briefs

Going places Deb Moorse of Benson, a speech language pathologist who provides speech language services to students via teletherapy for Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative of Marshall, presented at the annual...

Dale Macik joins All-Star Realty WILLMAR -- Dale Macik has joined All-Star Realty of Willmar and Litchfield. He received his Minnesota Realtor license in 2002 from Pro-Source (now Kaplan Professional...

Horse mgmt. training series at Ridgewater WILLMAR -- Ridgewater College has scheduled its annual horse management training series for this winter, with the first class Jan. 19. Participants will learn...

Estrada opens Hilda's Salon WILLMAR -- Hilda Estrada announces she has opened Hilda's Salon, 407 Litchfield Ave. S.W. in Willmar. The business opened Dec. 4 and she does family haircuts,...

Peterson re-elected Farmers Union president; Wertish elected VP ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Farmers Union hosted its 68th annual state convention recently. Delegates re-elected President Doug Peterson, and elected Gary...

Ulferts joins Rice Home Medical WILLMAR -- Jill Ulferts has been hired by Rice Home Medical LLC as clinical support technician at the Willmar location, 1033 19th Ave. S.W. Rice...

Save Jan. 14-15 for Strategic Ag Conferencein Willmar WILLMAR -- The 2010 Strategic Ag Conference is scheduled for Jan. 14 and 15 at the Holiday Inn and Willmar Conference Center...

Liz Dyrdal leads JCPenney salon WILLMAR -- Liz Dyrdal has been promoted to the position of salon leader at JCPenney at the Kandi Mall, 1605 First St. S., in Willmar,...

Montevideo Farm Beginnings approach becomes national model MONTEVIDEO -- A program offered by the Land Stewardship Project in Montevideo office to help young farmers get started was cited recently as...

Wulf Limousin named Good Farm Neighbors ST. PAUL -- Wulf and Sons Limousin Farms is well-known in the cattle breeding arena. The Morris producers have sold their award-winning cattle to...

U of M Extension honors Beef Team HUTCHINSON -- University of Minnesota Extension Dean Bev Durgan presented the Extension Beef Team with the Dean's Award for Distinguished Team during Extension's...

Corn Growers elect Zeug president SHAKOPEE -- The Minnesota Corn Growers Association board of directors recently elected DeVonna Zeug to serve as president of the organization. Zeug, her husband, Tom,...

American Solutions for Business names new director of IS GLENWOOD -- Todd Schroeder has been hired by American Solutions for Business as the company's director of information services. As director...

Farm tour setfor Sept. 26 KERKHOVEN -- On Sept. 26, the Land Stewardship Project and Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota will host a farm tour at Pastures A' Plenty to...

Renville County corn, soybean field day is Wednesday BIRD ISLAND -- The Renville County Corn and Soybean Growers will host a corn and soybean variety field day at 5 p.m...