Sartell Baseball Association to hold 2017 team tryouts
Sartell Baseball Association will host tryouts for the 2017 Travel Teams on Sept. 10 and 17 at Oak Ridge Elementary. If you have a child interested in playing travel baseball, visit www.sartellbaseball.com.
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County website provides construction updates
The construction from Heritage Drive to CR 120 in Sartell consists of reconstructing to four lanes the section northwesterly of Highway 15 to just past Heritage Drive, including construction of a five-legged roundabout at Heritage Drive and an added lane along northwesterly bound CSAH 1 southeasterly of Highway 15. Evergreen Drive will be extended and will become the fifth leg of the roundabout. In conjunction with this project, but under a separate contract, MnDOT will be constructing dual left turn lanes along TH 15 for northwesterly bound traffic at CSAH 1. Please visit www.co.stearns.mn.us/projectupdates/roadconstruction/moreroadprojectupdates for more information.
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Quiet Oaks Hospice House seeks house, patient care
Quiet Oaks Hospice House, a private 8 bed residential facility in St. Augusta, is looking for house and patient care volunteers! House volunteers provide hospitality and comfort to families and residents, prepare meals, clean, help with laundry and assist staff with misc. hospitality projects/tasks including yard and garden work and floral arranging. Volunteers are needed for at least two, three to four hour shifts monthly. Weekend help greatly appreciated. Volunteers are also needed to assist nursing staff with caring for and visiting with residents. Contact Liz Knese, Volunteer Coordinator at 320-255-5433 or vcoord@quietoakshospicehouse.org.
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United Way to host Day of Caring on Sept. 22
United Way of Central Minnesota will be hosting Day of Caring on Thursday, Sept. 22. Day of Caring is designed to bring people together to volunteer on community projects. The day will begin with a kick-off breakfast at the Waite Park Community Pavilion from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Volunteers will be provided a continental breakfast during the kick-off and a free T-shirt (t-shirts can be picked up on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the United Way office and worn on Day of Caring). This is a great opportunity to volunteer with co-workers, friends, family and service groups for your community. Projects include painting, packaging food, fall clean-up, crafts and children’s activities. Project sign-up will be available on our website until Friday, Sept. 9. Visit www.unitedwayhelps.org to register. Contact Mary Krippner, volunteer engagement coordinator, at 320-223-7991 or mkrippner@unitedwayhelps.org.
