Friday, October 28th: The Great Minnesota Cook-Off with the Advocate Tribune/ Montevideo- American News at Bluenose Gopher Public House from 6-8 p.m. Enter a dish by bringing the dish from categories: Hotdish, Salad, Bars and be sure to bring the recipe along with you. Tasters - bring a donation to the Food Shelf to taste the dishes and vote for your favorite. Prizes in each category.
Council discusses trails, zoning of sales of edibles One of the topics of discussion at Monday evening’s regular meeting of the Granite Falls City Council was requests made by residents along East Skyline Drive who have been hoping to see the trail connecting from East Skyline Drive to County Road 5 undergo some improvements. Originally, the trail was awarded $62,400 in grant funding in 1999 for the original construction.
The Parenting Time program of New Horizons Crisis Center has been awarded a community impact grant from the United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) of $15,000. These funds will help cover the cost of providing supervised visits and safe exchanges for estranged parents and their child(ren) to ensure safety and continue the parent-child bond. This work aligns with UWSWMN’s safety and well-being priority area.
On the morning of Sunday, October 16th from 7 am – 12 pm the Clarkfield Fire Department held a pancake breakfast with a menu made up of pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. They were accepting free will donations at the Clarkfield Fire Hall during the breakfast.
Communities throughout the local area have been working for the past months to plan a variety of events for families and adults to enjoy for the Halloween Season. The newspaper has compiled a list of all events to make planning for the spooky season holiday even easier.
Honor Flight guardian visits Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kelly Josephson- Harriger decided to go the extra mile in memory of her father, who served his country as a soldier in Vietnam. She volunteered to be a guardian on the Midwest Honor Flight, which transports veterans to Washington D.C.
Granite Falls Police Department Enney, Larry Lee Jr., Granite Falls; Offense date 5/30/22 Domestic Abuse No Contact Order - Violate No Contact Order (Misdemeanor); Plea 7/11/22 Guilty; Disposition 7/11/22 Convicted; Court Decision 10/10/22 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 85 Days for 1 Yr, Credit for time served: 5 days); $200 Fine. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Enney, Larry Lee Jr, Granite Falls; Offense date 7/6/22 Criminal - DANCO - Violate no contact order (Misdemeanor); Plea 7/11/22 Guilty; Disposition 7/11/22 Convicted; Court Decision 10/10/22 Sentenced (Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 88 Days for 1 Yr, Credit for time served: 2 days); $200 Fine.
The Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Cindy Martinson, will present a fundraising concert to benefit the Neighbors United Resource Center Food Shelf. Titled “A Celebration of Life”, this program of uplifting choral and orchestral music will include a variety of pieces, ranging from “Joyful, Joyful” from the film Sister Act Two, to the acclaimed “Indodana”, along with “Swing Low/Swing Down Chariot” by the men singers, “Arise my Soul, Arise” by the women, the first movement of Dan Forrest’s “Jubilate Deo”, Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” and more. This concert will be held at 4 p.m. on November 6th at the Hawk Creek Lutheran Church, 84082 130th St in Sacred Heart. No tickets are required for admission. A freewill offering will be taken during the concert, with one hundred percent of the proceeds going to benefit the Neighbors United Resource Center Food Shelf. This will be the second year of Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra concerts at Hawk Creek Lutheran and the third concert to benefit the Neighbors United Food Shelf.
My wife and I made a trip up north to see Michael Bolton at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia on Saturday. We witnessed all the fall colors along the way. Some areas were very vibrant still, but other areas have seen their peak for the season. Across much of central and west central Minnesota, the DNR shows that the colors are at 50% to 70% peak, with again, some locations already at the peak. The best spot to see the fall colors right now are a few pockets in extreme western and southern Minnesota.