By Pastor Mark Woodward Maple Leaf Parish Spring Valley: Faith, Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston (and Lenora) Uanited Methodist Churches During a particular rough time in my life, I very much appreciated the inspiring, uplifting, encouraging words of a wonderful pastor who lived in England. Charles Spurgeon lived from 1834-1892 and he was a prominent clergyman during this … [Read more...]
Government this Week
Tuesday, June 7 •Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:00 a.m. •Houston County Commissioners, Courthouse Board Room, 9:00 a.m. •Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. •Rushford Village City Council, CRV Office/City Hall, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 8 •Canton City Council, City Hall, 6:00 p.m. •Mabel City Council, Community Center, 6:00 … [Read more...]
It does not hurt to get shot!
By Mary T. Reisner Fountain, Minn. This is what my 13-year-old told me when she got home from school. She was still angry at her classmate who had said this. She so wanted to punch him, but another classmate also heard this statement, grabbed her arms and held her back. This happened in 1999 after the Columbine school shooting and two and half years after her father was … [Read more...]
Correction
In the May 30, 2022, edition of the Fillmore County Journal on page 28, the article titled “Chatfield moves forward on financing of water and sewer improvements,” one bank was mentioned as being a buyer of the bonds. Clarification is made that even though there is one buyer, F&M Bank, Root River State Bank is purchasing $425,000 and First State Bank of Fountain is … [Read more...]
Minnesota gas price update
May 31, 2022 – Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 8.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.23/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,856 stations in Minnesota. Prices in Minnesota are 33.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.40/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has fallen 4.0 cents nationally in the past week and … [Read more...]
SEMAC announces July 1 grant application deadline
SEMAC, a non-profit arts agency, is designated by the State of Minnesota Arts Board as the regional arts council for eleven southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council announces a call for proposals by Individual Artists. All proposed projects must … [Read more...]
Leitzen announces candidacy
Substitute teacher, local tourism advocate and former city clerk Eric Leitzen submitted his third-party candidacy for Minnesota State Senate at the Houston County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Leitzen hopes to bring some much needed relief to the people of Bluff Country with his campaign, which looks to unseat the current GOP Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller. … [Read more...]
Top Minnesota dairy farms honored for superior cow care Herds with lowest somatic cell count are recognized
ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen today released the annual list of top Minnesota dairy herds with low somatic cell counts (SCC). Somatic cell count is a key indicator of milk quality – a lower SCC count is better for cheese production and a longer shelf life for bottled milk. In honor of June Dairy Month, 114 Minnesota dairy farms are being … [Read more...]
Engagement
Mensink-Schultz Nick Mensink and Sara Schultz of Preston, Minn., are overjoyed to announce their engagement. The groom’s parents, Heath and Jeanie Mensink, and the bride’s parents, Terry Schultz and Susie Schultz, couldn’t be more excited. Nick and Sara have not set a date for their wedding yet. They just recently got engaged over Trout Days weekend. The couple is … [Read more...]
Carole Ann (Capelle) Hodson
Carole Ann (Capelle) Hodson, age 81, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the Ostrander Care and Rehab where she resided since February 2019. She was born on June 21, 1940, to Audrey (Behrens) and Clarence Capelle, at her maternal grandparents farm in Dover Township, Olmsted County, Minn. She grew up in rural Fillmore County and attended school in … [Read more...]