Mabel NewsLocal news for Mabel, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Toddler killed in Fillmore County farm accident- May 31, 2008 An Amish toddler died this afternoon after his teenage brother accidentally ran over him while moving a horse-drawn manure spreader.http://www.topix.net/city/mabel-mn/2008/05/toddler-killed-in-fillmore-county-farm-accident... Mabel-Canton student's essay chosen to be part of sesquicentennial celebration- May 10, 2008 "By using my resources wisely in my community, I too, can help solve some of Minnesota's challenges." In honor of Minnesota's 150th year of statehood, the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission held an essay contest for fourth, fifth and sixth grade Minnesota students.The Web site announcing the contest states, "We want to inspire students to think and write critically and creatively and to publicly recognize them as the embodiment of Minnesota's future."Mabel-Canton teachers Ruth Ann Sacquitne.http://www.topix.net/city/mabel-mn/2008/05/mabel-canton-students-essay-chosen-to-be-part-o... Save a tree... pick up a can... and smile at the Earth Day fair- May 4, 2008 "We both like fishing a lot. When we go out, we see garbage. We want to do something about water pollution, so the fish will be alive." The sounds of tinny pop cans clanking and hitting the floor were somewhat unusual in the Fillmore Central Middle School gym last Friday. Everyone knows, of course, that you shouldn't have pop in the gym.But the laughter and kids tearing around the gym quickly showed this was no typical day. This was the annual Earth Day fair, started three years ago by FC...http://www.topix.net/city/mabel-mn/2008/05/save-a-tree-pick-up-a-can-and-smile-at-the-eart... |