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Glen hosts Wedding Extravaganza
It isn’t every day that a couple celebrates their anniverary after their platinum year, but Copper Glen has two of them. Alvina and Don Van Gorp celebrated their 72nd Anniversary on August 19th and Milton and Eileen Hoidal celebrated their 73rd Anniversary on September 25th of this year.
Prairie Five CAC brings additional preschool opportunities to low-income families
Every three years, Prairie Five Community Action Council (CAC) conducts a community assessment survey. The data collected in the most recent survey showed that there was a need for childcare in the area.
Small game license sales remain below 10-year average
The number of small game hunters in Minnesota continues to decline along a longterm trendline. The number of small game licenses sold in 2021 was 233,901, down 4% from the previous year and 7% below the 10year average.
Shop local this holiday season with unique holiday offerings
Editor’s Note: Each week in November, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses to support shopping local this holiday season, as well as some creative gift-giving ideas that support local organizations and businesses.
“Oh, Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.” (Psalm 107:1)
Pastor Donald McKee Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Thank you for what you do in this community to promote the Kingdom of God. As we edge toward Thanksgiving, we are thankful for all the good that people do in so many ways.
Kalvestran blends technical skill and creativity into art on display downtown currently
Jamie Kalvestran is the current artist exhibiting inside Java River in downtown Montevideo. Kalvestran has been artist since she was a very young child growing up in north central Wisconsin. As a young adult, she worked as a banker before she decided to pursue art school in Minneapolis. Her formal, technical training is in product development and design. Kalvestran currently has over 15 vendors listed on her website, the majority being textile designs. She sells prints of her designs as well as offering licensing for products. Kalvestran’s current works being displayed on exhibit in Java River are abstract in expression while also having touches of realism. Her work is like art inception, or like those hidden objects games in the kids’ magazine Highlights, except instead of looking for kids toys you’re looking for another face or another being altogether that’s been blended into the layers.
Operation Green Light underway in Chippewa County
A nationwide initiative is being upheld in Chippewa County in order to shine a light on the needs of Veterans. Operation Green Light is a new program that was established by the National Association of Counties (NACo) in order to bring awareness to issues facing Veterans across the country who are having difficulty connecting with benefits.
Building Bridges Choir to host patriotic performance this weekend
This Sunday at 2 pm, the Building Bridges Choir will be hosting a performance of patriotic and Americana songs at the St. Paul Lutheran Church sanctuary. The concert is free and open to the public, and there will be snacks served afterward.
DNR proposes classifying 13 invasive plants, animals are prohibited to protect Minnesota’s resources and economy
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment through Dec. 9 on its proposal to classify 13 high-risk invasive aquatic plants, fish and invertebrates as prohibited. The DNR classifies invasive species as prohibited to prevent their introduction and spread in Minnesota, and to protect the state’s environment, economy, natural resources and outdoor recreation.
USDA designates nine counties as Natural Disaster Areas, including Yellow Medicine
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.