The Spring Valley Area Community Foundation will be hosting a Drive-thru Fundraiser for Give to the Max Day. This is a great opportunity for people to show support for their community. The drive-thru will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the Five Wynds Event Centre in Spring Valley from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individual monetary gifts will be matched dollar for dollar … [Read more...]
LARPH Wins 1A Title, Five Individually Qualify for State C-C Game
It has been a big year for Journal 11 cross country athletes. The 2021 Section 1A Meet was an identifier of that success. One team and five individuals qualified for the 2021 state meet. And this year they’ll get to compete in Northfield. Battling a steady rain, the LARPH guys team, Kingsland runners Garrison Hubka and Cole Kruegel, Chatfield’s Logan Thompson and Lexi … [Read more...]
New Veterans Memorial In Harmony
The Harmony American Legion Gustav Berg Post 81, in conjunction with the City of Harmony, will be installing a new Harmony Area Veterans Memorial in Harmony’s Selvig Park. The new memorial honors all veterans of the United States military, with a special focus on local veterans from the Harmony area. The Veterans Memorial area will provide locals and tourists a place to … [Read more...]
I was on a hero’s journey
Was it Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick? I was on my version of a hero’s journey, making a trip to town to do some light grocery shopping. A hero’s journey involves a hero (in this case, me) who goes on a great adventure, encounters roadblocks, is victorious in a battle against formidable forces and comes home transformed because Cap’n Crunch breakfast … [Read more...]
November 2 unofficial election results
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, voters were called upon in three school districts in Fillmore County, Minn. In Chatfield, the school district referendum passed with 496 voters in favor of renewing its expiring referendum authorization of $476 per pupil. There were 181 votes against the seven year tax. With a vacant seat on the Chatfield School Board, Josh Thompson was the only … [Read more...]
Proposed Fillmore County ATV ordinance
At the November 2 meeting of the county board, approval was given to take the proposed ordinance for regulating recreational ATVs on county roads to public hearing to be held at 9:35 a.m. on November 23. County Attorney Brett Corson reviewed a few changes made since the proposed ordinance was last discussed. This ordinance will not apply to roads and streets within city … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central approves fee reductions for staff
The Fillmore Central School Board discussed the option of a fee reduction for school staff who have children in preschool, SAC, or daycare as an incentive for employment. Superintendent Heath Olstad suggested offering a 20% reduction in fees to any K-12 staff and a 40% reduction for employees of the forementioned programs. The numbers had been run and it was determined that the … [Read more...]
Caledonia properties identified as public nuisances are cleaned up
On October 25, the Caledonia City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting from 6 p.m. to 8:24 p.m. in the Caledonia City Hall council chambers. Council members present includerd Mayor DeWayne “Tank” Schroeder, Amanda Ninneman, David Fitzpatrick, and Robert “Bob” Klug. Brad Rykhus was absent. Mayor Schroeder led the council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. … [Read more...]
Houston County’s new highway facility nears completion
The regular meeting of the Houston County Commission was held from 9-11:08 a.m. on October 26. Commissioners Eric Johnson, Bob Burns, Teresa Walter, and Greg Myhre attended in person, and Commissioner Dewey Severson participated in the meeting remotely. Commissioners removed action item number 11 regarding the Environmental Services Director position from the October 26 agenda … [Read more...]
Andrea Hindt cultivating creativity in southeastern Minnesota
Andrea Hindt of rural Spring Valley has been expressing herself artistically since her elementary school days. “In third grade, I would draw pictures for my teacher and classmates,” says Andrea. “Growing up, the Sunday comic pages were the best! I loved to read them. My twin sister, Anji Bennett, and I would draw cartoons and we used to say ‘when we grow up’ we want to have … [Read more...]