Don’t shoot me – I just have a question. There are two camps.Two sides. A vast chasm between. The fall lovers and the fall haters. Which are you? For the lovers, this article is for you. For the haters – I still have a question for you. No matter your camp, we will all be faced with an important decision: To pumpkin spice or not to pumpkin spice – that is the question. … [Read more...]
Blood drive scheduled for December at United Methodist Church in Preston
PRESTON, MN – The Preston United Methodist Church will be having a blood drive on Friday, December 10, 2021 beginning at noon. If you would like to donate, please log into the following site to schedule an appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time. Enter zip code 55965 and scroll down to the Preston United Methodist Church schedule, or call 1 (800) RED … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – The Saints of God
By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist In the tradition in which I serve, each first Sunday of November is designated as All Saints Sunday. This day was very important to John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement. In a journal entry from November 1, 1767, Wesley calls it “a festival I truly love.” In 1788, he writes, “I always find this a comfortable … [Read more...]
Correction
A correction is needed to the article titled “Spring Grove to review the feasibility of a municipal or private owned liquor store” on page 31 of the October 25 Fillmore County Journal. The correction is as follows: The council agreed to have John and Dawn Sylling property, parcel 26.0528.000, surveyed to determine the exact location of the easement that has run through the … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor about Fillmore County’s claim to shame…
Letter about Fillmore County’s claim to shame... To the Editor, Last week the New York Times said that Fillmore County, Minn., is the hotspot for COVID in the United States. That is some claim to fame. We weren’t mentioned for our beautiful countryside or for our kind people, but for something dark and avoidable. We have had the most COVID cases per capita in the entire … [Read more...]
Let’s rethink the Houston OHV trail
By Russell Smith Houston, MN The OHV trail proposed for Houston’s South Park is extremely unlikely to yield any significant financial benefit for the community. I’ve taught marketing and marketing research for 28 years, currently at Winona State University; I’ve also conducted a good deal of tourism-related research. Over the years I’ve seen my share of wrong-minded … [Read more...]
Clarification
The October 25 Fillmore County Journal article “Paul Novotny pilots Kernza,” was unclear regarding the planting and harvest time for Kernza. Nicki Wheeler, the Water Management Coordinator for Fillmore County SWCD, contacted the Fillmore County Journal and clarified that Kernza is planted in the fall and harvested the following late summer or early fall of the following year. … [Read more...]
Red River Girl presentation at the Houston County Historical Society
As a student of local immigration history Jim Skree, who grew up in Bader Valley south of Houston, was asked to provide an article for a recent and very unusual publication titled Red River Girl - From Telemark to the Buffalo (River): The Art of Orabel Thortvedt. This fascinating book, published in 2020, is the result of a cooperative effort between the West-Telemark Museum in … [Read more...]
NOTICE
Minutesof the Chatfield City Council meetings are available upon request, by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 507-867-3810. Publish 1 … [Read more...]
Official Publication Notice of Ordinance Amendment
Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance, Section 3, Campground Definition The Fillmore County Board of Commissioners adopted an amendment to the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance on October 26, 2021. This amendment pertains to Section 3(33) Campground Definition. This includes replacing the existing definition to read: Campground. Any area, whether privately or publicly owned, … [Read more...]