Wing-Bain Funeral Home is the longest continual business serving the community of Granite Falls. Its beginnings can be traced back to 1892 – 1893 when Henry Hamre began his undertaker career. “Since those early years, Wing-Bain Funeral Home (formerly Hamre), has carried on a tradition of compassionate, dignified and professional service to people during their time of need,” says business partner Everett Bain.
Quillwork is not just a technical or even purely artistic process - it is a lens to see the world in a particular way. A method of record-keeping through design and encoding emotion. Wicanhpi Iyotan Win’s work as a Dakota quillworker began with learning the traditional methods and applications: Washing, dyeing, and harvesting to make beautiful works of embroidery, applique, and more.
Minnesota West Community & Technical College Minnesota West Community & Technical College – Minnesota West will host multiple Commencement Ceremonies for students graduating this year. The Commencement Ceremonies are scheduled as below.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, the 2022 Street and Utility Improvements project was discussed, with bids being reviewed. City Engineer Mike Amborn was at the meeting to present the council with information about the bids received. The project for 2022 includes complete street reconstruction, sanitary sewer replacement, water main replacement, storm sewer replacement, and other associated items that would need to be replaced or repaired alongside the work for multiple streets in town.
Last Monday, Melissa Peterson officially launched Authentic Excursions, LLC - a webbased business designed to provide the opportunity for people to explore and experience the Granite Falls area through planned excursion packages.
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Department Blue, James Darren, Granite Falls; Offense date 3/22/22 5th Degree Assault – Inflict or Attempt Bodily Harm; Plea 4/19/22 Guilty; Disposition 4/19/22 Convicted; Court Decision 4/19/22 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 90 Days for 6 Mo); $100 Fine.
This weather pattern is getting old, isn’t it? Of course, we had one mild day on Saturday as temperatures climbed into the low to mid-70s across much of the area. In southern Minnesota, temperatures were even warmer there on Saturday.
I love to fish. My favorite place to fish is on the Missouri River, launching out of the State Park near Pollack, South Dakota. It’s easy to feel the presence of the Great Creator on that beautiful expanse of water. Floating along on the river is relaxing. Well, normally it’s relaxing, as long as the wind doesn’t come up and you end of fighting rolling waves bigger than your boat to get back to shore. Or you don’t see a rattle snake swimming toward you trying to get in your boat. Normally, it is relaxing, even if the fish aren’t biting, the river is a beautiful place to be.
Healthy Tip of the Week: If you’ve heard that you shouldn’t eat past 6, 7, or 8 p.m. in order to lose weight, that’s just not true.
Montevideo visual artist, M E Fuller, will exhibit new works at the K. K. Berge Gallery in Granite Falls, MN. The exhibit, Original Forms, is a collection of abstract expressionist landscapes and other inspirations. The exhibit is open to the public from May 9th through June 18th.