On Friday evening, the Yellow Medicine East Silhouettes participated in the Camden Conference Championship, taking second place in the Jazz Division to Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd. In the High-Kick Division, the Silhouettes took first place. YME All- Conference members in high-kick are Jenna Weir and Kylie Knollenberg.
At last week’s annual Granite Falls Area Community Foundation Banquet, plans were announced for a new project to help promote tourism in Granite Falls, while also improving the lives of those in the community. The project stems from a 2017 grant awarded to the Foundation by the Bush Family in honor of its son Archibald “Archie” Bush. The funds awarded that year were to be used for a project or significant issue within the Granite Falls Community, and so the Foundation hosted events, and meetings, conducting surveys to gather input from the community on how the funds should be used.
GRANITE FALLS - Gerald Ray Olson, age 70, of Granite Falls passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center on Friday, January 28, 2022, with family by his side. Services will be held this Spring.
GRANITE FALLS - Irene Helen Rupp of Granite Falls was received by our Lord and Savior on Friday, January 28, 2022, at the age of 90. She passed away at her home surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 4th at 11:00 am at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Visitation will take place from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home with the Rosary and prayer service at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the services on Friday. Interment at the St. Andrew Catholic Cemetery.
GRANITE FALLS - Lois Henke, 86, of Granite Falls, Minnesota passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022, at Avera Granite Falls Hospital in Granite Falls. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls with interment at the church cemetery in the Spring. Visitation will be held Friday, February 4, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to the service.
Geraldine Donna Frederick was born April 12, 1940, in Morris, Minnesota to Cletus and Levern (Anderson) Kellen. She was baptized and confirmed in her faith. Geraldine attended Benson High School and graduated in 1958.
Last week, the new owner of the newspaper was gracious enough to send all of us who wished to go to the Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention. I jumped at this opportunity because working the way we do these days, remotely and with much smaller staff sizes, networking opportunities don't happen very often. I've always found networking opportunities like this to be a match-strike of inspiration. Being able to chat with those in the same industry and hear what others are doing, or the challenges they are recognizing, and how they are overcoming them helps me to mull over my own thoughts and ideas with more perspective.
So, January is many things, but I think the word most people use to describe it is “long”. Yes, technically it’s tied for the longest month of the year with others but I’d like to see any other month look hard and long into the cold, grey eyes of January and see who blinks first.
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Bauler, Kelsey Christine, Montevideo; Offense date 03/03/2020 Drugs - 1st Degree - Sale - 17 Grams or More - Cocaine or Meth w/in 90-Day Period (Felony); Disposition 10/28/2021 Convicted; Court Decision 01/25/2022 Sentenced; Commit to Commissioner of Corrections - Adult (MN Correctional Facility - Shakopee, 48 Mo); $75 Fine. Granite Falls Police Department Ryer, James Douglas, Granite Falls; Offense date 11/25/21 Third -Degree Driving While Impaired - .08 or more (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 01/25/2022 Guilty; Disposition 01/25/2022 Convicted; Court Decision 01/25/2022 Sentenced; Local Confinement (365 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 335 Days For 2 Yr Credit for time served: 5 Days); $700 Fine.
Healthy Tip of the Week: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of seasonal depression that is related to the change of seasons. Though it can occur at any time of the year, most people experience this during the fall and winter seasons.