Darrell Bittner, owner of Fish on Target, LLC, originally opened his business with a different plan in mind for it than what it has evolved to today. Because of his own interest in the sport known as cornhole, Bittner discovered an opportunity to apply for and become a regional director of the American Cornhole League in the state of Minnesota.
On Monday evening, the Yellow Medicine East girls varsity basketball team traveled to Cottonwood to defeat the Lakers 71-58. Leaders in the game included Hannah Stark, scoring 18 points with seven steals, while Ruby Bones added another 16 points to the team total with 12 rebounds and two blocks.
Submitted by Myrna Stölen A note from Myrna: Add nuts if desired. One cup of alfalfa sprouts can be added to the bar dough, and baked in a 9x12 pan for cake.
Alee Services participated in the Polar Plunge on Saturday, February 4th. Alee Services was represented at the Polar Plunge from several of the counties the that Alee Services provides services for. Jumping for Alee Services Clarkfield were Heather and Mark Claeys, Shawn Giles, Hayden Johnson, Gabby Fonkert, Cydney Manning, Gaven Manning and Sally Westre. The Polar Plunge was held in St. Peter. The money raised by Alee Clarkfield will go to support the State Special Olympics and the Granite Falls Special Olympics equestrian program. Mark and Heather Claeys raised $600 themselves. They were the top fundraisers from Clarkfield. The whole Clarkfield group raised $1,845.
Sharla Bengtson helps community members who signed up for a free lefse making class held at the Kilowatt Community Center last Wednesday. Bengtson showed participants the tips and tricks for how to make the best batch of lefse, and participants were able to take a couple of pieces of lefse home. Watch the video of the class by following the QR code that accompanies.
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East boys varsity basketball team took on BOLD in Bird Island for a 4677 loss. Leaders in the game included Bryce Sneller, scoring 10 points with four rebounds, two assists while Cody Dahlager added another 10 points to the team total.
South Central College (SCC) today released its President’s List and Dean’s List of students with exceptional academic performance in the 2022 Fall Semester, which ran from August - December, 20222. The President’s List includes students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher and have completed at least 24 cumulative credits at SCC. The Dean’s List includes students who have achieved a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and completed at least 12 credits that semester. Because the President’s and Dean’s Lists have different criteria, students may be named to both in the same semester.
Imagine sitting in the woods on a spring morning with wildflowers in bloom, trees budding bright green and birds overhead migrating back to Minnesota. Then a turkey gobbles in the distance, responding to a turkey call.
Kelsey McGrath of Hazel Run has been named to the Deans’ List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year. McGrath, a sophomore majoring in sociology, was named to the Dean’s List for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Submitted Healthy Tip of the Week: Aim to eat real food that’s made of whole food ingredients you would have in your own kitchen pantry, or that your grandmother would recognize. (Yup, this rules out most packaged food, sorry!) This is a little different than suggesting you eat only “health foods” (many of which are increasingly processed!).