Fillmore County Journal

Spring Grove resident Darrell Sinclair proof that life is a verb

Numerous sites on the world wide web defend the notion that life is a verb and not a noun. One such website, MBS Performance Counseling, argues that “life, as a noun, is a limiting way to define our existence.” Listening to 93-year-old Darrell Sinclair’s stories illustrates that he was an active participant in his life.  Sinclair did not wait around for life to happen. He lived life by the choices he made. MBA Performance Counseling […]

Former high school journalist at Fillmore County Journal publishes children’s book

“Let’s go on an adventure.” “Dr. Stephanie Thorson-Olesen is a psychologist who lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children. She believes that life is an adventure, and the world was meant to be explored! Plus, she is a professor and loves learning and teaching about lifespan development. She created this developmentally stimulating story for the children in her life and yours!” -Amazon About the Author. During her high school career, Dr. Thorson-Olesen wrote […]

Food shelves continue to provide in the midst of the pandemic

Area food shelves have been busy implementing new procedures due to COVID-19.  Normally, these food shelves operate on a consumer choice model where shoppers select items themselves (with a limit on high demand items like protein).  Now, workers and volunteers are prepacking items to be picked up at the door or curbside.  Some prepacked boxes are also purchased from Channel One.  While area food shelves generally operate alike, each has its individual character. Lynn from […]

Fillmore County Journal Teacher of the Year 2020 announced

Although the 2019-2020 school year has not exactly gone as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that did not stop the Fillmore County Journal and the sponsors of the Teacher of the Year Award from presenting a very deserving educator, Gerri Nielsen, of Fillmore Central Schools, with the Golden Apple Award for Teacher of the Year 2020. Nielsen grew up in Rushford, Minn., and graduated from Rushford High School, and then began working toward her […]