Madge Danielson, age 90 of Stewartville (formerly of Chatfield), passed away surrounded by her family at the Stewartville Care Center on Sunday, January 26, 2025. Madge Alta Danielson was born on the family farm outside of Chatfield the daughter of William Wesley and Eleanor (Crowson) Buchanan on September 7, 1934. She attended school in the Chatfield area. She was … [Read more...]
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Mallory B. Jefferis
Mallory B. Jefferis, age 84 of Chatfield, passed away at the Chosen Valley Care Center on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Mallory Bolton was born on March 5, 1940, the son of Robert and Ruth (Bolton) Jefferis in Chatfield. He attended Chatfield area schools and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1958. Mallory entered the United States Army following graduation and … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia’s boys got 22 points from Reid Klug and 21 from Garrett Konz in beating L-A 97-72. The #3 in AA Warriors then beat Mount Horeb 70-59 at the Midwest Players Classic. Klug scored 27 points. Brad King’s Warriors (8-0, 13-2) lead the TRC-East over R-P (6-2, 12-2). Greg Kennedy went for 30 (pts) and 11 (rebs) as FC beat PEM 80-71. Morgan Rohweder scored 27 as Houston beat … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/27)
Grove Girls Extend Winning Streak to Six The Spring Grove girls improved to 11-3 while extending their winning streak to six. Four of those wins involved overcoming second-half deficits, including two of the three games the week of Monday, January 13. The Lions dominated their only conference game at Lyle/Pacelli (77-34). It was sandwiched between non-conference wins at … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/27)
Wrestling: All Five Area Squads Mix It Up The week in wrestling saw the five ‘Journal-covered’ squads mix it up. Caledonia/Houston hosted Chatfield and W-K for a triangular. LARP hosted GMLOS and W-K. Dover-Eyota hosted the Gophers and FCLMC. The Cal/Hou tri in Houston had three very lopsided matches. Top-ranked Chatfield dominated, beating the Falcons 75-0 and the … [Read more...]
What people had to say about their nominees for the 2024 Business Person of the Year…
Bill Burke Chatfield Body Shop Chatfield, MN Reason for nomination: Excellent service, does extra service at NO extra charge. Describe the impact of the above: He has made it so much easier by picking my car up, service, bring it back, no extra charge. What do you think motivates the nominee? I feel it is just the kind of person he is. He wants to help where he … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Checking Your Resolutions
By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches How is 2025 going for you so far? A new year often signifies a fresh start for many people but, more often than not, resolutions set on December 31 are abandoned a few weeks into January. Practiced in most parts of the world, people set goals for a new year which revolve around continuing good … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Save the Coral!
By Ruby Ramaker Did you know that 25% of the ocean’s life is supported by corals? Also did you know that the corals in the oceans are dying? My goal is to tell you about what coral is, what they help with, how they help the Ecosystem, how they are dying, and what other people are doing to help. Corals are a hard stone-like or soft organism that has an external skeleton. … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board Says Goodbye to Member Tim Gunn
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Tuesday, January 21 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Julie Augedahl, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall and Spencer Yohe. School district … [Read more...]
Mary Lou Thoreson
Mary Lou Thoreson, age 90, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Spring Valley Living in Spring Valley, Minn. She was born January 19, 1934, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle (Bung) Ressie in Winona, Minn. Mary Lou graduated from Winona High School in Winona, Minn., and went on to attend Midwest Bible School in St. Louis, Mo. She … [Read more...]