Board members Amy Jeffers, Lanny Isensee, Scott Backer, Katie Priebe and Rick Lowrey were in attendance for the May 4, 2020, meeting. Matt McMahon was not in attendance. The meeting was held on a Zoom conferencing platform. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, Community Education Director LuAnn Kleven, Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson, Trish O’Connor, … [Read more...]
Managing market hogs destined for local meat lockers
With pig harvest at commercial packing plants currently disrupted, consumers have an opportunity to purchase market hogs directly from the farm. These pigs destined for local custom processing facilities may have to wait until they can be harvested. Lee Johnston, Pedro Urriola and Sarah Schieck Boelke have put together a fact sheet detailing how consumers can keep market hogs … [Read more...]
Dealing with sudden income loss during COVID-19
When families are faced with financial uncertainty or sudden income loss, addressing the situation takes more than just thinking about dollars and cents, says Lori Hendrickson, Extension Educator and an accredited financial counselor with University of Minnesota Extension. “Often, when layoffs and income reduction happen, we are experiencing shock and denial that keep us from … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Public Schools
Teala Amberg 5 years, HS Special Education Michelle Anderson 31 years, Business Education/Athletic Director Erin Becker 13 years, Kindergarten Bethany Bergsgaard 14 years, ECFE Jill Bjerke 11.5 years, K1 Kaitlin Bratland 1.33 years, Special Education Missy Bratland 30 years, Reading/Math Specialist Chris Deck 17 years, Grades … [Read more...]
Grand Meadow Public School
Lori Arndorfer 3rd Grade Megan Back English/Language Arts Joshua Bain Physical Education/DAPE Lynn Baldus 1st Grade Nashia Baldus Preschool/ECFE Dawn Baudoin Physical Education/DAPE Jessica Benson Special Education Justin Bowland MS Math Bob Brusse 4th Grade Chad Burmester Physcial Education/Health Jessie … [Read more...]
LeRoy-Ostrander Public School
Trevor Carrier 5th Grade Catherine Dudley 6th Grade Nina Goodale ES/MS/HS Band/Choir Lisha Hindt 3rd Grade Jim Hubka English Amy Hungerholt Kindergarten Marsha Jevne English Shawn Kennedy MS/HS Health/Physical Education Jill Keune Elementary Physical Education Knobloch, Natalie Special Education Carrie … [Read more...]
Kingsland Schools
Doug Bergey 29 years, Special Education Kristal Brogan 16 years, Vocational Ag Rachael Burt 13 years, 6th Grade Deanna Capelle 32 years, 3rd Grade Todd Davis 26 years, Mathematics Stephanie Derby 21 years, English/Language Arts Scott Eckelkamp 14 years, 7-9 Math Paul Eckheart 17 years, 6th Grade Mark Fitzpatrick 2 years, … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson Schools
Tracy Agrimson 2 years, ECSE Jordan Aug 5 years, MS Social Studies Brenda Bergan 18 years, MS Special Education Daniel Bieberdorf 7 years, MS Math Crystal Bieberdorf 21 years, MS/HS Spanish Lisa Boyum 5 years, 6th Grade Carissa Breuer 5 years, Elementary Special Education Teresa Brown 33 years, Elementary P.E./ Adaptive … [Read more...]
Houston Public School and Minnesota Virtual Academy
Aneesa Adams 10 years, MNVA Visual Arts Michelle Allmon 12 years, MNVA Elementary Michelle Andres 10 years, MNVA Physical Education Arley Armstrong 2 years, MNVA Special Education Jacqueline Artymiuk-Moe 1 year, MNVA Ag Stephen Bacon 8 years, MNVA Special Education Tina Barness 13 years, MNVA Counselor Tammy Bartz 25 … [Read more...]
St. Johns School
Gregory Brand 33 years, Grades 6,7,8; Principal Alexis Jones 2 years, Preschool Sharon Meyer 17 years, Grades 3-5 Susan Nash 12 years, Grades 1-2 Callies Voigt 1 year, Preschool Rachel Welch 25 years, Kindergarten … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Public Schools
Zara Bezhanyan 21 years, Spanish Thomas Blahnik 45 years, Band Sharon Boyum 31 years, Choir Joseph Cullen 13 years, Mathematics Paul Cutting 5 years, Industrial Tech Shannon Ehler-Vickerman 16 years, 1st Grade Rochele Gathje 22 years, Science Kirsten Gjere 10 years, 2nd/3rd Grade Christofer Hanson 16 years, 4th Grade Laura … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Public Schools
Melissa Andering 21 years, 6th Grade Matthew Anderson 15 years, 6th Grade Connie Berg 27 years, Early Childhood Special Education Paula Birch 27 years, ECSE Speech Pathologist Jessica Bradt 7 years, Pre-kindergarten Heidi Brown 4 years, HS Special Education Megan Brown 2 years, Agriculture Jeanette Burns 15 years, 4th … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Schools
Tyler Augedahl 8 years, 3rd Grade Kati Bergey 12 years, 6th Grade, MS Math Jeremy Braun 19 years, Speech Pathologist Kaitlin Bratland 1.33 years, Elementary Special Education Rachel Breitenbach-Dirks 8 years, 9-12 English Jennifer Burroughs 22 years, Combo Grade 1-2 Samuel Farnen 2 years, K-12 Instrumental Music Jessica … [Read more...]
Chatfield Schools
Kirk Affeldt 26 years, 4th Grade Kirsten Armstrong 21 years, 3rd Grade Renee Bakken 28 years, Preschool Tom Bance 24 years, Elementary Physical Education Brian Baum 30 years, Grades 8-10 Health, 7th Grade Physical Education Karla Becker 33 years, Speech Pathologist Lee Becker 23 years, MS Social Studies Carmen Berge 19 years, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal Teacher of the Year 2020 announced
Although the 2019-2020 school year has not exactly gone as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that did not stop the Fillmore County Journal and the sponsors of the Teacher of the Year Award from presenting a very deserving educator, Gerri Nielsen, of Fillmore Central Schools, with the Golden Apple Award for Teacher of the Year 2020. Nielsen grew up in Rushford, Minn., and … [Read more...]