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It's Christmas cookie central as West Central Industries churns out thousands of cookies for holiday tables

Mounds of cranberry and white chocolate cookie dough march across a baking sheet, one of several stacked up assembly-line fashion in the kitchen at West Central Industries in Willmar. More...

news / local Sat, Dec 13, 2008 - 12:00am

Dorothy Newberry of Willmar volunteers as Tuesday a bell ringer for The Salvation Army at Cash Wise Foods in Willmar. So far donations to the kettle fund are ahead of last year's pace in Kandiyohi County. However, The Salvation Army is hoping to find more volunteers to assist its fundraising efforts as the organization is expecting to serve more people this year than ever before. Tribune photo by Bill Zimmer

Salvation Army seeing greater need for holiday assistance

WILLMAR -- The Salvation Army will be bringing Christmas cheer to more homes in Kandiyohi County than ever before. This year's Christmas meals and toys-for-tots programs will bring holiday gifts...

Wed, Dec 10, 2008 - 12:00am

Public Forum: Don't be robbed of Christmas

We are past Thanksgiving and are now into what some call the holiday season. I have felt the push and heard the loud suggestions that Christians tone down their observance...

opinion / letters Sat, Dec 06, 2008 - 12:00am

Bernice Lundstrom, played by Connie Olson, from left, Clara Johnson, played by Charlie Olson, and Sven Yorgenson, played by Brent Roelofs, sing and dance in a scene from "A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol" at The Barn Theatre in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Bill Zimmer)

Christmas musical opens tonight at The Barn

The Barn Theatre presents "A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol" at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday, and Dec. 11-13 and 18-20. There will be 2:30 p.m. matinee performances this Sunday...

news / local Thu, Dec 04, 2008 - 12:00am

Donna Jo Kopitzke, left, of New London, plays the flute and Sandy Hanson, of Willmar, plays the piano Monday evening after the tree lighting at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Monday marked the 15th annual "Share A Memory" tree lighting ceremony for The Grief Center at Rice Hospice. Trees were simultaneously lighted at each of the eight Rice Hospice locations in memory or honor of a loved one. (Tribune photo by Bill Zimmer)

Lighting the Hospice tree

news / local / region Tue, Dec 02, 2008 - 12:00am

James Thompson of New London acts as song leader Sunday during the singing of several Christmas carols at the annual Christmas service at the historic log church near Norway Lake. The afternoon service included old-time holiday customs including a hymn sing in both English and Norwegian and Christmas treats. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Christmas at the log church

news / local / region Mon, Dec 01, 2008 - 12:00am

Randy Kobienia, a clinical exercise physiologist from Rice Memorial Hospital, is pictured Thursday at the Willmar Community Center as discusses how exercise can decrease stress, anxiety and depression. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Holiday blues getting you down?

Letting go of high expectations for the holidays can help ease the blues that people sometimes feel at Thanksgiving and Christmastime, a local therapist advises. "I do believe that we...

local Fri, Nov 21, 2008 - 12:00am

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