Fillmore County Journal

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Lillian A. Benson

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Lillian A. Benson, age 96, of Harmony, Minn., died February 22, 2017 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony. Funeral Services were held 11 a.m. Monday February 27, 2017 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, followed by burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony and on Monday from 10 a.m. until … [Read more...]

Mary Jean Nagle

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Mary Jean Nagle, of Preston, died on February 24, 2017, at the age of 73, due to complications of a brain aneurysm. She was born May 1, 1943 in Wykoff, Minn., to Raymond and Helen (Brink) Westphal and graduated from Harmony High School in 1962. Mary was united in marriage to Jerry Nagle in April 1966. The two of them farmed a dairy farm north of Preston from 1966-1981. After … [Read more...]

Allette M. “Lolly” Hatlevig

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Allette M. “Lolly” Hatlevig, 93, of rural Lanesboro, Minn., died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at her winter home in Mesa, Ariz. Lolly was born on December 28, 1923, in Montana to Oscar and Minda (Benson) Holtegaard. She married Arnold “Arne” Hatlevig at North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Lanesboro, Minn., on November 13, 1943. Lolly was a wife and mother, raising six … [Read more...]

U.S. premier of owl documentary tops 15th owl festival

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The U.S. premiere of a long-anticipated owl documentary will be one of the high points of the 15th annual International Festival of Owls in Houston, Minnesota, March 3-5. The owl festival, which started as a relatively small “hatch day” party for Alice the Great Horned Owl, an area celebrity who works at the International Owl Center, will feature the U.S. premiere of The … [Read more...]

We the people (with a nod to Charles Dickens)

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By John Jordan To begin with, the world did not end. Ok, the election did not go the way I wanted it to.  I am appalled by the character of the president.  To mention just one aspect, he must be held accountable by us fellow men for his physical assaults on women and his bragging about it.  To dismiss such behavior as “just locker room talk” is absurd and false. As I read … [Read more...]

Talking turkey about climate

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So I’m taking the garbage out on a rainy, 50+ degree Monday morning in February, and I think to myself: self, I’ve been on this earth for three decades and a little more, so I’m old enough to remember Februaries where the temperatures didn’t climb out of the 30s, let alone into the 50s. Heck, I remember a nasty St. Paddy’s snowstorm just back when I was in college, but it seems … [Read more...]

Government this week

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Monday, February 27 Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 28 Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Fillmore Central School Board, 5 p.m. Thursday, March 2 Fountain City Council, City hall, 7:30 p.m. Houston School Board, High … [Read more...]

Houston School Board grapples with naming rights

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The Houston Public School Board met at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February  16 in the Houston Public High School library. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and board members Norlien, Carlson, Stillin,  and Wilson. Board members Bonner NS Krage came to the meeting later in the evening. Following the pledge and agenda approval, the board opened the meeting to public comment. … [Read more...]

World Day of Prayer service to be held March 3 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lanesboro

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Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lanesboro, will hold a World Day of Prayer service on Friday, March 3, at 10 am.  World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday in March. World Day of Prayer was founded on the idea that prayer and action are inseparable in … [Read more...]