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Drew Bahl of Preston is study-ing Environmental Studies at Augsburg College in Minneapo-lis. He has found the perfect way to earn some college credits, gain experience, and make a little money this summer by interning at the National Trout Center in Preston. “I am very interested in the environment,” said Bahl. Bahl will be a sophomore at Augsburg this fall, and says he is not sure what he wants to do when he is finished. Right now he is enjoying his summer, both

at the Trout Center, and as a lifeguard at the Preston Pool. He said he has already learned a lot. At the Trout Center, Bahl greets visitors and answers ques-tions. He also tests water at Camp Creek and Willow Creek. He checks for clarity, tempera-ture, and the stage of the stream, then posts the results on both Facebook and the board in the window of the Trout Center. “It helps trout fisherman a lot,” Bahl explained. The National Trout Center is open Thursday through Saturday from 10am-4pm and gets visitors from all over. Bahl said many of them are interested in the future

of the Trout Center. There are plans in place for a new, larger building and new location in Preston, and they can be viewed at the Trout Center. “The U of M gave us a small grant to put this together,” said Bahl. He added that the con-struction of a new building depends on whether they receive the $3.5 million needed. The new Trout Center will be larger, and have more features such as constructed wetlands and a gath-ering center for a living trout

National Trout Center has new intern for the summer

Talking Points

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Miss Harmony

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Sand Tour

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A plan for Rushford’s

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County Assessor Cynthia Blagsvedt gave an overview of property valuations across the county at the Fillmore County Board of Appeal and Equaliza-tion on June 12. One fact that stands out is that agricultural land has again seen a marked increase over the 2011 assess-ments. All classes of tillable land increased by $1,000 per acre with A-tillable land increas-ing from $4,000 to $5,000 per acre. However, pasture land was down from $2,600 to $2,000 per acre. The relative value growth for rural areas was evident in the fact that out of 49 newly con-structed homes in the county, 45 were built in township areas with only four total in the cit-ies. Residential property values were readjusted downward in Chatfield, Harmony, Lanesboro,

and Spring Valley because of sale valuations of 118 prop-erties. The square foot rate for houses was reduced in all cities with the exception of Pilot Mound where it stayed constant. Loss market value of property causes levy rates to increase. The total value of rural and agricultural properties in the county makes up 71 percent of the value of all property in the county. This represents an increase from 2011 when rural and agricultural proper-ties made up 68 percent of the total county value. Residential value made up 24 percent of the total value in the county for 2012 which was down from 26 percent for 2011. The total value of all coun-ty property is up nearly nine percent from 2011. Nearly 14 percent of that increase is rural and agricultural property. Resi-dential value dropped about

Ag values up about twenty percent

See AG VALUES Page 8

The Chatfield City Council at their June 11 meeting acted on some issues related to the city’s fire department. Mayor Don Hainlen and councilor Josh Thompson were absent. The Public Services Commit-tee had recommended that a benefit which has long been offered to active EMTs and their

families, providing ambulance rides at no cost, be extended to active volunteer firefighters as well. The League of Minnesota Cit-ies stated that the benefit should be limited to the firefighter, not to include family members, and be treated as income in the year provided. The council voted to authorize the benefit of a no-cost ambulance ride to an active

Added benefits for volunteer firefighters

See CHATFIELD Page 3

Drew Bahl is now interning at the National Trout Center in Preston.Photo by Jade Sexton

See NTC INTERN Page 9

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General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . .1Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Farm Products . . . . . . . . . . . .2Veggie Gardening . . . . . . . . .3Orchard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Apiarian Department . . . . . .4Golden Age Needlework . . . .5Needlework . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Quilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Boys & Girls Needlework . . .8MN Quilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Canning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Baked Products . . . . . . . . . .9Woodworking . . . . . . . . . . . .9Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Homemade Wines & Beer . 11Specials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Livestock Judging Contests 11All Breed Show . . . . . . . . . .12

OTHEREvents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Dairy Bake-Off . . . . . . . . . . 11Farm Bureau Commodity . 11Contest-Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . 11

FAiR OFFiCERSFillmore County Agricultural Society Officers: Greg Dornink, President; Dennis DeVries, Vice President; Kathy Tesmer, Secretary-Treasurer

University of Minnesota Extension Service Fillmore County Staff: 4-H Program Coordinator – LeeAnn HowardAg Technical Advisor – Jerrold Tesmer4-H Regional Extension Educator – Ann WalterSupport Staff – Kristi Ruesink

Fillmore County Board of CommissionersTom Kaase, District 1; Randy Dahl, District 2; Chuck Amunrud, District 3

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATiONS 1 . Competition for premiums is open to residents of this county and adjoining counties if their fair accepts exhibits from residents of this county on a reciprocal basis . 2 . The Society will not assume any responsibility for disease, sickness, injury, loss or damage to exhibits contracted during the fair . 3 . No person will be permitted to distribute advertising matter on the grounds except from their place of business or exhibit . The tacking or posting of any advertisements, or distribution of bills, cards, fliers, etc ., except within the space occupied by the exhibitor is prohibited . Anyone violating this rule will be liable to fine and expulsion from the grounds as the Board of Directors may elect . 4 . If, for any reason whatsoever, the general receipts of the Society are reduced or diminished, then the Society does not guarantee full payment of premiums listed in this book . 5 . The management will not be responsible for typographical errors in this book but, should any occur, same will be interpreted by the Board of Directors . 6 . The Board of Directors reserves the final and absolute right to interpret these rules and regula-tions and determine all matters, questions and differences in regard thereto or otherwise arising out of or incident to the fair . 7 . Any person knowingly violating any of the rules of this Society will thereby forfeit all rights to any premiums that may be awarded to him . 8 . The management will consider it a kindness if any person will report any mistreatment, extor-tion, or questionable or demoralizing practice by anyone .

ENTRY PROCEDURES AND EXHiBiTS 1 . The Society reserves the right to limit the number of entries if space is unavailable . The management will endeavor to arrange for space for all qualified exhibitors . However, if present accommodations are exhausted, the management reserves the right to close entries at any time . 2 . Exhibits shall be in place by 7:00 p .m . entry day except 4-H home economics and other 4-H non-livestock exhibits . No exhibit shall be removed until 5-7:00 p .m . Saturday or exhibitor will forfeit any premium to the Society . 3 . Stock and articles must be entered in the name of the bonafide owners . 4 . No person shall enter an article that has heretofore been exhibited and a premium paid thereon in the same lot except in certain designated classes . 5 . All articles exhibited must be the property of the exhibitor and except in designated classes must be made, manufactured, or raised during the past 12 months by the exhibitor . 6 . No more than one entry can be made in the same lot by any exhibitor . When more than one entry is made from the same farm or by the same family, proof of ownership must be shown to the superintendent of that division . 7 . No article will be allowed to compete for cash premiums that is not named and numbered in the premium list . Articles not listed may be classed by approval of the division supervisor . A request can be made to the Board of Directors to make provisions for additional classes or lots in succeeding years . 8 . Exhibitors will be furnished with cards containing exhibitor, number, division, class and lot designation and description of the article . Such cards must be attached to or in close contact with the article to which they belong . 9 . Exhibitors must obey the Rules and Regulations governing public exhibition of livestock and

poultry in Minnesota as adopted and approved by the Attorney General . For further information regarding these rules see the Fair Veterinarian or division superintendent . 10 . Each person exhibiting livestock must present to the Secretary a certificate of health before the entry is accepted . 11 . First bedding will be furnished to all livestock exhibitors . Stalls and pens must be properly cleaned and presentable at all times . 12 . Grain and field seeds shall be exhibited in baskets or sacks free from any personal advertising . Unless otherwise designated, an exhibit shall consist of one peck by dry measure . 13 . All roots shall be cleaned and trimmed for exhibition .

JUDGiNG 1 . Judging in all departments will begin on Wednesday and continue until completed . 2 . Awards shall be designated by ribbons or cards as follows: Championship - purple; First - blue - Second - red; Third - white . 3 . The superintendent or assistant of a division shall assist the awarding judges as clerk and shall make a written entry on the record of award made . This record when completed shall be signed by the judges and returned to the secretary . 4 . The superintendent of each division shall check to see that each article entered on the record book is present and properly arranged before the judges proceed to place the entries . If an article cannot be found, the judges should be so informed . 5 . Any interference by the exhibitor to influence or dictate the decisions of the judges will be suf-ficient cause for excluding his or her entry from competition and must be reported to the Secretary by the superintendent of the division . 6 . The superintendent of a division may request the judge in his division to state the reasons for awards if such a request is made by an exhibitor or spectator . 7 . The decision of the judges shall be final in all cases except where mistake, fraud, or misrep-resenting not discovered at the time the award is made, is apparent . In such cases the Board of Directors' decision is final . 8 . An exhibitor may make a written protest of a decision of a judge to the superintendent of the division within three hours after the time the award was made . 9 . All protests shall be settled by the Board of Directors at a meeting when all parties concerned will be notified to appear . 10 . No former prize winnings are to be displayed before judging in the class is completed .

PREMiUMS 1 . Premiums will be paid during the fair or efforts will be made to mail premium checks within ninety days after the close of the fair . Claims for errors in premium checks must be made within fifteen days of the date of checks . Checks not cashed within thirty days from the date of issue will be considered forfeited to the Society . 2 . Where there is no competition, first premium may be awarded but money paid will be based on recommendations of the judge relative to the merit of the exhibit . No awards will be made if the exhibit does not merit an award . 3 . Premiums will not be awarded for articles or animals of inferior merit, although there is no competition .

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Fillmore County District RepresentativesDistrict 1 (Sumner, Jordan, Chatfield, Spring Valley Twps): Robert KappersDistrict 2 (Arendahl, Holt, Norway, Rushford Twps): Dean Thomas, Kyle Chiglo, Doug LindDistrict 3 (Bloomfield, Beaver, Forestville, Fillmore, York Twps): Kathy Tesmer, Dennis DeVriesDistrict 4 (Carrolton, Carimona, Bristol, Fountain, Pilot Mound, Preston Twps): Jennifer Pickett, Colin Winslow, Greg DorninkDistrict 5 (Amherst, Canton, Harmony, Newburg, Preble Twps): Lowell Drinkall, Karl Housker, Devon Kruger

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By Karen Reisner The Fillmore County Board at their June 12 meeting unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that the county “does not intend at this time to establish a service delivery authority (SDA) within the pro-posed 12-county model.” Shared Community Services Director Beth Wilms noted that the Winona County board of commis-sioners had adopted a similar resolu-tion earlier in the day. Commissioner Chuck Amunrud said we want to collaborate on a smaller scale than the 12-county model. The 12-county model does not include Public Health which has been included under the umbrella of community services. The third concern with the 12-county model is the governance and the fact that Olmsted County, because of its size, would have just short of half of the voting power. Amunrud declared, “We can’t lay still on this;” add-

ing Fillmore and Winona Counties have made good headway in the last year and a half. Wilms said in theory the 12-county model was a great idea; but in reality, there are a lot of dif-ferences (between the counties). She thinks Fillmore County is making the right move by looking at something smaller. Commissioner Duane Bakke maintained that becoming part of an SDA is not mandatory. It is required that they meet the state’s Performance Standards. He said we are ahead of everyone else, as we already are working together. Bakke said it is premature to start a committee to get an SDA together. We don’t know what all the Per-formance Standards are yet. Wilms said they should glean the best out of both counties. Bakke said they need to open up channels to see what Houston County has in mind. Wilms said

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they intend to vote on June 26 on whether or not to join the 12 county model. Amunrud said we are far away from forming a smaller SDA, but we can’t let it lie.

Other Business In Brief •AproposalfromKaneandJohn-son Architects was accepted in the amount of $18,200 for architectural services for the remodel of the Fill-more County Highway Administra-tion building. •AproposalfromKaneandJohn-son Architects was accepted in the amount of $2,100 for an asbestos site survey at the Highway Depart-ment Maintenance building. •Commissioner Amunrud saidhe was getting calls asking for dust control on the graveled portion of CSAH 5. He insisted the dust has become a public safety issue. Highway Engineer John Grindeland acknowledged that it will be August or September before it will be paved. He warned that the chloride needs to be activated by moisture before it works. Commissioner Marc Prestby was concerned about the precedent that would be set. That section of road has had four dust control applica-tions since the reconstruction began. He added we have had to close bridges, and now could be spending $6,000 when it will soon be paved. The board approved the dust con-trol application with Prestby and Bakke voting no. •A Conditional Use Permit wasapproved for Travis and Rochelle Willford and Craig and Tara Hanson for State Line Swine to build a total confinement hog finishing building

for 2,400 hogs. The 122-foot by 164-foot building will be located in Section 31, Canton Township. There are two conditions, including proof of proper sealing of the well at the site (state certification) and no manure is to be spread on Sundays. Bakke asked that there be staff over-sight of the project. •The board adopted the Officeof the State Auditor’s standard Per-formance Measures. This process

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CHATFIELDContinued from Page 1

2013.Other Business In Brief

•Todd and Brenda Johnsonwere awarded the annual Pres-ervation Award. May is pres-ervationmonth.The Johnsonssuccessfully renovatedanolderhome. It was noted that thesehomes add character to thecity. •Approvalwasgivenforboththe second consideration andthepublicationofacorrectionof errors in Ordinance #135(written in 1955). City Attor-ney Fred Suhler said it hadbeen brought to his attentionthatthenameof“ParkAvenue”instead of the correct “ParkStreet” and the spelling “McK-enney” instead of the correct“McKinney” have caused someproblems in gaining a cleantitleopinion. •A permit was approved forR-4Meatstoparkaconcessiontrailer in front of their busi-nessonThursdays andFridaysthroughAugust3. •Thedonationofabenchinmemory ofRobert andVivian

volunteer of the fire depart-ment. City Clerk Joel Youngpointedoutthattheadditionalbenefit may help attract andretainvolunteers. The council approved thepurchaseof a replacementoxy-gen filling station at the lowquote from Fire Safety U.S.A.for the amount of $6,995.00.Thecurrentfilling stationdoesnotmeet safety standards.ThepurchasewasrecommendedbythePublicServicesCommittee. Young reported that FireChief Keith Bradt wanted thecouncil to be aware that thefoamunit inEngine #1needsreplacement. The CapitalReplacementFund is currentlyrunning a deficit balance duetotherecentpurchaseofanewfire truck.Thecouncildidnotapprove the replacement foamunit expected to cost nearly$8,000 at this time, as therepairisnotcritical.Therepairwill likely be postponed until

Coewas accepted to be placedat the corner of Root RiverStreetandFillmoreCR2. •Authorizationwas given forJoelYoungandMayorHainlento sign application documentsinanefforttoobtainaportionofthe$47.5millionsetasidebythe legislature for local capitalprojects. The funds were partof the bonding bill and are tobeadministeredbyDEED.Thecity is applying for funds todo further renovation on theChatfieldCenterfortheArts. •Filing for elected office inChatfield will occur betweenJuly31andAugust14.

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By Yvonne Nyenhuis “Talking Points” as we whim-sically call them, could more aptly be thought of as “alarm buttons”! The rich should pay their “fair share” is a match set-ting fire to a parched field. Words such as Capitalism, S o c i a l i s m , Free trade, Amnesty, Job creators and reform (now that’s a scary word) assault our tired brains. I was sitting in my com-fortable chair with my trusty remote, cruising the channels of my magic box, when I came face to face with Sean Hannity. He was railing against some-one he saw as “despicable.” His voice rose in indignation. He’s a “liberal” he roared (the most potent insult he could hurl at an adversary). Untangling his dialogue, I realized his definition of a liber-al is “Someone who is not reli-gious, not patriotic, and who is immoral.” In my dictionary the word means, “Someone who is open to new ideas and is toler-ant of those who don’t share their beliefs.” Sean must be using a different dictionary! Before the 2010 election I found myself confronted by John Boehner and Mitch McConnell consecutively. They wore matching expressions, ominous and threatening, and stated emphatically that they were FOR “De-regulation” and FOR “Outsourcing”! I was stunned. “De-regulation” brought us the financial crisis on Wall Street and was com-plicit in the BP oil spill and the Massey Mine disaster in

West Virginia. “Outsourcing” jobs has grown in the last forty years but flourished spectacu-larly during the Bush-Chen-ny administration as policies were put into place to sup-port the interests of corpora-tions. While the “job creators” have been building factories in China, unemployment here at home has reached an all time high. “American Exceptionalism” is another hot button term. As Independence Day draws near, I find myself thinking about what it means to be an Ameri-can. I celebrate Integration, Women’s Liberation and the fact that a young man of mixed racial origin, raise by a single Mother, could rise to be Presi-dent of the United States. I feel that he represents what is best about America. He was led by his life experience to seek a life of service to others, as a Com-munity Organizer, as a State Senator, and now as President. He is not driven by ego, wealth or power. When exposed to the message in the New Testa-ment, Barack became a Chris-tian. The teachings including feeding the hungry and heal-ing the sick resonated with him. He believes we should look after each other, we are “our brother’s keeper”! The Republican party carries water for Corporate Ameri-ca and Wall Street. “We the people” are pawns which they manipulate and move at will on the political chess board. Republican operatives use words like freedom, liberty, choice and family values but underlying their rhetoric is a movement to suppress the vote and dismantle Democracy.

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Letter about Loni Kemp’s column

To the Editor, Us folks who treasure clean water in our streams should give Loni Kemp a big pat on the back for her outstanding article, “Why the Rivers Turn Brown.” She sure hit the nail on the head when she blamed it on bad conservation

practices being applied on tilled, agricultural land. She also raised the important issue of federal, taxpayer-funded crop insurance being proposed in the current Farm Bill without requiring con-servation practices. This “pork” would increase the mud in our streams. To this I should add that any U.S. Senator, Congressman or

President who supports any type of taxpayer-funding in the Farm Bill, without rigid conservation practices being required, should overwhelmingly be kicked out of office in November whether run-ning as a liberal, independent or conservative candidate.

Mel Haugstad Preston, MN

Letter about frac miningTo the Editor, Anyone who thinks that frac sand is not an issue…think again. A small scale sand pit across from the Rushford Golf Course is looking to expand into a full-scale frac sand mine that will remove two million cubic yards from a 19-acre site before the end of the year! In addition, the owners submitted an appli-cation for a permit to pump 42 million gallons of water for sand washing. Why so much sand… so soon… and in such a short period of time? Because the sand

pit’s permit expires in January. This is an attempt to repurpose the sand pit and circumvent the frac sand moratorium in place in Houston County. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the sand pit was properly permitted in the first place. Houston County is currently negotiating to “grand-father in” the mine by requesting operation and reclamation plans that were required 20 years ago but never submitted. This mine has been operating illegally since 1992. Think about this: 460 semi loads per day traveling from the

mine along Highway 16, our sce-nic byway, through the town of Rushford to Winona; 4,800 gal-lons of water per hour pumped from our aquifers; large dewater-ing and reclamation ponds; and razing of a hill that will expose acres of land to wind and water erosion. Please call Houston County Commissioners for the details. You can also contact the DNR regarding the water permit at: DNR Eco/Waters, 651-345-5601.

Linda S. GriggsHouston, MN

Letter about wolf seasonTo the Editor, Before long a wolf hunting/trapping season, which was quickly and quietly enacted by our legislature, will be a reality in Minnesota. In a process devised by the DNR, public comment on the issue is being taken from May 21 to June 20, but by com-puter only. To comment, google the DNR website: www.dnr.state.mn.us and then type “wolf man-agement” into the search bar. A short survey must be completed and then, and only then, can a comment be made. Publicity for this process has been sorely lacking. I only found out about it by calling DNR headquarters a couple of days ago. Otherwise I’d have provided this information sooner. Here in southern MN we don’t tend to encounter wolves, but the matter shouldn’t be decided with-out our input, because animal welfare is everybody’s business.

Regardless of our attitudes toward wolves, we can agree that there is no point in causing them excess fear, stress and pain. Wolves are generally trapped in leg/foothold steel jaw traps that painfully clamp the wolf until a trapper kills it. Trappers are only required to check traps once every 24 hours. It’s time to end this bru-tal practice and the public com-ment period is our opportunity to advocate for its abolishment. Although we can not stop the wolf season, please let your voice be heard on the important issue of keeping traps out of it. There are pictures of leg/foothold traps at: www.snareshop.com/images/MB750R.png for those who’ve never seen one.

