My older brother went off to college in 1995 with a Brother-brand desktop word processing unit. No, not a computer, but a little thing that did word processing, nothing but. However, he did go off to a school that had an internet connection, and he would come home over holidays and breaks to regale us of tales of that primitive web. Now, this may come as a shock to some of you, … [Read more...]
Questions for Jeff Erding regarding FACTS To the Editor,
I just have a few questions for Jeff Erding regarding his “Border security: Facts and solutions” letter to the editor on Monday, January 21, 2019. Is it not a “FACT” that the Republicans were in control of the House and Senate the previous two years while President Trump was in office? Is it not a “FACT” that the wall was not built during those two years? So why is not … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, January 28 • Rushford-Peterson School Board, Forum Room, 5:30 p.m. • 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. Monday, February 4 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland Work … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project The Driftless
By Hannah Schneekcloth Tucked away in the heart of America there is an area called the driftless area. Covering the areas of southeast Minnesota, northern Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin, and northwestern Illinois, this area of the country is known for the river valleys, bluffs, winding roads, and the multitude of outdoor activities for every season, from boating and hiking in … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Devin Robert Quient, 26, Chatfield, Minn.; 11/1/2018, Take/Use/Transfer Movable Property - No Consent, Fine $300, Total Fees $396.09 (including $6.09 in restitution). Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Tyler Ray Clement, 28, Rochester, Minn.; 7/28/2018, DWI - Refuse to Submit to Chemical Test; Breath or Test Refusal or Failure, Fine $1,000, Total … [Read more...]
Charlene M. Grabau
Charlene M. Grabau, age 55, of Preston, Minn., passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. She was born December 5, 1963, in Fillmore County to Harold and Della (Frazer) VandeZande. She attended school in Lanesboro and Lewiston, Minn. Charlene helped her parents until her marriage to Lyle Grabau on December 12, 1983, in Preston, Minn. … [Read more...]
Agnes “Aggie” Mierau
Agnes “Aggie” O. Mierau, 97, of Rushford, Minn., died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in Rushford, Minn., at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. She was born on October 31, 1921, in Yucatan Township of Houston County, Minn., to Oscar and Annie (Jordshaugen) Gaustad. She attended country school at Yucatan. On November 25, 1940, she was united in marriage with Arthur Mierau. Before … [Read more...]
Rev. Father Joseph A. LaPlante
Rev. Father Joseph A. LaPlante, 90, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Home in Wabasha, Minn. Joseph Allen LaPlante was born December 6, 1928, in Rochester, Minn., to Walter and Hazel (Allen) LaPlante. He grew up in rural Chatfield on the family farm and attended country schools. As a high school freshman in 1946, he entered high school at … [Read more...]
Marguerite Hoffland
Marguerite Waunita Hoffland was born June 19, 1927, in rural Clear Lake, Iowa, to Clarence and Violet (Raymond) Hill. She graduated from the Clear Lake High School in 1945. She was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church in Clear Lake. In 1947 she was confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She worked in the telephone office in Mason City and later in the office of the Clear … [Read more...]
Janice A. Merkel
Janice A. Merkel, 68, of Spring Valley, Minn., died unexpectedly on Friday, January 18, 2019, at St. Marys hospital in Rochester, Minn. Janice Ann Merkel was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on October 20, 1950, to Claus and Della (Kaerls) Ubben of Blue Earth, Minn. On July 22, 1972, Janice was married to Leslie Harold Merkel. Together Janice and Leslie had three girls: Sara, … [Read more...]