In a special meeting of the Chatfield School Board on August 12, 2020, the following board members were present: Amy Jeffers, Lanny Isensee, Katie Priebe, Matt McMahon and Rick Lowrey. Scott Backer was not present as he has resigned. Also present were Superintendent Harris, Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson, and Administrative Assistant Lorri Lowrey. The first of … [Read more...]
Chatfield appoints city engineer and planner
Six firms participated in Chatfield’s search process for a city engineer and city planner/zoning administrator. At their August 10 meeting, the Chatfield City Council appointed personnel from the design and consulting firm WiDSETH to fill these positions. Councilor Mike Urban said the firms they considered were all well qualified. The Personnel/Budget Committee recommended … [Read more...]
OFFICIAL MINUTES Chatfield Public Schools School Board ISD #227 Regular Board Meeting
OFFICIAL MINUTES Chatfield Public Schools School Board ISD #227 Regular Board Meeting Date | time 7/8/2020 7:00 PM | Meeting called to order by Board Chair Amy Jeffers In Attendance Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 227, Olmsted, Fillmore and Winona Counties was held on Wednesday … [Read more...]
Independent School District #227 Invitation For Quotes
Mary Jo (Pease) Boland
Mary Jo (Pease) Boland was reunited with her husband Harlan on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Born May 30, 1936, Mary Jo grew up outside of Chatfield, Minn., where she learned to fish, hunt, and enjoy the outdoors. She married Harlan Darrel Boland September 23, 1954, at the Cherry Grove United Methodist Church. They eventually settled down outside Cherry Grove, Minn., on the … [Read more...]
Karol A. Horsman
Karol A. Horsman, 79, of Chatfield, Minn., died on Monday, August 10, 2020, at the home of her daughter Nadine. Karol Anne Truhlar was born May 8, 1941, in Owatonna, Minn., to Donald and Alice (McRae) Truhlar. She attended and graduated from Johnson High School in 1959 and was united in marriage to Larry Horsman on July 30, 1960, in Fountain, Minn. Karol worked as a … [Read more...]
PawPrint Brewery blazes a trail in Chatfield
“It just evolved, with the right people, and the right place,” states James Kenison, owner of Chatfield’s first brewery, PawPrint Brewery. Kenison has spent the majority of his life serving the public and the time came when he wanted to serve the public in a much different capacity. Having served in the Air Force and in law enforcement simultaneously for 25 years, Kenison … [Read more...]
‘No-till & Cover Crops with Farmer Rod Nelson’ Online Zoom Event, August 14
CHATFIELD, MN - No-till and cover crops will be the focus of a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) Zoom event Friday, August 14, from 1-2:30 p.m. Join the event 10 minutes before 1 p.m. for music and social time. All Zoom experience levels are welcome and guidance to using the platform will be given in the first 10 minutes of the program. The event is free, but registration is … [Read more...]
Chatfield moves ahead on Whalen Valley Improvement Project
Skip Langer and Angela White, Olmsted County SWCD, reviewed plans for the Whalen Valley Drainage Improvement Project at the city council’s July 27 meeting. Councilor John McBroom was absent. White explained they are proposing two projects on the 247 acre watershed. Two fully grassed storage basins (earthen retention ponds) will be built; the north one on 14 acres and the south … [Read more...]
Fern Irene (Miller) Drury
Fern Drury, 97, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. She had been a resident there since 2018. She was born Fern Irene Miller on January 27, 1923, in Franklin County, Iowa, to Ira and Mabel (Patton) Miller. She graduated from Hampton (Iowa) High School and Hamilton School of Commerce in Mason City, Iowa. On August 31, 1943, … [Read more...]