Monday, January 4 • City of Houston Planning Commission, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board, Work Session, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, Virtual Meeting, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • LeRoy City Council, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 5 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • … [Read more...]
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The SR-71 v. the MIG-25 – not even close
By Stan Gudmundson Peterson, MN “Tom, do you see that airplane out there? Do you suppose that he is going try race us?” I asked my pilot. “I don’t know,” he said, “but I’ve been watching him. We will find out.” We had just started our northbound leg along the border with Czechoslovakia and East Germany. We were at 75,000 feet, plus or minus, and traveling at Mach 2.8 … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… We became even more connected
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com As we kick open the doors of 2021, it gives us a moment to reflect on what just happened in the year that was. For me, at the newspaper, I think of all of the stories we published, and how the pandemic changed what we covered and how we covered it. What was most interesting to me was how … [Read more...]
Understanding and hope
By Pastor Norm Omodt, Retired Chatfield, MN I write this last commentary for four reasons. First: To help a few million people better understand who President Trump is. He has a borderline personality, according to doctors of psychology, which means he can’t function as normally as most people. He can’t introspect, that is, he can’t examine himself to see how he is … [Read more...]
Real Bites – Shari’s Sports Saloon & Lanes
At the newspaper, many of us wear multiple hats. Paul Trende is our sports coverage guru along with some other reporting, and he also makes sure all of the newspapers make it to each post office location in our coverage area. When the newspaper grows beyond a certain page count, we have to haul over 5,000 pounds of newspapers in two one-ton vans to get the newspapers … [Read more...]
There is one thing I can say…
By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist The church I serve, Chatfield United Methodist, has been organizing a Soup Supper and Silent Auction for the Eagles Cancer Telethon for many, many years. Like many of the ministries we do, we do it with such passion and faithfulness because we have been touched by the problem we are trying to alleviate. Hunger, lack … [Read more...]
The Fall Top 50 Countdown (#14 to #7)
The top 50 teams of the Fall from 2010-2019 continues. As before, squads from the “Journal 10”, FC, R-P, Chatfield, Kingsland, M-C, Houston, Lanesboro, GM, SG, and L-O, are eligible. Ranking across different years, and involving teams from three different sports, is difficult, and thus subject to debate. Ranking is by how far teams made it in the playoffs. Placing … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Morgan Rae Plenge, 19, Chatfield, Minn.; 1/19/2020, Small Amount of Marijuana in Motor Vehicle, Fine $150, Total Fees $240. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Michael Martin Cozik, 34, Rochester, Minn.; 2/1/2020, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290. Trevor Richard Ellingson, 27, Stewartville, Minn.; 11/20/2020, Speeding … [Read more...]
Notice Jordan Township
Jordan Township will be changing their regular monthly meetings for January and February to the second Monday of the month. The meetings will be held at John Hoffman’s shop located at 16598 120th St. SE Chatfield, MN 55923. Meetings will be held at 8:30pm. Danielle Hoffman Clerk, Jordan Township Publish 3 … [Read more...]
Myles “Bobby” Sorenson II
Myles L. “Bobby” Sorenson II, 64, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at the Spring Valley Care Center after a yearlong battle with cancer. Bobby was born on February 3, 1956, in Rochester, Minn., to Myles and Ruby (Strand) Sorenson. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spring Valley. He graduated from … [Read more...]