| Boy Scouts make First Class |
Pictured are Brandon and Skyler Schiefelbein with Scoutmaster Bill Liedman. Brandon and Skyler have achieved the rank of First Class. Both are planning to attend Medicine Mountain Scout Reservation this summer with six other Scouts from Troop 357 and three adults. Submitted photo.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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| 2010 4-H Food Review and Demonstration Day |
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Competition was fierce, as Meeker County 4-H'ers gathered to participate in the annual 4-H Food Review and Demonstration Day. The event was held on Saturday morning, March 6, at the Family Services Center in Litchfield. In all, we had 12 food review exhibits and 19 demonstrators. Everyone did an amazing job! Congratulations on your achievements! The purpose of Food Review is to give members a chance to explore the Foods project. 4-H'ers set up a display showing a favorite food and questions are asked about food preparation and nutrition in an interview setting.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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| Terwey competes in pageant |
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Ashley Terwey competed in the Miss Teen Stearns County 2010 pageant the weekend of March 5-7, and found it to be a lot of fun for those involved. Meeting other people and learning a lot is something that Ashley will treasure for the rest of her life. Although she was not crowned for first place, she was awarded, selected from among 48 women, the "Super Model with Style" award. This means that Ashley will have a photo shoot in April with a national photographer to the pageants in Minneapolis, with full hair, makeup, and clothing provided. This will be a full page layout in the Super Model magazine. This is a wonderful opportunity for Ashley as she is hoping some doors may open to modeling. Ashley's family, friends and sponsors congratulate her on a job well done. Ashley is the step-daughter of Deb Reinert, owner of the Triple R Grill & Bar, where Ashley is employed.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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| Girl Scouts received award |
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Girl Scout troop 174 attended a teen-leader retreat and award recognition at the Brainerd Lakes Lodge last weekend. This was in recognition of the Bronze award through Girls Scouts, which they received in the spring. This resulted after they completed a project for the Humane Society of making cat and dog blankets, and collecting pet supplies to donate. The Bronze award is the highest honor they can achieve at this age group, and now they have great ideas for their Silver award. Much thanks goes to Images by Marguerite, Chickadee Tree and AmericInn of Annandale for their time spent with the girls on the related patches they earned to receive this award. Thanks to the many community members who support scouting.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
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| Troop 357 has Court of Honor |
Nine Scouts of Troop 357 and their parents attended the 2009 Court of Honor. Advancements in rank were presented as well as merit badges the Scouts have earned. Marlowe Lexvold earned his Life Rank and is just two merit badges and a project from Eagle Scout. Josh Miller and Alex Harter earned their Star Rank. James Sorensen earned first class and Brandon and Skylar Schiefelbein earned second class. Brad Mies and Austin Roerick are each just one merit badge and a project from earning their Eagle Rank and Cameron Wittenberg is two merit badges and a project from his Eagle Rank. In addition, 32 merit badges were presented by Scoutmaster Bill Liedman.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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| Kimball Kruisers 4-H news |
Sunday, Oct. 11, the Meeker County 4-H Achievement Celebration was held at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. The new Federation officers were installed for the coming year. Many awards were presented to individuals and clubs. Kimball Kruisers Club was recognized as a purple ribbon club. Several Kimball Kruisers' members were awarded plaques or medals for being grand champion winners at the county fair.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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| Meeker County 4-H Dairy Project Bowl |
For the third year in a row, the Meeker County 4-H Dairy Project Bowl team won a national contest. This year they defeated Illinois and Florida to capture first place at the World Dairy Expo Invitational contest Oct. 3, which was held in Madison, Wis. The team consisted of Lucas Salfer from Dassel, Alan Barka, Ann Gathje, and Joe Gathje from Watkins and Matt Frenchick from Paynesville. The team earned the trip by placing second in the Minnesota State contest in April.
Friday, October 23, 2009
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| Kimball Kruisers 4-H |
Kimball Kruisers 4-H members did ditch cleaning along the golf course road before the meeting. We met on Sunday, Oct. 4, at St. Anne's Church at 6 p.m. for pizza. We welcomed new members to our club and shared with them what 4-H is like. For National 4-H week, our members will wear our Kimball Kruisers 4-H T-shirts to school on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
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| Local boys place in national pedal pull |
Several Minnesotans participated in the national pedal pull at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S. D., Saturday, Sept. 26.
