COURT NEWS

Granite Falls Police Department Syring, Melodee Jo, Granite Falls; Offense date 4/21/21 Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount Marijuana (Felony); Plea 2/14/22 Guilty; Disposition 2/14/22 Convicted; Amended Court Decision 5/23/22 Stay of Imposition; Local Confinement (6 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 6 Days); $200 Fine. Upper Sioux Community Police Department Smith, Tamara Louise, Redwood Falls; Offense date 2/11/22 Theft - Take/Use/Transfer Movable Prop - No Consent; Plea 5/23/22 Guilty; Disposition 5/23/22 Convicted; Court Decision 5/23/22 Sentenced Local Confinement (60 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 56 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 4 Days); $150 Fine.

“O Lord, how manifold are your works!”

It is hard for us to understand the wisdom God used to create everything. We’ve grown up with stories that have given us images from someone else. Starting in Sunday school, we had curriculum where the authors tried their best to give a three-year-old an image of what God’s creation would look like in the beginning. Though we learn, we can lose the ability for our own imaginations to build a picture using our own mind’s eye. Our mind kind of takes the easy way out and give us a quick image of something we’ve seen before, we don’t even realize that we are doing this, it just happens.

Clarkfield Community Closeup

Ron Stevens, Clarkfield High School Class of 1981, died on Saturday, May 28th, as the result of a stroke. Ron & his wife Barb lived in Marshall & were the parents of Clay & Meg. Ron’s parents were Roger & Mary Lou Stevens. Blessed be Ron’s memory!

Live Well, Age Wisely: Our Agrarian Culture

The second week of March 2020 stands out in my memory for two reasons. I presented at a regional conference in Marshall midweek and remember how we were encouraged to not shake hands. By Friday, the governor had declared a state of emergency in Minnesota, and I’ll never forget the feeling of uncertainty that followed. I don’t enjoy reminiscing on those days! The conference, however, was a bright spot.

Average high for May was 57 degrees

We are into the month of June now, and schools are out and vacations have begun and it seems like summer--finally! Summer, however, won’t officially arrive until Tuesday, June 21 at 4:13 a.m. CT.

Notes from the Granite Area Arts Council: It’s Market Time

Summer is back: this Thursday June 2nd from 5-8pm, the Makers Market will return to the riverside! I’m writing this not only as an announcement to you but as a reminder to myself, since it seems I’m always forgetting that it’s the first Thursday and I should head downtown to buy some art.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College announces Spring 2022 Academic Honors

Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 518 students to its President’s List and 506 students to its Dean’s List for the 2022 Spring Semester. Students on the President’s List earned a grade point average of 4.0 while completing a minimum of six college-level credits and 75 percent of the courses in which they enrolled for the semester.

Fun in the Sun kits available for young children

United Way of Southwest Minnesota They’re back!! Fun in the Sun Kits were so popular last year that United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) is excited to announce they’re here again! The goal of these kits is to provide a starting point for family activities that are fun, educational and engaging throughout the summer. These kits are a gift from UWSWMN to families in our service area that have young children and are distributed through local libraries.

Number of YME Track and Field athletes qualifying for sections

The YME Track team took part in the Subsection Track Meet in Redwood Falls Thursday evening, resulting in a number of the team’s members moving on to the section meet. Track Coach Dave Schueler said, “We had a great day! They have be a top four finisher or have a good enough time to be a wild card to make it to the section meet.” The following track athletes are officially moving on to the section track meet next week: Anjali Pullan: 4x400m Relay - 4th Place, 4x800m Relay - Wildcard Brady Dahlager: 4x200m Relay - 2nd Place, Triple Jump - 2nd Place Moises Hidalgo: 4x200m Relay - 2nd Place, 4x400m Relay - 4th Place Jaselen Jimenez: Shot Put - 2nd Place Nicole Rillo: 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place, Triple Jump - 3rd Place DJ Whitebuffalo: 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place, 300m Hurdles - 3rd Place Ruby Bones: 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place, High Jump - 3rd Place Archie LaRose: 4 x 200m Relay - 2nd Place, 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place Xzavier Mikel: 4 x 200m Relay - 2nd Place, 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place, 400m Dash - 3rd Place Gracie Kleven: 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place, 4 x 800m Relay - Wildcard Patrick Hoernemann: Shot Put - 1st Place, Distcus - 1st Place, Triple Jump - 3rd Place f Javier Jackson: 4 x 200m6 Relay - 2nd Place, 4 x 400m Relay - 4th Place,7 Pole Vault - 3rd Place C Sanjana Pullan: 4 x 800m Relay - Wildcard G Violet Anderson: 4 x H 800m Relay - Wildcard Klaira Shackelford:M 100m Dash - Wildcard 2 E .