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This week’s photo hint: This photo was published in a 2001 edition of the Montevideo-American News. Last Week’s Answer: Kurt Dahl Guessed by: David Gilbertson, Marian Anderson, Rohn Halvorson.

CCM Health’s New Years Baby for 2023 is baby boy Declan Oliver Gimberlin. Declan was born on January 5th at 7:32 a.m. weighing 7 lbs, 2 oz and measuring 19.5 inches long. Proud parents of Declan are Brody and Greta Gimberlin.

With the recent snowfall, the Montevideo Wellbriety group, along with the newly formed Junior Homies group that meet at the Advanced Recovery Opportunities (A.R.O.) facility found an opportunity to help out those in the community who have difficulty clearing snow. The groups members regularly shovel for an elderly community member that has no family in the community to help. That community member provided the group with a list of names and addresses of people in the community who, because of health and age-related issues, have had trouble clearing the snow from their walkways. Thus, the group gathered last Wednesday, shovels in tow, to do some good for those in the community most in need of some help. As they gathered to head out for an afternoon of volunteering, one of the group members, Patrick Lundberg said, “We just like to do good where we can.” The group also notes that they hope to continue to provide help with snow removal to those who need it most, and would welcome any volunteers who would like to help out with the project. A.R.O. also works with probation and intensive supervised release parole agents to provide community service work hours, so helping with the project could be a way for those in need of filling community service hours to get some of those fulfilled. Those who would like to volunteer can contact A.R.O. at 320-321-1067. Pictured are volunteers from the groups that helped out with Wednesday’s shoveling efforts. (Left to right) Jim Reid, Caleb Roach, Ryan Salzwedel, Morgan IronHeart, Patrick Lundgren, Leo Baker Jr (front), Lakota Baker, Ty Bowen, Michael IronHeart, Leo “Gunner” Baker.

We are now into 2023 as we welcomed in the new year on Sunday. With it being a a brand new year, it is time to look back at the year that was when it came to the weather.

This week’s photo hint: This photo was published in a 2007 edition of the Montevideo-American News. Last Week’s Answer: Ken Schule.

Patricia Lubeck is a local author who has just released her new book, Asylum Scandals. This book is about two of Minnesota’s two oldest state hospitals. One in St. Pete (that opened in 1866) and one in Rochester (that opened in 1879). Her latest book tells the harrowing tales of patients who were locked away in the asylums.

150th anniversary of historic, deadly blizzard this week Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com Just in time for the 150th anniversary of the Great Blizzard of 1873, former Kandiyohi County resident Carolyn Mankell Sowinski has published a book titled “The Great Storm: Minnesota’s Victims in the Blizzard of January 7, 1873.” Sowinski became interested in the idea of writing the book when doing research on her own genealogy, and discovering that her great-great grandfather had been caught in the blizzard. He survived, but in her research, Sowinski discovered that in Kandiyohi County alone, twelve people had died as a result of the storm.

Recently completed map features Minnesota River Valley com St. Paul artist Marlena Myles of Marlena Myles Art & Design, has recently created her third in a series of Dakota land maps, with the most recent featuring the Minnesota River Valley.

Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. In a press release sent by the Granite Falls Economic Development Authority this week, it was announced that the City of Granite Falls has entered into an agreement with Rafael Nunez to purchase the former Dallas II site on Highway 212.