Local Notices

Dale and Shirley Fischer will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at their home. The celebration is being hosted by their children and spouses. Dale and Shirley Fischer were married April 1, 1957, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Fairhaven.  No gifts please.

The family of Vivian Kling would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone who visited, sent cards, flowers, gifts, food and prayers while her brief stay at Emmanuel Nursing Home and at the St. Cloud Hospital. Special thanks to Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home, Martha Unit for serving the wonderful lunch at the funeral, Deborah Holtz…

The Eden Valley-Watkins Post Prom Committee would like to extend a BIG thank you to all the local businesses, organizations, parents, and individuals who made donations and volunteered their time towards our Post Prom Lock-In. This safe and fun-filled event was held April 21 at the Suburban Swim and Fitness Club. Without your generous donations,…

Michelle Gregory and Barry Belknap are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Michelle is the daughter of Tom and Donna Gregory of rural Kimball. She graduated from Kimball High School in 1998, and the University of Minnesota in 2002. She is currently employed with the U.S. State Department. Barry is the son of…

An open house baby shower will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Kimball for Nichol Mertens-Maxson and Andrea (Mertens) Dragan. Nicki’s baby is due June 12 and Andi’s baby is due June 13.

The Kimball Legion Post 261 would like to thank everyone who donated to the Becci Sheldon benefit – area businesses, friends and even strangers.  Your caring generosity is greatly appreciated by us and the Sheldon family. Thank you to the volunteers who helped make this benefit a complete success. ********** I want to publicly thank Dingmann…

Saturday’s Beanbag Tournament was a success! The Kimball Baseball Association and Express would like to thank all who participated in the tournament. Sixty-six teams participated, with Preston Looman and Derrick Kunkel taking first place, and Brian Marquardt and Josh Winter taking second place. We would also like to thank everyone who donated equipment used for…

John and Glenda Betts will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, April 22. In honor of this special occasion, cake and refreshments will be served immediately following worship service April 22 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kimball. The event is being hosted by the couple’s children and their spouses along with grandchildren, Brian and…

Blanche and Allen Miller of Fair Haven will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Powder Ridge Recreational Area, Kimball. There will be a short program at 3 p.m. The celebration will be hosted by the couple’s children. No gifts please.

Lundeen Melvin and Carol Lundeen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Zion United Methodist Church in South Haven. The open house is being hosted by the couple’s children. The couple requests no gifts.