Fillmore County Journal

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Chatfield School Board approves in-person, full-time for all grades

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The Chatfield School Board met in special session on February 17, 2021, with all members present. Also present were Superintendent Harris, Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson, and teacher Jay Harstad. The meeting was held to finalize the new K-12 learning plan.  At the last board meeting there was a discussion of implementing in-person learning on a full-time basis and … [Read more...]

Chatfield School Board moving closer to in-person learning

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At the February 10, 2021, Chatfield School Board meeting, these board members were present: Katie Priebe, Josh Thompson, Lanny Isensee and Jill Harstad, as well as Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson. Board members Matt McMahon and Tom Keefe joined the meeting via Zoom. Also present was Superintendent Ed Harris, and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Shane McBroom, … [Read more...]

Kudos to Chatfield Alliance

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The Chatfield City Council met in-person/virtually on February 8. Councilor Josh Broadwater thanked the Chatfield Alliance, a community collaborative working to promote Chatfield, for their efforts to organize ChillFest. Mother nature definitely put the chill in ChillFest. Councilor Paul Novotny noted 35-40 people were tough and endured the freezing cold temperatures while … [Read more...]

Chatfield School Board elects new officers

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At the January 12, 2021, Chatfield School Board meeting, these board members were present: Katie Priebe, Josh Thompson, Tom Keefe and Jill Harstad, as well as Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson. Board members Lanny Isensee and Matt McMahon joined the meeting via Zoom. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant; LuAnn Klevan, … [Read more...]

Chatfield School Board sets levy

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At the December 9, 2020, board meeting, board members present were: Lanny Isensee, Matt McMahon, Rick Lowrey, Katie Priebe, and Josh Thompson, as well as principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson. Board member Amy Jeffers was not present. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowrey, administrative assistant; and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Jason Boynton … [Read more...]

Gophers Shock Falcons, Post 2-0 Week

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It was a hard one to see coming. FC volleyball has been a strong program in the TRC for about a decade. Chatfield was good in the early 2010s, but then fell off. The Falcons have won the last four meetings by sweep (though Chatfield twice got to 20 last season). Each team entered a 2020 match-up having played PEM. FC swept (25-17, 25-17, 25-20). Chatfield got swept (11-25, … [Read more...]

Volleyball (10/12 – 10/15)

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Southland 3, Houston 2 > 25-23, 15-25, 26-24, 12-25, 9-15 (H: Emma Geiwitz 13 kills; Sydney Torgerson 11 kills; Lilly Carr 27 assists; Becca Rostad 18 digs, 5 aces; Allison Papenfuss 15 digs; Richelle Botcher 10 digs) St. Charles 3, R-P 1 > 25-22, 18-25, 20-25, 16-25 (R-P: Elly Malone 13 kills, 20 digs; Alyvia Eide 21 digs; Hailey Jenkins 16 digs; Isabelle Kahoun 24 … [Read more...]

EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 227

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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 227 (CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS) STATE OF MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 227 (Chatfield), State of Minnesota, was held on Wednesday October 7, 2020, at seven o’clock p.m. The following … [Read more...]