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Cruz wins spelling bee
Jehonadab (Joe) Cruz, son of Maria and Benito Cruz of Kimball, was named the champion of the 20th annual Kimball district spelling bee at held Kimball High School Thursday, Feb. 12. Joe is a sixth-grader at Kimball Elementary. He won the contest by correctly spelling the words “pristine” and “topaz.” Joe now moves on to…
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Local lake water quality improves
Jerry Truman remembers a time in the spring, 20 years ago, when he couldn’t see his fishing lures in the water from the end of his dock on Clearwater Lake. That’s not the story anymore. “I’m amazed. I can see my crappie lures in 14 feet of water in the spring,” Truman said. “We are…
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A baby boomer’s guide to Social Security
The oldest baby boomers will turn 58 next year, and they are more likely to sing along with elevator music than with the new rock bands on MTV. In just a few short years, around 2008, the first wave of these baby boomers will become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. So here is a…
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State senate week in review
This week began with a floor session on Monday, in which Senators voted on confirmations made by the Governor. The Senate approved four commissioners including Diane Mandernach as Commissioner of Health, Kevin Goodno as Commissioner of Human Services, Dan Salomone as Commissioner of Revenue and Velma Korvel as Commissioner of Human Rights. Committee issues The…
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“Honeydew” list for houseplants
With a Minnesota winter at its best, we are in “houseplant season” which is the time of the year when we turn to our houseplants to satisfy our itching green thumbs. As a result of giving them our attention, we are likely to find any problems that may exist. I’ve been receiving calls from houseplant…
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Many eligible for education tax credit, deduction
Moderate- and low-income households with children in K-12 schools may not realize they are eligible to claim a refundable tax credit for their investment in their child’s learning. The education tax credit and deduction are part of a unique provision of Minnesota’s tax law designed to encourage parents to be active participants in decisions about…
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Castle and Hurrle join St. John’s Boys Choir
“Eat-Garbage-Before-Dad-Flips” is the mnemonic device for the treble clef notes that Ty Castle created and prefers over “Every-Good-Boy-Does-Fine.” Castle, a third-grader, and Mitchell Hurrle, a fourth-grader, both at Kimball Elementary, School were chosen for the St. John’s Boys Choir last week. About 45 third- and fourth-grade boys auditioned for the training choir and only 19…
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Routine found, lives saved, leisure enjoyed
As the days slip to weeks and the weeks to months, life can really pass quickly once an individual has a routine. Such has been my life recently here in Germany. I have finally settled into a work routine. At first the language and culture here seemed foreign on a minute-by-minute basis. It now only…
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Free tax return assistance for low-income families
The St. Cloud Area Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)/Tax Assistance Coalition will provide free volunteer income tax return preparation for low-income wage earners beginning the last week of January. Individuals and families whose income is less than $35,000 are eligible for free tax assistance, and may be eligible for free money via the Federal Earned…
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‘Gardening Knowledge for Free’ workshops, Feb. 21
Whether you are a beginning gardener searching for information and answers to your questions, or an experienced gardener who would like some hints, Gardening Knowledge for Free is the workshop for you. Gardening Knowledge for Free will be presented by the Stearns County Master Gardeners from 8 a.m.-12 noon Saturday, Feb. 21, at Whitney Senior…
