Many topics were discussed at the Rushford City Council meeting on September 23. There were three main topics of discussion; the review of the 2019 Municipal Improvement Project, letter review of the new FEMA flood plain maps for citizens that may be impacted, and looking at the purposed ordinance for the sale of tobacco products and to separate use of tobacco products. For … [Read more...]
Pailey Gordon
Writer/Reporter
pailey@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Nuisance properties still topic of discussion at Canton City Council meeting
At the September 11 Canton City Council meeting, nuisance properties were the topic of discussion. The council discussed multiple nuisance properties that have either been warned or cited. One of the main properties involved belongs to Danny Whalen, who did attend the meeting. Whalen will be appearing in court on October 8 to enter a plea for 2018 misdemeanor charges that … [Read more...]
Faith. Family. Friends.
New York, the city that never sleeps. Bright lights, bustling sidewalks, and... seven life-long best friends, who are all originally from Chatfield on the “Today Show”? As many know, bucket lists can bring you to so many new places, and for Kelly Nosbisch, Janet Nelson, Renee Bennett, Angela Clemens, Julie Griffin, Michelle Pederson, and Kelly Tweite, their bucket list … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see?
By Pailey Gordon I am going to ask you to do something that may seem a little crazy, but hear me out. I want you to get up from wherever you are reading this and go to the closest mirror you have. I want you to look in the mirror for at least a minute, tell yourself out loud all the things you love about yourself. If you catch yourself thinking about something negative just … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Why love always overpowers hate
By Pailey Gordon You just got home from a long day at work and want to relax for the night. You turn on your television and watch the nightly news. The first thing you see is breaking news about a horrible crime where one has decided to inflict pain on others. Whether it happened in a different country or in your own, you feel sympathy for those people. Overflowing emotions … [Read more...]
3-on-3 fundraiser proves our community is a powerful support
During “Genius Hour” at Chatfield Public Schools, students come up with a project that helps others, helps the world, and helps themselves. Four boys from the Chatfield sixth grade class came up with the idea to do a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that happened on March 16, 2019. It was a fundraiser for the families of Meela Hoover and Gabby Brown, who have been diagnosed with … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project A lie: I need to change myself for them
By Pailey Gordon Growing up, my mother told me to always be myself and to not let others change who I am or to let people change my morals. I was always circled around making sure I was always being my truest self. Especially in my teen years, I have run across a few people who weren’t true to themselves and tried to be someone they weren’t. They tried to make that impact on … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project… Fight against hegemonic masculinity
By Pailey Gordon Hegemonic masculinity has become a pressing problem that I have seen since I have entered high school. Every day it seems to be pushed upon the male population that certain things mean you are weak and certain things make you strong; even though some things do not necessarily mean you are weak, it means you are compassionate and caring. So, what even is … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project — The silent pandemic
By Pailey Gordon All over the news, we hear about politics, war, celebrity drama, natural disasters, and sometimes we even receive a happy story about how a child overcame some sort of challenge he was facing. Rarely do we see news on a concerning pandemic that is developing more and more every day: human trafficking. Human trafficking is the action or practice of illegally … [Read more...]