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“Where Fillmore County News Comes First” Weekly Edition
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Darrell Ray, of Sunnyside Farms, with one of his geese that recently appeared in a film. Photo submitted fast and they wanted something By Barb Jeffers smaller in the film”, says Darrell, barb@fillmorecountyjournal.com so they called again and Darrell Owners of Sunnyside Farm near states “the only thing I had at that Preston, Minn., Darrell and Lois time that looked like Canada gosRay, did not squawk at the oppor- lings were Cackler goslings which tunity to have some of their geese only weigh about two pounds”, appear in a film recently and it is so they began using the Cacklers. Darrell notes “if you watch not the first time. Some of their Canada goslings the film, you can tell when the were featured in the 1986 movie Canada goslings and the Cackler “A Thanksgiving Promise”, which goslings get switched out” adding is a holiday classic. The movie was that “the ordinary person probadirected by Beau Bridges and stars bly wouldn’t notice”, but it is easy for him to spot the difference. his father, Lloyd Bridges. The Rays shipped six Canada A touch of fame came around goslings to Calif. “but they grew so again recently for Sunnyside
Farm. Darrell explains “it started six or seven years ago when somebody from Wis. came and bought six snow goslings, and they placed a radio collar on one of them, and filmed them flying over N.Y. and up and down the Mississippi River” from a new and different perspective. Lois says “we didn’t know they were using these goslings for a documentary on migration” and had seen the program on PBS but didn’t know they were their geese at the time they watched it. Darrell says “they in turn, must have gotten a hold of contacts in England and given them our name” and before you know it, a production crew including people from places such as England, Australia, and Calif came to Sunnyside Farm to film. The production crew wanted to film goslings and their parents and “they didn’t want the goslings to be more than two days old”, states Darrell. The filming crew kept in close contact with the Rays, checking on when the goslings would be born, and to see if there had been any changes. When the production crew came on a Tuesday in early June 2015, the goslings had been born the prior Sunday and Monday. Eleven goslings were used in the film. Lois says “it was quite a production” and they had “an amazing amount of equipment” including a huge light that she called “the sun” See Geese Page 2
Pre-order publication deadline approaches on September 1 for Boots & Badges: Honoring Fillmore County Veterans By Jason Sethre jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com
The team at the Fillmore County Journal has graciously accepted the challenge of assembling a book, with the help of the public, honoring the Veterans of Fillmore County. Leading up to our June 30, 2015 photo and content submission deadline, we saw a swell of visitors in our entryway. And, we greatly appreciate how patient each visitor was as we scanned photos and took pictures of memorabilia.
We have heard many stories from Veterans and their family members. And, we know that this book will become a piece of history to last generations. There was the daughter of one Veteran who brought in photos and items for the book without her father knowing that it would be submitted. She pre-ordered a book to give to her father as a gift, telling us that she can’t wait to see his expression when he sees his face in this book. See Boots Page 12
Canton asks for cleaner streets By Liz Giese liz@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Following recent street repairs, the Canton City Council addressed concerns of horse droppings on city streets at their regular meeting on August 12. Street repairs were recently completed in Canton and the council agreed that they are satisfied and the streets look good. Mayor Donivee Johnson noted that the council had decided to use liquor store funds to pay for the street repairs, but that was not possible, as half of that CD is held as collateral. She went on to state that the repairs can be paid from the general fund, as there are sufficient funds in this year’s budget. Councilor Cindy Shanks
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raised concerns about the ongoing problem with horse droppings in town. It was noted that the Amish used to park their horses and walk into town, but the old hitching spot is no longer used much. The council agreed that they should find a spot close to downtown where the Amish can hitch their horses and access the bank and businesses without having to walk too far. There is currently one place behind ZZ Tap where horses can be hitched. The council also thought it would be a good idea to approach one of the Amish bishops with the issue as they have been cooperative and helpful in the past. The council decided to try to See Canton Page 3
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