[Note: This week’s “here” is courtesy of frequent reader and now contributor Diane Ladner, a proud grandmother who passed me a sheaf of memories she’d set down for her children and grandchildren to enjoy. She gave it to me seeking feedback, and the only notes I had were that it was well-written… and now I’m stealing it for this column.]
We enjoyed one of the nicest Memorial Day weekends in recent memory! Early on there were some indications of a slight chance of rain impacting the area, but it all tracked to our south on Memorial Day.
This week, two of our new interns (Abby and Autumn) attended GAAC’s biweekly meeting. Already, they have been hard at work: they’re starting the gallery a TikTok, streamlining our Facebook and Instagram posts, designing eye-catching posters and signage, and (according to a smiling Tamara) “dragging us into the 21st century, kicking and screaming.”
In the annual update to the Granite Falls City Council at last week’s meeting, Avera administrator Tom Kooiman offered a look at current operations, staff transitions and the future vision for Avera Granite Falls Hospital and Clinic.
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Four newly hatched chicks are now visible on the Minnesota DNR’s popular FalconCam (mndnr.gov/falconcam). The Nongame Wildlife Program’s camera is in a nesting box in downtown St. Paul and will once again provide an intimate look at peregrine falcons raising their young.
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Through a series of newspaper articles, we have been learning about some of the major types of dementia. We started with Alzheimer’s type dementia which is the most common type of dementia. We then explored Lewy Body dementia and learned that that can either refer to dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson’s disease dementia. The next article focused on Frontotemporal Dementia to which we discovered there are 5 main types: Behavioral Variant, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Corticobasal Syndrome, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and FTD with ALS. In the last article, we explored Vascular Dementia, the second most common form of dementia. Today, we are going to learn about Mixed Dementia.
A 75-year recognition award was presented to Yellow Medicine Soil & Conservation Board Supervisors by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources in recognition of bringing water management and conservation to the people and lands of Yellow Medicine County. Pictured L-R Tom Remmele, Jerry Nelson, Darwyn Bach, Luke Olson (BWSR Conservationist), Delon Clarksean