Society
Minnesota State University, Mankato, awarded Scott Hengesteg of Northwood with a BS in Law Enforcement, as well as 1,796 other degrees to 1,753 students at the end of the fall 2020 semester, with this fall's graduates celebrated through a special website with commencement videos that were available...
The Green Thumb Garden Club met on November 23, 2020 at the Olson room with Cheryl Nitcher as hostess.
Penny Robb presented the program. We were directed to make an arrangement following the guidelines that are used in floral design. She provided small jars and vases filled with dry foam into...
From the Share Shoppe of Worth County:
During this time of COVID-19 everyone has had to adapt and make changes, with cancellations, closures, new guidelines, new protocols, new procedures, etc. Thus, the Share Shoppe of Worth County now finds itself making more changes, too. The shop was closed...
Due to COVID-19 Chapter ES is not hosting the special event for the community called “Cookies With Santa” this holiday season.
However we have decided to bake cookies and distribute them throughout the community to our resident widows and widowers who still live in their own homes.
In the past...
On Sunday afternoon, December 6, a few of the Church Family members of Bolan Trinity gathered at the church wearing masks and social distancing to work on music for the rest of the Advent Season and Christmas Eve service. These services continue to be on the Bethel UMC Facebook page, YouTube,...
A Worth County woman has won a $50,000 lottery prize.
Andrea Enderson of Manly won the sixth top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “$50,000 Holiday Crossword” scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket at Cubby’s, 1302 First Ave. in Manson, and claimed her prize at the lottery’s Mason City regional...
Happy holidays everyone! We’ve almost made it through this challenging year. It has certainly been a year to remember and made difficult by so many of the adjustments we’ve had to make to keep our families and community safe.
Keeping with this trend, the library will not be hosting our annual “...
There is no shortage of holiday cookbooks. Some are large, glossy and fancy. Some, such as “Your Holiday Chef,” are anything but. This little gem was published by the Forest City Summit and the Britt News-Tribune in December 1995. It’s newsprint, yellowed by 25 years of age and stuffed with...
There were a few more volunteers this past weekend helping to decorate the Village of Bolan for the Christmas season. It is pretty well done, except for some special lighting being added sometime soon, hopefully!
Those able to take part from Trinity Church for the First Sunday of the Advent...
Hannah and Charlie Lundeen of Cokato, Minnesota, announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia May, on November 8. She weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Morris and Janelle Medlang of Kensett and Doug and Lori Lundeen of Cokato, Minnesota.