May 2023

As prom drive-up was happening Saturday evening, the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched-down northeast of Granite Falls. The brief touchdown caused some structural damage of outbuildings at a farm. Weather enthusiast and storm chaser Tyler Olson of New London caught not only a photo of the funnel cloud spotted northeast of Granite Falls, but also a video of the tornado causing damage to a shed. Follow the QR code to see the video. There were four tornados, including one that touched-down briefly in Renville County, and in Kandiyohi County. The storm system was the first to produce tornado warnings this season.

The 30th Annual Relay for Life Event will be held in Smith Park in Montevideo on Friday, June 9 from 5-11 pm. The Opening Ceremony and Survivor Walk will take place at 6:15 p.m. Caregiver Walk will be at approximately 8:10 (before luminary lighting). Anyone interested in forming a team for the Relay, please contact Dustin Citrowske at email: chippewaymrelayforlife@gmail.com. Or register teams online at www.relayforlife.org/ chippewacountymn.

Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.

The Granite Falls Community Artist in Residence program, also known as GF CAIR, is amping up to begin their 2023 season. Last season in 2022, the GF CAIR was Leah Cook, of Maine, and as the GF CAIR’s Communications and Creative Marketing Director Lyndsey Eckhardt said, “Following the wonderful CAIR artist Leah Cook’s 14-week residency in 2022, a lot was learned and a lot was gained.” While Cook’s residency was 14 weeks long, the next CAIR artist residency stay will be for six months.