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Locals weigh in on the lefse debate

Lefse! Whether it’s one of the tastiest morsels of food to ever hit your mouth or you can’t stop wondering why people eat it at all, lefse is a tradition here in the Midwest. With three different types of lefse to choose from, there is Tynnlefse (thin lefse) which is traditionally rolled with sugar, cinnamon, and butter inside; there is Potelefse (potato lefse) which is the same as Tynnlefse, except it’s made with 100% potatoes or a mix of wheat flour and potatoes; and then there is Tykkelefse (thick lefse) which is often served as cake with coffee.

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“…to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)

Many years ago, when I was trying to change some things in my life, I had to learn that I was powerless. Ouch! I thought that I had to have the power to make it day by day. When I was told I had to accept that I was powerless, I thought to myself, they just don’t get it. I’m barely hanging on and they want me to drop! It took a long time to catch on, but I came across what Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.”

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County board hears potential plans for Phase 1 construction project

At the Yellow Medicine County Commissioners meeting in January, one of the topics of discussion was a proposal from Wold Architects for Phase 1 of a construction project on the Yellow Medicine County Highway Department. The building, located on 13th Street in Granite Falls, houses the department responsible for blading and adding surface to gravel roadways, patching, shouldering, crack filling, and seal coating bituminous roadways as well as mowing and weed spraying roadsides, traffic control sign installation and maintenance and pavement markings, and in winter, snow and ice control and removal.

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COURT NEWS

Granite Falls Police Department Turrubiates, Natasha Diane, Hutchinson; Offense date 5/22/20 Traffic - DAR (Misdemeanor); Plea 1/23/23 Guilty; Disposition 1/23/23 Stay of adjudication; Court Decision 1/23/23 Continued; $50 Fine. German, Dustin Michael, Clarkfield; Offense date 12/7/21 4th Degree DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle-Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within 2 Hours (Misdemeanor); Plea 9/13/22 Guilty; Disposition 1/25/23 Convicted; Court Decision 1/25/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 84 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 6 Days); $300 Fine.

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Hundreds of area educators gather for annual M.E.L.T. Conference

For more than 20 years, the nine districts making up the Minnesota River Valley Education District (MRVED), have benefitted from a conference that takes place annually that provides educational and networking opportunities. Last week, educators from those districts gathered at the Lac qui Parle Valley High School once again for the annual MELT (MRVED Educators Learning Together) Conference during the Monday holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

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