Several matters involving the fire department served as primary topics of discussion during the regularly scheduled Canton City Council meeting held on August 14. These included ways to go about updating equipment, approval for a new member, and enacting some more modern policies. Fireman Jason Magnuson made an appearance to provide additional information on the … [Read more...]
Canton looks toward means of improvement
Initiated primarily by newly hired city clerk and treasurer Brock Bergey, a major topic of discussion during the regularly scheduled Canton City Council meeting held on July 10 revolved around possible improvements to be considered throughout the town. These included increased safety measures for citizens, ways of promoting civic pride, greater means of communication between … [Read more...]
Canton hit hard on tax refund
The acknowledgement of a $17,000 loss on their June tax settlement served as the primary topic of discussion at the recent Canton City Council meeting held on June 12. With Canton being the hardest hit entity within Fillmore County, all council members expressed confusion, believing that some mistake had to have been made. The issue was first made evident via a recent … [Read more...]
Spotted: Contender in Canton
Fillmore County Sheriff candidate John DeGeorge paid a special visit to the Canton City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting held on August 8. DeGeorge stated his primary purpose as introducing himself, of which he has been doing a great deal of to area city councils, fire and police departments, and other civic groups, as well as to provide a brief account of his … [Read more...]
Canton questions validity of variance permit
A majority of the brief amount of time that elapsed during the regularly scheduled Canton City Council meeting on July 12 related to the topic of a variance permit for a privacy fence desired by Nicholas and Kayla Nichols. The wish for the fence, anticipated to enclose the entire yard, is said to have stemmed from Kayla’s plans to open a daycare in the near future. However, … [Read more...]
Beat the heat at Money Creek
Complimentary root beer floats. The opportunity for some friendly competition through a game of horseshoes or volleyball. Various children’s activities. An overall sense of community. During the so-called “dog days of summer,” few, young and old alike, can sanely argue against anything promising quite so much and sure to deliver in terms of enjoyability. To cap it off, … [Read more...]
A “Full House” for the Canton City Council
Fillmore County Auditor/Treasurer hopeful Heidi ‘Bly’ Jones paid a special visit to the Canton City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting held on June 13. Jones stated her primary purpose of introducing herself as well as attaching faces to the names of the city’s councilmembers. She also detailed her background in having grown up in Fillmore County and currently … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project All we need is (to stop romanticizing) love
The rampant flitting of butterflies in one’s stomach upon a mere thought or glimpse. The electrifying spark capable of commencing a wildfire extending from a graze or touch. The slight coloring of cheeks and avoidance of eye contact upon noticing the directed affectionate gaze of another. The continual craving for the missing piece to the puzzle and overall commitment for … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Stop the stigma
You are clearly just looking for attention. Oh, eat a cheeseburger and some fries. It is all in your head; everyone has bad days. Come on, others have it way worse. You are making the choice to live this way – do you not want to get better? But you have a lot to be happy about. Stop feeling so sorry for yourself. Though indisputably a rather unfortunate and detrimental … [Read more...]
Local communities “doing all things with kindness”
February 5, 2018. A date imprinted within the minds of the students of Mabel-Canton and those of the surrounding communities forever. It started off like any other day. The dreaded Monday morning. The early hours signifying the dawn of a new week. But that is where the similarities stopped. Just before 8:00 in the morning while on the way to school, traveling along … [Read more...]