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State Closes All Highways in Porter Area
MN DOT
announced at 3:00 PM on Monday that plows have been ordered off
of the highway and all highways in parts of Southwest and West
Central Minnesota will be closed due to white-out blizzard
conditions and extremely deadly travel conditions. ALL ROADS are
closed in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray,
Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, and Kandiyohi (south and
west of Willmar).
Anyone
caught violating this road closure will be fined up to $1,000
and may be sentenced to up to 90 days in jail. If you violate
the road closures you are putting your life in your own hands
and if you should need to be rescued you will be responsible for
all costs associated with the rescue as well as fines and jail
sentences associated with the road closure violation.
Stay up
to date on Road Closures at
http://511mn.org
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The 74th
Annual Porter March of Dimes Benefit will be held at the Porter
Community Hall on Friday, January 29. Supper will be served at
5:30 and the auction will begin at 7:00 PM. There promises to be
great family entertainment for everyone, all for a great cause!
74th
Annual Porter March of Dimes Friday
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April 2010
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Porter Community Auction
The
Porter Community Market Day Sale will be held on Saturday, April
17. Consignments are being taken now through the day of the sale
but must be received by April 1 for listing on the auction bill.
For more
information or to consign items contact John Cornell
Home:
507-223-7220
Cell:
507-531-0577
Deb's
Cafe: 507-296-4635
The Search Continues
Search crews have returned to
Porter now that the snow has melted away to search for the
remains of Brandon Swanson who went missing near Porter nearly
two years ago. Search teams are headquartering at the Porter
Fire Hall and are searching a nearly 120 square mile area around
Porter that they feel Brandon may have walked through after
abandoning his car on a township road between Porter and
Taunton. Search crews are working with local landowners to
obtain permission to search their land and are thankful for the
cooperation the Porter community has been providing in their
efforts.
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June 2010
New Signs for the
Yellow Medicine River
The Minnesota Department of
Transportation installed signs on Porter's east edge May 27
labeling the Yellow Medicine River that runs on the town's east
side. The project is an ongoing effort as the state continues to
build awareness of the tributaries to the many tributaries in
this part of the state that feed into the Minnesota River. The
Yellow Medicine River is a direct tributary to the Minnesota
River as the two rivers meet up just south of Granite Falls.
Porter Struck by Severe Storm, Hail, 75 MPH Winds on June 26
 A
severe storm hit Porter during the afternoon of June 26 leaving
behind a large mess. The entire community lost power for several
hours as Otter Tail Power Company and the Porter Fire Department
searched for trees and branches that were lying across power
lines. On Porter's north side a very large tree was blown over
and landed atop the Mildred Schoneman residence. On the
Northeast corner of town a grain bin was blown over on the
Johnson Farm and pushed into the middle of the neighboring
field. Nearly a dozen well established trees were uprooted in
all on the north side. Crops to the East of Porter have
preliminarily been determined a total loss due to large hail
accompanying the winds. Flash Flood Warnings have been issued
for the area. Total rainfall for the month of June is over 10
inches in Porter.
2010 Harvest Festival:
August 20, 21 and 22
Planning is nearly complete
for the 2010 Porter Harvest Festival and the events that
everyone has come to love will return including the infamous Cow
Pie Bingo event! Watch the site for a full listing of events in
the near future and we'll see you in Porter August 20, 21 and
22!
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July 2010
July 22, 2010
Funeral Arrangements for long time Porter resident Bonita
"Bonnie" Ehlers
 Bonita
“Bonnie” Rosamond Ehlers, age 96, of Porter, MN, passed away
Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Sanford Canby Medical Center.
Funeral service will be 11:00 am on
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Porter
with Rev. Ellen Munter officiating. Visitation will be one hour
prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in New
Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone, MN.
Memorials are preferred to Canby Veterinary
Clinic, 211 Fairgrounds St. E., Canby, MN 56220.
