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World War I exhibit to open in Clarkfield December 9th

An exhibit that has been making its way around the state will be arriving in Clarkfield on December 9th. The World War I exhibit, titled “Many were called. Our entire region responded” features items representative of how the first World War hit home in West Central Minnesota.

Beyond Reason

Et Tu, Vince While I am quite fond of the Vince Guaraldi, the solo artist and his Trio, there are limits to my affection. I happen to dislike Christmas songs.

“May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace in believing.” (Romans 15:13a)

Peace. Peace is something sought after by nations, by leaders, by followers, by almost everyone. If you Google just videos of “how to find peace,” you will find over 97 million results, and on Bing you will find almost 10 billion results. Results that talk about the process of meditation, what to give up, things you should start doing, things you should stop doing, the list goes on and on.

Outgoing Artist in Residence gives report to

At last week’s meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, Outgoing Community Artist in Residence Leah Cook was in attendance to give a report on her time and work in the community. She was asked what one of her takeaways from the time was, and she said, “It’s a very unique experience to go to someone else’s hometown, and have a very short time to get to know it and then see what you can create together.

COURT NEWS

MN Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division Balvin, Kevin Douglas, Canby; Offense date 11/12/22 Hunting - Transportation of Firearms Loaded Firearm (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/20/22 Guilty; Disposition 11/20/22 Convicted; Court Decision 11/20/22 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine. Balvin, Douglas James, Canby; Offense date 11/12/22 Hunting - Transportation of Firearms Loaded Firearm (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/18/22 Guilty; Disposition 11/18/22 Convicted; Court Decision 11/18/22 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.

Notes from the Granite Area Arts Council

If you’re reading this, unfortunate news: by the time this paper goes to print, our community artist-in-residence Leah Cook will have left Granite Falls. The upside is that since her goodbye party will already have happened at the Rock on Tuesday, I can safely share that we gave her a whole bunch of sock puppets as a going-away present (unless, of course, I forgot them at home – always a possibility).