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Four members of the Staples-Motley Future Farmers of America received the highest honor awarded to FFA members. Mikayla Sauber, Dominic Nistler, Katie Benson and Zach Stickland received their American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention and Expo held Oct. 24-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Each...
Vicki Tomlinson (right) of Motley holds up the Purple Heart medal her husband Bruce Tomlinson was recently awarded posthumously for combat injuries he sustained during the Vietnam War. Also pictured is Teresa Sorenson, Todd County Assistant Veteran Service Officer, who was instrumental in tracking down this and other awards (below) that were due Bruce Tomlinson. (Staples World photos by Dawn Timbs)
It’s been 14 years since Victoria (Vicki) Tomlinson of Motley said goodbye to her husband, Vietnam War veteran Bruce Tomlinson. He died in 2004, a couple of months shy of his 56th birthday, and without fully knowing how valued his service to the United States of America had been. Recently, Sgt....
Elizabeth (Bess) Weidenbach is pictured with the Ambassador for Peace award her brother George Bradway, a Staples native, recently received posthumously from the Republic of Korea. Signed by Minister Pi Woo-jin, the certificate thanked Bradway “for the service you and your countrymen have performed in restoring and preserving our freedom and democracy. An Army veteran, Bradway is believed to have been killed in action during the Battle of Bloody Ridge in North Korea, Aug. 27, 1951. (Staples World photo by D
Elizabeth (Bess) Weidenbach, 85, remembers well the day she walked to the train depot in Staples to say ‘goodbye’ to her brothers, John and George. It was during her lunch hour at school that October day, Bess recalled, adding that she was 17 years old and a senior at Staples High School. The year...
Staples-Motley cross country runner Emmet Anderson finished third in the state meet on Nov. 3, as the boys team placed seventh. The girls team placed fifth in the meet. Details on page 1b. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)  
The Staples Community Center was the polling place on Nov. 6 for residents of the City of Staples. There were two areas, one for Todd County residents and one for Wadena County residents. Wadena County, left, had two judges getting trained on using the registration tablets. From left are Bev Nelsen...
The Todd County registration table is in the center photo. Around the table clockwise are Darlene Rollins, Linda Heier, Mike Heier, Mary Sperley (seated with the registration book) and Sandy Foote. Rollins and Foote were the head judges. See the Staples World website at www.staplesworld.com...
Naila Mikhaeil. Row two, from left: Payton Allen, Brianna Mitchell, Miranda Schotzko, Grace Koskiniemi, Livi Lorber, Lily Richey, Aliza Qureshi, Olivia Opheim, Emali Jimenez-Kloeckl. Row three: Michael Becker, Mason Nielson, Emery Lorber, Kora Wells, Gen Groetsch, Alexis Tweeter, Alex McIlravy, Rose Han. Back row: Ivan Lozano, Alex Brings, Macy Judd, Keegan Bestland, A.J. Nienow, Sabina Moe, Macy Knudson, Olivia Vogt, Torii Nienow, Cassidy Barthel, Jeffrey Allen, Starr Hofstedt, Lily Albertson, Natasha Lyma
Several Staples-Motley orchestra students (and a few adult leaders) had the opportunity to attend a Minnesota Orchestra concert Oct. 18, at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. The group of 49 traveled by way of coach bus and in addition to the concert, enjoyed lunch together. It was an amazing...
Pete Stauber, Republican candidate for the U.S. House from Congressional District 8 will visit Wadena Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. He will appear at the Wadena County Republican Campaign Office at 104 Ash Ave. NE, one block east of the junction of U.S. 10 and 71. His appearance will be part of a “5 Day Power...
In a screen shot from the KARE 11 “Land of 10,000 Stories” segment, Peter Gorton shows his work space and talks about John Donaldson in his Minneapolis home.
It is a hot time for an old baseball story, thanks to the work of Staples native Peter Gorton. The project was featured on KARE 11’s “Land of 10,000 Stories” on Oct. 24, more game reports have come in, a field dedicated to Donaldson is being built in his hometown in Missouri and filming for a...
Sourcewell is working to help carve out the workforce of tomorrow from the students of today.  School, agency, college and business/industry personnel are invited to participate in the Building the 21st Century Workforce Conference on Friday, Nov. 16 at Sourcewell in Staples.  The event is free and...

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