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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved new final natural gas rates effective Jan. 1, 2010 for customers of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation. More ... Mel Nefstead, a 31-year member of the United District Hospital Board, and chair of both the district and Lakewood Health System board since 1980, has left those positions. More ... Emily Tholl received a plaque from Tim Rice, president of the Lakewood Health System, noting her service as a member of the Lakewood Health System board of directors and United District Hospital board More ... Over 930 households have been assisted by the Energy Program in Wadena County this season, comparing to 841 households receiving help at the same time last year. The grants received range from $100 to $1,400. More ... Staples Motley School Board Chair Barb Schmitt, left, thanked Roy DiGiovanni for his sixteen years of service on the board as she presented him with a plaque at his last official board meeting Dec. More ... An abbreviated session of the Staples Economic Development Authority (SEDA) on Dec. 22 included a spirited discussion of the idea of the SEDA getting involved in a micro-lending program. More ... In February hundreds of Staples Motley area residents will work to feed thousands of starving children in the developing world. Through a partnership between Staples Motley community church organizations and Twin Cities-based Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), volunteers will prepare 100,000 life-saving meals. More ... New officers on the Staples Motley Area Chamber of Commerce board were recently named. Front row, left to right: Autuum Pechan, Director; Jolleen Yungbauer, Director of Events; Mary Fitcher, Secretary and Cheri Bodeen, Treasurer. Back row: Gary Kittelson, Director; Lee Jenkins, President and Lee Miller, Director of Publicity. Inset: Mark Pagnac, Vice President. More ... The Evergreen Hill Cemetery of Staples has two new signs. One is on one of the entrances on Fourth Street NE and one (above) is on the Warner Road entrance. More ... Workers for the M. G. Carlson Construction Co. of Brainerd worked on replacing shingles on the roof of the Staples Northern Pacific depot building in August. More ... Lakewood Health System (LHS) is once again hosting two Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) students. Since October, Chad and Katie Norris have been shadowing and practicing with LHS Family Medicine Physicians, Dr. Christine Albrecht and Dr. David Freeman. More ... |
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