Last Sunday was Clarkfield Assembly of God Pastor Ed Williamson’s last Sunday as the Pastor. Williamson is moving to Minot. Pastor Williamson was Pastor at the Clarkfield Assembly of God for 24 years. The congregation held a Farewell Fellowship Dinner after the morning service. Photo Submitted
The Yellow Medicine East Boys Tennis team: (Back row left to right) Derrick Lien, Ean Clarke, Jackson Torgeson, Austin Canatsey, Isaac Olevson, Mason Rhode. (Front row left to right) Karter Canatsey, Matthias Vondahar, Evan Christianson, Liam Hadfield , Ryan Syring. Photos Submitted
The Western Fest PRCA Stampede Rodeo returns to Granite Falls Thursday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 25th. The PRCA Rodeo is in its 33rd year, but Granite Falls had High School Rodeo going for 32 years before the Professional Rodeo, meaning Lee Mar Ranch has been home to rodeo for 65 years.
Cleanup following a storm can be an overwhelming task for homeowners. If trees have been damaged, knowing which to save and which to remove can enhance people’s safety and the survival of remaining trees, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
At a recent meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, the council was informed that YME Art students had completed and donated a sculpture of a pelican to be placed near the river in Granite Falls. The sculpture, titled “Tim...Todd’s Friend” was created by Ethan Kamps, Will Lecy, Jacob Peterson and Emma Molbostad and is located currently along the riverwalk. Nearby, the windows of Heather’s Book Nook have been decorated with more YME student art, with the exhibit “Circus Absurdus”, created by Rachel Cisneros, Isabell Cisneros, Yolanda Cisneros, and Vanessa Ochoa assisted by Aerial Hagen, Josie Pederson, Alyssa Moe, Angel Ross, Madasyn Ludwig, and Art Teacher Mrs. Isfeld. Each piece was handcrafted by the students following the circus theme. Photos submitted
In celebration of Yellow Medicine County’s 150th anniversary, the Yellow Medicine County Museum in Granite Falls is featuring a special exhibit with a focus on the townships. Yellow Medicine County was established in 1852, when the United States Government established the Yellow Medicine Agency for the Upper Sioux.
The time has come for my Grandma’s last shipment of cookies to land somewhere overseas. For the entirety of my son’s deployment, my Grandmother has been on a mission. It started with her sending a batch of cookies to him, as she had been sending to him since his arrival at Fort Drum. Upon receiving his first shipment of “Grandma Cookies” overseas, he promptly distributed cookies to as many soldiers as he could, wanting to spread the grandmotherly love to boost morale.
If you take financial advice from this column, in the future, you may not be able to afford to read this column. That said… let’s talk digital currencies. There are more than 18,000 cryptocurrencies on the market but what is it? Most agree it’s a digital currency that operates outside the traditional government/banking control, instead using public ledgers known as blockchains. But did you know that anyone can make a digital currency with a little coding? Yes, you and I can make our own digital currency. Late Show host Stephen Colbert’s crypto is called Ijustmadethatupeum. But is it a currency?
Most of us appreciate when work gets accomplished and especially when it gets done on time. And it’s even better when the work is well done.
Drivers from around WISSO-TA country came to Fiesta City Speedway to qualify for the race of champions at the WISSOTA 100 in September. T.