The rewards of helping others came to life recently for Ridgewater Welding students, thanks to the completion of a collaborative project with the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center (PWELC) in Kandiyohi County.For 24 years, the PWELC organization with several volunteers has held limited “special” hunts for special people on Prairie Woods property during deer season.
Reading Corps, an AmeriCorps program of ServeMinnesota received a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) of $20,000.
Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”.
The Bluenose Gopher Public House Cooperative board of directors met Monday, October 30, 2023.
As dusk fell last Wednesday, a small crowd gathered on Lende Plaza around this year’s lush pine (thanks for donating it, NICHA Granite Falls!) and circled the elf-sized city, many marveling at how it now contains a river and ski resort courtesy of a group of diligent YME teens.
Singer-Songwriter Luke LeBlanc performed for the first time in Granite Falls earlier this year, in a show held at the YES!
Hunters can participate in a program that allows them to donate whole deer they harvest to food shelves and feeding programs.The program, offered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, provides an excellent source of protein to people in need while helping reduce local deer populations.To participate, hunters must have their deer processed at a MDA-registered meat processing plant that has agreed to participate in the program.
Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers opportunities to enjoy the Minnesota outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape.Pheasants: Hunting season is open through Jan.
For those hunting for holiday gift ideas, consider giving someone the opportunity for a lifetime of outdoor adventures with a Minnesota lifetime fishing or hunting license.