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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
  • Articles: 2219

Build Back Better bill should be named Build Back Broke

The 2,465 page Build Back Better bill was filled with “pork.” The cost went from “zero dollars” to $3.5 trillion to over $5 trillion! Almost $80 billion would have gone to weaponizing the IRS to assist in looking at transactions in your account that were over $600, later raised to $10,000. There is also around $12 billion for electric cars, $1 trillion to turn government facilities into “green buildings,” new funding for gender identity issues and bias training, massively expanding federal tax dollars for abortions without the Hyde amendment protections, while limiting seniors’ access to new cures and treatments by imposing socialist price controls on prescription drugs, subsidizing union members’ dues and on and on….

Lady Cards drop 2 in invite

The Redwood Valley girls basketball team went 0-2 at the recent Willmar Holiday Invitational. The Cardinals fell 57-20 to Willmar and 65-33 to Central MN Christian in nonconference action.

IN BRIEF

Cougars to win over Ortonville The Cedar Mountain Cougars capped off 2021 with a 76-38 pounding of Ortonville at the Lakeview Holiday Tournament. The Cougars led 34-18 at the half and erupted for 42 second half points to win going away.

Winter truck load hikes to begin

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Winter load increases will begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, on unrestricted state highways in the metro, southeast and south frost zones. Frost zones and restricted routes can be found on the Minnesota Department of Transportation load limits map.

Jimmy Lee Coulson

EAST DUBUQUE - Jimmy Lee Coulson, 75, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Mercy One Dubuque Medical Center. There will be a visitation 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Geoffrey “Gorf” Scott Thiel

REDWOOD FALLS - Geoffery “Gorf” Scott Thiel, age 60 of Redwood Falls, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Northwood Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home, and will continue for one hour prior to the service at church on Wednesday. Burial is in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Geoffery “Gorf” Scott Thiel was born October

Thomas Garvin

ECHO - The funeral service for Thomas “Tom” Garvin, 79, of Echo, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo. Visitation will be Monday, January 3, from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, one hour prior to the service, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church. Interment will follow the service at the Echo City Cemetery. A recording of the service will be available at www. sunsetfuneralassociation.com.

The other side of the wire

The thin gray wire, all fence like, extended the full length of the woods. No doubt it had purpose by either keeping something in or others out. Perhaps it offered safety on each side of it, depending upon which side of the fence you were on so-to-speak. Truth is, I’d never gone near it nor paid much attention to it until today.

Research shows rain drops during 2021 growing season

Lamberton, Minn. – 2021 was a year of limited precipitation during the growing season at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center near Lamberton. Total annual precipitation for 2021 was 23.66 inches. This was a departure of minus 3.70 inches from the historic average. The year’s largest rain event was on August 29 with 2.17 inches recorded. There was only 2.33 inches of precipitation recorded for the period of June 1 to August 22 resulting in a severe shortage of soil moisture available for crop growth. The normal precipitation for this same period is 10.01 inches. Above normal precipitation from the middle of August to the end of September allowed for a recharge in soil moisture.