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By Nancy McNab This group of creative and talented quilters usually meet on the first Saturday of the month, at the Eden Valley Legion Club. They go by the name “Patriotic Quilters” and produce quilts for Quilts of Valor, making sure area veterans each receive a quilt in appreciation of their service. Patriotic Quilters have…

(Pictured from left) William Serbus (Health – grade 10), Natalie Loehrer (Ph Ed – grade 10), Gavin Mesenbrink (Phy Ed – grade 7), Noah Merten (Health – grade 8), Tanner Wylie (Phy Ed – grade 6), Carl Knaus (Phy Ed – grade 8), Justice Vierkant (Phy Ed – grade 9). Not pictured is Evan Powell…

Stearns Electric’s Operation Round Up® Program contributed $71,952 to 62 area organizations in November. Through the Operation Round Up® program, Stearns Electric Association gives its member-consumers the opportunity to give back to the community by rounding up their electric bill to the nearest dollar. Since the program’s inception in 1993, Operation Round Up (ORU) and…

Thirteen  members of the EV-W/Kimball cross country team, eleven members of the EV-W volleyball team, and twenty members of the EV-W football team were named to the Central Minnesota Conference All-Academic Team. To qualify, members needed to letter and maintain an accumulated 3.7 GPA or better during the fall sports season.    

Kimball Boy Scout Troop organized the second annual Mini-Dazzle Parade that meandered through Kimball at 7 p.m. last Friday, Nov. 26. If you weren’t there, here is a sampling of what you missed. Submitted photos. 

The November meeting of the Kimball Kruisers 4-H Club was held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at the Kimball Area High School. Our newly elected officers presided over the meeting. New officers for this year are: President Ellie Donnay, Vice President Emerson Lindberg, Secretary Emma Donnay, Treasurer Cruz Gohmann, Reporter Madelyn Lindberg, and Historian…

Appreciating our Veterans On Thursday morning Nov. 11, the Kimball American Legion family, along with Kimball Area High School, held a Veterans Day program at the high school. The flags were advanced. A welcome by Kimball Mayor Karla Davis was given. A prayer by Pastor David Milz from St. John’s Lutheran Church was given. The…

By Jean Doran Matua, Editor Myrtle Cole was a quiet widow who had lived in her run-down home in Fair Haven for 20 years. The two-story house had electricity, but no running water. Her meager sustenance was limited to Social Security and food stamps. She was friendly and caring although strong-willed, generous, and very religious,…

American Education Week was Nov. 15-19, and to thank those who work with the children in the community, the Kimball American Legion Auxiliary held a tea Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the ­Kimball American Legion Club. Those attending the tea enjoyed open face sandwiches and an assortment of bars and treats. The Kimball American Legion Auxiliary…

By Jean Doran Matua, Editor The timeless tale of “The Wizard of Oz,” written by L. Frank Baum in 1900, continues to be told through generations. The most recent telling was this past weekend, Nov. 12-14, at Kimball Area High School. Under the directorship of Head Director Kenzie Traurig, and with many weeks of work,…