2024

HELEN F. GREENBERG

Helen F. Greenberg, 91, of Dassel passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Lakeside Generations in Dassel. Memorial Service were held Saturday, July 27, 2024, 11:30 a.m. at Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson with interment at a later date in Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield.

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IF YOU GO

What: Hutchinson Theatre Company’s summer musical, “Matilda” When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, 9-10, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, 11. Where: Hutchinson High School Auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road SW Admission: Tickets can be purchased at hutchinsontheatre.org. For more information: Visit hutchtheatre.org or the HTC’s Facebook page

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Coming together for the deer

When it comes to raising money, Hutchinson is a clear winner. As everyone knows, the deer at Gopher Campfire Wildlife Sanctuary were in danger of being removed due to new rules issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, or CWD.

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For the love of orange

Does it get any better than free admission, free parking and free live music? You bet it does when you’re talking about the 33rd annual Orange Spectacular — the largest Allis-Chalmers tractor, machinery and toy. Norm Grams, president of the the Upper Midwest Allis-Chalmbers Club, credited the longtime success of the show to the desire for keeping the Allis-Chalmers brand alive.

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Blues finish sixth in North Star League

Litchfield sewed up the sixth seed for the Region 12C playoffs as it split two games against North Star League rivals last week. While of sweep of the games would have given the Blues the fifth seed for the region tournament, their performance in a 1-0 win over Buffalo Friday and a 5-1 loss to Maple Lake Sunday would seem to indicate their rounding into postseason form.

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