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The new Minnesota State Chancellor, Scott Olson, center, chats with CLC President Hara Charlier and State Representative Mike Wiener. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
The new Chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, (Minnesota State) visited the Central Lakes College Ag and Energy Center Field Day at the Staples campus on Aug. 25, in his first month as chancellor. Scott Olson said he has been to Central Lakes College before, but this is his first...
Two new ‘Little Libraries’ have been put up in Staples, thanks to the Staples Rotary Club. One is located along 4th St. NE, and the other along the Legacy Trail. Both libraries were built by club member Marv Rothstein. Pictured above, installing the Little Library along 4th St. NE near Orth Insurance are, from left, Rotarians Curt Wilson and Rothstein. (Staples World photos by Dawn Timbs)
Two new Little Free Library book exchange boxes have been installed in Staples, thanks to the Staples Rotary Club. They join the movement to share books, bringing people together and creating communities of readers. One Little Free Library is at 227 4th St. NE in front of the Orth Insurance Agency...
75 Years Ago - 1948  o Sept. 2, 1948 - Peter Card of Staples, who deals in livestock, is the owner of a dwarf Hereford steer which he purchased from a farmer south of Staples some time ago. The Hereford stands 32 inches in height and the weight of the animal is 255 pounds. The steer is about a year...
Frances Dupris
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Frances (Eagletail) Dupris, an intelligence analyst, instructor and Director of the Advanced Training Course at the 319th Combat Training Squadron, has received the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) Military Meritorious Service Award for the second...
CLC’s Tammy Rick, left, and Noah Boelter, right, show the ‘Sota Grown kale pod experiment to some interested children.   
By Dawn Timbs, Staples World reporter   The Motley City Council spent a good hour discussing employee wages during their budget workshop Aug. 28. City Clerk/Treasurer Darci Odden provided five options for a wage increase, as requested by council member Nikki Bjerga. These included: o Five percent...
Photos from the Staples-Motley Athletic Hall of Fame Wiffle Ball Tournament show a variety of players from all ages, both casual and competitive, making plays and getting hits. In wiffle ball, four players are in the outfield while four batters try to bat their way around the bases. For ground...
Summer Academy students at Sacred Heart Area School (SHAS) enjoyed the playground swings Aug. 23. Pictured, from left, are Simon Hogate, Jr., Blair Spandl, Charlee Roberts, Rose Roberts and Adaline Hogate.Teachers for the summer program are Azure Hogate and Audrey Brill. The first day of classes at...
The Communities Connect resource fair was held Aug. 16 at Timbers Event Center in Staples. The event was sponsored by Staples Motley Beyond Poverty and Lakewood Engage. Communities Connect is an opportunity for people to learn about resources available to help with housing, education, health care...
Ruth Boldan and Harry McCoy visited at Ruth’s dining room table recently in Leader. They are each about to turn 100 and were reminiscing their shared experiences over the past 80 plus years. On the table are photos including Ruth, dressed in a snowsuit and headed to one of her one-room schools where she began her teaching career; another of Ruth more recently; one of Harry in his World War II Army uniform and another of his late wife, Neva. Their families and friends plan to gather Sept.16 at the Bear’s Den
By Tom Crawford and Janine Wells   A celebration of the century ‘1923 - 2023’ will be held Sept. 16  at the Bear’s Den in Leader.   The party will honor two Leader area residents, Ruth Boldan and Harry McCoy, each of whom will be  reaching the century mark in the coming weeks. Both Ruth and Harry...

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