February 2023
“…to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)
Many years ago, when I was trying to change some things in my life, I had to learn that I was powerless. Ouch! I thought that I had to have the power to make it day by day. When I was told I had to accept that I was powerless, I thought to myself, they just don’t get it. I’m barely hanging on and they want me to drop! It took a long time to catch on, but I came across what Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.”
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
Three students nominated for All-Minnesota Academic Team
Minnesota West Community & Technical College Congratulations to the three students nominated and selected to represent Minnesota West Community & Technical College on the All-Minnesota Academic Team. Minnesota West Faculty nominated the students and they were selected based on the responses they provided on the Phi Theta Kappa Fall Scholarship application.
Augustana University announces Fall 202 Dean’s List
Augustana University announced today students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year. This fall, the Dean’s List recognizes more than 900 full-time students hailing from 30 states and 26 countries who have a minimum of 12 credit hours with grade-point averages at 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale).
Alyssiana Uribe makes Dean’s list
Alyssiana Uribe, a resident of Granite Falls, MN, was among approximately 289 students from Rochester Community and Technical College who made the Dean’s List for Fall Semester ending this past December.
YME girls team defeats Wabasso 74-71
Last Tuesday, the Yellow Medicine East Girls Varsity Basketball team hosted Wabasso for a 74-71 victory. Leaders in the game included Stella Schuler who scored 25 points with five steals, while Hannah Stark added another 16 points to the team total. Scoring from that game follows: YME (6-8) 45 29 — 74 Wabasso (5-10) 29 42 — 71 Individual Scoring: Stella Schuler 25, Hannah Stark 16, Hope Stark 8, Bayli Sneller 8, Ruby Bones 7, Ella Cherveny 6, Alana Almich 4 3-pointers: Schuler 5, Hope Stark 2, Sneller 2, Hannah Stark 1 Rebound leader: Almich 8 Assist leader: Cherveny 5 Steal leader: Schuler 5 Block leader: Hope Stark 2 On Friday, the team hosted Minneota for a 30-67 loss. Leaders in the game included Ruby Bones scoring eight points with three assists, while Hannah Stark added another seven points to the team total. Scoring from that game follows: YME (6-9) 15 15 — 30 Minneota (12-4) 29 38 — 67 Individual Scoring: Ruby Bones 8, Hannah Stark 7, Hope Stark 6, Stella Schuler 5, Ella Cherveny 2, Gracie Kleven 2 3-pointers: Hope Stark 2, Schuler 1 Rebound leader: Hannah Stark 5 Assist leader: Bones 3 Steal leader: Hope Stark 5
Silhouettes compete in Camden Conference competition
See the full gallery of photos from Monday evening’s dance performance here. .
55+ driver discount program offered
The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will be offering 55+ Driver Discount Courses on the following days: -February 16th: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Granite Falls Senior Center. Course #52104 -February 22nd: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Montevideo Community Center. Course #52059.
Chief of Police partners with Crime Stoppers
While headlines about rising crime rates focus on the Twin Cities, residents across Minnesota have great concern about safety in their local communities. Important to solving crimes and keeping communities such as the City of Granite Falls safer is information about crimes and the people committing them that can help law enforcement make arrests and solve cases. To encourage members of the public in the City of Granite Falls to come forward with such useful information Chief of Police Brian Struffert is partnering with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota to make that possible in a manner that is safe and proven to be effective. Committing to work with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota in their 2023 Law Enforcement Partnership Program, the Granite Falls Police Department invites persons who want to, or may need to, remain anonymous to submit information about a crime, criminal, or fugitive that helps solve a case. Providing information in this safe method can also save precious hours of investigators’ time, while protecting this anonymous source from retribution or harm for being known to have helped law enforcement. In addition to staying anonymous, persons giving information leading to a felony arrest may be eligible to collect up to $1,000 in reward paid by Crime Stoppers.