Beyond Reason: Kidz Bop…
Innocence is a gift. It’s fleeting. Innocence is more than the absence of knowledge; it is a kind of purity of the soul. And perhaps nowhere is that purity more obvious than in a child’s voice.
May 2025
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Live Well, Age Wisely: Book bags at Prairie Five…
Do you belong to a book club, study group, learning circle or other gathering where people get together to connect around reading or education? If so, you may be interested in checking out one of the three titles that Prairie Five has available in our Book Bag collection. Each book bag has 12-15 copies of the same book title and a discussion guide. I’m happy to serve as the discussion leader if you’re considering this for a community event.
New “Vote Yes” Committee forms in support of Yellow Medicine East building referendum
A group of community members has formally launched the “Vote Yes” Committee in support of the upcoming Yellow Medicine East (YME) school building referendum, aiming to rally support and provide clear information ahead of the public vote.
Get fishing questions answered on DNR fishing webpage
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a fishing webpage (mndnr.gov/fishing) to help answer angler questions. The page answers questions like:
Report fish die-offs to help DNR, others respond as needed
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages Minnesotans to contact the state duty officer if they see evidence of a fish die-off in a lake, river or stream. Fish die-offs can result from a variety of natural and human causes.
Annual Mental Health Awareness Walk scheduled at Smith Park on May 17th
Area community members are invited to come together for a cause on Saturday, May 17th from 1-3 p.m. at Smith Park in Montevideo at the annual Mental Health Awareness Walk. The event is free, family friendly and held in recognition of national Mental Health Awareness Month.
This Happened Here: Or Did It?
Like many fathers (I presume), my dad has a fair share of stock phrases. The second you bring up going horseback riding, you’re greeted with “Horses are vicious beasts…”
Notes from the Granite Area Arts Council: Meet a New Local Artist
Last week, I walked into the Berge to find not the Mary Gillespie I’d been expecting, but rather a man moving large canvases. “Hope you don’t mind me muttering to myself while I do it,” he said. “Now, where should this one go?”
2025 Event is biggest ever Avera Race Against Cancer
The 37th Avera Race Against Cancer had a record-breaking 7,747 participants, raising a record $765,000 to benefit local cancer patients across the Upper Midwest.
“I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.” Acts 2:19
Last Sunday on Mother’s Day, my husband and I had just teed off on hole one at Granite Run Golf Course when we saw billows of smoke to the east. I said prayers that no one was hurt, and then soon the emergency services started arriving on the scene. For hours the sirens continued as tankers and trucks roared in, out, and around the area. We watched the smoke for hours. It would deflate like it was about to be over, then it would swell with intensity. The color would change as the fire made its way through the different kinds of flora acting as fuel. While sad that loss was occurring, and a bit afraid that it wouldn’t be controlled before extensive damage took place in the community, we watched the smoke in awe.