Annual Horse Power event held

Chippewa County Historical Society’s annual Horse Power event was held Saturday morning at Swensson Farm. The show featured a number of demonstrations such as rope making, butter making, cider pressing, corn shelling, and more. Vendors hosted booths throughout the grounds, and other activities included horse drawn wagon rides. The event is held annually to share some of the ways horses and mules were used to work the land, the Historical Society says, as agriculture in the United States was at one time dominated by the use of horses and mules following the Homestead Act in 1862. The Historical Society says horses and mules reached their peak use in 1920 with 25 million animals before the invention and availability of mechanized farm equipment caused a steady drop in the use of animals in homestead activities

Progress continues on Heritage Haven Open House planned October 12th

Construction is moving forward on Heritage Haven, a future transitional housing facility located in the former First Congregational Church building in Montevideo. The project, spearheaded by the St. Martin’s Outreach Program, has undergone major renovations over the past year.

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.

Fall officially arrives Monday

Some record or near record high temperatures were found on Sunday across Minnesota. Many spots hit the low 90s.

Lakeview Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Two District 9 basketball championship teams, three stellar athletes, a monumental coach and a long-time contributor comprise the Class of 2025 to be inducted into the Lakeview Hall of Fame.

From the Editor’s Desk

I usually don’t title my columns each week, but if I were to, this one would be titled “Small town spirit: from column to real life”. A couple of weeks ago, I sat down at my kitchen table which often serves as my desk because I have first of all, a nice view, and second of all, plenty of natural light there, and wrote one of those “isn’t small town life the best” kinds of columns. I noted at that time that one of the best things about small towns is how people step up for their community members when its needed. Well, the universe must have decided I needed a little live action view of exactly what I wrote about because last week, my house became Exhibit A.

Memory Care Corner: Delusions vs. Hallucinations …

In my last article, I shared information on delusions. As you may recall, we learned that a delusion is a firmly held belief in something that is not real. Delusions can occur in the middle-to-late stages of Alzheimer’s. Examples of delusions could include a person with Alzheimer’s believing that a family member is stealing his or her possessions - or that their spouse is cheating on them.

Beyond Reason: AI vs Tennis…

There’s this new thing. It’s the biggest thing. Every country loves it and claims it as their own. The future will look at this moment and divide history into two sections: Before and After.