Joyce Ann Womeldorf, of Lanesboro, Minn., was born October 14, 1958, in Greensburg, Pa. She passed away October 23, 2019, at home with her family around her. A memorial service will be held at St. Johns Lutheran church of Wykoff, Minn., Saturday, October 26 at 10 a.m., with Pastor Harman presiding. She graduated from Luther College, where she played volleyball and majored in … [Read more...]
Elizabeth (Rogne) Remick
Elizabeth (Rogne) Remick, age 70, of Spring Grove, Minn., died Wednesday, October 16, 2019, peacefully in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family. Born August 8, 1949, to Dr. William G. and Kathleen (Austin) Rogne, she attended Spring Grove High School. For over 30 years, Liz worked at The Company Store. She retired last October as their administrative … [Read more...]
Dale Lynn Hatlevig
Dale Lynn Hatlevig, 65, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. He was born on March 26, 1954, in Lanesboro to Arnold and Allette “Lolly” (Holtegard) Hatlevig. Dale grew up working on the family farm. After graduating from Peterson High School in 1972, Dale went on to work a … [Read more...]
Shannon L. Vickerman
Shannon L. Vickerman, 47, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Shannon was born June 11, 1972, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Paul and Karen (Hagen) Vickerman. Shannon was baptized and confirmed at Mabel First Lutheran Church. He was a 1990 graduate of Mabel-Canton High School. On September 18, 1999, he married … [Read more...]
Humor: one of the tools in dealing with adversity
I spent the summer sitting on our deck watching the grass grow. Now that it’s fall I sit in my easy chair and look out my window at the giant trees in my neighbors’ yards turning a brilliant gold, their leaves released by the wind drifting and spinning finding their way to the ground. There is a song from The Connecticut Yankee – “I’m busy doing nothing, isn’t it just a … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The first Americans
By Leah Himlie It’s a bit early for Thanksgiving, isn’t it? Why am I writing about the first Americans? The answer is that in our Eurocentric culture, we often forget about those who were living on this continent long before Europeans showed up: Native Americans. October 14 was Columbus Day, but more and more people are rechristening it Indigenous People’s Day in honor of … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, October 21 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • Preston City Council, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Kingsland Cafe, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22 • Fillmore Central School Board, Preston Media Center, 7 a.m. • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. Monday, October 28 • Spring … [Read more...]
America, now the untrustworthy
To the Editor, There is a group of people (the Kurds) who have been fighting mightily for years as our allies against ISIS, a barbaric religiously extreme group of people in Syria and Iraq. The ISIS group cuts off American heads and is our terrorist enemy, remember? On October 6, President Erdogan of Turkey asked President Trump to withdraw several dozen of our soldiers … [Read more...]
October 14 headlines
To the Editor, This morning’s headlines in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: “U.S. pulls out of Syria, ISIS prisoners go free!” “Mayhem in Syria after American withdrawal,” “Feeling abandoned by the U.S., Kurds join Syrian forces,” “Trust broken, green berets feel ‘ashamed’ for leaving the Kurds.” I wonder how the right wing-nut contributors to the Fillmore County Journal … [Read more...]
Who judges Heaven or Hell?
To the Editor, I attended a Representative Hagedorn Town Hall meeting in Winona in early September. I’ve been haunted ever since by his response to a citizen who was asking if he was aware of the relationship between gun ownership and suicide. Mr. Hagedorn’s response was that he believed that “people who commit suicide go to hell.” Why I’m haunted by that response is that as … [Read more...]