Current Happenings
May
o DFS Awards Night May 8, 7 p.m., Centennial Auditorium, Staples.
o Finale Concert May 17, 7 p.m.
o Baccalaureate May 19, Staples Alliance Church, 7 p.m.
o Connections Sr. Project Showcase Night May 22, Sourcewell in Staples, 6:30 p.m.
o Commencement Concert May 24, 7 p.m.
o Cords and Awards...
The Staples City Council will meet Tuesday, May 14, at 8:01 p.m. The later start time is to accommodate election day proceedings.
Items on the agenda include:
• Consider approval of Liquor Licenses for 2019 to 2020
• Consider Resolution No. 1770 Authorizing Maintenance and Operation Grant with...
The Staples-Motley 2019 graduating class’ Baccalaureate service will be held Sunday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Staples Alliance Church, 1512 8th St. NE. A time of fellowship will follow the service.
Graduates, plan to arrive at the church by 6:40 p.m. with your cap and gown.
The Staples-Motley...
The Staples-Motley School District has announced that the last day of school will be Wednesday, June 5.
Two student days are being forgiven, but three student days (June 3, 4 and 5) are being made up.
Graduation will remain on Friday, May 31, as scheduled.
The last day of school for students at...
The 4-Corners 4-H Club recently held a food drive and donated 21.4 lbs of food to the Staples Area Food Shelf. Jon’s Family Foods and Ted & Gens served as Collection Sites for the group. Pictured are 4-Corners 4-H club members Hank and Otto Lehmann with Frank Leidenfrost of the Staples Area...
Lakewood Health System Senior Services will host a fundraiser on Friday, May 17, from 3 - 7 p.m., at the LHS Care Center, 401 Prairie Ave. NE in Staples.
The purpose of this event is to raise money for senior services projects, including purchasing a golf cart limo which will be used to transport...
Amy Michel of Staples-Motley High School won the Good Citizen Award from the Captain Robert Orr Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in Brainerd.
The subject of the essay part was “Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It”. How has...
The 5th Annual Fundraising Banquet for LAPS (Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center) was held April 23, at Timbers Event Center in Staples.
This year’s event was held at two different times that day to accommodate the amount of tables that were sponsored. One-hundred and eighteen people attended the...
The Staples-Motley High School prom is Saturday, April 27. Grand March will be held in the high school gymnasium at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
The community is invited to enjoy this event. A small admission fee will be taken at the door.
The Economic Alliance will be holding their annual event, May 9 at the Sebeka Event Center. The theme for this year’s event is “Growing Together: Making BIG Impacts in SMALL Towns.” The event will begin with a social and networking hour at 4 p.m., presentation and keynote speaker at 5 p.m. All...
