February 2022
CHIPPEWA COUNTY COURT RECORDS
Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office Soto Reyes, Jorge Luis, Milan; Offense date 8/24/21 Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount Marijuana (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 12/14/2021 Guilty; Disposition 02/01/2022 Statutory stay of adjudication; Court Decision 02/01/2022 Continued; Local Confinement 6 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 3 Days); $300 Fine. Trauba, Nicholas Paul, Springfield; Offense date 7/4/21 Domestic Assault-Misdemeanor-Commits Act to Cause Fear of Immediate Bodily Harm or Death (Misdemeanor); Plea 12/22/2021 Guilty; Disposition 02/01/2022 Convicted; Court Decision 02/01/2022 Sentenced; Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 87 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 3 Days); $300 Fine.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. During the month of February, teens, community members, and advocacy groups among others, raise awareness about the issue of teen dating violence. This campaign is headed by Love is Respect. Love is Respect is an initiative that engages, educates, and empowers young people to prevent and end abusive relationships. This is a safe, inclusive space where teens and young adults can access information and get support in an environment designed specifically for them. Love is Respect has a theme each year for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). The theme for 2022 is “Talk About It!” The goal of this is to theme is to emphasize the fact that everyone has their own valuable and unique story. Collective experiences and shared understandings can allow for better understanding and communication between teens and adults.
Caregiver respite and support Opportunities
Caregiving can feel simultaneously rewarding and exhausting. As conditions progress, caregivers may begin to feel more and more isolated and even burned out. Pandemic restrictions have only exacerbated this. I was recently reminded of the wonderful resources and opportunities that Lutheran Social Services offers to caregivers in our area and wanted to make sure that you were aware of them, too. You don’t need to go through a difficult time on your own.
Public invited to open house for Highway 67 reconstruction project
The public is invited to attend an in-person open house for the Highway 67 reconstruction project in Clarkfield. The open house will be held at the Clarkfield City Hall Meeting Room at 910 10th Avenue on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A brief presentation will be held at 5:15 p.m. and again at 6:15 p.m.
Council approves city property use requests for upcoming events
Monday evening's regular monthly meeting of the Montevideo City Council was brief, with not a lot of action items on the agenda. Some items discussed and approved included annual applications for use of City property for some notable upcoming events including a request from the Chamber of Commerce to close a portion of Main Street for the St. Patrick's Day parade to be held on Thursday, March 17th. There was also a request from the Knights of Columbus to shut down a portion of Sixth Street north of Black Oak Avenue to Eureka Avenue for their annual Fish Fry on March 4th and April 8th. The Montevideo
BEE Well Clinic & MedSpa opens in Montevideo
Working under a philosophy of offering a modernized, holistic approach to health care needs, Dr. Donna Piotter DNP, APRN, FNP-BC has recently opened the BEE Well Clinic, PLLC in the East Acres office building on Grove Avenue in Montevideo. Dr. Piotter is a family nurse practitioner with over 30 years of healthcare experience working under a variety of titles including Personal Care Attendant (PCA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Associate of Science Degree in Nursing Registered Nurse (ADN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse (BSN), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) which included a specialty track for the Advanced Practice Register Nurse (APRN). Dr. Piotter’s specialty is Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), and she is a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner (FNPBC). “My terminal degree is the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP),” she says. “I was a nurse for 23 years before going back to obtain my family nurse practitioner degree. It is because of my passion I felt compelled to really look at the sciences in health and the burdens of disease that many are stricken with.”
Jolly Pops group to visit Montevideo in April
On Tuesday, April 12th, the Jolly Pops - a group of self-described “happy dads” will be hosting a performance of music and movement at the Sanford Elementary School Gymnasium. The event is free of charge and open to the public and begins at 5:30 p.m. The band’s founder, Willem Hartong, was a former touring rock-androller, who decided to retire from that lifestyle with three young daughters at home. “I started writing songs for them, and working in preschools developing a program,” he says. “I thought it would be fun to create a band of dads, hence the name Jolly Pops. We’re the happy dads.” Hartong functions as the organizer and center of the band, along with two other fulltime band members, and a stable of musical dads ready to join depending on the event or travel times. The group has been performing around Minnesota, Wisconsin, and soon in Iowa for the last five years.
Team UNITED takes second
On Friday, Team UNITED wrestlers traveled to the HighWater Ethanol Invitational in Lamberton, taking second place with a score of 171. Those scoring first place for Team UNITED were Daniel Gunlogson (113 pounds), Zander Clausen (120 pounds), and Keaton Haas (220 pounds). The team takes to the mats again at a triangular in Minneota on Thursday.
Korthuis Jewelry announces closure of Montevideo store
Korthuis Jewelry recently announced in a Facebook post that the Montevideo location will be closing in mid-March with the retirement of John Korthuis from the familyowned and operated business. John will be retiring, however, he will still be working a couple of days a week in the business's Granite Falls location. The announcement came along with another announcement of a store closing sale that began on Tuesday and will go through Mid-March in the Montevideo store, featuring up to 70% off markdowns store-wide.
Thunder Hawk girls defeat Melrose, BOLD last week
Last Tuesday, the Montevideo girls basketball team defeated the Melrose Dutchmen in a West Central Conference victory in Melrose, 70-57. Leaders in that game included Avery Koenen, who scored a game-high 26 points with 12 rebounds, two blocks. Teagan Epema scored another 16 points toward the team total with six rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Complete scoring from that game follows: