At the May 13 Chatfield City Council meeting, Carla Gallina, board of directors president, reported on the 2018 financials and participation at the Chatfield Center for the Arts. Councilor Paul Novotny was absent. Gallina began saying the 2019 budget is 128% higher than in 2018, a positive step. Revenues in 2018 were $271,119 and expenses were $275,484. Intense utility … [Read more...]
Hwy 52 paving project from Marion to Chatfield with detour begins May 6
CHATFIELD, MN – Highway 52 motorists will encounter a detour beginning on Monday, May 6 at Chatfield as the paving and culvert replacement project begins, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Rochester Sand & Gravel, a MnDOT contractor, will be repaving, replacing culverts and making improvements along Highway 52 from Marion through Chatfield … [Read more...]
Welcoming diversity; beyond Minnesota nice
Southeast Minnesota Together hosted a meeting on April 30 at the Chatfield Center for the Arts to discuss the creation of welcoming and inclusive communities. SE MN Together was created in 2015 to serve as a regional network of organizations and individuals developing strategies to address workforce shortage. Keynote speaker Allison Liuzzi, project director, Wilder … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board rescinds two non-renewed teachers
The Chatfield School Board met on May 1, 2019, in the high school forum room. All board members were present as were Ed Harris, superintendent; Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant; Karyl Lyons, business manager; Kristi Cook, technology integration specialist and Student Senate Representatives Jack Tuohy and Nathan Goldsmith. Kristi Cook, outgoing integration technology … [Read more...]
Gladys (Horstmann) Karver
Gladys Marie (Horstmann) Karver, 90, passed away Friday, April 26,2019, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Gladys was born December 25, 1928, to Henry William Horstmann and Clara (Schmidt) Horstmann. She was the youngest of six children. She was four years old when she and family moved from Jordan Township to Orion Township. This became the family farm. She attended … [Read more...]
Lila L. Brummond
Lila L. Brummond, age 89, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Lila Luella Thies was born on February 20, 1930, to John and Martha (Stueber) Thies in Elma, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Elma and attended Elma schools. Lila married Erwin Brummond on March 13, 1951, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in … [Read more...]
Open house April 30 in Chatfield for Hwy 52 paving project
The public is invited to an open house on Tuesday, April 30 in Chatfield to talk with the contractor and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to learn about the construction planned for Highway 52 from Marion through Chatfield that begins May 6, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Representatives of MnDOT will be available to answer questions and … [Read more...]
Award-winning documentary Decoding the Driftless screening at Potter Auditorium
Chatfield, MN — Go on a wild ride of adventure above, on, and below the amazing Driftless Region with the screening of the award-winning documentary, Decoding the Driftless, coming to Potter Auditorium at Chatfield Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The film soars over ancient, rugged bluffs, skims the surface of primordial rivers, ventures deep underground to … [Read more...]
Tax abatement note authorized for Main Street, Chatfield lighting
Mike Bubany, David Drown Associates, Inc., explained what is involved with the issuance of a $225,000 tax abatement note during a public hearing at the April 22 Chatfield City Council meeting. The General Obligation tax abatement note will be used to pay for Main St. lighting. The $225,000 noted includes funding for the lighting and fees for the bond counsel, financial … [Read more...]
Bob H. Lane
Bob H. Lane, 69, passed away at home in rural Chatfield on, Tuesday evening, April 9, 2019. Bob was born December 26, 1949, to Lyle and Olive (Broadwater) Lyle. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1967. On February 1, 1980, Bob married Cheryl Severson in Chatfield. Bob had a liking to El Caminos and collected baseball cards. He enjoyed playing softball and played … [Read more...]