Dianne Kay (Drury) Ruud, 74, left to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on February 18, 2021. After fighting a courageous battle with ovarian cancer, she left this world surrounded by her loving family. Dianne told her children that the hardest thing she has ever had to do was to leave both of them and her beautiful grandchildren. Dianne was born on February 3, … [Read more...]
Additional 2021 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant funding available
ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has extended the application deadline for the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) as a result of the addition of federal COVID-19 relief funds to the program. The MDA expects to award a total of roughly $2.9 million in funding for the grant program, including about $1.65 million in one-time funding for COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project The shadow of toxic positivity
By Maddy Bergey Positivity: the practice of being optimistic in attitude. Plastered everywhere we go — posted inside shopping centers, portrayed in shows on television, and inscribed on daily journals — the construct of positivity is almost inherent in humans. This proposes a question: when does positivity get warped into a new, toxic form? Here’s a closer look at the depths … [Read more...]
SG Avenges Loss to Rockets, Grinde Scores 1,000th at M-C
The young Lion boys avenged their only loss and remained atop the SEC East by handing visiting Randolph a second league loss, 67-54. Three nights later, Caden Grinde scored his 1,000th point while the Lions swept Mabel-Canton, 60-24. The week ended with SG (8-1 SEC, 8-1 overall) leading second-place Randolph (5-2, 6-3). Against the Rockets, a 22-2 scoring run, featuring fast … [Read more...]
Bluff Country Minnesota Multi-county HRA working with Minnesota Housing to provide affordable first-time homebuyer loans More than $55 million in resources available in 2021
RUSHFORD, MN – Minnesota Housing announced over $55 million is available to provide affordable mortgages to first-time homebuyers through a collaboration with Minnesota cities and counties, including $573,522 for Bluff Country HRA, serving Fillmore and Houston counties. Homebuyers can take advantage of these resources through the Minnesota Housing Start Up loan program, which … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotions – Greetings Fillmore County Journal readers
By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches My name is Pastor Nissa Peterson. I serve at Chatfield Lutheran Church and Root Prairie Lutheran Church, in Chatfield and rural Fountain, respectively. I am happy to get this chance to share scripture and prayer with you! I wanted to share with you a reflection on a scripture reading from 1 Timothy … [Read more...]
Governor Walz announces 39 new Border-to-Border Broadband Grants
ST. PAUL, MN, January 28, 2021 – Governor Tim Walz announced that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will award grants totaling $20,645,425 to 39 projects in the sixth year of the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant program. State grant dollars are matched by $33,695,279 in local funds, for a total investment in broadband … [Read more...]
Government This Week
Monday, February 22 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • Caledonia City Council, City Auditorium, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, via Zoom, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Spring Grove School Board, Media Center, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 23 • Fillmore County Commissioners, via Webex, 9 a.m. • Houston County … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor: Letter about why I am a democrat…
Letter about why I am a democrat... To the Editor, Steve Colbert once commented, “The 2% of wealthy people in the United States are a ‘minority,’ therefore Democrats should be nice to them!” I was born during the Great Depression, when F.D.R was president. Millions of Americans were unemployed. Under Francis Perkins the C.C.C (Civilian Conservation Corps) was enacted, … [Read more...]
Loren Schmidt
February 14, 2021, we lost a great husband, dad, grandpa, brother, and dear friend. He passed away unexpectedly doing what he loved – his morning chores of feeding heifers on the farm. Loren William Schmidt, born January 13, 1942, to Louis and Iona (Affeldt) Schmidt in Wykoff, Minn. He grew up on the Schmidt family farm northwest of Fillmore. He went to country school through … [Read more...]