Big Stone County, Minnesota - Living Rural and Loving it!
The celebration began on Thursday, June 22nd, with an opening ceremony and a concert by the Whitesidewalls… and things did not slow down until the last activity was complete on Sunday! They had a phenomenal attendance – hats off to all the volunteers that made …
by Angie Haugen, Ortonville MNbump Connector GREAT NEWS! There’s a new therapist in town…read below for more information on her: “My name is Alexis Adelman but I go by Lexy. I grew up in the Ortonville area and graduated from Ortonville High School. I have …
The City of Ortonville reached out to the Rural Child Care Innovation Program through First Children’s Finance. A Committee was formed and a public meeting was held to gather input (check out our coverage of this meeting CLICK HERE).
Link to the child care committee work/process:Â www.ortonvillechildcare.comÂ
Marge Knudson, Child Care Aware Program Director – www.childcarewayfinder.comÂ
Amy Weir, Big Stone County Family Services – County Grant information (and links to family child care licensing)
Check out MNbump’s “All About Youth!” page for information on resources, schools, and other resources:Â LINK CLICK HEREÂ
by Mary Hillman Amanda Grabow grew up in Ortonville and is a graduate of OHS. She received her undergrad in Sociology from Northern State University. Currently, she resides in the Milbank area with her husband and 3 children. Amanda is employed with Greater Minnesota Family …
Hats off to the Big Stone Lake Area Chamber! (www.bigstonelake.com) – What an awesome 3-day event headed by the Chamber’s part-time Directory, Gloria Larson, 9 Board members, and 100+ Volunteers. — 2,100 concert tickets sold for the concert Saturday, great crowds down at Lakeside Park …
Today we are highlighting housing options in the community of Ortonville. Ortonville sits along the shores of Big Stone Lake, our largest populated town, and our County Seat (Big Stone County). Check out Ortonville’s www.relaxurhere.com landing page which provides a quick overview of the community. We’ll …
It has been exciting to see the work in progress, here in Big Stone County (the MNbump!), to expand and strengthen child care! The Big Stone County Commissioners recently finalized their new Child Care Provider Grant program which is processed through BSC Family Services. These …
Suzanne Souza, Big Stone County 4-H Director, is working with the University of Minnesota Extention to address rural youth stress. They have a great presentation and discussion format to help identify and work to assist our youth. Check out MNbump’s interview with Suzanne and complete the form below if you’d like to schedule a presentation or if you have questions regarding this initiative.
Follow the Big Stone County 4-H Facebook page for the latest activities! (LINK)
We received word today that Big Stone County’s grant application to Minnesota’s Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) has been approved! What does that mean? It means that the one-mile section of the bike trail (The Minnesota River Headwaters Trail) will be hard-surfaced – as a …
