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Mabel-Canton girls capture sub-section softball championship

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 12:35pm

For the second time in three years, Mabel-Canton (coached by Kati Bergey) has won the sub-section softball championship. Coming in as the No. 2 seed, the Cougars advanced with a home 14-4 quarterfinal win over No. 7 seed Southland on May 20. They picked up a home 7-4 semi-final win over No. 3 seed Goodhue on May 21. The girls added a 9-2 win over No. 4 seed Fillmore Central/Lanesboro in the championship finals on May 23 at Wabasha.

M-C trap team finishes third, looks ahead to state

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 12:31pm

The Mabel-Canton trap team finished in third place in the Class 2A, Conference 4 standings after the five-week regular season wrapped up last week. The Cougars held on to that third-place spot through the entire season, also having the third best team score each week.

The Week 5 score of 1,583 points brought the M-C season total to 7,903 points. They finished behind conference winner Paynesville (10,939) and second-place Minnewaska Area (8,653) but well ahead of four other teams including fourth-place Milaca (6,272).

Sheriff updates county commissioners on Memorial Day tornadoes, damage to farms

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 10:23am

Fillmore County’s commissioners held their Tuesday, May 28, meeting, hearing a short update from Sheriff John DeGeorge on the Memorial Day tornado that skipped through the county, nicking four farms and several houses in the Greenleafton area.

County attorney updates commissioners on court case involving gray water systems

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 10:21am

County Attorney Brett Corson updated the Fillmore County Board on the status of the court case involving Amish families that live in homes that do not have gray water systems installed during the Tuesday, May 7, commissioner meeting.

The gray water systems, or subsurface sewage treatment systems, have been an issue that has involved the county and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) over the past several months.

Commissioners review vehicle leasing agreement for sheriff’s office

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 10:18am

Enterprise Fleet Management representative Wong Nystrom, Sheriff John DeGeorge and Chief Deputy Lance Boyum appeared before the Fillmore County commissioners on Tuesday, May 7, with information regarding the county’s fleet vehicle contract with Enterprise that was signed approximately a year ago.

Owen Turner, infant grandson of Grand Meadow couple

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 10:04am

Owen David Turner, of Dodge Center, was born and died on May 26, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester. 

He is survived by his mother and father, Nicole and Codey Turner of Dodge Center; two brothers, Cayden and Liam; grandparents, Mary and Glenn Nichols of Chatfield and DeAnn Turner (Jim) of Grand Meadow; great-grandparents, Larry and Pat Turner of Canton; aunts, Sara Nichols of Chatfield and Shantel (James) Skifter of Grand Meadow; uncle, Cameron (Cortney) Turner of Grand Meadow; five cousins, Madison, Claire, Kaylee, Kelsey and Aubrey.

‘Pinky’ makes return appearance to help raise awareness at Relay for Life

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Wed, 05/29/2019 - 3:51pm

It’s Pinky, rollin’ against cancer again.

“I bought it on the auction about three or four years ago when Chatfield had the cancer relay, and I donated it back just to help raise money for awareness. That’s the reason I did it,” stated Chatfield resident Linus Hammell.

Hammell has brought “Pinky,” the very pink International-Farmall M tractor, back to the Relay for Life this year. He bought the tractor at the 2016 Fillmore County Relay for Life when it was the jewel of the live auction to raise funds for the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Mark Berry, 65, father of Chatfield man

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Wed, 05/29/2019 - 3:21pm

Mark Robert Berry, 65, of Preston, died on Monday, May 20, 2019, at his home in Preston.

He was born on Dec. 8, 1954, in Preston to Robert and Jeanine (Hillestad) Berry.

He attended and graduated from Preston High School in 1972. Following graduation he attended college in Winona and Rochester for a short time. 

He was united in marriage to Nancy Swenson on Feb. 28, 1981 in Chatfield. Together they had Mitchel and Mara.

Lanesboro School Board looks to change daycare billing

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:37am

The Lanesboro School Board met on Thursday, May 16, looking to make some changes in the daycare billing structure to make the daycare as efficient as possible.

Superintendent Matt Schultz stated the daycare would go to a tiered system, similar to other daycares in the area. The tiers would be 10, 20, 30 and 40 hours per week. Parents would choose a level for their child. Each tier gives a different hourly rate. There will be some flexibility for parents to determine if they need to change their hours per week.

Mabel-Canton seniors receive community scholarships

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:30am

Mabel-Canton hosted its senior scholarship awards ceremony on Sunday, May 19, at the high school gymnasium. The scholarships are sponsored by several community organizations and individuals.

Those receiving scholarships are listed below and the scholarship they received.

Spencer Arnold: Northeast Iowa Community College Opportunity Scholarship; Wayne Vatland Technical Scholarship; U2 BBQ and Custom Catering Scholarship and Lance Haakenstad-Wells Fargo Scholarship.