After more than 70 years of operation, Hutchinson Manufacturing is closing its doors — permanently. According to Miles Seppelt, director of Hutchinson Economic Development, the company laid off the bulk of its employees July 10.
National Night Out isTuesday,Aug.6,an annual community-building event intended to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. It’s a well-attended event in Hutchinson, where neighborhoods gather for shared treats and an opportunity to meet local police.
Where else can you see the work of 39 potters all in one place? It takes the Minnesota Pottery Festival — this weekend — Saturday and Sunday, July 2728 — to bring them all together 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hutchinson’s premier music event — RiverSong Music Festival — was rockand- rolling Friday night and Saturday with an all-star lineup of Minnesota musicians. Attendees swayed and danced to the sounds of several popular musical genres, from American roots and hard rock to acoustic folk at Masonic West River Park along the Crow River. The 14th annual summer festival also featured a variety of foods and lawn games. Strong support from donors, volunteers, businesses and community organizations makes the event possible. See more RiverSong photos on page 9.
Saturday, July 27 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Masonic/West River Park 11 a.m.: Pinching and Coiling demonstration by Laura Williams 11:45 a.m.: Raku demonstration 1 p.m.: Pottery Olympics, Heat 1 2 p.m.: Cooking with Clay demonstration by Morgan Baum 3 p.m.: Pottery Olympics, Heat 2 Sunday, July 28 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Explore the world of handmade ceramics at the Minnesota Pottery Festival Thirty-nine artists representing 10 states and six who are first-time participants will be in town the weekend of July 27-28 for the Minnesota Pottery Festival at Masonic/West River Park in Hutchinson. Among those will be Connor Isenberg, owner of Connor Isenberg Ceramics in Cannon Falls.
By KAY JOHNSON kajohnson@cherryroad.com Arts Place in downtown Hutchinson was humming Thursday as residents stopped by an open house to view an array of storyboards showing the results of the Hutchinson Downtown Community Survey conducted earlier this year. Presented by HKGi, a Minneapolis-based planning and urban design consulting firm, representatives Bryan Harjes, vice president, Kendra Ellner, planner, and Leilen Farias, designer, were on hand to explain results and answer questions.
A busy final week of the regular season — with four games on the schedule — will determine whether Hutchinson Huskies can claim a North Star League championship. Hutchinson led the league at 11-1 heading into a game Tuesday against second-place Buffalo, 102.
Where is this summer going? Where is the year going? It’s July already and the year 2024 is half over. A more serious question is where is life going? For many of us, high school is far behind us, dating and wedding bells, too.
It was April 1865 and the South was losing the war. The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands.