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John and Karolyn Brenny, along with their son Alex, have taken over ownership of Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. They purchased the business from John’s cousin Joe Brenny.
One change the new owners made is changing the name to Brenny Family Funeral Home, to reflect on the importance of working with...
Upon Joe Brenny’s upcoming retirement, his daughter Maria wrote a facebook post describing what it was like growing up in a funeral home family:
“As a little kid, I played hide-and-seek in the casket display room. My first “paid job” was cleaning the funeral home or scrubbing the white cars back...
UofM Extension and Minnesota Dairy Initiatives will host a Dairy Producer Night Out, Thursday, March 28, from 7:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the Thunder Lodge Sports Bar & Supper Club, at 22056 Hwy 71, Long Prairie. The purpose of the Dairy Producer Night Out is to bring local dairy producers together...
The Staples Host Lions recently made a $3,500 donation to the Staples Area Food Shelf. Pictured, from left, are Neil Koppes, Dawn Adamietz, Rick Adamietz, food shelf volunteers; Mike Gold, Staples Host Lions President; Gary Knosalla, Charlene Sauer, food shelf volunteers. (Staples World photo by...
Question: If I sell my vehicle to a private party, what do you recommend I do to protect myself in the event the new owner gets into a crash or is arrested prior to them transferring the title into their name?
Answer: This can be an issue for you if the vehicle you sold is ever involved in a hit...
Connections High School Program showcased students’ projects at their Project Showcase Night March 4, at Sourcewell in Staples.
The students were hosts to approximately 60 friends and family members who came to learn, listen and support.
Projects highlighted at the recent event were:
o Rylie Rau’s...
Compiled by Dawn Timbs
75 Years Ago - 1944
o March 23, 1944 - Fire, originating from an oil burning hot water heater which exploded, almost completely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Sims early this morning, the alarm being turned in about 7:45 o’clock. Just what made the hot water...
The Staples ‘93 Lions recently donated $1,865 to the Staples Area Food Shelf, thanks in part to an anonymous club member who offered to match up to $1,000 (a total of $940 was taken in). Pictured, from left, are Lions Bev Dolezal and Beth Gedde; and food shelf volunteers Dawn Adamietz and Frank...
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