Gordon Johannsen, 79 of Harmony, Minn., passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at Greenfield Lutheran Cemetery. Lindstrom … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Gerald Eugene Small
Gerald Eugene Small, 77, of Lanesboro, formally of Carlton, Minn., passed away at Chosen Valley Care Center on August 28, 2016. Gerald was born on July 1, 1939, in Holyoke, Minn., to Lowell and Lulu Mae (Scott) Small. Gerald married his wife of 54 years, Renee (Parenteau) on February 23, 1962. They lived most of his life in Carlton, Minn. He worked for Conwed Corporation … [Read more...]
Back to school…for parents, too!
Yet again, summer went by too quickly. As backpacks are reloaded with new notebooks and pencils and kids don new school clothes and gym shoes, at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), we’ve been seeing some older faces filing into classrooms. Caregiver education is the main goal of SMIF’s Parenting Matters: A Workplace Education program, which began in 2012 and … [Read more...]
The cost of the EpiPen price increase
By Senator Amy Klobuchar There’s a cost that comes with the 450% increase in the price of EpiPens. Parents worry that they won’t be able to afford their child’s medication. They drive to pharmacies miles away from their homes just to get the best deal on EpiPens. School nurses watch as families weigh the risk of sending their child to school without this life-saving … [Read more...]
2016 Fillmore County Fair Dairy Bake-Off winners announced
The winners of the 2016 Fillmore County Fair Dairy Bake-Off are as follows: Adult • First place: Ruth Olson, Lanesboro, Minn. • Second place: Ruth Eickhoff, Wykoff, Minn. • Third place: Rachel Welch, Spring Valley, Minn. Youth • First place: Annika Mensink, Preston, Minn. • Joseph Otto, Harmony, Minn. • Elsa Eickhoff, Wykoff, Minn. … [Read more...]
Governing in 2017
Our new president will be inaugurated on January 20, 2017. Leading and governing, especially after this election cycle, will be extremely challenging. Neither candidate has the trust of even a majority of the electorate; neither will have a mandate. We hear over and over that this is a “change” election. How each of us defines “change” probably covers a wide spectrum of … [Read more...]
Upcoming Taste of the Trail events have much to offer
On three Saturdays in September, The Root River Trail Towns are featuring local food, artisans, entertainment, cultural activities and fun for all during an annual trail-wide event, Taste of the Trail. Taste of the Trail is similar ot many “Taste of...” events in many towns all over the Midwest. In this case, the nine towns along the trail system are focusing on food, … [Read more...]
Thrifty Threads offers more than just shopping
If you haven’t been to Thrifty Threads in Preston lately, you should stop by and check it out. It offers a variety of gently used, quality items along with handwoven rag rugs. “Bag week,” a special deal where you pay $7 for whatever you can fit into a brown paper bag, runs the last full week of each month. “We’d like to spread the word about Thrifty Threads to let people know … [Read more...]
CPS of Harmony has reasons to celebrate
Crop Production Services of Harmony, Minn., is close to having their new building which will store and mix dry fertilizer complete. This is reason enough for the company and its employees to celebrate, which is why they will be hosting an open house, but the business will also recognize local heroes in September, as well. The new building on the site of CPS was in the … [Read more...]
Spring Valley’s new “coffee time” place
Anytime can be “coffee time” in Spring Valley since Wayne and Joanie Musel have opened the doors of Comforts of the Past August 15, 2016. The idea of sharing her gifts came to Joanie in 2013 when employment conditions changed and Wayne began thinking about retiring from his roofing position at Schwickert’s in Rochester. “I wanted to give back to the community in a way I know … [Read more...]