Local legislators discuss proposed power line

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Rep. Ken Tschumper testified last week in St. Paul during a hearing on a proposed power line that may run through Winona County and also the northern portion of Houston County.         Photo by Tim Budig, ECM Capitol reporter

The spectre of new power line towers as high as 170-feet tall poking through his district brought Rep. Ken Tschumper, DFL-La Crescent, (shown at right)  and other CapX2020 critics to the Capitol last week.
“What concerns us the most is that through this process it’s becoming increasingly clear to us that the power lines may not be needed,” said Tschumper on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

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County to purchase Meyer Furniture Store building

By Charlie Warner
Argus News Editor

If all goes as planned, Houston County will own another parcel of property and building in Caledonia. The Houston County Board unanimously approved a motion to enter into a purchase agreement with Dale Meyer for his furniture store building on Highways 76 and 44. Meyer, who has health issues, is currently holding a going out of business sale.
The purchase price is $235,000 and the county could take over ownership Jan. 1, 2009.

For the complete story, see the Sept. 17 issue of The Caledonia Argus.

 
Antique cars roll through area

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The highways and back roads of Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa were filled with antique cars Wednesday, Sept. 10 when the Upper Mississippi River Region of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America hosted a national antique auto tour through the area. Antique car owners from all over the U.S. took day trips from La Crosse. Wednesday’s trip included stops in Spring Grove, Decorah and Spillville, Iowa, and back through Caledonia. In the photo above, two car enthusiasts check out this perfect 1911 Ford Model-T Torpedo from Rockford, Ill. The photo at right is the very familiar radiator ornament of a 1929 Pierce-Arrow.
Photos by Charlie Warner

 

 
Thirteen persons file for four city council seats
Four years ago, no one filed for three open positions on the Caledonia City Council. That is not the case this fall. No less than 13 persons have thrown their hats in the ring and filed for the four positions that will be determined when voters go to the polls on Nov. 4.

Bob Burns has filed for mayor. Current Mayor Mike Morey made it official in August that he would not seek re-election.

Bob Lemke, Faith Bergin, and Rick Nelson have filed for the two-year council term, currently held by Peggy Perry.

Perry and incumbent councilmen Bob Standish and Gary Klug are three of nine persons who have filed for the two four-year terms up for grabs this fall.  The other persons to file are Norman Snodgrass, Tom Murphy, Doug Rusert, Verne Goetzinger, Joe Rud and Beverly Rud.
 
Field of 13 trimmed to six in Houston County commissioner races

Houston County voters trimmed a field of 13 candidates down to six during the Sept. 9 primary elections. In District 1, John Meyer and Jack Miller moved ahead to the Nov. 4 general election. In District 3, where there were six candidates, Robert Augedahl and Dick Kleist received the most votes. In District 5, incumbent Tom Bjerke and Brent Newgaard garnered the most votes.

Results included:

District 1- JOHN E MEYER     199 votes, JACK MILLER     108 votes, GREGORY A HUSMANN     99 votes, and ROBERT (BOB) REIDER     89 votes.

District 3- ROBERT AUGEDAHL     169 votes, RICHARD (DICK) KLEIST     147 votes, JOE WELCH     127 votes,  LOREN LAPHAM     78 votes, BRADLEY D. KING     52 votes, and NEIL GOETZINGER     50 votes.

District 5- TOM BJERKE     222 votes, BRENT NEWGAARD     146 votes, and BRAD HERNANDEZ     132 votes.  

 
Weather doesn’t dampen School Patrol’s spirits

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With school getting underway last week, the School Patrol was out in force, making sure students were able to cross the busy city streets safely before and after school. Thursday morning’s showers forced the guards (above) to don rain coats and battle the elements. Danielle Eggen (at right) quietly waited for the next students.                Photos by Charlie Warner

 
Shortage of salt could bring on slipperier roads this coming winter
Back in Biblical times, salt was considered a precious commodity. While we probably aren’t sliding back to Biblical times, Houston County motorists might be doing a little more slipping and sliding this winter, due to an apparent salt shortage. The Houston County Board learned that road salt will probably be a short commodity this winter.

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Caledonia Haulers will observe 50th birthday

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Bill Koch and Dennis Gavin, are pictured in front of their corporate headquarters in Caledonia. They are planning a 50th birthday bash on Sept. 13  

What started out 50 years ago as an idea by six Caledonia men to better serve area dairy farmers has evolved into a multi-million dollar business that employs over 180 people, has nearly 150 semi tractor-trailers that logged 17.5 million miles in the U.S. and Canada this past year. Caledonia Haulers, Inc. has seen many changes, and tremendous growth in the past half-century.

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