This was one of many different celebrations in Glenwood in honor of the Christmas season.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas from the Herman-Hoffman Tribune
On the eve of the celebration of Christ's birth let us truly remember what is important, respect and love for one another no matter the differences, kindness when we don't want to be kind, making an effort to find good in everything and to thank God for lessons learned.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
More snow coming the eve of Christmas Eve
Driving around Hoffman, before heading home for the Christmas weekend!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
What an awesome appointment for the Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner, a good friend of mine, Dave Frederickson
I am quite honored to personally know our next Ag Commissioner in Minnesota! Here's Dave Frederickson at work, during a Farm Bill Forum in Morris on August 16, 2010. Dave is the brother-in-law of Rich Kennedy of Herman.
After serving in the Minnesota Senate until 1993, Dave Frederickson was elected President of the Minnesota Farmers Union, who he served from 1993 to 2002. In March of 2002, Frederickson won a tough battle for the President of the National Farmers Union, beating out a very well-funded “commodity-group” backed President of the Oklahoma Farmers Union in what was an incredibly close race. I was actually a part of that process in March 2002, down in Texas, with a group of upper-midwestern farmers self-dubbed "the freedom fighters." It was an experience I'll never forget!
Frederickson served NFU from 2002 until 2007, when he went to work for Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Below, a Herman-Hoffman Tribune exclusive interview with Dave Frederickson on August 16 in Morris.
I'm very excited for rural Minnesota and our agriculture community. Commissioner Frederickson will do an outstanding job representing us and promoting policies that benefit small towns and the farm families who support Greater Minnesota.
After serving in the Minnesota Senate until 1993, Dave Frederickson was elected President of the Minnesota Farmers Union, who he served from 1993 to 2002. In March of 2002, Frederickson won a tough battle for the President of the National Farmers Union, beating out a very well-funded “commodity-group” backed President of the Oklahoma Farmers Union in what was an incredibly close race. I was actually a part of that process in March 2002, down in Texas, with a group of upper-midwestern farmers self-dubbed "the freedom fighters." It was an experience I'll never forget!
Frederickson served NFU from 2002 until 2007, when he went to work for Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Below, a Herman-Hoffman Tribune exclusive interview with Dave Frederickson on August 16 in Morris.
I'm very excited for rural Minnesota and our agriculture community. Commissioner Frederickson will do an outstanding job representing us and promoting policies that benefit small towns and the farm families who support Greater Minnesota.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
This is an awesome idea - a Long Prairie business gives out "Long Prairie Bucks" as a Christmas bonus totaling $13,000
Here's the link to follow to the story, in the Long Prairie Leader:
http://lpleader.com/articles/2010/12/14/news/doc4d0832305b0f1943167467.txt
http://lpleader.com/articles/2010/12/14/news/doc4d0832305b0f1943167467.txt
Tom Emmer and company, sticking it to small rural counties
From the article in today's St.Cloud Times:
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101215/NEWS01/112150025/Emmer-campaign-stiffs-counties-for-recount-bills
Sam Modderman doesn’t know exactly how many hours he and his staff spent preparing a cache of documents requested by Tom Emmer during the governor’s recount. But he knows the county hasn’t been paid for the work.
“We completed all the requests, but no, we haven’t gotten paid for them all,” the Kandiyohi County Auditor (Willmar) said.
It’s a common story that’s been reported in other counties who rushed to prepare documents requested by the Emmer campaign but then didn’t get paid for the work.
Modderman said he spent more time at the office than with his family over Thanksgiving in order the meet the request for documents.
“They were a little demanding,” he said.
My comments: Swift County (Benson, western MN) used a different tactic with Emmer and his cronies. They said to Emmer, "Go ahead, sue us for the material if you want. We will not get stiffed!" Great job.
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101215/NEWS01/112150025/Emmer-campaign-stiffs-counties-for-recount-bills
Sam Modderman doesn’t know exactly how many hours he and his staff spent preparing a cache of documents requested by Tom Emmer during the governor’s recount. But he knows the county hasn’t been paid for the work.
“We completed all the requests, but no, we haven’t gotten paid for them all,” the Kandiyohi County Auditor (Willmar) said.
It’s a common story that’s been reported in other counties who rushed to prepare documents requested by the Emmer campaign but then didn’t get paid for the work.
Modderman said he spent more time at the office than with his family over Thanksgiving in order the meet the request for documents.
“They were a little demanding,” he said.
My comments: Swift County (Benson, western MN) used a different tactic with Emmer and his cronies. They said to Emmer, "Go ahead, sue us for the material if you want. We will not get stiffed!" Great job.
Monday, December 13, 2010
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