On the pale-green book’s cover is a painting of a bust of Nefertiti, an image of a sculpture of a long-gone queen, one who’s smiling vaguely to the left, her gaze shy. Below, a title in all caps: WHEN THE DEAD AROSE NO ONE SAW THEM.
My mom was gifted at handiwork. She could crochet anything, knit if she had to, sew the most intricate dresses, cross stitch, stitch hardanger, and even tat. When I was young and she was teaching me to crochet, I’d get stuck in the directions, and she’d say, “Just do what the directions tell you.” I still have to do that today. I like to read “into” the directions, rather than just follow them, and I have to have directions in order complete a project. But my projects are never as complicated or intricate as my mom’s pieces were, even though I have a few things I’ve completed when I have extra time.
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Varsity Tennis team took on Sauk Centre for a 5-2 victory. Leaders in the game included Abigail Jiminez winning 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in singles. Complete scoring follows:
Saturday, September 20th: Dave Smiglewski 212 Bridge Dedication 10 a.m. at the 212/23 river overlook. Parking is available at the YME Museum or along 13th Avenue (walking access under the bridge).
Friday evening, the Yellow Medicine East Varsity football team hosted MACCRAY, taking a 0-20 loss. Leaders in the game included Drew Monson who ran for 43 yards on 10 carries. Complete scoring follows:
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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
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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.
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