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OF THE WEEK Note from Myrna: During World War II, sugar was rationed. Every family got tokens that were used to get sugar.

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Landowners express concern as Summit Carbon Solutions submits CO2 pipeline route

Solutions (Summit) submitted its first route permit application to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for the Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties section of its proposed Midwest Carbon Express CO2 pipeline network in Minnesota. This leg of the project is 28.1 miles, a small fraction of the more than 212 miles of highly pressurized hazardous liquid CO2 pipeline proposed for Minnesota. Submitting a permit application to the PUC is one of many steps Summit needs to take before they can begin the construction of any CO2 pipelines in Minnesota. Summit’s proposed CO2 pipeline network will cut through Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Martin, Otter Tail, Redwood, Renville, Wilkin, and Yellow Medicine Counties. A number of landowners along the pipeline route have stated they will not sign easements for this project, citing concerns about the safety and negative impacts of CO2 pipelines as well as skepticism about the company’s claims that they will be a boon to rural communities. “It’s not about farmers or ‘corn,’” said Allen Bries, a landowner near Fergus Falls. “It puts my family and Fergus Falls residents at risk of unseen and undetected hazardous contamination in the event the CO2 pipeline fails. It will also devalue our land. I said NO to an easement.” Minnesota does not currently have eminent domain for CO2 pipeline projects.

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Moonstruck Creations to display custom works at Meander Art Crawl this weekend

Tucked back away from the road located at 5073 Highway 212 just outside of Granite Falls exists Moonstruck Creations LLC. It is owned and operated by Bryan and Peggy Mooney of Granite Falls. They are on the Meander Art Crawl map for the 2022 Meander coming up from Friday, September 30 – Sunday, October 2nd. When you first find the driveway for the Mooneys home and shop, it may look like the driveway disappears into the forest, but soon you can see their home and their large wood shop where their creations are made.

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“…for the land is mine; with me you are

When my class was traveling through Cottonwood County in southern Minnesota, we stopped at a dairy farm and listened to the family talk about what it took to run their farm. It was quite interesting seeing their large operation from newborn calves to welltrained milk cows taking their place to be milked, to the vast amounts of hayblown tubes for easy storage and removal for feeding.

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Charlie Roth to play tribute show for Jerry Ostensoe on October 21st

If you ask local musician Charlie Roth how long he knew the local and surrounding arts community legend Jerry Ostensoe, he’ll tell you it was over 40 years, as they met around 1980. Ostensoe recently passed away from ALS. In his final hours both Roth and another arts community pillar, Malena Handeen, played live music for Ostensoe as he lie in wait. Handeen had her accordion and Roth had his guitar and they played Ostensoe’s music just hours before he’d passed on. Dave Smiglewski, the mayor of Granite Falls and one of Ostenoe’s bandmates, was also present at the bedside performance.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, September 22nd: Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota is hosting an informational meeting about the Senior Companion program at 1:30, at the Granite Falls Senior Center. Saturday, September 24th: “An American Patriot” book signing event with WWII Navy Ace Don McPherson at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum.

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