Paul Penansky

Al Fleckenstein, a descendant of the family that owned the brewery for all of it's 108 years in operation flew in from Oregon to thank the community.

Penansky believes with the newly constructed apartments next to the park there will be a lot of activity in Fleckenstein Bluffs Park which features an overlook of the Cannon River.

After two weeks last year, 16 trees were donated to St. Vincent De Paul in Faribault where they find needy families who receive the trees to enjoy for the holiday season. This year there were 37 trees.

Current and past military members could be honored by the community. The banners would have a picture of the Hometown Hero. They would replace some of the current banners in the downtown area.