May 2023
Grant received to help fund creation of three daycare pods
Grant received to help fund creation of three daycare pods At Monday evening’s meeting of the Montevideo City Council, the council approved a resolution accepting a $30,000 Rural Community Child Care Grant. City Community Development Coordinator Jack Gottfried has applied for the grant from First Children’s Finance in order to help fund a project with two new childcare pod models to be built.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, May 20th: Fiesta Flora Society of Montevideo’s annual Plant Sale 10-2 p.m. at the Montevideo Community Center.
Montevideo baseball defeats Benson
Last Wednesday, the Montevideo Thunder Hawks boys varsity baseball team took on Benson for a 12-6 victory in a West Central Conference away game. Leaders in the game included Brady Snell who struck out five, walking one, allowing one hit, one run.
Off-Highway vehicle riding season underway
After a long winter, the off-highway vehicle riding season is upon us. Minnesota boasts more than 3,000 miles of trails for all types of OHVs and rider skill levels.
Scouting the Thunder Hawks
Montevideo’s baseball team is off to an impressive start, at 9-1, and “many guys are stepping up both offensively and defensively,” Thunder Hawks coach Tim Epema said earlier this week, as his club prepared for games against powerhouses Melrose, MACRAY and Atwater-Cosmos- Grove City.
Thunder Hawks sports update
THURSDAY Softball -- at Yellow Medicine East, 4:30 p.m. The Thunder Hawks defeated Minnewaska 18-7 in the nightcap of a home doubleheader, after losing the opener 8-7.
DIANNE LYNNE HANSEN
Dianne White (nee Hansen) was born on September 1, 1946, in Granite Falls to Ernest Hansen and Anne (Klein) Hansen, the 5th of eight children born to this union. On April 15, 2022, Dianne was welcomed into God’s hands.
EILEEN KOHLMAN
June 18, 1926 - May 9, 2023 Eileen Kohlman, 96, of Appleton passed away Tuesday morning, May 9, 2023, in Appleton Area Health-Care Center. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m.
