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Stantec engineer Brett Gra- bau explained at the public hear- ing for the Twenty-14 Project that the proposed project will involve about one-third of the city’s streets and underlying utili- ties. A resolution was adopted later during the September 3 city council meeting to order plans and specifications for the project. e project is to include the Fire Hall area bordered on the west by Washington and Winona Streets, on the north by Spring and North Streets, on the east by St. Paul Street and on the south by River and Main Streets. e sec- ond project area is referred to as the South Hill area and includes Judy Lane, Matthew Street and Russell Street. e reconstruc- tion project will include both reconstruction of the streets and the underlying utilities. e estimated total project cost is $3,295,754 of which about $2 million is for street improvements. e balance will be for water main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and utility service improvements. e assessed por- tion of the street improvements is expected to be about $790,000. e assessed portion of the utility service is about $95,000. Assess- ments will total about $855,617 or 26.9 percent of the total proj- ect cost. e assessments will be figured according to the city’s assessment policy which was put into place in 2007. Grabau estimated that resi- dents would be assessed $60 to $65 per assessable frontage foot and about $1,100 to $1,200 per sanitary sewer service. e assessment policy allows for a minimum of 60 foot and a maxi- mum of 150 foot to be assessed per property. e expected start date for the construction project is May 2014 with a substantial completion date of October 2014 and a final completion date of June 2015. e public asked a variety of questions. One man asked if there was a possibility to make Winona Street a dead end street. Preston to proceed with plans for Twenty-14 Project One Moment, Please... Lifelong education PAGE 5 Twelve miles, no fingernails PAGE 8 Rushford Village selects engineer for road work PAGE 20 Houston looking at speech therapy service PAGE 22 e Fillmore County Board’s goal is to get the levy increase for 2014 to zero. County coordina- tor Karen Brown at the board’s September 3 meeting announced a proposed budget increase of about $178,000 or 2.11 percent after the recommend adjustments by the board over the past several weeks were made. ese numbers included additional cuts or added revenues from most department heads. Towards the end of the meet- ing, county engineer Ron Gregg added significant additional bud- get reductions from his depart- ment totaling $98,039. e high- way department savings included postponing the replacement of the department’s 2007 Backhoe for one more year. Brown noted that some depart- ments reported that they didn’t know where they could cut fur- ther or find more revenue. Commissioner Duane Bakke maintained that even with a zero percent increase in the levy, some property owners will still see a tax increase while others will see a decrease. Brown said in her interpreta- tion of the state law, the debt load would be included in the levy limit. Last year the county used $320,000 of fund balance to keep the levy increase lower. Bakke added that if fund balance is used to allow the levy increase to be zero, it would be much less than that which has been used in recent years. Auditor/treasurer Shirl Boelter insisted all the department heads are being thrifty. We have been trying to cut all along. Brown recommended they take one final look and do some research on the state mandate to see if it is being interpreted correctly. Chairman Randy Dahl asked about the rate of inflation. Brown noted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 1.1 percent in April. County 2014 budget trimming continues See COUNTY Page 12 Lanesboro Street/Park Direc- tor Andy Drake approached the city council regarding several ash trees at Sylvan Park and around town that are dying. He said they trimmed the dead parts off the trees last year, but they need it again. He suggested they be removed instead. According to Drake, the trees do not have Emerald Ash Borer yet, but they will. When it hits Lanesboro, the trees will need to be removed anyway. A forester looked at the trees and doesn’t know why they are dying. Drake removed 15 trees from the park last year. Mayor Steven Rahn said if the trees are dying, they should be removed from the park. He said it should be up to Drake’s discre- tion which trees come down and Lanesboro City Council talks trees See LANESBORO Page 15 Stantec engineer Brett Grabau gives details and answers questions about the proposed Twenty-14 Project. Photo by Karen Reisner See PRESTON Page 6 Weekly Edition Monday, September 9, 2013 Volume 28 Issue 49 Comment on this article at www.fillmorecountyjournal.com Visit Lanesboro, Whalan and Peterson for Taste of the Trail PAGES 14-16 Canton l Chatfield l Fountain l Harmony l Lanesboro l Mabel l Ostrander l Peterson l Preston l Rushford l Rushford Village l Spring Valley l Whalan l Wykoff BY JADE SEXTON [email protected] PRSRT STD ECR WSS US. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 70 MADELIA, MN 56062 POSTAL PATRON “Where Fillmore County News Comes First” Dirty Martini Lounge 101 Parkway Ave. S. Lanesboro • 507-467-3400 109 S. Parkway, Lanesboro, MN 55949 www.riversideontheroot.com Summer Music! Fri., Sept. 13 TH • 8-11:30pm • Sons of Norway Sun., Sept. 15 TH • 4-8pm • Root River Jam September Special! $5.00 Off Any Rental Monday-Friday! BY K AREN REISNER [email protected] BY K AREN REISNER [email protected]

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  • Stantec engineer Brett Gra-bau explained at the public hear-ing for the Twenty-14 Project that the proposed project will involve about one-third of the citys streets and underlying utili-ties. A resolution was adopted later during the September 3 city council meeting to order plans and specifications for the project. The project is to include the Fire Hall area bordered on the west by Washington and Winona Streets, on the north by Spring and North Streets, on the east by St. Paul Street and on the south by River and Main Streets. The sec-ond project area is referred to as the South Hill area and includes

    Judy Lane, Matthew Street and Russell Street. The reconstruc-tion project will include both reconstruction of the streets and the underlying utilities. The estimated total project cost is $3,295,754 of which about $2 million is for street improvements. The balance will be for water main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and utility service improvements. The assessed por-tion of the street improvements is expected to be about $790,000. The assessed portion of the utility service is about $95,000. Assess-ments will total about $855,617 or 26.9 percent of the total proj-ect cost. The assessments will be figured according to the citys assessment policy which was put into place in 2007.

    Grabau estimated that resi-dents would be assessed $60 to $65 per assessable frontage foot and about $1,100 to $1,200 per sanitary sewer service. The assessment policy allows for a minimum of 60 foot and a maxi-mum of 150 foot to be assessed per property. The expected start date for the construction project is May 2014 with a substantial completion date of October 2014 and a final completion date of June 2015. The public asked a variety of questions. One man asked if there was a possibility to make Winona Street a dead end street.

    Preston to proceed with plans for Twenty-14 Project

    One Moment, Please... Lifelong

    educationpage 5

    Twelve miles, no fingernails

    page 8

    Rushford Village selects engineer for road work

    page 20

    Houston looking at speech therapy

    servicepage 22

    The Fillmore County Boards goal is to get the levy increase for 2014 to zero. County coordina-tor Karen Brown at the boards September 3 meeting announced a proposed budget increase of about $178,000 or 2.11 percent after the recommend adjustments by the board over the past several weeks were made. These numbers included additional cuts or added revenues from most department heads. Towards the end of the meet-ing, county engineer Ron Gregg added significant additional bud-get reductions from his depart-ment totaling $98,039. The high-way department savings included postponing the replacement of the departments 2007 Backhoe for one more year. Brown noted that some depart-ments reported that they didnt know where they could cut fur-ther or find more revenue. Commissioner Duane Bakke

    maintained that even with a zero percent increase in the levy, some property owners will still see a tax increase while others will see a decrease. Brown said in her interpreta-tion of the state law, the debt load would be included in the levy limit. Last year the county used $320,000 of fund balance to keep the levy increase lower. Bakke added that if fund balance is used to allow the levy increase to be zero, it would be much less than that which has been used in recent years. Auditor/treasurer Shirl Boelter insisted all the department heads are being thrifty. We have been trying to cut all along. Brown recommended they take one final look and do some research on the state mandate to see if it is being interpreted correctly. Chairman Randy Dahl asked about the rate of inflation. Brown noted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 1.1 percent in April.

    County 2014 budget trimming continues

    See COUNTY Page 12

    Lanesboro Street/Park Direc-tor Andy Drake approached the city council regarding several ash trees at Sylvan Park and around town that are dying. He said they trimmed the dead parts off the trees last year, but they need it again. He suggested they be removed instead. According to Drake, the trees do not have Emerald Ash Borer

    yet, but they will. When it hits Lanesboro, the trees will need to be removed anyway. A forester looked at the trees and doesnt know why they are dying. Drake removed 15 trees from the park last year. Mayor Steven Rahn said if the trees are dying, they should be removed from the park. He said it should be up to Drakes discre-tion which trees come down and

    Lanesboro City Council talks trees

    See LANESBORO Page 15

    Stantec engineer Brett Grabau gives details and answers questions about the proposed Twenty-14 Project. Photo by Karen Reisner

    See PRESTON Page 6

    Weekly Edition Monday, September 9, 2013 Volume 28 Issue 49

    Comment on this article at www.fillmorecountyjournal.com

    Visit Lanesboro, Whalan and Peterson for Taste of the Trail

    pages 14-16

    Canton l Chatfield l Fountain l Harmony l Lanesboro l Mabel l Ostrander l Peterson l Preston l Rushford l Rushford Village l Spring Valley l Whalan l Wykoff

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  • Page 2 FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL Monday, September 9, 2013 Call the FCJ at 507-765-2151 to advertise or offer news tips!

