By Pastor Paul Hauschild Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches While waiting at the airport terminal for her plane to begin boarding, a woman sat reading a newspaper. Earlier, she had purchased a package of cookies in the airport snack shop to eat after she got on the plane. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the man sitting next to her was eating a cookie. … [Read more...]
Curtis Orell Vogen
Curtis Orell Vogen, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 23 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Curtis was born on August 19, 1931, on the family farm near Rushford, the son of Victor and Esther (Paulson) Vogen. As an only child he was raised on the farm and left his country school early to help raise the cattle, as well as baling hay. He met the love … [Read more...]
Wallace Peter Vogen
Wallace Peter Vogen, 92, of Chatfield, passed away July 17, 2022, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Wally was born May 6, 1930, in rural Lanesboro to Alvin and Edna (Johnson) Vogen. He graduated from Lanesboro High School with the class of 1949. On January 10, 1959, he married Rosella Fasbender at St. John’s Catholic Church in Rochester. Wally served as an auto … [Read more...]
Edna Orvilda Johnson
Edna, the Buick is washed, the brownies have been baked and your knitting needles and yarn are ready for your trip to reunite with Gordy, your sister Carol and to meet your Lord Jesus. God speed! Edna Orvilda Johnson, 94, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Chosen Valley Assisted Living in Chatfield, Minn., surrounded by family and friends. Edna was born January … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board tables support staff employment language
At the July 13 school board meeting, Josh Thompson, Jill Harstad, Lanny Isensee and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, and Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant. Board member Matt McMahon joined through Zoom. Katie Priebe was not present. Elementary Principal McBroom was not present but in his written report to the board he stated that the ESY … [Read more...]
Chatfield approves 2022 crack-filling plan
Brian Burkholder provided a list of streets that are scheduled to get crack-filling maintenance at the city council’s July 11 meeting. Streets to be crack-filled are those that had been overlayed in the years from 2017 to the present. A bid from Durst Outdoor Services in the amount of $27,892.80 was approved. The plan from Widseth to crack-fill streets from years one through … [Read more...]
Chatfield awarded Outdoor Recreation Grant
City Clerk Joel Young reported at the city council’s June 27 meeting that the city’s application for the FY23 Outdoor Recreation Grant Program was selected for funding. The grant is expected to be in the amount of $77,000. Councilor Josh Broadwater was absent. The funds are to be used to help pay for the construction of a bridge across Mill Creek in Groen Park. The total … [Read more...]
Localdoorstep.com DELIVERS!
Local entrepreneurs Jenna and Lucas Kappers of rural Chatfield are ready to take your local food orders and deliver them to your doorstep. You can order a wide selection of dairy, produce, meats, beverages, bakery, pantry, and household items to be delivered to your location in the Twin Cities and throughout southeastern Minnesota. Lucas and Jenna launched their business as … [Read more...]
Garbage system discussion continues
At the June 13 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, the city’s garbage and recycling system was again discussed extensively. Details of possible draft changes to the contract with William Hanson Waste Removal were debated. Councilor Paul Novotny, who admitted he personally prefers the current bag system, suggested a change to a cart system is an inevitable step. The cart … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion Clothes do make a man, woman and child
By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist In my part of the world, summer began this year when I opened the doors to the costume room at Potter Auditorium in Chatfield. I have been given the privilege and respons-ibility to create the costumes for the summer musical put on by WITs’ End Theatre. A lot of work goes into changing each person that stands on stage … [Read more...]