Sincerely, Lynne Farmer, Rushford MN

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By Lee H. Hamilton When I first went to Washing-ton in the 1960s as a novice con-gressman, the Democratic Party was clearly in control. It held the White House and enjoyed big majorities in both houses of Congress. So big, in fact, that a siz-able group of Democratic politi-cians argued that when it came to crafting leg-islation, the most impor-tant value was to attain large majori-ties and push through an ideologically pure agenda with-out even consulting the minor-ity. Compromising in order to get Republican votes would mean surrendering core prin-ciples. This might sound familiar to you. Although today, of course, the positions are reversed: it’s the Republicans in Congress and on the stump who argue that stick-ing to core principles ought to be their highest priority. Political campaigns are not

just about who will govern, but also about the candidates’ vision and how they plan to achieve it. This is not the first time in our history that two very different approaches to wielding power were on offer. The first has characterized most of our nation’s history: a willingness to engage in robust debate over competing ideas, work across ideological divides, negotiate differences, seek consensus, and above all find a way to strike a deal and move forward. Its emphasis is on problem-solving and find-ing workable solutions to the great problems that confront our nation. Its motivating philosophy is that politicians’ ultimate responsibility is to make the country work — not merely to satisfy their own partisan beliefs. It is what has made pos-sible most of the great pieces of legislation that have shaped this nation — everything from rural electrification to federal highways. In recent months, the U.S. Senate has moved toward this approach, voting to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, fund

How should the winners govern? transportation programs, con-firm judges and in other ways try to make government work. The other approach has been on view more often than not in the House, and was prominent in the Indiana Republican pri-mary that recently ended in the defeat of Sen. Richard Lugar. It holds that in order to achieve policy goals it’s crucial to purify the party, purge it of moderates, and work hard to reach over-whelming, possibly even perma-nent, political victory. It rests on a belief that the political philosophies at large in the country right now are irreconcilable, and that reaching a compromise in the interest of moving legislation is impossible without betraying core princi-ples. In this view, Washington does not need more collegiality, it needs less. It does not need cooperation, but confrontation. It needs purists who will stick to their fundamental beliefs, do their best to keep winning elec-tions, and ultimately control the White House, the House and a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. This is not an irrational or ille-

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gitimate approach to governing. There are plenty of politicians of both major parties who have, at one time or another, advocated this approach. But there’s a practical problem with it: It is very hard to make work. The kinds of majorities that make ideologically pure legislating possible don’t come along very often — and when they do, they don’t tend to last very long. The old catchphrase that “nothing is ever really settled in Washington” is true —because the political agenda is always changing. Moreover, our system is designed to make it difficult for majorities to have their way. That’s what the separation of powers is about, and the pivotal notion of “checks and balanc-es.” Indeed, legislation that has bipartisan support tends not just to be more durable and of a higher quality than if it does not, it is also easier to imple-ment. As a governing tactic, ideological purity has enormous practical difficulties. Nonetheless, in the upcoming election these two approaches — negotiation and flexibility vs. unyielding dedication to an ideology — will both be part of the package of issues that voters

must weigh. Which makes it crucial that candidates talk not only about policy, but also about process — not only about where they want the country to go, but also about how they expect it to get there. Which approach do they favor? If they get into office, how will they govern? Their answers will make a dif-ference in how we as a nation tackle the challenges that con-front us. So as campaign season truly gets under way and the candidates who would represent you start showing up to ask for your vote, don’t let them off the hook: Ask them not just what they want to accomplish, but how they’ll go about it. Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years. For a photo of Hamilton, see: http://www.centeroncongress.org/lee-hamilton-photo-gallery Now on Facebook you can find information about our edu-cational resources and programs, and you can share your thoughts about Congress, civic education, and the citizen’s role in represen-tative democracy. “Like” us on Facebook at “Center on Con-gress at Indiana University.”

By Jason SethrePublisher of the Fillmore County Journal &Olmsted County JournalCell phone: [email protected] In the May 21, 2012, issue of the Fillmore County Journal, I addressed the numerous inquiries about why the Journal was now being delivered on Saturdays instead of Mondays. As I said in that commentary, that was a decision by the Postmaster General handed down as a mandate to all local U.S.P.S. locations. Well, as some of you may have seen in recent weeks, we are back to a Mon-day delivery date again. Back when the USPS made this decision to put our newspapers out in the mailboxes as soon as they received them on Saturdays -- instead of hold-ing them until Mondays -- I had no idea of the possible ramifications. Within weeks of the new Saturday

delivery, I started getting calls from advertisers asking how readers were getting their newspapers on Satur-days. These advertisers were hav-ing customers receive their Fillmore County Journal on Saturday and then immediately utilizing the newspaper that day. In every circumstance, the early delivery was creating confusion for readers. I know the JEM Theatre had numerous customers coming to the theatre expecting to see next week’s movie, and I know we had a couple of hardware stores that had people walking in with inserts show-ing in-store specials that didn’t start until Monday. Wow! I didn’t realize our custom-ers responded so quickly upon receiv-ing the newspaper. For a short time, I pondered whether we should just change our publication date to Satur-days, but then I realized that many of our advertisers based their marketing plans and sales on a Monday delivery date. At any rate, it was a real eye-opener for me. From this experience, I learned that we have a very proactive audience of readers who utilize this newspaper immediately. This is good

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news for our advertisers. What I also learned was that Mon-day is clearly the best day for our newspaper to hit the streets. As a publisher I once worked with many years ago once said, “Chang-ing the newspaper is like rearranging someone’s furniture in their living room without their permission. You need to be careful and consider the impact.” And, I believe this is so true. Our readers and our advertisers help us define the content we publish every single week. Every week, I hear feedback about what we are doing well and where we can improve. And, frankly, we need that. The fact that our readers care enough to share their opinions about this newspa-per gives all of our writers, graphic designers and salespeople the sense that we are the community newspa-per for Fillmore County. Thank you to our readers and our advertisers for being a part of some-thing bigger than any one person. A newspaper is a living, breathing weekly record of what is happening in our lives. And, a hearty thanks goes out to our local Postmasters in all of the communities in Fillmore County. Over the past couple of weeks, I have met most of them while on the road delivering our newspapers to each USPS location. From my travels, I quickly con-firmed what I already suspected. We’ve all heard the phrase, “the [insert word of choice] flows down

In an effort to provide clear election coverage and infor-mation about candidates for our readers, the Journal has the fol-lowing schedule and policies:• The Journal will print letters to the editor supporting a candidate or an issue in the November 6 General Election beginning on July 2. All letters must be written in a respect-ful manner. No election-related letters will be printed in the October 29 or November 5 issues of the Journal.• Lettersshouldbeclearandconciseandmustnotexceed150 words. Letters longer than 150 words may not be print-ed. All letters must include hometown address and daytime tele-phone number of the writer. • TheJournal will not print form letters, unsolicited op-ed pieces or letters sent through a candidates campaign office.• Duetospacelimitations,theJournal may not be able to print all letters. Letters not printed in the Journal, will be posted on our website www.fillmorecountyjournal.com • TheJournal reserves the right to edit all letters for clar-ity and length.Send letters to the editor to: [email protected] or Fillmore County Journal,POBox496,Preston,MN55965orfax507-765-2468.

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stream,” in reference to the hierar-chy of management making decisions that impact frontline employees. It happens all the time in corporate America, as we’ve seen amplified over and over again during the past five years. The USPS is no exception. All of our local Postmasters are contending with a trickle-down effect of execu-tive decisions. In spite of the many top-heavy decisions being made by the USPS executives, our local Postmasters still make our local Post Office locations feel like a small town business with personality and compassion. And, that, my friends, is what can

keep the USPS alive and well. Yeah, sure there are economics involved in the big picture of what needs to change with the USPS. I addressed a number of those issues in a March 14, 2012, commentary titled “One Moment, Please... If I owned the USPS,” which appeared in the Olmsted County Journal. You can view my thoughts at the follow-ing URL: http://www.olmstedcoun-tyjournal.com/single.php?article_id=1065 Beyond the economics, it’s all about the people and how they treat the customers; a very important ingredient in the formula of a suc-cessful business.


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with their leaders, Heather Barth and Marilyn Bratager, worked hard during the cookie season to help raise funds for the JEM Theatre. Together the girls sold 1,997 boxes of cookies. Cookie Go-Day, the first day of cookie sales, was February 11, 2012, and happened to coincide with the benefit being held for the JEM The-atre at Wheelers in Harmony. Gen-erosity was great that night as 70 boxes of cookies were sold, with all the profits to go to the JEM The-atre. In addition to the girls selling on their own, they also went out door to door as a troop on two occasions, leaving calling cards at those homes where no one answered the door. The girls wrapped up the cookie season by selling outside the JEM Theatre during the very mild March weather. They took shifts over Fri-day, Saturday and Sunday show-ings the weekends of March 16 and March 23 and sold 110 boxes. They also participated in a cookie booth at Apache Mall in Rochester. Troop 44023 received $.60 per box sold, and proceeds for the 180 boxes sold for the JEM Theatre proj-ect totaled $108, but the girls decid-ed to make their donation $250.

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Fillmore County Church DirectoryArendahl Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am Highway 30, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 875-2477Assembly Of God Church …………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 610 Territorial Rd, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2101Assumption Catholic Church ………………… Fri. - 8 :30am & Sat. - 5:00pm 207 N May St, Canton, MN 55922 (507) 743-8320Bethlehem Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 200 Kenilworth Ave S, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3344Calvary Baptist Church ………………………… Sundays - 10 :45am & 6 :00pm 910 Winona St SE, Chatf ield, MN 55923 (507) 867-4686Canton-Scotland Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 104 W Fillmore Ave, Canton, MN 55922 (507) 743-2260Chatfield Lutheran Church …………………… Sundays - 8 :00am & 10 :00am 304 Fillmore St SE, Chatf ield, MN 55923 (507) 867-4721Chatfield United Methodist Christ ………………………… Sundays - 9:30am 124 Winona St SE, Chatf ield, MN 55923 (507) 867-3529Cherry Grove United Methodist …………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 18183 160th St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (Cherry Grove) (507) 937-3177 Christ Lutheran Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 509 Kansas St NW, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-2161Christian Science Services …………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2251Elstad Lutheran Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 37784 Dogwood Rd, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3769Emmanuel Episcopal Church ………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 217 W Jessie St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2164Faith United Methodist Church ……………… Sat. - 5:00pm & Sun. - 9:00am 617 Maple Ln, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2830Fillmore Free Methodist Church ……………… Sundays - 8 :30am & 10 :30am 19127 County 8, Wykoff, MN 55990 (Fillmore) (507) 352-5450First Baptist Church …………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am & 6 :00pm 701 Kasten Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2840First Baptist Church-Preston …………………… Sundays - 10 :30am & 7:00pm 108 Chatf ield Ave NW, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-4960First English Lutheran Church …………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 217 W Grant St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2793First Lutheran Church of Highland ………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 22423 391st Ave, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3318First Presbyterian Church …………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 110 S Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2854Fountain Lutheran …………………………………………… Sundays - 8 :30am Main Street, Fountain, MN 55939 (507) 268-4413Fountain United Methodist Church ………………………… Sundays - 8 :30am Co. Rd. 8 and Cedar St., Fountain, MN 55939 (507) 268-4456Garness Trinity Lutheran …………………………………… Sundays - 11:00am PO Box 88, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5905Grace Lutheran Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 365 Park St, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 875-2218Greenfield Lutheran Church ………………… Sundays - 9:00am & 10:30am 235 Main Ave S, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-3272Greenleafton Reformed Church …………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am Highway 9, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-2546Harmony United Methodist Church ………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 60 Main Ave S, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-6851Henrytown Lutheran Church …………………………………… Sun. - 10 :30am PO Box 103, Harmony, MN 55939 (Henrytown) (507) 886-2425Highland Prairie Church …………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 43265 Bowl Dr, Peterson, MN 55962 (507) 864-2731Historic Lenora United Methodist Church ……………… Special Occassions Lenora, MN (Rural Canton) (507) 545-2641Immanuel Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 9:30am 254 Main St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 352-2801Lanesboro United Methodist Church ……………………… Sundays - 8 :30am 507 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2646Mabel First Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 202 N. Oak, P.O. Box 395, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5293Mabel United Methodist Church …………………………… Sundays - 9:30am 111 W Newburg St, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5296Nativity Catholic Church … Sun. (1st & 2nd) - 8 :45am & (3rd & 4th) - 10 :30am 640 1st Ave SW, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-2393New Life Victory Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:30am 440 2nd Ave SE, Harmony, MN 55939 (507) 886-3525Newburg United Methodist Church ……………………………………………… 3.1 miles N. of Mabel on Hwy. 43; 2.2 miles W. on Co. Rd. 24North Prairie Lutheran ……………………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 35957 Highway 30, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 875-2460Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church ……………… Sundays - 8 :00am & 10 :30am 805 S Broadway St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-7251Pilot Mound Lutheran Church ……………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 8 miles N. of Lanesboro on 250 then 4 miles W. on Hwy 30 (507) 875-2460Pioneer Presbyterian Church ………………………………… Sundays - 8 :30am 206 Fillmore St NE, Chatf ield, MN 55923 (507) 867-4037Preston United Methodist Church …………………………… Sundays - 8 :30am 212 Saint Anthony St N, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-2503River Of Life Regional Church …………………………………………………… 220 N Money Creek St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2853Root Prairie Lutheran Church ……………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am County Rd 11, Fountain, MN 55939 (507) 268-4455Root River Church of the Brethren ………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 23553 County Rd 20, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-4772Root River Community Church ……………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 503 Nannestad Lane, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7074Rushford Lutheran Church …………………… Sat. - 5:30pm & Sun. - 9:00am 101 S Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7152Satersdahl Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 21447 Co. Rd. 30, Rural Harmony, MN Scheie Lutheran Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:30am PO Box 88, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5680St Columban Church …………………………………………… Sundays - 8 :30am 408 Preston St NW # 2, Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-3886St Ignatius Catholic Church ………………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 213 W Franklin St, Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-7565St John’s Lutheran Church …………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 241 Line St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 352-2296St John’s Lutheran Church …………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 31497 Highway 43, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2585St Joseph’s Catholic Church ………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 103 N Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-2257St Mark’s Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 104 E North St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7111St Marys Catholic Church ………………...............................Sun. - 10 :30am 405 Twiford St SW, Chatf ield, MN 55923 (507) 867-3148St Matthews Episcopal Church ……………………………… Sundays - 9:30am 100 Fillmore St SE, Chatf ield, MN 55923-1219 (507) 867-3707St Matthew’s Lutheran Church ……………………………… Sundays - 9:00am Harmony, MN 55939 (Granger) (507) 772-4474St Olaf Catholic Church … Sun. (1st & 2nd) - 10 :30am & (3rd & 4th) - 8 :45am 114 N Locust, Mabel, MN 55954 (507) 493-5268St Patrick’s Church Hall ……………………………………… Saturdays - 5:00pm Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-2480St Paul Lutheran Church ………………… Sun. - 10 :00am & Wed. - 7:00pm 128 Fillmore St SE, Chatf ield, MN 55923 (507) 867-4604St Paul’s Lutheran Church ………………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am Harmony, MN 55939 (Big Springs) (507) 886-8175Sumner Center United Methodist Church ………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 9 miles N. of Spring Valley on Co. Rd. 1 (507) 378-4801The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints ………… Sundays - 10 :00am 21257 US Hwy 52 South Preston, MN 55965 (507) 765-4551Trinity Fellowship ELCA …………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 110 S Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971 (507) 864-7211Trinity Lutheran Church ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am 204 South St, Ostrander, MN 55961 (507) 657-2203Union Prairie Lutheran ……………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am Hwy 16, Lanesboro, MN 55949 (507) 467-3363United Methodist Church …………………………………… Sundays - 10 :30am 236 Gold St S, Wykoff, MN 55990 (507) 352-4136Valley Christian Center ……………………………………… Sundays - 10 :00am 610 Territorial Rd Spring Valley, MN 55975 (507) 346-2101Whalan Lutheran Church …………………………………… Sundays - 9:00am Lanesboro, MN 55949 (Whalan) (507) 467-2398

Neil Haugerud Neil Sherman Haugerud, 81, resident of Preston, MN, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. He was su r rounded by family at the time of his death. Born in Canton, Min-nesota, July 3, 1930, to Sherman and Anna (Armstrong) Haugerud, Neil grew up in rural Harmony and graduated from Harmony High School in 1948. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War, from 1948-1952. Neil mar-ried Helen Anderson of Chatfield in 1954. Neil lived a full and accom-plished life. In addition to farm-ing, Neil dedicated many years to political causes and a career serving Minnesota as Fillmore County Sheriff, 1959-1967 and as State Representative in the MN House of Representatives from 1969-1977. He was appointed by President Carter to serve as Chairman of the Upper Missis-sippi River Basin’s Commission from 1977-1981. He retired from the MN Department of Public Safety where he had served from 1981-1993. He was an avid reader and a successful author having pub-lished Jailhouse Stories, Holiday Forever, and Do It Yourself Pro-bate, as well as numerous articles for newspapers and periodicals. Neil obtained his pilot’s license

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in 1955 and enjoyed many years with the local flying clubs. Neil is survived by his wife, Helen, daughters Renee Hauger-ud (John Murphy) of Chattanoo-ga, Susan Haugerud of St. Paul, and Karen Haugerud (Andrew Bahl) of Preston; his brothers and sisters Howard Haugerud (Tomajean), Wayne Haugerud (Eileen), Juanita Young, Ramo-na Dorr (Herb), Monica Ford, Sharen Storhoff (Wally), Mike Haugerud (Rose), and Betsey McKay; his grandchildren Mitchell Haugerud (Erin), Kal-len Bahl, Drew Bahl, Jack Mur-phy, and Thomas Murphy; his great-granddaughter, Addison Haugerud; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Neil was preceded in death by his brother Vincent Haugerud and sister Amy Haugerud; his daughter Heidi and son Thom-as. A memorial service/celebration of life will be held at 11:00AM, Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Neil and Helen’s home, 25889 County 12, Preston – Neil’s annual clam bake and happy hour will follow. Anyone who would like to share a memory or story, please contact a member of the immediate fam-ily. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Season’s Hos-pice, Rochester; Chosen Valley Care Center, Chatfield; or the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP – www.mpp.org).

Dean strain Dean S. Strain, 65, of Racine, Minn. passed away on Thursday (June 7, 2012) at his home sur-rounded by his family, following a short illness with cancer. Dean was born Dec. 19, 1946, in Rochester, Minn. to James “Barney” and June (McKay)

Strain. He grew up on the fam-ily farm in rural Byron, and attended Byron schools, graduat-ing from Byron H.S. in 1964. He joined the Minnesota National Guard prior to attending Foot-hill College in Los Altos Hills, Ca., graduating with an Associ-ate Arts degree in 1973. He then returned to Rochester where he was employed as a Physician’s Assistant at Mayo Clinic. Dean was married on Sept. 11, 1982, at Zion Lutheran Church in Stewartville to Victoria (Molde) Wildeman. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Racine Township where they raised their family and have con-tinued to make their home. Dean had a 36 year career at Mayo Clinic and was a certified Orthopedic Physician’s Assistant at the time of his retirement in 2009. Vicki is employed at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and is an R.N. on the float staff at St. Mary’s and Methodist Hospital. Surviors include his wife Vicki; four daughters and one son; Col-lin (fiance - Lora Darby)of Bemi-dji, Minn.; Karla(John) Gappa of Peterson, Minn.; Jennifer (Dan) Carter of Raleigh, N.C.; Stacy (Pete) Polkowske of Torrington, Wy.; Alexandra(Will) Hansen of Hayfield, Minn.; 16 grandchil-dren and a great-grandson; two brothers - Allen (Nancy) Strain of Phillips, Wisc. and Dallas (Brenda) Strain of Rochester, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service tookplace on Tuesday (June 12, 2012) at East St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Rock Dell with Rev. Darby Lawrence officiating. Arrange-ments were with Griffin-Gray F.H. in Stewartville, Minn.

McCabe~ Thomas Amanda McCabe and Joel Thomas are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride are Jerry and Pam McCabe of Preston. Parents of the groom are Kelly and Donna Thomas of Cresco. Amanda is a 2011 graduate of Winona State University and will be the Autism Teacher at LeRoy-Ostrander School District this fall. Joel is a 2010 graduate of Rochester Community Technical College and is employed by Mayo Clinic in the Facilities Operations department. The wedding will be held on July 14, 2012, at the Notre Dame Parish in Cresco.

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McDonough ~ Comstock Amy McDonough and Andrew Comstock of Lourdes, IA are pleased to announce their engagement and their upcoming wedding. The bride is the daughter of Roger and Vickie McDonough of Mazeppa, MN. Parents of the groom are Kevin and Marchel Comstock of Preston, MN. The bride is a student at Calmar College and the groom is the manager of Sears at Osage, IA. The couple will be united in marriage on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the bride’s parents’ home with the reception at the Ponderosa Supper Club.

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Olson ~ Himle Alysha Olson and Ryan Himle of Lanesboro were unit-ed in marriage on May 5, 2012, at North Prairie Lutheran Church in Lanesboro. The bride is the daughter of Gary and LeAnn Olson of Lanesboro. The groom is the son of Dennie and Kristi Himle of Claremont, Minnesota. The couple resides in Lanesboro, Minnesota.

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$233,300 for the 2012 assess-ment. “Appeals must be based on facts.” Essig had an area real estate broker do an analysis with comparable properties, three in Spring Valley, one in Preston, and one in Chatfield. The broker estimated the mar-ket value of the property to be $165,000. Essig said he had purchased the property in 2004 for $160,000. The main floor of the former bank building is used for the offices of the Essig Insurance Agency. The second floor is used for storage and the basement is not in use. The building is about 100 years old. Essig noted improvements he had made since he and his wife acquired the build-ing, which included replacing an old fuel oil furnace with a gas furnace. There had been a petroleum leak with the old fuel oil system. The Minne-sota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) determined the prob-lem has been addressed and they have “closed the release site file,” which means no addi-tional investigation or clean-up is required in the foreseeable future. Essig noted there are 34 properties up and down the street where his building is located and 10 are vacant. He remarked, “Equalization is based on facts.” He just want-ed to be treated equally based

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one and one half percent from 2011. There were 335 building per-mits issued county wide in 2011. Over $12.4 million was spent on new construction in the townships including agri-cultural, commercial, and resi-dential construction. About $3.6 million was spent on new construction within cit-ies which included agricultural (bins), commercial, residential, and apartments or B & Bs. Due to the state’s new Home-stead Market Value Exclusion passed into law in 2011, net taxable market values were reduced on average of over 20 percent in the cities and over eight percent county wide. This has contributed to levy increases.

