Chatfield News

Walls of the new Chatfield Elementary School will soon rise atop a bluff with an enticing view of the surrounding farms and the town. via Post-Bulletin

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“Whether you measure the effect of the 10 success stories in feet or miles of fish and wildlife habitat conserved, these kinds of concerted actions are what it is going to take to get our nation's waters back into shape”

An assembly of the nation's leading authorities on aquatic conservation has unveiled the 2008 "10 Waters to Watch" list, a collection of rivers, streams and shores that will be cleaner and healthier habitats for the many fish and wildlife species and people who call these areas home. Trout Run in Fillmore County has been named to the list.

Thanks to the combined actions of concerned community groups, non-profit organizations, local watershed groups, Native American tribes and state and federal agencies, these waters are being improved by planting stream-side vegetation, removing structures blocking fish from habitat and protecting bodies of water from the effects of industrial processes, agriculture and livestock. Read more

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Dorothy Alice Gustafson, age 91, of Northfield, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. via Northfield News

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“Some of the children I have two or 3 years in a row before they move on. You get to know them better than you can in just one year. It's nice to be able to see their progress over a longer period of time”

After taking a break from teaching when her children were young, Linda Zeccardi wanted a new challenge when she returned to the education field. via Post-Bulletin

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“We both like fishing a lot. When we go out, we see garbage. We want to do something about water pollution, so the fish will be alive.”

The sounds of tinny pop cans clanking and hitting the floor were somewhat unusual in the Fillmore Central Middle School gym last Friday. Everyone knows, of course, that you shouldn't have pop in the gym.

But the laughter and kids tearing around the gym quickly showed this was no typical day. This was the annual Earth Day fair, started three years ago by FC sixth grade teacher Jodie Daniels. She explained that, going to school in Chatfield where she grew up, they'd always had Earth Day activities. She brought the concept to Fillmore Central, instructing sixth grade students to create projects. Read more

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“Now, (a sheet music lending library) might be a nice idea, but is that a priority relative to zeroing out the Veterans Home? We're going to have a sheet music museum, Rep. Tschumper? Is that the priorities for the state of Minnesota?”

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is in the mix for John McCain's running-mate. Which makes this story in MinnPost from Chatfield, MN, all the stranger: The world-class sheet music library here is a chunky, ... via Extreme Mortman

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The State of Minnesota's sesquicentennial banner arrived to a fitting reception at the Chatfield Public Library on April 11.

Officials on hand to receive the banner (in a photo seen in the last issue of the Chatfield News) were Chatfield Mayor Curt Sorenson, Vice Mayor/council member Brenda Johnson, library director Monica Erickson of Chatfield, and area sesquicentennial representative Greg Davids of Preston. Bringing the banner and presenting it were Mayor Jim Struzyk and library director Dianne Sikkink of Spring Valley, since it had been there the day before. Read more

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State Rep. Andy Welti, the youngest member of the House of Representatives, recently received the 2008 Young Alumni Award from his alma mater, Minnesota State University-Mankato. Welti, a 2003 social ... via Post-Bulletin

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ARLES -- Ann Martin, 82, of rural St. Charles, died Friday at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. via Postbulletin.com Obituaries

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“I'm sick of that sound, the sound of a treadmill under my feet”

On Saturday, nature offered a sparkling blue apology for the spirit-deadening gray of February and March. via Post-Bulletin

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