Being housebound is Boring! I cleaned the junk drawer. I cleaned my closet! I dusted the bedroom. My husband fears for my sanity. Mother Nature is having a hissy-fit or a nervous breakdown. She is in a rut — brutal cold, blizzards, brutal cold, blizzards. You get the idea. I started listening to a Jimmy Buffet CD hoping to cheer myself up. It worked until we got to a … [Read more...]
Solar energy farms, public hearing scheduled
At the February 28 meeting of the Planning Commission, proposed language for an ordinance regulating accessory solar energy systems and solar energy farms was introduced. This was the first time the planning commission met in 2019. Gary Ruskell was reelected as chairman and Steve Duxbury as vice-chairman. The commission has been considering a broader ordinance for renewal … [Read more...]
Access to county land for CWD disease management control granted
The March 5 county board meeting was dominated by the citizens input section of the agenda. Several came forward urging the board to reconsider last week’s action. At the February 26 board meeting a request from the DNR to have access to county land was denied. In the minutes it stated the chair was authorized to “share the board’s wishes for no hunting, no access onto the … [Read more...]
Ostrander mulls feed lot ordinance
March 5, the Ostrander City Council held a regular meeting, with all members in attendance (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). The council heard from several parties regarding the Farm Animal Ordinance and related concerns. City Attorney Jennifer Gumbel stated, “Just to give a report from yesterday’s … [Read more...]
What to do with all that snow? Fountain tackles issue
Like many area cities, Fountain has recently found their streets dwarfed by mountains of snow. This has led to a surge in workload for Public Works and complaints by residents of unclear sidewalks. At the March 6 meeting, the council debated where to go with the snow and how best to remedy the situation. Councilor Dave Gudmundson noted he’d been receiving calls. “Do we go … [Read more...]
The Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office pulls back the curtain on scammers
Scammers and their scams are ubiquitous. They target well-to-do and paycheck-to-paycheck folks. They find you sitting at your computer or standing in line at Target. They learn about you when you apply for Medicare or when you go to a boat show. They are watching Facebook. They can scam you from the next county or from Jamaica. Scammers are good at what they do and they are … [Read more...]
“Getting Bees Back on Their Own Six Feet” Dinner on the Bluff features entomologist Marla Spivak
Dr. Marla Spivak, a MacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in Entomology at the University of Minnesota, will be the featured speaker at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center’s Dinner on the Bluff event April 6. Honey bees are one of the key pollinators of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Over the past 15 years, colonies of bees have been disappearing, and … [Read more...]
13th annual Preston Area Community Foundation dinner and auction will be held Monday, March 11
The 13th annual Preston Area Community Foundation dinner and auction will be held on Monday, March 11, 2019, at the Fountain Community Center starting with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and a dinner at 6:30pm. This annual event is a great opportunity for PACF donors in the greater Preston and Fountain areas to hear about the impact their contributions are making to improve the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County 4-H Horse Project goes national
Five states, 3,270 miles, two national competitions and many memories. Five members and their coach Maggie Haugstad of the Fillmore County Horse Project were awarded two national trips at the 4-H State Horse Show in September. Chase Ketterhagen, Kira and Courtney Nelson and Nati Vande Zande comprised the horse judging team that won a national trip to the All American Quarter … [Read more...]
Arabians that are “Bred to Move You”
“We have a clear vision of what our Arabian horses should be. Strong, sound athletes that are beautiful to behold and a pleasure to be around. Merely being pretty is not enough; the horses of Conway Arabians are doing horses, bred to have the conformation and temperament to perform in the show-ring or on the trail,” quotes Peter Conway in an informational brochure about the … [Read more...]