KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thomas J. Tradewell, Sr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced the presentation of a Diamond Jubilee Award citation to VFW Post 772 in Longville. The Post celebrates its 75th anniversary on July 28, 2010.
A total of 60 people volunteered to donated blood, and 48 were able to give during Longville's June 28 blood drive. Eight donors gave blood on the automated 2RBC machine which collects two units of red blood cells during the donation, so a total of 56 products were collected.
Cass County Health, Human & Veterans Services has announced their blood pressure, immunization, and child & teen checkup clinic schedules for the month of August.
WALKER - Cass County authorities report a 16-year-old Walker girl, Breanna R. Fox, has been reported missing by her parents. It is believed the girl is with Kennith Lee Gentry, age 31, of Backus, and are traveling together in a 1984 blue GMC full size pickup truck bearing Minnesota license …
FEDERAL DAM - Federal Dam Daze, a day-long community-wide celebration, is Saturday July 31, in Federal Dam. Activities will begin at 7 a.m., and conclude at midnight.
Due to recent rainfall and greening conditions, the Chippewa National Forest has removed all restrictions on campfires on national forest lands. Previously, due to extreme fire danger across all of northern Minnesota, the Forest Service had prohibited campfires, charcoal and wood-burning campstoves within the Chippewa National Forest.
LITTLE FALLS - Through a partnership with the AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) program, the Initiative Foundation is seeking 25 full-time national service members to "Fight Poverty with Passion" in project sites across central Minnesota.
With the sun shinning bright, the sky blue, and the winds blowing gently, the turtles were all smiles on this turtle racing day in Longville. The racers, also all smiling, were eager to hear the starting gun for each racing heat. Each of the 368 racers were hoping that their …
ST CLOUD, Minn. (7/27/2010) - Freezing is a quick and convenient way to preserve vegetables at home, and sweet corn is a popular, easy vegetable to freeze. If you have the freezer space, corn is an excellent vegetable to store frozen.
ST. PAUL, MINN. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, willhost a free youth fishing derby Aug. 14 for youngsters age 14 and younger atits Crosslake Recreation Area in Crosslake, Minn.
Beginning July 1, Cass County Environmental Services launched a new project "Conserving Sensitive and Priority Shorelands in Cass County" in collaboration with the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation (LLAWF). Cass County is receiving $300,000 in funding for the project from the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
After five years of work and multiple conservation projects involving the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation, the Child, Girl, Woman Lake Property Owners Association (CGWLPOA), dedicated individuals, and willing conservation-minded landowners, the Minnesota DNR now owns 5,000+ feet of shoreline in Lantern Bay of Woman Lake.
