October 2023

From the Editor’s Desk

In my first year in journalism, one of the most interesting encounters I had involved a politician - perhaps the least controversial politician that I can remember that gained any national notoriety.

Area Church Schedules

Assembly of God, ClarkfieldSUNDAY: Sunday School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.; Evening 7 p.m.Wednesday: Teens 5 p.m.; Young Explorers 6:30 p.m.Augustana Lutheran Church, ClarkfieldSunday Worship 9:30, Children’s Worship 3rd SundayBergen Lutheran Church, Granite FallsSunday Worship 8:30 a.m., Sunday School 2nd and last SundaysBig Bend Lutheran, MilanHoly Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays of each monthSUNDAY: Worship services begin at 10:30 am at Big Bend Lutheran Church in Milan.Buffalo Lutheran, Rural DeGraffSUNDAY: Worship at 8:15 a.m., Communion held on first Sunday of the month.Cornerstone Baptist, MontevideoMON-FRI: Gracenotes on KDMA 1460 7:35 a.m.SUNDAY: Morning Worship Service 9:30 AM (Communion the first Sunday each month) (Service broadcast on Facebook & KDMA at 10:00 AM) Sunday School 11:00 AM (Classes for all ages) Wed.: Pacebook 3:15-4:30 PM School Days (For Grades K-6th) Left Right Center 6:00 PM School Days (For 7th -12th Grace)Crossroads Lutheran Church, DawsonWednesay October 11: 7 p.m.

Chippewa County Courts

MN State Patrol - MarshallLoeffler, Timothy J, Clara City; Offense date 8/7/23 Driving After Revocation (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/1/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/1/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/1/23 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, October 12th: Ingstad Comedy Tour at The Hollywood on Main featuring Joe Zimmerman, Tim Harmston and Bower.

Recipe of the Week

Submitted by Myrna Stolen, MarshallA note from Myrna: Make this for kids because it is quick.

Recipe of the Week

Submitted by Myrna Stolen, MarshallA note from Myrna: Make this for kids because it is quick.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: A fable about bewilderment

Every day the naked American emperor stalks us, hollering in the hallways, screeching from the screen, demanding attention, and who can avert their eyes from him, his enormous hairy hindquarters, his baggy pectorals and jowls, his tiny privates squiggled up under his protuberant belly, his bared teeth, the glare of his stare, the shouts of “Deranged!” and “Leftist!” and “Weaponization of Witches!” and how can other Republican candidates compete against this Enormity, this Never Before Seen, this Once in a Lifetime Solar Eclipse and Monsoon of a Man?They can’t.