Bonita Rosamond Sweet was born January 26,
1914 in Pipestone, MN, the daughter of William & Euphema (Vogt)
Sweet. She was the fifth daughter to be born of this union and
the last to survive. Bonnie married Louis C. Ehlers on January
29, 1935. They farmed in the area for many years. In 1973, they
purchased a house in Porter, MN and she worked at Southwest
State University in Marshall, MN until her retirement. She was
very musical, and she played a saxophone in school, as well as
the organ and piano. She enjoyed all kinds of gardening and
definitely had a “green thumb.” She loved animals and there were
always pets of various types around the house. Bonnie especially
loved to feed the birds and squirrels at her house.
Bonnie is survived by her two daughters,
Jackie Kopp of Lakeville, MN and Shirlee Gabbert of Bloomington,
MN; three grandchildren, Steve Kopp of Burnsville, MN, Kevin
Kopp of Fort Lupton, CO and Gregory Smith of Honolulu, HI.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
four sisters; her husband; and infant brother. Blessed be her
memory.
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August 2010 |
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Canby Public Schools
Part of FLY Consortium
The Canby Public Schools will
be a part of a group of nearly 25 other Southwest Minnesota
Schools developing what is known as the Flexible Learning Year
or FLY for short. What this means for students in Porter is that
school will begin on Monday, August 23, two weeks earlier than
the traditional day after labor day start. For more information
about FLY visit the SW/WC Service Cooperative's
FLY Resource Site.
2010 Porter Harvest is Here!
Full
Lineup of Events
 Planning
for the 2010 Harvest Festival is finished! The weather has been
hot, hot, hot, but one thing is for sure, there will be lots
of cool new events to take in this year. The First Ever Porter
Survivors - Couples Edition Competition will be held throughout
the entire weekend and organizers Julie VanHyfte and Lori
Hauschild have a number of entertaining and competitive events
in line. Also in the works are plans for Porter's first 5k Cross
Country run being organized by Eric Dybsetter as well as a Car
Show being organized by Lance Moeller. See the
full lineup of events for contact information and all that
will be taking place August 20, 21 and 22. Also, don't forget,
the Porter Medallion Hunt will take place beginning August 16
and the clues can be found right here! (Updated 8-10-2010)
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ATTENTION SOFTBALL TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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The Porter Harvest Festival Softball Tournament still has room
for additional teams. Low entry fees and payouts for 1st through
4th place with full payout and added cash make this a fun yet
competitive tournament to participate in. Tournament begins
Saturday morning and usually wraps up by 5:00 on Sunday. For
more information contact: Jeremy Stoks: 507-296-4456 or Adam
Stoks: 507-296-4452.
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Porter Harvest Festival 5k
Off-Road Race
Pre-Registration is requested, but not
required. Please use the following form to pre-register for the
race. Registration will also be open the morning of the race
starting at 8:00 AM.
Registration form:
word
format
pdf
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Porter Harvest Festival Medallion Hunt
Watch
this site daily starting Monday, August 16 for our 5th Annual
Medallion Hunt Clues! Medallion Hunt Clues can also be heard on
Radio 1400 AM, KMHL of Marshall between 8:00 and 9:00 and posted
at Deb's Cafe! Only the Medallion Hunt Clue for the day will be
displayed on this site and heard on the radio, you must check
this website or listen to the radio every day to get the clues,
they will not be repeated or posted the next day. Clues will be
posted in the front window of Deb's Cafe Each morning by 7:00 AM
and will remain in the window until the next day's clue is
posted.
The Medallion has been found by Monica Gray of Porter.
The Medallion was under the
teeter-totter in James Schoneman Memorial Park.
WEDNESDAY CLUE
We’re all proud to call Porter home,
there are many places you can roam.
Places to gather, places to eat,
places to play, oh, what a treat!
Rules: The medallion is
hidden on public property and no destructive activities are
required to find it.
If you find it call Becky Noyes: 296-4535 or
Kim Jelen: 296-4606
Prize: $50.00
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Porter Fire Department Open House
The Open
House for the Porter Fire Department has been rescheduled for
September 12, 2010 from 1:00 - 3:00. Come and see the new fire
hall and our new trucks and equipment.
