My desk at the bank sits right next to the big glass windows. I can see who walks by and they can see me - some even wave! In the mornings I can see car after car of high school kids on their way to school.
No one ever drove to school in my day.
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Saturday, May 25th, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
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- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
- 6:52:10, May 6th 2013 - Jason Sethre, Publisher of Fillmore County Journal & Olmsted County Journal - Maryh, ... [Read More]
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Paper
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013
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Of all the materials recycled here in Fillmore County, paper is, by far, the largest component, making up somewhere between forty and fifty percent by weight and volume. Newspaper was the first thing I remember bringing to the recycling center and being paid a few cents per pound. This, to many, seemed to be a much better alternative than adding it to the burn barrel and igniting it with the rest of the household garbage on a regular basis. Today, the Fillmore County Recycling Center still gladly accepts newspaper as well as most other forms of fiber.
Fillmore County’s recyclable fibers include, but are not limited to newspaper, cardboard, boxboard, catalogs, magazines, junk mail, office paper, advertisements, paperback books, hard cover books, paper grocery bags, animal feed bags, school papers, phone books, spiral notebooks, and shredded paper contained in closed paper bags or closed cardboard boxes.
However, not all forms of fiber are recyclable. Recyclable fiber must be clean and dry. The tops of take home pizza boxes are usually soiled, but the sides and bottoms are not. The tops should be placed into landfill garbage, and the rest of the box recycled. Fridge packs of pop and frozen food boxes are meant to withstand the extra moisture often found in a refrigerator or freezer. They are coated with a wax-like substance to keep them from absorbing water and falling apart. This wax covering causes problems in the recycling process making these forms of boxboard unrecyclable at this time.
Envelopes with bubble wrap, laminated paper, used facial tissue and napkins along with paper towels, fast food wrappers, and soiled paper plates are some other examples of fiber not suitable for recycling. Egg cartons have most likely lived their seven lives and cannot be recycled again. They do, however, make great compost material or golf ball containers.
Nearly 40 percent of new paper products is recycled paper. Recycling one ton of paper saves at least 17 trees, 275 pounds of sulfur, 350 pounds of limestone, 9,000 pounds of steam, 225 kilowatt hours of electricity, three cubic feet of landfill space, and at least 5,000 gallons of water. Each year, junk mail delivered throughout the United States, most of which is recyclable, would fill 340,000 garbage trucks if it was deposited in a landfill and not recycled.
Approximately 20 tons of fiber pass through your recycling center each week. All that pa .....
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Fillmore County’s recyclable fibers include, but are not limited to newspaper, cardboard, boxboard, catalogs, magazines, junk mail, office paper, advertisements, paperback books, hard cover books, paper grocery bags, animal feed bags, school papers, phone books, spiral notebooks, and shredded paper contained in closed paper bags or closed cardboard boxes.
However, not all forms of fiber are recyclable. Recyclable fiber must be clean and dry. The tops of take home pizza boxes are usually soiled, but the sides and bottoms are not. The tops should be placed into landfill garbage, and the rest of the box recycled. Fridge packs of pop and frozen food boxes are meant to withstand the extra moisture often found in a refrigerator or freezer. They are coated with a wax-like substance to keep them from absorbing water and falling apart. This wax covering causes problems in the recycling process making these forms of boxboard unrecyclable at this time.
Envelopes with bubble wrap, laminated paper, used facial tissue and napkins along with paper towels, fast food wrappers, and soiled paper plates are some other examples of fiber not suitable for recycling. Egg cartons have most likely lived their seven lives and cannot be recycled again. They do, however, make great compost material or golf ball containers.
Nearly 40 percent of new paper products is recycled paper. Recycling one ton of paper saves at least 17 trees, 275 pounds of sulfur, 350 pounds of limestone, 9,000 pounds of steam, 225 kilowatt hours of electricity, three cubic feet of landfill space, and at least 5,000 gallons of water. Each year, junk mail delivered throughout the United States, most of which is recyclable, would fill 340,000 garbage trucks if it was deposited in a landfill and not recycled.
Approximately 20 tons of fiber pass through your recycling center each week. All that pa .....
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Food For Life
Fri, Jan 11th, 2013
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Inner warmth
Winter has hit us hard, and I feel cold wherever I go. Right now as I type, my hands are cold. When I get home and it’s dark out, I am done for the day. Hibernation mode has kicked in, and I want to do nothing but sit under a blanket
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Finding Time
Fri, Dec 28th, 2012
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Everyone is losing time, in search of time, can’t find time, or can’t find enough time. Oh Father Time, where art thou!
I recently heard a speaker at work say we all have enough time but that we simply don’t “make” time. Time can sure ge
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A bit of summer in winter
Fri, Dec 21st, 2012
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That first lovely snow of early December fell in soggy slatherings of white that immediately froze solid on every branch and bush, preserving the winter wonderland scenery for a whole week. It seemed to put everyone in a bright holiday mood after th
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More notes from a country kitchen....
Fri, Dec 14th, 2012
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Christmas always brings back childhood memories. I remember one Christmas about 40 years ago that still stands out in my mind. It was Christmas Eve and my sister and her four-year-old son, Jeffrey, were spending the night and all the next day with u
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Art
Fri, Dec 7th, 2012
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Art has always played an important role in my life. Though I didn’t inherit the art genes, I have always loved art and the world that surrounds it.
Art has had a prominent place in our family. My grandfather believed in exposing his children to
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Recycling habits
Fri, Nov 16th, 2012
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LaVerne C. Paulson
Recycling Education Coordinator
This is a continuation of the last article about improving your recycling habits. As I have mentioned before, a few small changes can make a big difference over a year’s time, or even a month. P
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America Recycles Day
Fri, Nov 2nd, 2012
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LaVerne C. Paulson
Recycling Education Coordinator
America Recycles Day will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary November 15. It is a day set aside each year to educate people about the need for better recycling and motivate them to improve their
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