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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Daryl Hermanson

Daryl Hermanson, 62, passed away at his home in Boyd on Thursday, September 15, 2022, as a result of cancer. He was born on April 12, 1960, in Montevideo to Vernel and Janice (Moen) Hermanson. Daryl was united in marriage…

Montevideo’s Alyssa Nelson to perform at SquidFest

Alyssa Nelson,on her ukulele, will be performing at this year’s Squid Fest in Granite Falls on Saturday, September 17th. Nelson was born in Willmar, but mainly grew up in Montevideo. Nelson grew up with her father giving guitar lessons to students at their home. Her passion for music struck when she was 10 years old and asked for a ukulele for Christmas. She says, “Soon after [learning to play the ukulele], I took first place in the county fair talent show. After this, businesses all over Montevideo were asking for me to perform at their place of business.”

YME 2022 Homecoming Royalty announced

The 2022 YME Homecoming Royalty was announced this week. Those in the running are: Front (L-R) Nevaeh Chaparro, Kayla Nordaune, Kylie Knollenberg, Ruby Bones, Hannah Stark, Aria Peters. Back (L-R) Shaun Bestland, Cody Dahlager, James Peterson, Bryce Sneller, Landon Anderson, Nolan Hildahl. Coronation will be held on Monday, September 19th at 2:15 in the MS/HS Auditorium. The doors will open at 1:30 to the public. Throughout the week, students will be celebrating with a variety of events, including dress up days such as Adam Sandler Day on Monday, when students will also drive a tractor to school. The Powderpuff football game is scheduled Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, events wrap up with Sting Pride Day as the theme, a Pep Fest at 2:15 p.m. in Espeland Gym, Academic Awards Ceremony and the Varsity Football Game against Canby followed by a dance at Lee Mar Equine Center Ranch after the football game.

Clarkfield celebrates 2022 Cardinal Days

Clarkfield recently held their 2022 Cardinal Days celebration. Organizer, Katie Kaatz, had this to say about the event, “It’s safe to say the 2022 Cardinal Days celebration was a huge success! The weather was perfect, and the food was delicious. Hillary Riecke did a great job with bingo and had some pretty awesome prizes and the kids loved the bounce houses. As usual, the face painting and the caricatures were a hit and had a steady line all day. The ice cream social was a great treat that everyone enjoyed, and the kiddos had fun searching for tokens that were hidden around town by Alee Services. The corn hole tournament and DJ were also well attended” The event, held annually, has become a gathering place for members of the community to bring family members of all ages out to celebrate together. “It’s so fun to see members of our community out and about and interacting with one another. This is why we do what we do.”

From the Editor’s Desk

Most of the locals know about “Gravity Hill” in Montevideo. It’s a location in town that appears to be going downhill, however, if you put your car in neutral about halfway “down” the hill, your car will begin to roll backwards “up” the hill.

Clarkfield Community Closeup

660-7114 Caroline Streich & all Caroline’s family went to the Lac Qui Parle County Fair in Madison last Saturday. Caroline’s grandaughter Lily Streich had animals at the Fair.

Notes from the Granite Area Arts Council

SquidFest! It’s fall here in our river town, and the festivals just keep rolling – Saturday the 17th, dear reader, is SquidFest. Named for a shy citizen often found waving his tentacles near the dam, it’s the second year of this community- organized celebration of art, food and culture in downtown, and this time we’ve got way more ribs - thanks to RibFest at the American Legion, where fearless ribbers will be slinging ribs from 4-9pm.

Beyond Reason

The Great Minnesota Get Together The Minnesota State Fair is held on the twelve days leading up to Labor Day. There’s way, way much going on at The Fair to list here.