Last March, the Rushford City Council unanimously approved a recommendation by the Economic Development Authority (EDA) to enter into an agreement with GForce, Ink. The agreement was drawn up with the intent of addressing notes and lines of credit due to the city. Details of that agreement included payment on Revolving Loan Funds, including accrued interest, no later than July … [Read more...]
Terrence A. “Terry” Fort
Terrence A. “Terry” Fort, 64, of Rochester, Minn., and formerly of Rushford, Minn., died on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Terry was born on May 17, 1953, in La Crosse, Wis., to Donald and Marilyn (Pittelko) Fort. He was raised in the Money Creek, Minn., area, and was a 1971 graduate of Rushford High School. He graduated with an … [Read more...]
Area youth leave it all on the field
Runners, take your mark. Eager, young participants readily file into their predetermined lanes, anticipation and determination evident within their hard-set faces. Get set. Many exchange sideways glances, sizing up the supposed competition if you will, as they ready themselves for the accepted signal. A gunshot startles competitors from their tensed, crouching positions … [Read more...]
Vera E. Gahnz
Vera E. Gahnz, 99, of Rushford died Saturday, June 10 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Vera was born July 12, 1917, on the family farm on the banks of Pine Creek in Fillmore County to John and Sarah (Knutson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson. Vera and Robert Gahnz were married March 5, 1960, at Arendahl Lutheran … [Read more...]
Munson presents research at seventh annual Celebration of Scholars event
Carthage College held the seventh annual Celebration of Scholars event on Friday, April 28, 2017. Celebration of Scholars is a poster exhibition that features original research, scholarship, and creative work completed by Carthage students. Jeremiah Munson of Rushford presented “Canopy Near-Infrared Observing Project (CaNOP)” at the event. “The CaNOP project is a CubeSat … [Read more...]
Rushford audit; what will be done with fund, facility
The 2016 audit, by Smith Schafer & Associates, is completed and Rushford has received good news regarding several efforts. General fund reserves, as a percentage of general fund expenditures are now sitting at 67%, a marked improvement since 2011 when the figure had dropped to just 11%. The city had been cautioned previously that reserves had dropped too low and in the five … [Read more...]
LouJean Elenor Hoff
LouJean Elenor Hoff, 84, of Rushford, died Monday, May 15, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. LouJean was born September 12, 1932, in Hesper, Iowa. She grew up in Hesper and attended high school in Mabel. On July 31, 1949, she married Rodney L. Hoff in Hesper. LouJean spent 29 of her years working at Lanesboro Lutheran Church, Rushford Lutheran Church, Rushford … [Read more...]
Geraldine Marie “Geri” Schlueter
Geraldine Marie “Geri” Schlueter, 68, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at her home. Geri was born on November 21, 1948, in Dodge Center, Minn., to Gerald and Irene (Mineheine) Nyfeler. She was raised in Kasson, Minn., and graduated in 1966 from Kasson-Mantorville High School. Geri moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she received her nursing degree, and … [Read more...]
Rushford plans for upcoming projects
Preliminary cost estimates for capital improvement projects are in and the city of Rushford is in the early steps of planning for them. A cost summary was provided to the council at the brisk, Monday, May 8 meeting. The summary was drafted last September and contains more than 40 recommended improvement projects. While the listing may look daunting, the recommendations are a … [Read more...]
Rushford EDA zeroing in on goals
At the Monday, April 24 city council meeting, more than six items of recommendation were presented to the council by the Economic Development Authority (EDA). Among them a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report and details of Micro Grant Funds and Revolving Loan Fund activity. Most notable in the recommendation was a four-page document detailing the … [Read more...]