Bluff Country Collaborative (BCC) hosted a Career and Technical Education event at the Caledonia High school on Thursday, September 22 and invited several area BBC partner schools to participate including Caledonia, Spring Grove, Houston, Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central. Approximately 500 students attended the event. Area businesses and colleges were invited to provide … [Read more...]
Harmony to host bloodmobile on November 29
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center, 225 Third Avenue SW, from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29. Donating is by appointment only, but masks are no longer required. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please remember your donor card or driver’s license. RapidPass (redcrossblood.org/RapidPass), which is a … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On October 4, McKenzie Mae House, 34, of Rochester, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. House is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. On or about October 1, as a result of a domestic disturbance, the defendant allegedly supplied a Fillmore County Sheriff’s … [Read more...]
SEMAC awards Arts Grants
On November 15, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 50 arts programming grants for a total of $347,410 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern Minnesota. This included 26 Legacy grants for $227,335, 16 Programming Grants for $84,700, seven Small Towns/Rural Areas grants for $34,210, and one School Residency grant for … [Read more...]
Administrator selected for future Preston Veterans Home
ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) announces that David Dunn has been selected to serve as the administrator of the future Preston Veterans Home, scheduled to open in mid-2023. Dunn joins MDVA with more than 18 years of experience as an administrator for nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. He holds a Master of Science in Health Care … [Read more...]
What if we don’t FEEL thankful?
“Five weeks ago,” my husband perfectly stated, “I didn’t know or care that the human brain has a drain.” How often do we take for granted things in ignorance? Personally, I wasn’t thankful for mine - because I didn’t even realize I had one. Fast forward a few weeks, as I sat in the pediatric neurosurgery department holding my tiny baby as the specialists tried to explain … [Read more...]
Saundra Rohrer
Saundra Ann Rohrer, 78, met her Lord and Savior at her home in Edina, Minn., November 13, 2022, after a brave and courageous battle with cancer, fought with grace, incredible strength and dignity. Saundra was born July 24, 1944, the daughter of Julius and Genora Gulbranson in Spring Grove, Minn. She graduated from Winona State College with her teaching degree in June 1965 … [Read more...]
Dennis H. Rollie
Dennis H. Rollie, age 75, of Rochester, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Dennis was born August 5, 1947, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Harold and Norma (Burmaster) Rollie. He grew up and attended school in the Hesper and Mabel areas. He served four years in the United States Navy as a boiler technician. After his discharge he married … [Read more...]
Lynn R. Shervin
Lynn Shervin, 73, of Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and formerly of Lanesboro and La Crescent, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn., due to complications from a pulmonary embolism. Lynn Roger Shervin was born on November 9, 1949, in La Crosse, Wis., to Nervin and Viola (Ferden) Shervin. He grew up on a … [Read more...]
Carl Bakalyar
Carl R. Bakalyar, 97, of Preston, Minn., passed away peacefully on November 13, 2022, surrounded by his family, and loved ones. Carl worked in the utilities and communication industries in positions of increasing responsibility. Lastly managing telephone offices in the SE portion of Minnesota. After his retirement he served on various committees, and advisory boards … [Read more...]