L & R Partners Appeal Red Essig made his case before the Equalization Board that the total taxable property valuation is too high for his insurance business property. Blagsvedt had detailed the rules and duties of the board in her report. It is required that property owners first appear before their local board of equalization, which Essig did. His business property is located in Spring Valley and he did receive a limited reduction in property value there. The taxable market value had been reduced from $238,400 to

on facts. Blagsvedt explained the pro-cess her office goes through to establish a market value. They use a computer-assisted mass appraisal. Sales determine the base square foot rate for each building in each taxing district. Features like brick, heating type and AC are applied to the value. Depreciation and condition is taken into account. Appraiser Brian Hoff main-tained that the broker’s mar-ket analysis was not a formal appraisal. He added that three of the comparables used were foreclosed properties which they can’t use as qualified sales. Essig asked if the market value shouldn’t have something to do with what they could sell the property for. Hoff admitted they deal with past data. He described it as being at the tail end of a roller coaster. Their valuations go up or down after changes in market sales. Commissioner Chuck Amunrud insisted that the fact that the MPCA letter is on file showing prior contamination should decrease the property value. Buyers may not want to deal with the potential liability. Hoff said they looked at the MPCA factor, but if a specific sale doesn’t say there is a stigma because of the pollution, he can’t take it into account. The board lowered the total market value of the property to $200,000 with a unanimous vote.

By Gary Peterson The Spring Valley City Council met in regular ses-sion on June 11, 2012, and approved the first pay request to Elcor Construction Compa-ny of Rochester. $212,313.60 was approved for the South Broadway construction proj-ect. As the work proceeds this summer there will be addition-al pay requests until the work is finalized. This will be part of the 2012 Street Improvement Project. Work is also going to be done on Main St. from south Section to Highway 16. It is a County Road but the city will be getting bids dealing with storm sewers which will be a “little costly” as Admin-istrator Deb Zimmer said. To determine the level of work on the City’s part the council approved spending $1,000 to do a feasibility study which will look at all of the projected improvement. Mike Bubany appeared before the Council and pre-sented results of the 2012 bond sale. He said that the sale of the bonds had been opened that day and the successful bidder was Robert W. Baird & Company from Milwau-kee. The purchase price of the bonds is $1,763,207.85 and

the net interest cost will be $219,735.90 at 2.0318 per-cent. Council delayed action on a request from Tooties restau-rant and bar to serve liquor on Sunday. The license fee is $1,500 per year and the Sun-day sales is $200, but there is a requirement in the ordinance that 75 percent of sales need to be food sales. The Council can ask to see the require-ments from the restaurant to determine if that criteria is met. Council did not set a date for taking up the issue again. Approval was given for the Chamber Ag Days for the street dance, fireworks, parade, temporary liquor license and street closures. The Valley Christian Center also received approval for their fireworks display on July 3, 2012. Formal approval was given for placement a special assess-ment on Center Avenue for work completed. The spe-cial assessment amount is $15,000.00. Administrator Deb Zimmer said that the proposed Rent-al Ordinance will be on the agenda for June 25 and she does expect a large crowd. The time of that meeting will be 5:30.

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This is the 13th year of the Miss Harmony Scholarship Pag-eant; we have three candidates vying for the title. They will be seniors at Fillmore Central High School in the 2012-2013 school year. Along with the title of Miss Harmony, there will also be two attendants chosen by judges who do not have con-nections to the girls. The atten-dants will each receive a $300 scholarship and Miss Harmony will receive a $600 scholarship. The program is sponsored by the Harmony Area Chamber of Commerce with scholarship donations coming from local businesses. The program will be the week of June 18th-22nd. Events the girls will participate in are a sponsor’s reception to thank the businesses that help make the program successful, a pizza and pool party, pampering each other with pedicures, and a formal and informal judg-ing. The girls will also be seen around Harmony volunteering at Harmony Healthcare, the library, visitor’s center, Meals on

Wheels, serving popcorn at the bank, selling 4th of July buttons at Harmony Foods, and serving ice cream at Heritage Grove. Once again this year, we are going to have a “Community Choice”, an award that will go to the girl the community has seen doing an outstanding job of volunteering and promot-ing the Harmony area. There will be containers set up for each girl in Harmony’s First Southeast Bank lobby where the public can drop money in the container of their choice. At the end of the week (June 22nd), we will collect the con-tainers and count the money. The girl with the most money will receive the award at corona-tion; the money will be donated to the 4th of July celebration. The four girls represent Har-mony for a year by attending area parades. They will also help out in the community with the Conservation Club pan-cake breakfast at the fire hall, judging the kiddie parade, the customer appreciation dinner in August, Breakfast with Santa

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in December, and other events as they happen. This year we are again going to hand out two titles of “Little Miss Harmony.” We have seven girls, entering either 1st or 2nd grade in the fall, running for the title. These girls will join the older girls for the sponsor’s reception, a little pampering, judging, and coronation. They are also invited to join them at some of the volunteer activities. On Wednesday, June 27, the Harmony Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual Family Fun Night at Selvig Park. Beginning at 4:30, Fillmore Central’s ECFE will be there with games and a bounce house; there will be a meal avail-able for purchase beginning at 5:30. At 6:30 we will begin the Miss Harmony coronation. We will hand out the “Community Choice” award and announce the button sales winner. After the judges’ envelopes are opened, revealing the Miss Harmony and Little Miss Harmony winners, Charlie Warner will take over the gazebo and entertain the audience. We hope you are able to join us and meet your new Miss Harmony court on Wednesday, June 27, kicking off the 4th of July celebration.

Jerrold Tesmer, Extension Edu-cator for Fillmore/Houston Counties A No-Till Field Day will be held Thursday, June 28 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Arden and Travis Willford Farm 4.5 miles southeast of Harmony (watch for signs). There is no pre-registration and no fee to attend. Sp e a k e r s and top-ics include: Jim Fasch-ing, Midwest Labs, Soil amendments and soil sam-pling tech-niques for no till; Nick Heronimus, Syngenta Seeds, Seed varieties for no till; Gary Thome, Economist, Riverland Technical College, Econom-ics of no till; and a Farmer Panel speaking about their no till experience. A number of pieces of equipment will be on display. Sponsors include: F & M Community Bank, Preston; Fillmore County Corn Grow-ers; CPS, Harmony; and J & S Repair, Grand Meadow. Orga-nizers include: Fillmore SWCD, USDA NRCS, and University of Minnesota Extension. Lunch will be served by the Fillmore County Pork Produc-ers. For further information contact Dean Thomas, Fillmore SWCD, 507-765-3878.

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Running hot: State track and field By Paul Trende It’s always nice to get outside in the summer and run/compete under a warming sun; that is, so long as it’s not to warm. At the 2012 Minnesota high school track and field champi-onships, it was probably just that. It wasn’t prime running weather. With temperatures in the 90’s, athletes were definitely affected. On day one, Cannon Falls long distance runner, Emi Trost, actually collapsed near the end of her 3,200-meter event. She finished the race, but did not fin-ish the meet (Saturday’s 1,600-meter event). As for the county’s eight athletes, Chatfield’s 4x100 and 4x200 relay contingent (Erin Kammer, Ashley Baker, Autumn Erickson, Maddy Kammer) probably were the most affected. They ran four races in two days (and in Maddy Kammer’s case, five races in two days). Coming in as the top seed (best time) in each event, the Gophers were right where they needed to be, where they expected to be, following Friday’s prelims. Each squad qualified for Saturday’s finals: the 4x100 finished second (00:50.19) to Annandale (00:49.91), the 4x200

first (1:45.50). In the finals, it wasn’t that the girls didn’t run well. The 4x200 broke a 27-year old school mark (1:45.21) and bettered their prelim time. Three other teams, Osakis (1:44.78), Esko (1:45.17), and Sleepy Eye Unified (1:45.18), just ran better, bettered their prelim times. Finishing in 4th, the Gophers were just four-tenths-of-a-second back of second place. The 4x100 (00:50.59) fell off its qualify-ing pace and finished 5th behind sectional adversary Byron (00:49.76), Annandale (00:49.82), Pequot Lakes (00:49.99), and Lac Qui Parle Val-ley/Dawson-Boyd (00:50.23), all of which improved their times from Friday to Saturday. Of those teams, only Pequot Lakes ran prelims/finals for both the 4x100 and 4x200 (like Chatfield). Only two of their runners were the same. With those relays completed, the ‘Erin Kammer Era’ of track at Chatfield High School ends. She went to state six times in six years, was a part of (count them) twelve dif-ferent state relay teams (five 4x100’s, five 4x100’s, and two 4x400’s). Her best finish was second (twice; the

4x100 and 4x200 each did it in 2008 when she was an 8th grader). She also was probably the county’s most decorated athlete through the 2011-2012 school year. Erin was a big part of a Sub-Section volleyball runner-up squad, a Section runner-up basketball squad, to go along with the track and field exploits. She’ll continue her ath-letics career at Luther College in the fall playing volleyball. As for the rest of the action (on the individual side of things), Gopher junior 3,200-meter runner Kayla Woltz ran, what her coached Chris Frye called, ‘a smart race,’ given the temperature. She finished where she was seeded, or 11th (11:49.92) of 16 runners. The Blake School’s Clare Flanagan was champion in a time of 10:44.70. Gopher senior Kyndra Neis ‘got stronger with each throw and just missed placing’ in the Shot Put. She finished 11th (of 17) with a mark of 34’04 ¾”. Ashley Thooft of St. Clair was the Shot Put champion (43’11 ¾”). Freshmen Maddy Kammer ran the individual 200-meters, but didn’t qualify for the finals (finished 8th in her heat). On the R-P/H side of

things, R-P senior Adria Timm threw near her best (106’01”) and finished 14th (didn’t make the finals). Syl-via Zanini of Fulda won the event with a throw of 141’01”. Hous-ton senior Hans Lundberg came in seeded third after a monster sectional throw (150’09”, his best of the year, first-first place finish). He couldn’t quite capture that kind of lightning

in a bottle a second time and didn’t have an opportunity for a third try. On his last throw, Ottertail Cen-tral’s Alex Ukkenberg topped Hans’ mark of 139’03” with a throw of 139’04”, nixing Hans of a spot in the Discus finals. He settled for a 10th place finish (of 17). Steffan Stroh of Ottertail Central won the boys discus with a throw of 159’05”.

Lanesboro Arts Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota announces a Call for Artists for the Lanesboro Residency Program. Applications are due annually on June 30 (postmark deadline), and residencies are scheduled October–April. The Lanesboro Residency Program provides an oppor-tunity for emerging artists to create new work and explore new ideas while engaging with the community through their artwork. Through two-week and four-week residencies, the program offers artists lodging, studio space, project facilita-

tion, a stipend of between $500-$2500, and the time and space to focus solely on their art. As a component of each residency, artists spend time providing opportuni-ties for learning, dialog and enrichment within the com-munity. The Lanesboro Residency Program has benefited 34 artists since its inception in 2001, ranging in media from painting, iron sculpture, ceramic tile sculpture, liter-ary arts, photography, music, video, and fiber arts. New this year is a large studio space

Call for artists: June 30 application deadline for Lanesboro residency programabove the St. Mane Theatre in historic downtown Lanesboro. To apply, artists will sub-mit a completed application form, resume, residency proj-ect proposal which includes community outreach aspect, work samples, and a letter of recommendation. Applica-tions will be reviewed by a panel of Lanesboro Arts Cen-ter staff, professional artists and community representa-tives. Successful applications will address the following cri-teria: 1) Quality of the work samples submitted; 2) Value of the proposed project to the artist’s career and to the community of Lanesboro; 3) Creativity and innovation of integrating art into the com-

munity; 4) Ability to accom-plish the project outlined in the time requested. Application forms can be downloaded from the Lanesboro Arts Center web-site, www.lanesboroarts.org (choose ‘Art & Artists’ on the drop-down menu, then click on Residencies to read about the program and to access a pdf application form). Con-tact Lanesboro Arts Center for more information or to receive an application form in the mail: 507-467-2446 / [email protected]. The Lanesboro Residency

Program has been funded by Lanesboro Arts Center mem-bers, the Southeast Minneso-ta Arts Council through the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriat-ed by the Minnesota State Legislature, and by gener-ous support from the Jerome Foundation of St. Paul, Minn. Located in Lanesboro, Minn., the Lanesboro Arts Center is a professional, not-for-profit organization serving as a cata-lyst for artistic excellence and educational development in providing diverse art experi-ences for people of all ages.

The Chatfield Gopher’s girls’ 4x100 and 4x200 squads compet-ed at state, finishing 5th and 4th respectively. They are (left to right) Maddy Kammer, Autum Erickson, Head Coach Chris Frye, Erin Kammer, and Ashley Baker. It marked senior Erin Kammer’s (second from right) 6th straight trip to state in track. She’s been a part of 12 state relay squads.

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ST. PAUL — A statewide Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign, May 21–June 3, resulted in 12,639 motorists cited for not wearing seat belts, according to prelimi-nary results from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. In the last three years in Min-nesota, (2009–2011), there were 878 motorist traffic deaths of which 377 (43 percent) were not buckled up. Of the unbelted deaths, 179 (48 percent) of the victims were age 30 or younger and 80 percent occurred outside the seven-county Twin Cities’

area. Campaign results were report-ed by 313 agencies. An addi-tional 301 citations were issued for child passenger safety seat violations, including for booster seats. Booster seats are the law for children who have outgrown a forward-facing restraint, for use until age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches tall, whichever comes first. Boosters raise children up so seat belts fit properly. “We conduct these publicized campaigns to increase belt com-pliance with the goal to limit preventable deaths and inju-ries,” says Donna Berger, direc-

12,639 unbelted motorists ticketed during Click it or Ticket campaigntor of the DPS Office of Traffic Safety. “Buckling up is the sim-plest, most effective precaution motorists have to stay safe on the road.” Minnesota’s primary seat belt law requires passengers in all seating positions, including the back seat, to be buckled up or seated in the correct child restraint. Officers will stop and ticket unbelted drivers or pas-sengers. Seat belts must be worn correctly — low and snug across the hips; shoulder straps should never be tucked under an arm or behind the back. About the Office of

Traffic Safety The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) designs, imple-ments, and coordinates feder-ally funded traffic safety enforce-ment and education programs to improve driver behaviors and reduce the deaths and serious injuries that occur on Minneso-ta roads. OTS also administers state funds for the motorcycle safety program and for the child seats for needy families program. OTS is an anchoring partner of the state’s Toward Zero Deaths traffic safety initiative.

Recent OTS Activity OTS released a study conduct-ed by the University of Minne-sota that found the primary seat belt law has resulted in 68 fewer deaths since the law was enacted nearly three years ago. OTS is coordinating a pilot program for parent-teen driver

awareness courses, to educate parents about their responsibili-ties to train and monitor their new teen driver. A St. Michael teen won the $1,000 grand prize of the Buck-

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Courtesy --- Are you out there? Have you ever bumped into someone at the mall or in an ele-vator and said, “Oh, I’m sorry” and never get a reply from that person? Have you ever been on a sidewalk or hallway that allows for one body to get by so you stop to let the other person pass and you also say, “excuse me” and the other person keeps on walking without a word? Well, it has happened to me and my frustration meter has been at an all-time high lately due to the simple courtesies that tend to be ignored. If you are checking out at the store, don’t you think the sales clerk should offer a hello first and possibly add a “How are you today?” It is totally baffling to me that I am the first person, as the customer, to greet the checkout person or say hello to the store employee in the same shopping lane who catches my eye and then turns away. It is very refreshing to go to a store when greeting the customer is part of their culture and smiling comes naturally. As a parent, we can only hope that the values and courtesies we extend will wear off on our children---even when we are not around or ask-ing them to be courteous! So, with that said, as we cel-ebrated my son’s 13th birthday recently at a local restaurant, it was heartwarming to hear him say, “Hey mom, that waiter is really good!” When I asked him why he thought that, he went on to say that the waiter was really nice and friendly and wanted to let him know he was doing a great job. I mentioned to my son that maybe he wanted to let

the manager know instead…since it is always good for your boss to hear you are doing a good job. Well, he took that to heart and asked for the manager and so he could share his opinion. The manager thanked him and let him know that employees who receive customer compli-ments are presented with a ser-vice pin to wear on their uni-form. She then asked my son if he wanted to present the pin to the waiter. Dylin was right on that and said, “absolutely” and

also rang the Good Service bell as we left the restaurant. So, am I bragging here? A bit, but mostly, I am very pleased to see my son recognize the good in other people and want to see people acknowledged for doing good. At my day job, a measurement of success would be that all of my employees feel valued and I am just very proud that my son carries that special trait as well. Granted, that child is the same one who complained quite a few years ago that Santa had read his list wrong and messed up Christmas….Hey, I take what I can get. Ha. Thank you to Barb Yetter for submitting her Zesty Italian Hotdish for the Working Mom Hot Dish Contest in April. Barb was our first place winner!

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Zesty Italian Hotdish

½ to 1 lb ground beef¼ C chopped onion1 envelope dry spaghetti sauce mix1 8 oz. can tomato sauce2 C shredded mozzarella cheese½ C sour cream1 8 Oz. can refrigerator crescent rolls1/3 C parmesan cheese2 tbsp melted butterBrown the ground beef and onion, drain. Stir in the dry spa-ghetti sauce mix and tomato sauce and heat to boiling. Place the combined meat/sauce mixture in a 9 x 13 cake pan. Spread sour cream over meat mixture. Next, layer the mozzarella cheese over meat and sour cream. Unroll the crescent rolls and lay over the cheese. Combine the parmesan cheese and melted butter and pour evenly on top of the crescent rolls. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-25 minutes. Serves 12

Members of the Friend-ship Wagon Train are gearing up for their annual week-long trek through southeast Minne-sota. Their #1 goal ... to raise funds for children and adults with developmental disabilities who attend Camp Winnebago. Camp Winnebago, located near Caledonia, Minnesota, runs sev-eral one-week camps for these special people to share in out-door activities that most of us take for granted. For 24 years this dedicated group of wagontrainers has gath-ered and traveled through many parts of Minnesota. The group has grown to consist of peo-ple from across the country—Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi. Many of the volunteers of the 2012 Friendship Wagon Train will be traveling across the countryside in wagons pulled by horses or mules, while others will be riding in a saddle. The public is invited to come out to see and visit with them during the week of June 23 – June 30. This year, the group will be assembling in Stewartville, MN, on Friday, June 22. The wagon train will leave on its journey at 8 am on Saturday, June 23. Through the week, the wagon train will travel as follows: Stew-artville to Chatfield; Chatfield

to Fountain to Preston; Preston to Harmony to Canton; Can-ton to Hesper to Mabel; Mabel to Blackhammer; Blackhammer to Schech’s Mill to Caledonia; Caledonia to Camp Winneba-go. On Saturday, June 30, the Wagon Train will have its final ceremony at Camp Winnebago where the group will present all donations raised through the week to Barb Cage, Director of Camp Winnebago. Meals along the route will be prepared by several organizations in the communities the Wagon Train is passing through—Lions Clubs, Churches, 4H clubs, local individuals and businesses. 100 percent of the funds raised by the Friendship Wagon Train will be donated to Camp Win-nebago on June 30. Last year the group raised over $30,000 during the week’s journey. It is their hope to have a success-ful fundraiser again this year. Individual, business, and group donations are accepted all along the route. Take time to come out to meet the Wagon Train partici-pants when they pass through your area. Souvenir T-shirts, hats, bandanas, and more will be available from the Wagon Train’s Peddler Wagon. For more infor-mation, contact John Davis, Wagon Master, at 507-365-8064 before June 20, 2012.

Wagons Ho! 24th Annual Friendship Wagon Train June 23-June 30, 2012

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A Big Rhubarb Thank You

It just couldn’t get any better!The sun was shining, the park was beautiful, the food was great, the entertainment was more fun than ever.

Special thanks to Dr. Kay and all the volunteers who served the Tasting line until everything was gone. Thanks to everyone who helped with the Rhu-games and all the contests. Thanks to the Rhubarb Sisters, the Geezers, Rutabaga Brothers, and the Jugglers for a day of music and flames. The Rhubarb Run took off this year with record numbers of runners and volunteers. This is such a community effort and we couldn’t do it without each and everyone of you! Thank you from the bottom of our Rhubarb hearts!

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By Karen Reisner The process of reshaping Fill-more County Ordinance 721, Excavation of Materials and Min-erals, Open Pit and Impounded Waters, is nearing completion. The ten member Sand Commit-tee met for the first time on Feb-ruary 13 before the moratorium was put into place on February 28. The committee continued to scrutinize the ordinance line by line at their June 13 meet-ing. The meetings are open to the public and interested citizens are contributing their ideas and concerns The committee will invite members of the Planning Com-mission to their next meeting on July 18. A public hearing on Ordinance 721 could be held at a Planning Commission meeting possibly in September.

