Xcel Energy applied for a Certificate of Need earlier this month to build a transmission line that will link at least 2,000 megawatts of new renewable energy to the grid — enough to power more than 1 million homes per year.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (03/30/23). Pursue personal passion this year. Recharge with practices for rest to build energy, strength and endurance. Personal realizations illuminate the springtime. Discover summer income from new sources, before collaborative projects flowers this autumn. Share and save winter resources together. Love animates and energizes your cause.
The sight of a cardinal is often associated with special meaning, evoking emotional or spiritual feelings. It is said the vibrant red bird was a symbol of faith, joy and hope by many early Christian cultures.
On Tuesday, April 4th, staff from the Native American Initiatives and Heritage Preservation departments of the Minnesota Historical Society will be at Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort to host a new outreach event.
State Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) and State Representative Chris Swedzinski (R – Ghent) invite area residents to attend an informational meeting regarding the possible transfer of lands from the Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls Campus (1593 ‒ 11th Avenue). Folks should use the door to the AG Bush Student Center on 11th Avenue.
Participants provide important data about rainfall amounts, climate trends The Minnesota State Climatology Office is looking for volunteer rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS). The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch-diameter rain gauge.
Editor’s Note: What started as a project titled “Angels Among Us” has evolved into something so much more .
Audrey Arner of Montevideo prefers to think of helping as an opportunity to think about what we want our community to be like. “There’s been points at which some people have convened to talk about a vision for Montevideo, meaning what we want it to be like, not next year, not three years from now, but in the long term. If you think about that, what’s called for is everybody putting their shoulder into it,” she says.
I talked to a friend last week whose Lutheran church in Minneapolis is trying to attract people of color. Lutherans have been white for centuries, coming as they did from Scandinavia and Germany, countries that were never great colonial powers and didn’t grab big chunks of Africa and Lutheranize the indigenous people.