Life Currents
The Staples Senior Center hosted an ice cream social appreciation and meeting for area Senior Sites on July 18. A perfect day for ice cream, apple pie was shared. A brief program was held including memory stories centered around food. Those bringing recipes were entered into prize drawings.
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It was Summer Fun at the monthly Storytime held at the Staples Library. Fun summer stories were read and the children made a watermelon craft from the book “The Watermelon Seed” by Greg Pizzoli. Snacks were provided by The Friends of the Library.
The next Storytime will be held Weds., Aug. 14 at...
St. Paul’s Newman Center, which serves North Dakota State University (NDSU), has broken ground on a new Newman Center, chapel and faith-based student housing facility. The $21.5 million project will replace the existing Newman Center, which has been serving Catholic students at NDSU since 1958. To...
Births reported at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples included:
Born to Katelyn and Kenneth Sakry of Wadena, a baby girl, Brinley Ann weighing seven pounds, 14 ounces on July 4, 2019.
Born to Lyndsay Frisch and Joe Pugsley of Baxter, a baby boy, Oakley Lavern weighing six pounds on July 8,...
Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2018 - 19 graduates. These students have completed degree, diploma or certificate programs.
The list includes all but those students with data privacy requested. Local students named includes:
Motley
Nicholas Anderson, Jonathan...
July Birthdays at Lakewood Health System Care Center:
Rosemary Gosiak, July 4; Suzi German, July 4; Betty Wiese, July 9; Janet Rasmusen, July 11.
July Special Activities at the Lakewood Health System Care Center:
Weds., July 10, 2 p.m., Bingo/Marge
Thurs., July 11, 10 a.m. Bible Study, Paul Johnson...
Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2019 Spring Semester Honors List. The President’s List includes students who earned a grade point average of 3.75 or higher while enrolled in at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes students who earned a grade point average of 3....
St. Cloud State University recently held its 2019 Spring Semester Commencement ceremonies. Local graduates include:
o Kelli Klein, Motley, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cum Laude
o Addison March, Motley, Bachelor of Elective Studies, Life Sciences, Summa Cum Laude
o Kelsey Wakeman, Motley,...
Ventriloquist James Wedgewood entertained 67 children, along with their parents and grandparents, at the Staples Public Library June 27. The event, sponsored by the Staples Public Library and the Staples Motley Area Arts Council, was in recognition of the library’s summer reading program and...
Baleigh Domogalla won her book in a drawing held at the Staples Public Library in June.
