Preston News

By Lisa Brainard Meeting May 22 at the high school, Fillmore Central School Board members voted to hire a full-time staff member for technology to provide support.

Preston area veterans and auxiliary members filled the front rows at Christ Lutheran Church for the Memorial Day program Monday.

That case was held in late November of 2011. Last week the city received notice the hold-out parties -- Vernon and Kay Ristau, John and Bernadette Snyder, and Douglas and Jane Snyder - had filed an appeal of the decision in the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Dave and Nancy Harrison of Preston held a grand opening at their Lanesboro restaurant, Intermission, on May 16.

U.S. Reps. Jon Runyan, back to camera, and Tim Walz to the right, listen to testimony in a congressional field hearing held in the Fillmore County Board Room Monday afternoon, May 14.

"I remember the first time I came to the door to pick her up for a date... she came to the door, and I can't remember exactly what she was wearing, but it was a cute little dress.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced that Craig Mensink from Preston has been appointed to the 15-member National Pork Board.

State and federal employees with direct ties to the process of funding, constructing, operating and maintaining a veterans cemetery shed valuable information on the proposed state veterans cemetery project at Preston.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a series on restaurants in Lanesboro that may be celebrating anniversaries, may have made recent changes or are new in the community.

Starting during Preston's annual Trout Days May 18 to 20 the Minnesota Trout Association, National Trout Center and the city of Preston are introducing a new concept in stream trout fishing: The Preston Inaugural Fishing Course.

U.S. representatives Jon Runyan, back to camera, and Tim Walz to the right, listen to testimony in a Congressional field hearing held in the Fillmore County Board Room Monday afternoon, May 14.

Race director Chris Skogen congratulates Bob Gritman, who also owns Bicycle Sports in Rochester, after finishing the 100-mile race in 2010.

On Monday, May 14, Congressman Tim Walz and Congressman Jon Runyan were scheduled to hold a bipartisan Veterans Affairs Subcommittee field hearing in Preston to examine the federal veterans cemetery grants program and the process used by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to construct new state-run veterans cemeteries, such as the one proposed ... (more)

An apple a day will make you 'turnover' By Jason Sethre, Publisher of the Fillmore County I'll never forget when I first walked into Preston Apple & Berry Farm and first met Joe Gosi -- the world famous "Pie Man." I heard his accent and asked him where he was originally from.

By Lisa Brainard Preston is going to the birds. But it's expected the birds - chimney swifts - will provide new reasons for people to visit the city and check information on them.

The following non-confidential traffic and criminal cases from 4/17 to 4/23/12 were compiled from reports released from the Fillmore County Court Administrator's office.

Kenneth Lyle Bremseth, formerly of Hayfield, died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota.

Also, a tour was set for Wednesday, May 30, for the committee to visit sites related to silica sand mining.