Clarkfield
Molly Grinager spent Monday, April 10th with Amanda & Grace Grinager in Souix Falls, SD to celebrate Grace’s birthday. Hazel Run Lutheran Church & Zion Lutheran Church had Church Services last Sunday.
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YMC Restorative Justice expands staff with hiring of new Transition Circle facilitator
com At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Yellow Medicine County Restorative Justice Coordinator Sharon Hendrichs presented a report on the Restorative Justice Department’s previous year. Hendrichs noted that the program includes Circle Sentencing, Family & Community Circle, Circle of Hope, Shift Circle, Transition Circle, and Family Safety Planning Meeting/ Parallel Protection Process.
Live Well, Age Wisely
Director of Aging Well, Prairie 5 Community Action Council I’ve come to realize that in rural Minnesota, we are our own best resource. People truly care for their neighbors and communities.
Granite Falls Police Chief reports on recent incident
com At Monday evening’s meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, Police Chief Brian Struffert submitted a monthly report, much of which discussed last week’s police standoff that resulted in an officer from the CEE VI Drug and Gang Task force receiving an injury from a bullet. (That incident outlined in a separate story in this week’s edition.) Chief Struffert described the incident, noting in his report that he estimates that there were 50 or more officers from departments around the area that showed up when reinforcements were called, including members of the Kandiyohi/Meeker County SWAT team.
“Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out onto the dry land.” (Jonah 2:10)
Chapter one ended with Jonah running from God and being swallowed by a large fish. Now in chapter two, Jonah has been in the fish three days and three nights. Chapter two is Jonah’s prayer to God, which is really a psalm of thanksgiving. Whether Jonah prayed this prayer as he slid down the throat of the fish, or if he waited until he came to his senses, isn’t the point; the point is that Jonah began to pray.
Winter tough on County Highway equipment
com At last week’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Dan Moravetz, of the county’s Highway Department was in attendance to give a report on the monthly activities. Moravetz noted that the engineering department has been working a number of projects including bridge work, required training and construction certification, wrapping up plans for CSAH 30, plans for CSAH 4, and working on the design of Bridge 7933 in Florida Township.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
Crowd gathers for information meeting about potential transfer of land
Last Wednesday evening, a meeting was held at Minnesota West Community & Technical College in Granite Falls hosted by State Representative Chris Swedzinski and Senator Gary Dahms. The two called the meeting with a panel mostly of people involved directly with the potential transfer of land from the state of Minnesota to the Upper Sioux Community. In addition, Dave Smiglewski of the Friends of Upper Sioux State Park and Yellow Medicine County Commissioner John Berends were invited to be and attended as members of the panel.
Historic building comes down in Clarkfield
Late last week, work began to demolish one of the historic buildings in Clarkfield, located at the intersection of Highway 59. The building was once home to one of Clarkfield’s early businesses, Farmer’s Co-op Creamery Association, but has been vacant for some time. The property is now owned by the cooperative gas station next door, and the removal of the building will allow for space for the service station to add new gas pumps.
YMC Board hears report from Project Turnabout at regular meeting
At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Project Turnabout CEO Marti Paulson was on hand to provide a presentation on Project Turnabout’s operations and facilities.