    { We Live Where We Work }Kim is a Graphic Designer for the Fillmore County Journal, Perfect Glossy, and Visit Bluff Country magazine. Kim is originally from LeCenter, MN, but moved to this area nine years ago and never left. She fell in love with the people, and beautiful Bluff Country.

    Kim grew up on a farm outside of LeCenter. She has five sisters, and learned at a young age what hard work meant. Kim graduated from Winona State U n i v e r s i t y in 2012 with a degree in Advertising a n d S o c i o l o g y . Soon after graduation she started working at the Journal. She loves design and enjoys seeing local businesses succeed.

    Kim first fell in love with design at a young age by creating art projects, and taking photographs. Her free time is taken up by golfing on a beautiful day, reading a book, camping, and photography.

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    No one wo

    uld ever roll u

    p a

    newspaper, es

    pecially an old

    edi-

    tion of the Fi

    llmore County

    Jour-

    nal, and use i

    t to kill that h

    orrify-

    ingly gigantic

    spider thats

    mind-

    ing its own bu

    siness just rela

    xing

    in the corner o

    f your living r

    oom,

    right? Well, e

    ven if you di

    d use

    our sacred p

    ublished page

    s to

    take out one o

    f the eight-leg

    ged

    arachnid frien

    ds, I agree it w

    ould

    be for a plausib

    le reason. You

    can

    still read our c

    over stories if

    you

    go in for a d

    irect hit and

    dont

    smear the me

    ss too much.

    But spiders

    are of the

    least

    concern to b

    ikers, hikers, c

    amp-

    ers, pet owne

    rs, and well,

    basi-

    cally anyone w

    ho steps outsid

    e as

    wood ticks a

    nd mosquitoe

    s are

    making their b

    ig debut this s

    um-

    mer. Mosqu

    itoes, West Nil

    e Virus,

    and other di

    seases

    Mosquitoe

    s are notorio

    usly

    known for us

    ing humans a

    s part

    of their expa

    nsive list of

    feed-

    ing grounds. B

    ut mosquitoes

    can

    cause more ha

    rm than just

    the

    annoying bite

    s that leave be

    hind

    mild inflamm

    ation and an

    agi-

    Bugs make a

    buzz in

    Fillmore Cou

    nty

    Benson to s

    eek

    First District

    Seat

    page 5

    Fillmore Cen

    tral

    receives don

    ation

    page 12

    Bearson,

    Stensgard at

    State

    page 16

    An emergen

    cy

    picnic

    page 23

    There it is in

    three little wo

    rds;

    Rushford Pete

    rson Valley. M

    ore

    than two years

    of research,

    col-

    laboration, an

    d effort and

    an embraceab

    le brand sets

    roots in three c

    ommunities.

    The Rushfo

    rd Peterson

    Area Brandi

    ng Council

    ,

    made up of

    volunteers

    from the cities

    of Rushford,

    Rushford V

    illage, and

    Peterson, revea

    led the brand

    to more tha

    n 30 people

    at a presenta

    tion last Mo

    nday

    at Montini H

    all in Rushfo

    rd.

    Through a on

    e hour Power

    Point

    and question

    -and-answer

    por-

    tion, the gro

    up deftly laid

    out

    the what the

    brand can do

    , the

    strategy behin

    d it, and how

    it

    can grow th

    e tri-city com

    mu-

    nity both in t

    ourism and in

    its

    economic fou

    ndation. Alrea

    dy

    stocked, as ec

    onomic amen

    ities

    go for small

    towns, the

    com-

    munities are l

    ooking to bro

    aden

    the number o

    f people who

    live,

    work, play, and

    return there.

    Weve bee

    n on quite a

    jour-

    ney, noted C

    ouncil Chairm

    an

    Doug Botche

    r. Weve spe

    nt a

    lot of time, b

    ut we look at

    it as

    time spent as

    an investmen

    t in

    our area. Early

    on we estab-

    lished a goal

    to develop

    a community

    brand that

    would attract

    visitors and

    new residents

    .

    The Bran

    ding Coun-

    cil is confide

    nt that the

    Rushford Pet

    erson Valley

    brand can sta

    nd on its own

    .

    Roger Broo

    ks, founder

    of Destinatio

    n Developm

    ent

    International,

    recommends th

    at

    Take root in

    Rushford P

    eterson Vall

    ey

    Dribble Dai

    ly travels bo

    rder-to-bor

    der through

    Minnesota

    Matt Scott (l

    eft) and Alex

    Daley are tw

    o of the three

    individuals

    who comple

    ted the mor

    e than 400

    mile long D

    ribble Acros

    s Minnesota

    journey beg

    inning May

    26 in Intern

    ational Falls

    , Minn. and

    ending June

    18 in Gran

    ger, Minn. T

    ommy Hanl

    on (not pictu

    red) was also

    part of the e

    xcursion.

    Photo by Mitch

    ell Walbridge

    See RP VAL

    LEY Page 3

    Weekly Edi

    tion

    M

    onday, June

    24, 2013

    Volume 2

    8 Issue 38

    Kingsland l

    ooks

    behind and

    ahead

    pages 11

    Canton l Cha

    tfield l Fount

    ain l Harmon

    y l Lanesbor

    o l Mabel l O

    strander l Pe

    terson l Pres

    ton l Rushfor

    d l Rushford

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    ing Valley l W

    halan l Wyko

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    g to see the in

    itia-

    tive that som

    e people take

    to

    make the wo

    rld a better p

    lace

    for all. If o

    ne morning

    you

    received a tex

    t message ask

    ing,

    Do you thi

    nk its possib

    le to

    dribble a socc

    er ball across

    the

    United States

    ? how would

    you

    respond?

    The questio

    n stuck with A

    lex

    Daley and h

    is friends M

    att

    Scott and Tom

    my Hanlon w

    ho

    just comple

    ted a more

    than

    400 mile trek

    dribbling a

    soc-

    cer ball from

    the northern

    to

    southern bor

    der of Minne

    sota.

    Daley, Scott

    and Hanlon

    are

    all graduates

    of Eagan H

    igh

    School.

    The three f

    riends travele

    d by

    foot from I

    nternational

    Falls,

    Minn. to Gra

    nger, Minn. Th

    eir

    continuing m

    ission is to r

    aise

    money to imp

    rove urban de

    cay

    within inner

    cities by cre

    ating

    soccer fields,

    urban garden

    s and

    other recreat

    ional green sp

    ace.

    Daley hopes

    that the spor

    t of

    soccer can bri

    ng people tog

    ether

    by breaking

    down social

    barri-

    ers and bridge

    the gap betw

    een

    the ethnically

    diverse.

    The three b

    egan their jou

    rney

    on Sunday,

    May 26 and

    con-

    cluded on Jun

    e 18. Each typ

    ical

    day ranged f

    rom four to s

    even

    hours of trav

    el, racking up

    dis-

    tances of mo

    re than 20 m

    iles

    per day. We

    ve experience

    d a

    lot, said D

    aley, Everyt

    hing

    from rain an

    d thunderstor

    ms,

    heavy traffic,

    lots of sna

    kes,

    ticks, and we

    ve been chased

    by

    quite a few d

    ogs. The grou

    p

    faced these ch

    allenges and

    con-

    tinued on th

    eir way, pus

    hing

    forward throu

    gh obstacles.

    Daley, Sco

    tt and Han

    lon

    have also rece

    ived a fair sha

    re of

    encouragemen

    t as well. The

    yve

    made new acq

    uaintances alo

    ng

    the way givin

    g them suppo

    rt

    as theyve tak

    en in the var

    ying

    Minnesota co

    untryside and

    ter-

    rain. A lo

    t of people

    have asked

    questions abo

    ut this challe

    nge.

    By Mitch

    ell WalBr

    idge

    mitchell@fil

    lmorecountyj

    ournal.com

    See DRIBBL

    E Page 13

    See BUGS P

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    Classes of 1946 and 1947 hold joint reunion

    The Preston High School Class of 1947 met on August 14, 2013 for lunch and reminiscing time with the Class of 1946. Those attending from the Class of 1947 were Norrin and Phyllis Storlie, Cloy and Lauris Kneeskern, Phyllis (Drury) Redalen, Anna Marie (Mathison) Roche, Donna (Bestor) Gartner, George Pickett, Milo (Sharon) Nagel, and Bob Gossman (not pictured).

