Current Happenings

The River Rats were a breakout hit at the Little Red Caboose variety show the past two years, and their fans packed NP Park for a show last July. The group of local musicians, including many current and former music teachers in the area, will be back at Music in the Park at Northern Pacific Park in...
Applications will be accepted until Monday, May 12, for the Staples Motley Beyond Poverty cleanup crew to come and help Staples residents with waste items.  SMBP will be facilitating a crew to help with hauling items to the Staples City Wide Cleanup Day on Friday, May 30. Residents who have large...
An opportunity to help feed hungry people around the world will be offered at the Staples Church of Christ Saturday, April 12, beginning at 9 a.m. Church member Bruce Paskewitz is the organizer of the ‘food packing event,’ the idea for which was inspired during a Sunday School class he teaches. ...
The Staples Area Women’s Chorus will host their annual ‘Our Voice Our Song’ festival Saturday, March 1, at the Staples-Motley High School gym. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and tickets will be available at the door.  ‘Our Voice, Our Song’ is an annual event that the chorus started in 2014. During...
The Staples Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a fall festival, Octobeerfest, on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Pine Grove Park. The event will begin with a chili cook off at noon, along with a kids carnival, pumpkin patch, food and a vendor market. A beer garden will be open throughout the day. Two...
Chris Frost (right) and Chris Bremmer will perform at Music in the Park Series in Staples on Sunday, July 7, at 7 p.m. Pianist Geoffrey DeCamp will open at 6:45 p.m. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
The Music in the Park Series in Staples kicks off  on Sunday, July 7, at 7 p.m., with the music of Chris Frost and Chris Bremmer Opening for the duo will be pianist Geoffrey DeCamp, who takes the stage at 6:45 p.m.  This is the first concert in the summer series which will run for five Sundays....
Staples-Motley High School prom is Saturday, April 27, 2024 entitled “Red Carpet Prom.” Grand March will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Staples-Motley High School ($1 for spectators to attend).  Prom will be held at Timbers in Staples beginning at 8 p.m. (doors close at 9 p.m.) The dance ends at...
Plans are being made for Old Wadena Society members to conduct their annual meeting at the Historic Northern Pacific Depot in Staples at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 7. The public and all OWS members are invited to attend and view a video of Dr. Amelie Allard from the University of Minnesota discussing the...
Members of the Staples Area Men’s Chorus had fun rehearsing a song for their upcoming show, “This was the ‘70s.” A few members even showed up dressed for the era. The dinner buffet/concert event will be held Saturday, April 13, at the Clarissa Ballroom in Clarissa, and will feature special appearances from The Staples Area Women’s Chorus and the River Rats Rock Band. (Submitted photo)
If you’re a fan of Simon & Garfunkel, Jim Croce, the Mamas & the Papas, and ABBA, you won’t want to miss “This was the ‘70s,” a concert and dinner event presented by the Staples Area Men’s Chorus (SAMC), under the direction of Jeff Iverson.  The event will be held Saturday, April 13, at the...

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