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Students at St. Raphael School have had their hands in the soil as they helped plant a flower garden — one of several that are a project of the St. Raphael Council Knights of Columbus. Gardening provides an open door to teaching life skills by engaging children in active learning, exploration and...
St. John Lutheran Home Auxiliary has been in existence serving the residents of St John Circle of Care for 40 years.
The organization will celebrate its fortieth anniversary on Tuesday evening, September 20, in the Chapel of St. John Circle of Care.
Memorabilia items will be displayed for...
byJosephGoedtke
Special to the Advance-Press
“I won! And I have a GIANT CHECK!” exclaimed Springfield native, Anne Goedtke, as she emerged from backstage of the State Fair grandstand with an enormous smile on her face. Anne played “Julie-O” on her cello in the 44th Minnesota State Fair Amateur...
Dennis Michael Franklin is the new pastor of the local Assembly of God Church. He and his wife, Linda Kay, feel blessed to be called to serve in Springfield.
“At the age of 62, we decided to make a change in our lives,” said Pastor Mike, as he likes to be called. “We had been talking about it...
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is coming to Springfield on Monday, Sept. 12, and will be at St. John Lutheran Home from noon to 5 p.m.
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a readily available blood supply for emergencies.
Whether blood is needed for a...
Danny Rogotzke, 11, has a new pal, a purebred German Shepherd — Rex Renegade Rogotzke — four months old.
“I have always wanted a dog,” said Danny during a recent interview with his dog at his side. “They say dogs are man’s best friend. I wanted a little companion.”
But, Danny didn’t want just any...
During National Prepar-edness Month in September, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a readily available blood supply for emergencies.
Whether blood is needed for a chronic condition such as sickle cell disease, a routine surgery, a traumatic accident or...
Kylie Lipetzky, 16, recently returned home to Minnesota and has been reunited with her siblings and her grandmother, Maxine Walter, in Springfield.
Samantha, 9, and Caden, 7, are happy to have their big sister back.
Caden says his prayers have been answered. “Every evening he would say a prayer...
They’re back! Springfield students return to class
Springfield schools opened their doors for the 2016-2017 academic year on Monday, August 22. We still have a few summer days to enjoy, but once we see those big yellow buses we know that we’ll soon see golden autumn leaves and we’ll turn our...
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