From the Editor’s Desk

One of our traditions every single Thanksgiving is making my Grandma Pat’s “green jell-o”. Grandma Pat, having been from the south, had a very special version of Thanksgiving dinner that included a corn bread stuffing, and as a child I was fairly convinced that in the south, it’s a real thing to cook everything to the point of being nearly powder.

Falling temps and wind

The roads have been very slippery at times over the past week or so. I know the slick roadways contributed to many crashes during the long Thanksgiving weekend--including some fatal crashes.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: Walking to church on a cold day…

We had a couple of summery days in November in New York but now, thank goodness, summer is over and we can get back to business. Thanksgiving is done and we spent it with talkative friends and since I was brought up to believe it’s impolite to interrupt, I sat through a two-hour dinner saying nothing but “Uh-huh” and “Oh, really.” And on Sunday I stepped out into a bitter cold wind and walked to church. It felt good.

Guess Who?

Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.

Montevideo Middle School raises money for Food Shelf

Montevideo Middle School students and staff competed in the annual “Penny Wars” last week. They collected money and filled containers of the participating staff. Pennies were king - they count as positive money. Anything else (dimes, quarters, nickels, bills) counts as negative money. The teacher with the most positive money had to wear a turkey costume for the day on November 27th. Middle School Principal Mr. Huntley lost and had to wear the costume. Between students and staff MMS raised $216.27 for the Chippewa County Food Shelf.

Beyond Reason: Oh Tannenbaum. . .

According to one famous Christmas song that is for some reason named, “The Christmas Song”, the season is long on chestnuts, Jack Frost, yuletide carols, and, for some reason, though I’ve personally never seen it myself, folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Upcoming Events

Friday, December 6th: Hometown Heroes Holiday Charity Show at the Hollywood on Main Event Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Food and Beverage available for purchase. Show at 7 p.m. Tickets at the door.