I heard a comment the other day that it was good the early churches had so many issues, or we wouldn’t have many books in the New Testament and that’s very true. Of the 27 books in the New Testament, 21 are epistles. Epistles are letters written to churches and communities to help them understand how to live as Christians.
Take the 15th Annual Community Health Challenge: The objectives of the 15th Annual Community Health Challenge are to encourage people to achieve a healthier lifestyle and to get more people active in the community. Participants can join together with three other friends to form a team.
Minnesota West Community & Technical College will host a career exploration day at the Granite Falls Campus, Wednesday, January 19, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. This event is open to the public and will give prospective students of all ages a chance to discover what it is like to be part of the Welding or Powerline Technician programs which are available on the Granite Falls Campus.
University of Minnesota Extension, in partnership with Minnesota Pork Board, will offer Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) certification sessions in Marshall on Tuesday, January 25.
The 2022 Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life Kick-off event is planned for Monday, January 24th, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Montevideo Public Library.
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Haskins, Adam Steven Hamilton, Granite Falls; Offense date 10/2/21 Driving After Cancellation Inimical to Public Safety (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 01/ 03/2022 Guilty; Disposition 01/03/ 2022 Convicted; Court Decision 01/03/ 2022 Sentenced; Local Confinement (180 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 180 Days For 1 Yr); $200 Fine. Upper Sioux Community Police Department Brander, Wanda Jean, Benson; Offense date 10/9/20 Theft - Find and Appropriate Lost Property (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 01/03/2022 Guilty; Disposition 01/03/2022 Convicted; Court Decision 01/03/2022 Sentenced; Local Confinement (365 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 365 Days For 2 Yr); $200 Fine.
Dick & Elaine Petersen celebrated family Christmas at Debra & Tracy's in Minneapolis. Before a Scandinavian dinner, Christmas Eve hors d' oveurs were enjoyed outside by the firepit. Christmas day was a jigsaw puzzle time. Monday, Dec. 27th Nick & Taylor hosted a breakfast brunch at their apartment before granddaughters Taylor & Camille returned Dick & Elaine to Michael's at Hutchinson on their way to Clarkfield.
Shelly Bednar has joined the Montevideo office of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. as a financial advisor. She is joining Legacy Financial Partners, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Their office is located at 525 Legion Dr, Ste 4, in Montevideo.
Signing up for social security benefits or Medicare benefits doesn’t need to be a time-consuming hassle complete with long waits on the phone. Both can be done at ssa.gov which is the Social Security Administration’s secure website. No matter which end of the technology/comfort spectrum you are on: whether you are comfortable with online sign-ups and just want an extra set of eyes or don’t own a computer and wouldn’t know where to start, I am available to help you through the process.
Although we are deep into winter, planning is underway for the next construction season’s street and utility improvements in most cities this time of the year. Granite Falls is no exception. Planning those future improvements is not restricted to only fair-weather months. It takes several meetings and a large amount of preparation to assemble a proposed list of projects. There is engineering work and financial planning to be done, as well as studying the impact of those projects on nearby property owners and the entire community.