The full version of these minutes can be found on the City of Rushford website at www.rushford.govoffice.com or will be provided if requested via email or hard copy by contacting citykaz@goacentek.net Members Present: Mayor Benson, Council members O’Donnell, Linder, Volkman, Linder Staff Present: Administrator Chladek, Clerk/Treas. Zacher Consent Agenda and notices: … [Read more...]
Notice of Meeting
Wilmington Township The Wilmington Township Board of Supervisors will have its monthly meeting on Wednesday December 15, 2021, at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at Wings Restaurant in Dorchester, IA. Publish 13 … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Darcell James White, 26, Caledonia, Minn.; 9/16/2021, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Chia Lor, 49, St. Paul, Minn.; 10/9/2021, Speeding (69/55), Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Sean Stephen Michael Coon Jr., 25, Spring Valley, Minn.; 10/14/2021, No Motor Vehicle Insurance - Driver, Fine … [Read more...]
Meet the 2021-22 Houston County 4-H Federation officers
By Garrett Waldenberger President Ashtyn Meyer is a member of the Houston County Sharp Shooters 4-H Club. She has been in 4-H for eight years. Her favorite 4-H memories come the Houston County Fair. In 4-H, some of the project areas she is involved in are vegetable and flower gardening, photography, arts and crafts, goats, chickens, swine, foods, clothes, wildlife and … [Read more...]
Kingsland board hears food supply challenges
Kingsland School Board held a work session meeting on December 6. One item that generated discussion was the ongoing difficulty in obtaining the various food products that Kingsland serves to students. Judy Tart’s written report to the board said, in part, “Food shortages continue. Trying to buy ahead when products are available… Freezer storage is becoming an issue… Menus … [Read more...]
Back when I was hot stuff and then some
“What are you looking at?” I heard the man’s voice when I was in Anzalduas County Park, nestled along the Rio Grande River in Mission, Tex. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I was having a swell time looking at birds — clay-colored thrush, vermillion flycatcher, northern beardless-tyrannulet, gray hawk and tropical parula. The park was filled with people cooking and … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion: We are in the season of Advent
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Advent always falls at the darkest time of the year. In this part of the world, it is typically fully dark by supper time. Because of the darkness of night that arrives so early in Advent, a primary symbol of the season of Advent is LIGHT! We light Advent candles and talk about the coming of Christ, the … [Read more...]
Real Bites
Stellar 181 Taphouse There’s something pretty special happening in downtown Spring Valley, Minn. Stellar 181 Taphouse. But that’s not all. This has been years in the making. It started with a hair salon and spa, then a clothing boutique, then a dessert and cake specialty store... and then a restaurant. Chateau de Chic Salon & Spa, Chic by Chateau, Some Like It Hot, … [Read more...]
Government This week
Monday, December 13 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Caledonia City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Grand Meadow City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • Houston City Council, Community Center, 6 p.m. • 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. • Wykoff City … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor about The Christmas Story…
In October we were “scared out of our wits.” In November we were “thankful.” Now it is December. It’s time for “Peace on Earth”! One memory I cherish of my childhood was Christmas morning. My family would gather around the fireplace where we would be enchanted by the flames dancing before us and listen to my father’s voice as he read aloud the story of Christ’s birth. … [Read more...]