Letter to the Editor A recent opinion column took me to task a bit about blaming the media for using my title of “Mayor” when I was speaking in regard to the proposed transfer of ownership of Upper Sioux Agency State Park from the public (the State of Minnesota) to the Upper Sioux Community. In fact, I did say that the several media outlets had identified my views as coming from the “Mayor”, despite that I did not use that title when speaking.
Susan Riley, 74, of Granite Falls passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Clara City Care Center. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, April 28 at 3 p.m.
Mark your calendars for May 19th-21st, when not one but three artists will travel from far-flung locations to Granite Falls for a collective micro-residency! The Advisory Board has chosen three finalists for the 2023 CAIR position. On those dates in mid-May, they’ll be flying in from places like Missouri (Emily Havemeyer), Louisiana (Ellen Ogden), and upstate New York (Walker Tuffts) to see over the course of a weekend what it might be like to practice art here for six months.
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Track & Field team traveled to Tracy for the TMB Invitational. The girls finished in 7th place with a score of 39, while the boys finished in 10th place with a score of 23. Individual scoring follows: GIRLS TEAM SCORING -- (7) Yellow Medicine East 39 Girls top three: TRIPLE JUMP – (2) Nicole Rillo, 32-4.5 POLE VAULT – (2) Klaira Shackelford, 6-6 BOYS TEAM SCORING -- (10) Yellow Medicine East 23 Boys top three: HIGH JUMP – (3) Brady Dahlager, 5-8 TRIPLE JUMP – (3) Dahlager, 37-6
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.
Upper Sioux Community Police Department Aleman Hernandez, Norman Leonardo, Marshall; Offense date 3/18/23 Traffic - DAR (Misdemeanor); Plea 4/17/23 Guilty; Disposition 4/17/23 Convicted; Court Decision 4/17/23 Payable without appearance;
Avera Health Last week, Avera announced that President and CEO Bob Sutton has made the difficult decision to step down due to a recently diagnosed serious medical condition that requires an intensive treatment regimen. Sutton’s last day at Avera will be September 30.
Spring leaped out at us in New York last week — suddenly one day it was 80, just like me — it sprang at us shang a lang lang as once we’d sung so we were sprung from the steel corset of winter and I took a couple of Londoners to lunch at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station where, when I was 11, I ate my first oyster on a trip from Minnesota with my dad. I saw him eat one and so I ate one and I trace my independence back to that 1953 oyster — when you eagerly devour something that would disgust your beloved aunts, you’ve taken a step toward becoming your own person.
This Saturday, a special guest is coming to Lee-Mar Ranch Equine Center. Tammy Rudningen, of rural Pennock, along with her horse Tic Tac will be bringing registered guests an experience that includes a copy of Rudningen’s book, penned under the name T.R. Star, titled “Tic Tac Takes a Tour”, the chance to meet and take photos with Tic Tac - the star of the book, and a reading of the children’s story.
The following sponsors made the 2023 Community Health Challenge Possible: Granite Falls Lions, Project Turnabout, Big Stone Therapies, FM Bank, Fagen, Inc., Avera Medical Group Granite Falls, Citizens Alliance Bank, and the Granite Falls Kiwanis The final standings are: