WASHINGTON, D.C., May 1, 2017 — Dan Christianson, CEO of F & M Community Bank, which is based in Preston, Minn., joined more than 100 community bankers and the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) this week for a meeting with President Donald Trump and other top administration officials at the White House as part of the 2017 ICBA Capital Summit. In the meeting … [Read more...]
Free summer youth arts program returns to Lanesboro
Big things are happening in celebration of the fifth summer of Surprise Sculpture, Lanesboro Arts’ education program that offers an opportunity for kids and adults to participate in weekly collaborative arts creation. Surprise Sculpture will be held weekly on Tuesdays from 12-2 p.m. at the St. Mane Theatre, from June 13 to July 25, 2017 (excluding July 4). Lanesboro Arts … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Abdi Mohamed Abib, 37, Postville, Iowa; 3/10/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Calista Danae Blank, 18, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 5/12/2017, Speeding (78/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $230. Terra Jean Bothun, 23, Chatfield, Minn.; 2/9/2017, Theft of Motor Fuel from Retailer, Fine $1,000 (stay $850 until 5/24/2018), Total Fees … [Read more...]
Semcac Senior Dining in Lanesboro has a new home
Beginning Monday, June 12 Semcac Senior Dining will be moving from The Cracked Egg to the Discovery Faith Community, 601 Parkway Ave South, formally known as the Lanesboro Methodist Church. Meals will be catered by the Semcac Rushford Kitchen and served Monday thru Fridays between the hours of 11:30 and noon. Meal reservations can be made by signing up at Discovery Faith … [Read more...]
1856 Historic Lenora Church to host special musical event June 18
Please reserve Sunday, June 18 at 3 p.m. for a special musical event at the historic Lenora United Methodist Church in rural Fillmore County. Greg Wennes and Rachel Storlie will be sharing their musical talents in a special worship service at the old Lenora Church. The Lenora Church was begun in 1856 and is a beautiful example of a Fillmore County pioneer church and is listed … [Read more...]
Red Cross calls for new donors to prevent a summer blood shortage
The American Red Cross urges those who have never given blood before – as well as those who haven’t given recently – to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now and help sustain a sufficient community blood supply this summer. While the need for blood is constant during the summer months, the Red Cross experiences a drastic decline in new donors. Nationwide, about … [Read more...]
Lois Estelle Henry
Lois Henry, age 76, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, June 5, 2017, at her home in Decorah, Iowa. Lois Estelle (Gossman) Henry was born on December 27, 1940, the daughter of Leland and Irma (Patterson) Gossman in Cresco, Iowa. Lois attended and graduated from Canton High School in 1959. She was married to Duane Henry on July 7, 1959, at St. Agnes-Plymouth Rock Catholic … [Read more...]
Carla J. Bonnerud
Memorial services for Carla J. Bonnerud will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, with Rev. Herman Bakker officiating. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Carla Bonnerud, age 50, of Spring … [Read more...]
Nature’s Trust
By Dr. Bryan Van Gorp Rushford, MN The Nature’s Trust doctrine states that the government is obligated to act as trustee of the natural resources and assets that are subject to public concern and cannot destroy or sell to private interests what the people rightly own for themselves and for their posterity. It is a fundamental constraint on governmental power. Trustees are … [Read more...]
Who will we be?
By Eric Lee Harmony, MN The story of America is expanding. What I grew up with is vastly different from what today’s children will grow up with. The story is growing, and it leaves us with a choice. Growing up in the 1980s, we revered Christopher Columbus, and we learned glorious tales of the spirit of exploration, with the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. We … [Read more...]