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Last fall, Minnesota’s Machinery Museum in Hanley Falls received a grant from the Granite Falls Area Community Foundation to help with the installation of a new Veterans Memorial room in the museum. Included in the room are newspapers from various war-time eras, medals, postcards sent home from soldiers and more. Uniforms belonging to area soldiers from throughout every era are on display as well. The museum is open through September 15th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cynthia Christians Reporter cchristians@cherryroad. com Lee-Mar Ranch Equine Center has been visiting nursing homes and assisted living centers with horses since 2020.

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Becci ten Bensel, Executive Director & WRAP Staff August is National Happiness Happens Month! The goal of this is to raise awareness of examining your life and figuring out which things make you truly happy. This holiday is based on the idea that happiness is unlimited and contagious and that sharing one’s happiness can bring a lot of joy in other people’s lives.

Those in the local area may remember the name Curtis Warnke from his 27 years publishing the Wood Lake News, or they may remember him for being the youngest person elected to Legislature in Minnesota, or they may remember him for his gun and tackle shop where he would challenge customers to a game of cards to determine the cost of their purchase.

Volunteer servers Marty Dirnberger and Chuck Viergutz manned their stations Thursday night during the Echo Fire Department’s Pork Chop Feed. On the menu were smoked chops, calico baked beans, potato chips, bars, cookies and lemonade. Photo by Jody Isaackson

The Clarkfield Area Charter School board knew that enrollment was going to be a challenge, as the Clarkfield community, as well as the county’s population, has become smaller, and so for a while, talks have been taking place about the possible need to close the school.