Fillmore County Journal

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Ruth J. Zafft

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Ruth J. Zafft, age 85, of Canton, Minn., died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel, Minn. Ruth was born November 28, 1931 in Tahlequah, Okla., to John and Fannie Newton. She attended Tahlequah schools. On November 28, 1949 she married Earl Zafft in Tracy, Minn.   They lived in many states and in September 1969 settled on a farm near Canton where they … [Read more...]

John P. Link

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John P. Link, 51, of Kasson, Minn., passed away on April 17, 2017 at his home in Kasson. John Peter Link was born in Spring Valley, Minn., on March 19, 1966, son of Orlo and Ruth (Schoppers) Link.  He was confirmed in the Wykoff Methodist Church, and graduated from Wykoff High School in 1984.  John graduated from Mechanical School at Rochester Vo-Tech in 1986.  Through the … [Read more...]

Carl W. “Bill” Dietrich

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Carl W. “Bill” Dietrich, 77, of Peterson, Minn., died on Monday, April 17, 2017, at Gundersen Health in La Crosse, Wis. Carl was born on April 7, 1940, in Winona, Minn., to Carl A. and Gladys (Malewicki) Dietrich. He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1958. Carl married Shirley Stiles on July 26, 1958. The couple lived in Winona until 1974, when they moved to … [Read more...]

Doris Mae Durfey

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Doris Mae Durfey, 94, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on April 13, 2017, at Chosen Valley Care Center at Chatfield. Doris was born November 2, 1922, to Harry and Eliza (Collins) Eggleston in Grundy County, Iowa.  She first attended school in Whitten, Iowa.  The family then moved to Herman, Minn.  When the family later returned to Iowa, Doris remained in Herman and graduated … [Read more...]

Esther J. Burmeister

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Esther J. Burmeister, age 101 of Harmony, Minn., died, Sunday, April 16, 2017, at her home in Harmony. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 21, at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, with burial following in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday from 1 p.m. until time of services at the church. The Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the … [Read more...]

Government this week

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• Monday, April 17, Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Monday, April 17, Kingsland School Board, District Conference Room, 6:30 p.m. • Monday, April 17, Chatfield School Board, High School Media Center, 7 p.m. • Tuesday, April 18, Mabel-Canton School Board, Media Center, 7 p.m. • Tuesday, April 18, Rushford Village City Council, CRV Office, 7 p.m. • … [Read more...]

The Kingsland facilities dilemma: a common sense solution

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Area citizens are well aware of the struggle the Kingsland District has endured in recent years regarding facilities. The defeat of a dual referendum last fall that would have built a sizable addition in Spring Valley, [allowing the District to abandon the Wykoff facility] and increase district income per student did not make the situation any easier. Enrollment continues to … [Read more...]

Healthcare vs. wealthcare

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It’s been very tempting to just copy the phrase “people should be taken care of if they get sick or hurt” one hundred times and submit it as my article, but I don’t think that would make it past the editors. But in truth, that’s the whole idea. Following the non-start of the American Healthcare Act (which some of you might know better as TrumpCare or RyanCare) America’s … [Read more...]

Letter about the reason for Easter…

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Letter about the reason for Easter... To the Editor, “Jesus didn’t come to save civilization from wreckage, He came to save man from the wreckage of civilization” –Adrian Rogers. He came to seek and to save that which was lost. He didn’t come to bring peace to the world, but to bring division. (Matt.10:34) Because the world does not believe God and those of us who do … [Read more...]