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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, December 11th: Granite Falls Senior Center Open House 2-4 p.m. at the Senior Center. Refreshments will be served. Sign up for the door prize drawing.

Beyond Reason: Oh Tannenbaum. . .

According to one famous Christmas song that is for some reason named, “The Christmas Song”, the season is long on chestnuts, Jack Frost, yuletide carols, and, for some reason, though I’ve personally never seen it myself, folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Home for the Holidays: Regional Holiday happenings

Editor’s Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses and organizations to support shopping and gift giving that supports our local area this holiday season.

From the Editor’s Desk

One of our traditions every single Thanksgiving is making my Grandma Pat’s “green jell-o”. Grandma Pat, having been from the south, had a very special version of Thanksgiving dinner that included a corn bread stuffing, and as a child I was fairly convinced that in the south, it’s a real thing to cook everything to the point of being nearly powder.

Ask a Trooper: Hand and arm signals…

Question: I have some new drivers in our house. We got talking the other day and they didn’t know what “hand signals” were. Can you write about that to help inform others that might not be aware?

Parents, guardians responsible for kids’ safety around cold water

Rapidly falling air temperatures, dangerously cold water, and the likelihood of skim ice on some ponds across Minnesota means it’s imperative for parents and guardians to talk with their kids about the importance of safety ahead of the Thanksgiving break.