Cherry Grove United Methodist Church will host its fourth annual Blue Christmas Service at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 21 for anyone in the area who may be feeling “blue” this Christmas. Christmas is considered to be a joyful time, but there are persons for whom the holidays are not entirely joyful; persons who are lonely, grieving, separated from family and friends or … [Read more...]
Christmas at Lenora! Joy to the world!
The Lenora Pioneer Church Society is happy to announce the Christmas schedule for the historic Lenora United Methodist Church located near Canton, Minn., in rural Fillmore County. Over the years people have come to worship and enjoy the beauty and wonder of Christmas at this historic pioneer church begun in 1856 by Circuit Rider Rev. John Dyer. This year the kerosene lamps … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The perils of indifference
By Leah Himlie To how many things are we as a society now emotionally numb? School shootings are commonplace, immigrant children have been ripped away from their families, half of our veteran population is homeless, and more. It’s scary to be confronted with the question of if we care about others, but it is one we must ask ourselves from time to time. Most people want to … [Read more...]
Telephone scam alert
The Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office would like to advise citizens that there has been an increase in spoofed telephone number scams. Spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID. Scammers often spoof a local business or government agency number. We have recently received reports of the Sheriff’s Office number being spoofed. … [Read more...]
Joye Fitting
Joye L. Fitting, 92, of Houston, Minn., passed away peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2019. With a bright smile and loving embrace, Joye was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her creativity and elegance inspired everyone she knew and loved. Joye was born on December 28, 1926, to John and Ida (Carlson) Egland and grew up on the now Raptor Ridge Farm of … [Read more...]
2019 M-C fall cheer awards
Four Mabel-Canton Cheerleaders were recently honored with awards: Most Improved - McKaila Lawrence “McKaila Lawrence is a new Cougar cheerleader this fall, and shows tremendous potential,” stated Coach Heather Kleiboer. “She is flexible, a good dancer and picks up choreography quickly. “She is working hard on learning our long cheer list and trying to remember them … [Read more...]
Raymond W. Dvorak
Raymond W. Dvorak, 93, of Rushford, died on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Raymond was born on October 28, 1926, in Winona, Minn., to John and Hannah (Layne) Dvorak. He was raised in the Rushford area. He attended Vinegar Hill School and Houston High School in Houston, Minn. Raymond served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. … [Read more...]
Morris “Mike” Miner
Morris “Mike” Miner, 92, of Winona, died Thursday, December 5, 2019, at the home of his daughter in rural Lewiston. Mike was born January 11, 1927, in Clear Lake, Iowa, to Ray and Mary (Stites) Miner. On February 1, 1948, Morris and Grace Konken were married at Brownsdale, Minn. They raised their family in the Lanesboro area and later moved to Winona, where Mike worked as … [Read more...]
Betty Mae French
Betty Mae French, 98, of Chatfield, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester. Betty Mae Lane was born June 7, 1921, to George “Rube” and Olga (Hanson) Lane in Chatfield. She attended and graduated from Chatfield High School, and she was Chatfield’s first cheerleader. Betty Mae married Edmund “Boo” French in Chatfield, June 14, … [Read more...]
John Yocum
John H. Yocum, age 58, of Rochester, Minn., formerly of Mabel, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, of Lou Gehrig’s Disease at Bay View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing, Minn. John was born February 20, 1961, in Madelia, Minn. He grew up on the farm in the Mabel area with his adopted parents Lloyd and Jeanette (Roy) Yocum. In 1980 he graduated from the … [Read more...]