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Santa making the rounds Dec. 1

Santa Claus and his helpers will be making the rounds, vising with children, Friday, Dec. 1, with   scheduled appearances in Albany, Avon, Freeport and Holdingford.   You can meet …

Albany directors debut

Amy Wilwerding is used to being on stage, bringing a character to life. For the Albany Area Schools’ production of “Spamalot,” she is in front of the stage directing the cast of …

The need to communicate and listen.   That was at the heart of a Thankful for Family Farmers Growing Our Future presentation by counselor Ted Matthews, from the Minnesota Department of …

Giving back while giving thanks

Volunteers Dave and Judy Jonas, of rural Sauk Centre, worked alongside Harvest Church congregation members in Freeport Nov. 23 serving a Thanksgiving meal. That includes their daughter, Julie …

In wait-and-see mode

Holdingford is in waiting mode on the status of a request for state bonding money to help pay for upgrades to its lift station.   “We met with state representatives and asked for …

Samantha and Patrick Jonas made a key point about business involvement when presenting a $10,000 Avon Economic Development Authority redevelopment loan. Over 90% of the work to improve the …

Ringing in faith

For about a century, the bell of the South Elmdale Congregational Church has called its faithful to worship. Now, 20 years after the congregation’s move to their Community Country Church site …

Santa sighting is Nov. 24 in Melrose

Santa will make his annual visit to Melrose Friday, Nov. 24, when children can visit with him from 1-4 p.m. at Coborn’s-Melrose.   The Melrose Area Holiday Kickoff, which dates back …

Dedication day

The Brickweg sisters, Mary and Amy, returned to their hometown of New Munich for a special dedication at 11 a.m., Nov. 11. And they weren’t alone. The New Munich Area Veterans Memorial was …

Borstad thankful for his life

Bryan Borstad is especially thankful this Thanksgiving. “Without these guys, I would be dead,” he said Nov. 16, looking around the Melrose City Council chambers at Melrose police, …

Learning, growing together

Jenn Tschida has worked at the Melrose medical campus since she was 15 when she was a candy striper at Pine Villa Nursing Home, when the facility was owned by the city of Melrose.   On Oct. …

Sharing an untold story

George Bieniek and his five brothers, Andrew, Aloys, Blaise, John and Thomas, were all veterans. Like George, Andrew, Blaise, Thomas and John were all in the Army. Aloys was in the Navy. And they all …

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