November 2023

From the Editor’s Desk
Dog owners know that every dog out there has a personality as big as any human you know.

Memory Care Corner: Be Careful what you Promise
According to the Oxford dictionary a promise is a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that particular thing will happen.
MnDOT announces availability of $12.5 million in grants for Greater Minnesota community projects
Minnesota communities, schools and their partners are invited to apply for funding on local projects that enhance transportation goals, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today.The funding ($12.5 million in total) is available in federal funding through the Transportation Alternatives program in Greater Minnesota (each region has a sub-targeted fund).

More snow possible into the weekend
Many people think of the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 when they think of Halloween here in Minnesota.

Milan Community News
Well, it looks like Mother Nature is really serious about this change of seasons.

Montevideo Arts News: Prairie Arts Chorale Concert series kicks off Nov. 4
PRAIRIE ARTS CHORALE FALL CONCERT SERIES KICKS OFF IN MONTEVIDEO NOV 4!A Life in Song: Connecting Generations Through the Magic of Music is this season’s concert theme.
The Lowe Down: If I knew then what I know now…
The other day in a conversation with friends, we discussed life and how we wished we had known then what we know now.

Fall Colors update, week seven
Last call for fallSnow’s been falling in the northwest corner of the state, with a winter weather advisory and a forecast of up to 6 inches of snow, with winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: Standing at 86th waiting for a train
It’s never too late to be polite and once you’ve gone that far you may as well be friendly.
Faith Column: Always give thanks
Ephesians 5:20 New International Version, “always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”Over the years each of our holidays has assumed its own distinct color scheme in our memories and in our expectations — both graphically and emotionally.