The Parenting Time program of New Horizons Crisis Center has been awarded a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) of $15,000. These funds will help cover the cost of providing supervised visits and safe exchanges for estranged parents and their child(ren) to ensure safety and continue the parent-child bond. This work aligns with UWSWMN’s safety and well-being priority area.
Last Tuesday, the YME Girls Varsity Volleyball team took on Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in an away game for a final score of 0-3. Leaders in the game included Aria Peters who scored 28 set assists, while Kiara Sakry scored 13 digs, and Ruby Bones scored eleven kills. Complete scoring from that game follows: YME (5-15) 23 16 20 TMB (18-4) 25 25 25 Individual Scoring: Serving (aces): Gracie Kleven 2, Hannah Stark 1, Kiara Sakry 1, Riley Streich 1 Set assists: Aria Peters 28, Sakry 1 Hitting (kills): Ruby Bones 11, Kleven 6, Stark 6, Nicole Rillo 6, Peters 1, Streich 1 Blocking (aces): Bones 1, Rillo 1 Digs (5 or more): Sakry 13, Kayla Nordaune 7, Streich 6 On Thursday, the team took to the courts again, taking on Lakeview in Cottonwood in a 3-0 victory. Leaders in that game included Aria Peters who scored 23 set assists, Kiara Sakray who scored 19 digs, and Ruby Bones who scored 14 kills. The win brought the team’s standing to 5-16. Complete scoring from that game follows: YME (5-16 25 25 25 Lakeview (2-18) 14 13 16 Individual Scoring: Serving (aces): Gracie Kleven 4, Kiara Sakry 3, Aria Peters 2, Ruby Bones 2, Riley Streich 2 Set assists: Peters 23, Kiara Sakry 1 Hitting (kills): Bones 14, Kleven 5, Hannah Stark 5, Peters 3, Nicole Rillo 3 Blocking (aces): Bones 2, Rillo 1 Digs (5 or more): Sakry 19, Peters 8, Streich 7
KCC News: Pickleball at the KCC: Groups are playing on the following days / times: Monday’s & Wednesday’s - 1:00pm – 3:00pm Tuesday’s & Thursday’s nights - 6:00pm - 8:00pm Friday’s 9:00am - 11:00am FREE for members, and just the daily fee for non-members. No experience necessary.
Countryside Public Health will be offering in-office Vaccine Clinics at their five office locations in October with Flu, Moderna Covid-19 Primary series for those 6 months and older, and Moderna Covid-19 Bivalent booster doses for those age 18 years and older. Countryside Public Health encourages you to get vaccinated against the Flu, Covid-19, and to check with your primary care provider to see if you are up-todate on routine vaccinations. Reach out to your primary care provider or Countryside Public Health if you need assistance.
The funeral service for Harold Jeseritz, 95, of Hutchinson, formerly of Wood Lake, will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood…
Jerry Ostensoe, 71, of Granite Falls passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022, at his home with family at his side after a long struggle with ALS. Memorial services will…
Last week, your usual arts columnist (Jessie Hennen) was knocked out by a head cold, so community artist Leah Cook took over. I’m back now, and sure glad I didn’t try to write last week’s edition while whacked out on cough suppressants – there was a lot of important information in it. Probably instead of sharing it with you, I’d have submitted a terrible poem about fall leaves or something. To recap: after a month of community conversations, Leah’s moved on to the project phase of her residency. She’s planned many interesting things for folks to do and create in Granite Falls over the next month and a half, and we very much hope you can help with any that interest you.
Throughout last week, the Yellow Medicine East School District hosted a number of activities to help raise funds to assist local families dealing with cancer. Not only did the events help families in the Yellow Medicine East District, but Head Football Coach Lucas Damm also extended the aid to families in Lakeview and Canby as well. “Instead of giving it to a certain charity, we thought it would mean more to give it to families in need since we had a lot of families to help out,” says Damm.
When polled on social media, a number of local community members said one of the trips they make annually in the fall is to the Nelson Farm near Litchfield. 2022 marks its 33rd Annual Pumpkin Patch festival that is open to all ages.
The YME Football team took on Lakeview in a home game Friday evening for an 8-47 loss. Leaders in the game included Cody Dahlager who ran 72 yards in 17 runs, with five of 12 passes completed. Dahlager also scored an interception. Scoring from the game follows: YME (3-3) 0 0 0 8 - 8 Lakeview (5-1) 7 20 0 20 - 47 Scoring Plays L – Justin Timm 14 pass from Owen Louwagie (PAT good) L – Clayton Kosel 9 run (PAT failed) L – Greg Schafer 27 run (2pt failed) L – Kosel 36 run (2pt good) L – Kosel 1 run (PAT good) L – Timm 36 pass from Louwagie (PAT good)