The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its Dean's List for Fall Semester 2021. Students on the Dean's List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Local students making the Dean's list are: Madison R. Hinz, Granite Falls, Swenson College of Science and Engineering (SCSE), Biology BS.
Clarkfield American Legion & Auxiliary Meeting will be at 3 pm on Wed. Feb.
Recently, the Granite Falls Area Chamber of Commerce presented First Dollar Awards to businesses that have started up or changed ownership. CO- VID-19 has changed the way, or how quickly the Chamber has presented these awards. Those awarded included Korthuis Jewelry, Betty Korthuis Pfaff, owner since June 19, 2020. Additionally, NAPA Star Group changed ownership on April 21, 2021.
WCCO’s John Lauritsen was the guest speaker at the Granite Falls Area Community Foundation Awards Banquet last Wednesday evening. Having grown up on a farm in the Milan Area, Lauritsen shared ruminations of his experiences growing up in the local area and how that has shaped his perspective today.
Avera Medical Group Granite Falls in Granite Falls will offer Saturday walk-in clinic services beginning Feb. 5. Hours will be 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday. The walk-in clinic will be located in the East Clinic on the Avera Granite Falls campus located at 345 10th Ave.
On Thursday February 17th at 1:00 PM, the Granite Falls Living at Home Block Nurse Program (GF-LAH/BNP) in conjunction with the Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN), Minnesota Area Agency on Aging, Pioneer PBS and JMHS is presenting a free virtual-hybrid Remember Project event featuring “Steering into the Skid.” This special program is to help family members, caregivers, local businesses, and the broader community engage in conversation around dementia and the most well-known form of memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease.
Last week, we – your Granite Area Arts Council -- announced here that in 2022, Granite Falls will once again host a resident artist. Questions? You bet! Here are a few potential ones… and our responses.
Over the last week, the Quad County Wrestling team took part in two invites, placing seventh and fifth respectively. The team is made up of wrestlers from MACCRAY, Renville County West and Yellow Medicine East.
Last Tuesday, the Yellow Medicine East boys basketball team took on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg for a 47-77 loss. Leaders in that game included Bryce Sneller who scored 14 points toward the team total. Complete scoring from that game follows:
Boyd ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN (WELS) Sunday 9:00 AM Worship service.