It all started when Dan Moulton’s parents purchased six chinchillas for $1,500 in 1966. Ever since then, Moulton has been raising and selling the soft, furry animals. Chinchillas are originally from Peru and Chile. When they’re full-grown, they weigh between one and one-and-a-half pounds. Their fur is extremely soft and full, and they can live up to 20 years. The most … [Read more...]
Beverly Mae Kiehne
Beverly Mae Kiehne was born November 3, 1931 near Bristol Township to William and Bertha (Klomps) Vehrenkamp. Beverly passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 in Rochester. She attended Harmony High School and graduated in 1948. On January 29, 1950, she married Dwaine Kiehne at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Granger. Dwaine and Beverly moved from Granger to their … [Read more...]
Bick n Berry Boutique opens to a crowd
A fresh and exciting addition has come to Chatfield, Minn., in the form of the new Bick n Berry Boutique, which is receiving rave reviews from customers. Angie Bicknese and Brayonna Berry have teamed their creativity and seemingly endless energy to create a shopping experience that is as unique and fun as they are. The idea for a boutique came about “kind of on a whim,” … [Read more...]
Chatfield adopts 2017 budget and levy
At the December 12 meeting of the Chatfield City Council, City Clerk Joel Young took a look back at 2016 and ahead to 2017. During the Truth in Taxation hearing, Young detailed capital acquisitions made in 2016, topping the list was the purchase of a pumper/rescue truck. Some of the other capital expenditures included the replacement of the front steps of the Thurber Building … [Read more...]
Chatfield takes out water revenue note
The Chatfield City Council approved a loan agreement with the Bank of Zumbrota for a $425,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Note to finance the city’s water meter project, which includes the replacement of water meters and meter reading equipment and software. Councilor Ken Jacobson was absent. City Clerk Joel Young explained that the Minnesota Rural Water “Modified” … [Read more...]
Michael “Coach Mike” Donahoe
Michael Patrick “Coach Mike” Donahoe of Chatfield died peacefully at home on Monday, November 28, 2016. Mike was born November 8, 1953, to Vincent and Amy Donahoe in Napoleon, Ohio. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1971, then served in the US Army. He attended college studying auto mechanics and business. Mike married Rebecca Peterson, they later divorced. On … [Read more...]
Patricia L. Hanson
Patricia Lorraine Hanson, 80, of Chatfield, Minn., died on Monday, November 21, 2016 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born in Chatfield to Darrell and Edith (Holets) Horsman on February 19, 1936. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1953. On January 30, 1954 she married Thomas E. Hanson at Chatfield United Methodist Church. The couple … [Read more...]
SEMAC awards arts grants
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. On November 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 40 grants for a total of $279,680 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern … [Read more...]
Chatfield Brass Band Christmas concert to be held Dec. 11
The Chatfield Brass Band invites you to join them on Sunday, December 11 at 1:30 p.m. in the newly renovated Potter Auditorium for an afternoon of festive music and entertainment. Special guests will be the popular Rhubarb Sisters and the Burdock Brothers, with Robyn Loewen as accompanist. The 40 member Brass Band, conducted by Carmen Narveson, will perform a variety of holiday … [Read more...]
Family-owned bank celebrates 160 years in business
“All we have to sell is service.” Charles Johnson Sr. made that statement the motto of the Root River State Bank in Chatfield and today, his son, Charles Johnson Jr. carries on his father’s legacy. It’s been 160 years since the Root River State Bank in Chatfield, Minn., opened its doors. In that time, it’s been owned by three different families, first by J.C. Easton who … [Read more...]