Ben Hendrickson joined Citizens Alliance Bank in November of 2021 in the Clara City, Minnesota, location as a Credit Analyst in the Credit Department. In that role, he was responsible for spreading financial statements for the Lenders, along with preparing credit presentations and annual reviews on customer relationships. Most recently, he has been a Loan Portfolio Officer, where he continued with his current duties in addition to working with the Lenders to manage current customer relationships and perform loan maintenance activities. As he transitions into his new role as Branch Manager/Loan Officer in the Echo, Minnesota, location he will work on developing new loan relationships with area farmers and businesses while helping customers with lines of credit, equipment financing, and farmland and home mortgages.

Clarkfield artist Franz Allbert Richter passed away Friday, December 2nd at the age of 80 years old. This Sunday, a celebration of Franz’s life will be held at the Madison Mercantile, where there is an exhibit currently on display of his work.

Wild Spirit Pet Care is a new business in Granite Falls that aims to help people with their pets. Whether it’s taking someone’s dog for a walk or cleaning a cat litter box or getting someone’s dog to the groomer, Danica Gertjejansen has you covered.

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Editor’s Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses and organizations to support shopping and gift giving that supports our local area this holiday season.

Jeremy Gulban, owner of CherryRoad Media group of newspapers, was elected in October to a two-year term on the board of the National Newspaper Association. Gulban has over the last two years purchased and started newspapers across the nation and now owns more than 70 papers.

On the third night of the National Finals Rodeo, when nastiest bareback horses were on display, Tanner Aus made a little mistake, and it cost him. On Night 4, he made a bigger mistake and suffered a no-score, virtually taking him out of any shot for this year’s world championship.