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Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month, acknowledging the parents who support their children with child support payments in the State of Minnesota. In the 2017 Federal Fiscal Year, the State of Minnesota collected and disbursed $581 million in child support for 240,...
Hope everyone has been able to enjoy the nice weather. Summer will soon be over and the beautiful fall colors are just around the corner. We are all hoping for lots of good weather before the snowballs fly! Casey’s donated some pizza to go along with $1 Bingo, we celebrated National Peach Day with...
The following are upcoming events brought to you by area Great River Regional libraries:
Tech Time
What: Need help with your laptop, smart phone, e-reader or other device? Don’t know where to start? Drop by the library for individual help from a GRRL Librarian.
Where: Grey Eagle
When: Sept. 5, 5:...
Well sealing is permanently closing a well that is no longer used or is deemed unsafe. State law requires abandoned wells in Minnesota to be sealed. Well sealing involves clearing debris from the well and filling it with grout. This must be done by a licensed contractor.
An unused well can act as a...
Wow, what a summer - we have been so busy and so many fun things going on!! Never a dull moment and before we know it Labor Day will be here. The fish fry was so much fun - one of the guys ate 15 fillets. The Carnival was very successful and the music by the Cline Connection, all the games, the fun...
The following are upcoming events brought to you by area Great River Regional libraries:
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
What: Sign up for reading fun with our 1000 books before kindergarten program. Reading to children is the number one indicator of future success in school. This is a fun...
The clove is a dried flower bud taken from the highly aromatic tropical evergreen tree of the same name. This tree, which can grow to heights of up to 30 feet, flourishes in the warm, humid climates of places such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Tanzania.
Cloves have been used for thousands of...
It’s already August—can you believe it?? Where has summer gone?? That was the same line as last week’s Leader News started out BUT it’s true -- I can’t believe how fast the time is going.
The pool noodles were batting the hockey puck around at table hockey, many residents came and enjoyed the...
The Long Prairie Senior Center would like to invite you to come visit our center at 50 3rd St. NE, 320-732-2282. We are open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. We have many daily activities! You can also come and just hang out with your friends, play cards, play games, do puzzles or just sit and visit....
Cardamom is a spice that comes from the seeds of various plants in the ginger family. It is native to Southern India and also grown in Guatemala, which is the largest producer and exporter of this spice in the world. It has a strong aroma similar to cloves. The taste is also strong, some say it...
