Current Happenings
Sacred Heart Area School will hold their annual Workathon on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Students will work on cleaning up the cemetery and gravestones.
Last year students did a similar project at the cemetery and found a few graves covered up by grass, so they...
The Wadena County Historical Society will hold their annual meeting on Friday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at Maasconi’s Char and Bar in Verndale.
Guest speaker for the evening will be Adam Regn Arvidson who will talk about his new book, “Wild and Rare: Tracking Endangered Species in the Upper Midwest.” ...
On Thursday, Oct. 18 at noon, Lina Belar, director of the Wadena County Historical Society, will talk about the value of preserving history.
To illustrate how far-reaching an effect a love of local history can go, she will present a documentary about her grandfather, Albin Belar, whose vision of...
Fall is the perfect time to plan for spring soil erosion prevention.
Producers often prepare the land in the fall for spring planting by plowing, adding manure or tiling. Have you tried no-till or spring tillage? Leaving residue on the surface disperses the impact of the raindrop and armors the...
Twenty years ago, Mike Lein and wife Marci of the Twin Cities western suburbs bought a chunk of lakeshore up here in the Northwoods and proceeded to build a cabin. You know the challenges, the surprises, the trials they would experience. They didn’t. Mike recorded it all in a book of cabin stories...
October 8
Celiac Disease Support Group Mtg Mon., Oct. 8, 6 p.m., Wadena Alliance Church, 1428 S. Jefferson St., Wadena. For info., 218-631-2170.
October 11
Wadena Whirlaways Square Dance Club Mtg Thurs., Oct. 11, 7:30 - 9:45 p.m., Wadena VFW. Larry Fruetel, caller; Donna Stone, cuer. For info., 320...
The Staples City Council will meet Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Staples City Hall, 122 6th St NE, Staples.
Preliminary agenda items include:
o Hold Public hearing and consider adoption of Resolution 1737 for Special Assessment on parcel 38-00117105 in the amount of $1,747.10 to be assessed...
On Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. the Staples Senior Center will host a speaker from the Senior LinkAge Line Service out of St. Cloud.
The Senior LinkAge Line is a free service of the state of Minnesota that connects older Minnesotans and their families with the help they need.
The speaker will be...
Members of the Staples Rotary Club along with other volunteers joined in the Paint the Town event at the Russ and Deb Jordan home at 426 7th St. NE on Sept. 26. The crew had scraped, caulked windows and siding before they began painting - a Cape Cod tan color. Above: Painters included, Al Kolling...
The Staples Fire Department open house will be held Friday, Oct. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Last year’s event included the North Memorial helicopter landing in front of the fire hall on 4th Street. The helicopter is slated to arrive again, weather permitting. Staples firefighters offer an evening meal of...
