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UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, May 20th: 29th Annual Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life at Smith Park. Friday, May 20th: Lakeview Graduation Commencement.
Lakeview’s annual Pops Concert and Awards ceremony held
The Jazz Band performs “Blues Brothers Revue”. Photo by Karen Berg The concert band performs “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
150 years of grace, history at Rock Dell Lutheran Church
June 1 is the deadline to register for the special 150th-anniversary dinner on June 18 at Rock Dell Lutheran Church of rural Belview. The church will be bursting at the seams with two days of celebration, June 18 and 19 in honor of this momentous milestone.
High School Rodeo held in Granite Falls
Owen Carlson of Pine River rides in the saddle bronc portion of Sunday’s competition. Photo by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson Wyatt Picht, of Montevideo, rides in the bareback riding competition on Sunday.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, May 14th: Taste Minnesota’s Craft beer scene all in one night at the Red Baron Arena & Expo. From 3:00-6:00 breweries from across the state will have samples. Tickets are available now.Presented by Visit Marshall & Tall Grass Liquor.
Chief Deputy DeBlieck retires after 37 years of service
Chief Deputy Wayne De- Blieck was the guest of honor at a retirement party held at The Rock Dining & Events Friday afternoon. DeBlieck retires after 37 years of service in police departments. He began his work in Granite Falls in 1992, after six years in Tracy at the Police Department, with a couple of part-time jobs before that. Over the years, some of the things he says were most memorable were the tornados and floods. “During the flood I lived on the river and had to fight the flood myself plus work. And with the tornado, I was worried about that,” he says.
Lakeview Class of 2022 Senior Recognition night held
Scholarship Winners FRONT ROW: Matthew Duis, Travis Vold, Waylon Risa, Cayden Caron, Trey Helmke, Brooklyn Sogge. SECOND ROW: Bradlyn Gniffke, Madison Smith, Paige Viaene, Leah Wymer, Faith Louwagie, Kiegan Marczak, Cole Arends, Hayden Eischens. THIRD ROW: Mallory Ebnet, Brock Bossuyt, Alexis Hartle, McKenzy Grunewald, Brody Justesen. Photo by Karen Berg
TZD Seminar notes rise in traffic crash fatalities in Minnesota
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.
What our schools mean to our communities
Schools function as their own community within a community, but they also serve to significantly improve the communities they serve in many ways. Schools not only provide education for the youth in the community, but also provide opportunities for adults through community education classes offered on the site - whether it be night classes, enrichment, or an open gym to get exercise in during the cold months.
United Way of Southwest Minnesota selects new CEO
The United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) board of directors is excited to announce that they have selected Meg Louwagie to be the next CEO of the organization. She will begin her career with UWS- WMN on May 16, 2022. UWSWMN is looking forward to continued success under the leadership of Louwagie.