From left to right (all are committee members except the winner): Zac Richter, Holly Johnson, Camille Richter (Winner), John Richter, Janet Skjefte and John McCosh. Photo Submitted Locals and guests of the Western Fest activities gathered for the street dance both Friday and Saturday night after the rodeo.
Aria Peters, a Yellow Medicine East Senior this year, recently traveled to Orlando, Florida to play in the AAU National Volleyball Tournament with the Kandi Elite Volleyball Club of Willmar. The Kandi Elite Volleyball club was designed to provide an opportunity for volleyball players around the Central Minnesota area to have a chance for elite level volleyball training and competition.
Cookie salad has become my go-to dish to bring to potlucks or picnics – it seems to be a crowd pleaser, gives me a chance to eat my favorite dessert and the opportunity to share a story about a fiasco I had at a chain restaurant’s salad bar! I was thinking about how what I have to share this week will be a bit like a salad bar, a variety of services and programs and hopefully something that looks good to everyone.
What to pack: a charged portable battery bank for cell phones, charging cords, water for hydration, little trinket(s) to possibly leave behind, a pen and paper, snacks, gardening gloves, and a tweezer set.
Narria Leenerts, daughter of Travis and Jessica Leenerts, carries the Upper Sioux Community flag in Friday evening’s Western Fest PRCA Rodeo. Photos by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson The rodeo participants remove their hats during the singing of the National Anthem.
Dorothy Brusven, 97, of Clarkfield died on Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Clarkfield Care Center. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 1 p.m. at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, rural Cottonwood, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.
Destiny Ross, 17, of Granite Falls passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. A Celebration of life will be held on Friday, July 1, 2022, at 11 a.m.
Marian Rogge, 97, of Montevideo passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Montevideo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11 a.m.
On behalf of the Western Fest Committee, we would like to extend a huge thank you to Granite Falls and all the surrounding communities, near and far, for their support of the Granite Falls PRCA Stampede Rodeo – the 3rd Largest Rodeo in MN!
In a field of milkweed, Rob Perez sits with Mary the Monarch Butterfly. Rob Perez: Mary, thank you for taking the time.