Perham church to raise breast cancer awareness with event Saturday

Perham United Methodist Church is sponsoring a day of sharing and recognition for breast cancer survivors this Saturday.

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Homecoming excitement

The Wadena-Deer Creek Homecoming king and queen were crowned Monday night, Sept. 28, at Memorial Auditorium in Wadena.

• Samantha Bernstetter and DarylAnn Webb
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• Hannah Toedter
• Kevin Tumberg
• Powder puff football
• Kaylie Bauck
• Shane Perry
• Katie Rokenbrodt and Samantha Kirkland

Sebeka's Farmers Market

• Debbie Gilster
• Dawne Organ
• Bernice Eckenrode
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Verndale county garage decision delayed again

Wadena County commissioners tabled a discussion about the Verndale garage until Sept. 1 to allow all of the commissioners and the Verndale mayor to attend and give the highway engineer more time to prepare.

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Pentel to appear in Wadena Thursday

Grassroots political organizer and former candidate for governor Ken Pentel will appear at the Village Emporium in downtown Wadena for two regional meetings at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on July 30.

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WDC teacher Koll selected for national adviser-to-adviser program

Cindi Koll, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Wadena-Deer Creek High School was selected by the Minnesota Association of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) to join the nationally-sponsored Adviser-to-Adviser program.

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Womenade plans area open houses

Womenade, a local fundraising program which aims to make a difference in the lives of children in Wadena-Deer Creek, Perham-Dent and New York Mills schools, has announced a series of open house gatherings.

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Namedroppers

• North Dakota State University announced the following area students graduated this spring: Michelle Gastecki, Brett Jarvis Hieb, Carrie Lynne Kincade, Katherine L. Peterson and Emily Claire Phipps, all of Wadena. • Concordia College named these local students to its second semester dean’s list: Jonathan Taves, son of Harry and Judy Taves, Derek Neu, son of Gary and Muriel Neu, Kayla Hackler, daughter of Larry and Jodi Hackler, and Tyler Gress, son of Glenn and Lori Gress. • The following area students were among those named to the president’s list at M State: Jeffrey Cooney, of Sebeka; Katharine Oberg, of Verndale; and Deborah Foster, Megan Ellingson, Louis Vandermay and Rebecca Richter, all of Wadena.

Thrivent builds with Habitat for Humanity

On June 9, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Blessing family Thrivent Builds home in Wadena was held.

• Habitat for Humanity
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Two arrested after report of pointing gun at pedestrians on Main street

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