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Irvine completes training
Stone Irvine just returned from an annual training in Michigan, after 18 days, with a challenge coin, AAM & COA awards. Stone was included as one of the “real life” medical support soldiers in a ground evac. unit for Michigan’s Northern Strike Training. Stone is in the back row, far left, in the large group photo. In the small group photo, Stone is on the far right.
Local artists to display at return of Meander Art Crawl
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson The Meander Art Crawl returns this year September 30th through October 2nd. The annual event offers a variety of stops at artists studios and artist hosting locations along a route through the Upper Minnesota River Valley from Clinton to Granite Falls.
Breeding waterfowl counts show numbers at or below long-term averages
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Spring waterfowl population counts by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources provide data that the DNR uses to produce population estimates. This year, the estimates are average or below-average for several species of waterfowl that nest in Minnesota.
Lyon County Recycling News
Stephanie Bethke-De-Jaeghere Environmental Technician Educator Coordinator The number one item that we recycle in Lyon County is paper. Approximately, 75% of what we recycle by weight is paper.
September is Emergency Preparedness Month
Countryside Public Health September is Emergency Preparedness month. While many of the emergencies in our area are likely to be weather related, there are countless possible disasters that could happen at any time.
Walk-in Access lands open starting September 1st
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Beginning Thursday, Sept. 1, hunters can access nearly 29,000 acres of private land across 39 counties in western and south-central Minnesota through the Walk-In Access program, which pays landowners to allow public hunting on their property.
Advanced screening of new Ken Burns documentary scheduled at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson On September 8th, the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum will host an advanced screening of a new documentary by long-time filmmaker, director and producer for PBS, Ken Burns, with Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. The event is in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Deer lottery application deadline is September 8th
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds firearm and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as antlerless permit lottery this hunting season to purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 8.
Local artist selected for Rural Regenerator Fellowship
Springboard for the Arts Springboard for the Arts is excited to announce the new cohort of Rural Regenerator Fellows for 2022. Springboard for the Arts has selected 10 Rural Regenerator Fellows who live or work in rural communities across the Upper Midwest.