Curt Holt, former Football Coach and teacher at GFHS from 1956 to 1961 passed away on February 4th. The funeral date has not been set. Curt and his wife moved from California to Plymouth, Minnesota a few years ago. His wife passed away three years ago. If you have any questions, please call me at 320-564-3937.
“One of the neat things about Granite Falls,” I said to a poet from Chicago last Saturday evening, “is how great our small community is at celebrating the arts.” We Minnesotans are not known for our bragging abilities, but I couldn’t help it: at our writing-conference dinner party, we’d been talking about how places that are, say, covered in vibrant murals tend to be healthier places, and why that might be. I was proud to have a shining example on hand.
And we’re back! We (I) ceded the paper inches to other news last week: your columnist mistakenly believed there was no local arts news she hadn’t already updated you on. Boy, was she wrong.
Question: I read your article last week about trailer safety. I would like more information on trailer hitch ball sizes and why they have different sizes? Answer: There are four different trailer hitch ball sizes.
We are well into March and it looks like this month is going to be one that is characterized as being an active month. We started off the month snowy and that trend continued Sunday night into Monday.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation - District 8 is receiving a $2.5 million dollar federal award to improve safety at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 9 in New London and a $1.9 million dollar award to install rumble strips on state highways throughout District 8. The funding is made possible through the Highway Safety Improvement Program, also known as HSIP.
OF THE WEEK Submitted by Myrna Stölen A note from Myrna: These are easy to make and colorful with a streusel topping. Cherry Streusel Bars 2/3 Cup Butter 2 Cups Flour 1/2 Cup Sugar 1 Can Cherry Pie Filling 1/2 Cup Coconut or Chopped Nuts Cut butter into flour and sugar, and mix until particles are fine (low speed on mixer).
Another of the wonderful services that Prairie Five offers is tax assistance. We have tax clinics available in several locations in our five counties (Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine) provided through our partnership with the Internal Revenue Service’s VITA program.
Envisioning new opportunities for recreation for area residents and visitors to enjoy is fun. But getting parks improved, trails built and other facilities constructed often involves finding a pathway through a tangle of regulations and funding challenges. That can be frustrating but it can also be rewarding and fun, if the effort results in a new park, trail or recreation area.
Direct Assistance to Crime Victims Survivors Bill Becci ten Bensel & Women’s Rural Advocacy Program Staff The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs (OJP) distributes approximately $54 million annually in state and federal funds to programs across Minnesota providing services to crime victims. The Minnesota OJP has informed all current grantees, including WRAP (Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs), that all states are receiving VOCA reductions.