Margaret Elaine (Ladsten) Gulbranson Wead, age 80, of Harmony, passed away Sunday April 8, 2018 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, Minn. She was born on March 4, 1938, to Bennett and Lillian (Anderson) Ladsten. She worked at Harmony Nursing Home and for Ben Miller in Winona, Minn. Prior to the nursing home she held many other manufacturing positions. She also sold Sarah … [Read more...]
Wallace Horihan
Wallace “Wally” James Horihan, 81, of Greeley, Colo., died on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Grace Pointe Continuing Care in Greeley. Graveside services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, April 21 in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in rural Mabel. A luncheon will follow at the St. Olaf Catholic Church in Mabel. Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel is assisting with local arrangements. … [Read more...]
Edward Schoenberg
Edward Schoenberg, age 90, of Litchfield, died on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Bethany Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, with Father Joseph Steinbeisser officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, with interment in the Ripley Cemetery. Edward Schoenberg, … [Read more...]
Marlys Tweten Schulte
Marlys Tweten Schulte, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa. Services were held 12 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Elliott Malm officiating. The Schluter-Balik Funeral Home assisted the family. Marlys Josephine (Lundtvedt) Tweten Schulte was born May 9, 1926, in Glenwood … [Read more...]
It’s time to act on Chronic Wasting Disease
By John Zanmiller Director of External Relations Bluffland Whitetails Assn. West St. Paul and Granger, MN Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). If you’re not a hunter you may never have heard of this disease that has been detected in Minnesota’s deer. But it’s here, and it could cause a major change in the lives of more than just deer and hunters. We need the legislature to have … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, April 9 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Choir Room, 5:50 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. • Wykoff City … [Read more...]
Four southern Minnesota cities awarded PFA funding Wastewater and drinking water infrastructure getting upgrades
Four southern Minnesota cities were approved for more than $12 million in grants and loans from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) for projects that will improve wastewater and drinking water facilities. The PFA awarded funding to Blue Earth, Kasson, Northrop and Welcome. “Communities across Minnesota face serious water-quality challenges,” said Governor Mark … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project The absence of love
By Annalise Shupe I have recently realized that a person cannot obtain coldness, they simply have the absence of heat. Very similar to light; a room doesn’t have darkness, it has the absence of light. This made me think of love and hate... maybe hate doesn’t exist, but it’s merely the absence of love in our lives. It is no secret that it seems easier to blame life’s … [Read more...]
Journal team recognized with 14 awards at MFCP
On Friday, March 9, 2018, two Fillmore County Journal employees attended the Midwest Free Community Publications (MFCP) conference in Des Moines, Iowa, and hauled back 14 awards. The membership of MFCP encompasses 141 free distribution publications in nine states in the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and … [Read more...]
Commonweal Theatre Company opens 30th season
The Commonweal Theatre Company is pleased to announce the opening of its 30th season of producing professional, live theatre in historic Lanesboro, Minn. In honor of this momentous occasion, Autumn Johnson, mayor of Lanesboro has officially designated April 7, 2018, as Commonweal Theatre Day across the community. The designation marks, among others, the Commonweal’s dedication … [Read more...]