Montevideo High School students inducted into National Honor Society
On Monday evening, the Montevideo High School hosted a ceremony to induct new students to the National Honor Society. New members are as follows: Sophomores: Gavin Arends, Devin Ashling, Lillie Bahl, Jackson Baldwin, Carson Boike, Talan Brock, Ellie Christopherson, Cooper Dack, Isaac Day, Karley Enevoldsen, Simon Fitzkappes, Alexander Gonzalez Munoz, Jace Goslee, Daniel Gunlogson, Henry Hanna, Tristan Hendrickson, Gerardo Lainez Diaz, Carson Lynner, Gavin Marty, Christopher Matamorous Cruz, Maren Nelson, Ryzen Nelson, Jacob Ochsendorf, Mason Pederson, Madison Picht, Alyssa Siverhus, Raegan Stanley, Kaitlin Sulier, Madison VanBinsbergen, Isaac Voller, Brenna Winters.
Paywall to launch soon on Montevideo American-News website
The Montevideo American News’s new website launched on March 1st. The e-edition paywall was currently down as a part of the transition, but once it is re-established, current digital subscribers will need to sign in again and reset their passwords as the Montevideo American News has transitioned from former owner, Gannett to new owner, CherryRoad Media. The Montevideo American News website paywall will launch on May 3rd.
Presentation on WPA program given at Minnesota’s Machinery Museum annual meeting
Minnesota photographer Doug Ohman was at the Minnesota’s Machinery Museum annual meeting in Hanley Falls last week to provide a presentation titled “The New Deal”. The presentation was of interest, as the school building that now houses the museum was originally constructed as a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects.
Community Center provides activities, fellowship
On Wednesday, May 4th, the members of the Montevideo Community Center are hosting an Open House Meet & Greet with the hope of showing off all the Community Center has to offer. The Community Center, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic had around 250 members.
City Council, County Board hold join meeting on MnDOT study results
On Monday evening, the City Council and Chippewa County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting to hear a report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation on a study conducted on the intersection of County Road 15, 24th Street and Highway 7.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, April 29th: Co-op Credit Union will be hosting a Shred Event at the bank on Friday, April 29th from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Protect yourself against identity theft. Do not throw documents that have your personal information. SHRED them at the Spring Cleaning Shred Event from 9 to 11 a.m.
From the Editor’s Desk
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Art Norby, an author and artist who resides in Arizona, but was raised in Montevideo. Mr. Norby has authored a number of books, and chooses his hometown of Montevideo to be the setting for them. He and I had a discussion about “serials”, and I’m sure he was quite surprised to know that I am a big fan of them. If you’ve never heard about “serials”, they’re really quite interesting. In the good ol’ days, “serials” were how many authors got their start. Stephen King started his writing career with them, and even the local newspapers had them. “Serials” are works of fiction - novels - that are published in installments. In a newspaper, that usually looked like a chapter a week in print. They’ve also appeared in literary magazines and periodicals. Sometimes they were written specifically for that kind of print, sometimes they were written as full-length novels and later broken up into “serials”. In the late 1800s and early 1920s, they were very popular in newspapers.
Boys basketball alumni tournament held Easter weekend
On Saturday morning, Montevideo High School boys basketball alumni gathered at the school’s gymnasium for a tournament that boy’s basketball coach Derek Webb hopes to make an annual event. This was the second time the event was held, as it was originally held in 2019, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was postponed in subsequent years until now.
Live Well, Age Wisely: Legacy
If you have asked about me about writing a will or have been thinking that it would be a good idea to get that legal document in place, I have great news for you! Last week I received an email from Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) about a new partnership they have formed with FreeWill, an online tool to write a legal will at no personal cost. SWIF is an independent community foundation whose mission is connecting people, investing in ideas, and building communities. They support many initiatives in our region, in fact, my position at Prairie Five is funded in part with a grant from SWIF.
Alex Meixner, Rory Hoffman to perform in Montevideo
Alex Meixner travels from Texas this week to perform alongside Rory Hoffmann at the United Methodist Church as a part of a duo performance made possible through the Minnesota Valley Community Concert Association. The show was originally to take place in 2020 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The show will now take place on Thursday, April 21st from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo. Tickets are available at the door.