Current Happenings
“Hansel & Gretel” is the musical for Lamp Camp 2018, a drama camp for ages 8-18, to be held at Centennial Auditorium in Staples. The camp will be June 11-22, Monday-Friday with a public performance Friday, June 22, at 7 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted.
Children ages 8-12 will meet:...
The Staples Area Farmer’s Market kicks off Thursday, May 24, from 2 - 5:30 p.m. at the main campus parking lot of Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples.
Britney Bursch, with Innovation Consulting, LLC, is the Market Manager. There are several returning vendors, Bursch said, going on to mention...
May 22
CARE Community Meal Tues., May 22, 4:30 - 6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 4th St. NE, Staples. Free. For info, 218-894-2372.
May 24
Wadena Whirlaways Square Dance Club Mtg Thurs., May 24, 7:30 - 10 p.m., Wadena VFW. Brian Freed, caller; Donna Stone, cuer. For info., 218-296-1641....
The Staples-Motley School Board will meet Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Staples-Motley High School media center.
Agenda items include:
o Frank Odell speaking about the speech program during the school/community forum.
o Financial items including approval of capital outlay list, five-year lease...
Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union will offer a free Shred Day in their parking lot at 1220 4th St. NE, Staples, Monday, June 18, from 1-2 p.m.
Through a partnership with Paper Storm Document Shredding, Mid Minnesota is offering free community-wide Shred Days at all their locations.
The idea is...
The Staples-Motley ministerial invites the community to the Staples-Motley High School 2018 graduating class’ Baccalaureate Service.
The service will be held Sunday, May 20, 7 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church, 430 12th St. NE, Staples. A time of fellowship will follow the service.
For more...
The Staples-Motley School Board will meet Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in the Staples-Motley High School media center to receive an update on facilities and discuss options.
Immediately following the work session, the board will hold a special meeting to hear an update on negotiations with the...
The Diabetes Department at Lakewood Health System is hosting a monthly diabetes support group beginning Thursday, May 17, from 3 - 4 p.m. in lower level Classroom B at Lakewood’s main campus in Staples.
The group is for individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes, or are interested in...
May 16
Blood Drive Wed., May 16, noon - 6 p.m., Motley United Methodist Church, 847 3rd. Ave. So. For info., appt., 218-352-6188.
Staples All Veterans and Community Park Association’s Monthly Board Mtg Wed., May 16, Timbers Restaurant and Event Center, Staples, 5:30 p.m. Public invited.
May 21...
Nancy O’Brien Wagner, author of “Alice in France: The World WarI Letters of Alice M. O’Brien”, will speak Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at the Robertson Theatre in Wadena.
In March 1918, twenty-six-year-old Alice O’Brien set off from New York harbor, bound for wartime France as unpaid volunteer.
As...
