An enthusiastic group of professionals were on hand Wednesday in Winsted for groundbreaking the expansion of St. Mary’s Care Center. Attending the groundbreaking were Mary Ann Baumann, Liz Kiecker, April Anderson, and Trisha Schauer of St. Mary’s; Andy Opsahl, St. Mary’s Administrator/CEO and Representative of the Benedictine Health System; Robert Sundberg and Jennifer Kamstra of Living Services Foundation; Kevin Stangel, Chad Kinate, and Steve Plafcan of NOR-SON.
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
I am so excited! I have been to Higher Ground Music Fest every year since it began 3 years ago, and this year they have another awesome line up! Headliners Casting Crowns and Mercy Me are 2 of my absolute favs! Check out the complete schedule below-
Montrose Days promises to have something for everyone, with the coronation, dances, parade, Kid’s Fest and more, Friday-Sunday, August 15-17 .
The festivities begins at 6:30 p.m. in Lions Park under the tent with the KRWC AM 1360 Road Show.
The coronation is the highlight of Montrose Days, which will take place after the parade on Sunday, August 17. The parade starts at 1 p.m.
Chanhassen, MN (July 29) – In one “flower-powered” August weekend – Aug. 16 & 17, to be exact – the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will present two popular summer events – the 26th Annual Arboretum Flower and Garden Show, co-sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota, and the Minneapolis Men’s Garden Club’s Food, Flower and Foto Show.
Continue reading ‘FlowerFest Weekend showcases two garden shows’
The Lester Prairie Police Department was among the many agencies from across the area that stepped forward to help when the I-35W bridge collapsed last Aug.1.
Lester Prairie assisted the Minneapolis Police Department during the crisis by sending Officer Brenda Conzet to Minneapolis to help with security at the scene for two days.
Last week, Conzet received a plaque from Minneapolis Police Chief Timothy Dolan.
The plaque was a 35W Bridge Collapse Service Award, presented for her “contributions and dedicated service to the City of Minneapolis and its citizens during this massive tragedy.”
“This is quite an honor. We are lucky to get this,” Lester Prairie Police Chief Bob Carlson commented.
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is currently seeking local families interested in hosting a high school foreign exchange student for the 2008 – 09 school year. The students are between 15 and 18 years old, are well screened and speak English. Each student is very anxious to learn about our country by living as part of an American family and attending the local high school. Students come from Germany, Italy, China, France, Brazil, Spain, Thailand, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, The Czech and Slovak Republics and the Former Soviet Union.
Continue reading ‘Host families needed for exchange students’
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