Avera Health Last week, Avera announced that President and CEO Bob Sutton has made the difficult decision to step down due to a recently diagnosed serious medical condition that requires an intensive treatment regimen. Sutton’s last day at Avera will be September 30.
Friday, April 28th: Granite Falls Kiwanis Popcorn Stand opens for the season. Thursday, May 11th: Welcome Home Pelicans free educational event for young, old, families, everyone.
At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Yellow Medicine County U of M 4-H Extension Educator Alicia Webb was in attendance to provide an update on the programs 2022 activities.
The Granite Area Arts Council’s Maker’s Market returns this summer with some new and some returning vendors. Sara Wussow is a new vendor this summer with her business Crystal Dreams by Sara.
At this year’s gathering of NFT NYC held April 12th-14th, Granite Falls artist Autumn Cavender joined a panel of speakers in New York City specifically to discuss Indigenous issues within the NFT [non-fungible token] and digital art space.
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding private nonprofit organizations (PNPs) that May 9 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans for losses due to the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred May 29-30, 2022. PNPs located in the Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Nobles, Pine, Pope, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena and Yellow Medicine are eligible to apply. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges.
At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless (OYH) Foundation is working hard to ensure their funding reaches those in need in every corner of the state.
The Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) is pleased to announce the 2023 Cohort of the Ignite Rural Artist Residency. Ignite Rural uplifts rural arts and cultural workers as invaluable contributors to increasing community connection. 8 artists were selected for the 2023 Cohort, which is in its second year of operation, led by the Ignite Rural Program Director Holly Doll, Anpao Win (First Light Woman). Ignite Rural artists will receive a $4,000 creative fund, an additional $6,000 living stipend, and access to an $800 artistic development/ wellness fund, along with six months of cohort model professional and artistic development support through workshops, in-person gatherings, and digital learning exchanges. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
