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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Malena “Molly” Jahn

Molly was born in Austin, MN to Neva (Thompson) and Hervey Knutzen. She lived in Montevideo, MN and later in Granite Falls, MN. Molly was confirmed at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in 1957. The family then moved to Sauk Rapids, MN, where she graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1960. She attended St. Cloud State College. It was in Sauk Rapids where she met Bernard (Bernie) Jahn, and they married in 1961. Molly and Bernie moved to Downey, California, then returned to Minnesota in 1964. They lived in White Bear Lake, MN and Corcoran, MN, where they resided until 2021, and then moved to Granite Falls.

From the Editor’s Desk

My sister and I have a joke about how every time I travel, I have encounters with birds. Each of my digital travel albums includes a video in which some bird - usually a very large bird - is following me, (in quite close proximity) while I engage said bird in conversation. In Salem it was a seagull, at Imperial Beach it was a seagull, in Colorado it was a raven, in New York City it was my nosy hotel pigeon, and so on. Because of all of my previous encounters, I assumed that large birds were just friendly beings who like to hang out nearby and hope for snack scraps, like tiny dogs with wings. That is, until last week, when I had to do some work on a third-story balcony belonging to one of the apartments above my boutique.

Mark Anthony

Some of the warmest air of the season arrived on Monday out ahead of our late-season winter storm. This system brought some slushy snow to portions of the region on Tuesday.

COURT NEWS

Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Department Schichtl, Spenser Michael, Windom; Offense date 1/23/22 Fourth Degree DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle – Alcohol Concentration 0.08 within 2 hours (Misdemeanor); Plea 3/3/22 Guilty; Disposition 3/3/22 Convicted; Court Decision 3/3/22 Sentenced (Local confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 90 Days for 1 Yr); $250 Fine. Long, Jonathan Paul, White Bear Lake; Offense date 5/24/2020; Drugs – 5th Degree – Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 – Not Small Amount Marijuana (Gross Misdemeanor); Amended Plea 3/8/21 Guilty; Amended Disposition 3/16/2022 Dismissed Conditions Met or Expired.

Signs of Spring

Signs of spring are all around as the snow melts, and the ice on the river disappears. The geese were out enjoying the open waters near the Walking Bridge in Granite Falls over the weekend. Sunday, March 20th mars the first day of Spring, though the first day of meteorological spring was March 1. The reason there are two dates marking Spring’s arrival is because meteorologists and climatologists break seasons down into groupings of three-month increments by annual temperature cycle. Under the meteorological model, Spring begins March 1st, Summer on June 1st, Fall on September 1st, and Winter on December 1st. The astronomical season marks the first official seasonal change day as follows: Spring as March 20th, Summer on June 21st, Fall on September 22nd, and Winter on December 21st. Photo by Jessica Stölen-Jacobson

Farmer Mickey Peterson recognized by Minnesota Corn

Minneota Corn Growers Association This winter, a longtime corn and soybean farmer in Sacred Heart received one of the highest honors from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA). Myron “Mickey” Peterson, who farms in partnership with his brothers, was named MCGA’s 2022 “Golden Kernel” Award recipient.

Shelby Mortenson

Shelby Mortenson hit 1,000 points during the YME Sting GBB game vs Paynesville on February 17, 2022. Photo Submitted .

From the Editor’s Desk

We all survived last week’s transition to the new systems under CherryRoad. Though I can’t say it wasn’t without a lot of lessons to learn.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Be sure to pick up a copy of the March 31st edition of the Advocate Tribune to grab a coloring sheet for the Granite Falls Area Chamber of Commerce coloring contest! Thursday, March 17th: Third Thursday Thistles Every Third Thursday, gather and enjoy a casual potluck in the Makers on the Minnesota newly re-designed lounge space at the K.K. Berge building.

Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers book signing event held

Last week, a book signing event was held at the Granite Grinder Cafe & Gifts in Granite Falls in honor of Walter LaBatte Jr and Teresa Peterson’s joint efforts to publish Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers. The book was published early this year by the Minnesota Historical Society Press after years of effort by the uncle and niece to cultivate together the stories told not only by Walter LaBatte Jr., but by other relatives of theirs, and Elders.