Vera Redalen House, 91, of Chatfield, died peacefully Thursday, February 21, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Vera was born on February 24, 1927, in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, to Andrew and Floy (Clawson) Jones. She married her first husband, Theron Marvel Redalen, on September 20, 1945. Marvel passed away in 2003, and she was remarried to Lyle Frank House on February 14, … [Read more...]
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Marlene Ann Bahler
Marlene Ann (Gady) Bahler, 80, of Houston, Minn., died on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Marlene was born on April 23, 1938, in La Crosse, Wis., to Walter and Louise (Lassen) Gady. She was raised in Nodine, Minn., on the family farm and graduated from Winona Senior High School in Winona, Minn., in 1956. She was united in … [Read more...]
2018 Project of the Year
Wayne Sandberg, president of the Minnesota County Engineers Association, was present to recognize the county’s outstanding achievement at the board’s February 26 meeting. At a recent annual meeting of the Engineers Association, Fillmore County was selected for the 2018 Project of the Year award for its CSAH 1 project. He noted this is the busiest road in the county. The … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 4 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Work Session, Choir Room, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. • Rushford Village City … [Read more...]
Arabians that are “Bred to Move You”
“We have a clear vision of what our Arabian horses should be. Strong, sound athletes that are beautiful to behold and a pleasure to be around. Merely being pretty is not enough; the horses of Conway Arabians are doing horses, bred to have the conformation and temperament to perform in the show-ring or on the trail,” quotes Peter Conway in an informational brochure about the … [Read more...]
Five Qualify For State Wrestling
Three county guys had aspirations of a return trip to state. Roughly ten had legitimate hopes of making it there. The Section 1A individual wrestling tournament saw county-squads LARP (3) and Chatfield (2) each get multiple state entrants. Ross Herber, Gable Speltz, Noah Herber, Seth Goetzinger, and Cael Bartels have qualified for the 2019 state tourney. The 126-pound … [Read more...]
Gopher Boys Post Two Wins, Sour Saints
A season ago, Chatfield’s boys went 4 and 22. Jeff DeBuhr’s group will end this season nearly tripling their win total. The final week, Chatfield felled W-K 62-50, sweeping that season series (ending a four-game losing streak). Josef Fahrenholtz (14 pts, 7 rebs), Reid Johnson (12 pts), David Castleberg (12 pts, 5-7 FGs), and Chance Backer (11 pts, 5-7 FGs, 5 rebs) led the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
R-P, M-C, Lanesboro, and Chatfield all won play-in play-off games in girls basketball. Abbey Hoegh had 24 to lead the Trojans past SA 68-38. Maddy Michels had a career-high 24 to lead the Cougars past B.A. 49-34. Lanesboro (18-seed) upset L-O (15-seed) 64-42. Alanna Goetzinger hit a buzzer-beater to lead the Gophers past CF 48-46. All subsequently fell. FC’s girls’ fine … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/18 – 2/21)
L/P 55, M-C 36 (M-C: Payton Danielson 9 pts; Kenidi McCabe 9 pts, 7 rebs) (1A Play-In) #19 Faribault B.A. (1-22) 34, #14 M-C (7-19) 49 (M-C: M. Michels career-high 24 pts (10-12 FTs), 10 rebs; P. Danielson 10 pts; Lexi Thorson 3 pts (1-3 FGs), 12 rebs, 9 asts, 3 stls) (1A Play-In) #17 Schaeffer Academy (5-18) 38, #16 R-P (5-21) 68 (R-P: A. Hoegh 24 pts (3-11 threes), 6 asts; … [Read more...]
College News
Fall 2018 Graduations •Minnesota State University, Mankato: Mackenzie Nelson, Canton, BS, Automotive Engineering Technology Magna Cum Laude; Nicholas Ebner, Preston, BS, Chemistry: ACS, Magna Cum Laude; Sara Schultz, Preston, BS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Summa Cum Laude; Sarah Meyer, Rushford, MS, Reading; Josiah Nelson, Rushford, BSEE, Electrical Engineering, Cum Laude; … [Read more...]