Size and Location Mine operator David Hesch, Trempealeau County, Wiscon-sin, had said he works 50 acres at a time. However, this is not a Trempealeau County require-ment. There seemed to be con-sensus at the committee meet-ing, that it is a good idea. Duane Bakke noted that only one cur-rent quarry has an open area larger than 50 acres, Big Springs, which has an active area of about 56 acres. The new language would restrict the total size of a sand

pit or quarry to 150 acres. Brett Corson said the purpose of the restriction is to limit dam-age and exposure. Bill Sullivan noted that an Environmental Impact Statement is required for 160 acres or more. Gary Ruskell expects that operators would open about 15 to 20 acres at a time. There was some discussion as to what amount of reclamation would be expected before another fifty acres could be opened. Sand pits and quarries that have already been permitted in the county will not be sub-ject to new requirements in the amended ordinance unless they expand. The amended rules will apply to new and expanded operations. Once quarries and sand pits are permitted, an annual renewal fee is required. Zoning Admin-istrator Chris Graves said this is a reminder for us to do some oversight and check their status when the fee is due. Bakke com-mented that he thinks the annu-al fee helps keep operations in compliance because they know they will be looked at annually. Quarries and sand pits must be setback 1,000 feet from an existing dwelling. They can not be located within a shoreland or a designated floodplain. A 50-foot setback will be required from a surveyed boundary.

Sand Tour insights aid in ordinance refinement Reclamation

Bakke said that up to this point the county has not required much reclamation. If the owner and operator are both responsi-ble for reclamation, if the opera-tor leaves, then the owner is responsible for reclamation. Roy House said he was concerned about reclamation, asking if they could walk away from the whole thing. David Williams wants a phased reclamation plan. With an assurance bond, Cor-son explained we would go after the money. Contractor Larry Thompson said the bonding company will find someone to do the work. Frank Wright suggested there be a time limit for reclamation when there is a long time inac-tive mine. Operator Chris Reilly noted that mining activity may slow or cease for a time due to the market, like the slowed demand for St. Peter Sandstone due to the low price of natural gas. Thompson said an annual fee is paid to the bonding com-pany. He noted usually just the operator purchases the bond. Corson suggested language be included in the ordinance limiting an active operation to 50 acres and requiring phased reclamation of a portion of that before opening the next portion. He asked that a specific number be used to aid in enforcement.

Bakke said if they are not to exceed opening 50 acres at a time, then if they add 10 acres they will have to have reclaimed 10 acres. Bakke asked if there is any expectation to force reclamation of existing sand pits or quarries. Tom Kaase said unless they agree to cooperate, how could there be forced reclamation when the condition was not included in the CUP? Corson added when an existing mine moves to expand, that is the door to require recla-mation. Bakke concluded when a permit is requested to expand, the operation will then fall under the current rules, but abandoned quarries won’t be effected.

Processing No chemicals will be allowed when processing on quarry or sand pit sites. Only materials excavated on site are allowed to be processed on that site, unless there are continuous sites where there is no use of public roads. This exception is for sites where adjacent land owners are involved in the same proximity.

Additional Requirement for CUP

Number 12 under CUP requirements asked for a geo-logic survey and a karst features survey. In addition, a wetland delineation survey by a certi-fied wetland delineator will be required. Donna Rasmussen explained that they would be looking to

preserve wetlands. The concern is for ground water treatment. She said the treatment occurs at the edge as water passes through wetland. Decorah Shale is pres-ent at current and proposed sand pit sites. There are some sidehill seeps where there is a Deco-rah Shale cap. Just because there is a Decorah Shale cap does not mean there are any sidehill seeps. Rasmussen said they need to look at the Wetland Conserva-tion Act. It will come down to an individual site evaluation. Rasmussen also noted that Decorah Shale areas have been known to have unique habitats for rare or endangered species. Any site over 40 acres requires an Environmental Assessment Worksheet. For sites less than that, Bakke said the DNR has always been notified when per-mitting.

Operational Requirements Discussed

Trucks can not be loaded or unloaded on a public road, nor can they park on a public road. Trucks or equipment driven on a public road must be in compli-ance with Minnesota law and DOT regulations. A proposed line restricting the number of loaded trucks allowed to leave a site per day was deleted. Opera-tion hours will be from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, and not on Sunday.

Join us on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the National Trout Center in Preston, MN for a full day of free fly fishing activ-ities. Learn from the best. The Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) is a highly respected national organization, well known for producing talented certified fly casting instructors. During the workshop you will learn about fly casting equipment, basic to advanced fly casting techniques, and have the opportunity to further develop your fly tying skills. Several Federation of Fly Fish-

FREE! Fly casting, fly tying and fishing instruction with the federation of fly fishers

ers from the Twin Cities will be available for one-on-one instruction starting at 10am. Try out your new skills on the South Branch of the Root River in Preston, along Pres-ton’s newly developed 9-Hole Fishing Course. Bring your own fly fishing equipment or use the equipment provided by FFF free of charge for the dura-tion of the workshop. Registration is preferred but not required to attend. You may register for the June 23rd FFF workshop by calling the National Trout Center: 507-

765-4700 and leave a message. You may also register by email: [email protected] Future National Trout Cen-ter program events include: “Spin Fishing For Trout” with Jeff Broberg, President of the MN Trout Association on Sat. June 30 and the “Laughing Trout” Fly Tying Club from the Twin Cities will host a pro-gram for the public on Sat. July 14. For a complete summer program schedule visit: www.nationaltroutcenter.org

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Thank you for all your supporTChatfield areaAll American CoopChatfield Body ShopChosen Valley Veterinary ClinicCramer WeldingFunk TruckingGP Truck PaintingHammell EquipmentNAPARoot River State BankShari’s Sports SaloonStevens FordTwin Valley AgWitt Boyz

fountain areaDrury’s FurnitureFirst State Bank of FountainFountain Building CenterHerman’sK & R EquipmentSpex FeedsWillie’s Grocery and Locker

harmony areaCrop Production ServicesDacia’s on MainFirst Southeast BankHahn LumberHammell EquipmentHarmony Agri ServiceHarmony ChiropracticHarmony FoodsHarmony Telephone Co.Harmony Vet ClinicHECOI Love Antiques - Marcia LoveKingsley MercantileKoliha Insurance AgencyLeon’s Barber ShopMartin Oil Co.McKean Auto Minnowa Construction, Inc.Morem ElectricNethercut Law Re/Max - Roxanne JohnsonSolberg WeldingTorgerson’s Paint and Floor CoveringVillage DepotWheelers

lanesboro areaAssociated BankDas Wurst HausKrage Ins. AgencyLanesboro Sales CommissionLanesboro Tire ServicePedal Pushers CaféPreble Farmers Ins.Preston SpecialtiesRoot River Ag ServicesS & A Petroleum

leroy areaFirst LeRoy AgencyFirst State Bank

mabel - Canton areaCanton State BankGjere ConstructionRich & Teresa O’ConnorPioneer Seed - Ross DuckettArlo & Mary SchmidtVillage Farm & HomeWinneskiek Co-op

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Fillmore County CAttlemen ACtivities throughout the yeAr

• Radio Beef Ads and beef certificate give away during May Beef Month • Served Beef Sandwiches at: Harmony 4th of July, Fillmore County Fair • Gave Three Scholarship Awards• Supporter of 4-H & FFA programs• Supporter of the ACS Fillmore Co. Relay for Life & Habitat for Humanity• Donate Beef to County Food Shelves

preston areaAl Larson & Son’s PlumbingAmerican Family Ins.Brunsvold EnterprisesEvergreen Valley FarmF&M Community BankFillmore County ADAFillmore County JournalGehling Implement & AuctionHanson TireJohnson HardwareDavid Jorge, PAKelly Printing & Signs

preston areaKFIL RadioMajor & AssociatesMcCabe RepairPOET BiorefiningPreston Dairy & FarmPreston Equipment Co.Preston FoodsPreston LumberPreston Service PlusReicks & ReicksPam Ristau, CPARockin-R-Syrup Co.

preston areaRoot River Appliances and Floor Coverings Root River Hardwoods

rushford -peterson areaAssociated BankBrown Tire, Battery & TransmissionChuck’s Feed & GrainConnaughty Sales Inc.Dahl’s Auto Works Inc.Darr Auction and RealtyDennis Overland Insurance Agency Inc.Engelson & Associates Ltd Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co.G.S. Woxland Co. Inc.Hammell Equipment Inc.Himlie ConstructionJudy’s Country KitchenM & J Boyum InsuranceMidwest Seed - Maynard ThompsonNorsland LefsePam’s Corner Convenience StorePioneer - Tony HeidenRoy’s Small Engine Repair Rushford FoodsRushford State BankStumpy’sSubwayValley Veterinary Clinic, PC

spring Valley/Wykoff areaBloomfield Mutual Ins.Don’s Family MarketFirst State BankFowler Oil Co. Inc.Nathan Heusinkveld - Mycogen SeedsHyland Motor Co.Kraut’s LockerKruegal’s GasMarzolf EquipmentMatt’s Body ShopMcConnell Electric Co-opNapa Auto PartsO’Connell ExcavatingSEMAShooter’sSpring Valley Mutual Ins.Spring Valley SalesSpring Valley Vet ClinicTrue ValueTwin Cedar Cattle MarketingZiemetz Motors

other areasAgStar RochesterAg Specialist, Inc. - St. CharlesBlessed Hope TruckingWayne Hageman

Fillmore County Beef Princess - Jessica BoyumAttendant - Megan Witt

Princess Scholarship - Katie Ristau

Scholarship Winners - Jessica & Morgan Boyum

Beef Backer of the Year - Oak Meadow MeatsMike and Vanessa Aggen, Harmony

Beef Producers of the Year - Jesse Nelson & Eric Nelson with Beef Princess Jessica Boyum, Attendent Megan Witt, and President Nick Ruen.

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By Kirsten Zoellner Acting on the council’s last direction to seek out preliminary plans for the renovation of the Tew Memorial Library, the Library Board and architect Val Schute, of River Architects, presented viable options at last Monday’s coun-cil meeting. At last direction, the council had insisted that the board seek plans for the upper level of the building only and with a funding level capped at $600,000. That didn’t stop Shute from offering up two potential designs. “I know I’m testing you, pushing you here, but what I’ve tried to do is to show what some more gets you,” noted Schute. “As an editorial comment, what hits me, and it’s a big deal, is that size of a project is determined by taking the cur-rent collection, plus a two percent increase each year for 20 years to allow for growth. The library has become just a repository for books. There’s no room for other pieces that make a present day library,” he continued. “In a twist for me, I’m not sure I was convinced when we began, that we would have a library that made sense. But now, I don’t feel like we forced it. How the library works seems to be logical. I didn’t expect to be saying that.” Option one includes the renova-tion of the first floor only of the

Tew building. At an estimated $457,000, the plan falls under the limit set two weeks ago by the council. However, it puts the library collection in a pinch. Library Director Susan Hart has indicated, on multiple occasions, that the current collection is 26,367 items. Option one would only allow for 83 percent of that collection, or 21,990 items. Schute specified that the latter figure is a “weeded” number, meaning what remains after select reduction in materials which haven’t been active in circulation. This is typi-cally done only when needed, as Schute noted, but Director Hart goes through the intensive process annually. “We’ve had to,” Hart stressed. “It’s not easy. What do you get rid of? Shakespeare? Where the Red Fern Grows, just because it hasn’t been checked out recently? In my experience, right after you weed it out, someone needs it. Also, all the materials have been bought by taxpayer dollars. It’s hard to just say, ‘It’s not worth it anymore.’” What’s more, the SELCO inter-library transfers to the Rushford library are not factored into circu-lation numbers and Rushford both sends and receives a great deal of them. Option two includes the com-

Rushford Library Board architect offers up plans plete renovation of both the upper and lower floors of the Tew Build-ing, but there are notable differenc-es and upgrades including: one pri-vacy restroom per floor, as opposed to a men’s and women’s in the single floor design, an elevator for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance, an added staircase in the south west portion of the building providing a direct route to the lower level, and separate floors for the youth and technology areas and adult, including a bigger staff interface. The second option would also allow for the addition of two quiet study rooms, flexible program areas, and an 18 by 20 foot multi-purpose room which could accommodate between 16 and 30 people, depending on the need. While a two-floor design would require extra staffing on the lower level, Hart expects that this cost can be offset by a partnership with Americorp to provide for the position and the funding needed to pay for it. Most importantly, the second option, at $810,000, will allow for housing the current collection, plus the ability to grow five percent in the future. Schute professionally recommends option two. “It makes it a working library. It’s a change from a library to a center for the community,” he noted. “My goal is to ask you to consider what an extra $200,000 would get you and to try to get the entire collection into the library. With the second option, you’ll get a barrier-free library and get to keep the entire collection.” Option one would require approximately four months of construction time, while option two would require six. The com-ponent of relocation, which will be required, is not figured into the cost estimates. However, Schute believes he can find an estimate for relocation quickly from other libraries that have had to do the same. Several companies specialize in the service and could bid on the task, should the council move it forward. “These estimates have no fat,” indicated Schute. “It’s cut as tight as I can cut it and still sleep at night.” Both options were initially met with silence from the council. Councilor Roger Colbenson made motion to table the item for two weeks until Councilor Vern Bunke, who was absent, could be a part of the decision. Councilor Robert Dahl seconded the motion. During discussion and prior to the vote, both options received praise from Councilor Mark Hon-sey and Mayor Chris Hallum. “As a council member, I think he should be here,” noted Honsey, “But I have to say, I’m impressed with what you’ve done here and for under a million.” “I’m shocked,” offered Hallum. “Wow! I’m amazed. I’m really, really impressed. Can we really keep pushing this back more and more?” The council voted in favor of tabling the issue for two weeks, until the June 25 meeting. Mayor Hallum was opposed. There was some concern from the Library Board as to the assurance of Coun-cilor Bunke’s attendance at the next

meeting, when, as one member pointed out, he’d been absent for the last three meetings. “He’ll be here in two weeks,” responded Administrator Steve Sarvi. “If not, it will be on the agenda anyway.” “Well, I can make decisions without Mr. Bunke holding my hand,” added Hallum in response to the tabling of the item. The item will be addressed at the next coun-cil meeting. In other news, the council, which met one hour earlier than usual to accommodate the annual audit, was quickly done with the review in just over 40 minutes. Receiving a clean audit, the city had only a few notable issues in the summary from Tom Wente, of Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. “You have one of the more com-plicated situations,” noted Wente, who took several weeks to com-plete the audit and report. As with last year’s audit, the amount of funding the city is due to be reimbursed from FEMA for the 2007 flood and the subsequent repairs and upgrades is still an issue, although far less than a year ago.

Taking an active stance on pushing FEMA for the reimbursements, the city has claimed $845,000 since last December. Still, it’s awaiting $572,365 in reimbursement from FEMA and the state of Minnesota, from the $1,417,365 noted last year. A proposed electrical rate increase is in the works and Tom Nigon, of Star Engineering, was on hand with the specifics. Essentially, revenue needs to increase, as wholesale rates continue to climb. In addition, Dairyland Power will now have higher rate in the summer months, which Nigon encouraged the coun-cil to also implement to compen-sate for the change. “It’s a shuffle game,” said Nigon. “There’s no magic way to get an increase.” The main driving force in higher wholesale rates is envi-ronmental impacts. “These changes may not be going away,” he stressed. “Your Rushford Municipal Electric Commision has done a good job to make the right decisions for the utility.” A public hearing for the proposed change is scheduled for June 25. The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Monday, June 25, at 6:30pm, at city hall. The public is encouraged to attend.

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Habitat for Humanity-Winona Fillmore Counties is now accepting applications for the home currently under construction in Harmony. To qualify for a Habitat home, the family must currently be living in substandard housing, be unable to obtain a conven-tional loan from a bank, have the resources to pay a monthly mortgage, and be willing to partner with Habitat. Before moving into a Habitat home, families are asked to contribute a minimum of 300 “sweat-equity” hours, (volunteer time with Habitat). 1) HOUSING NEED You must have a need for better housing. Current condi-tions are inadequate because of overcrowding (3 to a bed-room), poor heating, leaking roof, unsafe or unsanitary con-ditions. Additional indicators of need could also include affordability factors (e.g. pay-ing too much of your monthly family income for rent.) Public housing and Section-8 tenants are welcome to apply. 2) ABILITY TO PAY Habitat Partner Fami-lies must have the ability to

make monthly house pay-ments along with paying cur-rent debt. Families must be income qualified, fall within 30-60 percent of the median income in Fillmore County. You must be unable to obtain a conventional or government assisted mortgage loan. The sale of a Habitat house to a Partner Family is financed with a 30-year, no-interest loan that must be repaid. The house payments, including taxes and insurance, cost approximately $500 per month. 3) WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER Habitat does not build homes for anyone– we build houses with families who are accepted. The work done by the family is called “sweat equity.” Each family must complete a minimum of 300 hours before they can purchase the home and move in. Up to 100 of those hours can be done by family and friends. Several educational training sessions are also required. If approved you will need to provide a $1,700 down payment. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical, grass-

Habitat for Humanity-Winona Fillmore Counties seeking a family for home currently under construction in Harmony

Number of Persons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 830% of Median $13,100 $15,000 $16,850 $18,700 $20,200 $21,700 $23,200 $24,70060% of Median $26,200 $30,000 $33,700 $37,400 $40,400 $43,400 $46,400 $49,400

roots, Christian organization, dedicated to eliminating pov-erty housing. Habitat part-ners with homeowner fami-lies, the members of the local community, and volunteers to build simple, decent, affordable houses. The houses are sold to those in need at no profit, through no-interest loans. We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and sup-port an affirmative advertis-ing and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handi-cap, familiar status or national origin. All interested people are invited to apply for a home. For an application go online to www.habitatwinonafillmore.org or stop by the Harmony Habitat office at the Harmony Visitor’s Center to pick up an application. For more informa-tion, please call the Habitat Fillmore County office at 459-4199. Deadline for applying is July 13, 2012.

Jerrold Tesmer, Extension Edu-cator for Fillmore/Houston Counties I want to start by thanking Rushford-Peterson Ag Instruc-tor Colby Lind for hosting the Youth Tractor Safety Training at the Rushford-Peterson High School this past week. There is a lot of work involved, lining up tractors, arranging facilities, and all the miscellaneous things that need to be ready on site. With the addition of the nineteen students who comple t ed the joint training in 2012, we are now at 676 students who have now participated in the Joint Tractor Safety Training over the last twenty-four years. We do this joint training because no one school has enough students to justify individual classes. In addition to Colby Lind, I would like to thank Ag Instruc-tors Dennis Rud, Mabel-Can-ton; Tim Willette, Lanesboro; Brad Harguth, Caledonia; and former State Patrolmen Carl Ukkestadt. Carl has an excellent presentation of on-road farm accidents and hazards that he

shares with the students. I believe having many voices not only makes it more interest-ing for the students, it empha-sizes that fact that many people consider this safety training important. Hammell Equip-ment was very generous in pro-viding the tractors and manure spreaders for the driving por-tion of the training. The students completing the course this year were from many communities. Rushford: Tuck-er Eide, Jered Brand, Dustin Brand, Blake Lawston, Eric Courier, Phil O’Shaughnessy, Kjersta Lind; Houston: Ben-jamin Maynard; Peterson: Benjamin Markegard, Jordan Markegard; Lanesboro: Steve Rein, Cory Mensink; Lewiston: Owen Sannes, Logan Sannes, Tristan Westphal; Altura: Dil-lon Kreidermacher, Lucas Herber; Rollingstone: Dustin Kriedermacher; and Caledonia: Brennon Schulte.

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Bidding ends on Tuesday, June 26th at 5:00pmPARTIAL LIST: Antiques: (3) suit closets and store front counter from Harmony store; Wicker baby buggy; Commode; Wood rocker & chairs; DR table/3 leafs & 6 chrs; Parlor table; Corner shelf; Wood mallard decoy; lamps; glass lanterns; Mantle clock; Scale; Corn sheller; Furniture: End tables; (2) roll top desks; Love seat; Upholstered chair; Piano; Mirrored dresser; New dresser & queen bed; Curio cabinet; Small cabinet w/wine rack; Appliances: Kitchen Aid dishwasher; Food grinder; Univex meat slicer; Microwave (nib); Kenmore side x side w/water & ice (new); Misc: Taylor Smith China set; (2) small older scales; Watch repair tools; Microscope; Old wood pulleys; bug zapper; Boats: 1980 15’ Lund w/trailer-75 hsp Johnson & Minnkota trolling moter; 2000 14’ Alumicraft; (3) boat motors; Collect-ibles: Renville Coop Creamery bowls; (15) Barbies in box; 20+ cookie jars; Liberty bronze collection statue; (2) National Wild Turkey Federation statues; (4) Gray Rock Collection Statues; Monora, IA 1965 H.S. sport mirrored schedule; (2) Lone Ranger books; Old Lanesboro framed photo; History of Rushford Vol. 1 & 2; Class of 1933 Lanesboro framed photo; 10 gal. & 2 gal. Redwing Crocks; Toys: Metal toy airport; (10) Tonka trucks; small metal appliances; Metal basketball game; Fire truck in box; Prints: Terry Redlin “Evening on the Ice”; RJ McDonald “The Eternal Dram:; Mark Daehlen framed & matted; Richard Van Order; Guns/Hunting: 44, 38 & 45 cal. Lead bullets for reloading; 12 ga. buck & bird shot; rifle cartridges; Remmington 260 bolt action handgun w/Weaver scope; Rem. Mod. 7 308 w/scope; Savage 300 short mag w/scope; Cross Bow w/scope & case; Mathews Compound bow w/sights; NEF 223 s.s. Rifle w/scope; Ruger 22mag w/scope; Marlin 22 mag w/scope; Rossi 20 ga. s.s.; Van Guard by Weatherby 270; S&W 9 mm handgun; Mossberg pump 12 ga. w/2 barrels; Marlin 12 ga. pump; Winchester pump 12 ga. model 1897 & more guns… Deer stand: Tools: Wagner paint sprayer; Value Craft 15” Scroll Saw; Sears Router & bits; Sears 0” Radial arm saw; Bostitch flooring nailer (nib); Sears belt/disk sander; Lawn & Garden: Homelite weed trimmer; Husqvarna riding mower w/48” deck; Husqvarna 17” tiller; 9’ & 8’ utility trailers w/ramp end gates; 12’x 6’ Dog kennel • 1993 Jaguar XJ16

Terms: 10% buyer’s premium on all items; 3% credit card fee; all items are “as is” with buyer confirming condition & accuracy; MUST PAY IN FULL AND PICK UP ALL ITEMS ON PICKUP DAY. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND PICKUP DAY, PLEASE DO NOT BID.

