At the October 24 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, an agreement for the city to purchase the current People’s Energy Cooperative site along Twiford St., between First and Second Streets, was approved as recommended by the Public Works committee. EDA Director Chris Giesen noted the property includes several buildings, office and furniture, fenced-in outdoor storage, and … [Read more...]
Terry Lee Odle
Terry Lee Odle, 74, of rural Chatfield, Minn., entered the presence of his Lord on October 13, 2022. Terry was born in Fremont, Nebr., on February 24, 1948, as the second of three sons to Merida and Charlotte (Osburn) Odle. Terry’s growing up years were spent on the family farm near Herman, Nebr. He was a 1966 graduate of Hooper High School in Hooper, Nebr. After high school … [Read more...]
Donna Jean (Baier) Cramer
Donna Jean (Baier) Cramer, 83, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away peacefully on October 13, 2022. Donna was born on January 6, 1939, to Louie A. Baier Jr. and Mildred (Drinkall) Baier in Chatfield, Minn. She was raised on the family farm, located in west Chatfield, which was the home of her parents, grandparents Louie Sr. and Bertha Baier, and great grandparents Frank and … [Read more...]
Judy Gordon
Judy (Sparrow) Gordon, age 77, passed away peacefully at home on October 9, 2022. Judy was born in Chatfield, Minn., on July 6, 1945, to Howard and Frances (Balcome) Sparrow. She was a beautiful soul who loved reading, animals, her family, friends, and good conversation. She truly believed in the value of being a decent, good human being and treating people with compassion, … [Read more...]
Enrollment up in Chatfield Schools
At the October 12 Chatfield School Board meeting, board members Josh Thompson, Jill Harstad, Lanny Isensee, Katie Priebe and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant and Principals Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson. Also present were Trista O’Connor, business manager; LuAnn Klevan, Community Education director; and Isaac … [Read more...]
Chatfield amends its City Charter
At the October 10 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, members unanimously approved the second consideration of Ordinance 461, which makes amendments to the city’s Charter. Councilors must vote unanimously on the second consideration to amend the city’s Charter. The publication of Ordinance 461 was then approved. The amendments to the Charter take place 90 days after … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – Finding your worth in God
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Matthew 10:29-31 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. I worked in an office setting for several years prior to … [Read more...]
Gerald “Jerry” Clemens
Gerald “Jerry” M. Clemens, 85, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center surrounded by his family on Monday, October 3, 2022. Jerry was born February 9, 1937, in Rochester, Minn., to Charles and Margaret (Healy) Clemens. He grew up in Chatfield, Minn., and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1954. On November 25, 1958, he married Shirley … [Read more...]
Spencer Gustav Shaw
Spencer Gustav Shaw passed away Friday, September 30, 2022, at the Chatfield Care Center, surrounded by family. Spencer was born June 26,1934, to William (Bill) and Edna (Stender) Shaw, in Jordan Township in Chatfield, Minn. He attended rural country school and attended Chatfield high school, from where he graduated. He worked for Chatfield Dairy as a house-to-house … [Read more...]
Chatfield Center for the Arts remodel: the result of persistence
Saturday, September 24, was a big day for Chatfield; the long-awaited reopening of the Chatfield Center for the Arts finally occurred. From a committee sitting around a table with a vision in 2009, to construction beginning in 2015-2016, to fruition in 2022, a lot of people worked persistently to make the reopening happen. At the ribbon cutting Saturday morning, Mayor Russ … [Read more...]