Mayor Scott Solberg called the Spring Grove City Council’s regular meeting to order at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Council Members in attendance were Travis Torgerson, Trent Turner, Karen Folstad, and Chad Rohland. Also present were Julie Amundson, city clerk/administrator and Courtney Bergy Swanson, CEDA/EDA, via Zoom. The Council approved the meeting agenda and consent … [Read more...]
The Plant Lady
So many people are returning to gardening or starting out for the first time. One of the groups that I am a member of has over 3,000 new members! Plant people are always excited and happy to share knowledge. Instead of writing a typical column this month, I decided to reach out to one of many gardening groups for some inspiration. The question asked was: If you were to give a … [Read more...]
I stay by the cart
My wife asked me to put ketchup on the shopping list. Her wish was my command. Now I can’t read anything on the list. I’m a stay-by-the-cart guy. That’s my job when I go shopping with my wife. My wife goes this way and that way driven by a shopping list. I stay by the cart. I’ve gone years without once saying, “I’m going shopping,” but sometimes I need to purchase … [Read more...]
R-P gets a first look at proposed budget cuts
Rushford-Peterson Superintendent Jon Thompson has made it abundantly clear these last few months that the district is going to need to make some serious budget cuts. A March 1 press release from Minnesota Association of School Business Officials echoes several of Thompson’s concerns and clearly notes that R-P isn’t the only district in the state facing this challenge. … [Read more...]
Real Bites- Good Times Restaurant and Bar
I had a meeting scheduled in Caledonia, Minn., recently, and Good Times Restaurant and Bar was the place of choice. Over the past decade, our family has spent quite a bit of time in Caledonia, attending basketball games for our daughter and son. So, we have become quite familiar with Good Times. Restaurant owner Sarah Glasrud runs a fine establishment. Caledonia has quite … [Read more...]
SEMAC announces April 1 grant application deadline
The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council announces a call for arts programming proposals by nonprofit organizations. All proposed projects must begin no earlier than June 1, 2021, and be completed within 12 months, culminating with a capstone event that is accessible and open to the public. Online applications will be available throughout March with an April 1, 2021, submission … [Read more...]
Do what makes you happy
By Zenessa Anderson Whether you are choosing a career path, navigating a relationship, or deciding how to spend a Saturday night, “Do what makes you happy,” is common advice. It seems obvious, why would anyone choose something that makes them unhappy? While we are told overtly to do what makes us happy, there is at the same time a message instilled in us that suffering is … [Read more...]
Time for a new jail?
Sheriff John DeGeorge made a second presentation in his “Jail Tour” of Fillmore County at the Rushford Village meeting March 16. DeGeorge plans to visit as many city meetings in the county as possible to share the research and facts with the public; he has already attended the Canton meeting. Throughout his power point presentation, DeGeroge stressed that he wanted public input … [Read more...]
Houston County EDA awards $55,399.71 to county businesses
Commissioners Dewey Severson, Eric Johnson, Robert Burns, Teresa Walter, and Greg Myhre were present via computer at the March 9 regular meeting of the Houston County Commission. COVID-19 update Heather Myhre, Houston County Public Health Department supervisor, started by stating that, “Beginning Wednesday, Minnesota is expanding who can get the vaccine.” Category 1B is … [Read more...]
Eitzen Ball Park lights to be replaced this spring
Eitzen City Council members in attendance at March meeting include Mayor Jeffrey Adamson, Emily Burrichter, Mitch Lange, Doug Meyer, and Mitch Luttchens. Other in attendance were City Clerk Steve Schuldt, local business owner Larry Nieling, and Charlene Selbee, Fillmore County Journal. Mayor Adamson called the March 9, 2021, regular meeting of the Eitzen City Council to … [Read more...]