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The Montevideo Admirals have returned to doing first dollar visits with new businesses after a COVID-19 pandemic hiatus. In February, the admirals visited Neil Freeman, with Freeman Plumbing. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Last week, Montevideo band students Lau ren and Logan traveled to Minneapolis to perform in the Orchestra Hall with the Minnesota All-State Concert Band and Symphonic Band. The audition process is challenging and the competition for each chair in the ensembles is competitive. "Being selected to participate in All-State Band is a huge accomplishment. It is a challenging and competitive process," says Director of Bands Oliver Leafblad. Each student prepares many technical playing exercises and excerpts that show off the student's musical ability. The students then send in a recording of their playing in the spring and, if chosen, are placed in either of the two All-State Bands. In August, the selected students meet for an All-State camp in which they practice and rehearse the music to perform at the end of the camp. Through the experience, all students get opportunities to work with world-class directors in their ensemble and in sectionals with college professors and other master teachers. The following February all the students get one last chance to play together for the Minnesota Music Educators Conference in Minneapolis.

In July of 2021, STAR Group LLC opened the Napa Auto Parts store in Montevideo. The opening marked the group’s 15th location in Minnesota. With the help of Double D Development LLC of Montevideo, along with other local contractors, much remodeling went into the building located at 2002 Black Oak Ave. The Napa store is located in one-third of the building and holds the largest inventory of all of STAR Group LLC’s stores. They are able to source parts from 57 distribution centers throughout the United States and carry a large inventory of hydraulic hoses.

Montevideo Middle School Students of the Month - January: Front (L-R): Shelby Christ, Ava Spray, M'Kayla Tazelaar, Iver Heinrich, Adrian Bowler. Back (L-R): Maria Manuel, Lauren Dove, Taylor Best, Jaelyn Olson-Blake, Ellianna Steinback, Ashton Hanson. MINNESOTA