My condolences to the families of Kathleen Jacobson & Lynell Leasman. Alex Grinager & friend Madison, Logan Grinager & friend Peyton & Molly Grinager along with Jake Albertson & Allen Jorgenson went to Dawson last Sunday afternoon to celebrate Molly’s nephew Colton Peterson’s 1st birthday.
The Southwest Adult Basic Education Program will offer a FREE adult driver education class beginning Monday, March 14. This class will be held at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College located in Granite Falls, and will continue for 8 weeks concluding on Monday, May 2. Class hours will be from 5:00 to 7:00. Students will receive instruction on a variety of topics ranging from Diverging Diamond Interchanges and ABS brakes, to basic intersection technique. This class will also provide the necessary information to assist in successfully passing the state required knowledge test. Information will be presented in a variety of formats, including videos, on-line materials, worksheets, and interesting lectures. To register, contact the Adult Basic Education Office at 320-269-9297, or Paul Knapper at 320-522-2575.
The Senior LinkAge Line is a resource that provides expert advice on Medicare, prescription drug expense assistance, forms assistance, community-based resources, finding resources in the community, caregiver planning and support and more. This presentation will help individuals learn about the Senior LinkAge Line and how it supports older adults and their families with decision making.
The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (MNRAAA) is seeking applicants for funding under Title III-E of the Older Americans Act. Funding is available to develop and/or expand caregiver support services in MNRAAA’s twenty-seven county service area for the period of June 1, 2022 – De-cember 31, 2022.
The Yellow Medicine East School District is developing a strategic plan for the district. The school board has chosen to work with the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) to provide guidance and assist with the planning.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free admission to all 75 Minnesota state parks and recreation areas on three dates coming up this year. The entrance fee waiver does not cover activities like camping, rentals or tours.
When the Minnesota State Legislature recently announced a Minnesota Main Street Economic Revitalization Program, that will offer $80 million statewide for economic redevelopment that will award grants designed to establish programs in communities that will fund economic development and redevelopment in commercial corridors, the program was designed specifically to work through non-profits, rather than through City governmental agencies. Thus, the Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF), based out of Hutchinson, but serving a broad area of the Southwestern portion of the state, stepped in to facilitate partnering communities with the program. “We put in an application for three communities – Granite Falls, Litchfield and Worthington in the first round and it was funded,” says Scott Marquardt, Senior Vice President of the Southwest Minnesota Initiative Foundation.
The Living at Home/Block Nurse program has been working to organize an upcoming opportunity for those aged 65 and older to participate in a series of three workshops under a program called Literary Post that will provide a space to work on writing their memoirs, poems, or anything they’d like to write with the assistance of an editor.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, one of the topics of discussion included a review of the report from the Granite Falls Park Board meeting held on February 23rd. In the report, it was noted that the Yellow Medicine East School is exploring options for a crow’s nest and adjusting fence down the third baseline to improve spectator sightlines at the City Softball Field. It was noted that backstop padding has been purchased and received. There was also discussion at that meeting about the participation at Open gym, noting that there has been an average of about twenty-five people who utilized the opportunity to get exercise indoors during the Open Gym hours each Sunday. Last Sunday was the last day of Open Gym hours for the season. The Granite Falls Park Board additionally discussed the phase IV project for Memorial Park. The completion of trails in Memorial Park is expected to be completed in 2023, and the fourth phase of the project also includes purchasing picnic tables and entrance piers. Signage to be placed at entrances is also a topic being discussed by the Granite Falls Park Board.
Upper Sioux Community Police Department Phillips, Erica Shantea, Granite Falls; Offense date 12/12/21 Trespass - Return to Property Within One Year (Misdemeanor); Plea 2/22/22 Guilty; Disposition 2/22/22 Convicted; Court Decision 2/22/22 Sentenced Local Confinement *30 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 30 Days For 1 Yr), $25 Fine. Granite Falls Police Department Brown, Shannon Javon, Granite Falls; Offense date 12/26/21 Fourth Degree Driving While Impaired (Misdemeanor); Plea 2/28/22 Guilty; Disposition 2/28/22 Convicted; Court Decision 2/28/22 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 90 Days for 1 Yr); $400 Fine.