Viewing days: Wed., June 20th--2 PM to 8 PM or Mon., June 25th--7:30 AM to Noon.

Pickup day: Wed., June 27th--from 8 AM to 7 PM at Darr Auctions facility at 909 Larson Lane in Rushford, MN. North end of town off Hwy. 43 behind M&M Lawn & Leisure. From Hwy 43 go West on Enterprise Dr.; then right on Larson Lane. Watch for signs.Go to www.darrauctions.com for complete viewing, photos, bidding and terms. 800-852-0010

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Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 9:00am

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For more info contact auction company www.springvalleysales.com or auctionsgo.comSAlE ArrANgEd ANd coNductEd By SPriNg VAllEy SAlES coMPANyAuctioNEErS: Dick Schwade Lic. 23-10018, 507-346-2183 or 7834, Cell 507-251-7313; Tom Jasper 50-113, 507-251-7654; Kevin Grabau 23-91, 507-951-1478 riNgMEN: Bob Root, Roger Becker clErk: Spring Valley Sales - Fax 507-346-2163.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:30a.m.

Consignment

LenderDealer

JD 4650-2 Wheel-P.S.N.H. L553 Skid Loader 3700 Hrs.MF 1155 TractorJD 302-Diesel-4712 Hrs.JD 550-23’ Mulch MasterWilRich 2500-24’ Field Cultivator

Auctioneers - Gehling Auction Co., Denny Brusse 230-5009, Ron Gehling, Matt Gehling, Dave Holstad, Roger Bullerman, Roger Bentley. Clerk - Gehling Auction Co. Inc.

Sale Site: Gehling Implement & Auction Co.Preston, Minnesota

Loan & Lease Financing Available Call Terry at AG Star 1-866-577-1831

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Terms: Cash or good check day of sale.Loan/Lease financing through AG Star w/Proper Approval.

Late Arrivals Not Previously AdvertisedHiwiker 1000-12 Row CultivatorPatz 290 TMR w/ScaleHesston 4750-3’x3’ Big Square Baler

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Monday, June 4, 2012, Joan Eliza-beth Torgerson, 36 of Mabel, appeared before Judge Robert Benson for sen-tencing at the Fillmore County Court-house. Torgerson was found guilty of Drugs in the 5th degree, possession, which has a maximum penalty of 5 years, $10,000 or both. All other charg-es were dismissed. Torgerson received a Stay of Adjudi-cation, and upon completion of proba-tion all charges will be dismissed. She must spend 30 days at the Fillmore County Jail and be on supervised pro-bation for five years. She must also pay $1,150 in fines and fees. Russell William Dahlke, 24 of Pres-ton, also appeared before Judge Benson for sentencing on June 4, 2012. He was found guilty of Burglary in the 3rd degree, which has a maximum penalty of five years in jail, $10,000, or both. He received a Stay of Adjudication, and if he completes probation, all charges will be dropped. He must spend 30 days in the Fillmore County Jail, with credit for four days already served. He will be on supervised probation for five years, and must pay $1,330.55 in fines and fees. Shane Steven McCabe, 18 of Har-

mony, appeared for sentencing on June 4, 2012. He was found guilty of Drugs in the 5th Degree, possession of not a small amount of marijuana, which has a maximum penalty of five years in jail, $10,000, or both. All other charges were dismissed. McCabe must spend 30 days in the Fillmore County Jail on work release, and will have supervised probation for five years. He must also pay $5,200 in fines. Kelly Renae Kunz of Mazeppa appeared before Judge Benson for sen-tencing on June 4, 2012. She was found guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol, with a maximum penalty of seven years in jail, $14,000, or both. All other charges were dis-missed. She must spend five days at the Fillmore County Jail, and will be on supervised probation for seven years. She must also pay $270 in fees. Jeremy Lee Knowlton, 31 of McGregor, Iowa, also appeared on June 4 for sentencing. He was found guilty of Receiving Stolen Property, which has a maximum penalty of five years in jail, $10,000, or both. He must spend 30 days in the Fill-more County Jail, with credit for 22 days served. He will be on supervised

Fillmore County Court Report probation for five years, and must pay $1,090 in fees. There is a Stay of Impo-sition and if he successfully completes probation the charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor. Kyle Jay Nelton-Gilow, 31 of Rushford, appeared for sentencing on June 11, 2012. He was found guilty of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehi-cle, and domestic assault by strangula-tion. All other charges were dismissed. Nelton-Gilow must spend 24 months in an adult correction facility in St. Cloud, with credit for 274 days served. Nelton-Gilow also received 21 months for the charge of making ter-roristic threats, and 18 months for domestic assault. He must also pay $140 in fees. On June 4, 2012, Coniah Emmer-son Horton made his first appearance before Judge Benson. He was charged with Terroristic Threats and Assault in the 5th degree, both of which have a maximum penalty of 5 years in jail, $10,000 or both. The charges stem from an incident in which Horton allegedly assaulted a woman and threat-ened to kill a different woman and her family. The incident occurred behind a bar in Chatfield in which Horton was allegedly fighting with a woman. He said he was trying to break up a fight between her and another woman. Hor-

ton paid $5,000 conditional bail. David Floyd Mathees, 51 of Rogers, MN, appeared before Judge Benson on June 4, 2012. He was charged with two counts of receiving stolen property, both of which have a maximum penalty of five years in jail, $10,000 or both. He was also charged with driving after license revocation. The charges stem from an incident in which Mathees was pulled over for allegedly speeding, and said he was driving a friend’s truck, who gave him permission before going to jail. Police discovered that the truck was stolen, and Mathees had had his license revoked. Mathees paid $5,000 in conditional bail. Jeffrey Curtiss Thorson, 27 of Deco-rah, Iowa, also appeared before Judge Benson on June 4. He was charged with four counts of Driving While Intoxi-cated, which each have a maximum penalty of seven years in jail, $14,000 or both. He was also charged with open bottle, possession of a small amount of marijuana, and driving after license revocation. The charges stem from an incident in which police found him and someone else in a truck that was broken down and he had allegedly been drink-ing. He then refused to take a blood or urine test, and police discovered that his license had allegedly been revoked. Thorson paid $12,000 in condi-

tional bail. His next court appearance is July 2, 2012. Bradley Dean Schwartz, 50, of Rog-ers, MN, appeared before Judge Benson on June 5, 2012. He was charged with three counts of theft by check, each of which have a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail, $20,000 or both. Schwartz allegedly wrote a check to Hammel Equipment in Rushford for a skid loader in the amount of $13,250 that was returned as insufficient funds, and has not made a payment on that check. Schwartz paid $10,000 in uncondition-al bail, and his next court appearance is July 3, 2012. Janeil Linn Stehlik, 22 of Austin, MN, made an appearance before Judge Benson on May 30, 2012. She was charged with assault in the 2nd degree with a dangerous weapon, assault in the 4th degree, a peace officer, fleeing a peace officer, obstructing legal process, and giving police a false name Stehlik was allegedly fighting with someone at a bar in Chatfield and fled from police on foot. When they caught up to her, she was bleeding and allegedly refused to let them help her. She also alleg-edly told them a false name. While the police were helping her into the ambu-lance she allegedly kicked and injured a police officer. Stehlik paid $2,000 in conditional bail.

By Jade Sexton The Harmony City Council had a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) workshop on May 29, and they sug-gested Stantec come up with a propos-al for a pavement management plan for the city. Brett Grabau from Bon-estroo, who is partnered with Stantec, explained the proposal at their regular

Harmony City Council moves forward with Pavement Management Plan council meeting on June 12. Grabau said they would go through every street in town, look at the pave-ment, and put a rating to it using a PACER rating manual. They would then look at the restoration options, such as overlay, seal coating, crack fill-ing, repaving, and total reconstruction, and see what each street needs. They

will also look at curb and gutter needs. The total cost of the plan is $7,500. According to Grabau, this plan could help the city to not waste main-tenance money on seal coating and crack filling when the street needs more. The project would include a map showing the rating, the correlat-ing rehab method, and projecting the projects coming down the road and the dollar amounts that would go with the projects. “It’s a way to focus the money you guys have stored,” said Grabau. “It’s a tool to use with the CIP, to help priori-tize.” Council member Jim Bakken said that with the amount of money the city is going to spend on these projects in the future, it would make sense to get this done. The council approved the contract with Stantec.

Building and Maintenance Illg said the county is planning on doing a mill and overlay to 1st Ave SW, which is a county road, in 2013-14. If the city would like to have any utility work done to that street, they should make plans to do it before that. Illg said there is a lot of sidewalk work that needs to be done, as regulations state they should be five feet wide, and most of them are four feet. He mentioned working with the school on a plan for the sidewalks on that side of the street. There are storm sewer drains and catch basins that need to be redone, and a few driveway aprons.

Electric rates The council approved an electrical rate increase, estimated at 8.8 percent. There is a higher summer energy rate for June, July, and August during the peak hours of 11am-7pm. The Rate Review, done by STAR Energy Servic-es, recommended the increases to pro-vide the city a net income of $75,000, required for improvement projects

Fire Department Fire Chief Bill Hanlon updated the council on the concert that will be at the Fire Hall on July 3. Gemini will be playing at the dance from 7pm-11pm. At the previous meeting there had been

some questions about parking on the highway, but the State Patrol did not think there would be an issue. Hanlon said they are considering putting no parking signs along the highway from the hospital to the intersection just for fire access if needed. Hanlon also asked if there was a place they could put the fire training building they are using to train new fire fighters. He suggested behind the city shed, since it would be inconspicu-ous. However, it was brought up that the disc golf course goes back there. Hanlon is going to look at a spot in the

industrial park. Other Business

The council approved four commer-cial rehab loan requests. Illg said the total of those loans would go over the $7,000 they have left for the year. The city will cover the additional $30,500 needed for the loans. The liquor licenses for Wheelers and Harmony Golf Club were approved. The Park Board is still looking for another member. The next meeting will be changed to Tuesday, July 7 at 7pm due to the primary elections on July 14.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:30a.m.

Consignment

LenderDealer

JD 4650-2 Wheel-P.S.N.H. L553 Skid Loader 3700 Hrs.MF 1155 TractorJD 302-Diesel-4712 Hrs.JD 550-23’ Mulch MasterWilRich 2500-24’ Field Cultivator

Auctioneers - Gehling Auction Co., Denny Brusse 230-5009, Ron Gehling, Matt Gehling, Dave Holstad, Roger Bullerman, Roger Bentley. Clerk - Gehling Auction Co. Inc.

Sale Site: Gehling Implement & Auction Co.Preston, Minnesota

Loan & Lease Financing Available Call Terry at AG Star 1-866-577-1831

E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.gehlingauction.com

For a complete listing and photos go to www.gehlingauction.com For More Info Gehling Auction Co. 1-800-770-0347

Terms: Cash or good check day of sale.Loan/Lease financing through AG Star w/Proper Approval.

Late Arrivals Not Previously AdvertisedHiwiker 1000-12 Row CultivatorPatz 290 TMR w/ScaleHesston 4750-3’x3’ Big Square Baler

w/ApplicatorAssortment of Clark 300 to 500 gal-

lon-5&7 Shank N.H.3 Applicators

1000 Gallon N.H.3 Tank on Running Gear

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Adult Children Anonymous (formerly known as Adult Children of Alcoholics) meeting, 7pm. Call Deb 507-765-5336 for info.*

Preston Public Library- Ross Sutter, singer of Scandinavian, Celtic, American traditional and popular songs performing at 7pm.Chatfield AA meets, 7:30pm in the Pio-neer Presbyterian Church, 206 Fillmore St., Chatfield.* AA Closed Meeting, 8pm, Presbyterian. Church, Mill St, Rushford.*

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Free Senior Coffee, 9am, Heritage Grove, Harmony.*Storyhour, Harmony Public Library, 225 3rd Ave. SW, 11:00 – 11:45, Preschool ages, No School No Storyhour.*

Canton Senior Citizens meet at 1pm for cards and visiting, Canton Community Center.*

Preston Ecumenical Progressive Dinner- Join us for any part of the evening! Christ Lutheran 6pm Salad, St, Columban 6:45pm Main Course, United Methodist 7:30pm Speaker and Dessert.

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FOR SALE: Classic antique cast iron radia-tors from the original Park Hotel in Preston, MN. Many sizes and colors. Excellent condition. Would be perfect for restoration of an older home. Priced from $200 to $500 depending on which size. Call Jason at 507-251-5297. s6tfn- x

FOR SALE: High back wall-mount white porcelain bathroom sinks from original Park Hotel in Preston, MN. Excellent condition. Perfect for restoration of older home. Priced at $150 per sink. Call Jason at 507-251-5297. s6tfn- x

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MEL’S GOLF CARS, LLC. New and used gas and electric Yamaha Golf Carts are in Stock! Other New Models are available along with over 50 used Carts to choose from. Now demonstrating the all New 2012 Fuel Injected Yamaha Gas Golf Carts. Will take trades. Mel’s Golf Cars provides the highest quality in all their golf carts. Stop and Shop at 132 Garfield Avenue, Albert Lea, MN or Call Mel at 507-438-2705. s14,21,28,4,18,25- x

1989 JAYCO 23 FOOT Motor Home. 23K actual miles. Chev. Chassis 3,000 miles on all tires. Extra clean. Can be seen at 308 Winona Street, Preston. Call 507-765-2313 or cell 507-951-9803. Must be seen to be appreciated!! s18,25- x

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HAY FOR SALE: 23 big round bales. Mixed hay - alfalfa, broom and orchard grass. Baled with big John Deere bailer and net wrapped. No rain. 507-467-2333. f11,18,25- x

2 DOGS TO GOOD HOME: 7-year-old male Border Collie and 6-year-old male Great Pyrenees. We love the dogs but due to moving out of state we need to find a home for them. Call 641-203-7114. f18- x

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CRAFTERS FOR THE 2012 Rushford Festivities to be held in Rushford, MN the third weekend in July. This craft show is held indoors and would be held both Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd. Cost for the event is $25 for a 10x10 space. If interested please contact Barb Mensink, [email protected] or 6749 Ferndale Rd, Rushford, MN 55971 or 507-864-2183. w18- o

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU to all that remembered me with beautiful cards, calls, gifts flowers and came to my 90th birthday party. It was a fun day and one to remem-ber. Thanks to all who planned it and did all the work.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I WOULD LIKE TO give a special thanks to my parents, Margaret and Lowell Stephas, for hosting my daughter’s gradu-ation party. You did a great job. The food was really good and the Steve Arnold and Walter Bradley Band you hired was won-derful entertainment. Thanks Mom & Dad for making this day special for Mercedes. I would also like to extend my thanks to everyone else who helped out and to all who attended.

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THANK YOU FRIENDS and relatives for cards, memorials, flowers, food and other acts of kindness for Charlotte Lutz’s funer-al. Special thanks to Joel and Margaret Viss who helped her for many years. Thanks to Pastor Paul Bauch and the Riley’s for their service.

Charlotte Lutz familyShirley Bornfleth

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I WANT TO THANK family and friends for all the cards, gifts and birthday wishes for my 80th birthday! It was all very much appreciated! Thanks again!

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THANKS to the Lanesboro firemen for their quick response when the car was on fire. A special thank you for the hard work.

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TIM DANIELSONE-mail: [email protected] Main St. NorthChatfield MN 55923Phone: 867-9100Cell: 259-9110

Realty Co.

CHARMING DOLL HOUSE

$79,900

2 AVE B NE, CHATFIELD• 2 Bedrooms • 0.52 Acre lot • No backyard neighbors• Updated throughout • Hardwood floors • Gas stove• Permanent siding • New roof • Mature trees

#4029937

ELCOR

$124,900

521 MAIN ST S, CHATFIELD• 3+ Bedrooms on same level • 2 Baths• 2 Car garage • Numerous updates • Move-in condition

#4027871

UNIQUE LAYOUT

$129,900

315 BENCH ST SW, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Original woodwork• Leaded windows • Paneled doors • Hardwood floors• 2 Enclosed porches • Numerous improvements

CHARACTER GALORE - SUPERIOR MAINTAINED

#4030895

616 CLIFF ST NE, CHATFIELD• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Lg Foyer• Family Rm w/gas fireplace • Vaulted ceilings

#4034601

QUIET STREET & PRIVATE BACKYARD

$169,900

SAT., JUNE 23RD • 11-12:30 PM

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

$109,000

135 GOLD ST SOUTH, WYKOFF• 4 Bedrooms • 3 Bath • 2 Car garage• New roof • Updated throughout • Original• Gorgeous French Second Empire cottage

#4029728

222 SILVER ST S, WYKOFF• 5 Lg bedrooms • Hardwood floors • Main floor living• Lg lot w/no backyard neighbors • Updated roof & furnace

#4031606

REMARKABLE ORIGINAL WOODWORK

$69,900

2 CAR GARAGE + STORAGE SHED

$89,900

626 UNION ST NE, CHATFIELD• 2 Plus bedroom • 2 Bath • Large corner lot• Main floor living • Totally updated• All appliances • Move-in condition • CA

#4034304

Open Houses

TOTALLY UPDATED INSIDE & OUT

$90,000255 1ST AVE NE, HARMONY• 4 Bedroom • 2 Bath • Open layout • 3 Finished levels

#4021335

729 WINONA ST SE, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedrooms plus 2 dens • Main Fl laundry• Numerous updates, steel siding• Huge 2 car garage, deck movie-in-condition

#4034731

GREAT STARTER HOME

$104,900

$99,90021 GROVE ST NE, CHATFIELD• 2 Bedrooms • 2 Full Baths • 2 Car Garage (24x28)• 2 City lots • Fireplace • Hardwood floors • Vinyl siding

#4029199

CHARMING STARTER HOME WITH UPDATES

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$149,900105 5TH ST SW, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedrooms on second level • 2 Baths• Paneled doors • Hardwood floors throughout• Original trim • Built-ins • Crown moldings

#4035384

CLASSIC 2-STORY FILLED WITH OLD WORLD CHARM

$124,900

NO WORK NEEDED!

101 PLEASANT ST EAST, LANESBORO• 3 Bedroom • Main floor laundry • Level corner lot• New windows, roof, siding, boiler, water heater• Recently updated kithcen & bath, deck • Patio

#4034548$179,900

TOTALLY REMODELED INSIDE AND OUT!