Ted Zipoy of Kimball placed third among 12-year-old boys.
Zackary Holtz (pictured) of South Haven placed fifth among 6-year-old boys.
Among other local youth placing in the national pull were Kylie Blom of Atwater (second place, 4-year-old girls), Zakariah Karels of Waverly (first place, 9-year-old boys), Molly Youngblom of Litchfield (second place, 9-year-old girls), Morgan Hemmesch of Richmond (second place, 10-year-old girls), and Justin Koepp of St. Cloud (fourth place, 10-year-old boys).
Congratulations to all!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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| McKinley graduates basic training |
Air Force Airman Kirk D. McKinley graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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| Kimball Kruisers 4-H news |
The Kimball Kruisers 4-H Club met Sunday, Sept.13, at the Gohmann home for a potluck. Jennifer Schiefelbein shared a fun-fair trivia activity involving all the 4-H members. Ashley Schiefelbein presented a community-service project idea to decorate the City of Kimball with Christmas lights and decorations for the holiday season. National 4-H week is Oct. 4-10. There will be a 4-H display in Kimball Elementary School.
Friday, September 18, 2009
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| Kimball Pedal Tractor Pull Results 2009 |
Congratulations to the winners, and to all 75 children who participated in this year's Tractor Pull, one of the first activities of 2009 Kimball Days!
Friday, August 07, 2009
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| Experience the legacy |
Eight members of the Kimball FFA zipped up their blue corduroy jackets and joined the nearly 3,000 members at the 80th Minnesota State FFA Convention. The convention was held at the Twin Cities campuses of the University of Minnesota April 26-28.
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| Share the Fun & Performing Arts Day |
The 2009 Meeker County 4-H Share the Fun & Performing Arts Day was held Sunday afternoon, April 26, in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium at the Family Services Center in Litchfield.
The Kimball Kruiser 4-H Club took first place with their skit "A Series of Un-4-H-unate Events - The Worst Mistakes You Can Make."
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| Kimball holds Easter egg hunt in the park |
Dozens of children gathered Sunday afternoon, April 5, for a visit with the Easter Bunny and to collect some of the 1,000-plus Easter eggs hidden in Willow Creek Park. The plastic eggs were filled with candy, and children also received prizes. Cookies and juice were served as well. This event, a first in Kimball, was made possible by volunteers and by donations by local businesses. Photo by Jean Doran Matua.
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| Timberwolves 'Hero in the Making' |
Kate Stewart-James was unlucky to learn she had leukemia when she was 12 years old. She was lucky to have the support of not just her friends and family, but her entire basketball team.
Kate, who is now 14 and from Kimball, has undergone extensive chemotherapy treatments and endured several spinal taps since being diagnosed with leukemia, but she's battled through her illness to be the FastBreak Foundation's Hero in the Making for Jan. 30, when the Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center. The eighth-grade girls' basketball team she plays on, the Kimball Cubs, the same team that's been together since fifth grade, joined Kate in a suite at the Wolves-Lakers game. They also watched the two teams courtside, as they went through pre-game workouts.
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| C.S.I. Kimball? |
Judging from their questions and enthusiasm, it looks as though the entire sixth grade in Kimball is headed for a career in crime scene investigation.
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| Kimball awarded $15,000 to invest in area children |
Babies babble and may be able to form sounds like "da-da" or "ma-ma," but young children don't have the ability to speak for themselves or advocate for their needs. Because of this, 19 Kimball area residents have joined together to put an emphasis on early childhood care and education.
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| Children sleuths solve mystery at library |
Most children leave the room when hearing the phrase "We've got some work to do now," but Monday, Dec. 1, area children were excitedly singing these words.
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| Educating parents, babies through literacy campaign |
After receiving a special delivery from the stork, area families are getting baby literacy packets dropped off on their doorsteps. The act is spurred by the Kimball area and Eden Valley-Watkins Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE).
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