Funeral services for Lyla F. Moger will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018, at First Lutheran Church of Highland, 22423 391st Ave., Lanesboro, Minn. 55949. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until time of service on Saturday. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. Lyla Moger, age 92, of Preston, Minn., died Friday June 8, 2018, at her home, where she had resided … [Read more...]
Concerning education
Education is the engine that will take us into the future. It is the journey of discovery of the world around us and our own inner world where we explore our own creative impulses. Education is the venue where we pursue truth and facts and attempt to balance reason and passion. It is the cradle of Democracy. If we hope to confront the problems of our time we need to make it … [Read more...]
Correction
In the June 4, 2018, edition of the Fillmore County Journal, an article regarding Chatfield Township included a statement by Josh Thompson that indicated Ross Goldsmith is the head of Chatfield Township Zoning and a member of Chatfield Township Board. This was an inaccurate statement. … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, June 11 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 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. Tuesday, June 12 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 3 p.m. • Harmony City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City … [Read more...]
Annual Art in the Park fine art festival June 16
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the 38th annual Art in the Park fine art festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018, in Lanesboro’s Sylvan Park with 90-plus fine art and craft booths and live music. Renowned for quality, variety and value, Art in the Park is a family-friendly art fair that attracts thousands of regional patrons to Sylvan Park each year. The center piece of Art in … [Read more...]
EF0 tornado touches down in Bristol Township
On Wednesday evening, May 30, 2018, at approximately 7:54 p.m., the Fillmore County Emergency Dispatch received a report of a small tornado on the ground in Bristol Township, Section 31, in the 22000 block of County Road 30. This area would be about five miles southeast of Greenleafton and is an abandoned residence. It was reported that a small building was damaged. The … [Read more...]
Roadside Dairy: A family farm with heart
By Annie Lewis When asked to write an article about a farm, my first thought was — boring. Then something happened. I went to Roadside Dairy and met the family who owns it. Let’s just say, dairy farming is anything but boring! This beautiful farm is run by people who not only work hard, but truly care about their cows, their family and their community. On June 16, they’ll be … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office asking for help
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, at approximately 1:17 a.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center (911) received a report of criminal damage to property in the 14000 block of 171st Ave., in Section 7 of York Township, in Fillmore County. The homeowner was indicated he was alerted by a driveway sensor that someone was in the area of his residence at about … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Garden Tour happens Saturday, June 16
You are welcome to meander through the gardens of some of western Fillmore County’s most talented “green thumbs” from 9-4:30 on Saturday, June 16. Shelly Skindelien is the Master Gardener coordinating this year’s tour, the first for Fillmore County, and hers is one of ten gardens to view. “Every one of these gardeners is an artist,” Skindelien says with admiration, “On the … [Read more...]
Engagement
Pogachnik~ McCabe Miss Aubrey Clark and Miss Sheyanne McCabe are very pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their parents, Lindsay Kay Pogachnik and Matthew Alan McCabe. Parents of the couple are Bill Pogachnik and Julie Carlson of Rochester and Ken and Lori McCabe of Chatfield. Lindsay in employed by Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Matt is employed by Lanesboro Sales … [Read more...]