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Members of the Mondovi Women’s Business Network recently displayed two of the 14 snowflakes the group purchased following a three-year effort to obtain new Christmas decorations for the downtown area. Pictured, MWBN members include, left to right, Lisa Amidon, Lori Larson, Ann Thompson, Sara Erickson, Trish Peterson and Brenda Stanford. Not pictured—Denise Marsolek. Obtaining the new decorations to replace Christmas items that were over 30 years old was made possible exclusively by local donations.
  by Beth Kraft   There will be snow for Christmas in Mondovi—at least in the form of new, light-up snowflakes that will soon cling to downtown lampposts. Following fundraising efforts over the past...
Construction of Naples Swine, a modern breeding facility set to become an integral cog in the pork production industry, has been ongoing since April. The rural Eleva site will be managed by local farmer Ross Kruger of Kruger Inc. in partnership with Minnesota-based Holden Farms.
  by Beth Kraft   At first glance, the sheer size of the new, state-of-the-art swine breeding facility located a few miles southwest of Eleva is daunting and the technology somewhat mind-boggling....

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Leader Dog for the Blind and Lion Len Quinn shares his story of taking on his first companion Mikey with the help of Slyder, his third.
Bridget Cooke Len Quinn has been a motivational speaker for years, traveling throughout the country and totaling 1,484 speeches. As an active member of the Lions Club in Ripon, Wis., he has been a...

The Courier-Wedge

A small dedication ceremony was held for the carved rock sculpture near the river in Durand on August 26. Julie Dierauer completed the work as part of a project led by Imagination Nation and funded by the City of Durand.
  As part of a project led by Imagination Nation, and commissioned by the City of Durand, local artist Julie Dierauer recently completed work on the “Dialogue With the Wind” stone carving that rests...
The Widespot in Stockholm is bringing back Mu Daiko, a Japanese drumming performance September 6. Pictured is a Mu Daiko performance from the Cowles Center in 2013.
  The Widespot Performing Arts Center is welcoming back Mu Daiko—a Twin Cities-based Japanese taiko drumming ensemble—September 6 at 7 p.m. Taiko means "big drum" in Japanese. Widespot...
In its second year, the Stockholm Farmer's Market offers fresh, local goods to consumers. The market sets up on Friday evenings in the alley behind Sandy's Clothing and Gifts to coincide with the Stockholm Merchants' Market Friday events.
  The Stockholm Farmer's Market provides a way for consumers to learn about their food and where it comes from. In its second year, the Stockholm Farmer's Market was started by Jennifer Lindahl. The...
  Durand High School ranked 22nd in the state out of a total 461 public and charter schools on ACT scores, with an average 24.2 compared to the state average of 22.2. “I applaud the effort of the...
Charlie Anderson, a local beekeeper, checks on the honey bees in one of the hives on his farm between Stockholm and Lund.
  With three-fourths of the world's flowering plants depending on pollinators to reproduce, the importance of pollinators, such as honey bees, is evident. According to the United States Department of...
  In a regular meeting held August 20, the Durand Board of Education approved two resolutions to present referendum questions to voters in November. The consent agenda, including the agenda, minutes...
The Durand School District is welcoming three new teachers this year, including Mandy Foss, high school special education, Julie Noel, elementary special education, and Alison McDowell, fifth grade.
  As students make the best of their last few days of summer vacation, area school districts are preparing for a new school year, and have welcomed new teachers. Three teachers joined the Durand...

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