BEE Well Clinic & MedSpa opens in Montevideo
Working under a philosophy of offering a modernized, holistic approach to health care needs, Dr. Donna Piotter DNP, APRN, FNP-BC has recently opened the BEE Well Clinic, PLLC in the East Acres office building on Grove Avenue in Montevideo. Dr. Piotter is a family nurse practitioner with over 30 years of healthcare experience working under a variety of titles including Personal Care Attendant (PCA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Associate of Science Degree in Nursing Registered Nurse (ADN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse (BSN), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) which included a specialty track for the Advanced Practice Register Nurse (APRN). Dr. Piotter’s specialty is Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), and she is a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner (FNPBC). “My terminal degree is the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP),” she says. “I was a nurse for 23 years before going back to obtain my family nurse practitioner degree. It is because of my passion I felt compelled to really look at the sciences in health and the burdens of disease that many are stricken with.”
Jolly Pops group to visit Montevideo in April
On Tuesday, April 12th, the Jolly Pops - a group of self-described “happy dads” will be hosting a performance of music and movement at the Sanford Elementary School Gymnasium. The event is free of charge and open to the public and begins at 5:30 p.m. The band’s founder, Willem Hartong, was a former touring rock-androller, who decided to retire from that lifestyle with three young daughters at home. “I started writing songs for them, and working in preschools developing a program,” he says. “I thought it would be fun to create a band of dads, hence the name Jolly Pops. We’re the happy dads.” Hartong functions as the organizer and center of the band, along with two other fulltime band members, and a stable of musical dads ready to join depending on the event or travel times. The group has been performing around Minnesota, Wisconsin, and soon in Iowa for the last five years.
Team UNITED takes second
On Friday, Team UNITED wrestlers traveled to the HighWater Ethanol Invitational in Lamberton, taking second place with a score of 171. Those scoring first place for Team UNITED were Daniel Gunlogson (113 pounds), Zander Clausen (120 pounds), and Keaton Haas (220 pounds). The team takes to the mats again at a triangular in Minneota on Thursday.
Korthuis Jewelry announces closure of Montevideo store
Korthuis Jewelry recently announced in a Facebook post that the Montevideo location will be closing in mid-March with the retirement of John Korthuis from the familyowned and operated business. John will be retiring, however, he will still be working a couple of days a week in the business's Granite Falls location. The announcement came along with another announcement of a store closing sale that began on Tuesday and will go through Mid-March in the Montevideo store, featuring up to 70% off markdowns store-wide.
Thunder Hawk girls defeat Melrose, BOLD last week
Last Tuesday, the Montevideo girls basketball team defeated the Melrose Dutchmen in a West Central Conference victory in Melrose, 70-57. Leaders in that game included Avery Koenen, who scored a game-high 26 points with 12 rebounds, two blocks. Teagan Epema scored another 16 points toward the team total with six rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Complete scoring from that game follows:
Thunder Hawk boys defeat BOLD
On Tuesday, the Thunder Hawk boys defeated BOLD in Bird Island for a 72-59 West Central Conference Win. Leaders in the game included Landen Stock who scored 20 points with 12 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Justin Collins added another 14 points with two threepointers, while Andrew VanBinsbergen scored 13 points with six rebounds, four assists.
Milan Community Column
I see my complaints to Mother Nature about the seesawing temperatures didn't do any good. We've been swinging again this week. All day Thursday the weathermen were telling us that the highs would be in the 30s. They even announced that as the actual temp. All the while the thermometer on my dash was reading in the single digits and the wind was whooping it up. Gave me a giggle anyway. Really pining for spring.
Prairie Notebook Tom Watson
Contemplating the fact that it’s about 50 degrees warmer inside my refrigerator than it is outside as I write this, my thoughts go back to the indigenous people who survived in our outside winter environment for millennia. Yet, amid those challenges, they did manage to eke out a subsistence existence season after season.
Beyond Reason
So, January is many things, but I think the word most people use to describe it is “long”. Yes, technically it’s tied for the longest month of the year with others but I’d like to see any other month look hard and long into the cold, grey eyes of January and see who blinks first.
From the Editor’s Desk
Last week, the new owner of the newspaper was gracious enough to send all of us who wished to go to the Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention. I jumped at this opportunity because working the way we do these days, remotely and with much smaller staff sizes, networking opportunities don't happen very often. I've always found networking opportunities like this to be a match-strike of inspiration. Being able to chat with those in the same industry and hear what others are doing, or the challenges they are recognizing, and how they are overcoming them helps me to mull over my own thoughts and ideas with more perspective.