Current Happenings
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Each year, approximately one million pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of the newborn child. Lakewood Health System hosts a special ceremony to acknowledge these painful losses and provide comfort to families...
A local 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil will be held on five Tuesdays during October, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., at the following locations:
o Oct. 1 - Staples Alliance Church. For more information, call Janet Anderson, 218-839-3900.
o Oct. 8 - Sacred Heart Catholic Church. For more information, call...
October 7
Retired Educators Association of MN (REAM) Mtg Monday, Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m., Staples City Hall. Program: Melissa Birkholtz, Staples Police Chief, ‘Senior Scams.’
October 11
The Wadena County Historical Society’s Annual Mtg Friday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m., Maasconi’s Char & Bar in Verndale. Free...
The 2019 Real Men Sing! and Real Men Sing, Jr! Choral Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at Staples-Motley High School. The all-day event includes workshops and rehearsals; and concludes with a concert at 7 p.m. Open to the public, the Real Men Sing concert will be held at the high school...
Weekly events
Ongoing Events Posted Last Thursday of the Month:
AA Mtgs At Lakewood Health System Hospital Main Campus, Staples, Classroom A: Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 p.m.. For info., 218-371-0573.
AA Mtgs At First Lutheran Church, Pillager: Tuesdays, 8 p.m. For info...
September
o Homecoming Week Sept. 23 - 27
October
o ProStart Dinner At Craguns Oct. 2, 6 p.m.
o Bratfest Oct. 4, 5 p.m.
o MS/HS Choir Concert Oct. 28; Grades 5 - 8, 7 p.m.; Grades 9 - 12, 8 p.m.
Leaders of all backgrounds will discover the power of taking courage in their daily lives when attending Leadercast Women 2019 – October 18, at Sourcewell in Staples.
Nationally known female leaders share stories of inspiration at this one-day leadership event. While the event features an all-...
The Minnesota Voices program for September will feature discussions about archaeology in Wadena County. It will be held Thur., Sept. 26 from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Wadena County Museum.
For decades, Wadena County has been studied by archaeologists because of its important fur trade era sites. At...
Milt Peterson has joined the Staples All Veterans Park Board. He grew up on a small farm near Plummer, Minn, graduating there in 1966. He then join the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, Calif and Charleston, S.C. His last year was spent in the Central Highlands of Vietnam with a medical advisory...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is among six health departments nationwide to win a new cooperative grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will allow Minnesota to expand its biomonitoring program for measuring children’s exposures to chemicals of concern...
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