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This October, routine breast health screening will be anything but routine at Lakewood Health System.

A support group meeting for people with Celiac disease will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 at Sunnybrook Park. The monthly, free informational meeting is being held to help people with Celiac disease learn more about the disease: what to eat and how to cook and bake using gluten-free...

Last Saturday's shooting of (among others) Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a federal judge and 9-year-old bystander Christina-Taylor Green, a Sept. 11, 2001-born child was a wake-up call. Much of the conversation after the shooting immediately turned to the motive of...

The Whiskey Creek Film Festival is being held at the Cozy Theatre this week, with the bulk of the screenings being shown Friday-Sunday, Sept. 10-12. One feature film and several short films will be screened free of charge. "How to Train Your Dragon 3D," a Dreamworks feature animation,...

The Affaire Des Artes events scheduled for Saturday in Wadena have been canceled. No makeup date has been announced yet. We will update with details as we get them.

The Miss Wadena Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for Sunday, June 20, has been postponed indefinitely, according to organizer Bonnie Kingsley. The site of the annual pageant is Memorial Auditorium, which is in the restricted zone of the town due to the tornado Thursday. Kingsley said...

T.J. Steward, Travis Petro, Dewayne Steward, Trent Petro and Justin Isaacson will be representing Wadena in the Class A portion of the Region IV Golden Gloves boxing tournament Friday and Saturday, March 26-27 at the Wadena Armory. T.J. fights at 152 while Dewayne boxes at 178. Travis...

The second annual cross-country skiing and snowshoeing event on groomed trails at the Bob and Ingrid Sonnenberg Tree Farm in New York Mills will take place on Feb. 13. This event is a cooperative event of the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, the Minnesota Forest Resources...

The Depot in Wadena will host an Oktoberfest Dinner from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. There will be live accordion music at 6 p.m. and polka and schottische by the Wadena Community Band at 6:30 p.m. Authentic German food will be served by The Uptown, including sauerbraten...

Two buses will stop in the area on Saturday, Oct. 24 and head to the Minneapolis Convention Center for the Diabetes Expo. Transportation and admission to the expo are free to those riding the Lions-sponsored buses, but a refundable deposit will be charged to hold a place on the bus....

The Friends of the Wadena City Library are holding the fall book sale Oct. 7-9 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 601 South Jefferson Street in Wadena. Donors can drop off books at the church from 2-4:30 p.m. on both Monday, Oct. 5 and Tuesday, Oct. 6, and from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct....

Leaf River Area Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will dedicate a recently completed home in Wadena and the public is invited to attend the celebration. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, volunteers, Habitat for Humanity representatives, Thrivent Financial representatives...

A benefit for Pam Speed will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 at The Landing in Aitkin, Minn. (Highway 169 South, next to Pamida). She is recuperating from serious complications resulting from major surgery, and faces weeks of intense in-patient therapy and rehabilitation....

The Danish quartet "Krauka" will perform at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. The group plays ancient tunes of the Vikings as well as contemporary compositions in the same tradition. Once again Krauka comes rushing through the time-machine...