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Among the recent donations to the Staples Food Shelf, during the March Fund Drive, were Larry Odden of the 1803 Knights of Columbus with a $200 check presented to Fran Mertens, who manages the food shelf. The KC’s also held a pancake breakfast for the food shelf earlier in the year.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is encouraging farmers to take part in its annual pesticide and fertilizer use survey. This year the phone survey is directed at soybean and wheat producers. The data helps the MDA track the use of agricultural chemicals on Minnesota farms and provides...
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative will hold its annual meeting and member dinner on Thursday, April 20, at Memorial Auditorium in Wadena. Registration and bingo begin at 4:30 p.m., with the meeting at 5:30 p.m., and member dinner to follow.
Members who haven’t already done so by mail, are...
Students in RoAnn Trout’s fifth grade class at Sacred Heart Area Elementary School in Staples recently finished their “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser. The event raised funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In the two-week period for the fundraiser, they had set a goal of $300. The final...
Staples-Motley Elementary School students were out of their seats at times watching a drone demonstration during the Ag in the Classroom presentation sponsored by the Wadena County Farm Bureau held March 23. The drone’s pilot is Hannah Barrett, left, of Central Lakes College.
The Staples-Motley High Shcool band returned from Washington, D.C. and gave a concert on March 23. Pictured above, the symphonic band recreates the concert they took on the road. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Macy Judd and Zach Strickland sing “16 Going on 17” from the Sound of Music at the Staples-Motley High School Pop Concert on March 24. Accompanist is Sandy Paskewitz.
The Staples Area Food Shelf received a $3,000 donation from the Staples Host Lions club during the March Fund Drive. Accepting is Fran Mertens, manager of the food shelf presented by Lions member Mike Gold. Mertens noted that there is still time to donate to the food shelf. (Staples World photo by...
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 9, 2017, issue of MinnPost, a nonprofit, nonpartisan enterprise whose mission is to provide high-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota. They publish online at www.minnpost.com Monday through Friday with a limited edition on Saturday and a...
The March 24 edition of Outdoor News announced that Ray Gildow was selected as their 2017 ‘Person of the Year.’ The following are a few excerpts from the story from the publication, written by Joe Fellegy, Contributing Writer.
More can be found at outdoornews.com/minnesota.
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