Three SMHS speakers win top spots at Walker
      Senior co-captain Gemma Shaffer earned the second place medal in Storytelling to lead the Staples Motley Speech Team award winners in the Walker Speech Tournament Saturday, March 6. Other Cardinal finalists were Emma Motl, who finished sixth in Original Oratory and Katie Stone, who finished seventh in discussion.
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Arrow of Light awards
     Seven Webelos Scouts of Pack 61 received their Arrow of Light award on March 7. The Arrow of Light is the highest award a cub scout can earn. Six of the scouts went on to bridge into boy scouts.
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Pinewood Derby
     Cub Scout Pack 61 of Staples Motley recently held their annual Pinewood derby.
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Jack Frost paintings
      Jack Frost was inspired overnight Feb. 13 painting nature scenes throughout the area like the one above off Thunder Road looking north on the way to Dower Lake. According to snowcrystals. com, when frost forms as minute ice crystals covering the ground, we just call it all frost; but sometimes the frost grains grow larger and are called hoarfrost crystals.
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Think-Off deadline is April 1
      April 1, 2010 is the postmark deadline for submission of essays for this year’s Great American Think-Off. Essays must be no more than 750 words. There is no submission fee for this annual philosophy competition. This year’s question, “Do the wealthy have an
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Snowmobile found in Hayden Creek Saturday
      The Todd County Sheriff’s Office reports that Staples Police and deputies responded to Hayden Creek just east of Staples about 7 a.m. Saturdy and found a 1991 Ski Doo Bombardier in the water with the rear portion of the machine submerged
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Fashion Joutiques
     The Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce visited the new Fashion Joutiques store, which is housed in the Simplicity Salon building on Sixth Street NE.
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Truck weight restrictions for spring began March 8
      Spring truck weight restrictions began in the south, southeast and Twin Cities Metro frost zones at 12:01 a.m. on March 8. Spring weight restrictions in the central, north-central and north frost zones began at 12:01 a.m. on March 9. No overweight truck permits are issued during the spring load restriction period. FROST ZONE BOUNDARIES ARE:
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Cemetery walk planned by Todd Cty. Historical Society
      The Todd County Historical Society met March 1, at the museum. President Shirley Lunceford brought the meeting to order with 21 members in attendance.
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Cabin fever
     The Cabin Fever event at the historic Northern Pacific Depot Sunday drew this eclectic collection of supposed cabin dwellers.
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Police report
      Staples Police in the past week responded to a number of calls. In one incident, they assisted when called to a city residence where an unknown individual was pounding on the door, wanting to be let in. In another case, a hit and run damage incident came to light several hours after the fact.
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