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The month of June ended with the Staples Motley American Legion team winning two more games but suffering their second loss of the season, losing after a seventh inning, walk -off home run at Crosslake. Jordan Riewer pitched a fine game July 2 at Crosslake for Staples Motley, going all the way, getting seven strike outs and walking only two batters. More ... One of the most familiar maxims is that "getting there is half the fun." The idea is that many good and memorable things can happen along the way, not just at your destination. More ... The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is increasing enforcement efforts to prevent the transportation of aquatic invasive species from several lakes in the Alexandria area in westcentral Minnesota. More ... The Vintage ladies golf league played a shamble on June 22 with 21 participating. The ladies all hit their drives and then moved their balls to the best drive and continued individual play from there. After golf the ladies enjoyed a Vintage meal. More ... Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the Staples and Motley area recently participated in a "BSA 61 Fun Day Monday" at Dower Lake. The Scouts took part in swimming, fishing off the pier, soccer, baseball, first aid and a climbing wall. More ... Construction on the Bemidji to Guthrie segment of the Paul Bunyan State Trail is complete and the trail is now open to the public. The trail is now paved for approximately 11.5 miles between the two communities, primarily along the old Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad grade. Bridges were constructed along this route in 2002 over Washington Ave. and the U.S. More ... One great source for detailed information about treatment options in Minnesota is the University of Minnesota Extension website at www.extension.umn. edu. More ... Wednesday night men's golf league is now at the halfway point in the season. The second quarter began with a scramble with 45 men participating. Team members were chosen from a random drawing. More ... CO-REC JULY 2 RESULTS Noska Repair 13, Gould Construction 1; Twisted Sister's Bar & Grill 20, Richter Construction/Convenient Auto Repair 3; Lefty's Bar 20, Richter Construction 6; Noska Repair 16, SouthSide Mini Mart 14; Gould Construction 16, Bullseye Bar/Brent's Plumbing 3; Lakewood Health System 22, More ... Striping of the new road surface was one of the last touches last week for Wadena County Road 30 north of Staples. Residents of that area and golfers at The Vintage are enjoying a completely refurbished roadway from the Central Lakes College campus to the Crow Wing River bridge. Approximately 1,500 feet of the roadway was washed out by flooding this spring. The road had been scheduled for resurfacing in 2010, but the washout and complications with other projects moved County Road 30 up on the priority list. (Staples World photo by Tom Crawford) More ... |
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Introducing the new Staples City Hall & Staples Public Library