104 FILLMORE ST E, WYKOFF• 4 Bedroom • 3 Bath • 2 Car gar • Hardwood floors• Paneled doors • Open layout• Basement roughed in for bath & floor heat

#4035598

NEW PRICE

COMMERCIAL

$549,900150 HWY 30 WEST, CHATFIELD• 18 Unit hotel/motel w/Community Room

& Banquet Hall • 18,277 sq. ft. under one roof• Includes 3 bdrm, 2 bath home • 3.2 acres

#4026186

GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

$64,900

212 MAIN ST S, CHATFIELD• Updated main floor w/1,320 sq ft & bath• 2-1 Bedroom apartment’s w/separated utilities

COMMERCIAL BUILDING DOWNTOWN

#4027142

RETAIL OR OFFICE SPACE

$49,900218 MAIN ST SOUTH, CHATFIELD• Solid main floor building plus basement• Includes warehouse w/loading dock

#4029131

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LOTS FOR SALECHATFIELD – NEW LISTING - Build your dream homeon this 5 acre approved building site tucked in the val-ley with 429 feet of Root River frontage. Small pasturefor the animals, beautiful views of the valley, short driveto town and is suitable for walkout. $59,900 #4037045CHATFIELD – Fingerson & Donahoe First Subd.Covenant controlled neighborhood with lg cul-de-sac,walk-out lots w/private backyards. Lots starting at$29,900. NEW PRICING AND ADDITIONAL LOTSAVAILABLE!FOUNTAIN - Two outlots for the price of one! Largelevel lot (132’ x 300’) on the corner of dead end streetin an established neighborhood. $19,900 #4037960LANESBORO – 1.43 acre building site within city lim-its. Great views, walkout, city utilities, protective con-venants apply. $44,900 #4031256RACINE – Lyman’s Second Subdivision. Located innewer development on cul-de-sac street with city utili-ties, choice of builder and covenant controlled. Hurryonly 3 lots available. Prices starting at $19,900.ROCHESTER – NEW LISTING – Nice multi-purposesite at the intersection of Hwy. 14 and Cty Rd 19.$39,900 #4036641

$104,900

UPDATED RANCH ON LARGE LOT

116 CENTENNIAL ST E, WYKOFF• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • LL Family room• Roof (09) • Steel siding • 2 Car garage

#4036176

$159,900

VERY RUSTIC WITH OPEN LAYOUT

414 COTTAGE GROVE AVE, PRESTON• 2 Bedroom • 2 Bath • Wood/vaulted ceilings• 3 Car garage • No backyard neighbors

#4025648

$129,900

14 FILLMORE ST NE, CHATFIELD• 4 Bedroom • 3 Bath • 2 Car garage• Gorgeous hardwood floors throughout• Wood FP & wood stove • Nearly 3,000 sq ft

#4036769

MOVE-IN CONDITION

20602 CTY 2, CHATFIELD• 5 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • 3,085 sq ft • Main floor living• Refinished hardwood floors • New septic • On blacktop• Several well-kept outbuildings • 2.5 miles from town

#4033043

UPDATED WITH CHARACTER ON 12.69 ACRES

$325,000

$419,900

7189 90TH ST SE, STEWARTVILLE• 3 Bedroom • 3 Bath ranch built in 2001• Heated shop w/bath • 2 pole sheds • 2 Cattle sheds• Calf shed • Just off the blacktop • 15 min to Rochester• Additional Land Available

#4036698

10 ACRE HOBBY FARM

ACREAGE

#4037339

1300 CONWAY LANE SE, CHATFIELD• 4 Bedrooms • 5 baths • Brick exterior• Main floor living • 3’ doors • 9’ Ceilings • 4,784 sq. ft. • 1.3 acre lot • Private Drive • LL previously used asmother-in-law residence

#4037085

SPRAWLING WALKOUT RANCH

$329,900

$30,000208 ST. PAUL STREET SW, PRESTON • Professional office space or retail• Display window • hardwood floors • ½ Bath

GREAT DOWNTOWN LOCATION!

SUN., JUNE 24TH • 12-1:30 PM

29692 HARROW RD, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedroom • Hobby farm ideal for HorsesRemodeled house • Pole shed • Barn• Secluded Valley • fenced pasture

#4037458

19 ACRES WITH ROOT RIVER FRONTAGE

$214,900

5872 65TH AVE SE, ROCHESTER• 5 Bedrooms • 4 Baths • Blacktop Rd• Fully finished walkout • Pole Shed• Wrap around deck • Horses Welcome

#4037459

2003 CAPE COD ON 8.9 ACRES

$249,900

SOLD

TOWNHOMESCHATFIELD ORCHARD RIDGE LOTS – BANK OWNEDTownhome lots with private backyards (4 walkout, 2level). This upscale neighborhood is on a paved deadend road with city utilities. Only $20,000/each.

NEW PRICE

225 3RD ST SW, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedrooms • 3 Baths • Solid doors

1451 LONE STONE CT. SE, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, 2001 Ranch

1552 AMCO DRIVE SE, CHATFIELD• 5 Bedroom, 3 Bath, 2012 Split.

1006 MAIN ST S, CHATFIELD• 1 Bedroom • Main floor living • Garage

ALL THE MODERN COLORS

$169,900

604 MARGARET ST NE, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedroom • 2 Bath • Gas Fireplace • Great Location• Heated ceramic tile • Large Deck • 0.43 acre lot• Wooded Backyard • No backyard neighbors • Move-in-ready

#4037825

NEW LISTING

$129,900

236 HARDWOOD AVE NE, CHATFIELD• 3 Main floor bedrooms • 2 Baths • Walkout LL• All new windows/doors • New roof • Steel siding• Large deck • Gas stove • All appliances

ALL THE UPDATES ARE DONE!

#4037809

NEW LISTING

UPDATED & WELL KEPT RANCH

$151,900

243 HARDWOOD AVE NE, CHATFIELD• 3 Bedrooms • Den • 2 Baths • Fireplace • Workshop• Open floor plan • Great Room • 2508 sq. ft.• Newer furnace & central air • Finished LL

#4037918

NEW LISTING

501 COUNTY ROAD 8, FOUNTAIN• 2 Bedroom plus LL den • 2 Bath NEW PRICE

QUALITY RANCH IN GREAT LOCATION

$92,900

249 HARWOOD AVE NE, CHATFIELD• 3 Main floor bedrooms • 2 baths • Covered Patio• Quiet street • Updated electrical service• Permanent siding • Well cared for

#4038158

AWESOME WALKOUT RANCH

$179,900

1103 WINONA ST SE, CHATFIELD• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Main floor living,• 2412 sq. ft. • paneled doors • deck • Quality• Built in 2002 • fireplace • granite tops• Steel siding • 0.32 acre • no backyard neighbors

#4038198

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HOUSE FOR SALE: 203 Coffee St. Downtown Lanesboro. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. 507-429-5809 or 806-268-0194. e16tfn- o

BIG WOODS, TROUT, deer. Buildable 6, 11 or 17 acres, road, survey, electric, telephone. See rogerland.com WI-MN Real Estate. 608-385-8080. e21tfn- o

BEAUTIFUL LAKE DEVELOPMENT Oak lined ravines, 12,000 acre Big Stone Lake,private boat ramp, disc golf, pan fish lake. No state income tax. www.shoresoft-imberridge.com 605/949-0394 MCAN

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Preston Great 1 1/2 story 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath and attached 3 season porch. One car detached garage and Flat Lot. $64,900 $59,900 MLS #4031651

Preston 3 bdrm, Rambler, MF Laundry, Large Garage, low maintenance exterior, Close to swimming pool park and trail. $4K carpet allowance $99,900 $89,900 MLS#4030099

Greenleafton 2 bedroom rambler has new carpet and fresh paint, newer windows and roof. 15547 Kiwi Rd, $52,000 $47,900 MLS#4035459

Preston Enjoy this 3 Bedroom 2 Bath split that offers privacy with wooded area in backyard. Home features vaulted family room with Gas Fireplace, step saving kitchen and spacious living room. $118,000 • MLS#4036444

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Build your dream home on 17.5 AC: South of Rushford on HWY 43. $89,900.

109 Mill St., Peterson Charming 2 story home on a huge lot w/3 BR, 2 BA mainfloor laundry and a large 2+ car att. garage. Open stair case, updated electrical and windows. $87,500.

121 N Elm, Rushford - New listing: Classic home w/hardwood floors, open staircase; new roof, windows, completely remodeled kitchen, large garage & added storage. Fenced yard, 3 BR, 2 BA, $129,900

690 Harrison St. Lewiston Charming home completely remodeled from top to bottom both inside & out. Move right in for $95,000.

207 Elm St. N, Rushford Successful going auto repair/body shop/sales business & real estate: It all goes, including tools & equip. Be your own boss. Don’t miss out. $349,900.

205 Maple St. S., Rushford Major price reduction! Classic home with original woodwork, open staircase, New roof, windows, boiler, water heater and elect. Serv. 3 BR, 2 BA, impressive. $114,900.

905 Hillcrest, Rushford Major price reduction! 3 BR, 3 BA well maintained ranch on quiet cul-de-sac w/cen. air, and many updates. Move right in for $110,000.

445511 Hillview Drive Rushford, MN 3200 sq. ft. home on 3 AC close to town. Gas frpl. up & down; hot tub; expansive master suite; wrap around deck w/elegant landscaping; 3 car gar. & heated work shop.

201 Grove St E, Rushford, MN New roof; Completely remodeled kitchen; new flooring; 3 BR, 2 BA, mainfl. laund. Close to school & shops. $89,900.

Buildable Lot in Rushford: $29,900. Put up a single family or multiunit.

Commercial Lot in Rushford: 1/2 acre lot zoned commercial adjacent to Minnesota State Bike Trail. $49,900

Randy Barnes410 N. Main, Harmony, MN • (Across from Kwik Trip)

507-251-3271

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VeRy seCluded spot Lots of privacy. Twelve year old large modular home on 25 acres. Beautiful country setting. Hunter’s dream area. 40’ x 80’ pole shed of which 40’ is insulated shop. Could be handy man’s dream. Bring horses and four-wheelers, plenty of room and trails. 16165 351st Ave, Harmony. $165,000. Always call Randy Barnes for appointment, 507-251-3271.

new listing HARmony 3 Bedroom, Nice Neighborhood. $77,000. Call Randy Barnes for Details, 507-251-3271.

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FOR RENTHOUSE FOR RENT: 2 bedroom, one bath, full basement, NEW windows, sid-ing, roof, air conditioning, flooring, stove and refrigerator. 2nd Avenue SW, Cresco, IA. Available July 1st. Call 507-450-5894. r11,18- o

2 BEDROOM apt in Preston. $375/month. Available July 1st. 507-765-4521 or 507-272-9889. r18,25- o

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XXX 212 St, PreSton, Mn. $79,900 - Approxi-m a t e l y 8.42 acre building site near

Forestville State Park. 2 different possible building sites on this acreage. Panoramic views, wooded with slop-ping land.

23383 Co rd 14, Preston, Mn. $259,900 Approx 8.5 acres near Forestville State Park. 3 bdrm 2 bath home, totally remodeled & renovated down to stud walls. All new interior,

cement board siding, new shingles & gutters, windows, furnace & c/a. 60x40 barn & 40x90 lean to & misc. outbuildings. Great front porch & lower level walk out wi/patio area. On black top road. Panoramic views of countryside.

Prime location near Forestville State Park. $59,900 Over 4 acres of panoramic views, wooded lot and

borders southern branch of Root River which is an excellent trout stream. Enjoy the wildlife and peaceful surroundings from your new home’s deck! xxxx Mayapple Lane, Preston, MN. (near Forestville State Park entrance).

new LiSting - 117 Crown HiLL rd w, PreSton - Great 4.83 Acreage with barn & several outbuildings. Great trails within the property down to and near the Root River which borders the

property. The home has many updates and also includes hardwood floors, natural wood work, 4 large bedrooms, 2 baths, main floor laundry, open staircase, formal dining, den/study and a mud room (or 3 season porch) off kitchen area. $184,900

21933 County road 20, PreSton $114,000 Beautiful updated 3 bdrm 2 full bath ranch style home. New addition features family room w/gas fireplace & patio doors to outside covered deck. Lower level finished w/

family room, full bath & lg. bedroom w/walk-in closet. Dinette area in kitchen has useable work space & dining area. Tastefully decorated on close to an acre of land w/new mound septic system. Last house on the edge of Co Rd 20 in Greenleafton - Enjoy small town living with the “feel” of country!

CoMMerCiaL CoMMerCiaL buiLding - wykoFF - Completely renovated building that is ideal for any type of restaurant, catering or other business opportunity. The lower level is finished for additional space. $199,900CoMMerCiaL- CHatFieLd - Tacades Sports Bar/Restaurant. Excellent opportu-nity to own this high traffic, well established sports bar/restaurant. Turn-key opertation. Building and all equipment are in excellent condition. Additional bar area for private parties. $540,000 Reduced $495,000new LiSting - CoMMerCiaL buiLding - LaneSboro Great opportunity to own large commercial building in a high traffic area. Potential business could be retail, restaurant/bar, convenience store/grocery, crafts or many other uses. Can be divided off. Apartment above for rental or personal use. $89,900

LotS For SaLe - Chatfield - Fingerson & Donahoe - 1st Subdivison - Lots Starting At - $29,900

• 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths• Wood Floors • 9’ Ceilings• 28 x 32 Garage

404 Margaret St., CHatFieLd• 3 Bedroom • 2 Baths• 2 Car Garage • Deck• Storage Sheds

6 FiLLMore St., CHatFieLd

312 benCH St. Sw, CHatFieLd

• 3+ Bedrooms • 2 Baths• Gas Fireplace • 2 Car Garage• New Roof • Vinyl Siding

503 ave. C, CHatFieLd• Townhouse • Patio• 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths• W/O • Deck • Open Floor Plan

217 2nd St Sw, CHatFieLd• 3 Bedroom •D/O • Wood Floors• Main Floor Laundry • 2 Porches• Close to Mill Creek Park

707 roCHeLLe ave. S, LaneSboro• 2 Story • 3+ Bedrooms• 2 Full Baths • Main Floor Laundry• 2 Car Garage • Porch

209 Main St., Fountain• 4 City Lots • 3+ Bedrooms• 2 Gas Fireplaces • Wood Floors • Main Floor Laundry • Deck• 3 Car Heated Garage • Steel Siding

222 2nd ave., wHaLan • Next to State Trail• 3 bedrooms • Hickory Cabinets2 Baths • Deck

1015 waySide St, PreSton• Ranch on quiet street • New siding• Heated garage • Deck• Great views • Updated

851 eMeraLd Lane, roCHeSter • 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Ranch• Private Fenced Yard • 3 Car Garage• Main Floor Laundry • Cul-De-Sac

135 SaLeM Pt. dr. Sw, roCHeSter • Townhouse • 4 Season Porch• Patio • Fireplace • 3 Bedrooms• 3 Baths • Main Floor Living

408 Line St., wykoFF • Ranch on 1/2 Acre • Deck• Bedrooms on Main • Storage Shed• Updated • 2 Car Garage

28089 everyday rd., LaneSboro - • 8 acres • Pasture for horses • 50x64 heated shop • New well • New roof • 50 x 112 shed• Outdoor wood burner for house and shop.

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920 grand St., CHatFieLd • 5 Bedroom • 6/10 Acre • 2 Bath • Main Floor Living • 3,600 Sq. Ft. • Black Walnut • Wood Fireplace w/ Brick Surround• Heated Garage • 20 x 24 Garage

704 keniLwortH ave. S, LaneSboro• Wood Floors • High Ceilings• Charcoal • 2 Car Garage

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513 SPring ave, PreSton• Knotty Pine Throughout • 2 Car Garage• Main Floor Laundry • Enclosed Porch

$49,900

33316 gaeLiC rd., LaneSboro • 14 acres • Great Views • Deck • Fireplace• 1 mi. from Eagle Bluff • Hot tub• 4-Season Porch • Sauna• Barn w/Heated Shop & Garage

11687 deer road, MabeL • Cabin on 16 acres • Knotty Pine• New well & septic • Steel siding • Covered porch • In-floor heat• Loft area • Laundry

725 tree toP Lane, oronoCo • 2 Acres • 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths• 3 Car Garage • 30 x 40 Heated Shed• Cul-De-Sac • (2) Fireplaces• Sunroom • Circle Drive• Steel-siding

29991 Co. rd. 21, CHatFieLd • 220 acres • Woods • Tillable• Root River access • 3 car garage• Open floor plan • In-floor heat• 3-car garage and basement • Fireplace•15’ ceiling • W/O • Deck• Gorgeous setting • 15 minutes to Lanesboro

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322 ProSPeCt St., CHatFieLd • 3 Bedroom Ranch • 2 Baths• 3 Season Porch • 2 Car Garage• Main Floor Laundry

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Roxanne Johnson, Broker, ABR, CRS, [email protected]: 507-458-6110

25 Center St. W, Harmony, MN 55939www.SEMNrealestate.com • [email protected]

Toll Free: 888-839-2142

Kelsey FischerLicensed Assistant

Office 507-886-4221

Super location on edge of town! 3 bedroom, 3 bath home, office, master en suite, Lower level family room, dining and kitchen area, office, super storage. 3 car attached. PLUS 812 sq ft det heated garage/shop with ¾ bath. $277,500

420 Parkside Drive Preston, MN

1 acre lot

Custom built 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with master en suite, walk in closets, Open living space, vault, fireplace, LL finished with huge family room and office. 2 car attached, backs up to country. $225,000

Beautiful 3 bedroom home, open floor plan, vault, hardwood floors, 3 baths, office, LL finished with serving bar, dual zoned heating. Awesome deck- incredible views, HUGE REDUCTION $234,900 NOW: $224,900 Sellers says SELL!!

31276 Hwy 16 Lanesboro, MN

730 3rd Ave SE Harmony, MN

418 PRESTON ST PRESTON Open & Bright 3 bedroom, 2 bath townhome with lower level finished walkout living area, plus office. 2 car att. $125,000

340 B 5TH AvE SE HARmONy Relax & Enjoy! 2 bedroom, 2 bath, townhome. Great layout with generous sized rooms. Attached garage, CA, patio appliances $129,900

mint condition 2 story , 4 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, great woodwork, porch, deck, garage, & garden space $105,000

312 PRESTON ST NW, PRESTON4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, home with many updates, & new 784 sq ft 2 car heated garage $87,900

240 4TH AvE SE HARmONyCharming 3 bedroom, 2 story home, open staircase, oak hardwoods under carpet, nice basement offering add. space, 2 car det, great yard $79,900

235 1ST AvE SE HARmONy 4 bedroom, 1 ½ bath 1 ½ story home , nice layout, fireplace, det. Garage plus bonus shop and storage $78,500

405 ST PAUL ST PRESTON 2 bedroom Stone Cottage 1 ¾ bath, oak hardwood floors, huge semi private yard with access, plus 1 car det garage $ 64,900

204 N 2ND ST CANTON Well kept 2 bedroom, 2 bath Ranch home with great layout, LL finished, huge 1140 sg ft att garage with shop. Landscaped & stamped patio $84,500

Brick 2 story, original features, hardwood floors, 3 bedrm, 2 bath, walk out basement, corner lot, garage $69,900

330 mAIN AvE S HARmONy Updated 2 bedroom home , new kitchen, bath, oak panel doors, Furnace, CA, deck, 2 car det garage $65,000

506 E NEWBURG mABEL 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with main floor laundry, generous living and eat in kitchen. LL familyroom, office, att garage, CA, $79,900

120 4TH ST SW HARmONy Quality built 3 bedroom ranch home on quiet street LL rec and storage area, CA, newer det garage $81,500

355 3RD AvE SE HARmONy One level living , no basement, 2 bedroom 2 bath Ranch home Open kitchen breakfast bar, open to dining , att huge 2 car garage $109,900

30 3RD AvE NW HARmONyyou won’t believe the space in this 2 bedroom home. Beautiful oak hardwoods, updated windows, & shingles, private covered patio and large det garage $69,900

15545 KIWI RD, PRESTON2 bdrm ranch home in Greenleafton, updated kitchen, bath, mainfl laundry, LL office & storage, att 1 car, deck, semi private yard $59,900

Hard to find this many acres at this affordable price! 3 bedroom home with part finished walkout basement. det garage, shop, shed, barn, fenced pasture, creek, 3 acres tillable. ONLy $177,500

Brick home, open staircase, oak hardwoods, many updates, Out buildings, mature trees Super location ONLy $107,000 (additional 20 acres available)

2 story home, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, office, updates include kitchen, windows, shingles, furnace. Plus 100ft x 32 ft machine shed/barn & pasture $120,000

309 mAPLE DR. LANESBORO: Building lot quarter of an acre, great view, sellers invites your offer! $29,600

DRAKE ROAD, LANESBORO: 2 Parcels Offered: camping site, hiking trail open prairie on top Camp, hike, hunt. Secluded setting offers a place to get a way from a busy world!16.49 acres @ $46,172 24.1 Acres @ $67,480

Grand 4 bedrooms 2 story home w/original details & charm, very well kept. 30 x 45 garage / shop, summer kitchen, barn, gardens, and park like yard.

15646 160TH ST SPRING vALLEy 6 bedroom ranch home with walk out basement. 2 car garage 36 x 48 steel shed, loafing shed, fenced pastures w/creek $269,000

Commercial building main floor retail or office area with ¾ bath. 2nd floor, 2

BUILDING LOTS -3RD AvE SE HARmONy: Investment opportunity! 7 lots offered at a reduced price of $11,900 each (discount for 2 or more) Walk outs possible on select lots, no assessments.

109 SPRUCE ST FOUNTAIN 2006 built, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car att, LL finished backs up to park & trail $205,000

535 1ST AvE SE HARmONy4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car det. Fireplace, large 3 season porch plus deck, great backyard $119,900

Farm Land: 94.75 Acres: CRP land, Bristol Township. Sets high and could be put back into production, Bristol Township, call for details!

Buildable Wooded: 46.88 acres buildable, driveway access Bristol Township

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15523 CTy 9, PRESTON 3 bedroom home in Greenleafton, good sized living space, main fl laundry, PLUS det garage and 24 x 40 building. $52,900

25562 140TH ST PRESTON

35 mAIN AvE N HARmONy

bedrm apartment with appliances front and back entry, 2 car det. Steel roof, siding, super deal $59,900

644 FILLmORE ST E PRESTON 2 bedroom plus den cottage near bike trail & river (not flood zone) get a way or nice little investment $45,000

340A 5TH AvE SE HARmONy Comfort by Design this 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhome offers open living dining area, ample storage, att garage , patio, appliances $125,000

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Scenic View TownhomeS• Spacious 2 & 3 bedrooms • Attached garages included • Beautiful area• Starting at $505

Income restrictions apply.507-864-7880 • Rushford, MN

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LAKEWOOD SENIOR HOuSINg, 420 Bench St. Chatfield. Easy living...no yard work, no shoveling! For those who are 62 and older, handicapped/disabled. 1-bedroom apts. Heat paid. On-site laun-dry. Rent based on income. Off-street parking. Call (507) 867-4791.

