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The Chippewa County Historical Society will host the 64th annual Lac qui Parle Mission Sunday on Sunday, July 10, 2022. The day will begin with a worship service at 10:30 a.m. led by Dr. Reverend Clifford Canku, and will feature the Dakota Ascension Choir and the hymn “Lac qui Parle”, which was composed by Joseph Renville and inspired by Jeremiah 10:12-13. This hymn, which has been in the Dakota Odowan since 1846, was translated into English by Philip Frazier, a third generation Dakota pastor in the Congregational church. It is perhaps the most widely known Christian Indian hymn in the United States, a legacy to all people from the Santee Dakota, who still sing it in their native language.

Yellow Medicine Soil & Water Conservation District A partnership of local governments is working to protect Del Clark Lake in Yellow Medicine County with support from a $300,000 Clean Water Fund grant from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Del Clark Lake is not yet impaired and is assessed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as fully supporting aquatic recreation.

My condolences to the family of Dorothy Brusven. Jacob & Jennifer Hurst & family were in the Granite Falls Parade in the Montevideo Legion & Auxiliary van last Sunday.

Minnesota State Patrol Maldonado Cotto, Carlos Rafael, Marshall; Offense date 10/16/21 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 6/24/22 Guilty; Disposition 6/24/22 Convicted; Court Decision 6/24/22 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine. Rand, Allan Dean, Granite Falls; Offense date 7/25/19 Driving After Suspension (Misdemeanor); Plea 6/24/22 Guilty; Disposition 6/24/22 Convicted; Court Decision 6/24/22 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.

Kelsey McGrath of Hazel Run has been named to the Deans’ List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year. McGrath, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, was named to the Dean’s List for the College of Education and Human Sciences.

Local student Douglas Jan earned a Master of Special Education degree in Special Education from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn., during the 2021-2022 school year. Bemidji State University educates people to lead inspired lives.