Two of the Yellow Medicine East Silhouettes Dance team members, Brooke Meyer and Kayla Nordaune have been chosen for the MADT All-State dance team 2022. Brooke Meyer was chosen for the Class A High Kick Team, while Kayla Nordaune was chosen for the Class A Jazz team. Both will represent the Yellow Medicine East Silhouette Dance Team at the MADT All-State Dance Showcase. PHOTO SUBMITTED
Lac qui Parle State Park is preparing for the return of the "Lake that Speaks" Lumiary Hike after last year's COVID-related cancellation of the event. This year, the event that has been held since 2015, will be held on January 15th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Granite Falls Area Community Foundation (GFACF) will be featuring John Lauritsen, WCCO television reporter, as the speaker at their Annual Grant Awards Event on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022, at the Granite Run Golf Course (event sponsor for the GFACF Event).
Christine Utz, of Minneapolis, and Jessie Hennen, of Wood Lake, recently formed a business called Prairie Fire Wordsmiths, offering editing services and education to those with an interest in the art of the written word.
Anyone interested in learning more about the high school clay target league is invited to a free webinar with Jason Kelvie from the USA High School Clay Target League. Kelvie will provide information about how to register your school program, divisions of competition, when the league starts shooting and competing in high school clay target shoots, and state championships.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the conception of Yellow Medicine County, Yellow Medicine City, Minnesota Falls, Granite Falls, and the 25 townships. In 1803, Minnesota became part of what was then the Louisiana Purchase. By spring of 1849, what would be called the Minnesota Territory (including the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana) was formed from what was then Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. That summer, the northern tier of townships in Yellow Medicine County was a part of what was then “Dahkota” County and the southern tier of townships in Yellow Medicine County were a part of what was them “Waubashaw” County. These were two of nine counties forming what was then Minnesota Territory. The western boundary of the State of Minnesota was set at the Red River of the North, Lake Travers, Big Stone Lake, and the Corteau des Prairie boundary between Minnesota and South Dakota. Everything to the east of this boundary was in the state of Minnesota and everything to the west was in the newly formed “Dakota Territory.”
Pioneer PBS is proud to announce that Amanda Anderson, producer of the station’s Compass public affairs program has been selected as one of 16 LEDE Fellows out of a worldwide pool of 250 applicants by the Solutions Journalism Network.
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Prairie Five recognized the need to find a way to make contact more available for older community members who were suffering from a loss of face-to-face contact. “We saw how many activities moved online - church services, medical appointments, presentations, and more and wanted to be sure that the older adults in our five-county service area would be able to stay connected with these opportunities, as well as with family and friends,” says Laura Thomas, Prairie Five Community Action Council’s Director of Aging Well.
The Department of Public Transformation in Granite Falls announced in December that two new employees will be joining the staff this month. Holly Doll will be joining the staff as the Ignite Rural Program Coordinator, and Sarina Otaibi will be joining the staff as the Creative Rural Building Program Director. The Department of Public Transformation (or DoPT), is an artist-led organization working to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic pride, and equitable participation in rural areas.
Shelly Bednar has joined the Montevideo office of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. as a financial advisor. She is joining Legacy Financial Partners, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Their office is located at 525 Legion Dr, Ste 4, in Montevideo.