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Jerry Bierschbach of Melrose performs in his own one-man-polka band during the community dance held Friday afternoon at the Willmar Community Center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

One-man polka band swings community center

news / local / community Sat, Jun 13, 2009 - 12:00am

Stolen police handgun belonged to Upper Sioux Community police officer

FARGO, N.D. - The Fargo Police Department is still investigating the reported theft of an Upper Sioux Community Police Department officer's handgun from his Fargo motel room. The stolen .380...

community Fri, Jun 12, 2009 - 10:04am

Community Christian School students Samuel Carlson, from left, Caleb Elmhorst and Idella Miller pack cookies Tuesday in the Willmar school's kitchen. Third-grade students in Carissa Youngsma's class baked the cookies to sell that night at a school concert to raise money to ship bandages they collected to the Congo. Funds from the cookie sale will also help students in California ship supplies to Haiti. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

'C' is for cookie

news / local / community Wed, May 13, 2009 - 12:00am

State's addiction recovery program has new location on Willmar tech campus

WILLMAR -- The state's chemical addiction recovery program will have a new home on the MinnWest Technology campus in Willmar. Pending final licensing, the program and its staff and clients...

business / local / region / community Tue, May 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Stephanie Jans of Willmar sprinkles carrot and beet seeds Tuesday in neat rows of her patch of garden. The tomatoes will be planted after Memorial Day. Jans said she's had "pretty good luck" raising vegetables there in the two previous years. Gardeners began planting seeds at the freshly tilled and plotted Willmar Avenue Community Garden. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

news / local / community Wed, May 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Montevideo youth's death ruled accidental drowning

GRANITE FALLS -- Eddie Armando Ojer Barrios, 10, of Montevideo, drowned, according to a recently released Hennepin County Medical Examiner's report. The Montevideo youth had been pulled April 3 from...

news / region / community Tue, May 05, 2009 - 12:00am

Youth's death determined to be accidental drowning

GRANITE FALLS -- Drowning was officially determined to be the cause of death for the 10-year-old boy who was pulled from the pool at the Kilowatt Community Center in Granite...

news / local / region / community Mon, May 04, 2009 - 5:03pm

Local Mary Kay consultants LeAnn Stauffenecker, left, and Tisha Ellinger, on Friday deliver purses stuffed with cosmetics to Heartland Community Action Agency in Willmar. Consultants contributed $10,000 worth of last year's product line, placed the items into the purses and decorated each with ribbons. The purses will be given as Mother's Day gifts to low-income women across the area. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

A gift within a gift for mom

news / local / community Sat, May 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Report looks at area health care disparities

WILLMAR -- When the staff at Affiliated Community Medical Centers sat down to talk to local Somali leaders about how to better meet their health care needs, they learned a...

news / community Sat, Apr 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Evy Hatjistilianos demonstrates the chakra spread Thursday on volunteer patient George Davies during a program entitled: "Healing Music and Healing Touch" at the Willmar Community Center. Chakra spread is a technique used to gently open the body's chakras to produce deep healing. It is frequently used for people in severe pain, or those under stress or during a life transition. The program was co-sponsored by Rice Hospital and the city of Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

A healing touch

news / local / music / community Fri, Apr 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Photographer Kelly Welch explains some of the principles of his art during a presentation Monday at the Willmar Community Center. Welch and fellow photographers offered presentations as part of the center's open house, which also feature KWLM's Open Mic show and driving evaluations. The event concludes Thursday. Today's lineup includes with a meet and greet by Mayor Les Heitke, a discussion of family history and a presentation on Sibley State Park by naturalist Dick Clayton. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

A photographer's eye

news / local / community Tue, Apr 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Clothing exchange

news / local / community Mon, Apr 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Quiana Christenson, 6, of Willmar, plays a computer game Thursday in a kindergarten room at Cardinal Place. Cardinal Place is a Willmar Community Education and Recreation program that provides child care before and after school and all day when school is not in session. Quiana is one of about 45 children attending the child care program at Kennedy Elementary School this week while Willmar schools are on spring break. Tribune photo by Linda Vanderwerf

Who needs spring!

news / local / community / education Fri, Mar 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Mike Brouwer of Willmar holds up a painting done by the Community Christian School kindergarteners 2008-09 as Glen Fladeboe of Fladeboe Auctions takes bids during the annual Community Christian School auction which was held on Saturday at the Civic Center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Community Christian auction

news / community / news Mon, Mar 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Committee supports ordinance allowing dogs in outdoor restaurants: City Council meets Monday

WILLMAR -- A proposed ordinance that would let dogs accompany persons into outdoor areas of food and beverage establishments has received the support of the Willmar City Council's Community Development...

news / local / community / news Sat, Mar 14, 2009 - 12:00am

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