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    WINONA, Minn. Merchants Bank has reached an agreement to purchase the current Associ-ated Bank branch locations in Rushford and Lanesboro, Minn., according to Merchants Finan-cial Group, Inc., President and CEO Richard L. Mahoney and Associated Bank Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Bank-ing David L. Stein. The sale includes about $47 million in deposit and loan rela-tionships, as well as the physi-cal locations of the banks in Rushford and Lanesboro. Acquiring these locations aligns with our long-term vision to provide our banking services to customers across our region, Mahoney said. We recognize Rushford and Lanesboro as important communities in terms

    of our areas economic develop-ment, and we look forward to serving all the financial needs of these important customers. Merchants Bank is also acquir-ing a small pool of agricultural loans and related deposits from the Associated branch in Red Wing, Minn. One of the focuses of the Merchants organization is Ag lending. Associated will con-tinue to operate its Red Wing location. Affected customers will be notified individually at a later date. The sale is pending regulatory approval. Barring complications, Mahoney said he expects the sale to be completed by late Novem-ber. Terms of the sale have not been disclosed. Mahoney said that Associated Banks commu-nity banking emphasis helped in

    Merchants Bank acquires Associated Bank locations in Rushford and Lanesboro

    coming to an agreement because of a common customer-first focus. We too pride ourselves in being a community bank that exceeds the needs of our custom-ers. We know that those needs of our Rushford and Lanesboro customers will soon be well taken care of by Merchants, Stein said. The Rushford and Lanesboro locations are at the western edge of our reach geographically. They are more central to Merchants footprint, which should result in greater overall convenience to bank customers. Associated Bank, headquar-tered in Green Bay, Wis. has total assets of $24 billion. It has approximately 240 locations across 150 communities in Wis-consin, Illinois and Minnesota.

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    Tales of the White Front: Part 3By Yvonne Nyenhuis As dawn creeps into the valley, I step out on the cement apron under the canopy of the White Front. There is a stillness, a quiet beauty. The last stars twinkle and are gone. A translucent tur-quoise invades the sky and dispels the g e o m e t r i c shapes of the neighboring houses. Win-dows fill with light and the promise of a new day. I imagined myself as the narrator in the play Our Town watching Grovers Corners wake up and come to life. To me our restaurant was always a stage. Our custom-ers appeared, spoke their lines and performed reliably each day. There was Jim Peterson ready to see the humor in life, Everett Johnson, in his red overalls, his white hair covered by a baseball cap, Andy Drake who was blond and handsome, Jim Wagner who often looked tired and Al Vogen, who was slight of build, wiry and intense, his voice low, his

    words forced through thin lips with a suggestion of a smile as he exchanged pleasantries with the others. Most of our days were evenly measured and had a dependable rhythm as our customers behav-ior was governed by their habits. Every day at ten-past eleven, Ore Borgen came through the door and took his place in the third booth. He ordered a glass of water and a bowl of soup. When he finished his soup, there was a tapping sound as he knocked loose the old ashes from his pipe. Soon the aroma of fresh tobacco filled the room. It takes an old man steeped in tradition, who has time and is unhurried, to smoke a pipe. Another gentleman in his 90s came at noon, sat in the first booth with his back to the window, which faced the street. We wondered why it was that the sugar container at his table needed to be refilled each day after his visit. This mystery was solved at last. We saw him dump one third of the container into his soup. Most amazing, this day he was having clam chowder! It seems that the sense of taste is often dimmed as we grow older.

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    For him, sugar was a way of regaining flavor in his food. At 6 a.m we turned on the lights. There was a deafening roar as we started the exhaust fan over the fryers and KNXR played the National Anthem. While the days began in a reli-able fashion the events of the day were often full of surprises. It was a stifling hot, humid Sunday morning in July. We were enveloped in a misty vapor where there should have been air. There was a throng of tour-ists and locals: one sweating mass of humanity. One of the waitresses came running to me, her eyes wide with excitement as she spilled out the words. Theres a truck going down the street without a driver. Theres no one behind the wheel! I followed her to the doorway in time to see the back of a green pick-up truck. It veered to the right and coasted into a utilities pole. In that moment the lights went out. Outside was dark grey gloom, heavy clouds hung low. With a ladder you could reach out and touch them. A light rain was falling. Inside there was total darkness. Everything stopped. Silence reigned. The deafen-ing noise of the exhaust fan

    in the kitchen was stilled. The radio was mute. The hum of the refrigeration was no more. In the dark interior of the kitchen a gas flame could be seen burning under the grill and the burn-ers on the stove. A lone shad-owy figure was moving about, my husband, who was laughing at the absurdity of the scene! Now what do I do, cook with a flash light? Light a candle? The customers were making jokes as we all searched for a response to our dilemma. How to play out this hand which fate had dealt? It was a whole new set of rules. Do we serve cold coffee or heat it on the stove? Toast was out. Cinna-mon rolls were in. Thoughts tumbled over themselves in my head, like stones being polished. How long would we be with-out power? Refrigeration was a major concern. We could ladle up ice-cream in soup bowls! Were we in danger of a major melt down where the meat in the freezer would thaw and turn into a soggy mess? The truck had knocked out a transformer. An emergency crew arrived from the electric company. We kept an eye on their progress. In an hour power was restored. By then the customers had filtered

    out, returning to their individu-al pursuits. In general, Sundays took on characteristics appropriate to that day. At that time it was tradition to come to the White Front after church for coffee or a late breakfast which often included pancakes that famously covered a dinner plate. Olive Haugan explained to us when we took over: First come the Catholics, then the Lutherans, followed by the Methodists! Every one made themselves at home. The women cheerfully served coffee to their friends, helping out the busy waitresses. There was a buoyancy to the spirit of the room and the sound of laughter. Also at that time Sunday din-ner was in vogue.We served marvelous beef and pork din-ners with mashed potatoes and gravy. Farmers in the country side came to town to enjoy a break in their routine. We were open seven days a week. Sunday we closed at two. We considered this our day off. I asked Glenn if he ever missed getting out into the world? He replied, Hell no, the world comes to me!

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    To the Editor, When the August 12 issue arrived, my first reaction was shock and then sadness to see this front page article. My first thoughts were: Have I ever seen a Christian marriage make the front page and if so, how long has it been? My next reaction was sadness to think that our nation is departing more and more from the Christian prin-ciples on which it was founded. The Holy Bible speaks clearly on this matter of homosexual behavior. Starting in Genesis

    2:22-24 we are told that in the beginning God created them male and female The New Tes-tament also speaks clearly about this issue in Matthew 19:4-6. Please pull that Bible off the shelf and read it for yourself. This is Jesus speaking. Friends, it is time to take a stand for the Christ who died a cruel death on the cross because he loved us more than we can ever imagine. The first commandment is to Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind. The second is to

    love your neighbor as yourself. It is because of this love that I write today concerning this matter. If we dont speak out for Christ and what He stands for, it wont be long before we may lose the privilege of our freedom of speech and our freedom to wor-ship as we know it today.

    Joan ClementPreston, MN

    Better BeTo the Editor, In Be Better on September 2, 2013 Eric was uneasy as to how his remarks about the Anniversary of the Civil Rights March would be received. Bill OReilly was incensed. He claimed that Republicans

    were not invited to participate in the Commemoration of the March that took place 50 years ago. To his credit he apolo-gized when he found out that Republicans in Congress had been in invited and all of them turned down the invitation. I have always thought that Civil Rights are an American value and that Martin Luther King is an American hero. Appar-ently the party of Lincoln has decided that if Democrats are

    for Civil Rights, they are against them!

    Yvonne NyenhuisLanesboro, MN

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    Monday, September 9, Whalan City Council, Whalan City Hall, 5 p.m. Monday, September 9, Houston City Council, Houston City Hall, 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 9, Wykoff City Council, Wykoff City Hall, 7 p.m. Monday, September 9, Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Monday, September 9, Rushford City Council, Rushford City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 9, Spring Valley City Council, Spring Valley City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9a.m. Tuesday, September 10, Harmony City Council, City Hall, 7p.m. Wednesday, September 11, Canton City Council, City Hall, 7p.m. Wednesday, September 11, Mabel City Council, City Hall, 7p.m. Wednesday, September 11, Peterson City Council, City Hall, 7p.m. Monday, September 16, Kingsland School Board, 7p.m. Monday, September 16, Rushford-Peterson School Board, Rushford Computer Room, 6:30p.m. Monday, September 16, Chatfield School Board, HS Media Center, 7p.m.

