Local Notices

The fifth annual Blaze Orange Harvest Fest will be held at the Lake Union Evangelical Covenant Church at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6. Music will be provided by Ruth Agman from Willmar. A time of fellowship will follow. Everyone is welcome.

The Christian Women of St. Wendelin’s Parish, Luxemburg, will sponsor their annual breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-noon Sunday, Nov. 23, at Mary Hall. On the menu: all-you-can-eat pork sausage, ham, pancakes with toppings, scrambled eggs, fruit, toast, rolls, juice, milk and coffee. There will also be a bake and craft sale and raffle.

The Meeker County ‘Parents Forever’ Fall sessions will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 18-Dec. 9, (except Dec. 2 from 6:30-9:00 p.m.) at the Meeker County Courthouse. This program is intended to provide divorcing couples with children with the information they need to make decisions that will minimize the stress of this transition on…

Take a lump of clay and a skilled hand, and what do you get? Pottery! Come join the “Throw it Together” brunch at Reichel’s Catering in Annandale at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, and see the works of the masters of clay and glass from Tom Wirt’s showroom, Clay Coyote Pottery south of Dassel. The…

Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause ruled Thursday Oct. 30, that 84 homes will be detached from Rockville Township government, with their 3,840 acres of land, and become part of Maine Prairie Township.This means that 6 percent of Rockville’s tax base and roughly 17 percent of the land area that was part of Rockville Township…

The Kimball Area Friends of the Library will host its ninth annual “Dinner with an Author” Friday, Nov. 21, featuring Annette Atkins, renowned historian. The dinner will be held at Generations Ballroom (formerly Playland Ballroom) in Kimball. Doors open at 6 p.m. A chicken dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m. The author presentation and…

Stephen S. Barthel, assistant archivist at the Stearns History Museum and an accredited genealogist in German research, will give a presentation entitled “Help! I’m Stuck!” at the Stearns History Museum genealogy seminar beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the museum, 235 33rd Ave. S. in St. Cloud. Barthel’s 21-year career as a reference…

The Stearns History Museum announces the release of “The History of Richmond Chapter One. “Originally produced as a slide show by the Stearns County Historical Society in 1978, this presentation traces the growth of Richmond, Minnesota, from 1856 to 1978. To commemorate its 30th anniversary, local film producer Mark R. Krauel gives the production a…

Kimball Church of Christ will host a Harvest Festival from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the church. Free family event with hotdogs, drinks, games and prizes. No masks are allowed.

Eagles Auxiliary of St. Cloud will hold its craft sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Eagles Club, 41st and 8th St. N., St. Cloud (one block west of Hwy. 15 on 8th St. N.). There will be handcrafted items; homemade breads, rolls, cookies and jellies; coffee, rolls and cookies served from…