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Senior Center’s upcoming events include choir concert, breakfast fundraiser
We hope you will sign up to come and hear the senior center River City Ramblers choir sing at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. After the concert, people can enjoy tasty pie topped with ice cream. There is no charge to attend this event. Hope to see you there and please remember to sign up in advance. We also hope to see you at a fundraising event that will go toward serving more older adults and caregivers in our community. Please join Senior Community...
County board proclaims Oct. 6-12 as 4-H Week
The Wright County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed Oct. 6-12 as National 4-H Week in Wright County. Presenting the proclamation to the board during its most recent meeting Oct. 1 was Sophie Salmela, a member of the Handy Dandy 4-H Club in Howard Lake and president of the Wright County 4-H Federation Board. Salmela has spent most of her young life in 4-H and said her involvement has been beneficial. ...
Get free winter clothes, essentials, food, shots at Community Connect in Big Lake
BIG LAKE — A Community Connect event next week will provide families with free winter clothes, household supplies and other essentials along with flu and COVID shots. Wright and Sherburne counties along with the Sherburne County Area United Way are partnering to hold the event from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at Big Lake Middle School (601 Minnesota Ave.) during the long MEA weekend. This free event will...
The Green Shirt Club, Monticello football's most exclusive clique
Fans of Monticello football might have picked up on a weekly tradition by one of the coaches of the varsity team. Monticello High School teacher and football coach Andy Zigan wears the same green shirt on the sidelines of every game. Traveling through the halls of MHS, you might notice a select few students wearing the same green shirt gifted to them by Zigan. The kids wearing those shirts share one common factor, they are elite. ...
Monticello Athlete of the Week: Alayna Opatz
This week’s Monticello Athlete of the Week is junior outside hitter Alayna Opatz of the Magic volleyball team. Opatz helped Monticello beat conference opponents St. Francis and North Branch last week. Against the Saints on Oct. 1, Opatz recorded 11 kills, three aces, a dig and a block assist in three sets. Against the Vikings on Oct. 3, Opatz dropped 20 kills, one assist, two aces and 17 digs. The junior leads the team in kills (220) and digs (138), is fifth in assists (15) and is third in aces (31).
Taking over TCO, Magic football wins 4th straight game
Like the Minnesota Vikings made Tottenham Hotspur Stadium their home over the weekend, the Monticello Magic football team made TCO Stadium in Eagan theirs. Park Center met Monticello at TCO Stadium and after eating lunch together, the Magic served some just desserts. Before the game, Monticello got to take a tour of the Vikings Museum just as the defense has left opposing offenses in the past we well. “We have...
Monticello sports round-up: Oct. 10
Hitting the ground running The Monticello boys’ cross country team ran in the STMA Invitational at the St. Michael Rec Center on Wednesday, Oct. 2. They finished in 12th with 320 points. Senior Sameer Gupta ( 17:05.9) was 20th, senior Ezra Pemberton (17:22.2) was 36th, senior Vince Kaley (19:12.5) was 83rd, freshman Henry Hanson (19:18.4) was 87th and senior Tyler Grue (19:35.1) was 94th. ...
UPDATE: Drivers airlifted from head-on crash on I-94
MONTICELLO — Two drivers suffered life-threatening injuries during a head-on crash on Interstate 94 between Albertville and Monticello Friday morning after one of the vehicles crossed the median into oncoming traffic. The crash closed the westbound lanes on I-94 for several hours, and led to two medical helicopters landing on the freeway to transport the severely injured motorists. According to Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol, the two-vehicle,...
UPDATE: Drivers airlifted from head-on crash on I-94
MONTICELLO — Two drivers suffered life-threatening injuries during a head-on crash on Interstate 94 between Albertville and Monticello Friday morning after one of the vehicles crossed the median into oncoming traffic. The crash closed the westbound lanes on I-94 for several hours, and led to two medical helicopters landing on the freeway to transport the severely injured motorists. According to Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol, the two-vehicle,...
UPDATE: Drivers airlifted from head-on crash on I-94
MONTICELLO — Two drivers suffered life-threatening injuries during a head-on crash on Interstate 94 between Albertville and Monticello Friday morning after one of the vehicles crossed the median into oncoming traffic. The crash closed the westbound lanes on I-94 for several hours, and led to two medical helicopters landing on the freeway to transport the severely injured motorists. According to Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol, the two-vehicle,...
