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July 2, 2009
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German war bride still proud of America
By Tom Crawford and Dawn Schimpp Timbs Staff writers
Sixty some years ago, a young German woman, madly in love with an American ex-soldier, arrived in the U.S. to be reunited and married. Gertrude Wild (pronounced Vild) knew no one in the U.S. except the handsome young army sergeant from Staples, Minnesota, whom she had worked with for about a year... More...
Staples EDA okays loan to Stern Manufacturing
By Tom Crawford News Editor

The Staples Economic Development Authority last week okayed a $50,000 loan to Stern Manufacturing and also agreed to terms for a new tenant in the Staples Industrial Building. The SEDA loan is part of a 'gap financing' package being put together by four agencies to complement a bank loan for the... More...

Pouring cement

Construction continued June 24, on the new city hall and public library in Staples, with cement being poured on the main level floor. More...

 News
•Tri-County owner charged with cattle theft in South Dakota
The owner of the Tr i - County Livestock Sales at Motley has been charged with the theft of cattle at a sales barn he owns in Watertown, South Dakota. Joey J. Varner, 52, of Pierz, who owns or coowns 15 sales barns in three states, was arrested June 23, at the Fergus Falls Livestock Auction. More...
•Minnesota dairy industry briefing
•Drawing a crowd
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 Crow Wing Currents
•'Log Cabin Quilting by Mary' now open
Open House Thursday, July 9, northeast of Leader
"Log Cabin Quilting by Mary" is up and running in rural Motley; and the public is invited to an open house Thursday, July 9, from 3 - 7 p.m. Owned and operated by Mary Keppers, Log Cabin Quilting offers a wide range of services centered around a professional, stitch-regulated Phaff Grand Quilter ... More...
•Motley Fire Chief Davis steps down
•Crow Wing Calendar
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 Opinion
•The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the complete text of the Declaration of Independence as adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776. The original spelling and capitalization have been retained. More...
•City faces Local Government Aid reductions
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 Current Happenings
•Historical Photos opens at Cultural Center gallery
"Then and Now: Historical Photographs of New York Mills" opens in the Cultural Center gallery beginning Thursday, July 2, 2009. The show will be open to the public at no charge until Saturday, July 25. More than 60 historical photographs from the late 1800s to the present make up the show. More...
•Educational Opportunities
•Prenatal classes at TCH
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 Menus
•Menus
Senior Nutrition Program Anyone is welcome to come and enjoy a wholesome, nutritious meal and good fellowship at the nutrition site. Suggested donation: $3.50. Just call the phone number below between 8:30 a.m. and noon the day before for reservations. More...
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 Calendar
•Mark Your Calendar
July 4 FOUNDATION QUARTET GOSPEL CONCERT, Eagle Bend Assembly of God, Saturday, July 4, 7 p.m. Info., 218-738- 3332. July 7 PRAYER CONNECTION, hosted by Wadena Christian Women's Club, Tuesday, July 7, 9:30 a.m., Humphrey Manor, 311 3rd St. SE, Wadena. More...
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 Life Currents
•Old farts
The daily 'morning coffee clutch' at Tower Pizza in Staples met June 24, to celebrate Tom Crawford's (far left) birthday a day early; and to congratulate him on his "Best Investigative Writing" award from the Minnesota Newspaper Association More...
•Student Achievements
•Lending a hand
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 Obituaries
•Donna J. Hagenson
Donna J. Hagenson, 80, of Staples, June 30, 2009 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center. Funeral services were held July 2, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. More...
•Theresa Kaste
•Clarinda Gumke
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 Sports
•Another lake invasion; high hopes for hunting
- o - Inside the Outdoors
By now Minnesotans are becoming accustomed to hearing the unwelcome news that another body of water in the state has been invaded by a harmful foreign plant - o - or animal, an "exotic species, " as they are known to science. More...
•New dugouts at Pine Grove
•Lumberbats near end of season
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 Public Notices
•Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT COUNTIES OF TODD, MORRISON, CASS AND WADENA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hospital Board of United Hospital District, Todd, Morrison, Cass and Wadena Counties, Minnesota (the "District") will, in the Hospital Boardroom at 49725 County 8... More...
•Staples City Council
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