Farmers’ Market open until Oct. 12
Sartell Farmers Market is open from 3-6 p.m. Mondays through Oct. 12 in the Bernick’s Pepsi Arena parking lot, 1109 First St. S. Come stock up on your winter storage vegetables including potatoes, squash, onions, apples and much more. Also available is great treats including caramel corn, pretzels, fudge, honey, salsa and many canned items.
Candidate forums set for District 13, St. Cloud school board
The League of Women Voters, St. Cloud Area, is conducting 2020 candidate forums without in-person audiences. Forums will be recorded and uploaded for later viewing. The public is invited to email questions to lwvstcloud@lwvmn.org for the following races. Questions should be brief and relate to issues these public officials would customarily address.
1. District #742 School Board. Seven candidates are running for four open seats: Omar Abdullahi Podi, Scott Andreason, Al Dahlgren, Shannon Haws, Hani Omar-Jacobson, Andrea Preppernau and Monica Segura-Schwartz. Email questions no later than midnight, Sunday, Oct. 4.
2. Minnesota Legislative District 13. Candidates for Senate District 13 are: Jeff Howe and Michael Willemson. Candidates for House District 13A are Lisa Demuth and Katy Westlund, and candidates for House District 13B are Benjamin Carollo and Tim O’Driscoll. Email questions no later than midnight Monday, Oct. 5.
Free lunches extended through Nov. 6
There is no charge for breakfast and lunch meals through Nov. 6 for all Sartell-St. Stephen school district students. Regardless of their learning model breakfast and lunch are available at no cost. In-person students should follow the procedures for each building. Secondary students may purchase a la carte items if they wish. When students are not in school (Hybrid/Distance), there are two options for pick up: 11 a.m.-noon, High School Door 23; 4-5 p.m. Middle School main entrance. Advanced registration is not required; students need not be present in the vehicle to receive meals. The free meals are made possible through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.