William Charles Bicknese, 90, of Wykoff, Minn., died on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Ostrander Care & Rehab Center. A memorial service for Bill will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, at the church. William Charles Bicknese, “Bill,” “ Billy,” was born on August 21, … [Read more...]
Harold L. Thompson
Harold L. Thompson, 85, of St. Charles, died Friday, March 22, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester, with his family by his side. He was born January 26, 1934, at home on Vinegar Hill near Rushford, Minn. He was the youngest of the 10 children born to Carl and Emma (Saheim) Thompson. Harold graduated from Rushford High School in 1952. He married … [Read more...]
Melvin “Mel” Ruehmann
Melvin “Mel” Ruehmann, 94, of Spring Grove, Minn., formerly of Mabel and Decorah, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Tweeten-Lutheran Care Center. Mel was born April 25, 1924, in Winona, Minn., to Henry and Cleora (Knoll) Ruehmann. Mel started his music career at age seven, when he took up playing an instrument. He continued playing trumpet throughout high school, playing in … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 25 • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, High School Media Center, 7 p.m. Monday, April 1 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, … [Read more...]
Ten things you get used to as a parent
10. Slime. It’s everywhere: coming out of every part of your darling children, being made by your darling children out of what was once a painstakingly homemade dinner, and suddenly appearing on your clothes and you just. Don’t know. How. Everything is slimy and it’s best not to think about it. 9. Repetition. You will watch the same episode of “Paw Patrol” 400 times. Do not … [Read more...]
President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration…To the Editor,
In response to a resolution designed to thwart his most noteworthy campaign promise, President Trump cast his promised veto. When the President declared a national emergency over the southern border crisis, Democrats became triggered. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pontificated, “This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed President who has gone outside the bounds of the law.” … [Read more...]
Deregulation of E15…To the Editor,
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, farm income has decreased by 46% over the last five years. This is extremely troubling to the people of my district. However, increased markets for homegrown biofuels could help reverse that trend. In the fall of 2018, President Trump vowed to deregulate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the year-round … [Read more...]
Letter about the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act…To the Editor,
It deeply saddens me that our two senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, voted NO to the “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S.311).” This is a commonsense bill protecting children who have been born alive. The bill needed 60 votes but failed 53-44. All who voted NO were democrats. How is it possible that infanticide is a partisan issue? Should not both political … [Read more...]
MDA offers new dairy farm improvement grant
Grant will aid farmers in moving from grade B to grade A milk production The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering a new grant program to help Minnesota dairy producers move from Grade B status to Grade A status and help Grade A producers maintain their status. “Our dairy farmers have been struggling with low prices for years, and now they’re challenged with … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Endangered
By Hannah Schneekcloth Imagine a world where tigers are just stories from the past, or elephants are things that people need to go to museums to learn about instead of the zoo. Due to habitat loss, poaching, and lack of genetic diversity in a species gene pool, species have become endangered. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has seven levels on how to … [Read more...]