The year is 1911. Newark, New Jersey. Plucky’s Playhouse – a toy making factory. Clarence, 40, enters the factory. He sees Arthur, 30, waiting patiently in the center of the room, standing beside a table. Passing many different toys, dolls, and games in various stages of development, Clarence crosses to Arthur and shakes his hand.
Prairie Five’s Senior Nutrition/Meals program has provided valuable services throughout our five-county service area for decades. The services include a delicious, well-balanced, affordable meal, of course, but also the opportunity to connect with friends, socialize, and stay upto- date on all the local happenings at our meal sites.
Lonny & Gerri West’s son Tyler West & family came & helped Gerri celebrate her birthday last Sunday. Jacob & Jennifer Hurst & family & Jim & Cherry Heisner & Philip Schwartz had Sunday dinner at the Boyd Cafe.
I am not a winter enthusiast; to be precise, my favorite winter sport is going back inside where it is warm and comfortable. Having said that, as I traveled about last week, I was struck by the beauty of the hoarfrost trees. They are the same tree we see all year long but somehow covered in this beautiful flocking; they look magical. Seeing these beautiful trees made me think about New Year’s resolutions. We just finished the hustle and bustle of the holidays with the crazy weather that came with it this year. Just as we recover and dig out, the New Year stares us in the face begging us to make significant life-changing resolutions. So many of us take up the challenge and make a “resolution” of big changes in behavior or lifestyle, only to find in a few weeks or months that we haven’t kept them. Why do we put so much stress on ourselves? We should be more like those flocked trees. They are the same tree we see every day of the year… just better! So, this year I am skipping the New Year/ New Me and being the like the flocked trees, the same me, only better! bettermein2023. I will focus on self-care, kindness, decluttering my life, and being more involved with others and our community, even if in small ways. Like the hoarfrost covered trees, the larger the grove, the more magnificent the effect of the hoarfrost. The small branches, like the small things we can do, add to the beauty. Volunteering and giving back to our community are great ways to get involved and will create a ripple effect that helps many people. I encourage everyone to strive to be their best this coming year. At the United Way of Southwest Minnesota, we work with many community partners that can use volunteers to support their efforts. Let’s all take a little time and be open to helping them out. It could be a day, a week, help to deliver meals with Prairie Five Meals or Lutheran Social Service Meals on Wheels. Helping at United Community Partnerships Kitchen Table Food Shelves or Volunt
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has created a new online tool, called the Watershed Health Assessment Framework for Lakes (WHAF for Lakes), providing easy access to water quality and health information for thousands of Minnesota lakes.
Granite Falls Police Department Wright Blue, Monique Lakota, Clarkfield; Offense date 5/13/22 5th Degree Assault - Intentionally Inflicts/Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm on Another (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/31/22 Guilty; Disposition 1/13/23 Convicted; Court Decision 1/13/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Mo 81 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 9 Days); $50 Fine. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Wright Blue, Monique Lakota, Clarkfield; Offense date 3/30/22 4th Degree Assault - Correctional Employee - Intentionally Transfers Bodily Fluid (Felony); Plea 10/31/22 Guilty; Disposition 1/13/23 Convicted; Court Decision 1/13/23 Sentenced Commit to Commissioner of Corrections - Adult (MN Correctional Facility - Shakopee, 12 Mo 1 Days, Stay For 4 Yr); $500 Fine.
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.
Question: Can someone please tell dealers or inform people that their auto lights do not work during daylight hours? Or put it on those digital signs along the interstates? I did not know this when I bought my 05 vibe and someone told me that. So when we had these storms and fog, there are people driving without lights at all or no tail lights and when it is a white or silver vehicle makes it worse.
I don’t know if I remember a winter that has had as much hoarfrost. We had another beautiful sight on Sunday across much of western and northern Minnesota of hoarfrost. The conditions were just right once again for the formation of this phenomenon. By the way, you don’t have to look far for hoarfrost to form as it is the same type that forms in your refrigerator or freezer.
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. com At the regular meeting of the Granite Falls City Council held last Tuesday, one of the topics of discussion was the future purchase of a new ladder fire truck. The purchase was budgeted in the Capital Items Budget for 2024, however, city staff found a grant available this year due in February. The city would have two years to use the funds if the grant is approved, and the purchase would still be able to be made in 2024. The council approved submitting the grant application.