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    By Jason SethrePublisherFillmore County JournalCell: [email protected] By now, a fleet of students have descended upon college campuses throughout America. And, when I say fleet, Im serious. According to the National Center for E d u c a t i o n Statistics, a record num-ber of 21.8 million stu-dents are expected to attend colleges and universities in the fall of 2013, up 6.5 from 2000. Thats a lot of tuition! I truly do wish them well, BUT I do have some advice. 1. A lot of money is spent on education each year, and the ratio of financial resources invested doesnt always match

    up well with the human capital investment. A lot of students simply take up space, and Im not referring to Astronomy. Of course, higher learning institu-tions are never going to turn off the faucet and tell you to stop investing in your educa-tion. But, how much is too much? Dont waste time and money. What do I mean? I have known a lot of very educated individuals who lacked common sense. Peo-ple with Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs in various areas of study, and they cant land a job anywhere because they are not willing to start from the bottom and work their way up the ladder of responsibil-ity and compensation. I have hired individuals who did not present the same academic cre-dentials as others but had the desire to learn and grow with the company, because they didnt present themselves as a

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    prima donna. There is a limited amount of room in the work-place for those who think they are better than others and think they deserve special treatment. In other words, your work ethic can outweigh your education. Sorry to burst any bubbles. 2. An education doesnt guar-antee you anything. I have worked with some very smart people who were horrible team players. If you lack people skills, positive attitude, teamwork, or selfless motivation, then you probably need to find yourself a good self improvement program or accept that you will never live up to your full potential. 3. You are competing among your peers. As you enter the workforce, whether at the age of 18 or 22, you are jockeying for position. The quicker you grow up and take your job seriously, the more highly your employer will think of your performance, and the more likely youll get a glowing reference for the next phase of your career opportuni-ties. The younger you are when you figure this out, the better off youll be. 4. Every job is important.

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    Whether it is your first job in high school, and you detest the work you do, or it is the job you currently hold today at the age of 45, consider yourself fortunate. Take every job seri-ous. Employers are paying you to take care of your company and the customers. If you dont start taking your responsibili-ties seriously, then why should anyone else take you serious-ly? Step up to the plate and do what is expected of you. If you want a raise, then do MORE than what is expected. It is pretty simple, but some people dont get it. Those who do get it should pounce on the opportunity. Some may call that brown-nosing. I call it raising the bar. 5. Beyond college or any higher learning experience, you should never feel as though youve arrived at the top of the mountain. We all have oppor-tunities to learn from the peo-ple we interact with every day for the rest of our lives. Some people are full of themselves and think they know it all. Observe them too, but ignore a discrete percentage of what they

    have to say because it usually leads you down a path of their self-fulfillment and self-glorifi-cation. Instead, find those who are humbled by what they have and where they came from. Ask lots of questions and try to learn from their mistakes so you can avoid those paths. 6. What defines your success? Well, thats simple, I think. Can you make a living doing what you enjoy the most -- some-thing that brings you pride and self-worth? Find the answer to that question and hopefully youll find your success. With that said, I should men-tion that the Fillmore County Journal does support an annual college scholarship program that is tied to the annual Jour-nal Student Writing Project. Yes, you have to participate in the program if you want to have a shot at the annual $500 schol-arship. So, just like anything in life, there is a bit of work involved. But, putting yourself out there in writing among our readers isnt necessarily a bad thing. Just think of how this will enhance your lifelong edu-cation...

    LANESBORO, Minn. The Commonweal Theatre Compa-ny presents Shelagh Stephen-sons beautifully moving story, The Memory of Water, Sep-tember 21 through November 10 with discounted tickets avail-able for previews September 13 to September 20. Call the box office at 800-657-7025 or visit Commonweal Theatre online at www.commonwealtheatre.org for exact performance dates and times. In this funny, heartwarming play, three sisters return home to tend to the affairs of their recent-ly deceased mother. Memories of their youth flood back as they work together to pick up the pieces and plan their futures. The Memory of Water was awarded The Lawrence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy of the year in 2000. This play will positively resonate with audi-ences, says lead actress Adrienne

    Sweeney. As the baby boomers age, their children are now deal-ing with serious responsibilities. And as we learn to cope with all that comes along with aging and acceptance of mortality, we have the opportunity to exam-ine our own lives and consider our own futures. The Commonweal is pleased to welcome the return of Alan Bailey to direct the production. Audiences will remember Bailey most as the acclaimed director of Sylvia in 2011 and The 39 Steps from last season. In turns hilarious and poignant, says Bailey, The Memory of Water is a look at three sisters standing on the brink of the rest of their lives. As they tend to the affairs of their recently deceased mother who never really gave them much of herself, they bat-tle each other and their own demons on their way to making a tentative new peace.

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    The sisters are played by Com-monweal Resident Ensemble Members Adrienne Sweeney and Stef Dickens, along with visiting New York actress Jackie Wolter who was featured in last seasons The Philadelphia Story. The role of the mother will be played by Resident Ensemble Member Catherine Glynn. Rounding out the cast are Scott Dixon and Jeremy van Meter as the male counterparts to two of the sis-ters. Bailey Otto serves as stage manager and leads the produc-tion team consisting of designers Kit Mayer (sets), Annie Cady (costumes), Woo Chen Khoo (lights), Daniel Stock (sound), and Ana Hagedorn (props). The Commonweals produc-tion of The Memory of Water is produced thanks to sponsor-ship from Artesian Fresh drink-ing water, along with media partner Rochester Women Maga-zine. Additional underwriting support from F&M Commu-nity Bank and the Target Cor-poration makes possible special weekday matinee performances for school groups, which also include a study guide, video

    materials, pre-show classroom workshop, and post-performance discussion with the actors. Funding for Commonweal Theatres programming is pro-vided in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and private funders. All performances are at the Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Avenue North, in downtown Lanesboro, Minn. Ticket prices are $30 with dis-counts available for students and groups of 10 or more. Employ-ees and residents of Fillmore and Houston Counties are offered free admission to the preview performance on Thursday, Sep-tember 19. For ticket reserva-tions or information about any Commonweal events or pro-grams, call 800-657-7025 or 507-467-2525, or email [email protected].

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    The street is a one-way and he said has seen it used as a two-way. Grabau said the possibility hadnt been considered, adding they could look into it. Grabau noted that it wasnt legal for sump pumps to empty into the sewer service. He said no new sidewalk will be added and no existing sidewalk will be eliminated. Grabau clarified that the city will be replacing the utility in the right of way, but not between the right of way and ones home which is private property. Residents can opt to pay the assessments in full within 30 days after the final figures are available (assessment hearing toward the end of 2014) or put them on their property taxes and pay them over 10 to 15 years with interest. Interest will be one

    percent higher than what the city pays on the bond which is expected to be 3 to 3.5 percent. A gentleman, formerly a resi-dent of Bloomington, Minn. complimented the city for hav-ing a fair assessment policy. City administrator Joe Hoff-man said the project includes about two miles of improvements. This places the cost of reconstruc-tion at about $1.5 million per mile. The annual bond payment is expected to be $111,000 per year. There will be property tax increases due to the cost of the project. Estimated increases due to the project will total 17 per-cent spread over several years. The utility portion of $1.09 million will be funded with the utility fund requiring an annual payment of $91,000. This will cause a 20 percent increase in utility payments. A resident with a home valued at $75,000 with average utility use will experi-

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    ence a total increase in taxes and utility payments of about $190 (from $1,003 to $1,190). Hoff-man maintained that even after completion of the project, Pres-ton taxes and utility rates will be very competitive with neighbor-ing communities. The council adopted a reso-lution to waive local planning agency review and a resolution ordering the preparation of plans for the 2014 street and utility improvements. Hoffman noted this was a significant step, while it didnt commit the city to the cost of the reconstruction, it did com-mit the city to the cost of prepar-ing the plans and specifications. Both resolutions were approved by a unanimous vote.

    Budget/Levy Hoffman reported that insur-ance costs for 2014 will increase 11.3 percent. Anticipated sale and tax exemptions for 2014 were fig-ured into the budget along with

    interest income. The city utility will reimburse the city for legal fees, about $3,000 per year. A resolution to adopt the 2014 preliminary levy was approved. The levy increase that will affect the figures shown on property owner statements is 5.36 percent ($36,078). The 2014 proposed budget includes $21,000 for the Twenty-14 Project. Without that addition the levy increase would have been 2.24 percent. The preliminary levy is set at $708,803. The final levy to be set in December can be lowered, but not raised. The final budget and levy meeting to allow the public to comment was set for Monday, December 2 at 6 p.m. at the city council chambers. If a continua-tion is needed, it would be held on December 16.

    Other Business In Brief A variance was approved forKurt Reicks as recommended

    by Planning and Zoning after a public hearing was held. Ordi-nance 155.182 limits the height of accessory buildings to 12 feet. Reicks asked for a variance to build an accessory building for private storage use to a height of 19.3 feet. There was no objection from neighboring property own-ers. Approval was given to for-mally transfer ownership of items donated for the National Trout Center prior to its tax exempt designation from the city to the NTC. Andy Bisek announced thatthe Lions Club agreed to donate $500 toward the purchase of four garbage cans. A motion to accept the donation and authorize the placement of a plaque recogniz-ing the Lions Club on each of the cans was approved. The donation will pay for about one quarter of the cost for the garbage cans.

    If you are single, never been married between the ages of 13 to 18 years, applications are being accepted for the title of 2014 Miss Teen Fillmore County! Miss Teen Fillmore County will represent her coun-ty at the Miss Teen Minnesota Pageant, which will be held at the Ritsche Auditorium, March 8, 2014 in the city of St. Cloud, Minn.

