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A fun new game for game night Moratorium adopted by Newburg Township By H annah Wingert
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During a well attended Newburg Township meeting held at the Mabel Community Center, the township board adopted, by a 2:1 vote, an interim moratorium on new feedlots of over 500 animal units or the expansion of existing feedlots to over 500 animal units and on the construction of new non-farm dwellings in agricultural areas. The moratorium is effective as of the date of its adoption, August 23, for one year. Currently, Newburg Township does not have its own zoning
Becky Hoff is excited about the release of the Harmony-Opoly games. Photo submitted games that weren’t covered by the game space sales and other sponsorships were picked up by the Chamber. The Chamber members set to work designing the game board, cards, money, and playing pieces. Dawn Maroushek, a graphic designer with Letterwerks also worked on the project. Harmony residents Sharon Storhoff, Mary Beth Ostrom, and Kim Thompson all lent pictures to use for the game box. The First Southeast Bank of Harmony sponsored the paper money pieces for the game. The Harmony Area Community Foundation sponsored one of the decks of cards and the other
was sponsored by the Harmony EDA. The cards feature choices such as “hold a family reunion at Selvig Park� and “pay for preschool tuition at Fillmore Central.� The pewter playing pieces were especially fun to design. 521 Promo sent the Chamber a list of the playing pieces they already carried. From that list, the Chamber chose golf clubs, a train, a bicycle, and a music note. The other two pieces, an Amish horse and buggy and a tractor were custom designed. “It was just so much fun to work on, and I’m very happy See OPOLY Page 2 
ordinance, depending instead on the county zoning ordinance. A township can develop a more restrictive ordinance than the county’s. Five townships have more restrictive ordinances than the county zoning ordinance. The moratorium will allow the township time to appoint a committee of at least three members to conduct a study. The committee will look into whether the Fillmore County ordinance protects residents of the township sufficiently in its regulation of feedlots and other agricultural rural land uses. They See MORATORIUM Page 10 
State Veterans Cemetery Preston receives certificate of recognition By Barb Jeffers barb@fillmorecountyjournal.com
State officials visited the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn., on August 24, 2018, for a very special presentation, as the staff at the veterans cemetery was presented a certificate of recognition. The certificate of recognition was presented by Randy Reeves, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Also attending the event was Pamela Powers, U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs Chief of Staff; Brad Lindsay, Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Services with the MDVA; Robert Gross, Administrator of the Minnesota State Veterans Cem-
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etery - Preston; State Representative Greg Davids, Nathan Pike, Preston/Harmony Memorial Rifle Squad; Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery staff, members of the Patriot Guard, P.O.W. riders and others. Reeves presented the certificate of recognition to Gross, which resulted in a rigorous round of applause from those in attendance. The certificate reads: “In recognition of the ongoing partnership between the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery at Preston and the National Cemetery Administration. Your cooperation was paramount in helping the NCA raise the national profile and importance of the AmerSee VET CEMETERY Page 12 
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If you’re from Harmony and love board games, you’re going to want to add Harmony-Opoly, a limited edition real estate trading game, to your collection. Melissa Vander Plas, who sits on the board of directors for the Harmony Chamber of Commerce, first brought up the idea of creating a game based on the City of Harmony during a chamber meeting last year. She had heard of something similar being done in Mankato and thought it would be neat to have a game for Harmony as well. Becky Hoff, the director of the Chamber of Commerce, contacted Letterwerks, a graphic design company from Decorah, and they suggested using 521 Promo to create a board game featuring the City of Harmony. A Georgia based company, 521 Promo allows customers to design their own games for personal use, fundraisers, communities, etc. Before committing to the project, Hoff put out some feelers around the area businesses to determine if there was interest. Once she had established that people were interested an excited about the concept, the Chamber began to formally sell real estate spaces on the game board. In just a few months, all of the spaces had been purchased. “It worked out perfectly,� Hoff said, noting that they didn’t have to turn anyone away who was interested. When all was said and done, around 35 Harmony businesses had purchased spaces on the board. The chamber made sure to keep the price point affordable so everyone could participate, and they were happy with the results. The production costs for the