer line. Most of the city’s sanitary sewer system was televised in 2012. Brian Burkholder explained that in 2012 about 2,500 feet of sewer line under Highway 52 was found to be in poor condition. It is expected that the highway will be overlayed in 2019. It is prudent to … [Read more...]
MiEnergy Cooperative announces Youth Tour winners
CRESCO, IA | RUSHFORD, MN, April 12, 2017— Barbara Schwickerath, a junior at New Hampton High School, and Noah Carlson, a junior at Houston High School, each won an educational-filled week of adventure in Washington D.C. as MiEnergy Cooperative’s Youth Tour Contest winners. Both will be among a group of 1,600 students sponsored by electric cooperatives from across the country … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton students partner with Luther College for special project
“I liked that we got to meet with people who are going to be teachers someday.” “I liked that we got to talk in real time.” “It was pretty cool!” Students of Ruth Ann Sacquitne’s fifth grade English class at Mabel-Canton Public School had only good things to say about their recent project they completed in partnership with a junior class from Luther College. Sacquitne, a … [Read more...]
Local woman raises EDS awareness
You may not see it by looking at her, but Hannah Wingert lives with pain every day of her life due to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. If you have never heard of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome you are in the majority, which is why Wingert wants to spread the word hoping to help as many people as she can. Wingert, who is a member of the Fillmore County Journal family as a reporter states, … [Read more...]
Spring Valley rabbit and hay issues discussed
The Spring Valley City Council opened their regular meeting. All members were present (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland, and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). A citizen addressed the council regarding her family’s pet rabbits, asking that they be allowed to keep them, stating, “They’re pets, they’re family members,” and she explained that … [Read more...]