    The young lady chosen as Miss Teen Fillmore County will become an ambassador from the Fillmore County Area and will receive an official title and sash! The young lady chosen as Miss Teen Minnesota will receive a prize package and scholarship totaling $10,000 and the chance to represent Minnesota at the 2014 Miss

    Teen International pageant in Jacksonville, Fla. The American Heart Associa-tions Go for Red for Women is the official Charity of the Miss Teen Minnesota Pageant. The current reigning 2013 Miss Teen Minnesota is Megan Muehlberg of Brooklyn Park. As Miss Teen Minnesota, Megan speaks out on The Silent Dis-ability Auditory Processing

    Disorder. Having APD herself, Megan wants to be a positive example and to share with others how to recognize the symptoms and manage them. For more infor-mation about APD go to: www.ncapd.org Teens will compete in Per-sonal Interview, Fitness Wear, Fun Fashion Wear and Evening Gown. (There is no talent or

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    Twelve miles, no fingernailsBy Paul Trende The first full week of high school football competition was just that, at least for the four county squads facing off against each other. In Rushford, Fill-more Central took on the Tro-jans. The game came down to the final thirty seconds. On the 9-man scene, and just down the road in Houston, Lanesboro hooked up with the Canes. The game came down to the final three seconds. At the onset of the 9-man (non-conference) opener, it didnt look like itd come down to the very end. Lanesboro built a 21-0 early second quarter lead. Senior RB Gabe Decker start-ed the scoring with a 73-yard sprint. The Burros took advan-tage of a pair of Christian Sires interceptions to post their other two scores, a 47-yard Garret Boggs to Niko Anderson pass, and a 32-yard Anderson run. Sires got the Canes on the board with a 2-yard TD run in the second quarter. A couple series later, Sires went for 20 yards, and then finished things off from a yard out, getting Houston back into the game at 21-14. To end the first half scoring, Boggs found Decker from 7-yards away. At halftime, Lanesboro led 29-14. Early in the second half, Sires third rushing TD (18 yards) again moved Houston close (29-21), but Lanesboro immediately

    replied. Nikos third TD of the game (48-yard run) put the Burros ahead 36-21. Early in the fourth, Houston got a 52-yard Dylan Lee TD run, but they failed to convert the PAT, keep-ing it a two-possession game at 36-27. With just over 2-minutes to go, the score remained the same and the Burros seemed on the brink of victory, but things were about to get wild. Sires notched his fourth rush-ing TD (4 yards) of the game with 0:44 left, making the score (after PAT) 36-34. The Canes on-sided and recovered, only to suffer an 11-yard sack on their very first play. Sires then found Lee deep on the next play, and after a scrum and a ball handler change, the play netted 43 total yards to the Burro 15! Suddenly, with ten ticks left, Houston was looking for the win. After a Sires 5-yard run, it all came down to three seconds and one play. Sires dropped to pass, was flushed left, thru across his body only to be intercepted in the end zone by Boggs, thus putting a crazy cap to a crazy 9-man affair. After racking up 271 first-half yards, Lanesboro had just 61 in the second. They went three-and-out on five of six possessions. Meanwhile, Hous-ton racked up 363 secondhalf yards including 14 first downs. Turnovers did them in (4-0). Anderson (19-112, 2 TDs rush-

    ing; TD receiving) naturally led the way for Lanesboro, but he got assists from Decker (3-86, TD rushing; receiving TD) and Boggs (4-9, 94 yards, 2 TDs, 2 2-point conversions passing). Sires (19-38, 338 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs passing; 24-94, 4 TDs rushing) carried a heavy load for Houston. He got a lot of help from 62 senior WR Mason Drake, who caught eight balls for 223 yards with an incredible six receptions over 25 yards. Dylan Lee was also a big factor (4-61, TD rushing; 5-68 receiving). Houston played without senior RBs Tyler Hoskins and Peter Jergenson. They played with a female kicker. Alee Boelter was on par with the boys, making 4 of 5 PATs, though missing a 24-yard FG. Lanesboro kicker Lucas Rogers was 2-3 on PATs. Meanwhile in Rushford, it came down to the kicking game. And R-P can be thankful they have a blossoming freshman tal-ent. Fillmore Central was the first to hit paydirt. Good field position led to a 6-yard Tom Henry TD run making it 7-0, the only score of the first half. Enter Trojan freshman Noah Carlson (ye of two 75-plus yard scores versus Southland in week zero). The freshman got R-P on the board early in the third quarter. Taking a hand-off going left, the 155-pounder shook off a tackle, kept his balance, and then darted into the end zone from 11-yards out. A PAT tied the game at 7. Carlson was back at it later in the quarter. Immediately following a Char-lie Krambeer interception, Carl-son took a handoff going right and found a different gear then everyone else on the field. The 38-yard TD run put R-P 14-7. The Falcons answered a cou-ple series later (early in the 4th). Junior QB Bryce Whitehills pass was thrown into a trio of players. Collin Bennett (not in the trio) wound up with the ball via tip-drill for the 28-yard TD reception. The PAT failed, keeping R-P up 14-13. Late in the fourth, the Trojans were at the FC 26 with just over 2:00 left, but an Alex Vix fumble (Josh Jones recovery) gave FC one last chance. A McKinnen Stone halfback pass (his second of the game) to Masters was helpful (29 yards). FC pushed the ball to the R-P 14, suffered a few setbacks, only to again get to the Trojan 14. On 4th and 10, coach Chris Mensink went for the game-winning field goal with 0:20. But Zach Ansell emphatically blocked Col-lin Bennetts 31-yard attempt, cementing the Trojan win. By a final of 14-13, R-P edged FC in a Blue Division battle. Carlson paced R-P (10-78 yards, 2 TDs rushing all in the 2nd half ). The rest of the Trojans combined for just 130 yards (on 30 plays), as FCs defense held All-Confer-ence players Cole Kingsley and Vix to a combined 20 carries for 62 yards. Logan Masters, FCs

    57 senior WR, was explosive when he got the rock (5-95 receiving; 4 punt returns for 58 yards). Tom Henry led FC on the ground (10-55, TD rush-ing). The Trojans upped their Blue Division record to 2-0.

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    Heading into it, the 5th ranked Mabel-Canton Cougars were odd-on favorites to come out on top of their own Labor tournament. But, the tourney wasnt necessarily about who came out on top. It was about good early season competition, a full day of endless volleyball repetition. M-C wasnt the only squad that got plenty of work. Rushford-Peterson, Houston, Cotter, Eastern Allamakee (Waukon), Brainerd, and Spring Grove all took part. The county schools composed three of the top four finishers. M-Cs path to the title was workmanlike, with a bit of intrigue. They blew through the pool play segment with a 6-0 record, beating Eastern Allama-kee (25-6, 25-13), Cotter (25-21, 25-13), R-P (25-18, 25-16), Houston (25-14, 25-7), Spring Grove (25-9, 25-18), and Brain-erd (25-10, 22-25). The War-riors offered up the only hiccup. The Cougars remembered that lost set when the two teams met each other for the title. M-C jumped out to 15-2 and 13-2 leads in the finals against AAA Brainerd. They won going away 25-9 and 25-8. Belle Sand (48 kills, 11 aces), Christine Lee (60 digs), Carly McCabe (134 assists), Sara Lind (13.5 blocks), and Lydia Geving (11 aces) were M-Cs tournament leaders. The wins moved M-Cs record to 9-0 on the season (2-0 in the SEC). Lonnie Morkens career win total moved to 499. Meanwhile, R-P and Hous-ton were like every other team

    in the field. They slugged it out, typically splitting sets. On top of losing to M-C, the Tro-jans fell to Brainerd (10-25, 16-25). They beat Cotter (25-15, 22-25), Eastern Allamakee (25-16, 18-25), Spring Grove (21-25, 25-18), and Houston (25-20, 22-25) to go 4-2 in pool play. Houston, on top of losing to M-C and R-P, fell to Brainerd (15-25, 22-25), and Eastern Allamakee (25-23, 16-25). They beat Spring Grove (25-23, 26-28) and Cotter (17-25, 25-14) to go 2-4, but won enough sets to match up with R-P in the 3rd place game. There, R-P downed Houston 2-0 (25-17, 25-22). Set number two wasnt without its excite-ment though, as the Trojans led 18-9 at one point, only for the Canes to tie things at 18. After all the festivities, R-Ps record is 5-3 overall (0-1 in the 3-Rivers). Houstons record is 4-5 overall (2-0 in the SEC).

