Old Barn Resort The Old Barn Resort has it all: golfing, camping, dining, swimming, nature, sunshine. It’s a great place to escape work, technology, and projects at home. And owners Travis Dundore and Eric Brenna (along with their wives) have worked tirelessly to perfect each facet of their operations. They’ve continuously re-invested in every aspect of the business. … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of September 3, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 26,074,609 total cases (up from 24,011,502 a week ago) with 864,153 fatalities (up from 821,909 a week ago) — 3.31% of total cases (down from 3.42% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 6,220,061 total cases (up from 5,899,331 a week ago) resulting in 188,854 deaths (up from 181,791 a … [Read more...]
Journal earns awards in 2020
In 2020, the Fillmore County Journal won awards in contests coordinated by the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA), Midwest Free Community Papers (MFCP), and Association of Free Community Publications (AFCP). MNA is an organization representing all daily and weekly newspapers in 87 counties in the State of Minnesota. MFCP consists of weekly and monthly free and paid … [Read more...]
Real Bites
The Locker Have you heard about The Locker in Chatfield, Minn.? If you head down Main Street (Hwy. 52) in Chatfield and turn at the corner by Hangman Blinds onto 2nd Street SW, you’ll see a long-time business known as R Four Meats. Right next door is The Locker — an extension of R Four Meats. This business has been in the Reiner family since 1997. In January of 2020, … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of August 27, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 24,011,502 total cases (up from 22,427,054 a week ago) with 821,909 fatalities (up from 788,015 a week ago) — 3.42% of total cases (down from 3.51% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 5,899,331 total cases (up from 5,605,858 a week ago) resulting in 181,791 deaths (up from 174,963 … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Let’s not make it more difficult for small business owners
Many of our small businesses — restaurants, hair salons and fitness centers in particular — have suffered greatly throughout this pandemic. When the mandate to close their doors went into effect back in March, they were restricted from generating income. At the same time, these business owners were told they had to pay state licensing fees that come along with owning their … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of August 20, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 22,427,054 total cases (up from 20,624,316 a week ago) with 788,015 fatalities (up from 749,421 a week ago) — 3.51% of total cases (down from 3.63% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 5,605,858 total cases (up from 5,294,541 a week ago) resulting in 174,963 deaths (up from 168,310 … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Cite your sources
For me, it feels like right now people are edgy. More than ever before. And, the upcoming general election doesn’t help matters. November 3 can’t get here fast enough. With that said, the Fillmore County Journal has taken it upon ourselves to expect more of those submitting Letters to the Editor or guest commentaries. We are getting back to English 101. When making … [Read more...]
Real Bites
B & B Bowl and Restaurant This past week, I was out restocking copies of the Visit Bluff Country Magazine at various locations. The B & B Bowl and Restaurant in Preston, Minn., is one of our busiest locations. They get a lot of traffic and therefore go through a lot of magazines. During my travels, hunger hit me right around the time I arrived at “The B & … [Read more...]
Real Bites
Racks Bar & Grill I happened to be in Spring Valley, Minn., over the lunch hour, and Racks Bar & Grill has always been a great place to dine. This past Tuesday, I stopped by and ordered the daily lunch special. I just couldn’t say no to the beef brisket French dip with a choice of French fries or tater tots. The inner-child in me went with tater tots. I … [Read more...]