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A Decade’s Worth of Sports Part VI

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With the spring season shorter than others, the Journal Sports Director has less opportunities to form opinions on all players over the years. And thus their will not be a top 20 for baseball. Below are those players who stood out over the past decade. Thanks to Coaches Brian Baum, Jordan Aug, Dakotah Rostad and Karl Urbaniak, former coaches Keith Larson, Jamie Fenske, and Dan … [Read more...]

Rushford gets good news on funds front

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The City of Rushford’s financial position is looking healthy overall. Auditor Jason Boyton, of Smith Schafer & Associates, dialed in to the virtual meeting May 11 to present the detailed findings. While a bit of a challenge, but all pertinent information between city hall and auditors was done remotely this year. The city’s tax levy was $936,000 in 2019, up $23,000 from … [Read more...]

Possible pool opening discussed

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The Chatfield City Council discussed the uncertainty associated with the hoped for opening of the swimming pool at their May 11 meeting held via WebEx. Brian Burkholder, Public Works, and Ryan Priebe, Water superindendent, have been in contact with Olmsted County Public Health. They are waiting for guidelines from Governor Walz. Burkholder said we will have to follow rules … [Read more...]

Bruce Aberg

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Bruce Alan Aberg, age 62, of Preston, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Fillmore Place in Preston, Minn. Bruce was born February 26, 1958, in La Crosse, Wis., to Virgil and Kathryn (Anderson) Aberg. As a young boy, growing up on the farm, he enjoyed playing, watching the pigs, pulling loose fur from his Norwegian Elkhound, and hopping on the motorcycle … [Read more...]

Orville Jensen

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Orville D. Jensen, 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester Minn. Orville was born on April 24, 1935, to Otis and Mabel (Olson) Jensen in Kiester, Minn. Orville attended Austin High School. His early years were spent working on the family farm and woodworking. He built his own home in Brownsdale, Minn. He was very musical, playing … [Read more...]

Food shelves continue to provide in the midst of the pandemic

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Area food shelves have been busy implementing new procedures due to COVID-19.  Normally, these food shelves operate on a consumer choice model where shoppers select items themselves (with a limit on high demand items like protein).  Now, workers and volunteers are prepacking items to be picked up at the door or curbside.  Some prepacked boxes are also purchased from Channel … [Read more...]

A Decade’s Worth of Sports Part IV

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The All-Decade wrestling team.  Athletes from Chatfield, FCLMC, LARP, and GMLOKS/GMLOS are all included (given the Journal once covered the later).  Individuals who graduated in 2010 are less regarded.  Rankings are based off state placing, times made state, coaches ranking, career longevity, records, and team success.  Said rankings are very much subject to debate!  Thanks to … [Read more...]

Norma C. Horsman

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Norma C. Horsman, 92, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Norma Carrie Day was born on October 10, 1927, in Spring Valley to Dewey and Bernice (Johnson) Day. She graduated from Spring Valley High School, and went on to get her hairdressing degree. On June 14, 1944, she married Hartley M. Horsman in Spring Valley. … [Read more...]