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September 2010 |
September 21, 2010
Porter Basements Fill With Water as Area
is Pounded by Fall Storms
It has been an exceptionally wet August and
September, a near repeat of last year, in the Porter area. As
rainfall totals are now tumbling the 12 inch mark for the month
of September residents of Porter are reminded to check sump
pumps and basements regularly. Reports of 6 inches to 1 foot of
water in some basements on Porter's North side have been
received. The levels of the Yellow Medicine River appear to be
stabilizing between storms, but the river basin has been near
capacity several times throughout the month.
September 23, 2010
Flood Warning Issued for Porter at 5:23 PM
on September 23
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHANHASSEN: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA. OF SPECIFIC CONCERN IS
THE YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER IN THE TOWN OF PORTER WHERE A PARTIAL
LEVY FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE COMMUNITY IS CURRENTLY
SANDBAGGING AS SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE THREATENED.
September 25, 2010
Funeral Arrangements for long time
Porter resident Elfriede Groezinger
 Elfriede
Hermine
Groezinger,
age 93, of Porter, MN passed away Monday, September 20, 2010
at Sanford Canby Medical Center in Canby, MN.
Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at
Bethel Lutheran
Church in Porter with Rev. Ellen Munter officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the
church on Saturday. Private burial will be in Bethel
Lutheran Cemetery, Porter.
Memorials preferred to Bethel Lutheran
Cemetery Fund, Porter, MN.
Elfriede Hermine Groezinger was born to
Fridrick and Hermine (Fisher) Hansmann in Hamelm County,
Pyrmont Germany on December 28, 1916. She was baptized and
confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Heinsen
Germany. She received her education in Heinsen and then
became a Kindergarten Teacher.
On December 21, 1940, she married Carl
Sievering in Heinsen. Carl was killed during the war in
1944. Her home was bombed and burned in 1945; she then moved
to England in 1949 and taught kindergarten in an orphanage.
In 1952, she moved to Stolzenau Germany
and married Byron Groezinger on August 1, 1952. She came to
the US later and arrived in Porter on December 10, 1952,
where she and Byron made their home. When they first
arrived, she worked at the Hardware Store and meat shop in
Porter and later from 1966-1975, she worked at the Canby
Community Hospital. After retirement, they wintered in Texas
for 7 years, where there were many fond memories. Byron
passed away in 1984.
She is survived by a sister Lotti and
many nieces and nephews in Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents
and both husbands
Blessed be her memory.
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Election 2010
Election 2010 will take place
on November 2 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The polling place for all
residents of Porter and Wergland Township is the Porter Fire
Hall.
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Election 2010 Results
Voter turn-out was high in
Porter with 76 of the 101 pre-registered and 3 walk-in voters taking part in the
election. There is was no change in the Porter City Council, and
the Sunday Liquor question passed with 67% of the vote. Below
are the results from our local election as reported by the
Minnesota Secretary of State.
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MAYOR (Porter)
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Nonpartisan |
DONALD VERSCHELDE |
67 |
89.33 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
8 |
10.67 |
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COUNCIL MEMBER (Porter) (Elect 2)
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Nonpartisan |
KIM JELEN |
61 |
48.03 |
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| Nonpartisan |
DARLENE MOELLER |
51 |
40.16 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
15 |
11.81 |
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CITY TREASURER (Porter)
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Nonpartisan |
JUDY VERSCHELDE |
69 |
94.52 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
4 |
5.48 |
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Shall the City Permit Liquor Sales on Sunday?
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Nonpartisan |
YES |
50 |
67.57 |
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| Nonpartisan |
NO |
24 |
32.43 |
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Minnesota's Gobernor race is
still too close to call as Tome Emmer and Mark Dayton are head
to head in the counts. as of 5AM on Wednesday Dayton leads over
Emmer by 800 votes with 99% of the state's precincts reporting.
