Current Happenings
The Lakes Area Memory Awareness Advocates (LAMAA) will host their 7th Annual Educational Forum on Dementia Tuesday, May 9, at the Arrowwood Lodge in Baxter.
LAMAA is a group of advocates from throughout the lakes area working together to improve education and understanding of dementia. They are...
Lakewood Health System will host a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training class at the Lakewood Care Center (401 Prairie Ave. NE, Staples) from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, June 5 - 16. The class will be taught by a registered nurse, certified in CNA training.
Becoming a CNA in...
Lakewood Health System’s Respiratory Therapy Department will host a COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) support group on Wednesday, May 17, 1:30 p.m., in Classroom B on the lower level of Lakewood’s main campus, 49725 Cty 83, Staples.
This group is open to everyone who lives with COPD....
The Lakewood Health System (LHS) Foundation will be distributing free bicycle helmets at its clinics to area children as part of its annual “Helmets Worth Wearing” program.
The program will kick off Monday, May 15 and continue through Tuesday, May 23. Children of all ages will be properly fitted...
During Trauma Awareness Month in May, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help ensure lifesaving blood is available for patients with traumatic injuries and other serious medical needs by donating blood.
o An upcoming blood donation opportunity will be Tuesday, May 23, noon - 6 p.m., at...
The Staples Motley Area Ministerial invites you to join together with them and millions of individuals across our nation on Thursday, May 4 for the annual National Day of Prayer. This local prayer event will take place at the Staples Government Center (122 6th Street NE) from noon to 1 p.m.
At this...
New York Times best-selling author William Kent Krueger is the May guest author at Book Ends in Wadena. The meet-the-author event is at the Uptown at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 13.
In his 15 Cork O’Connor mystery novels, Krueger has thrust his protagonist in a series of spellbinding challenges,...
On the next episode of Lakeland Currents, host Ray Gildow, right, welcomes Dr. Seth Dokken, Optometrist at the Staples Eye Clinic. They will discuss eye health and the steps you can take to protect your vision. In particular, they will examine three of the more common eye diseases and conditions -...
A ‘Baseball Skills Camp’ for boys and girls in grades 4 - 6 will be held in Staples on Mondays during May, 5:30 - 7 p.m., beginning May 1. Free.
The skills camp is sponsored by Staples-Motley Community Education and is the first time they have offered this program before the start of their Summer...
The Staples-Motley Speech Team Awards Banquet will be held Sunday, April 30, at 5:30 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Public invited.
A number of items are on the evening’s agenda, including the presentation of letter awards, the announcing of captains for next season, a few speech...
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