June 2022

Iowa State University spring grads list announced

Iowa State University honored more than 4,700 students who received degrees during spring commencement ceremonies May 12-14. Alumna Beth Ford, president and chief executive officer of Land O’Lakes, received a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree for her contributions as a leader in business and agriculture and advocate for farmers and rural communities.

GUESS WHO?

Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.

COURT NEWS

Minnesota State Patrol Oman, Mark Alan, Sauk Centre; Offense date 4/8/22 Driving After Revocation (Misdemeanor); Plea 6/3/22 Guilty; Disposition 6/3/22 Convicted; Court Decision 6/3/22 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine. Castillo, Rachel, Willmar; Offense date 3/24/22 Driving After Revocation (Misdemeanor); Plea 6/6/22 Guilty; Disposition 6/6/22 Convicted; Court Decision 6/6/22 Payable without appearance; $70 Fine.

The Trinity

If you are a confirmation student looking for a good way to sidetrack your pastor, you could do worse than asking them to explain the Trinity. The three persons of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, can be difficult to understand individually. Many picture God as an old man who is alternately disinterestedly distant and vengeful, Jesus as a person who arrived at a stable at Christmas and was hung from a cross sometime around Easter, and the Holy Spirit as… Well, there are no secular traditions around Pentecost, so we don’t normally give much thought to the Spirit. One might also think that God became Jesus so that people could see him then became the Spirit after returning to heaven to sit next to himself and wait to come back.

Minnesota West Community & Technical College application deadline

Minnesota West Community & Technical College Minnesota West Community & Technical College awarded students of $82,000 in scholarships last year. There are a wide variety of scholarships for new and returning students available through the Minnesota West Foundation and the Minnesota Workforce Development scholarship.

News from Milan

What a beautiful Sunday morning. I’m so glad that the day is great because my mood is on the blue side. The Milan All School Reunion is winding down with church services this morning and then it will be over. I have had such a good time rekindling old memories of time spent with my classmates. And now it’s OVER. The committee put on such a wonderful party for all of us. A mere thank you doesn’t seem like enough praise for all their hard work.

Warm stretch coming our way this weekend

It has been great to get a break from the storms since Memorial Day. However, some showers and thunderstorms did move in late Sunday night into Monday morning across parts of the state.

Live Well, Age Wisely: Protecting Medicare Dollars

Can you believe that fraud, errors, and abuse cost Medicare more than $60 billion last year? Medicare fraud is one of the most rampant forms of fraud in the US. There are a variety of ways it is committed and ultimately all taxpayers end up paying for the dishonesty of others. The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) began in 1997 and this year, for their 25th anniversary, they named June 5th as the start of National Medicare Fraud Prevention Week. The following suggestions come from their web site at smpresource.org.