Minnesota River Valley Cancer Connections, Inc. is planning the annual Cancer Connections Walk for June 4th from 5-9 p.m. at Smith Park in Montevideo. The event is held each year in order to support cancer fighters, celebrate cancer survivors and remember loved ones who passed because of cancer.
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Youth from across Minnesota are invited to demonstrate their crop science skills at the 2025 Minnesota 4-H/FFA Crop Scouting Contest, scheduled for Monday, July 28, on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul Campus.
Webinars on walleye genetics, buckthorn management, and fish dubbed “living fossils” like gar and paddlefish will be among the outdoors topics covered in the summer series of the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
We enjoyed one of the nicest Memorial Day weekends in recent memory! Early on there were some indications of a slight chance of rain impacting the area, but it all tracked to our south on Memorial Day.
Racing resumed on Friday night at Fiesta City Speedway after having a wet and cold weekend that forced the races to be canceled. Three new faces were in victory lane on this night.
Last week, the YES! House welcomed the final River Valley Ripple Artist of the season, Mike Gill, who hosted the artist salon “Music Theory in Motion”. Gill shared his knowledge of the Minor Pentatonic scale in an interactive way, inviting guests to bring their own instruments to play along. The group also practiced a call and response method before Gill provided a live music set. The RVR Artist Residency program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
In the annual update to the Granite Falls City Council at last week’s meeting, Avera administrator Tom Kooiman offered a look at current operations, staff transitions and the future vision for Avera Granite Falls Hospital and Clinic.
Four newly hatched chicks are now visible on the Minnesota DNR’s popular FalconCam (mndnr.gov/falconcam). The Nongame Wildlife Program’s camera is in a nesting box in downtown St. Paul and will once again provide an intimate look at peregrine falcons raising their young.
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