Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Dahlheimers decided it was time to get rid of the abandoned buildings on their farm, and St. Michael, Albertville and Monticello fire departments conducted fire training before the burn.
Memories of the Dahlheimer farm stayed alive as the house on the farm burned to the ground as planned Saturday. Neighbors and friends of the Dahlheimer family attended, and firefighters from St. Michael, Albertville and Monticello Fire Departments surrounded the house for hours, conducting training drills before letting the house burn. Owners of the farm, Merle and Laverne Dahlheimer, decided it was time to burn the abandoned house, barn and sheds on the property. Merle was raised on the farm since he was an infant in 1926, and he and his wife raised eight children there, who in turn raised their own children on the farm. Carol Eicher, Merle and Laverne's daughter, sat with her relatives to watch the burn. As she watched the drills of the …
Monday, October 29, 2012
The St. Michael, Albertville and Monticello fire departments conducted firefighter training at their planned burn of the house on the Dahlheimer Farm.
Local fire departments took advantage of a rare opportunity to conduct firefighter training at a burn of a house Saturday on the Dahlheimer Farm, located between Albertville and Monticello. Owners of the farm, Merle and Laverne Dahlheimer of Monticello, asked the fire departments to burn the house, barn and sheds on the property — they haven't been used for years. The St. Michael, Albertville, and Monticello Fire Departments participated in the training, lighting some rooms on fire and putting them out. After the practice, they let the house burn to the ground. The house was used as a starter home for several of the Dahlheimers throughout the years, but the family decided it was time to clean up the now-abandoned buildings. Check back for …
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Dahlheimer Farm will be the site of a burn practice of a house, barn and sheds. Check back for photos and a story on the complete history of the farm next week.
The Albertville Fire Department will help a family clean up a historic farm that has been passed down through generations Friday and Saturday through a burn practice. The Dahlheimer Farm, located between Albertville and Monticello, will be the site of a burn practice in which a house, barn, pig shed and wooden corn crib will be burned to the ground. The barn and two sheds will be burned Friday at 6 p.m., and the house, Saturday at 8 a.m. The house is expected to be set on fire four separate times in a row. The Monticello Fire Department has also been invited to the fire training, and the St. Michael Fire Department will be on site as a backup water supply. "I'm anxious to see it," said Carol Eicher, who grew up on the farm. "It's time to …
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Audrey Hoglund
8:16 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Yes, there is a lot of history connected to the family farm. My Grandparents, Mathew and Cornelia McNeil Dahlheimer raised their family there. My mother Arleen Hoglund was the oldest. The other children were Merle, Wilbur, Irma Vetsch, Shirley, Phyllis Greninger, Muriel Tiernan, LaVonne Martinez, and Gwen Chamberlin. Many of my aunts and uncles raised their families in the area as well so you may… more ›