Canby Police Department Aarhus, Jacob Daniel, Benson; Offense date 5/26/21 Traffic - DAR (Misdemeanor); Plea 9/13/22 Guilty; Disposition 9/13/22 Convicted; Court Decision 9/13/22 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine. Olson, Eric Daniel, Canby; Offense date 9/15/21 Criminal Sexual Conduct - 2nd Degree - Contact Under 14 - Actor >36m older (Felony); Plea 5/23/22 Guilty; Disosition 9/12/22 Convicted; Court Decision 9/12/22 Stay of Imposition; $500 Fine.
The suspect arrested this month in the investigation of four different incidents of arson had a first court appearance September 12th in Yellow Medicine County Court. According to the criminal complaint, a Granite Falls Police Officer first met with the suspect, Brenda Stang, on August 31st, and again on September 1st to speak with her about fires that were started at the Henry Hill Apartments, as well as a fire alarm being pulled with no fire being present. The first fire occurred on June 30th. Subsequent fires were set on July 1st, July 8th, July 9th, and July 17th. The fire alarm was pulled with no fire being present in the building sometime between August 19th and August 21st. The criminal complaint states that the first fire was reported to law enforcement on July 1st, when a metal garbage bin affixed to the wall in the downstairs public bathroom had a fire lit in it sometime in the night. A burnt plastic bag in the bin caused ashes to fly out of the can and spread, but minimal damage, other than smell and some minor clean-up occurred. The next fire was reported to law enforcement as smoke in the hallway of the apartment building. The criminal complaint states that when law enforcement arrived on the scene, smoke was covering the first floor and the fire was located inside of a trash can in the bathroom. The fire had been put out before the fire department arrived. The third fire, on July 9th was reported when the elevator alarm at the apartment building called into dispatch. The criminal complaint states, “When law enforcement arrived, heavy smoke was observed on the first floor. A tenant of the apartment building had put the fire out with a fire extinguisher.” That fire was started in a garbage can full of newspapers. The criminal complaint also states, “The tenant stated that after he put the fire out, he observed the Defendant was sitting outside on a bench asking what was going on.”
Thursday, September 22nd: Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota is hosting an informational meeting about the Senior Companion program at 1:30, at the Granite Falls Senior Center. Saturday, September 24th: “An American Patriot” book signing event with WWII Navy Ace Don McPherson at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum.
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. com This Saturday, World War II Navy Ace Donald M.
What is fair farmland rent, will be the focus of several fall meetings in person across the state. Landlords, farmers and agri-business professionals should make plans to attend one of the informative fair farm rental agreement meetings being held across Minnesota. These free meetings are being provided by the University of Minnesota Extension. Farmland rental rates are the largest input cost the farmer has. Determining a fair farm rent agreement is a challenge in today’s economy with current high corn and soybeans prices in 2022.
If you ask Meander artist Curt Soine how he began his journey to becoming a wood craftsman, he will tell you, “I used to carve when I was a kid in Boy Scouts. Fast forward to around 1983 when I asked my wife what she wanted for her upcoming birthday and she pointed to a swan carving in a magazine. It was $400 and I thought that doesn’t look so hard, I’ll just carve one myself. That started it. A person learns a lot over a 40year timespan.” Soine has expanded his repertoire since then. He says, “I branched into many different kinds of decoys. I started out carving waterfowl, and moved into shorebirds and spearing fish decoys. Occasionally I’ll make twig tables and assorted other carvings, like feathers, whales, and songbirds. I have exhibited in a number of galleries over the years, and I’m down to doing about 3-5 different shows, such as the Alexandria Rudy Zwieg show (March) and the Perham Gathering (April).”
Her name was Rosie. She was a stubborn Shetland pony.
Project Turnabout held their 30th Annual Golf Scramble this past Friday, September 16th at the Granite Falls golf course. CEO Marti Paulson was present and spoke at the event before tee off was held at 12 pm. Paulson spoke about the incredible community support Project Turnabout has been fortunate to have over the last 30 years. She also spoke of the timeliness and quality of superior care that the ambulance crew has always provided, as well as expressing gratitude for the police force and how they’ve always worked so well with Project Turnabout over the decades. 100% of the proceeds from the golf scramble event is being used for the Caring and Sharing Patient Program at Project Turnabout; the program is in place to help patients in need, as many come to treatment with little to nothing.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College will again be hosting free Certified Nursing Assistant courses as part of Gov. Tim Walz’s Next Generation Nursing Assistant initiative.
Another school year is ramping up with all the hustle and excitement that comes with it. With our primary focus on getting ready for another year of educating the future generation, cyber criminals grin at the opportunity to catch us with our guard down on cyber activity. Already in this new school year, SWWC Cybersecurity has observed an uptick in cyber incidents, especially in Spear Phishing attacks against school staff. “Spearfishing?” you might ask. “How is that different from the phishing I have become so familiar with in the past and how exactly will this impact my school district?” Spear Phishing is a form of phishing used by bad cyber actors in attempt to make money. But unlike normal phishing, spear phishing takes things a step further when the bad actor directly calls out a single person or organization with the hope of increasing the number of victims.