February 18, 2010 RSS feed / Life Currents

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Cardinal speakers do well in home meet

By Shelby Wilds
It was another good week for the Staples Motley speech team as 14 members received awards at the Staples Host Lions Invitational speech contest held at Staples Motley High School Feb. 13. More...

Senior Celebrations

The monthly Senior Citizen’s Birthday Party was held at the Staples Senior Citizen’s Center on Feb. 9 with 20 members attending. The two members with February birthdays who were honored were Erma Pavlacky, left and Jean Medley, right. More...

Military

Staff Sergeant Andrew Goligowski graduated with honors, Feb. 4, 2010, from USAF Military Training Instructor School at Lackland Air Force Base, TX. More...

Card tables needed for LCT play ‘Drinking Habits’

Lamplighter Community Theatre is in need of card tables and chairs for their upcoming production of “Drinking Habits.” The play will be performed at the Landmark Inn at 631 3rd Ave. More...

Looking Back

- o - Compiled by Margo Hoemberg - o -

25 Years Ago - 1985 This issue, February 14, of the Staples World marks the beginning of its 96th continuous year of publication. The paper was started in the new village of Presto (Staples) in 1890 with the village attorney, Andrew J. More...

Walk for Haiti

The Central Lakes College Graphic Design Club, aka The Artery, held a five kilometer Pledge Walk for Haiti on Feb. 11. More...

The Other Day

by Ruth Brill - o -

. . . My husband had the maps unfurled all over the kitchen table as he contemplated the different paths leading to his downtown Minneapolis meeting. “Let’s take this road. More...

Hello World

BIRTHS REPORTED AT LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITAL: Born to Daniel Vargas- Garcia and Karen DeWald of Motley, a baby boy, Isaac, weighing seven pounds two ounces on Feb. 12, 2010. More...

Neal and Leandra

Concert Feb. 19

A spring season of four Friday night musical performances hosted by the non-profit Grassroots Concerts series opens Feb. 19 with Neal and Leandra. They will perform a 7:30 p.m. concert at the Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar in Nisswa. More...