At Monday evening’s meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, Granite Falls Police Chief Brian Struffert provided a report on the month’s activities. Chief Struffert noted that in the last month, not only the Granite Falls Police Department, but other area officers and EMS services have been seeing a rise in drug overdoses.
This year’s Granite Falls Memorial Day program will be held Monday, May 29th at the Veterans Plaza located outside of the Yellow Medicine County Courthouse. The program begins at 11 a.m. and is followed by a meal at the American Legion Post #69 for all Veterans who attend. In the instance of rain, the program will be moved inside of the auditorium at Yellow Medicine East High School.
Photos by Cynthia Christians .
On Thursday, the Yellow Medicine East boys baseball team took on the Dawson Blackjacks in Dawson for a victory. Leaders in the game included Bryce Sneller, who pitched 12 strike-outs with five hits allowed, no walks in a compete game for the Camden Conference win. Scoring from that game follows: YME 8, Dawson-Boyd 0 YME 100 002 5-8 9 1 DB 000 000 0-0 5 3 Hitting: Cody Dahlager 3-5 r rbi-2 2b, Braden Nelson 1-3 bb, Bryce Sneller 0-1 r bb-2, Tarrick Rupp 0-0 rbi bb, Nolan Hildahl 1-3 bb, Jake Odegard 2-3 r bb sb, Landon Anderson 0-3 r bb, Drew Almich 1-4 r-2 rbi. Connor Fagen 0-2 rbi, Owen Torvik 0-0 r, Andrew Flaten 1-3 r rbi bb.
Try not to drink sugar calories. Sugary drinks are among the most fattening items you can put into your body. This is because your brain doesn’t measure calories from liquid sugar the same way it does for solid food Every time you drink a pop, you end up eating more total calories. Sugary drinks are strongly associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and many other health problems. Keep in mind that certain fruit juices may be almost as bad as pop in this regard, as they sometimes contain just as much sugar, but their small amounts of antioxidants do not negate the sugar’s harmful effects.
Last Tuesday, the YME girls varsity softball team took on Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in a Camden Conference doubleheader in Tyler. In game one, leaders included Bayli Sneller who struck out 14 at the pitchers mound, walking five, with four hits while Atrinity Tipton went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a double.
May 25, 1953 - December 13, 2022 Sue Engel died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Bemidji beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Linda “Lin” Elaine Dahl, 73, of Granite Falls passed away peacefully with her family by her side on May 14, 2023, Mother’s Day. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, May 19, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. Interment will follow at Sparta Cemetery in rural Granite Falls. Visitation will be Thursday, May 18, 2023, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Lin was born February 12, 1950, in Milnor, N.D. to Harold and Lois Frigen. She attended Milnor High School, graduating in 1968. She attended St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing where she became a registered nurse on August 27, 1971. Lin moved to Crookston to pursue her nursing career at Riverview
Vicar of Healing Waters Lutheran Parish, Lutheran Seminary Student George Müller was born in Germany in 1805 (and died in 1898), he was a little troubled in his youth. He got into the bad habits of lying, stealing, and drinking. He stole government funds from his father and the story is that he was out partying with his friends when his mom was dying. He didn’t really care about anything. He ended up arrested and locked up with thieves like himself. Still, he didn’t change. But later, his father—wanting to help him change—sent him to seminary to become a clergyman where he was introduced to the Bible and found a loving God. He was best known for his work with orphans. He not only found ways to provide housing, but also had people show up to educate and train the children for a trade.
David Hagen,73, of Greensboro, Ga., formerly of Granite Falls, passed away on Saturday May 6, 2023, at his residence. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 26 at 2 p.m.