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Some Merles Remember Donald and the Mesmerizing Mural

September 18, 2023 by Al Batt Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Al Batt

I used to know a lot of people named Merle. I saw the name of one Merle I knew on a gravestone and thought, “No wonder I haven’t seen him around.” A Merle, who was part of a large family, told me he got his name because his mother had run out of other names. I still know a fair number of Merles, but not as many as I did. Maybe they’re making up in quality for what they lack … [Read more...]

Peering at the Past Houston Welcomed a Hometown, National Hero

September 18, 2023 by Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journa; - Lee Epps

A half century ago, “The people of Houston figuratively rolled out the red carpet,” stated the Houston (Minn.) Signal newspaper on May 4, 1973. The occasion was a weekend celebration, welcoming home Robert Flynn. “At one time, the prospect of seeing Bob on the streets of Houston again seemed rather remote. Never underestimating the power of prayer, the people of Houston saw … [Read more...]

Incomprehensibility

September 18, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist and Commissioned EarthKeeper of the UMC There are some things that are incomprehensible to me. Like the fact that helium is in short supply because there isn’t more helium that can be made. Isn’t helium just air that makes us talk funny and keep our balloons inflated? Can’t you just make it from regular air? Somehow? You … [Read more...]

The Monster Hiding Under My Bed Was a Family of Muskrats

September 11, 2023 by Al Batt Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Al Batt

I was on a chicken bus in Mexico. It was called that because chickens sometimes rode the bus to market. A woman seated in the rear of the bus I was on held a live chicken – a little red hen. The bus driver ground the gears on every shift as the vehicle struggled uphill. He couldn’t be blamed, as the shift lever on the floor was at an odd angle, indicating it had been … [Read more...]

Your Flying Farmer: How Do You Look When You Die?

September 11, 2023 by Jonathan Gerdes Leave a Comment

“Turn on the dancing music!” yelled my 4-year-old son. We had decided it would be fun to learn a dance move called “the running man,” which is essentially a series of marching and sliding backwards in such a way where it looks like you’re walking but you’re staying in the same place. It hurts your brain at first because your legs are moving back and forth but you’re not going … [Read more...]

Peering at the Past Winnebago Lived Peaceably Among White Settlers

September 11, 2023 by Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journa; - Lee Epps

Part two of a two-part series Around 1903, newlywed Grace Greener and her husband moved to Reno, Minn. Word spread that she owned a modern miracle – a sewing machine, and the Winnebago Indians living in the nearby river bottoms frequently brought clothing for her to mend. They often paid her with wild game and fish. During the last half of the 1800s, the European-heritage … [Read more...]

Happy Fall, Y’all!

September 11, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Bridget Sheely Racine/Wykoff/Sumner Center UMC Peace and grace to you in the name of Jesus Christ our risen Savior!  I hope you have had the oppor-tunities these last couple of months to find your way down many paths of adventures in the sun and /or days spent sitting on a porch, in a park or with a friend just enjoying all beauty that the wonderful season of summer … [Read more...]

Watching Cricket Races While Thinking About Flutophones and Twinkies

September 4, 2023 by Al Batt Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Al Batt

The garage door opener is a wonderful invention. I used to have to get out of my car in the pouring rain and dodge lightning bolts while I yelled, “Lower the drawbridge” or “Open sesame” before grunting the door open manually. No more. I pressed the garage door opener and the door lifted as I sat comfortably in my car and marveled that the door knew where to go and when to … [Read more...]

A Goodly Heritage – Memories Come

September 4, 2023 by Wenda Grabau Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal- A Goodly Heritage

Memories can come at any time.  But today as I have been out in the garden, memories invaded my thoughts.  As I picked each buttery-colored wax bean, I thought of my mother.  Even when she lived with me at the age of 94, she helped me snip beans.  Along with the beans, I brought in a fine bouquet of gladiolas to please her and to perk up the scenery in the house.  Though her … [Read more...]

Peering at the Past Winnebago Relocated to, Relocated Away from Southeast Minnesota

September 4, 2023 by Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journa; - Lee Epps

Many southeast Minnesota settlers in the late 1800s had direct contact with or at least observed local Native Americans, most notably the Winnebago tribe. Marlene Meiners wrote her grandfather would barter with skunk hides for chickens. The Indians made baskets, which they sold for $1 or $2. The great “Indian scare” did not involve those mostly-peaceful Winnebago neighbors … [Read more...]

The Simple Blessings of Summer From the Peanuts gang

September 4, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Churches: Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) Over the years I have much appreciation for Charles Schulz and his Peanuts characters.  On Facebook I enjoy “Snoopy’s Everybody’s Best Friend.”  Now as summer moves ever closer to autumn, I saw a Peanuts cartoon which kind of spoke to a late summer … [Read more...]

Fresh Off The Farm – Every Mom Knows….

August 28, 2023 by Liz Gerdes Leave a Comment

I couldn’t believe my ears. Relief flooded over her face as she told me her story with a beaming grateful smile. As she talked, I wondered silently: Could raw milk really change someone’s life? It’s funny I could wonder, because people tell me every week how raw milk is changing their lives. People constantly tell me stories of raw milk healing eczema, clearing up breakouts, … [Read more...]

Peering at the Past A Missing Horse, Wolves, Robberies and a Big Dog

August 28, 2023 by Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journa; - Lee Epps

Part two of a series Had it been stolen? A live animal was of tremendous value to the early pioneers in Minnesota. Soon after building a log cabin near Eitzen in Houston County, Henry Christian Bunge, Sr.  (1821-1899) was missing his valuable horse he had with him when moving into Winnebago Township from Illinois in 1862. Had it strayed or been stolen? Frontier areas had their … [Read more...]

Weeds Among the Wheat

August 28, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

By Pastor Jeff Jacobs Unity Lutheran Parish - St. Paul, Saetersdal and St. Matthew’s, Granger A recent Gospel recounted Jesus’ parable about the weeds among the wheat, Matthew 13.  He compared the kingdom of heaven to someone sowing good seed in his field, when an enemy sowed weeds at night. As both sprouted, the servants noticed the difference and asked the householder … [Read more...]

I was Working on Degrees in Teetering and Tottering

August 28, 2023 by Al Batt Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Al Batt

We knew little, but we suspected a lot. Each day was a test we hadn’t studied for back in the time before Vanna White landed her demanding letter-turning gig. In a world filled with “aww” and “eww,” there were many mysteries. If medicine was good for us, why did it taste bad? Are the crusts of sandwiches good for us? Why do some people cut sandwiches diagonally? When I was … [Read more...]

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