“When will it stop? How am I going to keep up? My income is fixed/not increasing at the rate of inflation, what can I do?” We’ve all noticed prices rising and it’s stressful. I’d like to review some of the options and programs that Prairie Five offers in order to help free up more money in your budget.
The 15th Annual Community Health Challenge is underway. Twenty-eight teams are signed up to participate. This year's team names are: BSer's, Farm 2 Fit, Frumpy to Fabulous, Gut-B-Gone, Holy Weight Rollers, Jiggle All the Way, 4 Hungrey's, Mission Slimpossible, Fat and Dangerous, Just Weight/There's Less; The Richter Scales, Thin it to Win it, We're not going to Bake it Anymore!, The Vikings, Sheeeeesh! Block Party, Operation Quadruple Phoenix Rising, Minnesota Thins, Wild Hogs, What've We Got To Lose, 20 Bulging Bandits, Mission Slimpossible's, Mother Fluffin Muffin Tops, Defatrillators, Weapons of Mass Reduction, Fat & Furious, Flab Four, Minnesota Thin's, No Excuse Ninjas, Fat No Mo.
There are a couple of weeks left of Crazy 8’s and then Granite Bowl is taking a break to get the scoring up. Granite Bowl is always looking for more bowlers. Check out the Granite Bowl’s Facebook page for more information and updates.
On January 13th, the Granite Falls Fire Department announced their Firefighter of the Year Award recipient. Each year, the previous five Firefighter of the Year award recipients find consensus on one person who has shown leadership, integrity, and hard work. The chosen recipient exhibits a personality of not having to be told what to do to get the job done while serving the community.
All month long, the knot of bright winter constellations occupies center stage in the south during the prime early evening viewing hours. This grouping boasts five stars that rank among the top ten brightest in the night sky: Sirius (No. 1), Capella (No. 6), Rigel (No. 7), Procyon (No. 8) and Betelgeuse (No. 10).
We have had another interesting past week around Minnesota. More snow came in from Friday into Sunday as three weather disturbances pushed across the state. Over the weekend most of the state saw two to four inches of snow. Off to our east in Wisconsin, some locations picked up over six inches of snow from those three weather events. It turned cold again on Monday night as overnight low temperatures dropped from -15 to -25 in many locations, with wind chill values down to -35.
You know who’s short and intense? Dani Prados, the 2020-2021 inaugural Granite Falls City Artist in Residence. You know what else is short and intense? The artist residency we’re planning for 2022.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, two people sustained lifethreatening injuries after a vehicle crash Sunday afternoon. The collision happened in Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine Couty when a Nissan Armada, traveling westbound on Hwy. 274, driven by Amaro Rolando Estrada collided with a Chevy Tahoe traveling southbound on Hwy. 23, driven by Kristen Kay Church of Dell Rapids, South Dakota. Church had two minor children in her vehicle. One of those children was transported to the Granite Falls Hospital with life-threatening injuries, while Church and the other child were transported with nonlife threatening injuries.
University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Development educators and partners are facilitating webinars, providing information and resources for families and those who serve families to make informed decisions leading to greater health, resilience and well-being. All webinars are virtual and free.
Heading north 350 miles or more in the dead of winter in mid-January does not sound like a luxurious vacation to most folks, but it is something that plenty of others do each year whether it’s to Baudette, Warroad or the Northwest Angle, the lure of ice fishing on Lake of the Woods is hard to resist.