Friday, October 28th: The Great Minnesota Cook-Off with the Advocate Tribune/ Montevideo- American News at Bluenose Gopher Public House from 6-8 p.m. Enter a dish by bringing the dish from categories: Hotdish, Salad, Bars and be sure to bring the recipe along with you. Tasters - bring a donation to the Food Shelf to taste the dishes and vote for your favorite. Prizes in each category.
Council discusses trails, zoning of sales of edibles One of the topics of discussion at Monday evening’s regular meeting of the Granite Falls City Council was requests made by residents along East Skyline Drive who have been hoping to see the trail connecting from East Skyline Drive to County Road 5 undergo some improvements. Originally, the trail was awarded $62,400 in grant funding in 1999 for the original construction.
On the morning of Sunday, October 16th from 7 am – 12 pm the Clarkfield Fire Department held a pancake breakfast with a menu made up of pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. They were accepting free will donations at the Clarkfield Fire Hall during the breakfast.
Honor Flight guardian visits Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kelly Josephson- Harriger decided to go the extra mile in memory of her father, who served his country as a soldier in Vietnam. She volunteered to be a guardian on the Midwest Honor Flight, which transports veterans to Washington D.C.
Granite Falls Police Department Enney, Larry Lee Jr., Granite Falls; Offense date 5/30/22 Domestic Abuse No Contact Order - Violate No Contact Order (Misdemeanor); Plea 7/11/22 Guilty; Disposition 7/11/22 Convicted; Court Decision 10/10/22 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 85 Days for 1 Yr, Credit for time served: 5 days); $200 Fine. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Enney, Larry Lee Jr, Granite Falls; Offense date 7/6/22 Criminal - DANCO - Violate no contact order (Misdemeanor); Plea 7/11/22 Guilty; Disposition 7/11/22 Convicted; Court Decision 10/10/22 Sentenced (Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 88 Days for 1 Yr, Credit for time served: 2 days); $200 Fine.
My wife and I made a trip up north to see Michael Bolton at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia on Saturday. We witnessed all the fall colors along the way. Some areas were very vibrant still, but other areas have seen their peak for the season. Across much of central and west central Minnesota, the DNR shows that the colors are at 50% to 70% peak, with again, some locations already at the peak. The best spot to see the fall colors right now are a few pockets in extreme western and southern Minnesota.
Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will be offering 55+ Driver Discount Courses on the following days: -November 17th: 4-hour refresher course 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Kilowatt Community Center, Granite Falls. -November 30th: 4-hour refresher course 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Montevideo Community Center, Montevideo. This class will save attendees up to 10 percent on their auto insurance. Completion of an eight-hour course qualifies attendees for the discount. To maintain the discount, attendees must complete a four-hour refresher every three years.
The Prairie Five Meals program of Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc. has been awarded a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) of $8,000. These funds will help offset the cost of providing meals to the older adult population thereby promoting healthy and independent living through improved nutrition and reduced social isolation. This work aligns with UWSWMN’s hunger priority area.
I hope you aren’t tired of reading about Medicare Open Enrollment yet! It really is an important time and there’s so much information that I could probably fill a page and still wish I had more space. Each year I meet with people who have never participated before and so I’d like to share what happens at the appointment.