Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center is proud to announce its lineup for their 2019 Dinner on the Bluff speaker’s series, now in its 15th year. University of Minnesota professors, Dr. Mark Seeley, Emeritus Professor of Climatology, and Dr. Marla Spivak, Professor in Entomology, will headline this coming year’s events. Dr. Mark Seely will speak on The Future of Farming … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Germine Wahid Alfonse, 25, Cedar Falls, Iowa; 11/17/2018, Failure to Yield at Intersection, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Michael Edward Billy, 21, Lake City, Minn.; 10/19/2019, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Sheila Marie Drake, 47, Harmony, Minn.; 10/13/2018, Dog at Large, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Hank James Jones Jr., 27, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On January 10, Brian J.J. Leonard, of Milwaukee, Wis., appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Leonard, 25, is charged with five felonies; Drugs - 2nd Degree - Possess 50 Grams or More Narcotic (Not Cocaine, Heroin, or Meth), Drugs - 3rd Degree - Possess 10 Grams or More a Narcotic Other Than Heroin, Drugs - 4th Degree - Possess Schedule 1/2/3 (Except Marijuana) … [Read more...]
Dennis “Denny” Kjarland
Dennis “Denny” Kjarland, 75, of Zearing, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. A celebration of life service was held on Sunday, January 13, 2019, from 1-4 p.m at Dakins Community Center in Zearing. A private family burial was held in the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Zearing. Denny was born in Winona, Minn., on March … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Lee
Jeffrey Lynn Lee, age 69, of Blair, Wis., died on Friday, January 11, 2019, in the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, Wis. Jeff was born on September 14, 1949, in Northwood, N. Dak., to Gordon Orville and Elaine Bernice (Johnson) Lee. He graduated from the Chatfield High School in Chatfield, Minn., in 1967 and attended art school in La Crosse. Jeff married Ann M. … [Read more...]
Lila Eickhoff
Lila Eickhoff Lila Racelia Fingerson Eickhoff passed away January 11, 2019. She was the daughter of Malvin and Corolla (Sundet) Fingerson. She was born October 4, 1930, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn., where she was also baptized. She attended Rice Creek country school and then moved with her family to the Wykoff area and finished her schooling in Wykoff. After … [Read more...]
Soaring to the highest rank
Merrill Schroeder of Rushford became a part of an elite group that very few people ever earn their place to join. Merrill became an Eagle Scout, the highest achievement attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America. Only 4% of all Scouts are granted this rank, which takes years to fulfill. “I’ve been a part of Troop 53 in Rushford since fifth grade,” … [Read more...]
Fear not!
Americans like “new beginnings”! I hung this year’s calendar on the wall and admired the picture for this month of two cardinals in the snow. (January 1, 2019 ) We pause to assess where we are, who we are and what our goals will be in the coming year. We are grateful to the holidays which renewed the spirit of hope. The power, the engine that has provided the impetus to … [Read more...]
Interfaith dialogue, yet another perspective
By Flip Huggenvik Big Spring, MN I am compelled to respond to the commentaries written by Judy Ellestad Sayed and Aaron Schwartzentruber on interfaith dialog conversation...compromises between the Christian faith and the Muslim faith. “Can’t we all just get along?” Ha! Members of both faiths have strong convictions and some, like Judy, believe we can listen to the other … [Read more...]
MnDOT encourages farmers to join standing corn rows program while planning spring planting
ROCHESTER, MN – As farmers in southeast Minnesota finalize their seed purchases and spring planting plans, the Minnesota Department of Transportation asks growers to consider joining the standing corn rows program to help control blowing and drifting snow on state highways. MnDOT pays farmers on a per acre basis to leave standing corn rows on selected state roads in areas … [Read more...]