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Echo Days celebration returns August 20th
The annual Echo Days Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, August 20th. The event begins at 11 a.m. at Echo Lions Park with a variety of activities for kids. The park will be home to bounce houses, a water wall obstacle course, a basketball shoot-out, knocker balls, jousting, a dunk tank, and barrel train rides.
Lora Hopp-Hansen Named General Counsel at North Star Mutual
North Star Mutual Insurance Company is pleased to announce that Lora Hopp-Hansen will join as general counsel and senior vice president of North Star, effective July 25, 2022. Hopp-Hansen, joins from Pipestone Holdings, LLC, where she most recently served as general counsel.
New gazebo constructed ahead of the fair
c Roger Busiahn and Jerry Drager have been working on constructing a new gazebo in downtown Wood Lake as the City spruces up h in advance of the annual Wood Lake Community Fair. This year’s i Community Fair will be held on August 22nd through the 24th. p Photo Submitted c
Lakeview Track students named Academic All-Conference
Mallory Ebnet made Academic All-Conference in Track. Photo by Karen Berg Nikolas Hartke made Academic All-Conference in Track.
Alexandria Tech announces graduates
More than 600 graduates were honored during the 2021-2022 academic year at Alexandria Technical & Community College. The spring commencement ceremony was held May 11, 2022 at the Runestone Community Center in Alexandria. Local students graduating are:
Alexandria Tech spring Dean’s list
Scott Berger, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Alexandria Technical & Community College, recognizes individual students for academic excellence. The following students were named to the Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits Spring Semester 2022:
IV Play band to headline Cottonwood Coming Home Days street dance
This year’s Cottonwood Coming Home Days will feature the band IV Play at the annual Street Dance held July 9th at LeRoys Bar & Grill. The Street Dance begins at 8 p.m.
100th Anniversary project features local cooperatives including Cottonwood Co-op
Jessica Stolen-Jacobson, a journalist and professional photographer, was invited by Scott Tedrick, Editor of the Renville County newspaper, to collaborate with him on creating a project that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Volstead-Capper Act. The Act is the driving force behind the project, with both Stolen-Jacobson and Tedrick eager to create the 100th Anniversary Cooperative celebration project; and, it took Tedrick and Stolen-Jacobson on quite the adventure.
Minnesota West Community & Technical College application deadline
Minnesota West Community & Technical College awarded students of $82,000 in scholarships last year. There are a wide variety of scholarships for new and returning students available through the Minnesota West Foundation and the Minnesota Workforce Development scholarship. Minnesota West Community and Technical College will award an additional 25 Workforce Development scholarships to students starting fall 2022. The twenty-five scholarships are in addition to the already
Minnesota West Community & Technical College Law Enforcement Information Day
- Minnesota West Community & Technical College Law Enforcement Program will host an information day on Thursday, July 7, 2022 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Commons at the Worthington Campus. Interested students will visit with instructors, learn about the program, review course specifics and have an opportunity to register for classes while on campus.