Looking for local sites to “pick” The American Pickers are excited to return to Minnesota. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout the local area in June 2023.
Paulette O’Connell, of Clarkfield, has been volunteering with the Lee-Mar Ranch Equine Center’s therapeutic riding program since 2011, helping with at least three sessions each year. The program provides the opportunity for those with disabilities of all kinds to engage in therapeutic sessions that utilize horseback riding at the facility.
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
When life is going well, it’s easy for Psalm 118:24 to pop into my mind, “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” And that’s wonderful! But that isn’t the kind of day the psalmist was having when this psalm was written.
Last week my son spent the majority of it trying to convince me (still) to fly out to New York to be at his Army promotion ceremony. Alas, it wasn’t a possibility at this time with so much going on here. So when it came time for his ceremony to begin, one of his buddies was kind enough to man the phone so I could watch on FaceTime.
At least once in your long and delicious life you owe it to yourself to go hear Olivier Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-symphonie” and don’t wait until you’re 80 as I did but finally last week went to hear the New York Philharmonic take us on this wild 90-minute roller- coaster ride in which Catholics are kidnapped and Baptists go Buddhist and you think in French and fly in a formation of geese and get a taste of molecular physics as horses go galloping down the aisles, and in the gorgeous slow passage “Garden of Sleeping Love” you will fall in love forever with the person next to you so be very careful where you sit. I sat next to my sweetheart and after years of thinking I was averse to modern music, here was a hymn to joy and time, movement, rhythm, life and death, with big Wagnerian chords, delicate intervals, a dozen percussionists, a genius pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and we’ve been happily married ever since.
Typically Minnesota ranks high on all sorts of charts, whether it’s for US Census participation or quality of life. So I was a little disappointed when I read we are ranked 39th in SNAP Access.
April is here! Happy Easter everyone!! Our Annual Easter Coloring Contest has generated 170 entries!! Good Luck to all the 3- 8-year-olds that entered. Three gift baskets will be awarded to the winners in three age categories.
The Sons of Norway will meet at 2pm at the Kilowatt Center in Granite Falls on Saturday April 8th. Nicole Zempel will speak on raising mushrooms.
OF THE WEEK Submitted by Myrna Stölen A note from Myrna: This is a good way to use hot dogs. Hot Dog Surprise 2 cups chopped hot dogs 2 cups chopped ham or spam 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated 2 chopped hardboiled eggs 3 teaspoons ketchup 2 tablespoons pickle relish 1 teaspoon mustard 1/2 onion, chopped Mix all together really well.