“In 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 32 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States.”
“The 11,773 fatalities in alcoho
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
- 5:56:33, May 18th 2013 - modgudur - I guess the child is anti-gun control since Obama went to all that trouble ... [Read More]
- 9:27:41, May 16th 2013 - caal girl - Nice outfit on you. I loved some of the dresses but am holding my breath ... [Read More]
- 2:03:34, May 14th 2013 - - Thanks for sharing the trip with us! ... [Read More]
- 4:12:01, May 9th 2013 - Amanda Ziebell - Wow! Thanks to the Fillmore County Journal for this kind story. For a ... [Read More]
- 11:47:30, May 7th 2013 - EW - ramble.....ramble.....ramble..... ... [Read More]
- 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]
- 7:29:56, May 5th 2013 - maryh - Where are OCJ's available for pickup...other than at the new office? ... [Read More]
- 2:41:47, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, I just looked up Senate File 796 and in it there are said p ... [Read More]
- 2:22:20, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, how do you come up with $1.1 billion that trout fishing bri ... [Read More]
Winners of 2013 State History Day competition announced
Fri, May 10th, 2013
Posted in All Education
Posted in All Education
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The winners of the 2013 National History Day in Minnesota State Competition were announced Saturday, May 4 in an awards ceremony held at the University of Minnesota, Coffman Union. The first- and second-place winners from each of 18 project categories earned an invitation to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland, College Park, June 9-13.
Students presented projects in the categories of exhibits, documentary films, historical performances, web sites and research papers, based on the 2013 History Day theme, “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”
Student winners hail from across the state including the Twin Cities, Duluth, Winona, Mankato, Rochester and Southeast Minnesota, and Spring Lake Park. The top two senior individual and group documentaries from Southeast Minnesota are:
Senior Individual
Documentary
“Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: Frank Kameny and the Mattachine Society of Washington D.C.” Maddie Pavek, Century High School (Rochester).
“Title IX” Laura Gale, Kennedy Senior High School (Bloomington)
Senior Group Documentary
“Driven to Decline: Interstate Highways, Suburbanization, and Urban Decay” Frances Matejcek, Becky Norling-Ruggles, Grace Palmer, South High School (Minneapolis)
“Making a Splash: A Turning Point in Environmental Legislation” Bailey Hilgren, Luke Isensee, Chatfield Public Schools (Chatfield)
About History Day
For more information about National History Day in Minnesota, including a list of student presenters and their topics, call 651-259-3425 or see the National History Day in Minnesota website.
The National History Day in Minnesota program is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota.
Major funding is provided by: 3M Foundation, Carolyn Foundation, The Gerald and Patrice Halbach Charitable Fund, Ralph and Virginia Kurtzman Fund, David and Janis Larson, Margaret and Lee Skold, Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust, Wells Fargo Foundation and the James J. Wolf Memorial Fund.
Program support is made possible by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.
About the Minnesota
Historical Society
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Students presented projects in the categories of exhibits, documentary films, historical performances, web sites and research papers, based on the 2013 History Day theme, “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”
Student winners hail from across the state including the Twin Cities, Duluth, Winona, Mankato, Rochester and Southeast Minnesota, and Spring Lake Park. The top two senior individual and group documentaries from Southeast Minnesota are:
Senior Individual
Documentary
“Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: Frank Kameny and the Mattachine Society of Washington D.C.” Maddie Pavek, Century High School (Rochester).
“Title IX” Laura Gale, Kennedy Senior High School (Bloomington)
Senior Group Documentary
“Driven to Decline: Interstate Highways, Suburbanization, and Urban Decay” Frances Matejcek, Becky Norling-Ruggles, Grace Palmer, South High School (Minneapolis)
“Making a Splash: A Turning Point in Environmental Legislation” Bailey Hilgren, Luke Isensee, Chatfield Public Schools (Chatfield)
About History Day
For more information about National History Day in Minnesota, including a list of student presenters and their topics, call 651-259-3425 or see the National History Day in Minnesota website.
The National History Day in Minnesota program is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota.
Major funding is provided by: 3M Foundation, Carolyn Foundation, The Gerald and Patrice Halbach Charitable Fund, Ralph and Virginia Kurtzman Fund, David and Janis Larson, Margaret and Lee Skold, Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust, Wells Fargo Foundation and the James J. Wolf Memorial Fund.
Program support is made possible by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.
About the Minnesota
Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-prof .....
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High School Girls Bowling Team competes at State level
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in All Education
Posted in All Education
By Barb Jeffers
A bowling team of area High School girls have placed first in their conference which sent them on to the Conference Tournament. This talented team of girls won the Conference Tournament which was exciting for the girls who worked ve
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Fillmore Central 6th graders
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Preston Education
Posted in Preston Education
Fillmore Central 6th graders planted a Red Maple tree for Arbor Day on April 26, 2013. Pictured front (L to R): Levi Yetter and Logan Dyreson. Back (L to R): Jim Edgar (DNR), Art Callahan (Tree Board), Jim Bakken ( Public Works Director), Taryn Raaen
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Part 1: Mabel-Canton senior class trip diaries
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Mabel Education
Posted in Mabel Education
Day 1
By Erin Wood and Courtney Smith
We had to be at the school at 3:45 am in order to leave by 4:30. We got there and had to have our bags checked. Our parents brought us, so we got to say goodbye to them. We loaded the bus and left Mabel. Dave
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Part 1: Mabel-Canton senior class trip diaries
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Canton Education
Posted in Canton Education
Day 1
By Erin Wood and Courtney Smith
We had to be at the school at 3:45 am in order to leave by 4:30. We got there and had to have our bags checked. Our parents brought us, so we got to say goodbye to them. We loaded the bus and left Mabel. Dave
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A community conversation about childhood
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Rushford Education
Posted in Rushford Education
Join Katy Smith, Parent Educator from Winona and the 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year in a lively conversation about childhood and what kids need from it on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30pm at the Rushford-Peterson School Theater, free of charge.
Katy
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The R-P Middle School staff
Fri, May 3rd, 2013
Posted in Rushford Education
Posted in Rushford Education
The R-P Middle School staff is proud to announce the Quarter 3 Winners of the R-P Middle School Excellence Award. The Excellence Award is in place to recognize students who strive for excellence by upholding the R-P School’s Motto of “Always Our
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A Community Conversation About Childhood
Wed, May 1st, 2013
Posted in Rushford Education
Posted in Rushford Education
Join Katy Smith, Parent Educator from Winona and the 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year in a lively conversation about childhood and what kids need from it on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30pm from Rushford-Peterson School Theater.
Katy is passionate abou
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