Current Happenings
The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will be offering a 55+ Driver Discount refresher course on Monday, Jan. 13, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Staples Community Center.
Completion of an eight-hour course qualifies you for the discount. To maintain the discount, you must complete a four-hour refresher...
A Festival of Creches/Nativity Sets will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, at St. Michael Church in Motley.
Hosted by the Staples-Motley Catholic Youth Ministry, the event is being held for the benefit of Care Ministries, St. Michael Building Fund; and the Sacred Heart Stained Glass Windows Fund.
The main...
Staples native and former American Idol contestant Katie (Ziegler) Switzer performed a number of Christmas carols and other holiday music during an open house at Ace Hardware in Staples Dec. 6. Young people enjoyed singing along on familiar songs like, “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle...
A drive through North Pole Holiday Lights event takes place at Pine Grove Park in Staples every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 5 - 9 p.m. through the end of December.
There are over 25 different light displays this year and Christmas music will be broadcast as people drive through the park. Hot...
The Christmas Caring Tree is freshly decorated at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples featuring blue and white. Above: Iras Chapin and Marge Pearson, Resident Council Presidents, invite the public to visit the decorated Caring Tree in the dining room. Each bow placed on the tree has the...
Births reported at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples included:
Born to Ashley and Andrew Kimber of Parkers Prairie, a baby boy, Wyatt Andrew weighing six pounds, 14 ounces on November 27, 2019.
Born to Ashley and Chad Wallgren of Staples, a baby boy, Hudson Thomas weighing seven pounds, 11...
The Staples Host Lions recently donated $300 to go toward the Envirofest which Staples-Motley students in sixth grade attended this past September. Pictured above, from left, are Lion Mike Gold, President of Staples Host Lions; sixth graders Lizzy Tangeman, Chyanne Taylor, Jerry Russell; and...
Lamplighter Community Theatre will present a live radio play, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” at Landmark Inn in Staples Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m.
This heartwarming holiday treasure is a recreation of the original Lux Radio Theatre...
A variety of activities will take place during the second annual ‘An Elf-ing Christmas’ in Staples throughout December. These include:
o Breakfast with the Elves on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. - noon at the Community Center. In addition to breakfast, enjoy crafts, games and free hay rides. Free...
The Staples Host Lions will sponsor and serve a Christmas Community Appreciation Dinner at the Staples-Motley High School Cafeteria on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Serving will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Everyone is invited and welcome to share in the turkey dinner. There is no charge for the meal.
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