District and Statewide winners are indicated in parenthesis with
their overall percentage.
Other State and national
election results from Porter:
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US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Independence |
GLEN R.
MENZE |
1 |
1.32 |
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| Republican |
LEE
BYBERG |
23 |
30.26 |
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| Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
COLLIN PETERSON (winner 55%) |
43 |
56.58 |
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| Independent |
GENE
WALDORF |
9 |
11.84 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
0 |
0.00 |
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STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 20
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Republican |
GREGG
KULBERG |
29 |
38.67 |
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| Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
GARY W.
KUBLY (Winner (57%) |
46 |
61.33 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
0 |
0.00 |
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 20A
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Republican |
JAY
BACKER |
32 |
43.24 |
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| Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
ANDREW
FALK (Winner 52%) |
42 |
56.76 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
0 |
0.00 |
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GOVERNOR & LT GOVERNOR
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Totals |
Pct |
Graph |
| Independence |
TOM
HORNER AND MULDER |
14 |
18.67 |
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| Republican |
TOM EMMER
AND MEEKS |
30 |
40.00 |
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| Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
MARK
DAYTON AND SOLON |
27 |
36.00 |
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| Green |
FARHEEN
HAKEEM AND DITTMANN |
1 |
1.33 |
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| The Resource Party |
LINDA S.
ENO AND HANSON |
2 |
2.67 |
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| Grassroots Party |
CHRIS
WRIGHT AND ENGELMANN |
1 |
1.33 |
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| Ecology Democracy Party |
KEN
PENTEL AND WALLACE |
0 |
0.00 |
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| Write-In |
WRITE-IN** |
0 |
0.00 |
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Porter Development
Pancake Supper Fundraiser
Porter Development will be
holding its annual Pancake Supper Fundraiser on Sunday, November
21 from 4:30-7:30 PM. The fundraiser will be held at Deb's Cafe
in Porter.
Adult Price: $6.00
Kids age 3-10: $3.00 Kids under 3: Free
All you can eat Pancakes,
Sausage and beverages will be served
The event is one of two major
fundraisers held each year by the Porter Development Corporation
which organized nearly 25 years ago with a mission of building
and maintaining a building to be used as a cafe and grocery
store. Fundraising efforts go towards maintaining and improving
the building and do not support the operation of the business.
The fundraiser is also a second chance to pay your annual
membership dues if you have not already done so. The suggested
2010 membership is $50.
Porter Fall Flood of
2010
Flooding on September 23 left
Porterites sandbagging and building temporary levies around the
city and pumping water from basements for weeks. Information and
photos have been gathered and posted in the
Porter History Library. If you have
additional photos or information to post send it to:
josh@portermn.org
Porter Harvest
Festival 2010
A recap of
Porter Harvest Festival
2010 is available.
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December 11, 2010
MN DOT Closes ALL
Roads in Southwest Minnesota to Travel
MN DOT Announced that all
roads in Southwest Minnesota, including those in the Porter
area, are closed to travel. Traveling on closed roads is
illegal. Motorists who travel on closed roads may be fined up to
$1,000 and/or spend up to 90 days in jail. When MN DOT closes
roads it means that travel is not safe for motorists, nor is it
safe for rescue workers who will need to rescue stranded
motorists. With nearly all businesses closed in Southwest
Minnesota MN DOT reminds motorists that their intended
destination is most likely closed.
Bethel Lutheran Church
Cancels Sunday Worship and Activities
Sunday Worship, Sunday School
and the Sunday School Christmas Program at Bethel Lutheran
Church in Porter have been cancelled for December 12. The Sunday
School Program has been rescheduled for January 2, 2011.
Porter Impacted by
Strong Winter Storm
A Blizzard Warning will be in
effect until 9:00 PM on Saturday, December 11, 2010. No Travel
is advised in the Porter area and the rest of southern Minnesota
according to the MN Department of Transportation. Bitter cold
and dangerous windchills will follow the blizzard with highs
reaching zero degrees on Sunday.
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