July 2022

From the Editor’s Desk

Last week my grandmother called me to inform me that she was sending me an envelope full of recipes for use in the newspaper. I’ve been putting out call outs for recipes here and there for months, to no avail, so I was excited to hear this.

Staycation Itinerary: An afternoon at Lac qui Parle State Park

Lac qui Parle in French means “lake which speaks”; in Dakota it means “little talking lake”. The area that now exists as Lac qui Parle State Park was once settled by a Dakota village near the site of Fort Renville, which located in what is now the state park.

Church of Cash to perform at Chippewa County Fair

Church of Cash will be performing at the Chippewa County Fair on Sunday, July 31st. Jay Ernest, the lead singer of Church of Cash recently shared the history of the band, organizing and performing a set called the Folsom Prison Experience, as well as what touring is like.

Former foreign exchange student and host family reunite after 27 years

When Vladimir Tiuso, of Colombia, made the decision to enter the Foreign Exchange Student program, he likely didn’t anticipate gaining a life-long friendship with a family in Minnesota. However, that’s exactly what happened, as Tiuso, who spent the 1994- 95 school year in rural Montevideo returned last week with his entire family to visit his host family, the Poiers.

Beverly Moen

Beverly Moen of Montevideo died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids at the age of 88. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 11 a.m.

Big Tech is Steamrolling America’s Newspapers

Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.

Beyond Reason

Dressed to Grill In hip hop culture, a grill is dental jewelry for inside your mouth so your teeth can sparkle with gold or diamonds. In a car, a grille covers an opening in the body of a vehicle to allow air flow.

PRAIRIE NOTEBOOK

So how’s your garden going these days? Better still, how’s your water bill looking? Seems the only rain we’ve had has been just a teaser, taunting us and the veggies many of us are trying to grow. Unfortunately, tho’ many backyard gardeners mean well, some don’t know what “well” means - at least when it comes to proper and sufficient water-ing of their ‘crops’.