The Grant County Christian Service Council distributed four and one-half tons of free food to 219 families on Wednesday, August 21, in Milbank. Both figures were records for the event.
The new Koch School principal, David Graf, was on duty to greet students, such as Preston Laskowske, on the first day of the new school term. All the area schools are now back in session. For details about enrollment, look for a separate story elsewhere in this issue.
The 2019-2020 school year is in full swing as area students returned to class last week. Enrollment numbers are trending upwards for the most part compared to last year.
Residents of Grant County, as well as travelers passing through the area, will soon be able to receive automated notification of weather alerts, public safety announcements and more. The new alert system, CodeRED, will be contracted with OnSolve, based in Florida.
The annual Scout kick-off and registration night will be hosted by the Milbank Area Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Thursday, August 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Pribyl Park near the concession stand. Many activities are planned and there is no cost to attend the event.
A pedal pull was one of the many activities at the recent Grant County 4-H Achievement Days. There were 53 contestants in the event.
The winners in each age division are as follows:
Four year olds – Clete Wellnitz, 1st; Anela Henry, 2nd.
THE VFW BEAN BAG LEAGUE hosted a tournament Saturday, August 24. John and Ashlie Schweitzer, pictured at right, of Milbank donated a handcrafted set of bean bag boards which were raffled off. The raffle raised $200 with all proceeds going to the It Only Takes a Spark cancer walk.
THE VFW MEMBERSHIP DINNER was conducted Wednesday, August 14, at the Lantern Inn in Milbank with 21 members present. JoAnn Hoeke presented membership pins to, left to right, Judy Frerichs-30 year pin, Ruth Gleason-45 year pin, Hoeke, and Myrna Bell-25 year pin.
Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) has been recognized by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) for superior performance in quality and patient safety as part of MHA’s Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN).
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative (WVEC), based in Milbank, will receive a loan of $7,364,000 to be utilized for rural electric infrastructure improvements. The loan will be administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
