Minnesota’s unemployment rate in October 2021 is back to where it was immediately before the global pandemic was declared in March 2020 at 3.5% (revised), down two-tenths of a percentage point from September, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The decline in Minnesota’s unemployment rate in October … [Read more...]
Why MY marriage needs help, and why YOU are being lied to.
BY Liz Gerdes “Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen”... I read the understatement of the century. Well, thanks, Captain Obvious! You’ve simultaneously discouraged me and insulted my intelligence in five words. Of course great things take work. You’ve said nothing profound, Captain O. I know if I want a weedless garden, it must be weeded. A house must be cleaned. Windows … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – An attitude of gratitude
By Rev. Deanna Woodward Maple Leaf Parish United Methodist Churches of Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston and Spring Valley The late Rudyard Kipling was an author of poetry and of several classic books, including the Jungle Book. During his lifetime, his writings made him both famous and wealthy. A newspaper reporter came up to him once and said, “Mr. Kipling, I just read that … [Read more...]
Harmony to host bloodmobile on November 30
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center, 225 Third Avenue SW, from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Donating is by appointment only, and masks will once again be required for all donors. If you don’t have one of your own, one will be provided by the Red Cross. All donors will be required to provide identification before donating, so please … [Read more...]
Ruth J. Wangen
Ruth J. Wangen, wife of Curtis, age 72, of Stewart, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Mercy Hospital Unity Campus in Fridley, Minn. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 11 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Stewart, Minn., with interment in the church cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held on Friday, … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project The art of failure
By Nicholas Weist You know failure is an interesting thing that we all seem to be good at from time to time. Many famous people have had many failures, but they did not let those failures stop them from success. Take Thomas Edison for example. He created the incandescent light bulb, but it took him over 1,000 tries to get it right and that light bulb is still used today. … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Wednesday, December 1 • Fountain City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday, December 2 • Houston School Board, High School Library, 6 p.m. Monday, December 6 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Elementary Conference Room and via Zoom, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Preston City … [Read more...]
Clarification
In the R-P School Board article on page one of the November 22 Fillmore County Journal, the following was stated: “In other business, the board approved a resolution to combine polling places; this must be done yearly to avoid the necessity and expense of running 15 different polling places across the district. Next year the only polling place will be at the City of Rushford … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor – about sad display of Freedom of Speech…
To the Editor, It’s a catchy little phrase easily remembered, especially by our children - “Just say no to Sleepy Joe and the Ho.” I recently saw this sign in a Peterson [Minn.] yard. Dig deeper into the meaning of the misogynistic word “ho,” and it’s also racist. It doesn’t matter what your political affiliation; this is abusive and wrong. Putting up a political sign is … [Read more...]
Larry A. Storlie
Larry A. Storlie, age 67, of Mankato, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at his home. A Celebration of Larry’s Life will be Thursday, December 2, 2021, from 4-7 p.m. at Woodland Hills Funeral Home in Mankato. Larry was born on December 18, 1953, to Irving and Roby (Comstock) Storlie in Stewartville, Minn. He graduated from Harmony High School in … [Read more...]