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Hear samples from Drifted Roads recent show here. .

Church of Cash will be performing at the Chippewa County Fair on Sunday, July 31st. Jay Ernest, the lead singer of Church of Cash recently shared the history of the band, organizing and performing a set called the Folsom Prison Experience, as well as what touring is like.

Headlining the music acts involved with this year’s Chippewa County Fair is Chancey Williams, a country music star from Wyoming. Williams will be performing on Saturday, July 30th beginning at 10 p.m. after a performance by Great Frontier Bull Riding.

The Split Rail Saddle Club held their July Fun Show at Lee- Mar Ranch and Equine Center last Friday evening. The event included competitions in a number of categories including Key Race, Egg and Spoon, Poles, Pennant, Jump Figure Eight, Barrels, Ball Drop, and more. Competitions are divided into age divisions from Pee-Wee to Senior Plus. The category winners are awarded ribbons and prizes.

In what is becoming an annual event, members of the First Iowa Division of the North American Railcar Operators Association will travel through Montevideo on the rails of the Twin Cities & Western Railroad again this summer. The group, which mustered two dozen motor cars for its excursion last year from Sacred Heart to Appleton, will be in Montevideo Sunday, July 31.

Narria Leenerts, daughter of Travis and Jessica Leenerts, carries the Upper Sioux Community flag in Friday evening’s Western Fest PRCA Rodeo. Photos by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson Hometown rodeo hero Tanner Aus opened the events for the night Friday in the bareback portion of the competition.

Students of Rhoda Nelson of rural Clarkfield were presented in a Spring recital on June 2, 2022 at New Life Church in Clarkfield. The recital represented a culmination of work done throughout the school year. Awards and certificates were presented for the following events:

Seventy-six years ago, Montevideo Fiesta Days was started by local businessmen to celebrate the sister city relationship with Montevideo, Uruguay that began in 1905 when the two cities exchanged flags. Today, we continue to celebrate this relationship and our community with events for all ages. Join the Montevideo Fiesta Days Board of Directors and the 2022 Fiesta Days Royalty at the many events that are planned for the week of June 12- 19, 2022.

In 1998, Rafael Nunez and his wife Natalia Hernandez immigrated to Minnesota from Mexico, in search of a better life. They left their home with only $100 and a backpack each. Now, the couple is about to open their third restaurant, the second in Montevideo. The couple opened their first business, a small store on Highway 7 in Montevideo, which was open for three years before they moved to the downtown location, La Plazita, which opened nine years ago. La Plazita started as groery store, then later on, Nunez and Hernandez added the kitchen and a small restaurant in the back. Awhile later, they opened a second restaurant in Appleton, finding success in sharing their Mexican food with the community.

The 6th Grade Choir performs “Born to be Brave” in last week’s spring concert held at the Montevideo Middle School. Photos by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson The 7th Grade Choir performs “Be the Light” at the Spring Concert last Tuesday.