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Memory Care Corner:
By the time this article is read, some of you may have already given up on some of the New Year’s Resolutions you made a week ago. Maybe the goal you set in your resolution was not reasonable – or maybe you don’t even believe in making New Year’s Resolutions? Either way, many use the beginning of a New Year as a “clean slate” to try to do things better, whether for ourselves or for others.
Minnesota DNR shares 2022 accomplishments
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released a summary of some of its major accomplishments in 2022. From major milestones in habitat restoration that were decades in the making, to climate adaptation and mitigation euorts, to ensuring Min nesota’s unparalleled outdoor opportunities are accessible to more people, the DNR made significant progress on the goals and priorities in its strate- gic plan (files.dnr.state.
Lakeview Mystiques perform
The Lakeview Mystiques High Kick and Jazz dance teams performed during the North Star Mutual Insurance Company Holiday Classic held December 29th. .
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, January 15th: Winter Wonderland Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner at the Wood Lake Community Center. Doors open 5 p.m., dinner served at 5:30 p.m. In addition to dinner, there will be music, a dessert concert, and activities throughout the evening. All ages welcome. Proceeds go towards updating the burger stand at the Wood Lake Fair.
Minnesota artist working on Dakota Landmap project
Recently completed map features Minnesota River Valley 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.
Project workgroup identifies 6 priorities for Lyon County Fairgrounds
Talks have heated up this year about major improvements at the Lyon County Fairgrounds. And those talks continued at last week’s Lyon County Board meeting.
Sheriff partners with Crime Stoppers
While headlines about rising crime rates focus on the Twin Cities, residents across Minnesota have great concern about safety in their local communities. Important to solving crimes and keeping communities such as Yellow Medicine County safer is information about crimes and the people committing them that can help law enforcement make arrests and solve cases. To encourage members of the public in Yellow Medicine County to come forward with such useful information Sheriff Bill Flaten is partnering with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota to make that possible in a manner that is safe and proven to be effective. Committing to work with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota in their 2023 Law Enforcement Partner- ship Program, the Yel low Medicine County Sheriff’s Office invites persons who want to, or may need to, remain anonymous to submit information about a crime, criminal, or fugitive that helps solve a case. Providing information in this safe method can also save precious hours of investigators’ time, while protecting this anonymous source from retribution or harm for being known to have helped law enforcement. In addition to staying anonymous, persons giving information leading to a felony arrest may be eligible to collect up to $1,000 in reward paid by Crime Stoppers.
North Star promotion
Dustin Doose has been promoted to Developer 2 for the Information Technology department. Dustin has worked for North Star since December of 2020 and most recently held the position of Developer 1.
