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Jan Sanow says she has always wanted to open a Bed & Breakfast someday, but it just never worked out with children and her husband Duane’s career. When he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, that changed. “He wanted to make sure I was taken care of, so he helped me find a home that would be suitable for a bed and breakfast so I could finally do my dream,” Sanow says. She began working on the home late last fall, re-painting every room, and hiring interior designer Danielle Glorvigen to transform the space into a comfortable, cozy getaway. “She has rental properties that they rent out seasonally. That’s why I hired her. She knew what people want, and she stocked the whole house according to that aspect. I only brought like three pieces of furniture with me,” Sanow says.

One of the unique vehicles used for Prom drive-up Saturday afternoon. Photo by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson Wearing suits styled in the 1970s fashion, this duo arrived on scooters, sporting matching canes.

Retiree Beth Slater with Montevideo Middle School Principal Shawn Huntley. Photo Submitted Retirees - Charlann Anspach, Renee Balken, Rhonda Brandt, Mike Connelly, Dan Douglas, Jon Dreyer, Dan Hampton, Allison Hutchens, Kathy Kinsley, Beth Slater, Scott Wendt, Debbie Wendt.

Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.

Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD), an organization that was designed to study the causes of traffic fatalities and serious injuries, and work to pursue public support of traffic safety as a priority, hosted a seminar at Prairie’s Edge Casino and Resort in Granite Falls last week. Among those in attendance at the event were over 60 regional traffic safety stakeholders from law enforcement, engineering, education, trauma and emergency medical services, and more. The workshop was held to discuss strategies for addressing the increase in traffic deaths in 2021. That year, 488 lives were lost in traffic-related deaths in Minnesota, making it the highest number of fatalities since 2007. Eric Devoe, a senior research analyst with the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Office of Traffic Engineering presented information on the increase in fatalities in 2001, which totaled a 26 percent increase. “Largely over the last three years, in the Southwest region it’s been pretty rock solid,” said Devoe speaking about traffic related fatalities. “We haven’t necessarily made the huge spikes that we’ve seen in the rest of the state, but we have not seen those drops and reduces in the region as well. Meanwhile, our serious injuries are going up.”