Avera Again Launches ‘Ask the Question’ to Prevent Suicide
During September, which is National Suicide Prevention Month, Avera has launched its Ask the Question public service campaign for the third consecutive year.
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Minnesota DNR shares what to expect for the 2025 fall color season, provides tips to enjoy autumn on state lands
To celebrate Minnesota’s most colorful season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing a fall color forecast, typical timing of color change, ways for Minnesotans to find where colors are at their peak each week, and autumn trip-planning tips.
Minnesota archery hunters expected to have plenty of harvest opportunities this season
It’s the time of year when leaves turn color, the air gets crisp, and hunters look forward to deer hunting opportunities as Minnesota’s archery deer season begins on Saturday, Sept. 13.
“Two are better than one…” – Ecclesiastes 4:9a
This is my second week on blessings and I’m focusing on community. Community is more than just the place you live, it is really about the connection and importance of every human being in our lives. It’s amazing to think about just how many people “every human being in our lives” really is! If I think about the number of people I might come across on an average day, just a trip to get groceries, with a stop at the post office, and lunch at local café could bring me into contact with 50 to 100 people. I may not know all of them, but I may have an impact on many of them, even if I don’t know it. And I know many of them have had an impact on me from a smile, or a hi, or even a conversation with me, this is a blessing!
Notes from the Granite Area Arts Council: Crawling Around..
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota Morris, we had to make our own fun. Sure, there were events -- for instance, Morris’s fall show this year is Terminator: The Musical – but in a town of around 5,000, students tended to get extracurricular-ly creative.
Chiropractic clinic brings new look to downtown building
What was once the newspaper office in downtown Granite Falls has undergone a complete transformation after more than a year of renovations. Handeland Chiropractic officially opened its doors at 713 Prentice Street on August 4th.
YME volleyball takes on ACGC
Last week the Yellow Medicine East Varsity Volleyball team took on Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City for a 0-3 loss. Leaders in the game included Lexi Stengel who scored 11 set assists, three ace serves. Complete scoring follows:
YME football takes on Dawson-Boyd
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Varsity Football team took on Dawson-Boyd for a 0-49 loss. Complete scoring follows:
Seventh annual RockFest held
The seventh annual RockFest celebration was held at The Rock: Dining and Events on Saturday, September 6th. The event featured a Pork Chop fundraiser by the Granite Falls Fire Department, entertainment by Clarkfield band Nautical Moth and national band Pop Rocks.
From the Editor’s Desk
There are certain phone calls that send a shockwave through your chest before the first sentence is even over. This weekend I got not one, but two of them, each from a different loved one. Both began with the exact same opening line “I crashed”.