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BUILDING COMMUNITY – Ray Martin, Granite Falls, Jennie Gunlogson, Montevideo

Eleven years ago, Ray Martin retired, and after just a few months decided he was bored at home. When the opportunity arose to help out with the Knights of Columbus food drive for lent, Ray volunteered to bring the donations to the Neighbors United Resource Center Food Shelf. What he didn’t know at the time, was that this place would become a part of his daily life.

Notes from the Granite Area Arts Council

The artists have applied! Our 2023 Community Artist-in-Residence call is now closed, and the Advisory Board convened this week to start the process of choosing our finalists for this year’s residency. Thanks to the Blandin Foundation grant, we’re this time able to invite those artists to Granite Falls and try it before they buy it (and vice versa), reality TV style: as part of the application process, three artists will soon visit to complete two-day mini-residencies on this year’s theme, which is “Flora, Fauna and Fungi.” After that, one artist will be offered the six-month residency.

COURT NEWS

Nordbert, Jeremy Roman, Minneapolis; Offense date 4/6/18 Traffic - DAR (Misdemeanor); Plea 3/17/23 Guilty; Disposition 3/17/23 Convicted; Court Decision 3/17/23 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine. Garvick, Vincent Gene, Wood Lake; Offense date 11/9/22 Trespass - Premises of Another - Refuse to Depart (Misdemeanor); Plea 3/16/23 Guilty; Disposition 3/16/23 Convicted; Court Decision 3/16/23 Sentenced; Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 88 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 2 Days); $100 Fine.

Clarkfield

Paula Ramsay, former Band Director at the Clarkfield School for 40 years, passed away at age 90 in Edmond, OK on March 12th. He also played organ at Clarkfield Lutheran Church.

Live Well, Age Wisely

I will share a secret with you – I get a little nervous when I sit down to write this! Each column presents an opportunity to share resources or ideas to help make life easier and I want to be sure I’m making the most of it. When I’m looking ahead at my calendar and see there is one due soon, I say a little prayer for guidance.

Great Women of Granite Falls, Clarkfield and the Upper Sioux Community

Part One of a Series: Norma Lucille Hanson Luedke Kennedy Norma Lucille Hanson was born in Granite Falls on 03-30-28. Her parents were Ludwig and Nellie (Dotseth) Hanson, whose families were early homesteaders in Yellow Medicine County, and very involved in the early days of the communities of Clarkfield, Normania, and Spring Creek.

From the Editor’s Desk

You know how sometimes you think you’re going to do just a quick, little project and then it turns into something that consumes your entire day? That happens to me a lot in my house. So on Sunday morning, when I realized I had no photo sessions scheduled for the first Sunday in many months, and no events to cover for the newspaper or last minute interviews scheduled for the weekend, I decided I could get a couple of small projects done around the house that were desperately needed.

GUESS WHO?

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.