Chatfield Police Department Nathan Derrick Kohlrusch, 36, St. Louis Park, Minn.; 4/7/2018, Speeding (54/45), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office James Eric Bigelow, 19, Rochester, Minn.; 1/22/2018, Driving After Revocation, Fine $220, Total Fees $320. 1/22/2018, Operate Vehicle With Expired Registration, Fine $30. Kathleen K. Demientieff, 64, … [Read more...]
Fillmore SWCD celebrates 63rd Soil and Water Stewardship Week
No one can deny the love Minnesotans have for their rivers and lakes and the great outdoors. For over 70 years, Minnesota’s Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) have been hard at work protecting our resources by working with landowners on programs and practices that support conservation and healthy working lands. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) … [Read more...]
Russell Richardson
Russell D. Richardson, age 91, of Canton, Minn., passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by family. Russell was born September 19, 1926, in Bristol, to Carl and Hazel (Turnmire) Richardson. He attended school in Harmony. In 1945 he entered the United States Army, where he was a truck driver and light equipment operator. … [Read more...]
Roger C. Ruesink
Roger Ruesink, age 70, of Spring Valley, died Friday April 20, 2018, at his home. Funeral service for Roger will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Reverend Dr. Dave Lieder officiating. Visitation will be held at the church the morning of the service from 9-11 a.m. Roger C. Ruesink was born September … [Read more...]
George L. Morken
George L. Morken, 85, of Spring Grove, Minn., died surrounded by family, Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. George was born January 1, 1933, in La Crosse to Solvie and Karen (Dolalie) Morken. He attended country schools in the Oak Ridge and Chisolm Valley area and graduated from the Houston High School in 1950. He served in … [Read more...]
William “Bill” LaBonne
William “Bill” LaBonne, 82, of Canton, Minn., died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 18, in Canton. Bill was born October 12, 1935, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., to Elmer and Margaret (Carpenter) LaBonne. He graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wis. On September 17, 1964, he married Charlotte Dragvold. They lived in Monroe Center, Ill., had a hobby farm, and worked … [Read more...]
Trains
Fascism is a self-defeating ideology. In every case of a full-blown fascist government, and even those with budding fascist tendencies, you get to a point where supporters of the fascists have to start saying, doing, and believing ridiculous things. Never break from formation, never question, never ever let the idea get into your mind that the group doesn’t have the right … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, April 23 • 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, April 24 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Fillmore Central School Board, High School Media Center, 6:30 p.m. Schedule subject to change. … [Read more...]
Amended Spring Sports Schedule – Rushford-Peterson
Rushford-Peterson Baseball *Apr 20 PEM Apr 24 at Cotter (doubleheader) Apr 27 L-A Apr 30 SPRING GROVE May 1 at La Crescent (doubleheader) May 3 at W-K May 4 at Southland May 7 at M-C May 8 at Caledonia (doubleheader) May 10 D-E May 11 L-A May 15 FC/L (doubleheader) May 17 CHATFIELD May 18 at Schaeffer Academy (Mayo Field) Rushford-Peterson Softball *Apr 20 … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Superstitions
By Laura Vettleson-Trutza Have you ever been afraid of something just because you thought it was “bad luck”? Maybe seeing number 13, or seeing a black cat cross the road ahead of you. As you probably already know, these are examples of superstitions. Almost everyone has some kind of superstition whether it’s good or bad. However, where exactly did these ideas and beliefs come … [Read more...]