May 2023
CCM Health recognized as national leader
SignifyHealth, a leading healthcare platform provider, has recognized CCM Health as a national leader in prevention and wellness. CCM Health has made a commitment to be proactive in health care by getting Medicare patients to complete their annual wellness visits last year. CCM Health has demonstrated a commitment to take preventative measures for patients that has set the standard for providers across the country.
Auditions open for The Phantom Tollbooth
Open auditions for the Lac qui Parle Players production of The Phantom Tollbooth will be held Tuesday, May 23rd from 6:30-9:30 pm at the newly- renovated Prairie Arts Center, or by appointment with director Heidi Felton.
Garrison Keillor and Friends
When you bang up your knee so it swells up like an elephant’s and it brings tears to your eyes to take a step, the orthopedic guy gives you a knee brace to wear requiring four straps to be wrapped tight around the leg and hooked and held tight by Velcro strips, a piece of equipment that I, a professional humorist with less mechanical ability than the average primate, need to remove every night when I go to bed and reattach in the morning. My wife could do this in a jiffy but I made her go to Minnesota to play the opera (she’s a violist) because I love her and because I don’t want her to see me as a pitiful helpless wretch.
Montevideo Prom 2023 held with “Roaring 20s” theme
On Saturday, a crowd gathered outside of the Montevideo High School to watch the traditional drive-up portion of the MHS Prom. Some raindrops didn’t stop the festivities as prom goers arrived with umbrellas.
Thunder Hawk boys defeat Minnewaska, BOLD
Last Tuesday afternoon, the Thunder Hawks boys varsity baseball team played a double-header against Minnewaska at home. In Game one, Montevideo took the win 8-4. Scoring from that game follows: Montevideo 100 106 x-8 6 2 Minnewaska 000 200 2-4 7 3 Hitting: Cooper Dack 1-3 2b r rbi-3 bb, Jackson Baldwin 1-3 r hbp, Gannon Reidinger 1-4 2b rbi-3, Griffin Epema 1-4 3b r-2, Brody Dack 0-0 r sac hbp, Grayson Eisenlohr 1-1, Luke Kuno 1-1 rbi, Daniel Gunlogson 0-1 r bb.
Folsom Prison Experience features music of Johnny Cash June 24 in Dawson
Dawson-Boyd Arts Association announces that tickets are now on sale for the Riverfest Weekend show, Folsom Prison Experience, at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, June 24 at 7:00 pm. Described as “an immersive tribute drama,” Folsom Prison Experience is a musical that merges live concert, stage drama, audience participation and interactive theater. The show recreates one of the most important days in Johnny Cash’s storied musical career - January 13, 1968 – when he and his entourage put on two shows for the inmates of California’s Folsom Prison.
Vendors prepare to bring new goods to the 11th annual Milwaukee Road Heritage Center festival
Milwaukee Road Heritage Center is preparing to host its 11th annual craft, vendor and collectibles sale as a part of the annual Montevideo Fiesta Days activities. This year’s sale will be held on Saturday, June 17th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to the arts and crafts, there will be a model railroad exhibit on display, and the railroad museum and rail cars will be open for self-guided tours throughout the day as well. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a trackless train ride.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Assembly of God, Clarkfield SUNDAY: Sunday School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.; Evening 7 p.m. Wednesday: Teens 5 p.m.; Young Explorers 6:30 p.m.
Scars of War
The sound of slicks upon the wind No longer heard in rotor’s din Above the canopies of green In jungle colors sunlight sheen Still in my mind they seem to glow In my memories night time flow And drops of blood on jungle ferns Within my fevered mind still burns ! All these years has not taken away The images of body bags on jungle clay I am still lost in elephant grass Looking for my home at last.
From the Editor’s Desk
Sometimes we think we have more time than we do. As was the case with my entire week last week, planning to write this very column Sunday evening to allow for the week to play out enough that I may have something of local interest to talk about. Alas, sometimes the weekend goes to chaos, such as this one did for me, and Monday morning I’m struggling to collect a single, useful thought before the deadline for the first newspaper jumps up to grab this column that hasn’t yet been written.