OF THE WEEK Carrot Bars 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking soda 1 and 1/2 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 3 cups carrots (grated) Directions: Beat sugar and oil - add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
United Way of Southwest Minnesota The SWWC Foundation for Innovation in Education has been awarded a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) in the amount of $4,000 to invest in the SWWC Service Cooperative’s Student Enrichment Programs. Their programs are offered to assist K-12 students in finding their passion in life by providing high-quality enrichment opportunities.
Christopher Lee, a former Chief of Police with Upper Sioux Community Police Department, was sentenced in Yellow Medicine County Court October 5th for an incident that occurred in his home in Clarkfield last April. Additional charges of a second count of discharging a firearm, as well as charges of assault and domestic assault were dismissed. Lee pled guilty to one of the counts of discharging a firearm in a municipality after the police were called to Lee’s home on a report of a gunshot being fired. The criminal complaint filed with the courts stated that Lee was attempting to enter a locked bedroom occupied by another resident of his home, and that after failed attempts of kicking the door to open it, shot a pistol through the door. The other resident of the home, at the time, was standing on the opposite side of the door. When police arrived, the criminal complaint stated that the weapon was found on a dresser in the bedroom with signs of having been discharged and that Lee who was found in a camper on the property, had made statements of apology for the incident during the arrest. Lee’s position as the Upper Sioux Community Police Chief was terminated following the arrest. Lee was sentenced with a stay of imposition. In Minnesota, the term means that if a criminal defendant pleads guilty to the charge, the judge can accept the plea, while staying the sentence, meaning delaying sentencing for a period of time with conditions. Lee’s conditions include two years of probation with conditions of not using or possessing firearms, not entering bars or liquor stores and competing a chemical assessment.
We have been blessed in the weather department so far this fall! We have enjoyed some great temperatures across the state over the past several days! This weekend was fantastic to get out and enjoy all of the fall colors. We saw highs in the 60s for most of the region both days with lots of sunshine! Tuesday, was an absolutely incredible day for temperatures as highs climbed into the mid to upper 70s for much of the region.
Thursday, October 13th: WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs 3rd annual Bids Against Abuse Silent Auction. Live event will also be held from 5-8 p.m. at Brau Brothers Brewing Company, Marshall. More information inside this weeks edition of the newspaper.
Local artist Brad Hall will be hosting a one-day class at Bluenose Gopher Public House coming up on Thursday, October 15th from 1 pm to 3 pm. It will be an EZ Cut Printmaking Class. Hall explained how the EZ Cut process is slightly different than working with a linoleum block, saying, “It’s like a rubber eraser. You can carve one in 10 minutes; some people may take an hour and then we print [using water soluble ink] with a rolling pin. It’s a lot of fun. I have little cartoon images; you want to do a really simple image.”
Pioneer PBS’s producer of Compass Amanda Anderson was approached by Dr. Tom Birkey, and his wife Doris along with the Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) with the idea to produce a program about the Birkeys’ experiences with Alzheimer’s disease some time ago. Right away, Anderson knew that the idea fit in perfectly with the type of programming Compass has been striving to achieve, utilizing solutions journalism for story-telling. Thus began an effort over the summer to film and edit “Birkey’s Brain”, a program that premiered for the first time last week at the Montevideo Millennium Theater, which donated the space for the event, in partnership with MAMLN and Pioneer PBS. “It was really conceived from Dr. Birkey. He wanted to create a space where people were having positive conversations about Alzheimer’s Disease and living well with Dementia,” Anderson says.
Last week, motivational speaker Terrence Lee Talley made a visit to Granite Falls along with Minneapolis-based band WonderStruck. Talley has traveled to schools around the country with a message of “never lose hope and never give up”, encouraging students to create positive life choices. Talley, also a published author, combines stories, comedy and motivation to share his message. He grew up in the Twin Cities. Talley’s appearance at Yellow Medicine East was held with support from Student Reach Minnesota. The program was held first for students of the district in grades 5th through 12th, and repeated in the evening with an assembly for the public in the YME Auditorium.
Psalm 121 - 1I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? 2My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. 3The Lord will not let your foot be moved nor will the one who watches over you fall asleep.
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.