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Tera Weyer of St. Paul (left) and Lynnea (Iverson) Schmitz of Grand Rapids, holding her baby boy Aaland, connected at the Stomping Grounds coffee shop in Staples Dec. 26. The friends, both 2012 graduates of Staples-Motley High School, were back visiting their families over the Christmas holiday and...
Staples-Motley Elementary fourth graders play ukelele to the song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, while their classmates sing along. The Winter Concert was held at the elementary school gym on Dec. 21. Below, kindergarten students sing loud and proud during their performance at the concert. (...
Kindergarten students sing loud and proud during their performance at the concert. (Photos by Mark Anderson)
Sacred Heart Area School put on a musical Christmas program titled “Angels, Lambs, Ladybugs & Butterflies,” where those creatures were joined by fireflies, grasshoppers, birds, shepherds and Wisemen, to witness the Christmas story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson...
75 Years Ago - 1948
o Dec. 23, 1948 - Word has been received from the news bureau of the University Farm, that Vernon Drake, of Staples, participated in the annual Christmas program of the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture.
o Dec. 23, 1948 - People have read stories about trappers...
Staples Police report
Dec. 12, Staples Police responded to assist the Minnesota State Patrol with a fleeing motor vehicle. The MSP stopped pursuing the vehicle prior to the vehicle entering the city of Staples. The driver was later apprehended in Morrison County.
Dec. 12, Staples Police assisted...
Director Cade Bestland invited the audience to join the Cardinal Choir in singing, “Joy to the World” at the recent Cardinal Christmas Concert at Centennial Auditorium. Other sing-alongs were “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Silent Night.” (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
Seven-year-old Jason Sturm-Hughes of Staples greeted a snowman outside of the Staples Post Office Dec. 21. The snowman was initially built by Post Clerk Caitlin Brichacek a few days earlier, when snow fell in the area. Since then, Brichacek said, others in the community have added to the snowman,...
Children in the Magic Forest Preschool held a Christmas concert on Dec. 14. Left, they ring bells while singing.
After the concert, the children were surprised to have Santa come in to talk to them and ask them what they want for Christmas. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
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