Many in the local area have heard that a multi-million dollar donation was bequeathed to the Montevideo Veterans Home project, resulting in the home being able to include the addition of a large, state of the art community gathering space. The person responsible for the donation is Steve Williams who grew up in Clarkfield, and himself was a Veteran.
A Crash Course in Creating Theater is a community education program being offered this spring in Granite Falls. Mark Roisen, one of the people spearheading this program, and others, are working with COMPAS - a statewide arts program based out of Saint Paul that has existed for nearly 50 years.
Vicar of Healing Waters Lutheran Parish, Lutheran Seminary Student One thing. Only one thing. It’s hard to decide on just one thing to ask God for! My mom told me when I was a young girl and had a few dollars to spend, it was so hard for me to decide what to pick that I really wanted. I just couldn’t pick one thing over the other. I was too little to understand buyers’ remorse, but I was worried that whatever I got, I probably would really want the other thing when I got home.
Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously voted to require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as a necessary component of the permitting process for Summit Carbon Solutions’ (Summit) carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline. In doing so, the PUC denied Summit’s attempt to fast-track the review process of its hazardous CO2 pipeline project and agreed with Montevideo- based CURE (Clean Up the River Environment) and the majority of organizations, Tribes, and individual Minnesotans who weighed in during the recent comment period requesting a rigorous environmental review.
NAMI Minnesota is launching a new initiative. Hearts+Minds is a free wellness program designed to educate and empower individuals to manage their mental and physical health. It was developed by NAMI National, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for millions of Americans since 1979.
Sevan Garabedian, of Canada, is not actually from the generation that had the opportunity to enjoy the music of the likes of Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly in person. However, Garabedian grew up in Montreal listening to the music of the 1950s, and became very interested in the stories behind the music.
Question: I was driving on the freeway during the worst part of a recent storm. Just had a question— are people supposed to use their emergency flashers when they are driving? So many cars on the freeway were, and it made it impossible to tell if someone was actually stopped or moving slowly (also, if they changed lanes, there was no way to tell).
The next featured artist in the Bluenose Gopher Public House Blue Tin Gallery is former Granite Falls resident Jammie Niemeyer. Niemeyer’s exhibit will be up through the end of February, featuring a combination of her work in wood burning arts, and painting.
Dawson-Boyd Arts Association presents Minnesota author Brent Olson at the Dawson Public Library Mezzanine at 7pm on Thursday, January 19 at 7pm. Olson, a lifelong resident of Big Stone County, has published eight books and as a journalist, has filed articles from 20 countries on six continents.