    Football 8-30: Goodhue 40, Kingsland 6(Score was 8-6 after a quarter. Knights are 0-2 overall and in league) Spring Grove 53, M-C 6(M-C: Hunter Johnson 17-108 yards, TD rushing. SG: Caleb Happel 23-223, 3 TDs rush-ing; Matt Schleich 9-148, 3 TDs rushing. Lions led 38-6 at halftime) Wabasha-Kellogg 14,Chatfield 39 (C: Jake Neis 14-93, 3 TDs rushing; Alex Bradt 9-68, TD rushing; Alex Haffner rushing TD; Jayme LaPlante TD reception from Nate Skare. W-K: Austin Baab 6-11, 66 yds, 2 INTs; 19-118 rushing. Teams combined to score 47 first half points, 6 second half points. Gophers are 1-1 in league and overall)

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    Volleyball8-27: Lanesboro 3, Glenville-Emmons 2 26-24, 25-17,11-25, 15-25, 15-10 (L: KaiaHongerholt5kills;OliviaHaug4 kills, 13-14 serving; StephErickson41assists.Burrosequal2012wintotalinfirstgame) Houston 3, Lyle/Pacelli 1 22-25,25-21,27-25,25-15(H:AbbeyLoken14kills,13digs,6aces) #5 in A M-C 3, LeRoy-Ostrander025-3,25-5,25-4(M-C:BelleSand6killsinclud-

    ingnumber1,000;C.McCabe16 assists; Coranda Vickerman10 aces; S. Lind 4 kills, 3.5blocks;L.Geving6aces) Stewartville3,Kingsland010-25,5-25,15-25(K:BriannaMusel 4 kills; Rialie Fenske 10digs)8-29: #10 in A Wabasha-Kellogg3,R-P222-25,17-25,25-23,25-19,7-15(R-P:BaileyHolien/SierraMcNamer4kills;KendraCrawford8digs,3aces) Schaeffer Academy 3,Lanesboro 2 23-25, 25-17,25-23, 16-25, 13-25 (L: O.Haug 8 kills; Alexis Jergenson7kills,4blocks;K.Hongerholt;

    7kills;S.Erickson27assists,7aces. Burros are 1-1 in leagueandoverall) Houston 3, Hope Lutheran1 25-9, 25-15, 15-26, 25-12(H: A. Loken 12 kills, 2 aces;NatalieKing6kills;AlexaHori-han16assists;ValerieHibbs15assists) Caledonia 0, #9 in AAChatfield 3 25-23, 25-11,25-7(Chat:BrookIrish8kills;Alex Duxbury 12 digs, 2 aces;Gabrielle Salisbury 19 assists,5 digs, 2 aces; Kirsten Keefe 7kills,7digs) SpringGrove0,#5inAM-C325-11,25-13,25-14(M-C:B.Sand13kills,8digs;L.Gev-

    ing 11 digs, 8 aces; C. Lee 11digs;S.Lind5kills,4.5blocks;C.McCabe17assists,10digs) Cotter0,#9inFillmoreCen-tral325-20,25-13,25-8(FC:TaylorCase9kills,4aces;ToriPeterson7kills;MorganMalley6kills, 18 assists;TayahBarnes6digs,5aces.Falconsare1-0inleagueandoverall) Lewiston-Altura3,Kingsland123-25,15-25,25-17,21-25(K: KailynnHamersma 5 kills,4aces;B.Musel5kills.Knightsare0-2overallaninleague)

    Cross Country8-29: Stewartville Invitation-al (Boys Team: Cotter (1st),

    P-E-M (2nd), La Crescent(3rd), Chatfield (7th), L/FC(16thof18).KingslandIncom-plete. Boys Individual (countytop 25): Christian Bance 14th(Chatfield), Travis Troendle24th(L/FC).TopKnight:DaneGillespie (65th). Girls Team:Lake City (1st, Stewartville(2nd), P-E-M (3rd), Chatfield(7thof16).L/FCandKingslandincomplete. Girls Individual(county top 25): Kiera Olson5th (L/FC), Karen Gomez 8th(Chat), Leah Ruen 22nd (L/FC). Top Knight: Erica Earley(32nd).Both varsity raceswereshortened to 3,200meters duetoheat.)

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    RUSHFORD, Minn. Tri-CountyElectricCooperativejoinedwith 11 other electric distributioncooperatives serving Minnesota toform Southern Minnesota EnergyCooperative (SMEC) as the singlepoint of contact for the purchaseofelectricserviceterritoryinsouth-ernMinnesotafromAlliantEnergy.SMECtodayannouncedthatithasreached a definitive agreement toacquireterritoryfromAlliantEner-gy. The transaction is contingent

    upon regulatory approval. Assum-ing the acquisition is approved byregulators,itisexpectedtoclosein2014. For Tri-County the combinedterritorywouldserveapproximately13,000 members. The acquisitionwilladdapproximately43,000elec-tricaccountstothesystemsofallof

    the 12 SMEC member coopera-tivescombined. This acquisition will giveSMECs 12 member cooperativesnew economies of scale to spreadour fixed costs over more mem-ber-owners, saidBrianKrambeer,president and CEO of Tri-Coun-ty. Keeping rates stable is morechallenging these days with thecostofenvironmentalcompliance,integrating renewables, decliningenergy sales, and general inflation

    affectingourrates.Thisacquisitionisthesinglebiggestpositiveactionwe can take to offset a portionofthesecostpressures. The service territories of AlliantEnergy and the 12 cooperativesoverlap, servingmostly rural areasin the southern portion of Min-nesota. Alliant Energy will con-

    Tri-County Electric Cooperative joins 11 other electric cooperatives in signing agreement to acquire Alliant Energy Territory

    tinuetoserveMinnesotathrougha10-yearwholesalepoweragreementwiththe12cooperatives. The12SMECmembercoopera-tivesareBENCOElectricCoopera-tive,BrownCountyRuralElectricalAssociation, Federated Rural Elec-tric, Freeborn-Mower CooperativeServices,Minnesota Valley ElectricCooperative, Nobles CooperativeElectric, Peoples Energy Coopera-tive,RedwoodElectricCooperative,SiouxValleyEnergy,SouthCentralElectric Association, Steele-WasecaCooperativeElectric,andTri-Coun-tyElectricCooperative (see map). LikeTri-County, all 12 electriccooperatives have served southernMinnesotaformorethan70years,said Krambeer. We look forwardtoextendingourprofessional,high-qualityservicetotheformerAlliantEnergycustomerswhowillbecomeournewmember-owners. Allof theAlliantEnergyelectricemployeeswillbeofferedpositionswiththelocalcooperative.Allratesforelectriccooperativesaresetonacost-of-service basis to provide thehighestqualityserviceatthelowestpracticalcost.Whilethe12partici-patingcooperativeshaveslightlydif-ferentrates,services,billingoptionsandprograms,eachiscommittedtoseeingthatthistransactionprovidesa long-term, economies-of-scalebenefit to both current and newmember-owners. Adding the Alliant Energycustomers through this proposedacquisition of territory will growand increase the efficiency of eachcooperative, added Krambeer.Thisonce-in-a-lifetimeopportuni-tyhelpsallofuscontinuetoprovideour electric cooperative member-ownerswithhigh-quality service atacompetitivecost. Shouldtheacquisitionreceivealltherequisiteapprovals,AlliantEner-gycustomerswillbecomemember-owners of one of the 12 electriccooperativesandenjoy thebenefitsofcooperativeownership includingvoting rights, board representationand the opportunity for patronagecapital refunds the margins ofa cooperative that are returned tomember-ownersovertime. Southern Minnesota EnergyCooperative (SMEC) was formedby12electricdistributioncoopera-

    tivesasasinglepointofcontactforthe proposed purchase of electricservice territory in southern Min-nesotafromAlliantEnergy.The12cooperatives are BENCO ElectricCooperative, BrownCounty RuralElectrical Association, FederatedRural Electric, Freeborn-MowerCooperative Services, MinnesotaValleyElectricCooperative,NoblesCooperativeElectric,PeoplesEner-gy Cooperative, Redwood Electric

    Cooperative, Sioux Valley Energy,SouthCentralElectricAssociation,Steele-WasecaCooperative Electric,and Tri-County Electric Coopera-tive. Citiesinourarea(Fillmore,Hous-tonandWinonacounties)thatcur-rentlyreceiveelectricityfromAlliantinclude:Chatfield,Fillmore,Lewis-ton, Ostrander, Racine, Stockton,SpringValley,Utica,WyattvilleandWykoff.

    Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative (SMEC) executive committee members signed the definitive agreement to acquire a portion of Alliant Energy territory on behalf of the 12 participat-ing electric cooperatives that serve southern Minnesota. Left to right standing is, Rick Burud, SMEC vice president and general manager of Nobles Cooperative Electric and Federated Rural Electric; Elaine Garry, SMEC secretary and president/CEO of Peoples Energy Cooperative; Jim Krueger, SMEC treasurer and president/CEO of Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative; seated, Brian Krambeer, SMEC president and president/CEO of Tri-County Electric Cooperative. Photo submitted

  • Page 10 FILLMORE COUNTY JOURNAL Monday, September 9, 2013 The Official Legal Newspaper for Fillmore County

    socialscenes Weddings | EngagementsBirthdays | AnniversariesBirth AnnouncementsSpecial Occasions!

    4th AnnuAl tAsty temptAtionsCalling all the Best Cooks of Bluff Country!

