The graduates of the first local EMR class to complete the course. Kneeling, from left: Jaden Hornick and Andy Renner. Back row: Amanda Gartner, Beth Osland, Aubrey Ruhr, Morgan Matter and Samantha Richert.
For The Grand’s current artist-in-residence Caitlin Lang, being an artist has always been the goal.
“I’ve always been super artsy my entire life,” she said. “I got into printmaking in college. It was a requirement for my degree, and I fell in love with it from there. I’m continuing it by using...
There is a club called Marathon Maniacs that I am a member. They track all the races its members have completed. There are rules to follow on what qualifies as a countable marathon in their bylaws. For instance, for it to count as a legitimate marathon, it must have at least 10 finishers. The...
The Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Springfield Area Community Center December 14 was a huge success. The Bloodmobile’s goal was 51 units and 55 units were actually collected that day.
“Thank you to everyone who donated and volunteered their time to help us out. Special thanks to the American...
Jackie Roiger was recognized last Wednesday for forty years of dedicated service at Runnings in Springfield. Kent Johansen hired her on December 6, 1983 as part-time Christmas help and she stayed on for forty years. She has worked for eight different managers during her career. Former store...
MAT Holdings, Inc. held food shelf drives at all nine US locations and collected 2,588 items for their local food shelves. Sanborn Mfg. in Springfield collected 543 items! Employees pictured above (l to r) are: Jodi Nachreiner, Victoria Bunn, Lana Domeier, David Allex, and Karen Wilhelmi.
Song and dance come to the local stage this weekend when the Springfield Community Theatre and Springfield Community Education present Footloose. Based on the story and motion picture about Elmore City, Oklahoma, the musical goes on stage at Springfield Public School this Saturday, November 18...
The Springfield Area Food Shelf has become a Super Food Shelf. Pictured at the grand opening October 30, from left: Food Shelf volunteers Jane Evers, Becky Pautzke, Shari Koll and Deb Rasset along with Beth Labenz from the University of Minnesota Extension Office and Kristen Friedrichs of the...
Faye Hansen, a resident at St. John’s Home, celebrated her 101st birthday October 29. She was born October 29, 1922 at Revere, Minnesota. She celebrated her big day with family and friends at St. John’s.
This week is the annual National Fire Prevention Week. Each year the campaign focuses on educating people about the simple, yet important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.