Visitors to the Granite Area Arts Council’s Riverside Gallery can now experience images of otherworldly realms thanks to the latest exhibit by artist Josh Batterson. His exhibit, now on display, invites viewers to explore a fusion of mythology, technology and ecological transformation through the lends of digital collage.
Anglers are reminded that the Lac qui Parle Lake crappie limit is now five fish per angler. The regulation went into effect March 1st. The new limit applies to all of Lac qui Parle Lake, the Watson-Sag diversion channel to the downstream side of the dam on County Highway 9, and the Minnesota River upstream to the downstream side of the Marsh Lake Dam and Control Structure.
With finally sunny warm days, we’re starting to see the leaves appear on the trees, flowers beginning to bloom, and the sound of lawn mowers breaking up the regular routine of sounds in the neighborhood. While I do enjoy the winters, I’m so glad to see more signs of summer.
When I began working at Prairie Five in 2018, one of the first trainings I attended was for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP.) I was shocked to learn that our region had one of the largest discrepancies between the number of people who were eligible for SNAP and the number who were actually accessing and using it. There were thousands of dollars going unused each month and I thought a lot about what it would mean not just for individuals to have a little more wiggle room in their monthly food budgets but also to our local grocery stores to have those dollars being spent.