Scott Hanson, groundwater specialist with Minnesota Rural Water Association, provided technical assistance to create the amended Wellhead Protection Plan (WHP). He briefly reviewed the amendment at the July 10 city council meeting. The Chatfield WHP plan was originally approved by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in 2007 and has been in effect through June 2017. The … [Read more...]
Leona Mae (Abbott) Hawkins
Leona Mae (Abbott) Hawkins, born November 8, 1926, to Mark and Anna Abbott in Dover, Minn., grew up on farms in the Dover/St. Charles area. She attended country school and graduated from high school in 1944. She worked in numerous places in Rochester, including First National Bank, Rundell Lumber, W.T. Grants, Girl Scout Council, IBM, and St. Paul Companies. She played … [Read more...]
Mildred M. Miller
Mildred M. Miller, age 86, of Chatfield, Minn., died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. Funeral services for Mildred Miller will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Rev. Michael Harman officiating. Burial will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...]
Lois Jean Bacon
Lois Jean Bacon, 81, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on July 3, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center. Lois was born August 20, 1935, to Baldwin and Mildred (Martin) Narveson in Saratoga Township. She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chosen Valley High School in 1953. On September 18, 1954, she married Darrell C. Bacon in Chatfield, where they spent most of … [Read more...]
Chatfield swimming pool committee reports to city council
Many members of the nine member swimming pool committee spoke to the city council during the June 26 Chatfield City Council meeting. Co-chair Julie Henry said the committee has been meeting monthly. The pool is over 50 years old and has many issues, the most recent a significant leak in the main pool which has been fixed temporarily with caulk. The pool opened in 1965. The … [Read more...]
Chosen Valley Mini Grant Program
Root River State Bank and F & M Community Bank-Chatfield are excited to announce their continued sponsorship of the Chosen Valley Mini Grant. Applications for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year will include funding of $5,000.00, bringing the grand total to $80,000.00 that has been allocated over the past 16 years to projects that would otherwise not be funded. This … [Read more...]
Chatfield man shares missionary memories
The hardships of others has brought Pastor Norm Omodt (retired) of Chatfield, Minn., to many places around the world where he and others have helped to change people’s lives. These mission trips have also changed Omodt’s life. While he and his wife Anita were farming near Spring Grove, Minn., Omodt was called by the Holy Spirit to serve as a missionary. Omodt shares with us … [Read more...]
Chatfield increases recycling pick-up frequency
At the June 12 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, refuse was again on the agenda. In early May the council raised the cost of a 40 gallon garbage bag 30 cents to $1.95, the first increase since 2004. This day the recycling pick-up frequency was increased to weekly from every other week. This will result in a base fee increase of $1.93 per month. The increase of recycling … [Read more...]
Earl Jacob Holets
Earl Jacob Holets, 78, of Chatfield, passed away on June 15, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Earl was born May 9, 1939, in Preston, Minn., to Earl and Mona (Schafer) Holets. Earl served in the Army from July 1957 to February 1963. On October 27, 1962, he married Ruth Marie Zincke. The couple made their home on a dairy farm near Fountain. Earl enjoyed … [Read more...]
Paul Richards
Paul Raymond Richards, 82, died peacefully June 15 2017, of cancer in Rochester, Minn. Paul was born and raised in Chatfield, Minn., where he lived most of his life. He was born April 14 1935, to Robert Richards and Hollie (Thorpe) Richards. He was known to be smart and honest, enjoyed casinos and trips to Maine. Paul served in the Army’s 101st Airborne and was a VFW … [Read more...]