Southern Indiana-based band to make stop in Granite Falls on tour

On Friday, March 25th, Bluenose Gopher Public House is hosting a band new to playing in Minnesota. The Southern Indiana-based band, Nick Dittmeier, and the Sawdusters will be joining Rochester, Minnesota songwriter Luke Hendrickson for a performance centered on roots-oriented music. The band has toured around the United States, as well as a six-week tour across Europe in 2021. “We’ll be pretty much wherever anyone will want or have us,” Dittmeier.

Sharon Krogstad

GRANITE FALLS - Sharon Krogstad, age 64, of Granite Falls passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Celebration of Life will take place Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church, interment will take place in the Spring. Visitation will be held on Saturday, one hour prior to the service at the church.

Quad County Cobras take part in Section 3A tournament

The Quad County Cobras traveled to the Section 3A wrestling tournament in Hutchinson Saturday, placing 11th, with a total score of 37. Scoring from that meet follows: Key: (Weight, name, won-loss, place) 106: Griffin Howard, 0-2 113: Blaine Carroll, 0-2 120: Tarrick Rupp, 1-2, eighth 138: Bryan Rhode, 0-2 145: Javier Jackson, 2-2, fifth 160: Nolan Hildahl, 0-2 170: Hunter Ridler, 2-2, eighth 182: Jasen Jansen, 2-3, sixth 195: Jacob Savig, 1-2, eighth 285: Austin Sweep, 2-2, fourth .

YME boys basketball team defeats Benson

The YME boys basketball team defeated Benson 80-53 last week in an away game. Leaders in that game included Bryce Sneller who scored 16 points, while Owen Torvik added another 12 points to the team total. Scoring from that game follows:

FROM THE EDITOR

Last week, I wrote about how this week was going to have a whole new look. If you read that, and saw the front page this week, you're probably thinking "what the heck?" (I said heck, yes, because we're probably mostly Minnesotan here). Well, shortly after last week's paper went to print, it was announced that we would be working with the former company's systems for just one more week. Thus, no new look just yet.

Beyond Reason

March 8 is International Women’s Day. Don’t ask me how I know this. I just do. So let us speak of Woman, specifically the International Woman. I like her. Very much. In my opinion She deserves much more than a day. But time waits for no man. Or woman, it seems. So… let’s get to it.

Beating the Winter Blues

It’s very common for many people to experience poor mental wellbeing during the winter..and especially true for those providing care to others. I know for myself I have the tendency to lack energy, overeat, and sometimes feel low during the winter months

Gustavus Adolphus College Announces Dean’s List

The Fall Semester Dean's List at Gustavus Adolphus College has been released. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7-grade point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in December 2021.