Funeral services for Ann M.. Bergeson were held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, with Pastor Joe Haynes officiating. Burial took place at the Frankford Cemetery, Frankford Twp., Mower County. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until time of service at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, Minn. Ann Marie Bergeson, age … [Read more...]
Leonard H. Gehrking
Leonard H. Gehrking, age 83, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at his home, due to a lengthy illness. Funeral services for Leonard Gehrking will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 4, 2017, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Rev. Michael Harman officiating. Burial will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...]
Lois Ann Swenson
Lois Ann Swenson, 80, of Rochester, passed away on July 29, 2017, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester after complications of a brain aneurysm. Lois was born on September 11, 1936, in Prosper, Minn., to Merland and Winnifred (Johnson) Halvorson. She graduated from Canton High School in 1954. She married Stanley Swenson on April 30, 1955, in Mabel. They were married 62 years … [Read more...]
Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated! (Words expressed by President Trump)
The Affordable Care Act (The ACA) was signed into law March 23, 2010, in an effort to curb the rapidly escalating cost of healthcare. Among other protections patients were assured, you would not be denied coverage because you had a “pre-existing condition” and annual and lifetime “caps on essential benefits” were banned. The United States is one of the wealthiest nations in … [Read more...]
Why “Sundance” THAT weekend?
By Steven Rowland Chatfield, MN I would like to know what the process was in deciding to have Sundance, previous winner of The Voice, perform in Preston on the same weekend as the 50th Anniversary of Chatfield Western Days! I enjoy watching The Voice and, on any other weekend, I would, in support of another community, probably buy tickets to see Sundance perform, as I am a … [Read more...]
Government this week
Tuesday, August 1 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Rushford Village City Council, CRV Office, 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 2 • Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 3 • Houston School Board, High School Library, 6 p.m. Monday, August 7 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, … [Read more...]
Recycling 101
During the 10 years that I have been the Recycling Educator of Fillmore County, a lot of recycling and environmental information has appeared on the computer as well as printed material on my desk. In the next several 101 articles, I will share some of the information I have collected. A lot has been compiled by Oberlin College of Ohio and the MPCA. Other environmental … [Read more...]
Merchants Bank looks to “Swipe Out Hunger” for area food shelves
Merchants Bank will be donating five cents each time a Merchants Bank credit card or debit card is used between August 1-8, up to a total of $10,000, to area food shelves during “Swipe Out Hunger,” the bank’s fifth annual Facebook Giveaway. The “Swipe Out Hunger” giveaway will work like this: Supporters of area food shelves will be able to vote once per day between August 1-8 … [Read more...]
New employee has four legs and a big heart
The newest employee at Hoff Funeral Home wasn’t able to fill out an application, but he still got the job based on his people skills and big heart. Charlie is a therapy dog. This special seven-month-old labradoodle joined the Hoff staff in April as “Chief Comfort Officer,” providing comfort to grieving families at Hoff locations throughout Southeast Minnesota. “We heard … [Read more...]
State lines are danger zones for gas prices, GasBuddy finds
Study finds motorists can overspend as much as $25 per fill-up across state borders, gasoline price “spread” even wider near state lines BOSTON, MA — GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting nearly 70 million drivers with the Perfect Pit Stop, identifies the state borders with the most drastic gas price variance -- “spread” in industry parlance. According to GasBuddy’s … [Read more...]