Vicar of Healing Waters Lutheran Parish, Lutheran Seminary Student This next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. This season begins four Sundays before Christmas Day. And in Advent we celebrate the anticipation and coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The word “advent” is from the Latin word adventus which means “coming” or “arrival.”
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. com Last Tuesday evening, area leaders gathered at the Pioneer PBS station in rural Granite Falls to hear a presentation given by Deb Brown, of Iowa.
A joint artist’s reception was held recently at the KK Berge building in downtown Granite Falls for painter/ drawer Cat Abbott and potter Ron Kahler. Their reception was held on the evening of Friday, November 18th. This is the first gallery showing at KK Berge’s newly renovated space.
Farewell event for Artist in Residence planned The student film “Voices and Views of the River” will be open for two public screenings coming up this month. The first public screening will be held at the Yellow Medicine East auditorium on Tuesday, November 22nd.
Chief Meteorologist Kool-TV If you thought parts of Minnesota picked up some nice snow last week, you were right. Much of central and west central Minnesota into parts of north central Minnesota received three to seven inches of snow.
OF THE WEEK Submitted by Myrna Stölen A Note from Myrna: A very good and quick snack. Make your own Crackerjacks Combine in a Skillet: 1/4 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons water 1 tablespoon vanilla Let this get hot, then add the popcorn and cover.
In my last article, I explained what sundowning was and some ideas on how to lessen sundowning symptoms. I explained the importance of reducing the stimuli during the evening hours, keeping the house well lit, and planning more active days, as the person who rests all day could likely be more restless at night.
Congratulations to Tiana Irvine & Cole Ward on their marriage last Saturday! Paul & Joyce Ramsey moved to Edmond, OK to be by their daughter. The Valhalla Apartments Residents enjoyed a Fish Fry last Friday for supper.
The recent grant awards by the Granite Falls Area Community Foundation are a wonderful statement about supporting the community’s needs as well as its dreams. Over $79,000 was given to various organizations and/or causes that will inspire or provide better days for lots of residents, including students in our community.
Last week I wrote about my trip to Fort Drum, New York to watch my son’s military promotion ceremony. I mentioned that one full day was spent on the ceremony and everything involved with it, and my final day in Upstate New York was spent helping him learn how to shop like a real broke adult, and helping decorate and organize his home. The day in between all of that (trip days bookmarked by two long, terrible flight days), we spent going on an adventure that we decided needed to be an epic one.