The fourth annual Firefleyes Holiday Market Place will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 in the Boy Scout Building, 1191 Scout Drive, Sartell. There will be 40+ vendors, a silent auction and door prizes. Free admission. A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds. This year’s proceeds will provide malaria nets to save lives. For
Wacosa recycles holiday lights
Don’t throw those old holiday light sets in the garbage. Recycle them instead. WACOSA, in collaboration with the Recycling Association of Minnesota, is collecting unwanted light strings, electrical, telephone and appliance cords this holiday season. WACOSA workers will remove the bulbs from the holiday light strings and then all bulbs and donated cords will be recycled. Several area businesses have
CROSS Center seeks donations
The CROSS Center of Benton County is in need of the following donations: new toys, diapers, food-shelf donations and sponsors for family holiday gifts. Contact Carole, CROSS Center of Benton County, at (320) 968-7012.
PineCone Vision Center doctor joins Journal Review Board
Dr. Ragna Godtland of PineCone Vision Center joined the Journal Review Board for the publication Optometry & Visual Performance. OVP is published by The Board of Directors of the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometry, the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and the Optometric Extension Program Foundation. OVP is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the functional, developmental, behavioral, vision
Matthews
Scarlett Jane Matthews, daughter of Rochelle and Jeremy Matthews, Lakeville, Minn., was born at 7:46 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 in Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury, Minn. She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. Grandparents are Jane and Rich Matthews, Sartell, and Jean and Scott Wensmann, Lakeville. Great-grandparents are Richard Wensmann, Bay City, Wis, and Norma and Fred
Photo contest promotes safe winter
Whether this winter is mild or miserable, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management wants to make sure Minnesotans are prepared for both outdoor and indoor hazards. HSEM sponsors an annual photo contestas part of its effort to provide Minnesotans with the information they need to prepare for winter. Amateur photographers, adult and youth,
Dec. 7 Sartell blotter
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Nov. 21 3:10 p.m. Found property. Benton Drive. A woman’s bike
St. Cloud Area Fun Singers to perform
The St. Cloud Area Fun Singers will offer a delightful afternoon of holiday music and humorous anecdotes at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Celebration Lutheran Church Gathering Place. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend. Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Sartell Senior Connection. Call 320-253-4036 for more information.