    The Fillmore County Journal is sponsoring a cooking competition that will result

    in a selection of the top three recipes in each of the following categories:- Appetizers & Beverages- Soups, Salads & Vegetables- Main Dishes & Casseroles- Meat, Poultry & Seafood- Breads & Rolls- Pies, Pastries & Desserts- Cakes, Cookies & Candy- Dips, Sauces & Spreads

    - Special Diet (i.e. gluten-free, egg-free, shellfish-free, peanut free, dairy-free, etc.)

    Contest Rules:1. Participants may enter one recipe per category based on the categories listed above.2. No purchase required.3. Entries may be delivered to the Fillmore County Journal office at P.O. Box 496, Preston, MN, 55965.4. Must use original entry form from the Fillmore County Journal. 5. Entries must be postmarked or delivered to the Fillmore County Journal office no later than October 25, 2013.6. Businesses excluded from contest, residential only. Sethre Media Group, Inc. employees and Rush Foods Inc. are excluded from competition.7. Recipe judging and taste testing to be held at Preston Foods on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 from 6:00pm-7:00pm.8. The top three recipes of each category will be published in the November 25, 2013 Top Chefs of the Region. The judges will conduct their taste tests, and the following prizes will be awarded per category: 1st Place will receive a $40 gift certificate for use at Harmony Foods, Preston Foods and Rushford Foods 2nd Place will receive a $20 gift certificate for use at Harmony Foods, Preston Foods and Rushford Foods 3rd Place will receive a $10 gift certificate for use at Harmony Foods, Preston Foods and Rushford Foods.

    Total contest payout of $630 in gift certificates just in time for the holidays to spend at Harmony Foods, Preston Foods & Rushford Foods.*Participants may win in more than one category.

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    Name:

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    please submit this entry form along with your recipe

    Ruth Ihns will be celebrating her

    90th Birthday on September 15th

    Please send birthday wishes to: 221 1st Ave. NE Apt #5

    Harmony, MN 55939

    Or she would love a call at 507.886.2368

    Happy Birthday!Love, Your Family!

    Card Shower

    OF MARRIAGERichard & Cheryl Serfling

    50Come celebrate their 50th Anniversary on

    Sunday, September 22, 2013from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    at the Stewartville Civic Center no gifts please

    This dessert recipe is over 30 years old, but a great one to fix ahead. I got it from my sister-in-law (I have five) while we were living in Bismark, North Dakota. The most I ever made at one time was eight. Our youngest son was a senior in high school and had invited the football team over after a game Fruit PizzaBuy one roll of sugar cookie dough.If you are making many, make your own sugar cookie dough.Using a round pizza tin, cut dough into slices and lay the slices beside each other pinching the dough together to form one large cookieBake: 350 for 12 minutes then coolFrosting: Mix with an electric mixer 8 oz. softened cream cheese 1/3 C powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanillaPrepare fresh fruit- what ever is in season; strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, green and purple grapes, cantaloupe & water-melon. Cut them in half or small pieces & decorate. It is fun to do. If you have the fruit ready, your grandchildren age 8+ would enjoy making a smiley face or large 5-point star.Dont forget...brown sugar wont get hard if an apple slice is placed in the container

    ByKatie Van Sickle

    Yum-m-m!

    one night. It was early fall and still warm. The swimming pool was heated and the hot tub was full. What a fun time they had. I dont think there was any Fruit Pizza left over.

    Camryn Jo Severson Pat and Melissa Severson of Fountain, Minn. are proud to announce the birth of their daugh-ter, Camryn Jo Severson. Camryn

    Birth Announcement was born August 24, 2013 weigh-ing 5 lbs. 14 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long. She is welcomed home by big sister, Ava. Grandparents are Gene and Becky Severson of Chatfield, Minn. and Stuart and Beverly Nelson of Fountain.

    The public is invited to join in on some fishing fun at the Preston Trailhead Park on Satur-day, September 14. The National Trout Center and the Hiawatha Trout Unlimited Chapter are co-sponsoring the event which offers a variety of afternoon outdoor activities, ending with a Hog Roast Dinner in the evening. Participate in a One-Lure Catch & Release Fishing Contest from 1-5 p.m. which takes place along Prestons 9-Hole Fishing Course on the Root River. There is a $5 participation fee to enter. Contest rules can be obtained by emailing: info@nationaltrout-

    center.org or by visiting: www.nationaltroutcenter.org. Between 2-3 p.m. Professional Geologist, Jeff Broberg will lead an interpretive Geological Walk along the trail. Other proposed activities for the day include hands-on fly casting and fly tying demonstrations, an aquatic bug demonstration, and a kids color-ing contest. Take part in an edu-cational Habitat Hideout activity for all ages involving fly casting and discussion about fish habitat. Also learn how to tie key fishing knots at the Knot Practice station using mounted hooks and various thicknesses of rope.

    The Hog Roast Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. Meal includes a pork sandwich, salad/baked beans, chips, soda/water, and dessert. Adults: $10, Children under 12: $4. It will be a fun-filled afternoon for all ages so come check us trout.

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    socialscenes Weddings | EngagementsBirthdays | AnniversariesBirth AnnouncementsSpecial Occasions!

    Happy 25th Anniversaryon September 10th

    Love, MariLyn, Stacey, Becca & Sammi, Eric Sue, Ascher & Haley, Angie, Scott, Katie, Ally, Jack & Nick, Tim, MaryBeth & Graysen, Gina, Jeff, Zander, Ariel & Ryan

    The Schultz klan is throwing a SURPRISE birthday party for Norman J. Schultz (who is turning 70 on Sept. 14th) at the Servicemen's Club in Preston on Fri., Sept. 13th. Please join us after 6:30 pm for cake, ice cream & wishing him a happy birthday! Please no gifts, just fellowship.

    Shh! Its A

    Surprise!

    Happy 16th Birthday Zacc!We are so proud of you

    Love,Mom, Blaine, Harlee and Grandpa

    We would like to express our thanks for helping make our 50th Wedding Anniversary special with your gifts, flowers and many cards.

    Blessings,Galen and Bonnie

    Casterton

    We heard from a little birdie that this marriage

    Congratulations Mom & Dad!Love, Jenna, Andrew, Tyler & Sam

    September 10

    is turning thirty!

    Family, Friends, & Neighbors

    Sunday,Sept. 15, 2013at 12:30pm-potluck

    Wykoff Community CenterBring Old & New Family Pictures

    There will be music & prizes Coffee & Lemonade furnished

    20th Evers Reunion

    Love, Tina and Randee

    Happy Sweet 16th Birthday,

    Big Boy!

    Smith ~ Nagel Jackie Crowson, Ken Smith and step-father Ross Abel, of Rochester Minn. are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Elizabeth Smith to David Allen Nagel, son of Jim and Cheryl Nagel of Preston, Minn. The bride-to-be is a 2001 grad-uate of Kasson Mantorville High School and works at Tom Kadlec Honda in Rochester, Minn. The

    Engagement

    McCabe ~ Beck Tom and Tammy McCabe of Chatfield, Minn. are happy to announce the wedding of their daughter, Samantha McCabe, to Marty Beck, son of Thomas Beck of Lime Springs, Iowa and Ia and Shirley McCarville of LeRoy, Minn. The bride is a 2013 graduate from NICC with an RN degree and the groom is a 2006 graduate from Hawkeye Tech with a degree in architectural construction technol-ogy. They had a September 7 wed-ding.

    Wedding

    groom-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Fillmore Central High school and a 2002 graduate of RCTC and works at United Products Inc in Rochester. The couple, who got engaged on October 28, 2011, will hold their ceremony at The Greenleafton Reformed Church in Greenleafton, Minn. on September 14, 2013.

    On three Saturdays in Sep-tember, the Root River Trail System will feature local food, artisans, entertainment, culture, and fun during an annual trail wide event, Taste of the Trail. On September 14, the towns of Peterson, Minn., Whalan, Minn., and Lanesboro, Minn. are teaming together to show off their abundance of food, beverages and enter-tainment in Southeast Min-nesota between 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Each town will include its own growers, producers and restaurateurs, offering complimentary samples of their products. Live enter-tainment will be offered at all three towns. Taste the wildlife and farm life of the Peterson Val-ley as well as fall flavors. The Peterson campground park will feature FFA & 4-H ani-mals along with Cody the Buffalo. Watch sheep shear-ing or purchase products made from llamas and buf-falo. Head downtown in an Amish Buggy for sweet corn, Chiggys fall beers, Fillmore County Cattlemens hamburg-ers, Burdeys delights, Genevas ice creams, smoked meats by Biggens BBQ while listening to Highway 30 sing Country. Much more will be happening, but dont let your children miss

    the three short plays by Theatre for the Thirsty sponsored by Thrivent Financial beginning at 2 p.m. back in the park! Whalan will be featuring many Norwegian treats such as Lefse prepared over a wood burning stove, Rommegrot,

    Sweet Sup and for the true Norwegian Blood Klob. Also available for tasting will be world famous pies from our own Aroma Pie Shop and some other fine ethnic foods. You will have an opportunity to purchase some locally grown or made products. Childrens

    Savor Taste of the Trail in Whalan, Peterson & Lanesboro on September 14

    activities will be provided. Brats, hot dogs and beverages will be available for purchase. Dont for-get to visit the newly remodeled Whalan Museum. Continue the celebration in Lanesboro as restaurants and growers offer samples along the

    Root River Bike Trailhead at the Lanesboro Visitor Cen-ter Depot, 100 Milwaukee Road. Join the jam and enjoy the jazzy swing music by the CBB Jazz Combo. Round out your day by experiencing an1860s vintage Baseball Game at Lanesboros Softball Field at 4 p,m., free. The Quick-steps and the Excelsiors will face off using historic rules and uniforms! Music at the game is provided by the Chatfield Brass Band. Dine, enjoy live theatre at the Commonweal or a Movie in the Park, outdoor black and white movies, in Sylvan Park at dusk.For more information on specific food vendors and

    activities, please go to www.taste.rootrivertrail.org. Taste of the Trail is sponsored by Root River Trail Towns, an association of communities situ-ated on the Root River Trail Sys-tem, working together for the promotion and betterment of the trail.

