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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, March 23rd: Land Stewardship Project Presents Local Foods Forum. Join local food producers, advocates, farmers, ranchers and professionals for panels, break-out sessions and activities at Table 212 in Montevideo 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. RSVP at bit.ly/LSPFoodForum or call 612767-9487.

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.

“I wait for you, O Lord; my soul waits; in your word is my hope.” (Psalm 130:5)

She couldn’t help it. Something was missing. Something deep inside wasn’t right; like an ocean wave without the sound. Vacant. Lost. A vacuum created by guilt. She was waiting, but she didn’t know what she was waiting for…to fill that void, she took another drink. Then like the psalmist she cries out on her knees, begging, “O Lord, hear my voice! Open your ears and hear me. O Lord, if you keep track of sins, I know I’m not worthy? O Lord, who could be?” She was at her bottom. Again, God heard her voice and sent words of hope. Words she finally heard. Words that filled her with life-giving air, renewing her hope for life.

YME Trap Shooting starts this week

The Yellow Medicine East High School Trap Teams SPRING 2023 season will get started on Sunday, March 26th at 1:30 pm. There are nine shoots total. Five of those shoots are for the conference competition rounds against other schools. This also includes a State Championship in June. This year the team has 18 athletes who will compete with individual scores and a team of five in whatever class they qualify in. This year’s team includes four-Seniors, four-Juniors, two-Sophomores, two-Freshman, two in eighth grade, two in seventh grade and one in sixth grade with one of them being brand new to the team. “We are looking forward to a great season,” says Coach/ Manager Sandy Berthelsen. YME’s Trap Team shoots at the Minnesota Heartland Preserve just outside of Granite Falls.

Light snow possible on Sunday

Spring came in quietly on Monday after we enjoyed some sunshine and highs generally in the lower 30s across much of the area. Spring arrived officially at 4:24 p.m. our time on Monday with the spring equinox. This is when there is equal daylight and nighttime. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is our spring, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is the start of their fall.

MnDOT to host April 3 open house for Hwy 212 reconstruction project

The public is invited to attend an in-person construction open house on Monday, April 3, to learn about the Highway 212 resurfacing and Sacred Heart reconstruction project. The open house will be held at Sacred Heart Community Center, 309 1st Ave., Sacred Heart, and run from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. There are no formal presentations and people are invited to stop by at their convenience during open house hours. MnDOT staff and the contractor will be available to answer questions about the construction phase of the project, including the timeline and detours.

Additional weather observers needed across western Minnesota

The Minnesota State Climatology Office is looking for volunteer rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS). The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch-diameter rain gauge.