Give the gift of outdoor opportunities

For those hunting for holiday gift ideas, consider giving someone the opportunity for a lifetime of outdoor adventures with a Minnesota lifetime fishing or hunting license.

Hunters can donate their deer

Hunters can participate in a program that allows them to donate whole deer they harvest to food shelves and feeding programs.The program, offered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, provides an excellent source of protein to people in need while helping reduce local deer populations.To participate, hunters must have their deer processed at a MDA-registered meat processing plant that has agreed to participate in the program.

Recipe of the Week

Submitted by Myrna Stolen, MarshallA note from Myrna: Looking for a good apple bar recipe?

Chippewa County Courts

MN State Patrol - MarshallMeyer, Tyler Jordan, Marshall; Offense date 11/10/23 CMV - Fail to carry proof of annual (periodic) inspection on vehicle (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/18/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/18/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/18/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Lopez Jron, Kevin Alexander, Minneapolis; Offense date 10/25/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/17/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/17/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/17/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Vjaczk, Okrijta, Aberdeen, South Dakota; Offense date 9/13/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/11/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/11/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/11/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Tzep-Ortiz, Pedro Carlos, Willmar; Offense date 10/9/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/10/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/10/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/10/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Rich, Dennis Ionofanovich, Granite Falls; Offense date 4/30/21 Driving After Revocation (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/17/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/17/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/17/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Credit for time served 90 days).Ramos Castillo, Jader Efrain, Minneapolis; Offense date 11/1/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/21/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/21/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/21/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Chippewa County Sheriff’s OfficeTeichert, Douglas Bennie, Montevideo; Offense date 11/10/23 Trespass - Permission required to enter agricultural land for outdoor recreation purposes (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/19/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/19/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/19/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Myles, Zaniya Marie, St.

Faith Column: Reflecting on Thanksgiving

Psalm 9: 1-21 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.Today we are going to look at Thankfulness.As we reflect back on Thanksgiving, we need to take a look at what the Bible says about being Thankful.We express thankfulness in a variety of ways.I have heard unbelievers “Thank Jesus” for things.I have seen kids get what they want and say “Oh thank God”.I don’t doubt they are words of thanksgiving, but is it being thankful?There are verses that tell us to be thankful to each other.The Bible does have a lot to say to us about thankfulness if we take the time to read it.Let me set a picture for you.Maybe it is not like this at your house, but I think it is a typical Thanksgiving.

Prescribed burns planned for southwest Minnesota

Motorists traveling through southwest Minnesota during the next few weeks may experience smoky conditions while MnDOT crews are conducting prescribed burns, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.Prescribed burns are weather dependent and difficult to plan more than a few days in advance.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: Thank goodness for Minnesota

Winter is here, people, and let’s face it — somebody has to live up here in the north, we can’t all sit around Mirage-a-Lounge, Florida, and play golf every day, somebody has to raise the soybeans and defend the border against the insatiable Canadians, and so here we are, putting on our puffy coats that make us look fat and stocking caps that destroy our hairstyle and heading out into the frigid blast and going to work and getting important stuff done, and not passing nuclear secrets around to our pals at the club or doubling the size of our penthouse on loan applications.

From the Editor’s Desk

“Where did the squid go?”I answered the phone a couple of weeks ago to the above noted question.