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New Minnesota license plate benefits FFA and 4-H
A new Minnesota license plate celebrating agriculture will benefit 4-H and the state's FFA members. The plate's design was unveiled last Friday.
“Obedience Vision”
As followers of Jesus, I'm afraid, we get caught up in a way of thinking more often than we realize. We get sort of swept up in the notion that there are these plateaus along the journey of discipleship, and once we reach those plateaus, well, we've made it. We can rest, because we've arrived at a place where all we really need to do is put life in cruise control. But then...well, then we hear words from Jesus that call us to a deeper, more mature faith.
Workshop addresses changes in farm business structure
A free workshop on issues to be considered when changing a structure of a farm business entity will be offered Mar. 4 in Pipestone.
Free entrance to all Minnesota State Parks on three dates this year
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free admission to all 75 Minnesota state parks and recreation areas on three dates coming up this year. The entrance fee waiver does not cover activities like camping, rentals or tours.
MNRAAA announces two new Board of Directors members
The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (MNRAAA) is pleased to announce two new members to the Board of Directors. Sheila Westfield and Stacy Hammer have been appointed to serve on the MNRAAA Board of Directors effective January 1, 2022.
The Decluttering Journey
Last year’s January column about The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning method of downsizing was one of the most popular in terms of people reaching out to request the author Margareta Magnusson’s summary of the concept. While the name of her book is what initially caught my attention, I realized that the idea of what we have and what we allow to surround us and how it ultimately affects the quality of life had been in the back of my mind for quite a while.
Snow covers the area over the early part of the week
The area is digging out from two winter storms that hit much of the area starting late Sunday night into Tuesday. The first wave moved into Minnesota late Sunday and lasted into Monday.
Art exhibit featuring visual sound opens next month in neighboring Granite Falls
Art Commons, one of Canada’s largest art galleries, is currently featuring a curated collection titled Indigenous Motherhood and Matriarchy that houses an exhibit with the work of Wicanhpi Iyotan Win (Autumn Cavender-Wilson), a member of Pezutazizi K'api (Upper Sioux Community). The show opened in December 2021, and runs through the end of this week, with the ability to view the entire collection virtually. The collection involves multiple artists, working to highlight women’s resiliency and strength, and is curated by a Cree artist named Autumn Whiteway. Whiteway curated the collection first in 2021, and the current collection is the third installment of artists.
Minneapolis-based duo to perform at Talking Waters this weekend
This Saturday, Twin Cities-based musical duo Matt and Laurel Trost will be performing at Talking Waters Brewing Company in Montevideo. The duo is a husband and wife team that travels around the Midwest playing a variety of cover songs from over six different decades as well as some original music.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Dean’s list announced
The following area students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year, ending December 2021: Livia Gades of Montevideo, Biology Major: Biomedical Science Concentration.