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Clarkfield American Legion & Auxiliary will meet Wed. March 9th at 3 pm at City Hall.
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Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life meeting scheduled
The next Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life meeting will be held on Monday, February 28th, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Co-op Credit Union in Montevideo.
Silhouettes teams place in top three at State Dance Competition
Silhouettes team members who were named to the Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team are seniors Jenna Weir and Riley Enstad. SIGNATURE STILLS BY MARIAH .
Former NFL player who grew up in local area publishes book
Larry Cole grew up on a farm near Hazel Run, attending church with his family at Yellow Medicine Lutheran in Hanley Falls every Sunday, and attending school in Granite Falls. Cole, who now lives in Texas, published a book in November of 2021 about his life experiences, including playing for the NFL.
Valhalla Apartments in Clarkfield celebrates 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, the Valhalla Apartments opened in Clarkfield, after a lot of effort from a board that was formed in order to secure the building for Clarkfield’s future. Richard Petersen, of Clarkfield, is one of the original Board members. “I got appointed to the board after one of the original board members left town and I was selected to be on the board for quite a long time during the construction phase of the facility,” Petersen recalls.
YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY COURT RECORDS
Granite Falls Police Department Moist, Justin Tyler, Granite Falls; Offense date 11/21/2021 Disorderly Conduct - Brawling or Fighting (Misdemeanor); Plea 2/14/22 Guilty, Disposition 2/14/22 Convicted; Court Decision 2/14/22 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 88 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 2 Days); $100 Fine. Melodee Jo Spring, Granite Falls; Offense date 4/21/21 Drugs - 5th Degree Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount Marijuana (Felony); Plea 2/14/22 Guilty; Disposition 2/14/22 Convicted; Court Decision 2/14/22 Stay of Imposition, Local Confinement (6 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 6 Days); $200 Fine.
Silhouettes High Kick team are Sections champions; team heads to State this weekend
The High Kick team is now headed to State at the Target Center. PHOTOS BY JESSICA STÖLEN-JACOBSON The YME Silhouettes High Kick team were the champions at the Montevideo Sections competition Saturday afternoon.
Ripple effects, resident artists, our river
I recently realized that my favorite places – Munich, Minneapolis, Iowa City, Granite Falls – all have rivers, each one with a distinct personality. Munich’s splinters into icy rivulets; Minneapolis’s flows large and in charge; Iowa City’s burbles slyly, a flat, deep brown.
2021-22 campaign results announced by United Way of Southwest Minnesota
United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) reports a total of $499,000 was raised during the 2021-22 fundraising campaign. A small portion of the funds raised locally will be paid directly to local organizations as designated by the donors. All other funds raised will support programs working to improve the lives of people living in the 35 communities we call home. Because of funds raised in last year’s campaign, 43,000 local people’s lives are being impacted through internal programs, community partner programs and/or other initiatives.
“…wait patiently…” (Psalm 37:7a)
Patience. According to a 2015 Fifth Third Bank Survey, 96 percent of Americans are so impatient they burn their mouths because they cannot wait for hot foods and beverages to cool. They also reported that more than half of Americans say they honk their horn after the light turns green if the vehicle ahead of them isn’t fast enough to take off. Want more of their statistics? Many people only stay on hold one minute or less, 71 percent of those surveyed speed to get somewhere quicker, and in a single setting American binge-watch on average seven TV episodes. Interestingly, this was a bank survey, and they used the data to develop and create their digital business to be quick and efficient, knowing how many minutes or seconds people can tolerate.