At Monday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, the council passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency based on the recent storm damage. The resolution was recommended by Casey Namken, the Yellow Medicine County Emergency Manager, and allows the County and City to be able to access funding available from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
Friday, May 20th: 29th Annual Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life at Smith Park. Saturday, May 21st: Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk Smith Park in Montevideo.
Mother Nature decided bright and early Monday morning to make it the Monday’est Monday that ever Monday’ed with a storm moving through the area dropping massive hail right about the same time the kids were arriving at school.
Last Tuesday, the YME Softball team played a double-header against Russel-Tyler-Ruthton in Granite Falls. The girls took a loss 2-8 in the first game.Scoring from that game follows: YME 000 000 2-2 2 5 RTR 015 101 0-8 7 4 Hitting: Alana Almich 1-3 r rbi, Jenna Weir 1-3 4bi, Hope Stark 0-2 r bb sb.
Sharla Bengtson, of Wood Lake, recently entered one of her photographs into a contest for Friends of Minnesota Barns. The photograph was chosen to be featured in the Barn Calendar for 2023 in the month of November. The photograph Bengtson submitted was taken in Pine County, Minnesota. Additionally, Bengtson’s granddaughter submitted a photo to the same contest and will have her photograph featured for September in the calendar. Photo Submitted.
Quinn Kotek of Wood Lake in the tie-down calf roping portion of Sunday’s competition. Photo by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson The Minnesota High School Rodeo Association held their Region Four Rodeo at Lee Mar Ranch Saturday and Sunday.
Sometimes, I can get a little nostalgic. Mother’s Day can do that to me. It brings me back to being a kid and making cards for my mom or bringing home that special handmade gift with all kinds of things glued to a piece of construction paper. Reminiscing can make me deeply grateful. I can look back over the years and list so many wonderful things that have happened in my life. And even things that didn’t seem so wonderful at the time, hold positive meaning through the lessons and grace God has given me.
Rob Perez sits across from a vibrant, solid blue potted perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophyte, more commonly known as a tulip. ROB: Well, this is very unusual.
Timothy Sebring, 67, of Granite Falls passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022 at the Granite Falls Health Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Arrangements with Wing-Bain Funeral Home.
Jaime and Bonnie Surerus of Hanley Falls passed away eight days apart in January of 2022. A visitation will be held for the couple on their wedding anniversary, Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls from 1 - 3 p.m. with military honors at 3 p.m. Burial will immediately follow at 3:15 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Granite Falls. A luncheon will be held at the Memorial Park in Granite Falls at 3:30 p.m.