The Preston Library staff would like to thank and congratulate all of the readers who participated in the “Go For the Win” summer reading program. A total of 138 children signed up for the program. The Cuddle Me group were read to for 480 days, the Pre-Readers group had 2625 books read to them (an increase of over 700 from last year), the Readers group read a total of 37,980 … [Read more...]
2016 Fillmore County Fair 4-H livestock results
BEEF Champion Angus Heifer, Caroline Meyer; Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, Alyssa Nessler Champion Beef Cow/Calf, Hunter Aggen; Reserve Champion Beef Cow/Calf, Kendyl Bennett Champion Beef Feeder Calf, Garrett Aggen Champion Beef Market Heifer, Mitch Osterhus Champion Beef Rate of Gain, Neal Mulhern; Reserve Champion Beef Rate of Gain, Kelsey Biel Champion … [Read more...]
2016 Fillmore County Fair Dairy Bake-Off winners announced
The winners of the 2016 Fillmore County Fair Dairy Bake-Off are as follows: Adult • First place: Ruth Olson, Lanesboro, Minn. • Second place: Ruth Eickhoff, Wykoff, Minn. • Third place: Rachel Welch, Spring Valley, Minn. Youth • First place: Annika Mensink, Preston, Minn. • Joseph Otto, Harmony, Minn. • Elsa Eickhoff, Wykoff, Minn. … [Read more...]
Upcoming Taste of the Trail events have much to offer
On three Saturdays in September, The Root River Trail Towns are featuring local food, artisans, entertainment, cultural activities and fun for all during an annual trail-wide event, Taste of the Trail. Taste of the Trail is similar ot many “Taste of...” events in many towns all over the Midwest. In this case, the nine towns along the trail system are focusing on food, … [Read more...]
CPS of Harmony has reasons to celebrate
Crop Production Services of Harmony, Minn., is close to having their new building which will store and mix dry fertilizer complete. This is reason enough for the company and its employees to celebrate, which is why they will be hosting an open house, but the business will also recognize local heroes in September, as well. The new building on the site of CPS was in the … [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...]
Chatfield Center for the Arts agreement
At the August 22 city council meeting, an agreement between the city of Chatfield and the city’s EDA concerning the Center for the Arts was approved. The Economic Development Authority owns the Center for the Arts and they have an agreement with Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. (a non-profit group incorporated in 2011) to operate the facility. In the city’s agreement … [Read more...]
Root River noxious weeds: Japanese hops
Extension Educator for Fillmore and Houston Counties When most people hear the word hops, they think of the common hop used for brewing beer. But over the past five to ten years a related species, Japanese Hops, has been invading the local waterways of southeastern Minnesota. Japanese hops is native to eastern Asia and was originally brought to North America as an … [Read more...]
Preston discusses 2017 budget
City Administrator Joe Hoffman presented some possible adjustments to the 2017 budget at the city council’s September 6 meeting. Councilman Dave Harrison was absent. The initial draft of the budget was discussed at the August 23 meeting with a $54,000 levy increase over last year, or 6.77%. Hoffman noted there was no increase in health insurance premiums, but none had been … [Read more...]
County awarded funds
The Minnesota State Set-Aside Committee for the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program has recommended $2,800 be awarded to Fillmore County. The money is awarded by the Department of Homeland Security and used to provide emergency food and shelter to people in need of them. The local board is made up of Workforce Development, churches, Semcac, Human Services, and other … [Read more...]