DASSEL-COKATO, MN – The Hallelujah Chorus became a tradition at DC High School choir concerts with alumni joining the choir for the final song of the evening. Started by the late Don Anderson, choir director for 39 years at DC, the tradition continued at last night’s band and choir concert, this time, in Anderson’s honor. Anderson passed away October 20 at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. More photos from the concert in Monday’s edition of the Enterprise Dispatch.
Monthly Archive for November, 2011
COKATO, DASSEL, MN – The Cokato Lions are coordinating the Silent Santa program in the Cokato and Dassel area. They will be collecting and distributing gifts for the less fortunate. Assisting the Lions will be members of the Dassel-Cokato High School National Honor Society, Heartland Community Action Agency, Wright County Social Services, plus other area organizations. In the past, gifts have been distributed to more than 150 individuals annually.
Gifts (new and unwrapped) will be collected until Friday, Dec. 16. Collection boxes will be available after Thanksgiving in Cokato at First National Bank, State Bank, Holt Motors, Cokato Motors, Daniel’s Family Restaurant, Dollar General, MAWSECO, Allina Medical Clinic, The Grounds, Cokato Licensing, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Boxes will be located in Dassel at Wells Fargo Bank, State Bank of Darwin-Dassel office, Dassel Liquors, Meeker Memorial Clinic, and Dassel Medical Center. Collection will also occur at the Dassel-Cokato High School from Monday, Dec. 12 through Friday, Dec. 16.
Toys, games, sports equipment, personal electronics, personal grooming items, and clothing are commonly collected and distributed. There is always a need for gifts appropriate for teenagers.
Monetary gifts will also be accepted. Make checks payable to the Cokato Lions and mail to PO Box 684, Cokato, MN 55321. Money is needed annually to provide items of clothing for all ages and to provide gift items specific to special needs.
Distribution will be Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Cokato Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until noon.
Applications are available through Human Services in Buffalo, The Market Place, or Cokato City Hall. Meeker County residents may contact heartland Community Action Agency. Questions may be directed to Mike at (320) 286-5378 or by email to cokatosilentsanta@embarqmail.com.
KINGSTON, MN – The Kingston Lions Club will have its lighting ceremony of the Light of Love tree Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m., located at the Kingston Apostolic Lutheran Church Cemetery on CSAH 27.
Pastor John Peterson will lead a short service and refreshments will be served at the Kingston Community Center following.
COKATO, MN – Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are encouraged to attend “The Gift,” a program at the Cokato Public Library, Friday, Dec. 2 from 1 to 1:45 p.m.
Participants will join Mr. Bob, “the package guy,” on a multi-cultural journey, learning about the various holidays celebrated around the world, including Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, and the Chinese Lantern Festival, as well as a variety of lesser-known holidays.
Preregister online or by calling the Cokato Public Library at (320) 286-5760.
Mark Blazinski, 52, of Silver Lake, passed away Monday, Nov. 28 at his home.
Visitation will take place Thursday, Dec. 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie, and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church.
The funeral service will be Friday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie.
Michael K. Johnson 66, of Dassel died Nov. 22, at Granite Falls Memorial Hospital in Granite Falls. A funeral service will take place at 1:30 pm Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater. Burial will be at Union Cemetery in Atwater. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are entrusted to Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Willmar. See full obituary in the Monday, Dec. 5 edition.
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