Honor Flight guardian visits Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kelly Josephson- Harriger decided to go the extra mile in memory of her father, who served his country as a soldier in Vietnam. She volunteered to be a guardian on the Midwest Honor Flight, which transports veterans to Washington D.C.
On the morning of Sunday, October 16th from 7 am – 12 pm the Clarkfield Fire Department held a pancake breakfast with a menu made up of pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. They were accepting free will donations at the Clarkfield Fire Hall during the breakfast.
Council discusses trails, zoning of sales of edibles One of the topics of discussion at Monday evening’s regular meeting of the Granite Falls City Council was requests made by residents along East Skyline Drive who have been hoping to see the trail connecting from East Skyline Drive to County Road 5 undergo some improvements. Originally, the trail was awarded $62,400 in grant funding in 1999 for the original construction.
Friday, October 28th: The Great Minnesota Cook-Off with the Advocate Tribune/ Montevideo- American News at Bluenose Gopher Public House from 6-8 p.m. Enter a dish by bringing the dish from categories: Hotdish, Salad, Bars and be sure to bring the recipe along with you. Tasters - bring a donation to the Food Shelf to taste the dishes and vote for your favorite. Prizes in each category.
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
When I was a kid, we went to church as a family every Sunday. That was where my friends were, that was where many of my relatives were; it just seemed so natural to be in church.
Over the course of the summer, production of a film has been taking place in Litchfield, Minnesota. The film is based on the novel “Uprising”, written by Minnesota House of Representatives Dean Urdahl. The basis of the novel involves the history of the Dakota War, with the “Uprising” story beginning in 1862. The news of the movie’s production drew attention early on from the Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, who met with Urdahl in mid-August to address their concerns. The Board of Trustees provided a written statement in which they wrote, “We expressed our opposition to the book and the filming of the movie. The Upper Sioux Community governing body is not interested in promoting the portrayal of what we believe to be the start of a genocide of Dakota people. A “fair and equal” story extends years prior to the Dakota War and 160 years after the Dakota War, particularly treatment of treaties starting in 1805, government policies of assimilation/ genocide, and Indian Termination policy in the years to follow. Our position expressed to Mr. Urdahl, had no weight on if it should be filmed or not. It would have happened with our support or not.”
What remains of a detonated cannonball? And how is forensic archeology vital to understanding how battles evolved? What were the main events of 1862 as the Confederacy sought independence? How has Minnesota’s tragedy entered popular culture?
Southwest Minnesota State University is honored to host holocaust survivor, Mr. Fred Amram on Monday, November 14. Mr. Amram will give a presentation in the Fine Arts Theatre at 6:30pm. A reception following the presentation will be held in the William Whipple Gallery.
Mary Erickson, Renville County safe roads coalition coordinator, was among the 11 individuals and one organization honored by the Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program for her work to save lives through improved traffic safety efforts. The awards were announced at the 2022 Statewide Toward Zero Deaths Conference in St. Cloud. The prestigious traffic safety awards recognize excellence and innovation in reducing the number of life-changing crashes and improving traffic safety on Minnesota roads. They are presented annually by the Minnesota departments of health, public safety and transportation. Nearly 900 traffic safety professionals attended this year’s TZD conference.