    OPEN HOUSESunday,

    Sept. 15, 20132:00 to 5:00 p.m.at the Lanesboro

    Golf Club

    Jerry & Dorothy Evenson

    50th Wedding Anniversary

    No Gifts, Please

    Happy 18TH Birthday Hannah Corson!On September 9, 2013

    Love, Your Family

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    some discussion there was gen-eral agreement to give non union employees the same 1.5 percent increase that union employees will receive. Fillmore County offers a $40 per diem for people serving on committees, which is the lowest among area counties that use the per diem for compensation. Com-missioner Marc Prestby noted that it has become harder and harder to find people willing to commit to serve on committees. Dahl said that many are profes-sional people and they often are committing a half a day of their time. The board directed Karen Brown to figure a $5 increase to the per diem in the budget which would be approximately a $3,000 increase in the total amount spent on per diems per year.

    Other Business In Brief Mary Dunphy, during the

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    He said, We dont want to tax taxpayers one more cent than necessary, but that they should be building reserves for needed improvements to the county jail. He suggested they should set the levy at the rate of inflation. The consensus of the rest of the board was to keep it at zero. Bakke said they should give Brown the flexibility to use up to $178,000 from the fund bal-ance to keep the levy at zero. This statement was made prior to Ron Greggs savings of about $98,000. Dahl said he was hearing that zero percent was the desired levy increase. He asked about the 1.5 percent wage increase figured into every departments budget for non union employees. After

    citizen input portion of the meeting, expressed her concerns about the lack of highway guard rails on CSAH 25 south of Peter-son, Minn. near the fish hatchery. She said this big hill with a deep ditch along the road is dangerous, adding there should be guard rails to protect citizens traveling on the road especially in the winter time. Dahl agreed the section of road could be a good candidate for barriers. Bakke noted that CSAH 25 is a state aid highway and that there are guidelines as to whether barriers are to be installed or not. Dahl said they will refer her con-cern to the Highway Committee and have the county engineer look at it. Boelter reported that the2012 audit was completed. The board approved the publishing of the 2012 Comprehensive

    Annual Financial Report. The purchase of a ditchingbucket for the highway depart-ments excavator was approved from Ziegler Cat at a total cost of $6,946.88. Gregg noted the attachment increases the excava-tor functions, including salvag-ing gravel out of ditches. Additional office equipment for the Highway Administrative Office was approved at a cost of $1,057.34 from Beckleys Office Products. Anaccesspermitwasapprovedfor Donald and Penelope Redalen to CASH 21, Section 3, Carrol-ton Township. The new access on the south side of the property will provide access to tillable land that is currently being accessed through the ditch. The hire of Michele GatzkeRN was approved for Commu-nity Services-Public Health effec-

    tive September 27. It was noted that she had 17 years of in home nursing experience. Merit System Equal Employ-ment Opportunity and Affirma-tive Action Guidelines for Com-munity Services-Social Services were adopted. Kristina Kohn, Human Resources, explained that nothing in the guidelines was in conflict with current poli-cy.

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  • the daughter of Glen and Alv-ina (Henke) C o p e m a n . She attended and was a 1945 gradu-ate of Wykoff High School. She mar-ried Mar-vin Buddy Meyer on June 22, 1947, at St. John Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage together. Following their marriage they made their home on the Meyer family farm in Forestville Township. Togeth-er they dairy farmed and worked the land for 46 years before mov-ing to Spring Valley in 1993. Darlene enjoyed cooking, play-ing cards, dancing and camping with their Hiawatha Valley camp group. She was well known for her gracious entertaining as she always had enough food for all. But most of all, she loved fam-ily gatherings and watching her grandchildren and great-grand-children. She is survived by her hus-band; five children, Marsha (Roger) Winch of Stewartville, Minn. Dennis (Carolyn) Meyer of Wykoff, Lynette (Thomas) Ramaker of Spring Valley, Nancy (Randel) Christopherson of Aus-tin, Minn. and Douglas (Kim) Meyer of Stewartville; 12 grand-

    war history, antiques/rummage sales. They owned and operated OMAOLA )Old Man and Old Lady Antiques) in Preston for nine years. Bob also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife Eileen (Tienter) of Preston, son Jonathan (Tracy) Linden of Rochester, Minn., daughter Jodi (Allan) Abrrud of Richland Cen-ter, Wis., seven grand children, sisters Mary Kay Wold of Spring Grove, Minn., Patricia (Hanson) Botten (Mike) of Minneapolis, Joy (Linden) Mike Jager of Ryan, Iowa, brothers Charles (Pete) Linden of Phillips, Wis., Rob-ert (Hoogie)Hanson of Preston, Minn., Mike (Char) Hanson of Preston, step-mother Margaret (Peggy) Linden of Lay, Wis. and many nieces and nephews. Hes preceded in death by his parents, step-mother Nelda (Hanson-Linden), brother Jay Linden and one grandchild. A memorial service will be held at St. Columbian Church 408 Preston St. N.W. on September 28. Visitation 12-2 p.m., service 2 p.m.

    Darlene Esther Meyer Darlene Esther Meyer, age 86, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013, of Alzheimers at her home with her family at her side while under Mayo Hospice. Darlene was born May 22, 1927, in Fillmore Co., Minn.,

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    Thelma (Tim) Judith Ukkestad Anderson

    Thelma (Tim) Judith Ukkestad Anderson, age 97, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Rushford, Minn. where she had been a resident since 2005. Tim was born October 10, 1915 in Yucatan Township, Houston County, Minn. She was the second of five children born to Theodore and Julia (Oleson) Ukkestad. Tim attended Ferndale Coun-try School and Rushford High School where she graduated from in 1933. On September 4, 1937, she married James Eggen. They were later divorced. On Novem-ber 27, 1948, she married Earl Anderson. Earl died January 1, 1996. Tim lived in Florida and Colo-rado as well as Minnesota. She was employed for many years at the First National Bank in

    ObITUARIEs Rushford and later at Camera Art in Lewiston, Minn. and also Rushford Public Schools. She was a member of Rushford Luther-an Church and RLC Women, Rushford American Legion Aux-iliary, Order of Eastern Star and Good Shepherd Auxiliary. She loved dogs, shopping, traveling, spending time with friends, and following the activities of her family. She also enjoyed playing golf and Bridge. Tim was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; sis-ters- Ruth Ukkestad MacKimm, Anna Ukkestad Killham and Ele-nore (Arnie) Ukkestad Killham; brother- Glenn(Mush) Ukkestad; and nephew- Thomas Killham. She is survived by her nieces- Dianne Killham(David) Vachon, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Eliza-beth Ukkestad (Allen)LaFleur, Rushford; nephew- Carl L. Ukkestad, LaCrescent, Minn.; sister-in-law, Rachel Ukke-stad, Rushford; and brother-in-law- Marvin(June) Anderson, Rushford. She is also survived

    by three great nieces and a great nephew. The funeral service was on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Rushford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roger Michaelson offici-ating.

    Robert (bob) Eugene Linden Robert (Bob) Eugene Linden passed away on September 3, 2013 at Grand Meadow Health-care Center. He was born on March 15, 1954 to Eugene and G e r t r u d e ( L o p e z ) Linden in Savanna, Ill. He graduated from Preston-Fountain High School in 1972. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad after gradua-tion. Bob was a Jack of all Trades over the years. Bobs first marriage to Jean Conway created two wonder-ful children Jonathan and Jodi. He was a LPN for many years, working in the geriatric field. He retired from nursing in 2009 after being diagnosed with pros-tate cancer. Bob and Eileen (Tienter) were married in October 1994. After a nine year courtship - neither one wanting to rush into any-thing. They made their home in Preston, Minn. Both sharing a love of family, friends, civil

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