ROOFING

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SHAMIAH’S WELDINGREPAIR AND DESIGN

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ALSO Custom Hay Mowing, Raking & Baling

TNT Lawn Service• Mowing• Stump Grinding• Fall Clean-Up• Snow Plowing• Ice Management Call:

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• Aerating• Power Brooming• Insured• Light Backhoe Work

TRAILER SALES & SERVICE, Inc.507-886-4600

PO Box 273 • 70 4th St. NW, Harmony MN 55939We are proud to offer these services:

• DOT Inspections on your pickup & trailer• Install B&W gooseneck hitches• Install brake controllers• Trailer brake repair• Light repair on trailers• Wiring repair on pickups and trailers• Welding repair and modifications on

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We are looking forward to helping you with all your trailer needs!

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Cabinets & Woodworking •All Carpentry Needs

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SERVICESSERVICESTRANSMISSION REBUILDING: Foreign and domestic, auto & light truck. 12 month 12,000 mile warranty. Call for prices. Brown’s Tire, Battery, & Transmission. Rushford 507-864-2969 or 1-888-864-7049. v20tfn- o

NORBy TREE Service: Stump grinding, tree trimming and removal. Call Dave Norby at 507-259-3118. v8/2tfn- o

FOR yOUR SEWING NEEDS and craft items call for more information. Call 507-227-4291. v18- x

A PERFECT CUT TREE SERvICE - tree trimming and removal, hedge trimming, fenceline clearing. 15 years experience climbing and basket work. 507-743-TREE, Chad Wangen. Fully licensed and insured. Cell 507-272-0394. v7/20-7/30/12- x

NICE 2BR apt. in Preston, $350/mo + util. Scott 765-3600. r8tfn- o

LARGE LOT in New Horizon Trailer Park in Preston. Available Immediately. 765-2131 or 1-800-770-0347. r10/5tfn- o

NEED TO STORE snowmobiles, a clas-sic car, or a boat? Do you need storage while in the process of moving? Space is available for rent in a building located in Preston. Call 507-251-5297. r28tfn- x

KENILWORTH APARTMENTS and SyLvAN MANOR of Lanesboro have apts. for seniors 62+ or handicapped/dis-abled. Rent based on income. Onsite laundry, large communtiy room and patio for tenant use. Call 507-467-2222 EHO r4tfn- o

3+ BEDROOM RANCH home with garage in Wykoff. No smoking or no pets. Available June 1st. Call Fran 507-951-3746. r11tfn- o

CHATFIELD MAIN STREET: 2 bedroom apartment. Available July 1st. $575/month plus $300 damage deposit. All utilities are included, off street parking and private washer/dryer. No pets please. Call 507-251-1724. r11,18- x

FOR RENTMARK’S PAINTING & REPAIRS. Siding washes, rolling and brushing wood and masonry. 30+ years experience. Spraying steel roofs, restore most anything wood. Insured. 507-459-0590. EOWv3/19-10/8- x

WE DO SMALL engine repair. Full-time mechanic on hand. Certified Husqvarna dealer. Fast, friendly, honest service. Kingsley Mercantile. Harmony. 507-886-2323. v4eow- o

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Roxanne Johnson, Broker, ABR, CRS, [email protected]: 507-458-6110

25 Center St. W, Harmony, MN 55939www.SEMNrealestate.com • [email protected]

Toll Free: 888-839-2142

Kelsey FischerLicensed Assistant

Office 507-886-4221

Super location on edge of town! 3 bedroom, 3 bath home, office, master en suite, Lower level family room, dining and kitchen area, office, super storage. 3 car attached. PLUS 812 sq ft det heated garage/shop with ¾ bath. $277,500

420 Parkside Drive Preston, MN

1 acre lot

Custom built 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with master en suite, walk in closets, Open living space, vault, fireplace, LL finished with huge family room and office. 2 car attached, backs up to country. $225,000

Beautiful 3 bedroom home, open floor plan, vault, hardwood floors, 3 baths, office, LL finished with serving bar, dual zoned heating. Awesome deck- incredible views, HUGE REDUCTION $234,900 NOW: $224,900 Sellers says SELL!!

31276 Hwy 16 Lanesboro, MN

730 3rd Ave SE Harmony, MN

418 PRESTON ST PRESTON Open & Bright 3 bedroom, 2 bath townhome with lower level finished walkout living area, plus office. 2 car att. $125,000

340 B 5TH AvE SE HARmONy Relax & Enjoy! 2 bedroom, 2 bath, townhome. Great layout with generous sized rooms. Attached garage, CA, patio appliances $129,900

mint condition 2 story , 4 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, great woodwork, porch, deck, garage, & garden space $105,000

312 PRESTON ST NW, PRESTON4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, home with many updates, & new 784 sq ft 2 car heated garage $87,900

240 4TH AvE SE HARmONyCharming 3 bedroom, 2 story home, open staircase, oak hardwoods under carpet, nice basement offering add. space, 2 car det, great yard $79,900

235 1ST AvE SE HARmONy 4 bedroom, 1 ½ bath 1 ½ story home , nice layout, fireplace, det. Garage plus bonus shop and storage $78,500

405 ST PAUL ST PRESTON 2 bedroom Stone Cottage 1 ¾ bath, oak hardwood floors, huge semi private yard with access, plus 1 car det garage $ 64,900

204 N 2ND ST CANTON Well kept 2 bedroom, 2 bath Ranch home with great layout, LL finished, huge 1140 sg ft att garage with shop. Landscaped & stamped patio $84,500

Brick 2 story, original features, hardwood floors, 3 bedrm, 2 bath, walk out basement, corner lot, garage $69,900

330 mAIN AvE S HARmONy Updated 2 bedroom home , new kitchen, bath, oak panel doors, Furnace, CA, deck, 2 car det garage $65,000

506 E NEWBURG mABEL 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with main floor laundry, generous living and eat in kitchen. LL familyroom, office, att garage, CA, $79,900

120 4TH ST SW HARmONy Quality built 3 bedroom ranch home on quiet street LL rec and storage area, CA, newer det garage $81,500

355 3RD AvE SE HARmONy One level living , no basement, 2 bedroom 2 bath Ranch home Open kitchen breakfast bar, open to dining , att huge 2 car garage $109,900

30 3RD AvE NW HARmONyyou won’t believe the space in this 2 bedroom home. Beautiful oak hardwoods, updated windows, & shingles, private covered patio and large det garage $69,900

15545 KIWI RD, PRESTON2 bdrm ranch home in Greenleafton, updated kitchen, bath, mainfl laundry, LL office & storage, att 1 car, deck, semi private yard $59,900

Hard to find this many acres at this affordable price! 3 bedroom home with part finished walkout basement. det garage, shop, shed, barn, fenced pasture, creek, 3 acres tillable. ONLy $177,500

Brick home, open staircase, oak hardwoods, many updates, Out buildings, mature trees Super location ONLy $107,000 (additional 20 acres available)

2 story home, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, office, updates include kitchen, windows, shingles, furnace. Plus 100ft x 32 ft machine shed/barn & pasture $120,000

309 mAPLE DR. LANESBORO: Building lot quarter of an acre, great view, sellers invites your offer! $29,600

DRAKE ROAD, LANESBORO: 2 Parcels Offered: camping site, hiking trail open prairie on top Camp, hike, hunt. Secluded setting offers a place to get a way from a busy world!16.49 acres @ $46,172 24.1 Acres @ $67,480

Grand 4 bedrooms 2 story home w/original details & charm, very well kept. 30 x 45 garage / shop, summer kitchen, barn, gardens, and park like yard.

15646 160TH ST SPRING vALLEy 6 bedroom ranch home with walk out basement. 2 car garage 36 x 48 steel shed, loafing shed, fenced pastures w/creek $269,000

Commercial building main floor retail or office area with ¾ bath. 2nd floor, 2

BUILDING LOTS -3RD AvE SE HARmONy: Investment opportunity! 7 lots offered at a reduced price of $11,900 each (discount for 2 or more) Walk outs possible on select lots, no assessments.

109 SPRUCE ST FOUNTAIN 2006 built, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car att, LL finished backs up to park & trail $205,000

535 1ST AvE SE HARmONy4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car det. Fireplace, large 3 season porch plus deck, great backyard $119,900

Farm Land: 94.75 Acres: CRP land, Bristol Township. Sets high and could be put back into production, Bristol Township, call for details!

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340A 5TH AvE SE HARmONy Comfort by Design this 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhome offers open living dining area, ample storage, att garage , patio, appliances $125,000

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Safe. Secure. SmartFeatherlite, Inc., manufacturer of custom order and standard model specialty trailers located in Cresco is seeking motivated individuals to fill the following positions:

Seasonal positions available.

ASSEMBLERSSuccessful candidates should possess the ability to assemble products by interpreting print packets and bill of materials, be able to accurately measure components and assemblies, utilize a variety of hand, power, and air tools, and perform repetitive work within set standards. Previous experience is a plus.

ASSEMBLY WELDERSMust be able to accurately read and interpret print packets, instructions, and work orders for assigned jobs, and fabricate aluminum and/or steel components, subassemblies or assemblies as required using proper welding techniques. The successful candidates will be able to work with minimal supervision and will be self-motivated. Previous welding experience is required.

Wages are based upon experience. Featherlite offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes health insurance, life and disability insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 125 Plans for Medical and Child Care Reimbursement, 401k, vacation and personal time, holiday pay, prescription safety eyeglasses program and others.

If you would like to learn more about the opportunities currently available at Featherlite, please apply at our Cresco facility, 816 7th Street West, anytime between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Featherlite, Inc. does require pre-employment drug screening.

Invites you to our

Open House Thursday June 21st 1:00 to 3:00

Express and Halcon have several openings for candidates with the following skills

• Machine operator/ CNC machinist • Carpenter – wood workers/ Framers • Industrial Painters • Must be able to read a Ruler

All positions require a 50 lb lift, walk and stand, on a repetitive basis.

1st 5am to 3:30 and 2nd 3:30 to 2:30am shifts availableExpress Employment Professionals Offers:

• Long-term career opportunities • Vacation and Holiday pay • Competitive Wages

Please Join Us:Halcon

1811 2nd Ave NWStewartville, MN 55976

For more information contact:

and Halcon

2518 North Broadway, Rochester507-285-1616 or 1-800-331-0853

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THE RUSHFORD-PETERSON Schools have the following positions available beginning in November 2012. B-Squad and 9th Grade Girls Basketball Coaches. If interested send letter of interest, resume and completed application to Luke Lutterman. Application for employment can be found at www.r-pschools.com and by clicking on employment under the district tab. Luke Lutterman-Middle School Principal and Activities Director, Rushford-Peterson Schools, 102 N Mill St, P.O. Box 627, Rushford, MN 55971. 507-875-2238 ext. 106; [email protected]. Position is open until filled. EOE. h18- o

NOW HIRING: Companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home. No selling, any hours. $500.00 weekly potential. Info. 1-985-646-1700 DEPT. MN-485. h4,11,18- x

FULL-TIME PARAPROFESSIONAL needed at the Root River Program. Mail completed application or resume to: Micki Breitsprecher, Director of Special Education, Fillmore Central Schools, P.O. Box 50, Preston, MN 55965. h4,11,18- o

FOR REICHEL FOODS SOUTH and North plants in Rochester, MN. 3 shifts available. Vacation, Holiday and Benefits offered. Starting pay $7.50-$9.50. Please call Kelsey for more details at 507-923-4955 or come to the CMG Office at 3707 Commercial Dr SW, Rochester, MN 55902 to fill out an application. We do back-ground checks and drug testing. h4,11,18- x

HELP WANTED: Part-time scratch cook, 23 hours per week. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Cooking and cleaning up for 30. ServSafe Certification a plus. Send job history and phone to: [email protected]. h11,18,25- x

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

full-time farm loan Program technicianFillmore County Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for a full-time Farm Loan Program Technician. Qualified candidates will possess good verbal communication, phone, organizational and computer (data en-try) skills, be able to work with ag customers, perform a variety of tasks to assist farm loan officers and also perform administrative duties as needed. A farm background is helpful, but not necessary.

Applications are available at www.usajobs.gov. (Click on Search Jobs, enter UK671853-MN-DB in the Keyword Search box & click on Search for Jobs.) For information about job duties contact Adam Gritz at (507)765-2123 ext. 113 or at [email protected].

The application deadline is June 19, 2012

Candidates will be considered without discrimination for any non-merit reason such as race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital status, family status or membership or non-membership in any employee organiza-tion. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. The decision on granting reasonable accomodations will be on a case by case basis.

or call Cherie at 507-765-2107

100 Main 2 S.E., Preston

Maple Leaf Services, Inc.

Part-time Positions available

Providing services for people with developmental disabilities for 30+ years!

Apply online at mapleleafservices.org

Positions Available in Harmony, Preston &

Spring Valley

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMOREIN DISTRICT COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICTPROBATE COURT DIVISIONCourt File No. 23-PR-12-370In Re: Estate ofJohn William MeltzNOTICE TO CREDITORS: FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ACTING IN MINNESOTA Notice is given that Peggy Eaton, residing at 1160 Curtis Switch Rd., Mineral Bluff, GA 30559, is the domi-ciliary foreign personal representative (“Personal representative”) for the estate of John William Meltz, a resident of the State of Ohio. On May 31, 2012, the Personal Representative filed with the Court a doc-ument stating an intention to exercise, as to assets in Minnesota, all powers of a local personal representative, and to maintain actions and proceedings in Minnesota in accordance with Minn. Stat. 524.4-205. Notice is also given that any Minnesota creditor who objects to the Personal Representative’s exercise of power over assets in Minnesota must file a written objection within 60 days from the Personal Representative’s filing. If no objections are filed, the representative may, after the expiration of the 60 day period, exercise all powers of a local per-sonal representative. Dated: June 5, 2012

JAMES D. ATTWOODCourt Administrator

/s/ By Mary E. Specht, Deputy

Attorney for Personal Representative:Thomas M. ManionManion Law Office204 Parkway Avenue NorthLanesboro, MN 55949Attorney License No. 0067167Telephone: (507) 467-2317FAX: (507) 467-2400Email: [email protected]

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NAVIGATIONAL AIDS INSTALLATIONFEDERAL AIP NO. 3-27-0080-09-12

STATE PROJECT NO. A2301-30FILLMORE COUNTY AIRPORT

FOR FILLMORE COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received at the Fillmore County Highway Department, 909 Houston Street NW, Preston, Minnesota 55965, until 2:00 p.m. on June 28, 2012, and will be pub-licly opened and read aloud by the County Engineer in the Fillmore County Highway Department on the above date, said bids to be for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the removal and installation, complete in place, of the following local improvements:

SUMMARY OF MINUTES June 5, 2012 County Board Meeting The Fillmore County Board met in special session at the Courthouse in the City of Preston. All members were present. Also present were the Coordinator/Clerk, and other department heads and staff, citizens, and two members of the press. The following resolutions were adopted by the Board:RESOLUTION 2012-018: Sponsorship of the Hiawatha Sno-Seekers and the Tri-County Trailblazers Snowmobile ClubsThe Board approved the following agenda items:• theamendedagenda.• thefollowingConsentAgenda:1. May 22, 2012 County Board minutes.2. Step increase for Judy Affeldt, Social Worker. 3. Overnight stay for Systems Administrator to attend Minnesota County Information Technology Leadership Association Summer Conference.• hireofEmilyRootasareplacement.8FTEPublicHealthNurse.• acceptresignationfromCatherineNess,OfficeSupportSpecialist–Merit.• acceptresignationtoretirefromKarolKrahn,HomeHealthAide.award bid for 2012 paint striping to Traffic Marking Services, Inc. at the low total esti-mated bid.The following Commissioners’ warrants were approved:

REVENUE FUNDVendor Name, Description AmountA+ Imaging Systems, copier contract $543.20BakerTillyVirchowKrause,LLP,services $3,100.00Goodhue County Finance, services $1,140.00Hertog, Psy D, LP, Gary, services $1,625.00Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., reference materials $1,132.22West Payment Center, services $935.54Winona County Auditor, services $5,285.02TOTAL REVENUE FUND BILLS 0VER $500 (listed above) $13,760.98TOTAL REVENUE FUND BILLS UNDER $500 (43 bills - not listed) $7,413.68TOTAL REVENUE FUND $21,174.66

ROAD & BRIDGE FUND Vendor Name, Description AmountAsphalt Zipper, parts $591.01Carquest, parts $529.51Dunn Blacktop Co.,Inc., cold mix $2,154.93Hovey Oil Co., Inc., fuel $6,679.39KonradMaterialSales,parts $1,339.22Milestone Materials, Inc., rock $1,816.96Olson Explosives, Inc., supplies $743.65TOTAL ROAD & BRIDGE FUND BILLS OVER $500 (listed above) $13,854.67TOTAL ROAD & BRIDGE FUND BILLS UNDER $500 (12 bills not listed) $1,206.26TOTAL ROAD & BRIDGE FUND $15,060.93

SANITATION FUND Vendor Name, Description AmountWinona County Auditor, hazardous waste services $673.52TOTAL SANITATION FUND BILLS OVER $500 (listed above) $673.52TOTAL SANITATION FUND BILLS UNDER $500 (2 bills - not listed) $354.94TOTAL SANITATION FUND $1,028.46 The above represents a summary of the County Board actions on the listed date. Official County Board minutes are on file in the Fillmore County Courthouse and are available for review during regular business hours. County Board meetings are usually scheduled for Tuesday mornings at 9:00 in the Commissioners’ Room in the Courthouse. QuestionsregardingtheminutesorupcomingmeetingscanbedirectedtoKarenBrown,Coordinator/Clerk of the County Board at 507/765-4566.

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESBRANDING IRON: Part-time bartender. Some experience preferred. Approximate hours - every other weekend. If any ques-tions call Steve at 507-765-3388. h11,18- o

PERSON TO WORK AG CONSTRUCTION. Must be willing to travel on a weekly basis and have drivers license. Steel constructors. 507-346-2374. h11,18,25- o

RESIDENT SUPPORT STAFF overnight full-time, along with part-time all shifts available. Call 507-765-3837 or stop in for an application, Traditions of Preston. h18- o

ARE YOU A CARING, energetic person who likes helping the elderly? Spring Valley Senior Living has open positions in our Nursing department for part-time CNA’s. Various shifts available. Competitive wages plus shift and weekend differentials. If inter-ested please send application or resume to Spring Valley Senior Living, Attn: Human Resources, 800 Memorial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975, or e-mail [email protected]. EOE. h18,25- o

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for a part-time Home Health Aide position in the Fillmore County Public Health Department. This is a regular non-exempt position. Qualifications: Requires MN Home Health Aide license and must be able to pass a home health aide compe-tency test. Must have a MN drivers license, or evidence of equivalent mobility. The starting salary is $12.3895/hr (Grade 2/Step 1) according to the 2012 non-union pay scale. Application and job description with complete listing of qualifications are avail able from the Fillmore County Coordinator, P.O. Box 466, Preston, MN 55965 or phone (507) 765-4566. Applicants must complete current County application to be consid-ered; resumes may be included but will not be accepted in lieu of a completed appli-cation form. Applications also available atwww.co.fillmore.mn.us. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. EOE. h11,18,25- o

HELP WANTED! Care attendant for in-home. Cooking, cleaning, care. Must be dependable. Overnights. Possible travel. $12.50/hour. 507-251-2978. h11,18- x

LOOKING FOR Part-time kitchen work-ers and bussers. Stop at Branding Iron for application. Any questions call Steve at 507-765-3388. h18,25- o

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CANTON MEETING CHANGE City of Canton will have their Regular Scheduled Council meeting on Tuesday, July 3rd at 7:00 p.m. due to the 4th of July Holiday.

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CANTON SPECIAL MEETING City of Canton will have a Special Public Hearing regarding the Zoning Ordinance1) Front Yard Set back2) Residence Permanent housing within City Limits Time: 6:30pmLocation: Canton Community Center

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AccountAnt IISemcac, a non-profit human service agency located in Rushford, MN is accepting applications for a full-time Accountant II position. This position is responsible for collecting, preparing, and analyzing accounting transactions for internal and external financial reporting; performing cash transfers, bank reconciliations, journal entries and payroll tax reporting; financial system set up and general ledger maintenance. Strong attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to interpret and follow policies and procedures. Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years broad accounting experience preferred; minimum requirements are AA degree plus 6 years broad hands on accounting experience. Non-profit background and familiarity with federal and state grant funding sources a plus. Application packet available by contacting Mary Jo Grimsrud at Semcac (507) 864-8202 or email [email protected]. Application materials must be received by June 25th, 2012. EOE.


PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESshow good faith effort to achieve speci-fied contract goals for the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in the completion of this project will be grounds for finding the bid or proposal non-responsive. Notice of Requirements for Affirmative action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity – Federal Requirements The offeror’s or bidder’s atten-tion is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Specifications” set forth herein. The goals and timetables for minor-ity and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: •Goals for minority participation:2.2% •Goalsforfemaleparticipation:6.9% These goals are applicable to all the contractor’s construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally-assisted) performed in the covered area. If the contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, it shall apply the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed. With regard to this second area, the con-tractor also is subject to the goals for both its Federally involved and non-federally involved construction. The contractor’s compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on itsimplementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obliga-tions required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.3(a), and its effortsto meet the goals. The hours of minor-ity and female employment and training shall be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of is projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from the contractor to contrac-tor or from project to projects, for the sole purpose of meeting the contractor’s goals, shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order, and the regulations in 41 CFRPart60-4.Compliancewiththegoalswill be measured against the total work hours performed. The contractor shall provide writ-ten notification to the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC), within 10 working days of award of anyconstruction subcontract in excess of $10,000atany tier forconstructionworkunder the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor; employer identification number of the subcontractor; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; esti-mated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed. As used in this notice and in the con-tract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Fillmore County. Bids must be submitted for the specified project on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications as prepared by Professional Engineering Services, Ltd., 213 Townes Lane, Wayzata, Minnesota55391,whichareonfilewiththeFillmoreCounty Engineer and may be seen at the Fillmore County Highway Department. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by con-tractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download thedigitalplandocuments for$20.00byinputtingQuestproject#2101392onthewebsite’s Project Search page. Please contactQuestCDN.comat952-233-1632or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, download-ing, and working with this digital project information. Separate paper copies of the Proposal Forms, Plans and Specifications for use by contractors submitting a bid may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, Professional Engineering Services, Ltd., 213 Townes Lane, Wayzata, Minnesota55391, (952) 500-0968, upon deposit ofFiftyDollars($50.00)(non-refundable)perset. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the Fillmore County Engineer and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, or certified check, or bid bond made payable to Fillmore County for five percent (5%) of the amount bid, to be forfeited as liqui-dated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and fur-nish the required bid bond. No bids may be withdrawn for a period ofsixty(60)daysfromthedateofopeningof bids. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive informali-ties. BY ORDER OF THE FILLMORECOUNTYHIGHWAYENGINEERDATE:June6,2012 Mr. JohnM.Grindeland,PETO BE PUBLISHED IN THE: Fillmore County Journal: June 11 and June 18,2012

Mn/DOT eAdvert WebSite June 7,2012

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSFUELSYSTEMCONSTRUCTION

FEDERALAIPNO.3-27-0080-09-12STATEPROJECTNO.A2301-30FILLMORECOUNTYAIRPORT

FORFILLMORECOUNTY,MINNESOTA NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthatsealedbids will be received at the Fillmore County HighwayDepartment,909HoustonStreetNW,Preston,Minnesota55965,until2:00p.m.onJune28,2012,andwillbepub-licly opened and read aloud by the County Engineer in the Fillmore County Highway Department on the above date, said bids to be for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the removal and installation, complete in place, of the following local improvements: •2,000 gallon above ground 100 LLAviation Fuel Tank and Pump System and appurtenances •RemoteTankMonitoringSystem The schedule of minimum wages as established by the Secretary of Labor and set forth in these specifications is to govern on this project, and bids shall be based on these established minimum wage rates. However, in accordance with Minnesotalaw,overtimemustbepaidforworkinexcessof8hoursperdayand40hours per week. The Minnesota Department ofTransportation hereby notifies all bidders: in accordance with Title VI of the CivilRightsActof1964(Act),asamendedandTitle 49, Code of Federal Regulations,Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, will affirma-tively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, dis-advantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to partici-pateand/ortosubmitbidsinresponsetothis invitation, and will not be discriminat-ed against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. Fillmore County, in accordance with TitleVIof theCivilRightsActof1964asamended, and Title 23, Code of FederalRegulations, Part 230 Subpart A-EqualEmployment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), will affir-matively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the construction industry, and on any project constructed pursuant to this advertise-ment equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin. In accordance with the MinnesotaHuman Rights Act, Minnesota Statute363.03 Unfair discriminatory Practices, itwill affirmatively assure that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertise-ment equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act,Minnesota Statute 363.073 Certificatesof Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363.074 Rules for Certificates ofCompliance, it will assure that appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursu-ant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance. If you are not a current holder of a com-pliancecertificateissuedbytheMinnesotaDepartment of Human Rights and intend to bid on any job in this advertisement you must contact the Department of Human Rights immediately for assistance in obtaining a certificate. ThefollowingnoticefromtheMinnesotaDepartment of Human Rights applies to all contractors: “It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363.073and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400to 5000.3600 are incorporated into anycontract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363.073andMinnesotaRules,parts5000.3400to5000.3600isavailableuponrequestfromthe contracting agency.” “It is hereby agreed between the par-ties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363.073and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failureby a contractor to implement an affirma-tive action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (MinnesotaStatute363.073,Subd.2and3).” A minimum goal of 3.5% has beenestablished to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The percentage of dollar goals are a result of the number of DBEs available and the contracting potential identified. Bidders who propose less than the total goal will be required to document good faith effort to meet the goal. Withinthree(3)workingdaysfollowingthe opening of bids, all bidders or propos-ers who wish to remain in competition for

the contract will be required to submit the following information: 1. Names of DBE subcontractors. 2. A description of the work each DBE subcontractor is to perform. 3. The dollar value of each proposedDBE subcontract. 4. DBE subcontractors not listed in the Mn/DOT Directory of DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprises will be required to apply for certification through MinnesotaUnified Certification Program (UCP). Bidders/proposers will be prohibitedfrom entering into agreements with a DBE in which the DBE promises not to provide subcontracting quotations to other bid-ders/proposers. A bidder’s or proposer’s failure to show good faith effort to achieve speci-fied contract goals for the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in the completion of this project will be grounds for finding the bid or proposal non-responsive. Notice of Requirements for Affirmative action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity – Federal Requirements The offeror’s or bidder’s atten-tion is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Specifications” set forth herein. The goals and timetables for minor-ity and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: •Goals for minority participation:2.2% •Goalsforfemaleparticipation:6.9% These goals are applicable to all the contractor’s construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally-assisted) performed in the covered area. If the contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, it shall apply the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed. With regard to this second area, the con-tractor also is subject to the goals for both its Federally involved and non-federally involved construction. The contractor’s compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on itsimplementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obliga-tions required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.3(a), and its effortsto meet the goals. The hours of minor-ity and female employment and training shall be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of is projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from the contractor to con-tractor or from project to projects, for the sole purpose of meeting the contractor’s goals, shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order, and the regulations in41CFRPart60-4.Compliancewiththegoals will be measured against the total work hours performed. The contractor shall provide writ-ten notification to the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC), within 10 working days of award of anyconstruction subcontract in excess of $10,000atany tier forconstructionworkunder the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor; employer identification number of the subcontractor; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; esti-mated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed. As used in this notice and in the con-tract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Fillmore County. Bids must be submitted for the specified project on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications as prepared by Professional Engineering Services, Ltd., 213 Townes Lane, Wayzata, Minnesota55391,whichareonfilewiththeFillmoreCounty Engineer and may be seen at the Fillmore County Highway Department. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by con-tractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download thedigitalplandocuments for$20.00byinputtingQuestproject#2101429onthewebsite’s Project Search page. Please contactQuestCDN.comat952-233-1632or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, download-ing, and working with this digital project information. Separate copies of the Proposal Forms and the Plans and Specifications for use by contractors submitting a bid may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, Professional Engineering Services, Ltd., 213 Townes Lane, Wayzata, Minnesota55391, (952) 500-0968, upon deposit ofFiftyDollars($50.00)(non-refundable)perset. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the Fillmore County Engineer and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, or certified check, or bid bond made payable to

Fillmore County for five percent (5%) of the amount bid, to be forfeited as liqui-dated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and fur-nish the required bid bond. No bids may be withdrawn for a period ofsixty(60)daysfromthedateofopeningof bids. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive informali-ties. BY ORDER OF THE FILLMORECOUNTYHIGHWAYENGINEERDATE:June6,2012 Mr. John M.Grindeland,PETO BE PUBLISHED IN THE: Fillmore County Journal: June 11 and June 18,2012 Mn/DOTeAdvertWebSite June 7,2012

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT FOR DEED

To: Charlotte Lutz1024 Main Steet S

Chatfield, MN 55923 YOU ARE NOTIFIED: 1. Default has occurred in the Contract for Deed (“Contract”) dated May 20, 2011, and filed for record06/06/11, as Document NumberA-384207, in the Office of theCounty Recorder of Fillmore County, Minnesota, in which Terry JohnsonandMaureenJohnson,assellers,soldto CHARLOTTE LUTZ, as purchaser, the real property in Fillmore County, Minnesota, described as follows: Lotfour (4) Block One(1), Hidden ValleyEstates,FillmoreCounty,Minnesota.TheGrantorscertify that therearenoknown wells on the above described real property. 2. The default is as follows: Failure to make the May 1, 2012, paymentdue under the above referencedcon-tractinthetotalamountof$559.00 3. The conditions contained inMinnesota Statutes § 559.209 havebeen complied with or are not appli-cable. 4. THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORMYOU THAT BY THIS NOTICE THE SELLERHASBEGUNPROCEEDINGSUNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,SECTION 559.21, TO TERMINATEYOUR CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF YOUR PROPERTY FOR THE REASONS SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE. THE CONTRACT WILL TERMINATE 90 DAYS AFTERTHE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE UPONYOU UNLESS BEFORE THEN: (a) THE PERSON AUTHORIZED IN THIS NOTICE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTSRECEIVES FROM YOU: (1) THEAMOUNT THIS NOTICE SAYS YOUOWE; PLUS (2) THE COSTS OF SERVICE (TO BE SENT TO YOU);PLUS (3) $500.00 TO APPLY TOATTORNEYS’ FEES ACTUALLY EXPENDED OR INCURRED; PLUS (4) FOR CONTRACTS EXECUTED ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 1980, ANYADDITIONALPAYMENTSBECOMINGDUE UNDER THE CONTRACT TO THE SELLER AFTER THIS NOTICE WAS SERVED ON YOU; PLUS (5)FOR CONTRACTS EXECUTED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1985, $11.18(WHICH IS TWO PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT IN DEFAULT AT THE TIMEOFSERVICEOTHERTHANTHEFINALBALLOON PAYMENT, ANY TAXES,ASSESSMENTS, MORTGAGES,OR PRIOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE ASSUMED BY YOU); OR (b)YOU SECURE FROM A COUNTYOR DISTRICT COURT AN ORDER THAT THE TERMINATION OF THECONTRACT BE SUSPENDED UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS OR DEFENSES AREFINALLY DISPOSED OF BY TRIAL, HEARING OR SETTLEMENT. YOURACTIONMUSTSPECIFICALLYSTATETHOSEFACTSANDGROUNDSTHATDEMONSTRATE YOUR CLAIMS ORDEFENSES. IF YOU DO NOT DO ONE OR THEOTHEROFTHEABOVETHINGSWITHINTHETIMEPERIODSPECIFIEDIN THIS NOTICE, YOUR CONTRACT WILLTERMINATEATTHEENDOFTHEPERIOD AND YOU WILL LOSE ALL THEMONEYYOUHAVEPAIDONTHECONTRACT; YOU WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF THEPROPERTY; YOU MAY LOSE YOURRIGHTTOASSERTANYCLAIMSORDEFENSESTHATYOUMIGHTHAVE;ANDYOUWILLBEEVICTED.IFYOUHAVEANYQUESTIONSABOUTTHISNOTICE,CONTACT AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY. 5. The name, address and tele-phone number of the attorney autho-rizedbythesellertoacceptpaymentspursuant to this notice is:TravisM.OhlyAttorney for Seller1850NorthBroadwayRochester,MN55906 Thispersonisauthorizedtoreceivethe payments from you under this notice.IMPORTANT NOTICE CONCERNINGYOURRIGHTS:Unless younotifyuswithin thirty (30)

•Medium Intensity Runway Lights(MIRLS)•7.5KWRunwayRegulator•PrecisionApproachPathIndicator(PAPI)•4KWPAPIRegulator•RunwayEndIdentifierLights(REIL)•LightedWindCone•RotatingBeaconandTower•L-854RadioControl The schedule of minimum wages as established by the Secretary of Labor and set forth in these specifications is to govern on this project, and bids shall be based on these established minimum wage rates. However, in accordance with Minnesotalaw,overtimemustbepaidforworkinexcessof8hoursperdayand40hours per week. The Minnesota Department ofTransportation hereby notifies all bidders: in accordance with Title VI of the CivilRightsActof1964(Act),asamendedandTitle 49, Code of Federal Regulations,Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, will affirma-tively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, dis-advantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to partici-pateand/ortosubmitbidsinresponsetothis invitation, and will not be discriminat-ed against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. Fillmore County, in accordance with TitleVIof theCivilRightsActof1964asamended, and Title 23, Code of FederalRegulations, Part 230 Subpart A-EqualEmployment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), will affir-matively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the construction industry, and on any project constructed pursuant to this advertise-ment equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin. In accordance with the MinnesotaHuman Rights Act, Minnesota Statute363.03 Unfair discriminatory Practices, itwill affirmatively assure that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertise-ment equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act,Minnesota Statute 363.073 Certificatesof Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363.074 Rules for Certificates ofCompliance, it will assure that appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursu-ant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance. If you are not a current holder of a com-pliancecertificateissuedbytheMinnesotaDepartment of Human Rights and intend to bid on any job in this advertisement you must contact the Department of Human Rights immediately for assistance in obtaining a certificate. ThefollowingnoticefromtheMinnesotaDepartment of Human Rights applies to all contractors: “It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363.073and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400to 5000.3600 are incorporated into anycontract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363.073andMinnesotaRules,parts5000.3400to5000.3600isavailableuponrequestfromthe contracting agency.” “It is hereby agreed between the par-ties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363.073and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failureby a contractor to implement an affirma-tive action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (MinnesotaStatute363.073,Subd.2and3).” A minimum goal of 3.5% has beenestablished to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The percentage of dollar goals are a result of the number of DBEs available and the contracting potential identified. Bidders who propose less than the total goal will be required to document good faith effort to meet the goal. Withinthree(3)workingdaysfollowingthe opening of bids, all bidders or propos-ers who wish to remain in competition for the contract will be required to submit the following information: 1. Names of DBE subcontractors. 2. A description of the work each DBE subcontractor is to perform. 3. The dollar value of each proposedDBE subcontract. 4. DBE subcontractors not listed in the Mn/DOT Directory of DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprises will be required to apply for certification through MinnesotaUnified Certification Program (UCP). Bidders/proposers will be prohibitedfrom entering into agreements with a DBE in which the DBE promises not to provide subcontracting quotations to other bid-ders/proposers. A bidder’s or proposer’s failure to


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days after the receipt of this Notice that the validity of this debt, or any portion of it, is disputed, we will assume that the debt is valid. If you do notify us of a dispute, we will obtain verification of the debt and mail it to you. Also, upon your written request, within thirty (30) days, we will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. We may proceed with suit against you without waiting the thirty (30) days, if so requested by our client. This notice is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purposed.

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yUCATAN TOwNShIP qUOTES Yucatan Township requests quotes for the placement of 12 guard posts (4 per door) to protect the overhead door open-ings of our maintenance shop at 10155 County Road 4, Houston, MN 55943. The quotes shall include all labor and materials. Posts shall be 6” in diameter; 36” exposed; 36” buried; placed plumb in such a location to protect the edges of the doorway; be concrete filled and be placed in a significant amount of concrete to provide stability to withstand normal impact by a maintenance vehicle. All penetrations of the existing floor and apron shall be saw cut or core drilled. All work to be completed on or before September 30, 2012. Successful vendor shall provide Yucatan Township with a certificate of insurance. Job may be viewed by contacting any of the following: Peter Orr 507 450-8444; Tom Benedum 896-7510 or Larry Gaustad 507 429-9858. Quotes must be mailed or delivered to the clerk, Linda Griggs, 6698 Rock Road, Houston, MN 55943 on or before Monday, June 25th, 2012 in a sealed envelope marked “Guard Post Quote” or hand delivered at 7 P.M. at the Yucatan Town Hall on Tuesday, June 26th. The Yucatan Township Supervisors reserve the right to

refuse any or all quotes. Linda Griggs,

Yucatan Township ClerkPublish 18

yUCATAN mOwINg qUOTES The Yucatan Board of Supervisors is seeking quotes for the mowing of grass and weeds along the township road right-of-way for Summer 2012. Thirty-two miles more or less. Typically one pass on each side of the Township road is completed twice a year at the discretion of the Township Supervisors. The Supervisors will determine when the mowing will take place, but usually once in June and again in August. The quote should state the hourly and/or mileage rate for opera-tor and equipment including all costs. Proof of insurance is required. Yucatan Township can provide the mowing unit if needed. Please specify in your quote if you will be using Yucatan’s mowing unit or your own. Quotes must be mail or delivered to the clerk, Linda Griggs, 6698 Rock Road, Houston, MN 55943 on or before Monday, June 25th, 2012 in a sealed envelope marked “Mowing Quote” or hand delivered at 7 P.M. at the Yucatan Town Hall on Tuesday, June 26th. Call Supervisors for more information: Tom Benedum 507-896-7510 Peter Orr 507-896-3673 Larry Gaustad 507-896-2511. The Yucatan Township Supervisors reserve the right to refuse any or all quotes.

Linda Griggs, Yucatan Township ClerkPublish 18

*COUNTy PROJECTS*BIDS CLOSE JUNE 25, 2012

FILLmORE COUNTy, mN NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS- Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be accepted by the County Engineer, at the Fillmore County Highway Department, Preston, MN. until 1:30 p.m.

on the 25th day of June, 2012, for the fol-lowing project(s): S.A.P. 023-605-034; Construct Concrete Pavement, and aggregate shoul-ders; on CSAH 5, located south of the City of Wykoff, between CR 118 at Forestville State Park and TH 16. Major quantities include: Roadway Prep, 214 RDST; Conc Pavement, 62,573 s.y.; Bituminous pav-ing, 962 tons; and traffic marking. Plan and proposal price for each project set is $100.00 picked up, and $110.00 if sent by US mail. Plans, proposals and specifications can be examined and obtained from the Fillmore County Highway Department, 909 Houston St., Preston, MN 55965, ph #507-765-3854. Requests for plans and proposals must be accompanied by a check, draft or a money order, payable to the Fillmore County Treasurer, in the amount mentioned above. Bids submitted must be individually sealed, and identified on the outside for each specific project. A bidder’s bond or a certified check in the amount of at least 5% of the total amount bid and payable must accompany each bid to the Treasurer of Fillmore County. Fillmore County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.Dated: June 1, 2012John M. Grindeland, County EngineerFillmore County, MN

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STATE OF mINNESOTA COUNTy OF FILLmOREIN DISTRICT COURTThIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICTPROBATE COURT DIVISIONCourt File No. 23-PR-12-373In Re: Estate ofEsther R. DeVine a/k/a Esther DeVine Decedent NOTICE OF INFORmAL PROBATE OF wILL AND APPOINTmENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS Notice is given that Informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated 05/08/03, has been filed with the Registrar. The applica-tion has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Eddie W. DeVine, whose address is 509 Oak Drive NW Preston, MN 55965 to serve as Personal Representatives of the estate of the above decedent. Any heir, devisee or other inter-ested person may be entitled to appoint-ment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative, and the personal repre-sentative is empowered to fully administer the estate, including, after 30 days from the date of the issuance of her letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate, unless objections thereto are filed with the Court (pursuant to Section 524.3-607) and the Court oth-erwise orders. Notice is further given that ALL CREDI-TORS having claims against the said estate are required to present the same to said personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months

after the date of this notice or said claims will be barred.Dated: 6/4/12

/s/ James D. AttwoodRegistrar

JAMES D. ATTWOODCourt Administrator

Steve Corson #18995Corson Law Offices, LLC117 St. Paul St. SWPO Box 65Preston, MN 55965(507) 765-2121(507) 765-2122 Fax

Publish 11,18

NOTICE The Scotland Cemetery Association annual meeting will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Richland Prairie-Scotland Church.

Publish 18,25

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE

Yucatan Township will no longer pro-vide services or rent equipment to private citizens. This includes but is not limited to snow plowing, grading, skid steer work and any use of township equipment for private purposes.

Linda S. Griggs, ClerkPublish 18

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• ‘00 JD GT235, 48” Deck, 42” ST • ‘04 JD GT235, 48” Deck, Hydro • ‘01 JD 335, 54” Deck, PS/Hydl Lift• ‘99 JD 345, 54” Deck, PS/Hydl Lift• ‘02 JD GX345, 54” Deck, PS/Hydl Lift• ‘03 JD GX345, 54” Deck, PS/Hydl Lift• ‘02 JD GX345, 54” Deck, PS/Hyd Lift• ‘04 JD GX345, 54” Deck, PS/Hyd Lift• ‘04 JD GX355 54” Deck, Diesel/PS/HL • ‘06 JD X500, 48” Deck, Hydro• ‘06 JD X540, 54” Deck, PS/Hyd Lift• ‘07 JD X540, 54” Deck, PS/Hyd Lift• ‘10 JD X540, 54” Deck, PS/Hyd Lift

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2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

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1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

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