In a fit of irony, the “This Happened Here” I wrote and submitted last week – a first draft of a column about the series of disasters that plagued my final 48 hours at a conference in Los Angeles – did not fully send, probably because of the weak airport-hotel wifi.
Ziggi’s Coffee was awarded their “First Dollar” from the Granite Falls Area Chaber of Commerce last week. Pictured are members of the Granite Falls City Council, Granite Falls Chamber of Commerce and friends along with the Edman family.
Memorial Park celebrates 100 years in 2025, and with that, a group of community members has been meeting to organize celebrations in honor of the history. At a recent meeting, Melanie Gatchell shared the history of Memorial Park, noting that originally, the American Legion and Auxiliary, along with the Commercial Club gathered the funds for the City to purchase the land, raising a total of $2,100.
Granite Falls American Legion Post #69 made a donation to the American Legion’s “Be the One” effort. “Be the One” is a mission to prevent veteran suicide with the use of free training classes, a free app, and more. The American Legion is on a mission to train 100,000 people in suicide prevention by the end of 2025 through a free training from Columbia University’s Lighthouse Project. The donation was made recently when American Legion National Commander James A LaCoursiere Jr, of Connecticut visited Granite Falls, speaking at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum about issues of importance to Minnesota Veterans to a crowd of local leaders and Veterans. Pictured is Granite Falls American Legion Commander Steve Midthun presenting the donation check to Commander James A LaCoursiere Jr.
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Fun (?) fact: I usually draft this column from my dining room table, which is the right height for typing if you’re able to ignore its one wobbly leg.
The Oxford Languages dictionary defines distress as extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. This week as we lead into Palm (or Passion) Sunday, and then Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and finally Easter Sunday I seem to always find myself in distress. I know why.
On Sunday, April 13th, Wild Roots MN founder Nicole Zempel will be hosting the “Meet a Member” presentation during Bluenose Gopher Public House’s Cooperative Sunday. “Meet a Member” time during Cooperative Sunday is designed to allow time and space for members of the cooperative to share their skills and talents to build local community connections. The events are open to all.
Granite Falls area farmers Laura and Jake Munsterman recently completed the Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program. The couple operates 725 acres of row crops - soybeans and corn. Their conservation practices include striptill to reduce tillage and incorporate fertilizer, and to keep almost all fodder above ground for cover, as well as using cover crops to prevent erosion and cycle nutrients. When asked why water quality certification is important to them, they said, “It validates why we do what we do. Every field pass has a purpose. We depend on nature to make a living and want to protect it as much as possible.”