Aus retires from Fire Department after 22 years of service

After 22 years of service to the City of Granite Falls Minnesota, Firefighter Seth Aus is retiring from the Fire Department. Seth has followed in the footsteps of his Grandpa Carl, Dad Mike, and Uncle Tom. He is passing the family tradition on to his cousins, adding up to over 100 years of service to the Granite Falls community. Seth joined the Fire Department after completing his service in the United States Air Force and returning to Granite Falls.

From the Editor’s Desk

It’s about that time of year again where I convince myself that I can, indeed, grow a magnificent garden such as my grandma has always done There’s only been a couple of summers in my life where I actually accomplished this. Whether it be because the weather is challenging, or I don’t have a yard, or because I put in all the effort to plant everything and then became too busy to manage the plot of land that was clearly going to always be a challenge with weeds growing over because it was a first year till - there’s always been a struggle.

Local author researches for upcoming novel

On Friday evening, Jessie Hennen, of rural Wood Lake, hosted a discussion at the YES! House in downtown Granite Falls titled “Spooky 1920’s Story Swap”.

American Legion National Commander to speak in Granite Falls on March 28

American Legion National Commander James A. LaCoursiere Jr. of Connecticut is coming to Granite Falls and will speak on issues of importance to Minnesota veterans. LaCoursiere is strongly committed to raising awareness for The American Legion’s “Be the One” efforts to prevent veteran suicide.

YME FFA officers share experiences, advice

Last week, Yellow Medicine East FFA students assisted in the annual Ag in the Classroom event held by Yellow Medicine County Farm Bureau at Minnesota West’s Granite Falls Campus. That’s just one of many activities the FFA (Future Farmers of America) students participate in annually. Officers Abbie Winter (Historian), Jack Jaenisch (Vice President), and Kiley Meyer (President) share their experiences in FFA, as well as advice to younger students considering joining.

Annual event provides opportunity for local students to experience agriculture

On March 12th, the annual Ag in the Classroom event was held at the Minnesota West campus in Granite Falls. Each year in March, Yellow Medicine County Farm Bureau hosts the event that allows for 4th grade students from area schools to gather with local commodity groups, electric industry representatives and farm safety instructors. This year, seven schools including Montevideo, Lakeview and YME attended, bringing more than 300 students to the venue to meet with the five commodity groups. Each group hosts a 20 minute session of educational information.

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Garrison Keillor & Friends: The beauteous face in utero…

I once walked down Wabasha Avenue in downtown St. Paul and was stopped by an old wino who asked for something to eat and when I gave him a couple bucks, he said, “You’re Garrison Keillor, you can do better than that.” The man had bad habits but his thinking was clear. I was a nobody from Anoka who got his picture on the cover of Time and my notoriety should mean profits for the needy. But that was many years ago and fame fades fast. I haven’t been recognized by a wino for at least thirty years.