Monticello Help Center to hold 'Night of Hope' benefit
MONTICELLO — The Monticello Help Center is holding a fundraiser this month to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary serving the community. The 50-year celebration, dubbed “A Night of Hope,” will be held on Oct. 12 at River City Extreme, located at 3875 School Blvd., featuring a formal sit-down dinner with a live auction and games. With a goal of raising $100,000, there will be items up for bid, a golden...
Movie review: Horror flick 'Speak No Evil’ offers much to appreciate
There’s a moment both chilling and morbidly funny late in “Speak No Evil” when one character asks “why you’re doing this,” and another character — their tormentor — replies, with blank confusion, “because you let us.” In some ways, the real “villain” of “Speak No Evil” is the social contract of politeness — our human desire to not offend. We’ve all been in conversations, or at parties, or in work...
Arrests, sentencings, fire calls for Oct. 3
Wright County Sheriff arrests: • Joel Lavern Christenson, 38, of Monticello was arrested in Monticello Sept. 23 on a charge of driving after license cancellation. • Elizabeth Mae Verdon, 43, of Buffalo was arrested in Monticello Sept. 23 on charges of theft and fifth-degree controlled substance. • Shawn Adam Lux, 39, of Monticello was arrested...
Historically Speaking: More stories of note from late 1800s
As I mentioned last week, over this next period of my writing, from 1865-80, I will continue telling some anecdotal family stories, and information on the beginnings of many local businesses here in Monticello. Our tales continue with Harvey Wooster Brookins (1821-85), whose son and daughter both died within their first year of life, with wife Asenath dying rather prematurely at 41 not long after. Brookins, rot with tragedy, married...
Two city commissions look to fill vacancies
MONTICELLO — If you’d like a say in how Monticello grows and develops, now’s your chance, as the city is currently accepting applications to fill vacancies on both the Planning Commission and the Industrial and Economic Development Committee (IEDC). The Planning Commission reviews proposed development plans, including long-range and short-range land use and zoning issues, and advises the City Council on all local development. The Planning Commission meets on the...
Two fun fundraisers slated this month
Please join Senior Community Services, the Monticello Senior Center and Thrivent Financial for an all-ages charitable community night of drinks and free food. This “Growlers, Gratitude & Giving” event will take place at Nordic Brewpub on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and you can stop by anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. All proceeds go toward serving more older adults and caregivers in our community. Thrivent’s sponsorship is providing food, entertainment and a 50% match on all donations made up to $2,000. Hope to see you at this fundraising event. ...
City sets preliminary levy of $14M with 8% increase
MONTICELLO — Following a lengthy annual budgeting process, the City of Monticello approved a 2025 preliminary tax levy with an 8% increase. The Monticello City Council unanimously approved a $14 million preliminary levy at its last meeting on Monday, Sept. 23. The figure represents a $1 million increase of the 2024 final levy amount of $13 million. The preliminary levy represents the amount of money Monticello is seeking from property...
CMJTS celebrates 40 years of workforce empowerment, community impact
MONTICELLO — Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of dedication to empowering jobseekers and strengthening the local community through innovative workforce development programs. To commemorate this milestone, CMJTS is hosting an open house event at its Monticello CareerForce Location, inviting the general public, supporters and community partners to come together and celebrate. CMJTS’s 40th anniversary open house will be held on Wednesday,...
Two vie for 6th District US House seat
Voters in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District have the opportunity to keep Republican Congressman Tom Emmer in office or send a new face to Washington next year, with Democratic challenger Jeanne Hendricks gunning for the House seat again. Hendricks unsuccessfully ran against Emmer two years ago, in 2022, but lost to the five-term incumbent, who took 62% of the vote. In addition to Wright County, the 6th District includes most or...
Wright County Justice Center officially dedicated
BUFFALO — Almost four years after it opened in late 2020, the Wright County Justice Center has, at long last, been officially dedicated. On Thursday, Sept. 19, members of the Minnesota Supreme Court along with current and former county commissioners dedicated the 155,000-square-foot Justice Center on Braddock Avenue in Buffalo, home to the county’s nine courtrooms. Typically, when a county or city has a project that requires a ribbon and...
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