| Area schools open next Tuesday |
Most area schools will be starting after the Labor Day weekend holiday, on Tuesday, Sept. 7. So area drivers will want to keep their eyes open for the smaller students unfamiliar with the whole process of walking or riding a bike to school, as well the older students who may be inattentive.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Steam Engine Days Queen, attendants to be chosen next week |
As Steam Engine Days quickly approaches, five young women from the Mabel and Hesper area will be candidates for Steam Engine Days Queen.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Buy a ticket for a chance to win playhouse, support a good cause |
A darling log-cabin playhouse, or perhaps it could even become a garden supply shed, is on the road in Fillmore County until Oct. 2 when its winner will be found at the Habitat for Humanity "Raise the Roof" fund raiser at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Preston on Saturday, Oct. 2.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Douglas Amdahl, once of Mabel, dies at age 91 |
Douglas K. Amdahl was one of Minnesota's most respected Supreme Court justices and served as chief justice from 1981 to 1989, overseeing a period of major change in the state court system.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| City of Harmony pursues mosquito control options |
The city of Harmony will be doing demonstration mosquito control with two separate applications in the coming weeks. Mosquito Control of Iowa will be working with the city to treat breeding areas and other parts of the community with the first application to take place sometime between Thursday, Aug 26, to Sunday, Aug 29. The second application will take place about eight days following the first.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Regional tourism organization celebrates 25th anniversary |
Members of the Historic Bluff Country organization gathered Monday evening for a special celebration in honor of its 25th anniversary. This local convention and visitor's bureau has helped promote attractions, lodging facilities and local businesses throughout southeastern Minnesota since 1985. Staff members and volunteers have worked together with the local communities to make tourism one of the largest industries in the region.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Older, wiser pupils return to O'Hara School full of memories |
In the days when they were students at the O'Hara School - District 29 in Amherst Township, located off what's now known as Fillmore County Road No. 19 - the students typically walked around 1 mile to attend class at the one-room building.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Fillmore Central looks at new custodian; referendum promotion
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The Fillmore Central School Board, scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 was expected to have hired Brett Bushman as the building and grounds director. The agenda for the meeting stated he started in that position Aug. 9 (The meeting was held after the press deadline for this newspaper; watch for full coverage next week.) It also was expected that a finalized list of new custodial hires would be ready.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Dobie Days returns for fourth year in Harmony |
This weekend the southeast part of Harmony will be rocking with excitement as four bands take the stage during the fourth annual Dobie Days, held Friday and Saturday. Add in mud volleyball and mud bogging, a poker run and free camping and you get one of the area's largest outdoor music festivals.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Pasture walk held near Canton focuses on extending grazing season, avoiding summer slump |
A total of 33 people gathered at Vance and Bonnie Haugen's Springside Farm on Aug. 17 for a Great River Graziers pasture walk made possible through the University of Wisconsin Extension.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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