Dassel-Cokato FFA members are excited to host their first Agstravaganza Saturday, March 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Highland Community Church in Cokato. FFA has been active in the Dassel and Cokato communities since chartering in 1938. Agstravaganza is a community celebration of FFA through the years, and our current members.
People of all ages are invited to this free community event to socialize, look through old scrapbooks and awards, enjoy a free meal, and meet FFA members. People may also play bingo and bid on silent auction items to benefit FFA members, and their impact in our communities.
The floriculture class is creating floral arrangements for the event to learn skills and add some spring color. There will be tractors on display, including a half-scale John Deere 4020, owned by DC FFA alumni Dennis and Dean Terning.
Agstravaganza is the kick-off to National Agriculture Week, and a community social before spring planting season. Please join DC FFA members for this ag-citing community event.

Interested in learning about backyard laying hens? Becky Bravinder, co-founder of the natural foods store Dan & Becky’s Market, will share what she has learned in years of raising chickens and providing organic eggs for the community.
The event, hosted by the DC Sustainable Living group, will take place Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cokato Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church is located at 280 3rd St. SE, Cokato. People may RSVP on the DC Sustainable Living Facebook page to ensure they receive event updates via email.

A History of Tractors program, featuring the OLIVER, with speaker Luke Cain, of the Northland Oliver Collectors Association, will take place at the Wright County Historical Society (2001 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo) Tuesday March 21.
WCHS is hosting two identical presentations, at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m., in the WCHS Activity Room. This event is free, and open to the public.

The American Red Cross will be in Darwin at the City and  Township Hall on Friday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to conduct a blood  drive.  Appointments can be made online at redcrossblood.org. or call Jenny at 320-241-2372 to sign up. Thank you for your support.  The blood drive is sponsored by the Darwin Community Legacy Foundation.

Burma Shave sign presentation takes place Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m. at the Dassel History Center.

The Cokato Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to its annual business expo tomorrow, Saturday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at the DC High School Commons. The expo is presented to showcase the products, services, and technology available in our local communities. It also features an always-popular free pancake breakfast for the public and exhibitors, which is served by the CD Lions from 9 to 11 a.m.
Dassel Ambassadors and Cokato Royalty will be at the expo to visit with attendees.
There will also be an opportunity to try to win a door prize or two from the Cokato Chamber and other vendors.