The 2020 Harmony Community Chest Drive has been completed. The total for Community Chest funds was $6,580, compared to last year’s total of $5,725. Of this, $6,372 was distributed, with $150 going for administrative expenses and $58 to cover any additional expenses. Proceeds from the Drive are given to local and regional organizations and charities. The disbursement of funds to … [Read more...]
Harmony bloodmobile collects 45 units
Thank you to all the donors who contributed to the success of the bloodmobile held in Harmony on December 1, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause a few ripples in the water, including reduced Red Cross staff due to quarantined workers. However, despite the long waits endured by the donors, 45 units were collected. There were 42 donors presenting with two … [Read more...]
Silage bunkers and piles: know the dangers
Horizontal silo forage systems are economical and maintain high-quality forage at low cost. These benefits are maximized when producers and farm managers implement safety practices to reduce potential for tractor or truck rollovers, run-overs by or entanglement in machinery, falls from heights, crushing/engulfment due to collapsing silage or injury resulting from worker … [Read more...]
Non-profits’ fundraising efforts pay off through Give to the Max
An impressive $30,486,184 was raised for 6,114 Minnesota organizations during the online Give to the Max fundraising campaign last month. “The 12th annual Give to the Max day was the most generous yet,” shared Emma Mazour, GiveMN Account Executive. “In Fillmore County, 30 different organizations received support on GiveMN.org during the giving period, raising more than … [Read more...]
Launch Minnesota awards nearly $750,000 in innovation grants for FY 2021
23 startups received Innovation Grant funding this fiscal year ST. PAUL, December 3, 2020 - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced that it has awarded $746,295 in the first half of fiscal year 2021; this follows the $1.6 million awarded in the first year of funding. Since July, we awarded 28 grants to 23 companies and seven … [Read more...]
AcenTek donates to 17 area fire departments
Seventeen area fire departments, located in Minnesota and Iowa, recently received $600 donations from AcenTek. Appropriately timed, the donations were sent to the departments around Thanksgiving, along with a letter expressing the company’s gratitude for all the volunteer fire departments do for their community. Just a few months back, these donations did not seem possible. … [Read more...]
Chatfield’s 2020 Preservation Award
At the November 23 Chatfield City Council meeting, Deborah and Frederick Gerlach were recognized with the 2020 Heritage Preservation Award. Each year during Preservation Month (October) someone who has contributed to the restoration and preservation of Chatfield’s history is selected to be honored with this award. The recognition this year was for the couple’s donation of … [Read more...]
R-P sets guidelines for determining learning model
The Rushford-Peterson School District notified families of students that they would be moving to full-time distance learning November 7 following an increase in COVID-19 cases within Fillmore County, particularly in Rushford. Now, the district is setting guidelines for determining which learning model to use going forward. The guidelines are flexible, based on a specific set of … [Read more...]
Rushford considers potential land purchase
While the November 23 council meeting agenda was shorter than usual, it did comprise two items requiring a move to a closed meeting that likely garnered quite a bit of discussion. Up first was the potential purchase of the Farmers Win Cooperative properties in downtown Rushford. The cooperative merged with Farmers Co-op Elevator in 2018 and began selling equipment on the … [Read more...]
Houston Schools’ World’s Best Workforce Hearing
The World’s Best Workforce Hearing was sandwiched between portions of the regular Houston School Board meeting on November 19. Superintendent Krin Abraham presented an abbreviated slideshow presentation via Zoom to the board. Missing from the slideshow were graphs and charts of MCA spring results data since no MCAs were taken this past spring. Abraham assured the board that … [Read more...]