Published Thursday January 19, 2025  By David Phillips   Bluff Brothers Brewing received the first ever Community Spirit Award during the annual meeting and banquet of the Spring Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Jan. 15 at the Spring Valley VFW Hall. The award is the successor to the previous Volunteer of the Year award, which…

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Continue Reading Osterud Winter Announces 2024 2nd half Grants

Original article published in the Mower County Independent, Thursday, November 14, 2024.   Reprinted with permission and gratitude. By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy   Nate wants to make dust, and Richard wants to make music. That means that Rhonda makes lunch. “Nate Johnson is our new program director who joined us last winter, and he has a…

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Original article published in the Mower County Independent, Thursday, November 14, 2024.   Reprinted with permission and gratitude. By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy Skinny though he may be, Santa’s real name is Mark. At least in Spring Valley, of course…beyond, it’s “Yes, sir,” “On December 7, we have a toy drop-off drive-through at the Dollar General from…

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The Spring Valley Kiwanis Club is seeking volunteers to sign up as bell ringers for the 2024 Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign. All donations received will remain in Fillmore County to support local & county-wide Salvation Army activities. Shifts are 2 hours long, daily from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Sunshine Foods located at…

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  Original article published in the Mower County Independent, Thursday, November 7, 2024.   Reprinted with permission and gratitude. By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy   “They now call it the ‘Bonnie Bus.’ It’s always going to be the ‘Bonnie Bus,’ and I don’t even know how it started…maybe one kid started that, and it’s the ‘Bonnie Bus’,”…

Continue Reading Bonnie Hammon backs the Bonnie Bus into retirement